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

Hey everyone, it's time for the weekly list of my top-100 tunes for the week. This week Carly Rae Jepsen spends a fifth week at the top, while Icelandic band Of Monsters And Men (pictured above) move up in the top-10. Songs by Ellie Goulding, Matchbox Twenty, and Jamiroquai make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while former big hits by Madonna and Foster The People drop off. Link-O-Rama is still in effect, so you can click on any of the highlighted artists' names to connect to their official website. Let's have a kiki!

This Week              Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (1)
2. Payphone - Maroon5 f/Wiz Khalifa (2)
3. Brokenhearted - Karmin (3)
4. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye f/Kimbra (4)
5. Burn It Down - Linkin Park (5)
6. Tongue Tied - Grouplove (8)
7. Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men (9)
8. Where Have You Been - Rihanna (12)
9. Everybody Talks - Neon Trees (11)
10. Gold On The Ceiling - The Black Keys (10)
11. We Are Young - fun f/Jonelle Monae (6)
12. 5-1-5-0 - Dierks Bentley (16)
13. Starships - Nicki Minaj (7)
14. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction (14)
15. Beers Ago - Toby Keith (19)
16. Climax - Usher (20)
17. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz (15)
18. Wild Ones - Flo Rida f/Sia (13)
19. Drunk On You - Luke Bryan (23)
20. Even If It Breaks Your Heart - The Eli Young Band (24)
21. Titanium - David Guetta f/Sia (21)
22. The Night Out - Martin Solveig (26)
23. Drive By - Train (18)
24. Wide Awake - Katy Perry (36)
25. Live To Rise - Soundgarden (25)
26. Let's Go - Calvin Harris f/Ne-Yo (28)
27. Glad You Came - The Wanted (27)
28. Postcard From Paris - The Band Perry (34)
29. I Heart You - Toni Braxton (31)
30. Calling (Lose My Mind) - Sebastian Ingrosso + Alesso f/Ryan Tedder (30)
31. I Don't Like You - Eva Simons (41)
32. Dance Again - Jennnifer Lopez f/Pitbull (32)
33. Come Over - Kenny Chesney (38)
34. Greyhound - Swedish House Mafia (22)
35. Rumour Has It - Adele (29)
36. Timebomb - Kylie Minogue (DEBUT)
37. Good Girl - Carrie Underwood (17)
38. Time Is Love - Josh Turner (42)
39. Give Your Heart A Break - Demi Lovato (43)
40. You Don't Know Her Like I Do - Brantley Gilbert (40)
41. Days Go By - The Offspring (53)
42. It's Time - Imagine Dragons (52)
43. Menergy - Ralphi Rosario f/Shawn Christopher (44)
44. For You - Keith Urban (54)
45. Zero Gravity - Kerli (46)
46. Ho Hey - The Lumineers (56)
47. Sweeter - Gavin DeGraw (47)
48. Shadow Days - John Mayer (35)
49. The A Team - Ed Sheeran (49)
50. Free - Graffiti6 (50)
51. Touch Me - Katharine McPhee (61)
52. Lights - Ellie Goulding (75)
53. Chasing The Sun - The Wanted (63)
54. Better Than I Used To Be - Tim McGraw (33)
55. Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) - Silversun Pickups (55)
56. Boyfriend - Justin Bieber (58)
57. White Knuckle Ride - Jamiroquai (72)
58. (Kissed You) Good Night - Gloriana (62)
59. Trust Me - Matt Zarley (37)
60. Outta My Head - Daughtry (60)
61. She's So Mean - Matchbox Twenty (83)
62. Princess Of China - Coldplay f/Rihanna (66)
63. Guardian - Alanis Morissette (64)
64. Springsteen - Eric Church (39)
65. My Kind Of Love - Emeli Sande (65)
66. Dark Side - Kelly Clarkson (71)
67. Can't Stop Me - Afrojack f/Shermanology (67)
68. Hats Off To The Bull - Chevelle (68)
69. Scream - Usher (79)
70. Hold On - Alabama Shakes (45)
71. How We Do (Party) - Rita Ora (76)
72. Thank You - Estelle (48)
73. Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson (59)
74. Silhouettes - Avicii f/Salif Al Fakir (74)
75. Angel Eyes - Love And Theft (77)
76. Why Ya Wanna - Jana Kramer (78)
77. Part Of Me - Katy Perry (57)
78. Home Sweet Home - the FARM (82)
79. Back In Time - Pitbull (81)
80. Euphoria - Loreen (80)
81. Call My Name - Cheryl Cole (85)
82. 50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train (86)
83. Tage Die Wiese - Die Toten Hosen (84)
84. Over - Blake Shelton (94)
85. Cowboys And Angels - Dustin Lynch (87)
86. Some Nights - fun (96)
87. Glass - Thompson Square (91)
88. Whistle - Flo Rida (92)
89. Free - Haley Reinhart (89)
90. Blessed - Jill Scott (90)
91. Wanted - Hunter Hayes (DEBUT)
92. Balada - Gusttavo Lima (93)
93. Tacata - Tacabro (95)
94. Black Heart - Stooshe (DEBUT)
95. Beat Of My Heart - Gabry Ponte f/Sophia Del Carmen & Pitbull (DEBUT)
96. Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend f/Ludacris (100)
97. Something To Do With My Hands - Thomas Rhett (99)
98. Pray For Me - Anthony Hamilton (DEBUT)
99. Miracle - Norka (DEBUT)
100. Mercy - Kanye West f/Big Sean, Pusha T, & 2 Chainz (DEBUT)

 There are seven new songs on this week's chart (highlighted in green), and here they are, along with a little about the artist, with links to their previous hits on video in orange. And away we go....

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Debuting all the way up in the top-40 is Kylie Minogue, with her latest single, "Timebomb". Kylie just released a greatest hits set, including her top songs on the span of her 25 year career, including "Can't Get You Out Of My Head", "Better The Devil You Know", and "The Locomotion". For this standalone single, Kylie created a "Twitterbomb" of her followers to lead up to the release on iTunes. Now the song is a top-10 dance hit in the States (but still criminally ignored on the radio).

Country singer Hunter Hayes comes on with his second single from his debut self-titled album, after the top-20 "Storm Warning". His latest is even got a bigger buzz and outselling its competition in the top-20, and it's "Wanted"...

British trio Stooshe recently had a top-5 British hit that nicked my chart with "Love Me" earlier this year, and they do it again with a song that I love even more, called "Black Heart"...

Italian DJ Gabry Ponte was once a member of the Eurodance act Eiffel 65, responsible for bringing the world "Blue (Da Ba Dee)". He now strikes out on his own with a dance track featuring two Miami natives, with vocals by Latin singer Sophia Del Carmen, and a rap cameo from Pitbull. It's the "Beat Of My Drum"...

R&B singer Anthony Hamilton had a big hit back in 2004 with the top-20 pop/top-3 R&B hit "Charlene", and last year had one of the biggest singles on my chart with "So In Love" with Jill Scott (who's also on my list this week). He's back with the third single from his latest CD, Back To Love, called "Play For Me"...

Venezuelan Norka debuts on my chart for the first time with her top-20 dance hit "Miracle"....

...and finally rapper and Kardashian prop Kanye West sneaks on my list with a track that he took to #1 on the R&B chart, "Mercy", featuring sidemen Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz...

Thanks for dropping by, that's it for now...check in tomorrow for my five-part "chart sweeps" of the newest singles on Billboard's pop, rock, R&B, country, and dance charts. Have a great day!