twostepcub's music chart for January 8, 2009...

Hey folks, it's time for my top tunes for the week. This week Owl City reach the top, while Rob Thomas (pictured above) hangs around in the top-3. Former big hits by Five For Fighting, Beyonce, and Pet Shop Boys drop off the list, while songs by Simone Denny, Usher, and Michael Buble make the biggest moves.

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Fireflies - Owl City (2)
2. Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson (1)
3. Someday - Rob Thomas (3)
4. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa (6)
5. Uprising - Muse (4)
6. Never Gonna Be Alone - Nickelback (8)
7. Sexy Bitch/Sexy Chick - David Guetta f/Akon (7)
8. Million Dollar Bill - Whitney Houston (5)
9. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood (9)
10. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (10)
11. Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys (17)
12. Consider Me Gone - Reba McEntire (16)
13. Fallin' For You - Colbie Caillat (11)
14. Perfect - Depeche Mode (15)
15. Paparazzi - Lady GaGa (13)
16. Hang On - Plumb (18)
17. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas (24)
18. White Liar - Miranda Lambert (22)
19. Bad Habits - Maxwell (14)
20. Savior - Rise Against (12)
21. (If You're Wondering...) I Want You To - Weezer (21)
22. Kings & Queens - 30 Seconds To Mars (26)
23. Do I - Luke Bryan (19)
24. Make Me - Janet Jackson (32)
25. Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon (25)
26. Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble (36)
27. If You Only Knew - Shinedown (37)
28. Whatcha Say - Jason Derulo (28)
29. Maybe - Ingrid Michaelson (29)
30. I Wanna Know What Love Is - Mariah Carey (30)
31. I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes - Dierks Bentley (33)
32. Smoke - Jus Jack (34)
33. We Weren't Born To Follow - Bon Jovi (20)
34. Halfway Gone - Lifehouse (44)
35. Hey, Soul Sister - Train (35)
36. Breakeven - The Script (41)
37. Fuck You - Lily Allen (23)
38. Smile - Uncle Kracker (38)
39. Fight For You - Morgan Page (43)
40. Sexy People - Lolene (45)
41. S.O.S. (Let The Music Play) - Jordin Sparks (31)
42. We Are Golden - Mika (27)
43. I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin (46)
44. Come On - Green River Ordinance (40)
45. Fifteen - Taylor Swift (49)
46. Down - Jay Sean f/Lil' Wayne (39)
47. Outta Here - Esmee Denters (48)
48. The Truth - Jason Aldean (55)
49. Why Don't We Just Dance - Josh Turner (59)
50. Kiss Me Back (Cry Tonight) - Kim Sozzi (50)
51. Party In The USA - Miley Cyrus (42)
52, Southern Voice - Tim McGraw (54)
53. Live Like You're Dying - Kris Allen (56)
54. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas (52)
55. Break - Three Days Grace (57)
56. Replay - Iyaz (62)
57. 1901 - Phoenix (67)
58. History In The Making - Darius Rucker (58)
59. Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead (53)
60. Life After You - Daughtry (65)
61. Push N Pull - Noferini & Marini f/Sylvia Tosun (71)
62. Red Light - David Nail (51)
63. Tik Tok - Ke$ha
64. Wish U Love - Chad Jack & Tim Leteer f/Fawn (72)
65. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift (60)
66. Russian Roulette - Rihanna (66)
67. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic (68)
68. Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon (70)
69. Heartbreak Warfare - John Mayer (79)
70. Twang - George Strait (73)
71. You Used To Know - Andrea Carnell (81)
72. Papers - Usher (87)
73. One Love - David Guetta f/Estelle (DEBUT)
74. 3 - Britney Spears (74)
75. Rain - Creed (76)
76. Eight Second Ride - Jake Owen (78)
77. Drama Queen - Simone Denny & Barry Harris (93)
78. Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls f/Taylor Swift (82)
79. Hot - Inna (85)
80. Mistake - Moby (80)
81. Bonfire - Craig Morgan (63)
82. Fresh Out The Oven - Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull (86)
83. J'aimerais Tellement - Jena Lee (83)
84. Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song) - Toby Keith (88)
85. Heavy Cross - The Gossip (RE-ENTRY)
86. Ain't Leaving Without You - Jaheim (90)
87. American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley (91)
88. Back Up Against The Wall - Cage The Elephant (92)
89. That's How Country Boys Roll - Billy Currington (89)
90. 'Til Summer Comes Around - Keith Urban (100)
91. A Little More Country Than That - Easton Corbin (97)
92. Hurry Home - Jason Michael Carroll (99)
93. Stereo Love - Edward Maya f/Vika Jigulina (95)
94. Come Back Clean - Crystal Method (DEBUT)
95. Killing In The Name - Rage Against The Machine (DEBUT)
96. Today - Gary Allan (DEBUT)
97. The Climb - Joe McElderry (DEBUT)
98. I Like - Keri Hilson (DEBUT)
99. OK It's Alright With Me - Eric Hutchinson (DEBUT)
100. Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton f/Trace Adkins (DEBUT)

This week eight new songs debut, and by far the highest is by French dance legend David Guetta, who is still in the top-10 with "Sexy Bitch". This time he pairs with English soul singer Estelle, of "American Boy" note, for the retro-disco thumper "One Love"...

Next is another dance powerhouse, Crystal Method, who have been on the US dance scene since 1996, with Emily Haines from the rock group Metric, with "Come Back Clean"...

Every year in Great Britain there's a race to see what song will sell enough to be the #1 Christmas song for the year. The last four years have been monopolized, for better or worse, by winners of Simon Cowell's "X Factor" singing competition. Well this year, thanks to a Facebook-led campaign, the 2009 winner (who will be coming up shortly) was outdone by a 17-year-old heavy metal rock track from American band Rage Against The Machine. It's the anti-establishment powerhouse "Killing In The Name", and I admit I was thrilled it won out (besides raising thousands of dollars for UK homeless charity Shelter).

Country star Gary Allan is back with the ballad "Today"...

And back to that UK Xmas single battle. The singer that lost out was Joe McElderry, who still debuted in the UK at #2 then hit #1 the week after, and still made my list with a cover of Miley Cyrus' "The Climb"...