twostepcub's music chart for January 20, 2012...

Hey folks, it's time for my weekly roundup of my top 100 tunes for the week. Rihanna and Calvin Harris stay on top for a second week, while Adele (pictured above) finally gets her third hit from the awesome CD 21 into the top-10. The biggest jumps are made by tracks by Gloria Estefan, Lady GaGa, and Gotye (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red). Link-o-Rama is still in effect, so you can click on the highlighted name of any of the artists to go to their website...

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. We Found Love - Rihanna f/Calvin Harris (1)
2. Sexy & I Know It - LMFAO (2)
3. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry (3)
4. Paradise - Coldplay (4)
5. Not Over You - Gavin DeGraw (7)
6. Without You - David Guetta f/Usher (5)
7. Lonely Boy - The Black Keys (9)
8. All Your Life - The Band Perry (8)
9. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele (11)
10. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars (10)
11. Levels - Avicii (15)
12. Keep Me In Mind - The Zac Brown Band (13)
13. Good Feeling - Flo Rida (14)
14. Someone Like You - Adele (12)
15.Mr. Know It All - Kelly Clarkson (6)
16. Crawling Back To You - Daughtry (16)
17. Brighter Than The Sun - Colbie Caillat (17)
18. Cough Syrup - Young The Giant (19)
19. Let It Rain - David Nail f/Sarah Buxton (21)
20. Love You Like A Love Song - Selena Gomez & The Scene (20)
21. Fool For You - Cee-Lo Green f/Melanie Fiona or Philip Bailey (24)
22. The Sound Of Winter - Bush (18)
23. You - Chris Young (25)
24. These Days - Foo Fighters (30)
25. Heartbeat - The Fray (26)
26. Countdown - Beyonce (22)
27. Too Much In Love - Chris Willis (27)
28. When We Stand Together - Nickelback (23)
29. Buy My Love - Wynter Gordon (29)
30. Hangover - Taio Cruz f/Flo Rida (31)
31. Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes f/Adam Levine (28)
32. Drink In My Hand - Eric Church (36)
33. Brand New Bitch - Anjulie (34)
34. Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine (48)
35. I Don't Want This Night To End - Luke Bryan (37)
36. Reality - Kenny Chesney (40)
37. Stay - Tyrese (38)
38. Party People (Ignite The Night) - Erika Jayne (42)
39. Easy - Rascal Flatts f/Natasha Bedingfield (32)
40. Lights - Ellie Goulding (44)
41. Walk - Foo Fighters (39)
42. Face To The Floor - Chevelle (47)
43. Tattoos On This Town - Jason Aldean (33)
44. Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum (43)
45. I'm Gonna Love You Through It - Martina McBride (45)
46. Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs (51)
47. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon5 f/Christina Aguilera (46)
48. Called Out In The Dark - Snow Patrol (54)
49. Last Drag - Erika Jayne (53)
50. Storm Warning - Hunter Hayes (50)
51. Marry The Night - Lady GaGa (68)
52. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (52)
53. Wish You Were Here - Avril Lavigne (57)
54. Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith (58)
55. Give - LeAnn Rimes (55)
56. Hotel Nacional - Gloria Estefan (78)
57. I Like How It Feels - Enrique Iglesias f/Pitbull (35)
58. Lego House - Ed Sheeran (60)
59. Nothing - The Script (49)
60. My Heart Can't Tell You No - Sara Evans (62)
61. Tonight - Seether (56)
62. Monarchy Of Roses - Red Hot Chili Peppers (66)
63. You Gonna Fly - Keith Urban (69)
64. Video Games - Lana Del Rey (64)
65. We Owned The Night - Lady Antebellum (41)
66. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye f/Kimbra (82)
67. 1,000 Ships - Rachel Platten (67)
68. Camouflage - Brad Paisley (74)
69. Stay Together - Ledisi f/Jaheim (71)
70. Amen - Edens Edge (70)
71. You & I - Lady GaGa (61)
72. Love After War - Robin Thicke (73)
73. Home - Dierks Bentley (75)
74. Party - Beyonce f/Andre3000 (76)
75. Dedication To My Ex (Miss That) - Lloyd f/Andre3000 & Lil Wayne (77)
76. Titanium - David Guetta f/Sia (83)
77. You Make Me Feel... - Cobra Starship f/Sabi (65)
78. Life Of The Party - Charlie Wilson (72)
79. Love's Gonna Make It Alright - George Strait (79)
80. She Doesn't Mind - Sean Paul (80)
81. I Like It Like That - Hot Chelle Rae f/New Boyz (81)
82. If It Wasn't For Love - Deborah Cox (86)
83. Dark Horses - Switchfoot (63)
84. Love On Top - Beyonce (84)
85. Kiss Me Slowly - Parachute (85)
86. Turn Me On - David Guetta f/Nicki Minaj (DEBUT)
87. Lotus Flower Bomb - Wale f/Miguel (87)
88. Ni**as In Paris - Jay-Z & Kanye West (88)
89. Aberdeen - Cage The Elephant (93)
90. Care - Kid Rock f/Martina McBride & T.I. (90)
91. Wherever You Are - Military Wives (91)
92. Let Me Be Myself - Rosabel f/Tamara Wallace (97)
93. Je L'aime A Mourir - Shakira (95)
94. Fine By Me - Andy Grammer (94)
95. After Midnight - Blink-182 (DEBUT)
96. Bait A Hook - Justin Moore (96)
97. Lucky Now - Ryan Adams (DEBUT)
98. Where I Come From - Montgomery Gentry (100)
99. Fade Into Me - David Cook (99)
100. Ai Se Eu Te Pego - Michel Telo (DEBUT)

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

The highest entry is by French superDJ David Guetta, who now has three songs on my list, including his former 2sc #1 "Without You" with Usher and the climbing international hit "Titanium" with Australian singer Sia. The third is supported by rapper-singer-fashion icon Nicki Minaj, with a track that sounds not much like her usual squeak. Here's "Turn Me On"...



California rockers Blink-182 follow up their comeback hit "Up All Night" with another late-time ode, "After Midnight". It follows the former track into the modern rock top-10, where they've scored two #1's, with "All The Small Things" from 1999 and "I Miss You" from 2004.



Alt-country rock bad boy Ryan Adams has graced adult pop radio in the US with just his first single, "New York, New York", before dangling on the fringe of rock culture, though he has had a couple more top-40 hits in England, including his Grammy-nominated cover of Oasis' "Wonderwall". His latest is from his top-10 album Ashes & Fire, and it had made the top-3 on Triple-A (adult album alternative rock) radio. Here's the poignant "Lucky Now"...



And 180 degrees from that comes the next big European soccer anthem, this time courtesy of Brazilian singer Michel Telo. Telo's live number "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Portuguese for "Oh, if I catch You") got major exposure after soccer superstar Christiano Ronaldo danced to it with another player to celebrate a goal, and the track's popularity spread like wildfire to #1 status in Spain, Holland, Italy, and Belgium, and #2 and climbing fast in Germany, and it quite reminds me of the "Lambada" of the 80's....



That's it, now get to bed!