twostepcub's music chart for August 17, 2012...

Hey everyone, thanks again for droppnig by, it's the end of the week, so that means the list of my top-100 tunes for the week. This week Carly Rae Jepsen spends a tenth week at the top spot, while British fave Ellie Goulding (pictured above) leaps into the top-10  Former big hits by Toby Keith, Jason Mraz, Toni Braxton, Train, and Brantley Gilbert drop off my chart, while singles by Owl City and Carley Rae Jepsen, Green Day, and Little Big Town make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red) Link-O-Rama is still in effect, so you can click on any of the artists' names to go to their official website for tour info, videos, music and more. Good luck, Karl!

This Week             Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (1)
2. Payphone - Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa (2)
3. Timebomb - Kylie Minogue (5)
4. Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men (4)
5. Burn It Down - Linkin Park (3)
6. Wide Awake - Katy Perry (8)
7. Everybody Talks - Neon Trees (7)
8. Lights - Ellie Goulding (14)
9. Let's Go - Calvin Harris f/Ne-Yo (13)
10. Titanium - David Guetta f/Sia (15)
11. Where Have You Been - Rihanna (9)
12. Tongue Tied - Grouplove (10)
13. She's So Mean - Matchbox Twenty (18)
14. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye f/Kimbra (12)
15. Brokenhearted - Karmin (11)
16. Come Over - Kenny Chesney (16)
17. Some Nights - fun (25)
18. Ho Hey - The Lumineers (23)
19. It's Time - Imagine Dragons (20)
20. 5-1-5-0 - Dierks Bentley (6)
21. Days Go By - The Offspring (21)
22. Postcard From Paris - The Band Perry (22)
23. The A Team - Ed Sheeran (27)
24. Scream - Usher (28)
25. Gold On The Ceiling - The Black Keys (17)
26. We Are Young - fun f/Jonelle Monae (24)
27. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - Pink (40)
28. The Wind - The Zac Brown Band (35)
29. The Night Out - Martin Solveig (19)
30. For You - Keith Urban (31)
31. Dark Side - Kelly Clarkson (36)
32. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction (26)
33. Chasing The Sun - The Wanted (34)
34. 50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train (39)
35. Climax - Usher (33)
36. Only The Horses - Scissor Sisters (38)
37. Silhouettes - Avicii f/Salif al Fakir (44)
38. (Kissed You) Good Night - Gloriana (46)
39. I Don't Like You - Eva Simons (37)
40. Even If It Breaks Your Heart - The Eli Young Band (32)
41. Pontoon - Little Big Town (61)
42. Too Close - Alex Clare (58)
43. How We Do (Party) - Rita Ora (43)
44. Angel Eyes - Love And Theft (49)
45. Over - Blake Shelton (50)
46. Spectrum (Say My Name) - Florence + The Machine (60)
47. Good Time - Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen (77)
48. Oh Love - Green Day (78)
49. Whistle - Flo Rida (53)
50. Give Your Heart A Break - Demi Lovato (45)
51. Time Is Love - Josh Turner (51)
52. Glad You Came - The Wanted (42)
53. Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend f/Ludacris (57)
54. Princess Of China - Coldplay f/Rihanna (54)
55. Dance Again - Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull (48)
56. Goin' In - Jennifer Lopez f/Flo Rida (64)
57. Starships - Nicki Minaj (47)
58. Wanted - Hunter Hayes (63)
59. Black Heart - Stooshe (65)
60. Can't Stop Me - Afrojack f/Shermanology (62)
61. Perfect World - The Gossip (81)
62. Wild Ones - Flo Rida f/Sia (52)
63. Glass - Thompson Square (67)
64. Why Ya Wanna - Jana Kramer (66)
65. Touch Me - Katharine McPhee (41)
66. Spectrum - Zedd f/Matthew Koma (76)
67. Tacata - Tacabro (71)
68. Back In Time - Pitbull (68)
69. Best Song Everrr - wallpaper (69)
70. Settle Down - No Doubt (89)
71. Mercy - Dave Matthews Band (85)
72. Big Hoops (The Bigger The Better) - Nelly Furtado (86)
73. Call My Name - Cheryl Cole (75)
74. Something To Do With My Hands - Thomas Rhett (74)
75. Never Close Our Eyes - Adam Lambert (DEBUT)
76. Home - Philip Phllips (90)
77. Cowboys And Angels - Dustin Lynch (79)
78. I Follow Rivers - Lykke Li (88)
79. Pray For Me - Anthony Hamilton (83)
80. Don't Wake Me Up - Chris Brown (80)
81. U Make Me Wanna - Eddie Amador & Kimberly Cole (DEBUT)
82. See U Move - Sted-E & Hybrid Heights f/Mr. V (82)
83. Feelin' Single - R. Kelly (91)
84. Want U Back - Cher Lloyd (100)
85. Queen Of California - John Mayer (DEBUT)
86. Uh Oh - Junior Doctor (94)
87. Put Your Graffiti On Me - Kat Graham (87)
88. Et Alors! - Shy'm (92)
89. Unity - Shinedown (93)
90. Take A Little Ride - Jason Aldean (98)
91. One More Night - Maroon 5 (DEBUT)
92. That's Why I Pray - Big & Rich (97)
93. This Is Love - will.i.am f/Eva Simons (95)
94. Lovin' You Is Fun - Easton Corbin (DEBUT)
95. Mercy - Kanye West f/Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz (96)
96. All Tied Up - Robin Thicke (RE-ENTRY)
97. The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes f/Ryan Tedder (DEBUT)
98. Euphoria - Loreen (99)
99. Truck Yeah - Tim McGraw (DEBUT)
100. Vegas Girl - Conor Maynard (DEBUT)

There are eight new songs on my chart this week (highlighted in green), and here they are, along with a little about the artists, with links to their previous hits on video in purple.

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The highest entry this week belongs to Adam Lambert, whose sophomore album Trespassing debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart. The second single from that effort (after "Better Than I Know Myself") is the current dance top-10 hit "Never Close Our Eyes"...

The team of DJ Eddie Amador, singer Kimberly Cole, and newcomer Garza had a hit on my list last year with "Arrow Through My Heart". and they all return for another top-20 dance hit that made my list, "U Make Me Wanna"...

John Mayer made the top-10 on my list three years ago with his "Heartbreak Warfare", and he's back with the second single from his Born and Raised album, "Queen Of California"...

Maroon 5 are still riding high at #2 with "Payphone", and they come in at #91 with "One More Night"...

Country singer Easton Corbin's debut album sent two singles to #1 on the country radio chart in Billboard, and the "Roll With It" guy is back with "Lovin' You Is Fun"...

Rap/rock hybrid act Gym Class Heroes were last on my list with "Stereo Hearts", featuring Maroon 5's Adam Levine. This time out they recruit another leader of a successful pop band, Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, on "The Fighter"...

Country superstar Tim McGraw just announced a limited-engagement set of concerts in Vegas with his wife Faith Hill, and his first hit from his new label Big Machine is "Truck Yeah"..I gotta tell you though, I'm pretty disappointed in this song. It has the most cliched lyrics that I've heard ever.

and bringing up the rear is English teen singer Conor Maynard, with his second top-5 UK hit after "Can't Say No", now possibly going to see Tim and Faith with a "Vegas Girl"...

Enjoy your weekend! And stay tuned tomorrow for this week's "Chart Sweeps" of Billboard magazine's newest debuts. Cheers!