twostepcub's music chart for August 31, 2012...

Hey guys, it's time to run down my top-100 tunes for the week. This week Kylie Minogue spends a second week at the top, while Matchbox Twenty (pictured above) score themselves another top-10 single on my chart. Former big hits by Dierks Bentley, Eva Simons, The Wanted (twice), and Nicki Minaj drop off my list, while tracks by Madonna, Scissor Sisters, and Miranda Lambert make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red).

This Week           Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Timebomb - Kylie Minogue (1)
2. Lights - Ellie Goulding (4)
3. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (2)
4. Payphone - Maroon 5 f/Wiz Khalifa (3)
5. Wide Awake - Katy Perry (5)
6. Everybody Talks - Neon Trees (6)
7. She's So Mean - Matchbox Twenty (11)
8. Some Nights - fun (12)
9. Let's Go - Calvin Harris f/Ne-Yo (9)
10. Burn It Down - Linkin Park (7)
11. Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men (8)
12. Titanium - David Guetta f/Sia (10)
13. Where Have You Been - Rihanna (13)
14. Ho Hey - The Lumineers (14)
15. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - Pink (17)
16. Dark Side - Kelly Clarkson (21)
17. Oh Love - Green Day (28)
18. The Wind - The Zac Brown Band (22)
19. Postcard From Paris - The Band Perry (19)
20. Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye f/Kimbra (18)
21. The A Team - Ed Sheeran (23)
22. 50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train (26)
23. Tongue Tied - Grouplove (16)
24. Scream - Usher (24)
25. Pontoon - Little Big Town (29)
26. Too Close - Alex Clare (32)
27. Come Over - Kenny Chesney (15)
28. Spectrum (Say My Name) - Florence + The Machine (36)
29. Brokenhearted - Karmin (25)
30. For You - Keith Urban (30)
31. It's Time - Imagine Dragons (27)
32. Days Go By - The Offspring (20)
33. Good Time - Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen (39)
34. Only The Horses - Scissor Sisters (34)
35. Silhouettes - Avicii f/Salif al Fakir (35)
36. We Are Young - fun f/Jonelle Monae (31)
37. (Kissed You) Good Night - Gloriana (38)
38. Whistle - Flo Rida (44)
39. How We Do (Party) - Rita Ora (43)
40. Angel Eyes - Love And Theft (40)
41. Over - Blake Shelton (45)
42. Let's Have A Kiki - Scissor Sisters (70)
43. Gold On The Ceiling - The Black Keys (33)
44. Tonight (Best You Ever Had) - John Legend f/Ludacris (48)
45. Climax - Usher (41)
46. Wanted - Hunter Hayes (54)
47. Settle Down - No Doubt (55)
48. Goin' In - Jennifer Lopez f/Flo Rida (50)
49. Spectrum - Zedd f/Matthew Koma (56)
50. Never Close Our Eyes - Adam Lambert (65)
51. Time Is Love - Josh Turner (51)
52. Give Your Heart A Break - Demi Lovato (52)
53. Princess Of China - Coldplay f/Rihanna (53)
54. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction (46)
55. Turn Up The Radio - Madonna (98)
56. Glass - Thompson Square (61)
57. Black Heart - Stooshe (57)
58. Can't Stop Me - Afrojack f/Shermanology (58)
59. Runaways - The Killers (63)
60. Perfect World - The Gossip (60)
61. Mercy - Dave Matthews Band (66)
62. Why Ya Wanna - Jana Kramer (62)
63. Dance Again - Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull (59)
64. Fastest Girl In Town - Miranda Lambert (84)
65. Tacata - Tacabro (67)
66. Home - Philip Phillips (71)
67. Big Hoops (The Bigger The Better) - Nelly Furtado (68)
68. Sex Is In The Heel - Cyndi Lauper (78)
69. One More Night - Maroon 5 (81)
70. I Follow Rivers - Lykke Li (74)
71. Want U Back - Cher Lloyd (79)
72. Blown Away - Carrie Underwood (87)
73. Call My Name - Cheryl Cole (73)
74. Pray For Me - Anthony Hamilton (75)
75. U Make Me Wanna - Eddie Amador & Kimberly Cole (76)
76. Feelin' Single - R. Kelly (82)
77. Cowboys And Angels - Dustin Lynch (77)
78. Queen Of California - John Mayer (83)
79. You're Gonna Love Again - NERVO (93)
80. Don't Wake Me Up - Chris Brown (80)
81. Take A Little Ride - Jason Aldean (85)
82. Uh Oh - Junior Doctor (86)
83. We'll Be Coming Back - Calvin Harris f/Example (91)
84. Wild Ones - Flo Rida f/Sia (64)
85. Lovin' You Is Fun - Easton Corbin (90)
86. Heatwave - Wiley f/Ms D (96)
87. Unity - Shinedown (89)
88. Et Alors! - Shy'm (88)
89. Truck Yeah - Tim McGraw (94)
90. Hard To Love - Lee Brice (DEBUT)
91. Distance - Christina Perri f/Jason Mraz (DEBUT)
92. That's Why I Pray - Big & Rich (92)
93. That Wasn't Me - Brandi Carlile (DEBUT)
94. The Veldt - deadmau5 f/Chris James (99)
95. Party Shaker - R.I.O. (DEBUT)
96. One Day/Reckoning Song - Asaf Avidan & The Mojos (100)
97. The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes f/Ryan Tedder (97)
98. Lost In Your Love - Redlight (DEBUT)
99. Taking Over Me - Lawson (DEBUT)
100. Beautiful Surprise - Tamia (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...

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Country singer Lee Brice is back with the second single and title track from his latest album, "Hard To Love"...

Philly area native Christina Perri's third single from her debut album lovestrong is "Distance" featuring Jason Mraz...

Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile is here with the touching and epic "That Wasn't Me". Check out Kris Kristofferson in the clip....

German dance/pop trio R.I.O. debut with the international hit "Party Shaker"...

British dubstep artist Redlight puts his first on my chart with "Lost In Your Love"...

Lawson also hail from Great Britain, and their second song to make my chart is "Taking Over Me"...

and finally, R&B singer Tamia rounds it out with her latest, "Beautiful Surprise"...

That wraps up the debuts....now for a question...I ran this out quickly, so I didn't include the usual Link-O-Rama to all 100 artists, but only the ones making their debuts. Do you use the links? Are they helpful? if so, please let me know, and I'll try to include them all in the future. (Not to give #firstworldproblems , but it does take the better part of an hour to link all them individually).

Also, anybody coming by here have their own charts? Let me know in the comments, fellow geeks!

Thanks! and have a great weekend! Check back tomorrow for my Song of the Day, candletime, and my five-part "Chart Sweeps" of the latest music on Billboard magazine. Cheers!