twostepcub's music chart for July 20, 2012...

Hey folks, it's time for my top-100 tunes for the week. This week Carly Rae Jepsen is at the top for a sixth week, while Rihanna (pictured above), moves up in the top-10. Former big hits by Tim McGraw and Matt Zarley drop off the list, while tracks by Usher, Matchbox Twenty, and Blake Shelton 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 artist names to connect to their personal website. No RIF?

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

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

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The highest debut on my list this week belongs to the Zac Brown Band, who set up their third album, Uncaged, with a track more rollicking than any of their previous hits like "Chicken Fried" or "Knee Deep". With a video clip animated by Mike Judge of King Of The Hill and Beavis & Butthead fame, it's already a top-20 country hit, and the album just hit #1. Here's "The Wind"...

Swiss born singer Kat (for "Katerina") Graham stars on the show Vampire Diaries as Bonnie Bennett, and she guested on a top-40 hit from Black Eyed Pea will.i.am in 2007's "I Got It From My Mama". These days she stalks the dance chart top-5 with "Put Your Graffiti On Me"...

New Jersey DJ Jipsta has scored five previous dance hits on Billboard's club chart, including the top-5 version of "I Want Your Sex". This time out he and fellow spinner John Rizzo collaborate with singer Reina, who placed a #2 single on the chart back in 1998 with "Find Another Woman", and they rework the India classic "The Lover That Rocks You"..

Chris Brown had last week's #1 album, Fortune, and the new single comes onto my list at #98. It's the dance track "Don't Wake Me Up"...

Now back to will.i.am, who debuts with the followup to the trainwreck track "The Hardest Ever" with a song that topped the British singles chart, "This Is Love" with Dutch singer Eva Simons (who's already on my list with "I Don't Like You")...

Finally, country duo Big & Rich have come back from a five-year hiatus (when they scored a #1 hit with "Lost In This Moment") with a new single already in the country top-20, "That's Why I Pray"...

That's it for now...stay tuned tomorrow for my "chart sweeps" of Billboard's pop, country, rock, R&B, and dance charts. take care, and thanks for stopping by!