twostepcub's music chart for May 11, 2012....

Hey folks, it's time for my top-100 tunes for the week. This week Gotye and Kimbra spend a ninth week at the top, while Katy Perry (pictured above) hangs on in the top-10. Former big hits by Jake Owen, Flo Rida, and Foster The People drop out, while tracks by Karmin, Carly Rae Jepsen, and the Shins 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 artists' names to go to their official website for more info on them. Hooah!

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. Rumour Has It - Adele (2)
3. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz (3)
4. We Are Young - fun. f/Jonelle Monae (4)
5. Glad You Came - The Wanted (5)
6. Bully - Shinedown (6)
7. Feel So Close - Calvin Harris (7)
8. Part Of Me - Katy Perry (8)
9. Wild Ones - Flo Rida f/Sia (10)
10. Drive By - Train (12)
11. Turn Me On - David Guetta f/Nicki Minaj (11)
12. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction (18)
13. Set Fire To The Rain - Adele (9)
14. Give Me All Your Luvin' - Madonna f/Nicki Minaj & MIA (14)
15. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson (15)
16. A Woman Like You - Lee Brice (16)
17. Domino - Jessie J (13)
18. Over You - Miranda Lambert (20)
19. Tonight Is The Night - Outasight (19)
20. Run - Matt Nathanson f/Sugarland (21)
21. Starships - Nicki Minaj (26)
22. Titanium - David Guetta f/Sia (22)
23. Dancing Away With My Heart - Lady Antebellum (23)
24. Good Girl - Carrie Underwood (28)
25. International Love - Pitbull f/Chris Brown (25)
26. Payphone - Maroon5 f/Wiz Khalifa (DEBUT)
27. Love On Top - Beyonce (17)
28. Girl Gone Wild - Madonna (38)
29. Levels - Avicii (27)
30. Banjo - Rascal Flatts (34)
31. Drink On It - Blake Shelton (36)
32. Respect - Melanie Amaro (32)
33. Fine By Me - Andy Grammer (33)
34. Naked - Dev & Enrique Iglesias (35)
35. Next To Me - Emeli Sande (37)
36. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (24)
37. Gold On The Ceiling - Black Keys (39)
38. Eyes Open - Taylor Swift (46)
39. No Hurry - Zac Brown Band (41)
40. Wild One Two - Jack Back f/David Guetta, Nicky Romero & Sia (44)
41. Thank You - Estelle (45)
42. Better Than I Used To Be - Tim McGraw (42)
43. Better Than I Know Myself - Adam Lambert (43)
44. These Days - Foo Fighters (30)
45. Never Forget - Dave Aude f/Lena Katina (50)
46. Tongue Tied - Grouplove (48)
47. Brokenhearted - Karmin (59)
48. Lonely Boy - Black Keys (31)
49. Shadow Days - John Mayer (51)
50. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (62)
51. Fly Over States - Jason Aldean (56)
52. Lullaby - Nickelback (52)
53. Even If It Breaks Your Heart - Eli Young Band (57)
54. Midnight City - M83 (58)
55. Simple Song - The Shins (67)
56. Ai Se Eu Te Pego - Michael Telo (40)
57. If You Ever Come Back - The Script (61)
58. Drunk On You - Luke Bryan (64)
59. Everybody Talks - Neon Trees (69)
60. Springsteen - Eric Church (65)
61. Burn It Down - Linkin Park (DEBUT)
62. Oh My Goodness - Olly Murs (63)
63. She Gets Down On Her Knees - Yoko Ono (53)
64. You Don't Know Her Like I Do - Brantley Gilbert (66)
65. Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men (75)
66. Famous - Audio Playground (70)
67. We Found Love - Rihanna f/Calvin Harris (47)
68. Watching You Watch Him - Eric Hutchinson (68)
69. Never Give Up - Phil B f/Debby Holiday (81)
70. Time Is Love - Josh Turner (76)
71. Rock The Boat - Bob Sinclar f/Pitbull (71)
72. Got My Country On - Chris Cagle (72)
73. Ships In The Night - Mat Kearney (77)
74. Boyfriend - Justin Bieber (74)
75. Favorite Song - Colbie Caillat f/Common (79)
76. Sweeter - Gavin DeGraw (80)
77. Love You Like A Love Song - Selena Gomez & The Scene (54)
78. This Ole Boy - Craig Morgan (78)
79. Beers Ago - Toby Keith (90)
80. Climax - Usher (87)
81. Somethin' 'Bout A Truck - Kip Moore (84)
82. Turn Up The Music - Chris Brown (82)
83. Feel Like A Rock Star - Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw (83)
84. Share My Love - R. Kelly (86)
85. Heart Skips A Beat - Olly Murs f/Rizzle Kicks (85)
86. Let's Don't Call It A Night - Casey James (88)
87. Body On Mine - Eva (89)
88. (Kissed You) Good Night - Gloriana (92)
89. Greyhound - Swedish House Mafia (DEBUT)
90. Give Your Heart A Break - Demi Lovato (94)
91. You're On My Mind - Kem (91)
92. Real Love - Eric Benet (93)
93. Too Close - Alex Clare (DEBUT)
94. Wanna Make You Love Me - Andy Gibson (95)
95. Can't Say No - Conor Maynard (100)
96. I Follow Rivers - Lykke Li (DEBUT)
97. Look Around - Red Hot Chili Peppers (DEBUT)
98. Laserlight - Jessie J f/David Guetta (DEBUT)
99. Let's Get Naughty - Jessie & The Toyboys (DEBUT)
100. Forgive Forget - Caligola (DEBUT)

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

This week's highest entry is by Voice coach and hotness Adam Levine and Maroon5, who had their biggest hit this past year with "Moves Like Jagger". This time they pair up with "Black and Yellow" rapper Wiz Khalifa on a song they previewed on Adam's show. It debuts way up at #3 on Billboard's pop chart, and it's "Payphone"....

Neo-metal group Linkin Park are back with a song previewing their fifth album, Living Things. The band has scored ten number-one modern-rock hits, including "In The End" and "What I've Done". Their latest rocked in the rock charts at #2, and it's "Burn It Down"...

The trio of DJs Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello, collectively known as the Swedish House Mafia, have had a fruitful last two years, having four consecutive top-10 hits in Britain that also all made the US Dance top-3, including charttoppers "Miami 2 Ibiza" and "Save The World".  Their newest single is getting wide exposure hawking Absolut Vodka on TV, with a video featuring a most futuristic "Greyhound" race...

Next up is a singer from London that had his career resurrected thanks to a Microsoft ad this year. Alex Clare, who had at one time dated Amy Winehouse, was dropped by his label, but after viral response to his song being used in the Internet Explorer ads, now ends up with a #1 song in Germany, a top-5 British hit, and a single gaining momentum in the States with the awesome fusion of blues and dubstep in "Too Close"...

Swedish vocalist Lykke Li has been compared to Bjork, with her naturalistic and ethereal imagery and power-waif voice, and since its release at the beginning of 2011, her single "I Follow Rivers" has retained an underground following, including exposure from being covered on Glee and by Dutchmen Triggerfinger. Now her original has become a big hit in France and Belgium, reaching the top-5...

California rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers have their third straight top-10 modern rock hit from their latest CD I'm With You (including the #1 "Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie") with the frenetic "Look Around"...

Another Voice mentor debuts this week, but this time its from the British version, whose "Xtina" female seat is held by newcomer singer/songwriter Jessie J, who had one of my favorite songs of last year with "Price Tag". She's still riding high with her first US top-ten hit "Domino", and debuts from a track added to the re-issued version of her debut album, and featuring French DJ David Guetta (giving him four songs on my list this week). Here's "Laserlight"...

Not to be confused with "Ms. J" above, Jessie (Malakouti) & The Toy Boys follow up their top-10 dance hit "Push It" with another top-20 single, the lascivious "Let's Get Naughty"...

The final debut comes from a side project of Swedish rock group Mando Diao, who had a big European hit in 2009 with "Dance With Somebody". The band's singers Bjorn Dixgard and Gustaf Noren formed Caligola, and their single, and more dance-pop oriented "Forgive Forget" has become a big hit in Germany, and is a fave should-be-a-single-in-the-US of mine...

Have a great weekend, folks!