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

Hey folks, the end of the week is here, and it's time for my weekly list of my top-100 tunes. This week Carly Rae Jepsen stays on top for a fourth week, while newcomers Grouplove (pictured above) jump into the top-10. Former big hits by the Zac Brown Band, Calvin Harris, M83, and Alex Clare drop off my chart, while tracks by Kelly Clarkson, Katharine McPhee, and Jamiroquai make the biggest leaps (moves of 10+ places marked in red). Link-O-Rama is still in effect, so you can click on any of the highlighted artist names to go to their official website. Reeeed Robin Yummmmm!

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

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

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The highest new song this week belongs to Matchbox Twenty, who are coming back with their first full studio album in ten years, North. The preview single, "She's So Mean", take a page from the Train playbook and the fun, rollicking, and witty number comes in at #83...

Speaking of Train, the San Fran rockers follow up their top-10 hit "Drive By" with the Spanish-flavored track "50 Ways To Say Goodbye", with a video featuring the Hoffster, at #86....

New York alt-rock trio fun. follow their Billboard #1 (and #2 on my list) "We Are Young" with the epic Queen-like "Some Nights" at #96...

San Francisco dance music singer Laura LaRue is back with her third top-20 club hit in the US (after "San Francisco is My Disco" and "Un Deux Trois"), this time with producer/mixer Lee Dagger, who is half of one of my favorite remix artists Bimbo Jones, at #98 with "Capture Your Love"...

Coming in at #99 is newcomer Thomas Rhett, who is the son of singer Rhett Akins, who topped the US country chart in 1996 with "Don't Get Me Started". Thomas' first hit is already in the top-20 on Billboard's country chart, and it's "Something To Do With My Hands"....

and at #100 is John Legend, who tops the Billboard Adult R&B list this week with a song from the movie Think Like A Man and features a rap break from Atlanta's Ludacris, "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"...

..Meanwhile, special mention goes to British chanteuse Ellie Goulding, who redefines "sleeper hit" as her single "Lights", which was released first in England back in March of 2011 (where it even missed the top-40 there), and now in its 27th week makes the Billboard Hot 100 top-10, comes back to my chart at #75...I am so stoked about its popularity right now..

have a great weekend! Up tomorrow will be the five-part "sweeps" of Billboard's pop, rock, R&B, country, and dance charts, and Sunday will bring recaps of the album chart and the new singles in the UK. Cheers!