twostepcub's music chart for February 3, 2012...

Hey guys, sorry I've been away a week, but I'm back with my top-100 tunes from the last week. This week Rihanna spends a fourth week at the top, while Flo Rida (pictured above), puts Etta James' sample in the top 10 concurrently with a second tune (along with Avicii). Former big hits by Beyonce, The Script, and Rascal Flatts drop off my list, while tracks by The Swedish House Mafia, Blush, and Beyonce 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 names to go to their website. Congrats, Giants!

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. We Found Love - Rihanna f/Calvin Harris (1)
2. Not Over You - Gavin DeGraw (3)
3. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele (5)
4. Paradise - Coldplay (2)
5. Levels - Avicii (9)
6. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry (4)
7. Lonely Boy - The Black Keys (7)
8. All Your Life - The Band Perry (8)
9. Sexy & I Know It - LMFAO (6)
10. Good Feeling - Flo Rida (11)
11. Without You - David Guetta f/Usher (10)
12. Cough Syrup - Young The Giant (14)
13. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars (13)
14. These Days - Foo Fighters (22)
15. Love You Like A Love Song - Selena Gomez & The Scene (16)
16. You - Chris Young (21)
17. Mr. Know It All - Kelly Clarkson (15)
18. Keep Me In Mind - The Zac Brown Band (12)
19. Brighter Than The Sun - Colbie Caillat (17)
20. Fool For You - Cee-Lo Green f/Melanie Fiona or Philip Bailey (20)
21. Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine (28)
22. Hangover - Taio Cruz f/Flo Rida (26)
23. Someone Like You - Adele (18)
24. Heartbeat - The Fray (25)
25. Let It Rain - David Nail f/Sarah Buxton (19)
26. Drink In My Hand - Eric Church (30)
27. Too Much In Love - Chris Willis (27)
28. Crawling Back To You - Daughtry (23)
29. I Don't Want This Night To End - Luke Bryan (31)
30. The Sound Of Winter - Bush (24)
31. Marry The Night - Lady GaGa (36)
32. Reality - Kenny Chesney (34)
33. Stay - Tyrese (35)
34. Lights - Ellie Goulding (38)
35. Face To The Floor - Chevelle (39)
36. Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs (40)
37. Hotel Nacional - Gloria Estefan (42)
38. When We Stand Together - Nickelback (32)
39. Buy My Love - Wynter Gordon (29)
40. Called Out In The Dark - Snow Patrol (44)
41. Stereo Hearts - Gym Class Heroes f/Adam Levine (33)
42. Red Solo Cup - Toby Keith (46)
43. I'm Gonna Love You Through It - Martina McBride (45)
44. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye f/Kimbra (54)
45. Walk - Foo Fighters (43)
46. Storm Warning - Hunter Hayes (50)
47. Party People (Ignite The Night) - Erika Jayne (37)
48. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (52)
49. Last Drag - Traci Lords (49)
50. Wish You Were Here - Avril Lavigne (51)
51. Titanium - David Guetta f/Sia (61)
52. Turn Me On - David Guetta f/Nicki Minaj (62)
53. Monarchy Of Roses - Red Hot Chili Peppers (55)
54. You Gonna Fly - Keith Urban (58)
55. My Heart Can't Tell You No - Sara Evans (59)
56. Video Games - Lana Del Rey (60)
57. If It Wasn't For Love - Deborah Cox (64)
58. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon5 f/Christina Aguilera (48)
59. Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum (56)
60. Love After War - Robin Thicke (68)
61. Brand New Bitch - Anjulie (47)
62. Camouflage - Brad Paisley (66)
63. Domino - Jessie J (DEBUT)
64. Love On Top - Beyonce (76)
65. 1,000 Ships - Rachel Platten (65)
66. Antidote - Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party (82)
67. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson (DEBUT)
68. Dedication To My Ex (Miss That) - Lloyd f/Andre3000 & Lil Wayne (74)
69. Home - Dierks Bentley (71)
70. Amen - Edens Edge (70)
71. I Like It Like That - Hot Chelle Rae f/Hot Boyz (73)
72. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz (72)
73. Love's Gonna Make It Alright - George Strait (75)
74. Let Me Be Myself - Rosabel f/Tamara Wallace (80)
75. Pass At Me - Timbaland f/Pitbull (81)
76. Tattoos On This Town - Jason Aldean (53)
77. Tonight - Seether (67)
78. Fine By Me - Andy Grammer (88)
79. Life Of The Party - Charlie Wilson (78)
80. Aberdeen - Cage The Elephant (84)
81. Alone With You - Jake Owen (91)
82. Naughty Naughty - Porcelain Black (87)
83. You Da One - Rihanna (DEBUT)
84. Lotus Flower Bomb - Wale f/Miguel (86)
85. Je L'aime A Mourir - Shakira (89)
86. Dance On - Blush (100)
87. Ours - Taylor Swift (DEBUT)
88. Ai Se Eu Te Pego - Michel Telo (92)
89. Mama Do The Hump - Rizzle Kicks (99)
90. Drive By - Train (DEBUT)
91. Big In Japan - Martin Solveig f/Dragonette (95)
92. Be With You - Erasure (DEBUT)
93. After Midnight - Blink-182 (93)
94. Bait A Hook - Justin Moore (94)
95. The Walk - Mayer Hawthorne (DEBUT)
96. Everybody Dance - Gravitonas vs. Roma Kenga (96)
97. Dark Horses - Switchfoot (83)
98. Where I Come From - Montgomery Gentry (98)
99. My Heart Is Broken - Evanescence (DEBUT)
100. Heart On Fire - Scars On 45 (DEBUT)

There are nine new songs on my list this week, and here they are, along with a little about the artist, with links to their previous hits on video in orange...

The highest entry goes to English singer Jessie J, who crossed over big in the states with her former UK #1 hit "Price Tag". She scores her second British charttopper with a fun Katy-Perry-esque number that has become her first US Top 10 hit, "Domino"....



Next up is the singer who performed the National Anthem at last Sunday's Super Bowl, Kelly Clarkson, who this week claims her third US #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit (after debut "A Moment Like This" and 2009's "My Life Would Suck Without You") with the title song from her latest CD Stronger. Subtitled "What Doesn't Kill You", she's really trying to work my nerves, between her naively ignorant disregard for her large gay following with her support of Ron Paul, to more importantly the endless shilling of this song with whatever carmaker she's doing the commercial for with this song, making it more of an ad than music at times. Still, dammit, dammit dammit, it's Kelly Clarkson! Hence, debuting at a lofty #67...



Speaking of women who get on my nerves, the more I hear in the gossip, the more I'm convinced Rihanna's "We Found Love" is just a whackadoo love ode to Chris Brown. Complete with graphic video including a bleached-hair black guy (only this one being Irish), coupled with last year's #1 "S&M", makes it feel like we're all being toyed with, no? Anyways her latest is a reggae-thump toss-off with another video (like "S&M") that is being accused of plagiarizing another fashion photographer (this time Norwegian Solve Sundsbo) on "You Da One"...



Taylor Swift made history a little while ago when all seventeen of the songs on her latest CD Speak Now (including the 3 on the "Deluxe Version") have sold enough individually to each chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Out of those seventeen, nine have made the top 40, seven of those made the top-20, and 4 of those reached the top-10 ("Mine", "Back To December", the title track, and "If This Were A Movie", the latter from the Deluxe). Another of the "Deluxe" tracks, "Ours" has now found a home on country radio, moving up into the top-20 there. Here's her "9 to 5" take (making her "Judy"?)...



Next up is the first single from the upcoming followup to California rock band Train's comeback hit Save Me, San Francisco, which produced the megahit "Hey Soul Sister". Since they's been so successful on "Adult top 40" radio, I was surprised to find they only made the all-genre top-20 three other times, with top-5 "Drops Of Jupiter" as well as first hit "Meet Virginia" (#15) and "Calling All Angels" (#19). Here's the mature rock of "Drive By"...



One Of My favorite bands of all time, Erasure has plugged on for over 25 years now, racking up 16 UK top-10 hits, as well as 15 US dance top-10s with two charttoppers (1987's "Victim Of Love" and 2005's "Breathe"). Their second single from their latest is climbing the top-20 dance list here, and it's "Be With You"...



Now for one of my unknown faves of the moment, American blue-eyed soul singer Mayer Hawthorne, who has got the retro yet edgy vibe down pat. Here he is going full-on Brangelina in his top-3 AAA single "The Walk"....



Back from a five-year hiatus and another reshuffle of band members, Amy Lee and Evanescence return with a third CD that at least made #1 on the album charts. They'll have to live with the three pop top-10 they've accrued ("Bring Me To Life", "My Immortal", and "Call Me When You're Sober"). Their latest is meandering in the adult top-40 chart, which is a shame, cause it's as good as her best, and it's "My Heart Is Broken"...



The final debut this week comes from a song that's received exposure on the TV show Grey's Anatomy. Last year it was a sleeper hit on AAA (adult album alternative) radio, and now it's crossed to adult pop thanks to McDreamy, McSteamy, and McWhatever. Performed by British rockers Scars On 45 (nice pun), here's "Hearts On Fire"...



Until this weekend, stay warm!