twostepcub's music chart for February 18, 2011...

Hey folks, it's a nice long weekend off, and it's time for my top 100 tunes for the week. this week Bruno Mars spends a third week on top, while British one-woman act Florence + The Machine (pictured above) leaps into the top-10. The biggest jumps come from songs by Kylie Minogue, Adele, and Britney Spears (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while former big hits by Stone Sour, Carrie Underwood, and Edward Maya drop out. Link-O-Rama is still in effect, so you can click on the highlighted artists below to go to their website, as well as the orange links to classic videos on youtube. I'll drive!

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Grenade - Bruno Mars (1)
2. For The First Time - The Script (3)
3. Firework - Katy Perry (2)
4. Raise Your Glass - Pink (4)
5. Somewhere With You - Kenny Chesney (5)
6. Maybe - Sick Puppies (8)
7. Waiting For The End - Linkin Park (7)
8. Tighten Up - Black Keys (6)
9. Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine (18)
10. Marry Me - Train (10)
11. Rhythm Of Love - Plain White T's (9)
12. You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me - Cher (12)
13. Secrets - OneRepublic (11)
14. Voices - Chris Young (15)
15. Sick Of You - Cake (17)
16. Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars (14)
17. Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) - Enrique Iglesias f/Ludacris (19)
18. Put You In A Song - Keith Urban (13)
19. We R Who We R - Ke$ha (21)
20. What's My Name? - Rihanna f/Drake (24)
21. Who's That Chick? - David Guetta f/Rihanna (28)
22. Hello - Martin Solveig f/Dragonette (30)
23. Shake Me Down - Cage The Elephant (26)
24. Animal - Neon Trees (22)
25. Fuckin' Perfect - Pink (35)
26. Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna (20)
27. Take Over Control - Afrojack f/Eva Simons (23)
28. Rolling In The Deep - Adele (44)
29. You Are - Charlie Wilson (33)
30. Better Than Today - Kylie Minogue (50)
31. Can't Be Friends - Trey Songz (41)
32. Someone Else Calling You Baby - Luke Bryan (32)
33. Jar Of Hearts - Christina Perri (37)
34. Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons (34)
35. Loca - Shakira f/Dizzee Rascal (25)
36. Back To December - Taylor Swift (42)
37. Hello World - Lady Antebellum (39)
38. Rock Tonight - J786 (43)
39. Undisclosed Desires - Muse (29)
40. The Last Days Of Disco - Robbie Williams (45)
41. A Year Without Rain - Selena Gomez & The Scene (51)
42. Miami 2 Ibiza - Swedish House Mafia f/Tinie Tempah (27)
43. Sing - My Chemical Romance (47)
44. The Time (Dirty Bit) - Black Eyed Peas (40)
45. Who Are You When I'm Not Looking - Blake Shelton (49)
46. Bullets In The Gun - Toby Keith (48)
47. Just A Dream - Nelly (31)
48. The Emergency - BT (38)
49. Give A Little More - Maroon 5 (16)
50. Louder (Put Your Hands Up) - Chris Willis (36)
51. This - Darius Rucker (63)
52. Dynamite - Taio Cruz (52)
53. Closer To The Edge - 30 Seconds To Mars (53)
54. Let Me Down Easy - Billy Currington (56)
55. Not Giving Up On Love - Armin Van Buuren f/Sophie Ellis-Bextor (57)
56. Don't You Wanna Stay - Jason Aldean f/Kelly Clarkson (64)
57. Start A Fire - Ryan Star (58)
58. One Hot Pleasure - Erika Jayne (46)
59. Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears (75)
60. Smoke A Little Smoke - Eric Church (60)
61. Little Miss - Sugarland (71)
62. What Do You Want - Jerrod Niemann (66)
63. Hey Sexy Lady - iSquare (65)
64. DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love - Usher f/Pitbull (59)
65. Move On Fast - Yoko Ono (77)
66. This Is Country Music - Brad Paisley (70)
67. I'm Doing Me - Fantasia (69)
68. Baby Likes To Bang - Zayra (72)
69. The Animal - Disturbed (79)
70. I Need Love - DJ Yiannis f/Georgie Porgie (85)
71. World So Cold - Three Days Grace (61)
72. Wildflower - JaneDear Girls (74)
73. Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (73)
74. From A Table Away - Sunny Sweeney (78)
75. Sweet Serendipity - Lee Dewyze (76)
76. Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band (DEBUT)
77. The Cave - Mumford & Sons (87)
78. Felt Good On My Lips - Tim McGraw (68)
79. Rocketeer - Far East Movement f/Ryan Tedder (DEBUT)
80. We Are The People - Empire Of The Sun (80)
81. Higher - Taio Cruz f/Kylie Minogue & Travie McCoy (DEBUT)
82. Notbroken - Goo Goo Dolls (82)
83. Barbra Streisand - Duck Sauce (62)
84. The Shape I'm In - Joe Nichols (86)
85. Fuck You/Forget You - Cee-Lo Green (RE-ENTRY)
86. Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) - Pitbull f/T-Pain (91)
87. Isolation - Alter Bridge (99)
88. Real - James Wesley (88)
89. Help Is On The Way - Rise Against (DEBUT)
90. Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not - Thompson Square (90)
91. Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland (95)
92. Emergency - Tank (92)
93. Family Man - Craig Campbell (94)
94. What The Hell - Avril Lavigne (100)
95. Where Do I Go From You - Clay Walker (97)
96. Seek Bromance - Tim/Berg (96)
97. Party Of The Year - Jipsta f/Sandy B. (DEBUT)
98. Sleepyhead - Passion Pit (DEBUT)
99. Coming Home - Diddy-Dirty Money f/Skylar Grey (DEBUT)
100. Lay With You - El DeBarge f/Faith Evans (DEBUT)

This week there are eight new songs on my list (marked in yellow), and I've included link to their earlier video classics (highlighted in orange). The first is by Georgia-based Zac Brown Band, with a song first previewed on their Pass The Jar live collection, and thankfully released on their latest CD You Get What You Give. It's easily my favorite song of theirs, and likely to follow the five-time #1 success of songs like "Chicken Fried" and "As She's Walking Away". Here's "Colder Weather"...



Next up is the Far East Movement with their follow-up to the US #1 hit "Like A G6". This time they bring a song co-written by Bruno Mars and featuring OneRepublic's lead singer Ryan Tedder on vocals. Here's "Rocketeer"...



Taio Cruz is back with a track that on his CD Rokstarr is solo, in America features Gym Class Heroes alum Travie McCoy, and in the rest of the world (and my preferred version) Kylie Minogue. In fact, on the US dance chart there a version featuring all three, and looks to be a #1 followup to "Break Your Heart" and "Dynamite", and he's taking this one "Higher"...



Chicago melodic hardcore act Rise Against have had two top-3 hits on the alternative rock chart - "Re-Education (Through Labor)" and "Savior", and look to make it a hat trick with their latest, "Help Is On The Way"...



DJ Jipsta is from Clifton, NJ, and has his third top-10 dance hit following "Middle Of The Dancefloor" and "I Want Your Sex" with a song featuring 90 house music singer Sandy B, who has had two #1 club hits of her own with "Make The World Go Round" and "Ain't No Need To Hide". Here's the ambitious "Party Of The Year"...



Passion Pit is a US electro-pop band from Massachusetts that have scored top-40 modern rock hits with "Little Secrets" and "The Reeling", and now have their first top-20 dance hit with the song "Sleepyhead". All 3 are worth a listen...



Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, aka Diddy, aka not sure, is back with an new image, and a new trio with two singers called Diddy-Dirty Money. As a lead artist, Diddy had two #1 US pop hits out of the gate with "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "I'll Be Missing You". In his new outfit, he's more introspective, with a song co-written by Skylar Grey, who formerly recorded under the name Holly Brook and had a #4 pop hit with "Where'd You Go". Here's "Coming Home"...



Finally R&B legend El DeBarge is back is my chart just in time for him to cancel his 'comeback' tour and enter rehab. I hope he gets the help he needs, because he is such a great talent, with his work with his family act (DeBarge) as well as his solo work with one US top-3 hit ("Who's Johnny"). His latest is a duet with Faith Evans, who's gone through a lot on her own (especially as the widow of the Notorious BIG), but also with a couple #2 R&B hits ("Love Like This" and "I Love You"). Here's the smooth retro soul of "Lay With You"...



Gimme the wheel!