twostepcub's music chart for September 7, 2012...

It's finally Friday, so it's time for my top 100 tunes for the week. This week Ellie Goulding takes over the #1 spot, while Green Day (pictured above) jumps into the top-10. The biggest jumps this week come from singles by Cyndi Lauper, Lee Brice, and Scissor Sisters (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while a former big hit by the Offspring drops out. Get better, Billie!

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

There are ten new songs on my list this week (highlighted in green), and here they are, with a little about the artists, with links to their previous hits in purple...


Taylor Swift's alleged ode to her breakup with Jake Gyllenhaal, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", her first #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 after two trips to #2. And like one of those runners-up, "Today Was A Fairytale", it's far from a country song...

British indie-folk-rock band Mumford & Sons should have received the New Artist Grammy, but they can claim the best-selling rock album of last year, thanks to songs like "The Cave". They preview their upcoming sophomore set, Babel, with "I Will Wait".

Swedish DJ Eric Prydz topped the British charts in 2004 with the Steve Winwood-cribbing "Call On Me". He's back with another "sample" record, this time though it's more obscure, with the song "Allein Allein" by Polarkreis 18 being used for "Allein"...

Another Swedish DJ/producer, Avicii, joins his 2SC top-40 "Silhouettes" with a track featuring Lenny Kravitz, "Superlove"...

Two songs come into my chart a little late but because of the closing ceremonies of the London Olympic Games. First is the Scottish singer Emeli Sande, who started off the big show with "Read All About It Pt. 3". The first part supporting rapper Professor Green made my list last year...

French DJ/producer David Guetta follows up his "Titanium" with "I Can Only Imagine" featuring (I know, ugh) Chris Brown and rapper Lil' Wayne...

Canadian rockers Simple Plan had their biggest hit so far in 2004 with "Perfect". They are back leaving their alt-emo roots behind with reggaeton king Sean Paul helping on "Summer Paradise"...

The second Olympics-related song was a song cut from the horrible NBC coverage of the ceremonies, British indie-rock group Elbow with "One Day Like This"...

Rappers 2 Chainz and Drake are atop the US R&B chart with the former's first lead-artist hit, "No Lie". He was here before supporting Kanye West on "Mercy"...

Finally, Brazilian Alex Ferrari scores his first single on my list with the sertaneja hit, "Bara Bara Bere Bere"..

And that's a wrap. Thanks again for stopping by, and tomorrow I'll bring you another Song of the Day, Candletime, and my weekly five-part "chart sweeps" of the new music on the Billboard charts. Cheers!