Mel's Weekly Top 20: Sept. 19, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of September 19, 2010

This Week	Song Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Dynamite	Taio Cruz	2
2	Misery	Maroon 5	1
3	Teenage Dream	Katy Perry	5
4	Like We Used to	A Rocket to the Moon	4
5	Mine	Taylor Swift	8
6	Fire With Fire	Scissor Sisters	3
7	Release Me	The Like	9
8	Just The Way You Are	Bruno Mars	17
9	Please Don't Go	Mike Posner	11
10	Be My Thrill	The Weepies	12
11	I Saw the Rain	Lovers and Poets	13
12	Heavy Feeling	Justine Bennett	6
13	Cool My Heels	Nikki Yanofsky	7
14	MoneyGrabber	Fitz and the Tantrums	15
15	Animal	Neon Trees	14
16	Brand New Day (with Tim Meyers)	Lindsey Ray	19
17	Bulletproof	La Roux	10
18	Rhythm of Love	Plain White T's	--
19	2012 (It Ain't the End)	Jay Sean	--
20	Stuck Like Glue	Sugarland	--

CHART NOTES:

Taio Cruz claims the #1 spot with "Dynamite", the second of his 2 top 20 hits to go to the top this year. Cruz scored a #1 hit earlier this summer with "Break Your Heart" which held the position for 2 weeks. Katy Perry moves up 2 from #5 to #3 this week with "Teenage Dream." Country superstar Taylor Swift climbs into the top 5 with "Mine" her latest pop hit moving from #8 to #5.

Fastest rising single on the chart is "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars, who at one time was a child singer celebrity in Hawaii doing impressions of Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Looks like the guy has a smash hit on this hands as the single moves from #17 to #8. Unfortunately for Mars, he was busted this week in Las Vegas for coccaine possesion.

New songs on the Top 20 include "Rhythm of Love" by Plain White T's at #18, "2012 (It Ain't the End)" by Jay Sean at #19 and "Stuck Like Glue" by Sugarland at #20.

Nikki Yanofsky Tops the Chart

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of July 18, 2010. | Website

This Week	Song Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Cool My Heels	Nikki Yanofsky	2
2	California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)	Katy Perry	3
3	Animal	Neon Trees	1
4	Every Subway Car	Barenaked Ladies	5
5	Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)	Shakira	6
6	Heavy Feeling	Justine Bennett	7
7	Bulletproof	La Roux	9
8	Pray For You	Jaron and The Long Road to Love	4
9	A Night Like This	Caro Emerald	10
10	My First Kiss (Feat. Ke$ha)	3OH!3	13
11	A Stitch In Time	Smashing Pumpkins	8
12	Break Your Heart	Taio Cruz	11
13	24 Hours	Noisettes	15
14	Like We Used to	A Rocket to the Moon	18
15	Fire With Fire	Scissor Sisters	20
16	Back It Up	Caro Emerald	12
17	Alejandro	Lady GaGa	17
18	Misery	Maroon 5	--
19	Jar of Hearts	Christina Perri	--
20	I'm A Believer	Weezer	14

CHART NOTES:

Nikki Yanofsky tops the chart this week with her single "Cool My Heels". The young singer is popular in Canada. This song should be getting more airplay in the U.S. Fits perfectly on a soft AC / light rock format.

Katy Perry's "California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dog) moves up 1 from #3 to #2 this week. Could number 1 not be too far away? The song tops many other charts.

Two records make their debut on the top 20. They are "Misery" by Maroon 5 at #18 and "Jar of Hearts" at #19 by Christina Perri "Misery" is this week's featured video clip.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - July 11, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of July 11, 2010 | Posted on July 15, 2010

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Animal (5th Week @ #1!)	Neon Trees	1
2	Cool My Heels	Nikki Yanofsky	3
3	California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)	Katy Perry	4
4	Pray For You	Jaron and The Long Road to Love	2
5	Every Subway Car	Barenaked Ladies	5
6	Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)	Shakira	7
7	Heavy Feeling	Justine Bennett	8
8	A Stitch In Time	Smashing Pumpkins	6
9	Bulletproof	La Roux	11
10	A Night Like This	Caro Emerald	12
11	Break Your Heart	Taio Cruz	9
12	Back It Up	Caro Emerald	10
13	My First Kiss (Feat. Ke$ha)	3OH!3	18
14	I'm A Believer	Weezer	15
15	24 Hours	Noisettes	17
16	The Finish Line	Train	16
17	Alejandro	Lady GaGa	13
18	Like We Used to	A Rocket to the Moon	20
19	Just Breathe	Pearl Jam	14
20	Fire With Fire	Scissor Sisters	--

CHART NOTES

Neon Trees holds the #1 spot for the 5th week in a row with their hit single "Animal." Nikki Yanofsky is hot on their heals with "Cool My Heals" up 1 to #2 this week. The song slipped to #3 last week from #2 the previous week. Now it is back at #2.

Katy Perry is right behind the top 2 with her smash hit, "California Gurls" (featuring Snoop Dog). The track moves up 1 from #4 to #3. Holding steady at #5 is once again, Barenaked Ladies with "Every Subway Car".

Elsewhere on the top 20: La Roux breaks back into the top 10 with "Bulletproof" a relisted song that came back this year. It moves up 2 from #11. It was a number 1 song last year.
Caro Emerald also breaks into the top 10 with her second single, "A Night Like This" at #10. Her previous track, "Back It Up" which went to #1 earlier this year slips 2 from #10 to #12.

Biggest mover is 3OH!3 and their track "My First Kiss". It debut last week at #18 and is now at #13 this week.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - April 11, 2010.

This song should be #1 on everyone's chart:

Mel’s Weekly Top 20
Week of April 11, 2010 | Chart

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1 Back It Up - Caro Emerald - 2
2 Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 1
3 I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 4
4 Breakeven - The Script - 3
5 Alejandro - Lady GaGa - 11
6 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 5
7 American Honey - Lady Antebellum - 9
8 Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 6
9 Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - 10
10 Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz - 13
11 Every Now And Then - Noisettes - 12
12 Smile - Uncle Kracker - 8
13 I Have You To Thank - Donny Osmond - 14
14 Pray For You - Jaron and The Long Road to Love - 18
15 Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 7
16 Rude Boy - Rihanna - 17
17 Shark In the Water - V.V. Brown - 20
18 You and Your Heart - Jack Johnson - new
19 Stole My Heart - Little & Ashley - new
20 Heart Heart Heartbreak - Boys Like Girls - new

CHART NOTES

This week jazzy songstress Caro Emerald tops the chart for the first time with her hit single "Back It Up." The highly danceable and catchy track should be on everyone's chart the world over. OK... so it may be a little late on this chart (or is it too early?).... The song was released last September. It was through The SixtyOne.com website that I first ran into a Caro Emerald song last month with the track, "A Night Like This", in and of itself another catchy track. I liked Ms. Emerald's laid back and bouncy style that I seeked out more information and music by her hence finding this single as well as her album on iTunes. Bought it all and am a happy listener. So this week "Back It Up" is the new #1 single on Mel's Weekly Top 20.

I hate having to write about Lady GaGa every week but I just can't escape it. This week her latest single "Alejandro" breaks not only into the top 10 but the top 5 this week. The single leaps from #11 last week to #5 this week. Another #1 for the popular diva? Maybe.

The other "Lady" as in Lady Antebellum have two songs crossing each other in the top 10. "Need You Now," a former #1 song on this chart is slowly making its way down dropping another point out of the top 5 from #5 to #6. Meanwhile the group's follow-up single "American Honey" moves up 2 from #9 to #7.

Taio Cruz's rap song "Break Your Heart" is now a top 10 hit, moving up 3 from #13 to #10.

Jack Johnson's got a new single that clocks in at #18. "You and Your Heart" was released this week and has made some serious sales being listed in the top 10 on iTunes. The song is a prelude to an upcoming new album by Mr. Johnson.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - April 1, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20
April 1, 2010

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1 Telephone (2nd Week @ #1!) - Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce - 1
2 Breakeven - The Script - 3
3 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 2
4 Back It Up - Caro Emerald 11
5 Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 4
6 I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 8
7 According to You - Orianthi - 5
8 Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - 6
9 Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 10
10 Smile - Uncle Kracker - 12
11 American Honey - Lady Antebellum - 16
12 Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - 15
13 Every Now And Then - Noisettes - 17
14 Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - 7
15 I Have You To Thank - Donny Osmond - 19
16 Walk With You - Ringo Starr - 9
17 Alejandro - Lady GaGa - new
18 Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz - new
19 Imma Be - The Black Eyed Peas - 13
20 Rude Boy - Rihanna - new

CHART NOTES:

We got a lot of movement this week. First off, Lady GaGa holds at #1 for a 2nd week with "Telephone" a popular duet she does with Beyonce. Lady GaGa also debuts at #17 with "Alejandro", a track off her latest album The Fame Monster. And her former #1 hit "Bad Romance" has departed this chart after a long chart run that started on November 15, 2009.
The Script has inched their way up the chart one position at the time over several weeks. This week "Breakeven" moves up 1 from #3 to #2. Is the top spot reachable by this group?

Jazzy diva Caro Emerald leaps 7 points this week moving from #11 to #4 with her danceable track, "Back It Up." This song is not listed on any charts that I know of. I think this track and her newer "A Night Like This" single should be getting tons of radio airplay and listings on various charts. Her music is a refreshing break from a sea of sameness.

Colbie Caillat is making a strong chart showing as her latest track "I Never Told You" moves up 2 from #8 to #6. Other movers in an upward stance this week include Carrie Underwood with "Temporary Home" up 1 from #10 to #9; Lady Antebellum moving from #16 to #11 with "American Honey", this while "Need You Now" is still in the top 5 at #3.

A Fine Frenzy gains positions by moving up 3 from #15 to #12 with "Blow Away". Noisettes may have another hit here with "Every Now and Then" moving up 4 from #17 to #13. And Donny Osmond also moves up 4 from #19 to #15 with his cover version of "I Have You To Thank," a track that seems to not be available in the domestic market.

For songs to move up, it is unfortunate that some songs have to also move down. Taking big tumbles this week are Marina & the Diamonds. They held on to the #7 spot for the last 2 weeks with "Hollywood". This week the song takes a 7 point dive moving down to #14. Also falling 7 points is Ringo Starr. His latest track "Walk With You" falls from #9 to #16. And finally Black Eyed Peas are on their way out as "Imma Be" tumbles from #13 to #19. That was a short lived hit in these parts.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 & Oldies Chart

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of March 14, 2010 | Website

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 2
2 Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 3
3 Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 1
4 Breakeven - The Script - 4
5 Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - 5
6 According to You - Orianthi - 8
7 Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - 9
8 Imma Be - The Black Eyed Peas - 10
9 Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 7
10 Walk With You - Ringo Starr - 11
11 I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 13
12 Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 12
13 Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift - 6
14 Smile - Uncle Kracker - 14
15 The High Road - Broken Bells - 17
16 Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - 20
17 Back It Up - Caro Emerald - --
18 American Honey - Lady Antebellum - --
19 Every Now And Then - Noisettes - --
20 I Have You To Thank - Donny Osmond - --

CHART NOTES

Lady Antebellum is back at #1 with their smash hit "Need You Now". After dropping to number 2 and holding that position for the past 3 weeks, the hit single nudges its way to the top displacing Train's "Hey Soul Sister" which drops to #3. This is the 8th week at #1 for Lady Antebellum, the longest any song has held the top spot on my weekly chart.

Lady GaGa and Beyonce with their hit "Telephone" up 1 to #2.

Elsewhere on the chart, we got some movement in the ranks with some songs gaining and others falling. Big fall is Boys Like Girls, with "Two is Better Than One". The song which they enlisted Taylor Swift to sing on, takes a dive from #6 to #13. Ringo Starr breaks into the top 10 with "Walk With You". He is joined by Paul McCartney on this track which is taken from his latest album Y Not. A Fine Frenzy moves up 4 from #20 to #16 with "Blow Away".

Hot debut tracks include Caro Emerald's catchy jazz song "Back It Up" checking in at #17 and Lady Antebellum with "American Honey" at #18. Be sure to watch Caro's video. Wiping glasses never looked so sexy before.

Mel's Top 10 Oldies | 3-14-10
As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30 Site

1. My Sharona - The Knack
2. Rain - The Beatles
3. Jolene - Dolly Parton
4. Give Up Your Guns - The Buoys
5. Take This Job & Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
6. The Break Up Song - Greg Kihn Band
7. The Rubber Room - Porter Wagoner
8. I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four
9. Magic Man - Heart
10. Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win) - Fleetwood Mac

Caro Emerald - A Night Like This

Despite the lousy new interface at The Sixtyone.com, they still have some fine new songs and artists to discover. This week my new song and artist discovery is Caro Emerald, a singer who hails from the Netherlands and sings old school jazz with a touch of modern pop. Her music is pleasantly infectious. Take a look and listen to the videos posted here. Lovely songs, will soon hit my Weekly Top 20 chart. More information and videos by Caro Emerald can be found here:

• Caro Emerald on Wikipedia
• Offical Website
• Caro Emerald Videos

This week on Mel's Weekly Top 20:

Mel’s Weekly Top 20
Week of March 7, 2010

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Hey, Soul Sister (3rd Week @ #1!) - Train - 1
2. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 2
3. Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 3
4. Breakeven - The Script - 5
5. Tik Tok - Kesha - 7
6. Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls w/Taylor Swift - 4
7. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 6
8. According to You - Orianthi - 9
9. Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - 10
10. Imma Be - The Black Eyed Peas - 15
11. Walk With You - Ringo Starr - 13
12. Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 17
13. I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 19
14. Smile - Uncle Kracker - 18
15. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 8
16. Letters from the Sky - Civil Twilight - 14
17. The High Road - Broken Bells - 20
18. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 11
19. You and Me - Dave Matthews Band - 12
20. Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - new

CHART NOTES

Train holds on to the #1 slot for the 3rd consecutive week with "Hey Soul Sister". The Script move up 1 from #5 to #4 with "Breakeven." Kesha is up to from #7 to #5 with "Tik Tok".

Big Jumps this week for Black Eyed Peas as "Imma Be" breaks into the top 10 at #10, up from #15 this week. Carrie Underwood moves from #17 to #12 with "Temporary Home" and Colbie Caillat jumps from #19 to #13 with "I Never Told You". Ringo Starr moves up 2 from #13 to #11 with "Walk With You". The track also features Paul McCartney on backing vocals. "Smile" by Uncle Kracker moves from #18 to #14. "The High Road" by Broken Bells move from #20 to #17.

One debut song, "Blow Away" by A Fine Frenzy checks in at #20.

Biggest dropper this week is "White Liar" by Miranda Lambert. The country hit tumbles from #8 to #15.

Here's another video from Caro Emerald covering Lady GaGa's "Bad Romance" which is still on my chart at #7 this week.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 February 28, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of February 28, 2010.
Visit the Weekly Top 20 website



This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 1
2. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 2
3. Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 3
4. Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls
featuring Taylor Swift - 4
5. Breakeven - The Script - 6
6. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 5
7. Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - 9
8. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 8
9. According to You - Orianthi - 10
10. Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - 12
11. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 7
12. You and Me - Dave Matthews Band - 13
13. Walk With You - Ringo Starr - 14
14. Letters from the Sky - Civil Twilight - 15
15. Imma Be - The Black Eyed Peas - 18
16. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 11
17. Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 19
18. Smile - Uncle Kracker - 20
19. I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - new
20. The High Road - Broken Bells - new

CHART NOTES

Train holds on to the #1 slot for the 2nd consecutive week with "Hey Soul Sister". Fact is the top 4 tracks remain in the same position as they were last week.

Further down the chart, we see small moves into new positions this week. For example, The Script score their first top 5 hit as "Breakeven" nudges its way to #5, up one from #6. Kesha is up 2 from #9 to #7 with "Tik Tok". That song seems to be the current teen fave. Not too far behind, Orianthi moves up from #10 to #9 with "According to You," while Marina & The Diamonds break into the top 10 with "Hollywood", up from #12 to #10.

New on the top 20 is "The High Road" by Broken Bells at #20 and "I Never Told You" by Colbie Caillat at #19.

Lady Antebellum on Top Again

The country group Lady Antebellum is at #1 again.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of February 14, 2010 | Website

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Need You Now (7th Week @ #1!) - Lady Antebellum - 1
2. Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 3
3. Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 4
4. Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls
featuring Taylor Swift - 2
5. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 5
6. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 7
7. Breakeven - The Script - 8
8. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 6
9. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 11
10. Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - 16
11. According to You - Orianthi - 17
12. We The People - Ray Stevens - 12
13. You and Me - Dave Matthews Band - 15
14. Hard (featuring Young Jeezy) - Rihanna - 9
15. Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - 19
16. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 10
17. Walk With You - Ringo Starr - 18
18. Letters from the Sky - Civil Twilight - 20
19. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 13
20. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 14

CHART NOTES:

Lady Antebellum holds on to the #1 spot for the 7th week in a row with "Need You Now." This song is huge. A country crossover hit that has been burning on my chart for weeks. Great song. The last time a song on my chart held the top spot for this long was in 1999, when "Maria" by Blondie was #1 for 7 weeks. Will Lady Antebellum hold on for another week?

Hot on their tails are Train with "Hey Soul Sister" at #2 and "Telephone" by Lady GaGa at #3.

Big movers include Kesha with "Tik Tok" moving from #16 to #10 and Orianthi's "According to You" following, moving up from #17 to #11.

There are no new songs debuting on this week's chart. All 20 songs from last week held on though most changed positions either up or down. We'll probably see new music on the chart next week.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - February 7, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of Feburary 4, 2010 | Website

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Need You Now (6th week @ #1) - Lady Antebellum - 1
2. Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls
featuring Taylor Swift - 2
3. Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 6
4. Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 7
5. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 3
6. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 4
7. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 8
8. Breakeven - The Script - 9
9. Hard (featuring Young Jeezy) - Rihanna - 10
10. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 5
11. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 13
12. We The People - Ray Stevens - 14
13. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 11
14. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 12
15. You and Me - Dave Matthews Band - 17
16. Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - 18
17. According to You - Orianthi - 19
18. Walk With You - Ringo Starr - 20
19. Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - new
20. Letters from the Sky - Civil Twilight - new

CHART NOTES

Lady Antebellum holds on to the #1 song spot for a 6th consecutive week with "Need You Now". Train's "Hey Soul Sister" is at #3 in its 3rd week, up from #6 last week. Lady GaGa follows train with "Telephone" also moving up 3 spots from #7 to #4. Her former number one song "Bad Romance" drops 2 from #3 to #5.

Marina & the Dimaonds' "Hollywood" is our featured video this week with the single making its debut at #19. Civil Twilight also checks in for the first week at #20 with "Letters From the Sky."

My Top 10 Oldies
February 4, 2010.
As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30

1. Love Stinks - J. Geils Band
2. Give Up Your Guns - The Buoys
3. No Time - The Guess Who
4. The Break Up Song - Greg Kihn Band
5. Take This Job & Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
6. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
7. Wrack My Brain - Ringo Starr
8. In a Gadda Da Vidda - Iron Butterfly
9. Jolene - Dolly Parton
10. The Rubber Room - Porter Wagoner

Leaping, Leaping - January 31, 2010.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of January 31, 2010. | Website

1. Need You Now (5th Week @ #1!) - Lady Antebellum - 1
2. Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls
featuring Taylor Swift - 3
3. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 4
4. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 5
5. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 2
6. Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 18
7. Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - 19
8. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 10
9. Breakeven - The Script - 11
10. Hard (featuring Young Jeezy) - Rihanna - 12
11. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 6
12. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 7
13. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 13
14. We The People - Ray Stevens - 14
15. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 8
16. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 9
17. You and Me - Dave Matthews Band - 20
18. Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - new
19. According to You - Orianthi - new
20. Walk With You - Ringo Starr - new

CHART NOTES

Lots of movement on this week's chart. First of all, the big leaps were accomplished by Train and Lady GaGa.

"Hey Soul Sister", a single by Train that has been lingering around since last year, debut on the top 20 at #18 last week. It leaps to #7 this week. Ditto for "Telephone" by Lady GaGa with Beyonce. That track goes from #19 to #8 this week, an eleven point leap. Can anyone say number one record? Problem is, which one, if any?

Lady Antebellum holds on to the #1 spot with "Need You Now" for the 5th week. The single is now the title track to their brand new album. Great country stuff with lots of pop crossover potential.

Also new to the top 10 is "Breakeven" by The Script, climbing 2 to #9 this week. Also climbing 2 points is Rihanna's "Hard" up from #12 to #10.

Up in the top 5 land, Lady GaGa moves up a point from #4 to #3 with "Bad Romance". This is a former #1 record that also stayed at the top spot for 5 weeks. Rebound anyone?

Be sure to check out our featured video, "Hey Soul Sister" by Train.


The Buoys "Give Up Your Guns" on Sceptor Records (1971).

TOP 10 OLDIES
As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30 site

1. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
2. Wrack My Brain - Ringo Starr
3. Give Up Your Guns - The Buoys
4. Take A Litle Rhythm - Ali Thompson
5. If Not For You - Olivia Newton John
6. 1984 - Spirit
7. Take This Job & Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
8. Long Time to Be Alone - New Colony Six
9. Crocodile Rock - Elton John
10. You're So Vain - Carly Simon

Mel's Weekly Top 20 & More

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of January 24, 2010.

TW Title - Artist - LW

1. Need You Now (4th week @ #1!) - Lady Antebellum - 1
2. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 2
3. Two Is Better Than One -
Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift - 7
4. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 3
5. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 5
6. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 4
7. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 6
8. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 9
9. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 8
10. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 13
11. Breakeven - The Script - 14
12. Hard (featuring Young Jeezy) - Rihanna - 19
13. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 15
14. We The People - Ray Stevens - 16
15. Last Dance - The Raveonettes - 10
16. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 11
17. Fireflies - Owl City - 12
18. Hey, Soul Sister - Train - new
19. Telephone - Lady GaGa Feat. Beyoncé - new
20. You and Me - Dave Matthews Band - new

CHART NOTES:

Lady Antebellum leads the charts again as "Need You Now" holds the #1 spot for a 4th consecutive week. Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova" still holds strong at #2 for another week while Boys Like Girls with Taylor Swift moves up four from #7 to #3 with "Two is Better Than One." Further down the chart we see more movement with Shinedown, The Script and Rihanna making gains. Three debut songs include "Hey, Soul Sister" from Train at #18, "Telephone" by Lady GaGa and Beyonce at #19, and the Dave Matthews Band at #20 with "You and Me."

WITHER THE SIXTYONE.COM

I am saddened to learn that with TheSixtyOne.com's new makeover that all of their embed files of independent, user chosen music published on external websites such as this blog, have all disappeared as of last week. The new makeover that the publishers gave to the place made it look like one giant iPod Touch with a user interface that is difficult to navigate, breaks many of the social aspects of the sites, and even links/comments to and from artist and fan pages. All of our favorites have apparently disappeared from site too which impacted the embed files placed on this blog.

As a result I probably will not be using TheSixtyOne.com very often even though I will keep my current membership and password there. The new site design is a low blow to finding, appreciating and most importantly saving, creating and publishing new and independent artist music and playlists that over the past 2 years contributed to the songs I listened to on my iPod and posted to my charts.

I'll continue to listen to, download and buy indie music that I like but probably not preview them through this TheSixtyOne.com until the U.I. is made more user friendly.

MEL'S TOP 10 OLDIES
As posted to Plannine's Classic Top 20 Page
January 22, 2010

1. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
2. Wrack My Brain - Ringo Starr
3. Give Up Your Guns - The Buoys
4. If Not For You - Olivia Newton John
5. Take A Litle Rhythm - Ali Thompson
6. I Only Want To Be With You - The Tourists
7. 1984 - Spirit
8. Take This Job & Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
9. Ahab The Arab - Ray Stevens
10. Rock the Casbah - The Clash

Lady Antebellum #1 for 3rd Week

"Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum is my favorite current single now. The song tops the country chart and is a great pop-rock hit too. The song holds at #1 on Mel's Weekly Top 20 chart for the 3rd week in a row.

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of January 17, 2010 | Website

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Need You Now (3rd week @ #1!) - Lady Antebellum - 1
2. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 2
3. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 3
4. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 4
5. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 6
6. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 5
7. Two Is Better Than One -
Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift - 18
8. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 9
9. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 11
10. Last Dance - The Raveonettes - 10
11. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 7
12. Fireflies - Owl City - 8
13. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 14
14. Breakeven - The Script - 16
15. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 17
16. We The People - Ray Stevens - 19
17. Come On (Edit) - Green River Ordinance - 12
18. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 13
19. Hard (featuring Young Jeezy) - Rihanna - new
20. Self Preservation - AM - new

CHART NOTES

Lady Antebellum holds the #1 spot for the 3rd week in a row with "Need You Now." It's a fast riser for Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift. Their hit track "Two is Better Than One" bolts from #18 to #7 this week. Is it too early to predict that this is a future number one song?

TOP 10 OLDIES OF THE WEEK
January 14, 2010 | As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30

1. I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists
2. If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John
3. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
4. Give Up Your Guns - The Buoys
5. Take a Little Rhythm - Ali Thompson
6. Wrack My Brain - Ringo Starr
7. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Grang
8. Garden Party - Rick Nelson
9. 1984 - Spirit
10. Take This Job & Shove It - Johnny Paycheck

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - Welcome 2010!

Lady Antebellum CMT Tour 2008, originally uploaded by countrymusictattletale.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 is back after a two week hiatus. This week I've got 2 charts for you. Firs the current chart for the week of January 10, 2010 and next the first chart of the new year, January 3, 2010. On both charts Lady Antebellum tops the peak with their number 1 hit "Need You Now." If Lady Antebellum were not labeled a country band, they'd indeed have a bigger hit with this on the pop charts. Still a great new song to start the new year off.

MEL'S WEEKLY TOP 20
Week of January 10, 2010 | Website

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Need You Now (2nd Week @ #1) - Lady Antebellum - 1
2. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 4
3. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 2
4. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 5
5. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 3
6. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 7
7. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 6
8. Fireflies - Owl City - 8
9. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 9
10. Last Dance - The Raveonettes - 11
11. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 12
12. Come On (Edit) - Green River Ordinance - 15
13. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 10
14. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 16
15. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day - 14
16. Breakeven - The Script - 19
17. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - 20
18. Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift - new
19. We The People - Ray Stevens - new
20. Again - Flyleaf - 13

"Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood climbs two points to catch the #2 spot. Further down the chart, Green River Ordinance climbs 3 spots to #12 with "Come On". Boys Like Girls join with Taylor Swift with their debut track "Two is Better Than One" at #18. The song is #1 on the iTunes alternative rock chart.

Check this video out from Ray Stevens. "We The People" debuts at #19 on the Weekly Top 20 for the week of January 10, 2010.



Last week's top 20 hits...

MEL'S WEEKLY TOP 20
Week of January 3, 2010 | Website

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 2
2. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 1
3. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 3
4. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 9
5. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 5
6. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 4
7. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 8
8. Fireflies - Owl City - 6
9. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 11
10. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 7
11. Last Dance - The Raveonettes - 13
12. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 14
13. Again - Flyleaf - 10
14. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day - 16
15. Come On (Edit) - Green River Ordinance - 17
16. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 19
17. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes - 12
18. Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley - 15
19. Breakeven - The Script - new
20. White Liar - Miranda Lambert - new

Mel's Top 100 Hits of 2009

Before we catch up with 2010, one last look at 2009. Yes, it's Mel's Weekly Top 20's Top 100 Hits of 2009. The chart of course is determined by how my favorite songs fared on the weekly chart throughout the past year. Peak positions, weeks at the peak and overall chart run are factored into the ranking of each song. The songs are compiled and sorted on a spreadsheet using this criteria.

Not surprisingly, the song that spent the longest time at #1 and the longest number of weeks on the top 20 became my top song of the year. That honor went to Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Know" taken from their album titled, The End. It is an album that yielded at least 3 top 10 hits, the other 2 being "Boom Boom Pow" and "Meet Me Halfway."

This yearly chart reflects my musical tastes which range from adult contemporary hot hits, to some top 40, light rap with R&B, a heavy dose of adult alternative, rock and even country tracks.

Several independent artists and their tracks were big on my chart this past year.

They included Shannon Hurley who hit #1 with "California" and Meiko who hit #1 again with her 2008 hit, "Boys With Girlfriends". Other top indie hits included "The Other Side" by AM, "Bourgeois Shangri-La" & " I Heard of a Girl" both by Miss Li, "Natalie" by The NuRu and "Please Believe Me" by Darrin Kohavi.

The mainstream was well represented by stalwart hits "Fallin' For You" from Colbie Caillat, "Bad Romance," "Poker Face" and "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa, "Working on a Drream" by Bruce Springsteen, "Second Chance" by Shinedown and "No You Girls" by Franz Ferdinand.

Alternative rock and pop was on the chart with The Noisettes' "Never Forget You," Green Day's "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns" and Carolina Liar's "I'm Not Over." These and many more made the top 10, some going to #1, and all listed on the Top 100.

THE TOP 100 HITS OF 2009

Rank - Song Title - Artist

1. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
2. Fallin' For You - Colbie Caillat
3. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
4. Second Chance - Shinedown
5. Never Forget You - Noisettes
6. I'm Not Over - Carolina Liar
7. No You Girls - Franz Ferdinand
8. California - Shannon Hurley
9. Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects
10. Know Your Enemy - Green Day
11. Just Dance - Lady GaGa
12. Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen
13. Major Tom - Shiny Toy Guns
14. Bulletproof - La Roux
15. French Navy - Camera Obscura
16. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
17. Get On Your Boots - U2
18. You Found Me - The Fray
19. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
20. Boys With Girlfriends - Meiko
21. If I Were A Boy - Beyonce
22. Fireflies - Owl City
23. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
24. 1, 2, 3, 4 - Plain White T's
25. 99 Times - Kate Voegele
26. Lovers In Japan - Coldplay
27. The Other Side - AM
28. My Lucky Day - Bruce Springsteen
29. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
30. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
31. People Got a Lotta Nerve - Neko Case
32. Celebration (Album Version) - Madonna
33. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
34. Trouble Is A Friend - Lenka
35. People Are Crazy - Billy Currington
36. Magnificent - U2
37. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes
38. 21 Guns - Green Day
39. City On Our Knees - Tobymac
40. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic
41. Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead
42. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
43. Two Hands - Jars of Clay
44. The Fear - Lily Allen
45. Be OK - Ingrid Michaelson
46. Time Lapse Lifeline - Maria Taylor
47. Free To Be Me - Francesca Battistelli
48. Halo - Beyoncé
49. Is Anybody Out There? - The Downtown Fiction
50. Goodbye - Kristinia DeBarge
51. I'd Come For You - Nickelback
52. Bourgeois Shangri-La - Miss Li
53. Take Back The City - Snow Patrol
54. Russian Roulette - Rihanna
55. I'm Just Here for the Music - Paula Abdul
56. The Sun Ain't Shining No More - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
57. Hero - Jars of Clay
58. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li
59. Natalie - The NuRu
60. Angel - Kate Voegele
61. Show Me What I'm Looking for - Carolina Liar
62. When Love Takes Over - David Guetta - Kelly Rowland
63. Still Have My Heart - Caitlin Crosby
64. What's So Bad (About Feeling Good)? - Ben Lee
65. Please Believe Me - Darrin Kohavi
66. I Keep Falling - Lovers and Poets
67. Addicted - Saving Abel
68. Just A Dream - Carrie Underwood
69. Heaven Can Wait - We the Kings
70. Mykonos - Fleet Foxes
71. Spaceman - The Killers
72. Nobody - Kate Earl
73. I Just Want You Around - Anuhea
74. Dont Trust Me - 3OH!3
75. She's Got a Boyfriend Now - Boys Like Girls
76. Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson
77. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones
78. This Is It - Michael Jackson
79. Focus - Cyndi Harvell
80. Led To The Sea - Jenny Owen Youngs
81. We Are Golden - Mika
82. Miles Away - Madonna
83. Again - Flyleaf
84. Funny The Way It Is - Dave Matthews Band
85. Sweet Silver Lining - Kate Voegele
86. Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley
87. Strawberry Weed - The Caesars
88. Obama Song - Michael Franti & Spearhead
89. Sleepy Tigers - Her Space Holiday
90. Fireflies - Chris Garneau
91. Failure - Operation Aloha
92. Lost+ (with Jay-Z) / Viva la Vida (Live At the 51st Grammy Awards) - Coldplay
93. Lucky - Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
94. The Rake's Song - The Decemberists
95. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day
96. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight - U2
97. Honey In The Sun - Camera Obscura
98. Hell - Tegan And Sara
99. (Do You Wanna Date My) Avatar - The Guild featuring Felicia Day
100. Everything I Ask For - The Maine

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - December 27, 2009

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of December 27, 2009 | Top 100 Songs of 2009

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Bad Romance (5th week @ #1!) - Lady GaGa - 1
2. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 4
3. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 2
4. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 5
5. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 6
6. Fireflies - Owl City - 3
7. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 7
8. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 9
9. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - 19
10. Again - Flyleaf - 10
11. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 14
12. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes - 8
13. Last Dance - The Raveonettes - 16
14. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 13
15. Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley - 11
16. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day - 17
17. Come On (Edit) - Green River Ordinance - 18
18. Bulletproof - La Roux - 12
19. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - 20
20. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic - 15

Happy New Year!

As we head out of 2009, we find no new debut songs on the Weekly Top 20. The number one song stays the same as last week... yes, Lady GaGa #1 for the 5th week in a row with "Bad Romance." Country music's Lady Antebellum is hot at #2 (up from #4) with "Need You Now" and Carrie Underwood has this week's big mover, "Cowboy Casanova" going from #19 to #9.

TOP 10 OLDIES OF THE WEEK
As submitted to Plannine’s Classic Top 30

1. I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists
2. The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
3. If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John
4. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
5. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
6. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
7. Take a Little Rhythm - Ali Thompson
8. Give Up Your Guns - The Buoys
9. Summer Sand - Dawn
10. Slow Ride - Foghat

Carrie Underwood Debuts @ #19

Carrie Underwood, originally uploaded by gabriella_dang.

Mel’s Weekly Top 20
Week of December 20, 2009

This is the last Mel's Weekly Top 20 chart that will apply to my year end chart listing. Starting next week, the Weekly Top 20 chart will be used to tabulate the Top 100 songs of 2010.

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Bad Romance (4th week @ #1) - Lady GaGa - 1
2. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 3
3. Fireflies - Owl City - 2
4. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 8
5. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 6
6. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 7
7. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 5
8. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes - 4
9. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 11
10. Again - Flyleaf - 12
11. Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley - 13
12. Bulletproof - La Roux - 10
13. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 14
14. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 15
15. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic - 9
16. Last Dance - The Raveonettes - 18
17. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day - 19
18. Come On (Edit) - Green River Ordinance - 20
19. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood - new
20. If You Only Knew - Shinedown - new

CHART NOTES:

Happy Holidays!

Lady GaGa holds strong at #1 for a 4th consecutive week with her smash hit, "Bad Romance". The song is off her album The Fame Monster, a current hot seller.

Country group Lady Antebellum gains momentum this week with "Need You Now". The huge crossover hit moves up 4 points from #8 to #4 this week. Also breaking into the top 5 is Rihanna and her single "Russian Roulette" moving up 1 from #6 to #5.

Flyleaf and Norah Jones break into the top 10 with their hits "Again" @ #10 and "Chasing Pirates" @ #11.

Carrie Underwood's latest single "Cowboy Cassanova" is a late arrival to my personal chart. It is a great rockin' uptempo contemporary country song.

Carrie Underwood was the big winner of the 2005 season of American Idol. Today she has 3 top hit albums, several number 1 hit records including "Jesus Take the Wheel", "All American Girl" and "Before He Cheats".

Shinedown's rocker "If You Only Knew" debuts at #20. Their former #1 track "Second Chance" fell off the Weekly Top 20 this week after a long chart run.

TOP 10 OLDIES
As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30 site

1. I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists
2. The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
3. If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John
4. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
5. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
6. God Love & Rock n Roll - Teagarden & Van Winkle
7. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Beautiful Morning - East
9. Corina Corina - Ray Petersen
10. Take a Little Rhythm - Ali Thompson

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - 12/13/09 & More

Mel’s Weekly Top 20
Week of December 13, 2009 | Home Page | Blog

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 1
2. Fireflies - Owl City - 2
3. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 3
4. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes - 4
5. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 5
6. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 6
7. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 7
8. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 9
9. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic - 8
10. Bulletproof - La Roux - 10
11. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - 19
12. Again - Flyleaf - 14
13. Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley - 15
14. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 16
15. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 18
16. I Keep Falling - Lovers and Poets - 11
17. Second Chance - Shinedown - 13
18. Last Dance - The Raveonettes - 20
19. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day - 12
20. Come On (Edit) - Green River Ordinance - new

Continuing Holding Pattern: The top 7 songs remain in their same spots as they were last week. Lady GaGa is #1 for the 3rd consecutive week with "Bad Romance". The only upward movement in the top 10 is Lady Antebellum who moves up one spot from #9 to #8 with the country rock ballad, "Need You Now."

Just below the top 10, the fastest climber this week is Norah Jones who moves up 8 points from #19 to #11 with "Chasing Pirates" off her new album The Fall. On the flipside looks like Green Day lost its momentum at #12 last week, falling to #19 with "East Jesus Nowhere."

The lone debut track is Green River Ordinance "Come On" entering at #20 this week.


TOP 10 OLDIES OF THE WEEK
December 10, 2009. | Submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30
1. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
2. I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists
3. The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
4. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
5. If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John
6. Imagine - John Lennon
7. God Love & Rock n Roll - Teagarden & Van Winkle
8. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
9. Beautiful Morning - East
10. Stop Wait Listen - Circus

TOP 3 ALBUMS

1. The White Album - The Beatles
2. White Bird - It's a Beautiful Day
3. Ram - Paul & Linda McCartney

HOLIDAY TUNES

1. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love
2. ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus? - Augie Rios
3. Dominick the Donkey - Lou Monte
4. Step Into Christmas - Elton John
5. Jingle Bell Rock - Hall & Oates

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - December 6

Norah Jones playing the guitar? Apparently so as she does on her new album The Fall. Her latest single from that album "Chasing Pirates" debuts on Mel's Weekly Top 20.

Mel' Weekly Top 20
Week of December 6, 2009.

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Bad Romance (2nd week @ #1!) - Lady GaGa - 1
2. Fireflies - Owl City - 2
3. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 5
4. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes - 4
5. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 3
6. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 8
7. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 9
8. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic - 6
9. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 12
10. Bulletproof - La Roux - 10
11. I Keep Falling - Lovers and Poets - 7
12. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day - 14
13. Second Chance - Shinedown - 13
14. Again - Flyleaf - 15
15. Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley - 17
16. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 18
17. This Is It - Michael Jackson - 11
18. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - 20
19. Chasing Pirates - Norah Jones - new
20. Last Dance - The Raveonettes - new

CHART NOTES:

Holding Pattern: A number of songs on this week's Top 20 hold their positions from last week. They include our #1 song "Bad Romance" by Lady GaGa for the 2nd week; "Fireflies" by Owl City holding at #2 for the 3rd week, and Noisettes' "Don't Forget the Rhythm" stuck at number 4 for week two.

Further down, LaRoux holds at #10 for the 2nd week with "Bulletproof"; and Shinedown holds at #13 for the 3rd week in a row with "Second Chance". Both songs are former #1 records here at the Weekly Top 20.

Moving up are Black Eyed Peas with "Meet Me Halfway", #5 to #3; and Lady Antebellum breaks into the top 10 up from #12 to #9 with "Need You Now."

Bad Romance Tops Weekly 20

Mel’s Weekly Top 20
Week of November 29, 2009.

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa - 7
2. Fireflies - Owl City - 2
3. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 1
4. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes - 5
5. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 3
6. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic - 4
7. I Keep Falling - Lovers and Poets - 8
8. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - 9
9. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - 11
10. Bulletproof - La Roux - 6
11. This Is It - Michael Jackson - 10
12. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 16
13. Second Chance - Shinedown - 13
14. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day - 15
15. Again - Flyleaf - 18
16. Hell - Tegan And Sara - 12
17. Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley - 19
18. It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli - 20
19. Blame It On The Girls - Mika - new
20. The Sweetest Thing - Camera Obscura - new

CHART NOTES

Lady GaGa leaps into the #1 position in its third week on Mel's Weekly Top 20. The song made its debut 2 weeks ago at #15, shot up to #7 and is now at the top. What can I say? The song has a great hook, a wild video (see video) and in the parlance of the old "American Bandstand" show, "you can dance to it". It's the perfect song for a sizzling hot, bad date.

Due to Lady GaGa's jump to #1, the top 5 is scrambled with a hold, a bump and two falls. Holding at #2 is Owl City and "Fireflies". I thought this would go to #1, but now I doubt it. Asteroids Galaxy Tour fall from #1 to #3 with "The Golden Age" and Black Eyed Peas fall from #3 to #5 with "Meet Me Halfway." I like the song enough to give it some hope of moving it back up. Speaking of up, the only other song that moved up in the top 5 is Noisettes' "Don't Forget the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" nudging up a point from #5 to #4. The song was a huge #2 hit in the UK earlier this year.

Elsewhere not much to report. Mostly incremental moves up and down the chart in the lower positions. Interesting to note Michael Jackson's "This is It" may have lost momentum having peaked at #10 for the last 2 weeks, and now drops a point to #11. We'll see.