twostepcub's music chart for January 10, 2014...

Hey gang, it's Friday at last, and time to check out my top 100 tunes for the week. American Authors spend a second week at #1, while Toni Braxton (pictured above) moves into the top-10 for the first time since 2000's "He Wasn't Man Enough". Former big hits from Sara Bareilles, Taylor Swift, and Capital Cities drop off my chart, while songs from Robin Thicke, The Neighbourhood, and John Legend make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red). Has someone claimed the drag name "Pole Her Vortex" yet?

This Week              Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. The Best Day Of My Life - American Authors (1)
2. Pompeii - Bastille (2)
3. Come A Little Closer - Cage The Elephant (3)
4. Stay The Night - Zedd f/Hayley Williams (4)
5. Sirens - Pearl Jam (6)
6. Let Her Go - Passenger (5)
7. Demons - Imagine Dragons (7)
8. Royals - Lorde (8)
9. Hurt You - Toni Braxton & Babyface (11)
10. Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera (14)
11. Wake Me Up! - Avicii (9)
12. Counting Stars - OneRepublic (12)
13. Waiting For Superman - Daughtry (13)
14. Burn - Ellie Goulding (16)
15. Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus (10)
16. Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys (21)
17. Don't Let Me Be Lonely - The Band Perry (19)
18. Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood (18)
19. Out Of My League - Fitz & The Tantrums (15)
20. Drunk Last Night - Eli Young Band (20)
21. Unconditionially - Katy Perry (25)
22. Radio - Darius Rucker (24)
23. Thinking About You - Calvin Harris f/Ayah Marar (28)
24. Animals - Martin Garrix (17)
25. Team - Lorde (31)
26. Sweet Annie - The Zac Brown Band (32)
27. Hold On, We're Going Home - Drake f/Majid Jordan (23)
28. Friday Night - Eric Paslay (36)
29. All Night - Icona Pop (29)
30. Timber - Pitbull f/Ke$ha (38)
31. Whatever She's Got - David Nail (39)
32. Carolina - Parmalee (22)
33. Shake - The Head And the Heart (37)
34. The Story Of My Life - One Direction (46)
35. Love Don't Die - The Fray (47)
36. Applause - Lady Gaga (26)
37. Sunny and 75 - Joe Nichols (27)
38. Roar - Katy Perry (34)
39. Stay - Florida Georgia Line (43)
40. Let Me Go - Avril Lavigne (41)
41. Hey Brother - Avicii (53)
42. Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen (42)
43. We Were Us - Keith Urban & Miranda Lambert (35)
44. Hold On - Colbie Caillat (54)
45. Without Me - Fantasia f/Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott (49)
46. MacArthur Park 2013 - Donna Summer (50)
47. Lie To Me - Cole Plante f/Myon & Shane 54 w/Koko Laroo (52)
48. So Close To Me - Kristine W. (56)
49. Booyah - Showtek f/We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson (59)
50. Love Me Again - John Newman (55)
51. Happy - Pharrell Williams (66)
52. Who You Love - John Mayer f/Katy Perry (40)
53. Wasting All These Tears - Cassadee Pope (57)
54. We Own The Night - The Wanted (64)
55. Of The Night - Bastille (67)
56. Youth - Foxes (22)
57. Chillin' It - Cole Swindell (61)
58. Come With Me - Ricky Martin (48)
59. For The Rest of My Life - Robin Thicke (77)
60. The Monster - Eminem f/Rihanna (75)
61. Lights Out - Jessica Sutta (45)
62. Up All Night - Jon Pardi (74)
63. Come To Me - Goo Goo Dolls (65)
64. Higher - Deborah Cox f/Paige (78)
65. Mine Would Be You - Blake Shelton (63)
66. Make A Move - Gavin DeGraw (68)
67. Drink A Beer - Luke Bryan (81)
68. Compass - Lady Antebellum (82)
69. Afraid - The Neighbourhood (87)
70. Slow Down - Selena Gomez (70)
71. Indestructible - Veronica Jensen (71)
72. You Make Me - Avicii (RE-ENTRY)
73. Under Control - Calvin Harris & Alesso f/Hurts (73)
74. Loved Me Back To Life - Celine Dion (89)
75. Take Me Home - Cash Cash (53)
76. Do What U Want - Lady Gaga f/R. Kelly or Christina Aguilera (DEBUT)
77. All Of Me - John Legend (95)
78. It Goes Like This - Thomas Rhett (76)
79. Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About - Thompson Square (DEBUT)
80. Battle Born - Five Finger Death Punch (84)
81. The Spark - Afrojack f/Spree Wilson (96)
82. Ordinary Love - U2 (DEBUT)
83. Deal With The Devil - Pop Evil (85)
84. Human - Christina Perri (88)
85. When She Says Baby - Jason Aldean (97)
86. Chocolate - The 1975 (94)
87. It's About Time - Young The Giant (DEBUT)
88. Feva - Ranny f/Deepa Soul (60)
89. Mad - Vassy (DEBUT)
90. Tired - Stone Sour (90)
91. Neon Lights - Demi Lovato (DEBUT)
92. Unbelievers - Vampire Weekend (RE-ENTRY)
93. Fire We Make - Alicia Keys & Maxwell (93)
94. Helluva Life - Frankie Ballard (DEBUT)
95. Now Or Never - Tritonal f/Phoebe Ryan (100)
96. Skyscraper - Sam Bailey (DEBUT)
97. How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding (98)
98. Changes - Faul & Wad Ad vs. Pnau (DEBUT)
99. The Giving Tree - Plain White T's (99)
100. Look Right Through - Storm Queen (RE-ENTRY)

There are nine songs making their debut this week (highlighted in blue), and if you click on any of them you'll connect to their official website for more info and music. And here they are on video after the break..

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Lady Gaga comes in at #76 with the follow-up to her top-ten hit "Applause". "Do What U Want" originally has R&B singer R. Kelly on the album, but a new version with Christina Aguilera has also been released...

Husband-and-wife country duo Thompson Square return at #79 with "Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About". It follows "If I Didn't Have You", which made the top-20 on my list and my top 100 for the year..

Iconic Irish rock band U2 are back at #82 with their tribute to Nelson Mandela from the documentary film, "Ordinary Love"...

Alt-rockers Young The Giant enter at #87 with "It's About Time", the first single from their upcoming second album...

Australian singer Vassy scores her second hit on my list with "Mad" at #89...

 Demi Lovato comes in at #91 with her latest club hit "Neon Lights"...

Country rocker Frankie Ballard arrives at #94 with "Helluva Life"...

The winner of the last season of the UK version of the X Factor, former prison guard Sam Bailey, makes her debut at #96 with a cover of Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper"...

French electronica duo Faul & Wad Ad transform Australia dance act Pnau's song "Baby" into a new track "Changes" which is in at #98...

That's it for tonight...I'll return tomorrow with another Song of the Day and my "chart sweeps" of the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine. Cheers!