Pop Sweep: June 16, 2012...


Hey folks, it's time to sample this week's new songs debuting on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 and Adult Top 40 charts.

This highest entry on this week's Hot 100 is Canadian Justin Bieber's second song to chart from his upcoming record, Believe. It samples Michael Jackson's 70's track "We've Got A Good Thing Going" from his Ben album. Bieber used the chiming keyboard riff on "Die In Your Arms" coming in all the way up at #17...



After a couple of false starts getting a new album off the ground, British singer Jay Sean returns with a song at #85 featuring the everpresent rapper Pitbull on "I'm All Yours"...


British boy band The Wanted sneak in at #93 with their followup to their top-3 US pop hit "Glad You Came" with "Chasing the Sun"...


and at #97, Australian country singer Keith Urban enters with a song featured in the military fake-docudrama movie Act Of Valor, "For You"...


Meanwhile, over on Adult Top-40 radio, American Idol runner-up and gay icon Adam Lambert comes in at #35 with his second single from his #1 album Trespassing, "Never Close Our Eyes"...


Speaking of Idol, first-season winner Kelly Clarkson comes in at #36 with her third single from her album Stronger, "Dark Side"...


and Apple beneficiary and modern rock band Grouplove come in at #40 with their top-5 rock hit "Tongue Tied"...



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