twostepcub's music chart for April 13, 2012...

Hey folks, it's time for my weekly list of my top-100 songs. This week Gotye and Kimbra share a sixth week at the top, while Kelly Clarkson (pictured above) hangs in in the top-10. Firmer big hits by Florence + The Machine, Erasure, and the Swedish House Mafia drop out, while tracks by Lee Brice, Jason Aldean, and Yoko Ono make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places marked in red). Link-Rama is still in effect, so you can click the highlighted name of any of the artists on the chart to go to their official website (rightclick and use a separate tab or window and keep this up). Let the games begin!

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye f/Kimbra (1)
2. We Are Young - fun. (4)
3. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele (3)
4. Turn Me On - David Guetta f/Nicki Minaj (2)
5. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz (5)
6. Domino - Jessie J (6)
7. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson (7)
8. Drive By - Train (8)
9. Love On Top - Beyonce (9)
10. Bully - Shinedown (12)
11. Glad You Came - The Wanted (16)
12. Part Of Me - Katy Perry (22)
13. Rumour Has It - Adele (21)
14. Alone With You - Jake Owen (15)
15. Feel So Close - Calvin Harris (23)
16. Lonely Boy - Black Keys (11)
17. Levels - Avicii (13)
18. Titanium - David Guetta f/Sia (10)
19. Ours - Taylor Swift (17)
20. These Days - Foo Fighters (14)
21. Wild Ones - Flo Rida f/Sia (29)
22. Give Me All Your Luvin' - Madonna f/Nicki Minaj & MIA (26)
23. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars (19)
24. Paradise - Coldplay (18)
25. Don't Stop (Color On The Walls) - Foster The People (20)
26. A Woman Like You - Lee Brice (44)
27. We Found Love - Rihanna f/Calvin Harris (27)
28. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (30)
29. Run - Matt Nathanson f/Sugarland (31)
30. Tonight Is The Night - Outasight (35)
31. Ai Se Eu Te Pego - Michel Telo (38)
32. Love You Like A Love Song - Selena Gomez & The Scene (28)
33. International Love - Pitbull f/Chris Brown (40)
34. Love After War - Robin Thicke (24)
35. Not Your Fault - AWOLnation (36)
36. Dancing Away With my Heart - Lady Antebellum (43)
37. Not Over You - Gavin DeGraw (33)
38. Respect - Melanie Amaro (50)
39. Good Feeling - Flo Rida (39)
40. Fine By Me - Andy Grammer (41)
41. Face To The Floor - Chevelle (37)
42. We Run The Night - Havana Brown f/Pitbull (32)
43. Over You - Miranda Lambert (53)
44. Banjo - Rascal Flatts (46)
45. Next To Me - Emeli Sande (47)
46. Naked - Dev & Enrique Iglesias (51)
47. F U Betta - Neon Hitch (48)
48. Drink On It - Blake Shelton (52)
49. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry (34)
50. Better Than I Used To Be - Tim McGraw (54)
51. Starships - Nicki Minaj (63)
52. Lullaby - Nickelback (56)
53. No Hurry - Zac Brown Band (58)
54. Good Girl - Carrie Underwood (64)
55. R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - RLP & Barbara Tucker f/Lil Jon (60)
56. Thank You - Estelle (66)
57. She Gets Down On Her Knees - Yoko Ono (71)
58. Gold On The Ceiling - Black Keys (72)
59. Woo - Anthony Hamilton (61)
60. Better Than I Know Myself - Adam Lambert (62)
61. Cough Syrup - Young The Giant (57)
62. Shadow Days - John Mayer (69)
63. Love's Gonna Make It Alright - George Strait (49)
64. Tongue Tied - Grouplove (68)
65. Satellite - Rise Against (67)
66. Surrender - Paul Oakenfold (55)
67. Never Forget - Dave Aude f/Lena Katina (77)
68. Changed The Way You Kiss Me - Example (74)
69. Charlie Brown - Coldplay (73)
70. Don't Fuck With My Money - Penguin Prison (70)
71. Be Your Freak - Kenny Dope f/Josh Milan (76)
72. Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Eli Young Band (82)
73. Sexy & I Know It - LMFAO (45)
74. Midnight City - M83 (78)
75. Real Love - Eric Benet (80)
76. Fly Over States - Jason Aldean (91)
77. A Simple Song - The Shins (89)
78. You Don't Know Her Like I Do - Brantley Gilbert (86)
79. Never Fear - George Acosta f/Emma Lock (79)
80. If You Ever Come Back - The Script (84)
81. Take Care - Drake f/Rihanna (81)
82. Watching You Watch Him - Eric Hutchinson (90)
83. Hot Right Now - DJ Fresh f/Rita Ora (83)
84. Got My Country On - Chris Cagle (88)
85. Where I Come From - Montgomery Gentry (85)
86. Alone Again - Alyssa Reid f/Jump Smokers (87)
87. I Like It Like That - Hot Chelle Rae f/New Boyz (75)
88. Springsteen - Eric Church (92)
89. Ships In The Night - Mat Kearney (DEBUT)
90. Somethin' 'Bout A Truck - Kip Moore (94)
91. This Ole Boy - Craig Morgan (93)
92. Rock The Boat - Bob Sinclar f/Pitbull (96)
93. Heart Skips A Beat - Olly Murs f/Rizzle Kicks (95)
94. Let's Don't Call It A Night - Casey James (98)
95. Home - Dierks Bentley (65)
96. Insomnia - L2 (DEBUT)
97. She Doesn't Mind - Sean Paul (RE-ENTRY)
98. Remember Everything - Five Finger Death Punch (DEBUT)
99. Last Time - Labrinth (DEBUT)
100. Can't Stop Me - Afrojack f/Shermanology (DEBUT)

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

The highest entry belongs to singer-songwriter Mat Kearney, who hails from Eugene Oregon. His biggest hit so far has been his first single, the top-10 adult-pop track "Nothing Left To Lose". Late last year he returned with the excellent song "Hey Mama", and follows that up with another top-30 adult40 hit, "Ships In The Night". His vocals remind me of Coldplay's Chris Martin, especially...



Next up is sister act L2, comprised of Melissa and Jessica, who two years ago scored a top-10 dance club hit with "Boys and Girls". Recently they were nominated for awards in their roles in the Off-Broadway play Cleopatra - a Life Unparalleled. They are back with the top-20 "Insomnia"...



California heavy metal group Five Finger Death Punch (named for a martial arts move) have taken their third LP to the top-3 on the US albums chart, and the second single from the CD has risen to the runner-up spot on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, matching their cover of the 70s classic "Bad Company". Here they are with "Remember Everything"...



British electro-dance singer Labrinth was Simon Cowell's first signing in six years that wasn't connected to a TV singing competition, and he's more that compensated for the exposure by placing all three of his lead-artist singles into the UK top-five, as well as two collaborations with rapper Tinie Tempah. His last, the rockin' "Earthquake", made it to #2 in the UK. His latest is "Last Time"...



The final debut is by Dutchman Nick Van der Wall, who records under the moniker Afrojack. He had originally gained worldwide acclaim with the dance track "Take Over Control", before co-writing and producing the mega-smash with Pitbull, "Give Me Everything" last year. He comes this year with a song featuring fellow Holland trio Shermanology on "Can't Stop Me"...



And that's it. Have a great weekend!