twostepcub's music chart for September 30, 2011...

Hey folks, it's time for my top-100 tunes for the week. This week the Foo Fighters claim the top spot, while the return of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (pictured above) bring themselves back to the top-10. Former big hits by Adele, Dierks Bentley, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Wynter Gordon, and Jason Derulo drop off my list, while songs by Leona Lewis, Lady GaGa, and Kelly Clarkson 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 artist's names to go to their websites for music, videos, tour dates, info and more. Bring it on down to Robbinsville!

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Walk - Foo Fighters (2)
2. Someone Like Adele - Adele (4)
3. If I Die Young - the Band Perry (1)
4. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry (3)
5. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People (5)
6. Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae (8)
7. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 f/Christina Aguilera (7)
8. Save The World - Swedish House Mafia (6)
9. Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers (11)
10. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO (10)
11. Nothing - The Script (13)
12. Super Bass - Nicki Minaj (12)
13. Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love) - Kylie Minogue (9)
14. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Coldplay (14)
15. So In Love - Jill Scott f/Anthony Hamilton (19)
16. Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum (17)
17. Long Hot Summer - Keith Urban (22)
18. Good Life - OneRepublic (18)
19. Best Thing I Never Had - Beyonce (15)
20. The Edge Of Glory - Lady GaGa (16)
21. You & Tequila - Kenny Chesney f/Grace Potter (23)
22. Little Bad Girl - David Guetta f/Taio Cruz & Ludacris (34)
23. California King Bed - Rihanna (27)
24. Faster - Matt Nathanson (28)
25. Barefoot Blue Jean Night - Jake Owen (25)
26. Talking To The Universe - Yoko Ono (30)
27. Behind The Wheel 2011 - Depeche Mode (29)
28. Give Me Everything - Pitbull f/Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer (24)
29. Not Over You - Gavin DeGraw (31)
30. Love Done Gone - Billy Currington (32)
31. Brighter Than The Sun - Colbie Caillat (35)
32. Up All Night - Blink-182 (36)
33. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele (20)
34. God Gave Me You - Blake Shelton (44)
35. Take A Back Road - Rodney Atkins (43)
36. All That You Are - Goo Goo Dolls (38)
37. Save Me, San Francisco - Train (26)
38. Lowlife - Theory Of A Deadman (40)
39. Collide - Leona Lewis f/Avicii (74)
40. The Sound Of Winter - Bush (50)
41. Pieces Of Me - Ledisi (33)
42. I Got You - Thompson Square (56)
43. Baggage Claim - Miranda Lambert (61)
44. Crazy Girl - Eli Young Band (48)
45. Undivided - Blush f/Snoop Dogg (47)
46. Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan (41)
47. Arms - Christina Perri (45)
48. Here For A Good Time - George Strait (49)
49. You & I - Lady GaGa (71)
50. Man Down - Rihanna (52)
51. Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift (58)
52. Love Don't Run - Steve Holy (57)
53. Hey Mama - Mat Kearney (53)
54. Danza Kuduro - Don Omar f/Lucenzo (54)
55. I Wanna Go - Britney Spears (55)
56. Sail - AWOLnation (66)
57. Remind Me - Brad Paisley f/Carrie Underwood (46)
58. Cinema - Benny Benassi f/Gary Go (59)
59. One More Drinking Song - Jerrod Niemann (73)
60. Just Fishin' - Trace Adkins (62)
61. Champagne Showers - LMFAO f/Natalia Kills (79)
62. The Life Of The Party - Charlie Wilson (77)
63. Right There - Nicole Scherzinger f/50 Cent (65)
64. Lost In You - Three Days Grace (64)
65. Let It Rain - David Nail (69)
66. Holdin' On - Dave Aude (68)
67. Mr. Know It All - Kelly Clarkson (89)
68. Loud Music - Michelle Branch (70)
69. Elle Me Dit - Mika (81)
70. Heart Skips A Beat - Olly Murs f/Rizzle Kicks (78)
71. Not Again - Staind (76)
72. Make It Stop (September's Children) - Rise Against (72)
73. Jealousy - Will Young (85)
74. Wepa - Gloria Estefan (DEBUT)
75. Country Song - Seether (75)
76. I'm Still Hot - Luciana f/Betty White (84)
77. Whirring - The Joy Formidable (87)
78. In The Dark - Dev (RE-ENTRY)
79. You Make Me Feel... - Cobra Starship f/Sabi (DEBUT)
80. Stand - Lenny Kravitz (80)
81. Loca People - Sak Noel (93)
82. Freak Like Me - Mayra Veronica (86)
83. Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes f/Adam Levine (DEBUT)
84. Easy - Rascal Flatts f/Natasha Bedingfield (94)
85. Marry You - Bruno Mars (DEBUT)
86. Heaven - O.A.R. (90)
87. We Owned The Night - Lady Antebellum (DEBUT)
88. Irresistible Force - Jane's Addiction (DEBUT)
89. Never Will Be Mine - Rye Rye f/Robyn (DEBUT)
90. Made In America - Toby Keith (91)
91. Country Must Be Countrywide - Brantley Gilbert (95)
92. Stay Awake - Example (92)
93. No One Gonna Love You - Jennifer Hudson (DEBUT)
94. Got 2 Luv U - Sean Paul f/Alexis Jordan (99)
95. Yes - Musiq Soulchild (DEBUT)
96. In The Air - Morgan Page f/Sultan & Ned Shepard, BT, & Angela McCluskey (DEBUT)
97. The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars (97)
98. New Age - Marlon Roudette (100)
99. All Fired Up - The Saturdays (DEBUT)
100. All About Tonight - Pixie Lott (DEBUT)

There are a dozen new songs on my list this week (highlighted in yellow), and here they are, along with a little about the artists and links to their previous hits on YouTube in orange.

The highest entry this week is by the biggest musical export from Cuba, Gloria Estefan. In the late 80's, early 90's, Estefan (along with the Miami Sound Machine) scored three US #1 hits with "Anything For You" (still my fave song of hers), "Don't Wanna Lose You", and "Coming Out Of The Dark". After a break of eight years, Gloria is back with Little Miss Havana (sold only at Target right now), and her sixth #1 dance club hit, "Wepa"...



There are two debuts from record label Decaydance, run by Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz. The first is by pop/dance/rock outfit Cobra Starship, who had a US top-10 hit with "Good Girls Go Bad" in 2009. The band is back top-10 with supporting vocalist Sabi with "You Make Me Feel...", with a clip cameoing a homeless-looking Robin Williams...



The other Decaydance group is Gym Class Heroes, who are also celebrating their second US top-10 hit. GCH's came in 2006 with the Supertramp-cribbing "Cupid's Chokehold", and while their followups didn't really do well stateside, they placed two top-10 hits in England with "Clothes Off!" and "Cookie Jar". Last year lead Travie McCoy released a solo CD which gave him his biggest-known hit of all, "Billionaire". McCoy is back with his band and Maroon5 lead singer Adam Levine for "Stereo Hearts"....



Travie's "Billionaire" featured the debut of singer/songwriter Bruno Mars, who now is promoting the fourth single from his debut album Doo-Wops and Hooligans, which gave the singer two giant #1 hits with "Just The Way You Are" and "Grenade". His latest is my fave from the CD for its classic retro vibe and timeless melody that ensures being played and every wedding from now until eternity as well as a stint on Glee. Here's "Marry You"...



Country trio Lady Antebellum have five #1 singles to their name in the last two years, including the multiformat smash "Need You Now" which was one of the biggest hits of any genre in 2009-2010, as well as the currently-charting "Just A Kiss", which is also starting to crossover to pop radio. On their home format they are back with a song they also performed this past weekend on Saturday Night Live. Here's "We Owned The Night"...



Perry Farrell's Jane's Addiction was one of the seminal post-punk rock bands of the 90's, though one that was a little scattered. The group had two classic singles from their sophomore CD with "Stop" and "Been Caught Stealing" in 1990. After that came a tumultous period with Farrell dissolving JA to form Porno For Pyros, as well as coordinate the hugely successful Lolapalooza music festival. The group reformed in 2003 with a third #1 modern rock hit with "Just Because", and after eight more years Farrell is back with Dave Navarro (who in the meantime was a part of the Red Hot Chili Peppers), with the first track from their upcoming CD, "Irresistible Force"...




Baltimore, Maryland-born rapper Rye Rye has her first success with some help from Swedish dance cult fave Robyn, who already sports a #1 hit from this year with "Call Your Girlfriend", and the two have another dance hit on their hands with "Never Will Be Mine"...



Jennifer Hudson's classic "Spotlight" was a highlight on last night's Glee, and "Effie" is back with the second single from her latest CD I Remember Me after "Where You At" with another R&B hit that's also burning the dancefloor, "No One Gonna Love You"...



Philadelphia native Musiq Soulchild's biggest success so far was from his second CD Juslisen, which produced two top-20 US pop hits with "halfcrazy" and "dontchange" in 2002. The alt-soul artist is back with a top-5 adult R&B ultra-smooth and inspirational "Yes"...



The next track is a collaboration between five artists. Taking lead is Los Angeles DJ Morgan Page, who was nominated for a Grammy in 2009 for his track "The Longest Road". He's had two more top-10 dance hits with "Fight For You" and "Call My Name", which coincidentally is the title of the first hit from Sultan and Ned Shepard who support him here. Also in the mix is US DJ BT, who being the biggest "name" here with 2 dance #1 in "Blue Skies" and "I Remember". Together the DJs provide backdrop for Scottish singer Angela McCluskey for "In The Air"...



British/Irish girl-group the Saturdays have now had ten top-10 UK hits including two #2 hits, "Forever Is Over" and their cover of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough". Unfortunately their tenth didn't quite give them their first #1, but a top-3 finish ain't bad. Here's "All Fired Up"...



The last debut is by British singer Pixie Lott's debut CD Turn It Up boasts six UK top-10 singles, including the #1 tracks "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" and "Boys And Girls". She previews her upcoming work with another #1 song that beat out Leona Lewis and the Saturdays, and is the British airplay leader so far, "All About Tonight"...



Next up, the biggest songs of the year, 3/4 of the way in....