Dengue Fever Tops the Chart with "Cement Slippers"

Listen to "Cement Slipppers" by clicking on the player below:

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of March 27, 2011.

This Week	Tiitle	Artist	Last Week
1	Cement Slippers	Dengue Fever	2
2	Price Tag	Jessie J	1
3	Rolling In The Deep	Adele	3
4	Born This Way	Lady GaGa	4
5	Pumped Up Kicks	Foster the People	7
6	Let's Go (feat. TobyMac)	Group 1 Crew	6
7	This Is The Stuff	Francesca Battistelli	8
8	On The Floor	Jennifer Lopez Feat. Pitbull	9
9	Just Can't Get Enough	Black Eyed Peas	11
10	Down By the Water	The Decemberists	5
11	Rogue Machine (Say That You Need Me)	The Daylights	12
12	L.O.V.	Fitz & The Tantrums	13
13	UBerlin	R.E.M.	14
14	From a Table Away	Sunny Sweeney	16
15	Hands	The Ting Tings	10
16	Who's That Chick	Rihanna	17
17	L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.	Noah & the Whale	19
18	S&M	Rihanna	20
19	I Do	Colbie Caillat	--
20	Machu Picchu	The Strokes	--

CHART NOTES

Dengue Fever moves into the #1 spot with their lead off single from their forthcoming album Cannibal Courtship called "Cement Slippers". The song has been a free download off the Dengue Fever website for weeks now and precludes the April 19 release of the new album. Listening to the sample tracks off the new album has me excited about getting it on the first day out. I've become a fan of Dengue Fever since I was made aware of them late last summer. Saw them in concert on October 30, 2010. Love their music. "Cement Slippers" could be their big breakout single. Reminds me somewhat of the old "Rock Lobster" song from the B-52s.

Elsewhere on the chart: Not much upward movement in most of the songs this week. Foster the People break into the top 5 this week with their hit "Pumped Up Kicks". The song moves up 2 from #7 to #5. Most of the other songs on the top 20 make small incremental moves up by 1 or 2 notches.

Songs taking signifcant falls this week include The Decemberists' "Down By the Water" dropping from #5 to #10. This was a former #1 record. Also dropping big is "Hands" by The Ting Tings. They drop 5 from #10 to #15. The Ting Tings have been on this chart with "Hands" since the fall of 2010. Looks like this could be their last week on.

The two debut songs for the week are "I Do" by Colbie Caillat at #19 and "Machu Picchu" by The Strokes at #20.

VIDEO SHOWCASE

This week the spotlight is on Dengue Fever. Enjoy!

DENGUE FEVER - Cannibal Courtship Teaser



DENGUE FEVER - Mastadong Explanation



DENGUE FEVER - Only a Friend



DENGUE FEVER - Seeing Hands (as performed on "Later")



DENGUE FEVER LINKS

Dengue Fever Official Website

Cannibal Courtship Preview

I Caught Dengue Fever (Oct. 30, 2010)

We No Speak Americano @ #1

This is a catchy dance song with a great retro vibe. Four weeks on my chart and it's the new number #1 hit. Hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season. Merry Christmas.

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of December 19, 2010

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	We No Speak Americano (Original)	Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup	2
2	A Year Without Rain	Selena Gomez & The Scene	1
3	Grenade	Bruno Mars	5
4	Rhythm Of Love	Plain White T's	4
5	Like A G6	Far East Movement	6
6	Hands	The Ting Tings	7
7	Back To December	Taylor Swift	8
8	Only Girl (In The World)	Rihanna	3
9	The Time (Dirty Bit)	Black Eyed Peas	10
10	Just The Way You Are	Bruno Mars	9
11	Fade Like a Shadow	KT Tunstall	11
12	Just A Dream	Nelly	15
13	Boots	The Killers	17
14	Live It Up	Group 1 Crew	14
15	Nobody	The Doobie Brothers	12
16	Crossfire	Brandon Flowers	16
17	Stuck	Caro Emerald	13
18	Baby Lee	Teenage Fanclub	20
19	Hold My Hand	Michael Jackson & Akon (Duet)	--
20	Turn It Up (featuring Usher)	Ciara	--

Rhythm of Love is #1 for Plain White T's

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of November 7, 2010.

This Week	Song Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Rhythm Of Love	Plain White T's	2
2	Just The Way You Are	Bruno Mars	1
3	Only Girl (In The World)	Rihanna	4
4	A Year Without Rain	Selena Gomez & The Scene	5
5	Teenage Dream	Katy Perry	3
6	Please Don't Go	Mike Posner	7
7	Mine	Taylor Swift	6
8	Nobody	The Doobie Brothers	9
9	I Don't Wanna Dance	Hey Monday	11
10	Stuck	Caro Emerald	13
11	Brand New Day	Lindsey Ray	12
12	Hey You	Heart	14
13	Grenade	Bruno Mars	16
14	Our Kind Of Love	Lady Antebellum	15
15	Stuck Like Glue	Sugarland	8
16	Fade Like a Shadow	KT Tunstall	18
17	MoneyGrabber	Fitz and the Tantrums	17
18	Good To Be Me (Feat. Kid Rock)	Uncle Kracker	10
19	Hands	The Ting Tings	--
20	Crossfire	Brandon Flowers	--

CHART NOTES

Plain White T's top the chart with a new #1 song. "Rhythm of Love" a casual, summertime sounding pop piece reaches the top after several weeks on the chart. They replace Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are" which falls from #1 to #2 this week after a 3 week reign at the top. Plain White T's topped the WT20 back in 2007 with a number 1 hit called "Hey There Delilah." Good to see them on top again.

Elsewhere on the Weekly Top 20: Hey Monday moves into the top 10 with their alt rocker "I Don't Wanna Dance" up 2 from #11 to #9. Caro Emerald moves from #13 to #10 with "Stuck", the latest in a series of swing style big band jazz numbers. Emerald is very popular in parts of Europe.

Two songs make their debut on the 20. They include "Hands" by The Ting Tings at #19 and "Crossfire" by Brandon Flowers at #20. Flowers is the lead singer for the group The Killers, who've enjoyed chart success here in the past.

Mel's Weekly Top 20s

Since I did not post a chart last week, this week we got 2 charts. The new current one and the one that did not get posted from last week. Look em over, run the video, enjoy!

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of October 3, 2010.

This Week	Song Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Teenage Dream	Katy Perry	2
2	Mine	Taylor Swift	3
3	Just The Way You Are	Bruno Mars	5
4	Dynamite	Taio Cruz	1
5	Misery	Maroon 5	4
6	Rhythm Of Love	Plain White T's	12
7	Like We Used to	A Rocket to the Moon	6
8	Stuck Like Glue	Sugarland	14
9	Please Don't Go	Mike Posner	11
10	I Saw the Rain	Lovers and Poets	10
11	MoneyGrabber	Fitz and the Tantrums	13
12	Brand New Day (with Tim Myers)	Lindsey Ray	15
13	2012 (It Ain't The End)	Jay Sean	16
14	Good To Be Me (Feat. Kid Rock)	Uncle Kracker	17
15	Release Me	The Like	7
16	Fire With Fire	Scissor Sisters	8
17	Be My Thrill	The Weepies	9
18	Only Girl (In The World)	Rihanna	--
19	Nobody	The Doobie Brothers	--
20	A Year Without Rain	Selena Gomez & The Scene	--

CHART NOTES (10-3-10)

Katy Perry leads a pack of three up one point each to capture the #1 song of the week. Her latest smah hit is "Teenage Dream" and it's at #1 for the first week. Following Perry is Taylor Swift with her latest crossover country pop hit "Mine" coming in at #2, up from #3 of last week. Following her is Bruno Mars up 2 from #5 to #3 with "Just the Way You Are." All a good songs, worthy to be at the top.

Sinking from #1 to #4 is Taio Cruz and hist latest, "Dynamite". While he may be at #4 this week, just wanted to remind you that his only 2 records to make it to this chart both hit #1. A few months ago the guy was at #1 with "Break Your Heart."

Rounding out the top 5 is Maroon 5 who slip 1 from #4 to #5 with their former #1 hit, "Misery".

The fastest moving singles in the top 20 are both in the top 10 this week. Each moving up 6 points, they are "Rhythm of Love" by Plain White T's, up from #12 to #6. Not too far behind is the country duo of Sugarland with their latest, "Stuck Like Glue" moving from last week's #14 to the #8 spot. These are probably headed for the top 5 by next week.

Three songs make their chart debut. They are "Only Girl (in the World)" by Rihanna stopping by at #18; "Nobody" a comeback single by The Doobie Brothers, checking in at #19; and the latest track, "A Day Without Rain" from Selena Gomez & The Scene debtcomes in at #20.

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Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of September 26, 2010.

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

CHART NOTES (9-26-10)

Taio Cruz holds on to the #1 spot for the 2nd consecutive week with "Dynamite". Hot on his heals are Katy Perry with "Teenage Dream" at #2 and Taylor Swift with "Mine" at #3. These 3 records are in top position to claim the top spot next week. Who will it be? Rounding out the top 5 is Bruno Mars and his hit "Just the Way You Are" moving into the #5 spot up from #8 last week.

Fastest 2 moving songs on the chart belong to Plain White T's and their latest single "Rhythm of Love" moving up from #18 to #12 and Sugarland's "Stuck Like Glue" up from #20 to #14. Both tracks are enjoying their second week on the chart.

Only one song debuts this week and that belongs to Uncle Kracker with Kid Rock. The name of the song is "Good to Be Me". It checks in for the first week at #17.

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.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - September 12, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of September 12, 2010

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Misery (4th Week @ #1!)	Maroon 5	1
2	Dynamite	Taio Cruz	3
3	Fire With Fire	Scissor Sisters	2
4	Like We Used to	A Rocket to the Moon	5
5	Teenage Dream	Katy Perry	10
6	Heavy Feeling	Justine Bennett	4
7	Cool My Heels	Nikki Yanofsky	6
8	Mine	Taylor Swift	19
9	Release Me	The Like	11
10	Bulletproof	La Roux	9
11	Please Don't Go	Mike Posner	13
12	Be My Thrill	The Weepies	15
13	I Saw the Rain	Lovers and Poets	16
14	Animal	Neon Trees	14
15	MoneyGrabber	Fitz and the Tantrums	17
16	A Night Like This	Caro Emerald	7
17	Just The Way You Are	Bruno Mars	--
18	Jar of Hearts	Christina Perri	8
19	Brand New Day (with Tim Myers)	Lindsey Ray	--
20	Come Over Love	Anuhea	12

CHART NOTES:

Two songs make their debut on the top 20 this week. They are "Brand New Day" by Lindsey Ray with Tim Meyers. This song might be familiar to many TV viewers as one of the current themes for a series of TARGET store ads. "Brand New Day" bows in at #19.

The second debut song this week is by Bruno Mars. This guy grew up in Hawaii and started his musical career as a kid impersonating Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Today he has a nationwide top 10 hit called "Just The Way You Are". It marks its chart appearance here for the first week at #17.

Taylor Swift is this week's fastest moving artist. Her latest countryfied pop hit "Mine" shoots up from #19 to #8 this week, an eleven point leap. Future #1?

Moving into the top 10 is Katy Perry with "Teenage Dream" moving up 5 from #10 to #15. Holding on to #1 for the 4th straight week is Maroon 5 and "Misery"

Mel's Weekly Top 20: Sept. 5, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20

September 5, 2010

This Week	Song Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Misery (3rd week @ #1!)	Maroon 5	1
2	Fire With Fire	Scissor Sisters	2
3	Dynamite	Taio Cruz	5
4	Heavy Feeling	Justine Bennett	3
5	Like We Used to	A Rocket to the Moon	7
6	Cool My Heels	Nikki Yanofsky	4
7	A Night Like This	Caro Emerald	8
8	Jar of Hearts	Christina Perri	9
9	Bulletproof	La Roux	6
10	Teenage Dream	Katy Perry	19
11	Release Me	The Like	13
12	Come Over Love	Anuhea	12
13	Please Don't Go	Mike Posner	14
14	Animal	Neon Trees	18
15	Be My Thrill	The Weepies	16
16	I Saw the Rain	Lovers and Poets	17
17	MoneyGrabber	Fitz and the Tantrums	20
18	Undo It	Carrie Underwood	11
19	Mine	Taylor Swift	--
20	My First Kiss (Feat. Ke$ha)	3OH!3	10

CHART NOTES:

Maroon 5 is still at #1 with "Misery". This is the 3rd consecutive week for that song to be at the top spot. Holding at #2 for a second consecutive week is Scissor Sisters and their track "Fire With Fire". Moving up from #5 to #3 is Taio Cruz and "Dynamite". New to the top 5 is A Rocket to the Moon and "Like We Used To". The song is up from #7.

Katy Perry took a huge leap this week from #19 (her debut) to #10 this week. The song is "Teenage Dream" and is currently #1 on several other charts and comes at the release of her new album with the same name. Could this track be headed for the top here?

Moving up 4 spots from #18 to #14 is Neon Trees and their former #1 hit "Animal". The track was almost going to fall off the chart this week, but picked up momentum because I saw it listed at #1 or near the top of several other charts. It's one of the best songs this year to be recorded in a new wave, alt rock style.

Mel's Weekly Top 20: August 29, 2010

Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of August 29, 2010

This Week	Song Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Misery (2nd week @ #1!)	Maroon 5	1
2	Fire With Fire	Scissor Sisters	4
3	Heavy Feeling	Justine Bennett	3
4	Cool My Heels	Nikki Yanofsky	5
5	Dynamite	Taio Cruz	7
6	Bulletproof	La Roux	2
7	Like We Used to	A Rocket to the Moon	8
8	A Night Like This	Caro Emerald	9
9	Jar of Hearts	Christina Perri	10
10	My First Kiss (Feat. Ke$ha)	3OH!3	6
11	Undo It	Carrie Underwood	11
12	Come Over Love	Anuhea	12
13	Release Me	The Like	16
14	Please Don't Go	Mike Posner	15
15	Uh Oh (Radio Edit)	Kyrah	17
16	Be My Thrill	The Weepies	19
17	I Saw the Rain	Lovers and Poets	20
18	Animal	Neon Trees	13
19	Teenage Dream	Katy Perry	--
20	MoneyGrabber	Fitz and the Tantrums	--

CHART NOTES

Maroon 5 holds on to the #1 spot for the 2nd consecutive week with "Misery". Scissor Sisters move up 2 from #4 to #2 with "Fire With Fire". Justine Bennett holds at #3 with "Heavy Feeling" and Nikki Yanofsky moves up from #5 to #4. She held the #1 spot for a few weeks in late July and early August. New to the top 5 this week is Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" up from #7 to #5.

Katie Perry debuts at #19 with her latest single, "Teenage Dream", title track from her latest album. Also making a debut is Fitz & the Tantrums and their single "MoneyGrabber" at #20.

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - August 1, 2010

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Mel's Weekly Top 20

Week of August 1, 2010

This Week	Title	Artist	Last Week
1	Cool My Heels (3rd Week @ #1!)	Nikki Yanofsky	1
2	My First Kiss (Feat. Ke$ha)	3OH!3	6
3	Bulletproof	La Roux	4
4	California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)	Katy Perry	2
5	Heavy Feeling	Justine Bennett	5
6	Animal	Neon Trees	3
7	A Night Like This	Caro Emerald	8
8	Misery	Maroon 5	10
9	Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)	Shakira	7
10	Fire With Fire	Scissor Sisters	13
11	Like We Used to	A Rocket to the Moon	11
12	24 Hours	Noisettes	12
13	Jar of Hearts	Christina Perri	14
14	Undo It	Carrie Underwood	18
15	Drummer Boy	Debi Nova	19
16	Come Over Love	Anuhea	20
17	Every Subway Car	Barenaked Ladies	9
18	A Stitch In Time	Smashing Pumpkins	16
19	Dynamite	Taio Cruz	--
20	Uh Oh (Radio Edit)	Kyrah	--

CHART NOTES:

Nikki Yanofsky holds at #1 for the 3rd consecutive week with "Cool My Heels". 3OH!3 featuring Kesha jumps four points from #6 last week to #2 with "My First Kiss." The track has topped the alternative rock chart on iTunes for several weeks and it looks like it may go to #1 on this chart soon.

Comeback resilience: La Roux is at #3 up from #4 with "Bulletproof". The synthesized dance track topped this chart late last year and made a return to the chart earlier this summer. This certainly is a very popular song!

Scissor Sisters enter the top 10 with "Fire With Fire" at #10 up from #13. Maroon 5 sits at #8 this week with "Misery", up 2 from #10.

Debuts include "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz at #19 and "Uh Oh" by Kyrah 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 - April 4, 2010

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

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1 Telephone (3rd week @ #1!) - Lady GaGa Featuring Beyoncé - 1
2 Back It Up - Caro Emerald - 4
3 Breakeven - The Script - 2
4 I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat - 6
5 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum - 3
6 Hey, Soul Sister - Train - 5
7 Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood - 9
8 Smile - Uncle Kracker - 10
9 American Honey - Lady Antebellum - 11
10 Blow Away (Radio Edit) - A Fine Frenzy - 12
11 Alejandro - Lady GaGa - 17
12 Every Now And Then - Noisettes - 13
13 Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz - 18
14 I Have You To Thank - Donny Osmond - 15
15 According to You - Orianthi - 7
16 Tik Tok (Radio Remix) - Kesha - 8
17 Rude Boy - Rihanna - 20
18 Pray For You - Jaron and The Long Road to Love - new
19 Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds - 14
20 Shark In the Water - V.V. Brown - new

CHART NOTES:

Lady GaGa & Beyonce hold on to the #1 spot for the 3rd week in a row with "Telephone". Up 2 points from #4 to #2 this week is Caro Emerald and "Back It Up." Colbie Caillat moves up 2 from #6 to #4 with "I Never Told You". Both songs seems to be contenders to the #1 spot.

A few positions below we see upward movement for Lady GaGa's "Alejandro" from #17 to #11; "Break Your Heart" by Talo Cruz up #18 to #13 and Rihanna up from #20 to #17 with "Rude Boy".

Two tracks make their debut: "Shark in the Water" by V.V. Brown at #20 and "Pray For You" by Jaron and the The Long Road to Love.

Our featured video track is "I Never Told You" by Colbie Caillat. This is the second track off her album Breakthrough to make the chart. Last year she scored a huge #1 hit with "Falling For You."

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

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.

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 - 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."

Mel's Weekly Top 20 - November 22, 2009.

OneRepublic captured live in studio...



Mel’s Weekly Top 20
Week of November 22, 2009

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

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

CHART NOTES

Big movers this week include Lady GaGa up to #7 from #15 with "Bad Romance." Rihanna moves up 3 from #12 to #9 with "Russian Roulette."

Two country songs are in the top 20 this week. "Need You Now" is a great crossover hit by Lady Antebellum that recently topped the country charts and moves from #19 to #16 on this chart in its 2nd week. Making his debut on the Weekly Top 20 is Brad Paisley with his futuristic "Welcome to the Future" debuting at #19.

Asteroids Galaxy Tour repeats at #1 with "The Golden Age" for the 2nd week in a row. Hot on their heals are Owl City with "Fireflies" at #2 and Black Eyed Peas with "Meet Me Halfway" at #3.

BEP's Hot Mover on the WT 20

Mel's Weekly Top 20
Week of November 8, 2009.

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Bulletproof - La Roux - 1
2. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 3
3. Second Chance - Shinedown - 2
4. Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead - 5
5. Bourgeois Shangri-La - Miss Li - 6
6. Fireflies - Owl City - 13
7. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic - 9
8. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes - 10
9. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas - 16
10. City On Our Knees - Tobymac - 4
11. I Keep Falling - Lovers and Poets - 14
12. This Is It - Michael Jackson - 17
13. Sweet Silver Lining - Kate Voegele - 11
14. Never Forget You - Noisettes - 8
15. People Are Crazy - Billy Currington - 7
16. Hell - Tegan And Sara - 20
17. I Heard of a Girl - Miss Li - new
18. We Are Golden - Mika - 12
19. Russian Roulette - Rihanna - new
20. East Jesus Nowhere - Green Day - new

CHART NOTES:

La Roux holds at #1 for the 2nd week in a row with "Bulletproof". This was a free track offered through the Apple iTunes store a few weeks ago. Probably the best Apple freebie song of 2009.



Asteroids Galaxy Tour knocks at #2 with "The Golden Age". Could it possibly go to the top next week?

Big movers of the week include Owl City and "Fireflies" up from #13 to #6; Black Eyed Peas with "Meet Me Halfway" up from #16 to #9. Also moving along is Michael Jackson's "This Is It," up 5 from #17 to #12.

Debuts include Miss Li with "I Heard of a Girl" at #17, Rihanna with "Russian Roulette" at #19 and Green Day returns with "East Jesus Nowhere" at #20. Green Day's last hit, "21 Guns" peaked at #4 this summer.

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

Asteroids Galaxy Tour is a new band from Denmark that has been recording since 2008. They released two singles last year, the most famous being "Around the Bend" which was featured on an Apple iPod commercial. Shortly afterward the band caught my attention and I bought their two track EP which featured "Bend" as well as the single "The Sun Ain't Shining No More." Both songs hit Mel's Weekly Top 20 with "Around the Bend" going to number 1 and staying there for 3 weeks. It ended up as my 8th most favorited song on my Top 100 Hits of 2008 chart.

Asteroids Galaxy Tour are back this year with a new single and a new album. Fruit is their new album that has already been released in Europe and will be released in the U.S. on October 27. The first single is "The Golden Age" and features the vocals of lead singer Mette Lindberg as has been with the band's 2 previous hits. She's an acquired taste much like perhaps, Stevie Nicks. "The Golden Age" is a catchy song with a wonderful video that I think is one of the best for 2009. "The Golden Age" debuts at #19 on Mel's Weekly Top 20. Enjoy it here:



Keep in mind that over time, YouTube or the publisher of embedded videos may pull their content off of the service.

That all said here are the Top 20 Hits of the Week from Mel's Weekly Top 20 chart:

MEL'S WEEKLY TOP 20
Week of October 18, 2009.

This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week

1. Second Chance (2nd week @ #1!)  - Shinedown - 1
2. The Other Side - AM - 3
3. Never Forget You - Noisettes - 2
4. People Are Crazy - Billy Currington - 5
5. City On Our Knees - Tobymac - 6
6. Celebration (Album Version) - Madonna - 4
7. Bulletproof - La Roux - 13
8. Heaven Can Wait - We the Kings - 8
9. Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson - 10
10. Bourgeois Shangri-La - Miss Li - 12
11. Fallin' For You - Colbie Caillat - 7
12. We Are Golden - Mika - 14
13. Next In Line - Meese - 15
14. Sweet Silver Lining - Kate Voegele - 16
15. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic - 18
16. She's Got a Boyfriend Now - Boys Like Girls - 9
17. Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes - 20
18. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas - 11
19. The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - new
20. I Keep Falling - Lovers and Poets - new

CHART NOTES: Focus on Indie Artists & Tracks

Looking over my chart and comparing it to charts from the industry and others, I find that many of my current songs are not in the mainstream. Among those are the following:

I Keep Falling - Lovers and Poets: Lead singer Shannon Hurley is quite popular on the indie music website TheSixtyOne.com. I heard this song and 2 others there and love all of em. Debuts at #20.

Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go) - Noisettes: Not a staple on American charts or radio, this is actually quite old. It went to #2 in the UK, #17 here. The follow-up single "Never Forget You" barely dented domestic charts. It went #1 here and currently sits at #3.

Sweet Silver Lining - Kate Voegele: I can't figure out why she is not popular on radio at all. She has a solid album full of radio friendly songs. "Sweet Silver Lining" is one of them. Currently at #14 up from #16.

Next in Line - Meese: This is one of those Apple iTunes giveaways. Got it a few weeks ago. I like it. Good enough to place at #13.

Bourgeois Shangri-La - Miss Li: This song is featured on the 5th generation iPod Nano commercial from Apple. Like previous iPod songs, this track is very catchy and should be a hit. Currently at #10.

City on Our Knees - tobyMac: OK, so this song is out of the mainstream but very popular in the Contemporary Christian music market. It's #1 on iTunes. #5 on my chart. Great song.

Bulletproof - LaRoux: This techno alt dance track is really catchy. Was a hit also in the UK. I love it and got it for free from Apple. Yes, they do occasionally give away good free music on iTunes. This one is coming on strong fast, in its third week already at #7.

The Other Side - AM: I have no idea what AM's real name is, but he is quite active on Twitter and has his own blog. Reports airplay of his songs from various regions. I like his album Future Sons & Daughters, which is a good mix of catchy sounding pop-rock. Radio stations everywhere ought to be playing this and other tracks from AM. A good fit for CHR. #2 this week on Mel's Weekly Top 20.