twostepcub's music chart for November 4, 2011...

Hey folks, it's time for my top-100 tunes for the past week. This week Adele spends a fifth week on top, while Gavin DeGraw (pictured above) moves up in the top-10. Former big hits by Depeche Mode, Lady GaGa, and Jake Owen drop off my list, while singles by Coldplay, the Zac Brown Band, and Rihanna makes 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 names to go to their official website (right-click to use another tab or window). And away we go!

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Someone Like You - Adele (1)
2. Nothing - The Script (2)
3. Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie - Red Hot Chili Peppers (3)
4. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People (6)
5. Walk - Foo Fighters (5)
6. Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae (4)
7. Not Over You - Gavin DeGraw (9)
8. Brighter Than The Sun - Colbie Caillat (8)
9. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon5 f/Christina Aguilera (7)
10. You & I - Lady GaGa (11)
11. The Sound Of Winter - Bush (15)
12. God Gave Me You - Blake Shelton (14)
13. So In Love -Jill Scott f/Anthony Hamilton (13)
14. Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum (10)
15. Mr. Know It All - Kelly Clarkson (20)
16. Baggage Claim - Miranda Lambert (18)
17. Little Bad Girl - David Guetta f/Taio Cruz & Ludacris (12)
18. Without You - David Guetta f/Usher (40)
19. Loca People - Sak Noel (22)
20. In The Dark - Dev (27)
21. Up All Night - Blink-182 (17)
22. Crawling Back To You - Daughtry (32)
23. Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry (21)
24. Wepa - Gloria Estefan (26)
25. Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift (25)
26. Long Hot Summer - Keith Urban (16)
27. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO (19)
28. Save The World - Swedish House Mafia (23)
29. I Got You - Thompson Square (33)
30. Crazy Girl - Eli Young Band (34)
31. We Owned The Night - Lady Antebellum (35)
32. Collide - Leona Lewis f/Avicii (24)
33. We Found Love - Rihanna f/Calvin Harris (58)
34. Life Of The Party - Charlie Wilson (36)
35. You Make Me Feel... - Cobra Starship f/Sabi (45)
36. Good Life - OneRepublic (28)
37. Hey Mama - Mat Kearney (37)
38. Elle Me Dit - Mika (42)
39. If I Die Young - The Band Perry (29)
40. Faster - Matt Nathanson (30)
41. Don't Hold Your Breath - Nicole Scherzinger (53)
42. Here For A Good Time - George Strait (38)
43. Papi - Jennifer Lopez (51)
44. Sexy & I Know It - LMFAO (64)
45. Let It Rain - David Nail (48)
46. Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes f/Adam Levine (45)
47. Show Me - Jessica Sutta (57)
48. In The Air - Morgan Page f/Sultan, Ned Shepard, BT, & Angela McCluskey (56)
49. California King Bed - Rihanna (31)
50. One More Drinking Song - Jerrod Niemann (50)
51. Make It Stop (September's Children) - Rise Against (54)
52. Cinema - Benny Benassi f/Gary Go (52)
53. I'm Still Hot - Luciana f/Betty White (55)
54. Champagne Showers - LMFAO f/Natalia Kills (44)
55. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Coldplay (43)
56. When We Stand Together - Nickelback (62)
57. Give Me Everything - Pitbull f/Ne-Yo, Afrojack, & Nayer (47)
58. Easy - Rascal Flatts f/Natasha Bedingfield (65)
59. Take A Back Seat - Rodney Atkins (39)
60. It Girl - Jason Derulo (84)
61. Paradise - Coldplay (93)
62. Heart Skips A Beat - Olly Murs f/Rizzle Kicks (63)
63. Tonight - Seether (67)
64. Tonite - Nicola Fasano f/Kat Deluna (66)
65. I Wanna Go - Britney Spears (61)
66. Keep Me In Mind - Zac Brown Band (98)
67. Jet Lag - Simple Plan f/Natasha Bedingfield (71)
68. Not Again - Staind (68)
69. Marry You - Bruno Mars (69)
70. I Won't Let You Go - James Morrison (74)
71. Floor On Fire - Taylor Dayne (DEBUT)
72. All About Tonight - Pixie Lott (76)
73. Mediate - INXS f/Tricky (77)
74. If It's Love - Kem f/Chrisette Michele (75)
75. New Age - Marlon Roudette (79)
76. Country Must Be Countrywide - Brantley Gilbert (81)
77. Tattoos On This Town - Jason Aldean (91)
78. Heaven - O.A.R. (78)
79. Love Slayer - Joe Jonas (DEBUT)
80. Kiss Me Slowly - Parachute (82)
81. Cost Of Livin' - Ronnie Dunn (86)
82. Pressure - Nadia Ali f/Starkillers & Alex Kenji (88)
83. Loud Music - Michelle Branch (59)
84. Cough Syrup - Young The Giant (94)
85. Made In America - Toby Keith (85)
86. All Your Life - The Band Perry (DEBUT)
87. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction (87)
88. Drink In My Hand - Eric Church (96)
89. Rain Over Me - Pitbull f/Marc Anthony (89)
90. Helena Beat - Foster The People (DEBUT)
91. Skyscraper - Demi Lovato (95)
92. Fool For You - Cee-Lo Green f/Melanie Fiona or Philip Bailey (99)
93. Storm Warning - Hunter Hayes (DEBUT)
94. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars (DEBUT)
95. I Got Nothin' - Darius Rucker (RE-ENTRY)
96. Got 2 Luv U - Sean Paul f/Alexis Jordan (RE-ENTRY)
97. Stay - Tyrese (DEBUT)
98. Run For Your Life - Matt Cardle (DEBUT)
99. Lightning - The Wanted (DEBUT)
100. Give Yourself Up - Kathy Sledge f/Adam Barta (DEBUT)

There are ten new songs on this week's list (highlighted in yellow), and here they are, along with a little about the artists, with links to their previous hits in orange. And off we go...

The highest entry this week sees the return of a dance powerhouse of the 80's Taylor Dayne. Dayne's debut single "Tell It To My Heart" made the top-10, and she followed that with six more consecutive top-10 songs, including the US pop charttopper "Love Will Lead You Back". Although she hasn't returned to that level since, her core audience remains true, sending eleven more songs into the dance top-10, and the eleventh debuts here, which will be included in here upcoming greatest hits set. Here's "Floor On Fire"...



Middle-child Joe Jonas has so far scored two top-40 pop singles without his brothers, and both are due to his role in the tween movie Camp Rock - "Gotta Find You" and "This Is Me" with Demi Lovato (who is concurrently on my list with "Skyscraper"). He just released his solo CD, and the song being promoted in the clubs has become a top-10 dance hit, "Love Slayer"..



Family country trio the Band Perry place their fourth hit from their self-titled debut CD (which includes the #1 hit "If I Die Young" which is still hanging around my list) with "All Your Life"...



Another trio with a long-running hit, in this case alt-rock group Foster The People, follow up their "Pumped Up Kicks" with "Helena Beat". The video sure makes up for the lack of creepiness from their last...



Country newcomer Hunter Hayes does the rare feat of not only co-producing his major-label debut, but playing all the instruments on the album (incredible in a town where a few hired hands have a chokehold on production). All while being 20 (and being a dead ringer for Rascal Flatt's Gary LeVox's voice). Here's "Storm Warning"...



Bruno Mars moves on from his debut which scored two #1s with "Just The Way You Are" and "Grenade" to provide the first single from the upcoming Twilight - Breaking Dawn Part 1 soundtrack, "It Will Rain"...



Along with his acting stint in movie franchises like Transformers and Fast and Furious, male model Tyrese has released four albums, and had two big hits, the top-10 pop hit "How You Gonna Act Like That" in 2003 and "Sweet Lady" in 1999. He also guested on rapper Chingy's top-10 pop/#1 R&B hit "Pullin' Me Back" in 2006. He's back with a just-released fifth effort with new single "Stay"...



Simon Cowell's X Factor is in full-steam in the States, and so far no where near the ratings that American Idol was, and proper karma for giving Cheryl Cole the boot. Meanwhile, the winner of last year's British version, Matt Cardle, is back with the followup to his "winner's" single, "When We Collide". It's written by Take That's Gary Barlow, and it's "Run For Your Life"...



Also from the UK, boyband the Wanted have their fifth top-3 single out of six tries in their homeland, including the #1 hits "All Time Low" and "Glad You Came", both of which also crossed over to American dance clubs. Their new single is "Lightning"...



The final debut is by "Sister" Kathy Sledge, who along with her siblings and help from Nile Rodgers of Chic, had two of the best disco singles ever with "We Are Family" and "He's The Greatest Dancer", as well as one of my personal favorite songs of all time, "Thinking Of You". In 1992 as a solo act she had a #1 dance club play single with "Take Me Back To Love Again". This time she's back supported by singer Adam Barta and a promo clip chock-full of reality-stars with "Give Yourself Up". Witness the train wreck that includes Kim Granatell (Real Housewives NJ), Jack Mackenroth (Project Runway), Tony Albanese (Cake Boss), Robin Krassner (Millionaire Matchmaker), and Miguel Allure (Jerseylicious), along with sister Kristin. It's also filmed and the big club in Asbury Park, New Jersey, DJ Shep Pettibone's Paradise...



And off for Glee! Hope you all in America voted today!