twostepcub's music chart for February 25, 2011...

Hey folks, it's time for my top-100 tunes for the week. this week Bruno Mars makes it four week at the top, while San Franciscans Train (pictured above) move up in the top-10. Former big hits by Muse, BT, Maroon 5, Taio Cruz, Erika Jayne, Usher, Three Days Grace, and Duck Sauce drop out, while songs by Taio Cruz, Zac Brown Band, and the Far East Movement 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 highlighted names to go to their website (right-click to use another window or tab in your browser). The thirteenth time's the charm!

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

There are nine new songs on my list (debuts highlighted in yellow). I've included previous classic hits in youtube links in orange.

First up is singer Consuelo Costin, who was born in New York, but after time in Europe calls LA her home. Her first hit single pairs her with DJs Finbarr Massi and Dan DeLeon for the seductive dance track "Naked"...



Next is another debut single, this time by an indie rock duo from Sacramento, CA named Middle Class Rut. Zack Lopez and Sean Stockham have been playing the circuit for awhile, garnering some buzz in England a few years back, but "New Low" marks their first big hit in the US...



There are two brothers on my chart separately - Charles Kelley from Lady Antebellum and the next artist, his brother Josh. Josh Kelley first had big success in adult-rock, where he scored two top-10 hits with "Amazing" (which was also a top-40 pop hit) and "Only You". Taking cues from his brother, Josh released a three-song EP of country songs that are a nice variation of his pop work, and his first country radio hit from it is "Georgia Clay". He also just happens to be married to one Katherine Heigl. Hmmm...



English singer Jessica Cornish, or Jessie J as she records by, is another BRIT school alum like Adele and Amy Winehouse, and recently won the "Critic's Choice Award" at the BRIT awards a couple weeks ago. She also has written hits for some big American artists, most notably "Party In The USA" for one Miley Cyrus. Since then she has placed two singles in the UK top-10 concurrently, with "Do It Like A Dude" hitting the runner-up spot, while, her second single becomes her first #1 in her homeland, and her first Billboard Hot 100 hit in America. She gets some help from rapper B.o.B, who's pretty hot following his big hits "Nothin' On You" and "Airplanes". The result, "Price Tag" does sound a little like a cooler, more retro "PITUSA"...



Romanian siren Elena Apostoleanu, otherwise known as Inna, had a huge European smash with "Hot" that went #1 in a number of countries, and top-10 in Britain, along with a #1 placing on US dance radio. Her followup "Amazing" was an even bigger hit in France, and her third placing on my list has a video that makes me really wish summer would come sooner. Here's "Sun Is Up"...



London drum-and-bass act Chase & Status had their first UK top-10 success with one of my favorite acts of last year, Plan B, with "End Credits". That song can be found on their CD No More Idols, as well as their latest, a top-5 hit featuring British R&B singer Liam Bailey, and it's called "Blind Faith"...



Southern California metalcore act Avenged Sevenfold are probably hoping their third #2 US Rock hit following 2005's "Bat Country" and last year's "Nightmare" makes their first #1 with the anthemic grind of "Welcome To The Family"...



Chris Brown had it big. Two #1 singles with "Run It" and "Kiss Kiss", as well as a dozen other top-40 hits. Then came his assault on Rihanna, which surprisingly didn't completely kill his career off, though it took a wedding-video meme charm of "Forever" and some laying low to wear off the bad will (though Rihanna's masochistic flaunting didn't hurt). His latest is a throwback to his earlier Jackson-esque dance-R&B, and it's called "Yeah 3X"...



The final debut on my chart is by dancehall singer Colonel Reyel from the French island of Guadeloupe (home of the reggae style zouk), with his first big hit on the French chart, with "Celui" (He).



That last one REALLY makes me wish for the beach. Oh well, happy winter!