twostepcub's music chart for August 5, 2011...

Hey folks, it's down to the wire contract-wise, so to take my mind off that, here's my top-100 tunes for the week. This week Lady GaGa takes over the top spot, while OneRepublic (pictured above) hang on in the top-10. Former big hits by The Band Perry, Taylor Swift, Aloe Blacc, Natalia Kills, and the Script drop out, as singles by Kylie Minogue, Beyonce, and Jason Derulo make the biggest moves (jumps of 10+ places highlighted in red). Link-O-Rama is still in effect, so you can click on any of the highlighted artist names to go to their website. Fight on..

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. The Edge Of Glory - Lady GaGa (2)
2. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO (1)
3. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry (5)
4. Give Me Everything - Pitbull f/Ne-Yo, Afrojack, & Nayer (4)
5. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People (3)
6. Rolling In The Deep - Adele (5)
7. Good Life - OneRepublic (7)
8. Don't You Wanna Stay - Jason Aldean f/Kelly Clarkson (10)
9. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Coldplay (11)
10. Save The World - Swedish House Mafia (14)
11. Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan (8)
12. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars (13)
13. Price Tag - Jessie J f/B.o.B (9)
14. Country Song - Seether (12)
15. Walk - Foo Fighters (21)
16. Save Me, San Franscisco - Train (20)
17. Adolescents - Incubus (17)
18. Never Gonna Leave This Bed - Maroon 5 (16)
19. Tomorrow - Chris Young (23)
20. Just Can't Get Enough - Black Eyed Peas (22)
21. Rope - Foo Fighters (19)
22. Something To Believe In - Parachute (18)
23. Judas - Lady GaGa (15)
24. You Are A Tourist - Death Cab For Cutie (26)
25. Keep Your Head Up - Andy Grammer (27)
26. Knee Deep - Zac Brown Band f/Jimmy Buffett (34)
27. So In Love - Jill Scott f/Anthony Hamilton (29)
28. If I Die Young - The Band Perry (33)
29. Country Girl (Shake It For Me) - Luke Bryan (30)
30. Who Says - Selena Gomez & The Scene (32)
31. Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum (31)
32. Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae (36)
33. Dirt Road Anthem - Jason Aldean f/Ludacris (37)
34. Am I The Only One - Dierks Bentley (38)
35. Call Your Girlfriend - Robyn (28)
36. Super Bass - Nicki Minaj (42)
37. Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love) - Kylie Minogue (54)
38. I'm Into You - Jennifer Lopez f/Lil' Wayne (43)
39. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele (51)
40. You & Tequila - Kenny Chesney f/Grace Potter (48)
41. Best Thing I Never Had - Beyonce (56)
42. Till Death - Wynter Gordon (52)
43. Don't Wanna Go Home - Jason Derulo (58)
44. Where Them Girls At - David Guetta f/Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj (46)
45. Addiction - Medina (45)
46. E.T. - Katy Perry f/Kanye West (41)
47. Homeboy - Eric Church (49)
48. Far Away - Marsha Ambrosius (44)
49. Fuckin' Perfect - Pink (39)
50. Changing - Airborne Toxic Event (57)
51. Barefoot Blue Jean Night - Jake Owen (61)
52. Arms - Christina Perri (59)
53. Till The World Ends - Britney Spears (53)
54. Pieces Of Me - Ledisi (68)
55. Run The World (Girls) - Beyonce (55)
56. Panic - Sublime With Rome (66)
57. If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away - Justin Moore (47)
58. Love Done Gone - Billy Currington (72)
59. Dirty Dancer - Enrique Iglesias f/Usher & Lil' Wayne (70)
60. Honey Bee - Blake Shelton (60)
61. Faster - Matt Nathanson (65)
62. Not My Daddy - Eva (62)
63. Changed The Way You Kiss Me - Example (63)
64. I Smile - Kirk Franklin (64)
65. Your Surrender - Neon Trees (67)
66. Remind Me - Brad Paisley f/Carrie Underwood (74)
67. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 f/Christina Aguilera (RE-ENTRY)
68. Freak Of Nature (Mas) - Ricky Martin (DEBUT)
69. What A Feeling - Alex Gaudino f/Kelly Rowland (79)
70. Crazy Girl - Eli Young Band (75)
71. On The Floor - Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull (69)
72. Lies Of The Beautiful People - Sixx:AM (76)
73. Worldwide - Roger Sanchez (78)
74. Here For A Good Time - George Strait (82)
75. Just Fishin' - Trace Adkins (77)
76. California King Bed - Rihanna (80)
77. Lost In You - Three Days Grace (81)
78. Long Hot Summer - Keith Urban (DEBUT)
79. Take a Back Road - Rodney Atkins (83)
80. (It) Feels So Good - Steven Tyler (84)
81. Hey Mama - Mat Kearney (87)
82. Love Don't Run - Steve Holy (86)
83. Don't Stop The Party - Black Eyed Peas (85)
84. The Last Goodbye - David Cook (88)
85. Falling In - Lifehouse (71)
86. The A Team - Ed Sheeran (92)
87. Man Down - Rihanna (95)
88. I Love You This Big - Scotty McCreery (90)
89. Louder - DJ Fresh f/Sian Evans (89)
90. Sail - AWOLnation (94)
91. If It's Love - Kem f/Chrisette Michele (96)
92. Glad You Came - The Wanted (DEBUT)
93. How We Roll - Loick Essien (93)
94. Sun & Moon - Above & Beyond f/Richard Belford (DEBUT)
95. All That You Are - Goo Goo Dolls (99)
96. So Far Away - Avenged Sevenfold (DEBUT)
97. Little Bad Girl - David Guetta f/Taio Cruz & Ludacris (DEBUT)
98. Pretty Ugly - Yenn (DEBUT)
99. Lonely Lisa - Mylene Farmer (DEBUT)
100. Made In America - Toby Keith (100)

There are eight new songs (highlighted in yellow) and one high re-entry on my list, and here they are, with links to older YouTube hits in orange:

Ricky Martin has come a long way since being the runt of the Puerto Rican boyband Menudo, to the leader of the Latin Explosion of 1999, to the gay rights advocate he is today. Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" was the hit of '99, and scored one more pop top-10 hit with "She's All I Ever Had". After cooling down a bit, though having a string of overseas and dance hits, Martin is back with a new autobiography and a new CD, featuring both English and Spanish songs. "Freak Of Nature", or "Mas" has reached the top ten on both the dance and Latin charts, and here's both...





Keith Urban is close to matching the almost-perfect record of having every radio single he's released reach the country top-10 save his first, "It's A Love Thing", back in '99 (hmmm, a pattern?). My favorite of his twenty-five big hits is "Tonight I Wanna Cry". His latest is the other side of that spectrum, celebrating the season in "Long Hot Summer"...



British boyband the Wanted score their second UK #1 single, after their debut hit "All Time Low", which is coincidentally climbing the US dance chart and bubbling back under my own. Their latest, the second from their upcoming fall CD, is "Glad You Came"...



Trance trio Above & Beyond has a cult following in the clubs, and after a couple well-performing singles like "On A Good Day" finally have a radio hit with "Sun & Moon" featuring vocalist Richard Belford...



After a trio of #2 rock hits with "Bat Country", "Nightmare", and "Welcome To The Family", SoCal outfit Avenged Sevenfold finally make #1 with the ballad "So Far Away"...



French super-DJ David Guetta joins his still-climbing "Where Them Girls At" with another triple threat with Taio Cruz and Ludacris with "Little Bad Girl"...



Vietnamese-American newcomer Yenn outdoes her minor dance hit form 2009 "So Good To Be Wrong" with the club top-20 "Pretty Ugly"...



The final debut is by Francophone superstar Mylene Farmer, who makes it an even dozen #1 hits in her home country, including songs like "XXL" and "Slipping Away" (with Moby). Her newest is "Lonely Lisa"...



and finally, one song makes a big re-entry on my list. It's Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera with "Moves Like Jagger" (the performance video will debut on Monday)...




...anybody want some peanutbutter sandwiches?