twostepcub's music chart for April 6, 2012...

Hey folks, it's time for my rundown of my top-100 tunes for the week. This week Aussie Gotye with Kiwi Kimbra spend a fifth week at #1, while newcomers fun (pictured above) make it into the top-10. Singles by Melanie Amaro, Flo Rida, and Dev make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while former big hits by Snow Patrol, Kenny Chesney, Olly Murs, Blush, Keith Urban, and the Foo Fighters all drop off. Link-O-Rama is still in effect, so you can click on any of the highlighted artist names to go to their website. Now bunny hop!

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

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

This week's highest debut belongs to the alt-rock duo Black Keys, who follow up their #1 rock hit "Lonely Boy" with a track used in the March Madness NCAA tournament on CBS. It's the "Kill Bill" retroesque "Gold On The Ceiling"...



Next up are a couple of high-profile remixers/producers. First is Dave Aude, who has transformed a ton of records into club hits, including ones released on his own like the #1s "Figure It Out" and "Make It Last". He is back with singer Lena Katina, formerly one-half of the Russian pseudo-lesbian alt-dance duo T.a.T.U., who had a top-20 US hit "All The Things She Said" ten years ago. After becoming one of the most successful Russian music acts ever, Katina now sings on "Never Forget"...



The other legacy DJ is George Acosta, who last had a top-20 dance hit last year with "True Love", and now is back with singer Emma Lock on "Never Fear"...



Country group the Eli Young Band, named for band members Mike Eli and James Young, had Billboard's top country single of 2011 with "Crazy Girl". The also just won record of the year at last week's Academy of Country Music awards. Their followup to that hit is "Even If It Breaks Your Heart"...




Third-place American Idol finisher (from the "Lee Dewyze" final Cowell year) Casey James has his first hit courtesy of country radio with "Let's Don't Call It A Night"...



German punk rockers Die Artze, or "The Doctors", have scored three #1 hits in their homeland, including "Manner Sind Schweine (Men Are Swine)" and "Junge (Boy)" They return to the top-3 in that country with Zeidverschwaendung ("Waste Of Time")...



The final new entry this week is British singer Alexandra Burke, who won the British version of the X Factor singing competition in 2008. Since then she has amassed three UK #1 hits: her version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", and the dance-pop of "Bad Boys" and lite-reggae of "Start Without You". Burke returns to the English top-3 with "Elephant", featuring Colombian-American DJ Erick Morillo...




Now to everyone who celebrates, have a great bunny day tomorrow!