twostepcub's music chart for April 26, 2013...

Hey gang, it's Friday, so time for my top-100 tunes from the week. This time out Imagine Dragons stay on top for a third week, while Pink and fun's Nate Ruess (pictured above) leap into the top-5. Former big hits by the Black Keys and Gary Allan drop off my list, while songs by Darius Rucker, Michael Buble, and Brantley Gilbert make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red). Thunder only happens when it's raining!

This Week              Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons (1)
2. Carry On - fun (3)
3. Next To Me - Emeli Sande (7)
4. Just Give Me A Reason - Pink f/Nate Ruess (8)
5. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars (6)
6. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/Wanz (2)
7. Lover Of The Light - Mumford & Sons (5)
8. Mountain Sound - Of Monsters And Men (4)
9. Daylight - Maroon 5 (9)
10. Clarity - Zedd (12)
11. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake (16)
12. Stubborn Love - The Lumineers (10)
13. Troublemaker - Olly Murs f/Flo Rida (13)
14. Trojans - Atlas Genius (14)
15. Lego House - Ed Sheeran (20)
16. I Could Be The One - Avicii vs. Nicky Romero (17)
17. Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris f/Florence Welch (15)
18. Beam Me Up (Kill-Mode) - Cazzette (18)
19. Catch My Breath - Kelly Clarkson (11)
20. Hero - Family Of The Year (24)
21. Mama's Broken Heart - Miranda Lambert (27)
22. I Drive Your Truck - Lee Brice (22)
23. Heaven - Depeche Mode (29)
24. Closer - Tegan & Sara (34)
25. Madness - Muse (25)
26. Don't You Worry Child - Swedish House Mafia f/John Martin (21)
27. Downtown - Lady Antebellum (31)
28. I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons (28)
29. If I Didn't Have You - Thompson Square (39)
30. Alive - Krewella (35)
31. Two Black Cadillacs - Carrie Underwood (19)
32. Try - Pink (26)
33. Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars (23)
34. I Can Take It From There - Chris Young (38)
35. Better Dig Two - The Band Perry (30)
36. Ho Hey - The Lumineers (36)
37. The Pit - Silversun Pickups (45)
38. Somebody's Heartbreak - Hunter Hayes (33)
39. Pirate Flag - Kenny Chesney (49)
40. Stay - Rihanna f/Mikky Ekko (40)
41. Hold Me - Yoko Ono f/Dave Aude (46)
42. I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift (32)
43. Adorn - Miguel (43)
44. It's A Beautiful Day - Michael Buble (56)
45. Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips (50)
46. Ay Mama Mia - Mayra Veronica (42)
47. Get Your Shine On - Florida Georgia Line (52)
48. Beat Don't Stop - C-Rod f/Jason Walker (48)
49. Come Along - Vicci Martinez f/Cee-Lo Green (53)
50. Feel This Moment - Pitbull f/Christina Aguilera (55)
51. You & I - Avant f/Keke Wyatt (41)
52. My Love Is All I Have - Charlie Wilson (44)
53. Demons - Imagine Dragons (59)
54. Love And War - Tamar Braxton (58)
55. 1994 - Jason Aldean (64)
56. Sure Be Cool If You Did - Blake Shelton (51)
57. Because We Can - Bon Jovi (57)
58. More Than Miles - Brantley Gilbert (70)
59. Oh Mama Hey - Chris Cox + DJ Frankie f/Crystal Waters (47)
60. Forever - Ralphi Rosario f/Frankie (61)
61. Girl On Fire - Alicia Keys (37)
62. Army Of Two - Olly Murs (62)
63. Suit & Tie - Justin Timberlake (65)
64. Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker (78)
65. Safe & Sound - Capital Cities (66)
66. Sexy People (The Fiat Song) - Arianna f/Pitbull (76)
67. News For You - Eric Benet (74)
68. Give It All We Got Tonight - George Strait (68)
69. So High - Jay Sean (69)
70. Let Her Go - Passenger (71)
71. Panic Station - Muse (79)
72. If I Lose Myself - OneRepublic (77)
73. Freak Like Me - Halestorm (73)
74. Acid Rain - Alexis Jordan (84)
75. Put The Gun Down - ZZ Ward (75)
76. Like Jesus Does - Eric Church (80)
77. 22 - Taylor Swift (81)
78. Stompa - Serena Ryder (84)
79. Up In The Air - 30 Seconds To Mars (87)
80. Gimme All (Ring My Bell) - Princess X (88)
81. I Love It - Icona Pop f/Charli XCX (91)
82. One Of Those Nights - Tim McGraw (72)
83. Scream & Shout - will.i.am f/Britney Spears (83)
84. What About Us - The Saturdays (89)
85. Rebel Beat - The Goo Goo Dolls (85)
86. As Your Friend - Afrojack f/Chris Brown (86)
87. Heart Attack - Demi Lovato (92)
88. Pompeii - Bastille (90)
89. Red Hands - Walk Off The Earth (DEBUT)
90. We Come Running - Youngblood Hawke (94)
91. Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/Ray Dalton (DEBUT)
92. San Francisco - The Mowgli's (96)
93. Where Did The Angels Go - Papa Roach (93)
94. Need U (100%) - Duke Dumont f/AME (DEBUT)
95. Beat This Summer - Brad Paisley (97)
96. Mermaid - Train (54)
97. The High Road - Three Days Grace (99)
98. J'me Tire - Maitre Gims (98)
99. Shake That - Gimm + Icky (DEBUT)
100. Highway Don't Care - Tim McGraw f/Taylor Swift & Keith Urban (DEBUT)

 There are five new songs on my list this week (highlighted in blue, with links to their official website if you click on them), and here they are after the break....


The top entry at #89 is Canadian viral video fave Walk Off The Earth, who put their name out their with their five person/one guitar cover of "Somebody That I Used To Know" to huge success. Now they're back with a great original called "Red Hands"...

Alt-hiphop A-listers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis follow up their #1 hit "Thrift Shop" with the equally impressive "Can't Hold Us" featuring singer Ray Dalton...

British house DJ/producer Duke Dumont scores his first hit on my list with his former #1 UK hit "Need U (100%) featuring Sierra Leonean born singer A*M*E...

Newcomers Gimm+Icky, a dance duo from Nashville, put their debut single "Shake That" on my chart this week....

The final entry is the latest from Tim McGraw, with "Highway Don't Care" with Taylor Swift (who now has three songs on my chart) and Keith Urban...

That does it for this week - aren't those first three videos teh awesome?...I'll be back tomorrow with another Song of the Day, and my five-part "chart sweeps" of the new music making the charts in Billboard magazine. Have a great night!