twostepcub's music chart for July 25, 2008

Hey guys - I'm trying to get back in the swing of things, so here's my tunes for the week. It's been over a month since the last post, and after a dozen weeks on top, Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" is replaced by another lady of Welsh heritage, Duffy. Weezer (pictured above), the only Americans in the top-5, are closing in quickly, though. Happy Birthday Mikie! You're 40 before me! Yay!

This week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Mercy - Duffy (2)
2. Pork & Beans - Weezer (3)
3. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (1)
4. All I See - Kylie Minogue (4)
5. Pocketful Of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield (5)
6. In Love With A Girl - Gavin DeGraw (6)
7. Tryin' To Stop Your Leavin' - Dierks Bentley (10)
8. Love Remains The Same - Gavin Rossdale (13)
9. Feels Like Tonight - Daughtry (7)
10. Stop And Stare - OneRepublic (11)
11. Viva La Vida - Coldplay (27)
12. Realize - Colbie Caillat (12)
13. Take A Bow - Rihanna (23)
14. Home - Blake Shelton (15)
15. No Air - Jordin Sparks f/Chris Brown (16)
16. Last Name - Carrie Underwood (9)
17. Same Old F*cking Story - Cyndi Lauper (17)
18. Rise Above This - Seether (18)
19. Stay Beautiful - The Last Goodnight (8)
20. Damaged - Danity Kane (21)
21. Nine In The Afternoon - Panic! At The Disco (19)
22. Gunpowder & Lead - Miranda Lambert (24)
23. Disco Lies - Moby (20)
24. 4 Minutes - Madonna f/Justin Timberlake (14)
25. Leavin' - Jesse McCartney (25)
26. We Weren't Crazy - Josh Gracin (28)
27. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (29)
28. Love Song - Sara Bareilles (22)
29. Stamp Your Feet - Donna Summer (37)
30. American Boy - Estelle f/Kanye West (30)
31. If I Never See Your Face Again - Maroon5 f/Rihanna (40)
32. Hammerhead - The Offspring (33)
33. Given Up - Linkin Park (36)
34. Another Try - Josh Turner f/Trisha Yearwood (35)
35. All Summer Long - Kid Rock (43)
36. I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab For Cutie (38)
37. Turn It Up - Mark Picchiotti p/Basstoy (42)
38. New Soul - Yael Naim (26)
39. Violet Hill - Coldplay (44)
40. What's Done Is Done - Tracy Young p/Ceevox (41)
41. I Still Miss You - Keith Anderson (47)
42. Better As A Memory - Kenny Chesney (32)
43. Let It Die - Foo Fighters (49)
44. Just Dance - Lady Gaga f/Colby O'Donis (46)
45. All Over You - The Spill Canvas (45)
46. Stand By Me - Mr. Timothy f/Inaya Day (50)
47. Break The Ice - Britney Spears (31)
48. Whatever It Takes - Lifehouse (34)
49. The Time Of My Life - David Cook (56)
50. Woman - Raheem DeVaughn (48)
51. Fall - Kimberley Locke (62)
52. It's Not My Time - 3 Doors Down (52)
53. Where The Music Takes You - Ari Gold f/Sasha Allen (63)
54. Every Other Weekend - Reba McEntire f/Kenny Chesney (58)
55. I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry (76)
56. Bottle It Up - Sara Bareilles (60)
57. Good Time - Alan Jackson (57)
58. Great DJ - The Ting Tings (78)
59. Funplex - The B-52's (59)
60. Shake It - Anane f/Tony Touch & Mr. Vegas (73)
61. Every Day - Rascal Flatts (39)
62. All I Want To Do - Sugarland (68)
63. Handle Me - Robyn (87)
64. Warwick Avenue - Duffy (66)
65. Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner (67)
66. Dance Like There's No Tomorrow - Paula Abdul & Randy Jackson (51)
67. You Look Good In My Shirt - Keith Urban (97)
68. Inside The Fire - The Disturbed (86)
69. This Is Not Real Love - George Michael f/Mutya Buena (55)
70. Discipline - Nine Inch Nails (70)
71. Back When I Knew It All - Montgomery Gentry (75)
72. Learning How To Bend - Gary Allan (85)
73. Never Would Have Made It - Marvin Sapp (79)
74. I Can't Help Myself - Bellatrax f/Sophie May (74)
75. Won't Be Home Without You - Maroon5 (53)
76. Give It 2 Me - Madonna (DEBUT)
77. Sorry - Buckcherry (65)
78. I'm Still A Guy - Brad Paisley (71)
79. We Break The Dawn - Michelle Williams (DEBUT)
80. Underneath - Alanis Morissette (54)
81. The Right Life - Seal (69)
82. Handlebars - The Flobots (72)
83. Rock With U - Janet Jackson (84)
84. Just Got Started Lovin' You - James Otto (77)
85. All Around Me - Flyleaf (90)
86. Put A Girl In It - Brooks & Dunn (88)
87. Love Don't Live Here - Lady Antebellum (61)
88. Should've Said No - Taylor Swift (92)
89. The River - Noel Gourdin (93)
90. Shine - Anna Nalick (95)
91. Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson (100)
92. Do You Believe Me Now - Jimmy Wayne (DEBUT)
93. You're The Only One - Eric Benet (DEBUT)
94. I Can Sleep When I'm Dead - Jason Michael Carroll (96)
95. Spice Up Your Life 2008 - The Spice Girls (DEBUT)
96. Life In A Northern Town - Sugarland f/Little Big Town & Jake Owen (98)
97. Holler Back - The Lost Trailers (99)
98. Set U Free 2008 - Planet Soul (DEBUT)
99. Forever - Chris Brown (DEBUT)
100. Teenage Love Affair - Alicia Keys (DEBUT)

This week eight new songs enter the chart - starting with the grande dame herself, Madonna. Her second single from her 11th proper album, Hard Candy, "Give It 2 Me" sounds like something off her disco-infused last effort, Confessions On A Dance Floor, while the video seems like a direct copy of Kylie's "All I See"...



As 1/3 of the last version of Destiny's Child, Michelle Williams always played backseat to both Beyonce and Kelly Rowland. After a foray into gospel, Williams new set embraces dance culture. It's got the funky, filtered disco sound I can't get enough of. Here's "We Break The Dawn"...



Jimmy Wayne, a country singer from North Carolina, had 4 top-20 country hits from his debut album in 2003. 5 years is an eternity in music, but he comes back strong with the tearjerker "Do You Believe Me Now"...

Eric Benet has kept a low profile since his fiasco of a divorce from Halle Berry, but he's back with a retro low-key ballad that's quite reminiscent of Babyface. Here's "You're The Only One"...



There are two songs that re-enter due to updated remixes, and the one with the highest profile is the second mix this year on my chart from the Spice Girls, with "Spice Up Your Life"...here they are in concert in my neck of the woods...



The second re-vamp debut is Planet Soul's "Set U Free". I was sad to hear lead singer Nadine Renee died giving childbirth a few years back, but the song itself will carry on nicely...



Chris Brown is the new Usher is the new Bobby Brown is the new Michael Jackson. Yeah Yeah Yeah. "Forever" is still an awesome pop followup to "With You", and gets me dancing in the car...

Finally, Alicia Keys tries to pretend she's not 27 with "Teenage Love Affair"...See you CAN fall in love at a political rally! You go Alicia!