twostepcub's music chart for December 19, 2008...

Hey everybody...the nasty nasty cold is beginning to go, and just in time for Christmas! Woohoo! This week's list has Nickelback sticking around up top, while Leona Lewis (pictured above) sneaks into the top three. Hit songs by Bucky Covington, Georgie Porgie, and Lindsay Lohan drop off the list, while Keith Urban, Ultra Nate, and Robin Thicke make the biggest moves. Link-O-Rama is in full effect, so you can click on the name of any artist to go to their website. Ho Ho Ho!

This Week Song/Artist (Last Week's position in parentheses)
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1. Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback (1)
2. Shattered (Turn The Car Around) - O.A.R. (2)
3. Better In Time - Leona Lewis (4)
4. Magic (Touch) - Robin Thicke f/Mary J. Blige (6)
5. Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade (5)
6. Hot N Cold - Katy Perry (6)
7. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (7)
8. Spotlight - Jennifer Holiday (3)
9. I Don't Care - Apocalyptica f/Adam Gontier (11)
10. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid - The Offspring (10)
11. Human - The Killers (15)
12. Broken - Lifehouse (12)
13. Re-Education (Through Labor) - Rise Against (9)
14. Let It Go - Tim McGraw (16)
15. Love Remains The Same - Gavin Rossdale (13)
16. Here - Rascal Flatts (18)
17. Already Gone - Sugarland (21)
18. Green Light - John Legend f/Andre 3000 (23)
19. Crush - David Archuleta (26)
20. Love Remembers - Craig Morgan (20)
21. What About Now - Daughtry (17)
22. Keeps Getting Better - Christina Aguilera (34)
23. Beating My Heart - Jon McLaughlin (25)
24. Disturbia - Rihanna (22)
25. Don't - Billy Currington (31)
26. Don't Call Me Baby - Kreesha Turner (27)
27. Let Me Be Myself - 3 Doors Down (32)
28. Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon (33)
29. Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson (19)
30. Chasing Pavements - Adele (14)
31. Every Word - Ercola (24)
32. One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks (28)
33. Addicted - Saving Abel (44)
34. Beautiful Life - Jody Watley (36)
35. Anything Goes - Randy Houser (35)
36. In Color - Jamey Johnson (37)
37. Grass Is Greener - Dave Aude f/Sisely Treasure (39)
38. Start A Band - Brad Paisley f/Keith Urban (41)
39. The Greatest - Michelle Williams (46)
40. Right Here (Departed) - Brandy (52)
41. Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf f/Lil Wayne (50)
42. Feel That Fire - Dierks Bentley (48)
43. So What - Pink (43)
44. If I Were A Boy - Beyonce (53)
45. I Can't Get No Sleep 2008 - India (47)
46. Troublemaker - Weezer (30)
47. Reach Out - Hilary Duff (51)
48. Light On - David Cook (54)
49. Sandcastle Disco - Solange (76)
50. Sweet Thing - Keith Urban (73)
51. Behind - Flanders (63)
52. Love Story - Taylor Swift (56)
53. Break Me - Tina Sugandh (38)
54. Looking For A Good Time - Lady Antebellum (58)
55. Here I Stand - Usher (64)
56. Viva La Vida - Coldplay (42)
57. Just Dance - Lady GaGa f/Colby O'Donis (57)
58. She Wouldn't Be Gone - Blake Shelton (62)
59. Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park (49)
60. Get Up - Mary Mary (60)
61. Cobrastyle - Robyn (55)
62. Feel Your Love - Kim Sozzi (40)
63. Underlying Feeling - Sylvia Tosun (69)
64. Second Chance - Shinedown (68)
65. Roll With Me - Montgomery Gentry (67)
66. I Hate This Part - Pussycat Dolls (77)
67. Twisted - Ultra Nate (83)
68. IfULeave - Musiq Soulchild f/Mary J. Blige (74)
69. Let Me - Pat Green (70)
70. Love Hurts - Incubus (85)
71. Just A Dream - Carrie Underwood (45)
72. Need U Bad - Jazmine Sullivan (65)
73. Breakdown - Seether (90)
74. Lovers In Japan - Coldplay (93)
75. The Sweetest Love - Robin Thicke (96)
76. Womanizer - Britney Spears (84)
77. The Show - Lenka (78)
78. Chicken Fried - The Zac Brown Band (80)
79. Country Boy - Alan Jackson (79)
80. Love Lockdown - Kanye West (81)
81. Frozen - Tami Chynn f/Akon (66)
82. Energy - Keri Hilson (82)
83. Rock N Roll Train - AC/DC (88)
84. Juliet Of The Spirits - The B-52's (98)
85. Where I Stood - Missy Higgins (92)
86. Worked Up - Brian Anthony (97)
87. The Promise - Girls Aloud (89)
88. Down The Road - Kenny Chesney f/Mac McAnally (99)
89. Without You - Hinder (91)
90. We're The Pet Shop Boys (Close My Eyes) - Robbie Williams f/Pet Shop Boys & Sander Van Doorn (DEBUT)
91. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce (DEBUT)
92. Cowgirls Don't Cry - Brooks & Dunn (96)
93. Someone Like You - Safetysuit (94)
94. God Love Her - Toby Keith (100)
95. You Found Me - The Fray (DEBUT)
96. American Boy - Estelle f/Kanye West (86)
97. Decode - Paramore (DEBUT)
98. Middle Of The Dancefloor - Jipsta (87)
99. Nothing Left To Say - Mint Condition (RE-ENTRY)
100. Miss Independent - Ne-Yo (DEBUT)

This week five new songs debut and one re-enters. The highest of them is Robbie Williams, though not literally anymore, since he's thankfully up and getting himself together in rehab. The third song from his Rudebox album (after "Lovelight" and "She's Madonna") was originally an homage "We're The Pet Shop Boys", featuring none other than the duo themselves, but now has been revamped with Dutch DJ Sander Van Doorn with the subtitle "Close My Eyes"...

and I'd be remiss not to include the original, which I admit to prefer..

Beyonce is already scaling the chart with "If I Were A Boy", but the follow-up couldn't wait. Internet meme and all, it's a friggin' powerhouse. Witness the thighmaster thickness of "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"...

Not my friend Karl would not hear it if I didn't mention this video is a knockoff of the delightfully trippy dance number of Gwen Verdon titled "Mexican Breakfast"...here it is...

and then there's this...

Denver-based rock band the Fray, most notable for songs like "Over My Head" and "How To Save A Life" are back with a new single from their upcoming album, here's "You Found Me"..

Another rock band that was nominated for a Grammy, Tennesseans Paramore, are back with a track from the soundtrack from the vampire-love movie "Twilight". Here's "Decode"...