twostepcub's music chart for March 14, 2014...

Hey gang, Friday is here, and it's time to run down my top 100 tunes from the week. This time out Pharrell Williams claims the top spot for the first time as a solo artist, while One Direction (pictured above) inch closer to the top-10 for the first time since their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful". Songs by Fall Out Boy, Claire, and Beyonce make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while former big hits from Pearl Jam, The Neighbourhood, Colbie Caillat, and Katy Perry drop out. C'mon spring already!

This Week                 Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Happy - Pharrell Williams (2)
2. Hey Brother - Avicii (4)
3. Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys (1)
4. Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera (3)
5. Team - Lorde (5)
6. All Of Me - John Legend (8)
7. The Best Day Of My Life - American Authors (7)
8. Pompeii - Bastille (8)
9. Come A Little Closer - Cage The Elephant (9)
10. Burn - Ellie Goulding (10)
11. Story Of My Life - One Direction (13)
12. Rather Be - Clean Bandit f/Jess Glynne (22)
13. It's About Time - Young The Giant (21)
14. Counting Stars - OneRepublic (14)
15. Love Me Again - John Newman (15)
16. Let Her Go - Passenger (12)
17. Love Don't Die - The Fray (17)
18. Afraid - The Neighbourhood (18)
19. Compass - Lady Antebellum (19)
20. Stay The Night - Zedd f/Hayley Williams (11)
21. Dark Horse - Katy Perry f/Juicy J (23)
22. Timber - Pitbull f/Kesha (16)
23. Chocolate - The 1975 (25)
24. Hurt You - Toni Braxton & Babyface (20)
25. Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About - Thompson Square (29)
26. Demons - Imagine Dragons (26)
27. For The Rest Of My Life - Robin Thicke (27)
28. When She Says Baby - Jason Aldean (28)
29. Go F**k Yourself - My Crazy Girlfriend (31)
30. Chillin' It - Cole Swindell (35)
31. The Man - Aloe Blacc (41)
32. Coming Of Age - Foster The People (44)
33. Somebody Loves You - Betty Who (43)
34. Waiting For Superman - Daughtry (24)
35. For Once In My Life - Mel B (40)
36. Drink A Beer - Luke Bryan (34)
37. The Monster - Eminem f/Rihanna (33)
38. She Keeps Me Warm - Mary Lambert (52)
39. Hands Up In The Air - Audio Playground (47)
40. Whatever She's Got - David Nail (30)
41. Holding On For Life - Broken Bells (51)
42. Red Lights - Tiesto (56)
43. Sleeping With A Friend - Neon Trees (53)
44. Take It Like A Man - Cher (37)
45. Shepherd Of Fire - Avenged Sevenfold (55)
46. Young Girls - Bruno Mars (50)
47. Tsunami - DVBBS & Borgeous (48)
48. Doin' What She Likes - Blake Shelton (62)
49. I Hold On - Dierks Bentley (59)
50. Into The Blue - Kylie Minogue (DEBUT)
51. Friday Night - Eric Paslay (39)
52. Drink To That All Night - Jerrod Niemann (67)
53. Take Me Away - Rokelle f/Dave Aude (68)
54. Saturday Night - Natalia Kills (54)
55. Wake Me Up! - Avicii (45)
56. Goodnight Kiss - Randy Houser (60)
57. Helluva Life - Frankie Ballard (57)
58. Human - Christina Perri (58)
59. Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo f/2 Chainz (63)
60. Strangers - Seven Lions f/Myon & Shane 54 w/Tove Lo (65)
61. Right There - Ariana Grande f/Big Sean (61)
62. Alone Together - Fall Out Boy (87)
63. The Walker - Fitz & The Tantrums (69)
64. With You - Kimberly Davis (80)
65. What If I Was Nothing - All That Remains (70)
66. Thinking About You - Calvin Harris f/Ayah Marar (66)
67. Neon Lights - Demi Lovato (42)
68. Let It Go - Idina Menzel (73)
69. Money On My Mind - Sam Smith (84)
70. Drunk In Love - Beyonce f/Jay Z (72)
71. Do What U Want - Lady Gaga f//R. Kelly or Christina Aguilera (46)
72. See You Tonight - Scotty McCreery (76)
73. Without Me - Fantasia f/Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott (49)
74. Games - Claire (92)
75. On Top Of The World - Imagine Dragons (75)
76. Invisible - U2 (90)
77. Blow - Beyonce (95)
78. Rewind - Rascal Flatts (83)
79. If I Lose Myself - OneRepublic vs Alesso (79)
80. Satellite - Justin Caruso & Dave Aude f/Christina Novelli (82)
81. 19 You + Me - Dan + Shay (85)
82. Stay - Florida Georgia Line (74)
83. Fall In Love - Phantogram (93)
84. Beat Of The Music - Brett Eldredge (94)
85. Give Me Back My Hometown - Eric Church (89)
86. Blue Moon - Beck (96)
87. Kinks Shirt - Matt Nathanson (DEBUT)
88. The Heart Of Dixie - Danielle Bradbery (88)
89. Tonight You're Perfect - New Politics (DEBUT)
90. Unbelievers - Vampire Weekend (64)
91. Heaven Knows - The Pretty Reckless (DEBUT)
92. Come With Me Now - The Kongos (DEBUT)
93. Bottoms Up - Brantley Gilbert (DEBUT)
94. Dare You - Hardwell f/Matthew Koma (RE-ENTRY)
95. Now You're Mine - Kim Cameron (DEBUT)
96. Cannonball - Lea Michele (DEBUT)
97. Atemlos Durch Die Nacht - Helene Fischer (98)
98. Sirens Call - Cats On Trees (DEBUT)
99. Derniere Danse - Indila (99)
100. Waves - Mr. Probz (DEBUT)

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

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Leaping in at the halfway point on my chart is the new single from Kylie Minogue, "Into The Blue". It's the first release from her upcoming Kiss Me Once which comes out next Tuesday...

Singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson returns at #87 with "Kinks Shirt", the second single from his Last Of The Great Pretenders album after "Mission Bells" (which made my chart earlier). The excellent video was directed by Bobcat Goldthwait...

Danish modern rock band New Politics follow up their breakthrough hit "Harlem" (which made my top 100 year-end chart in 2013) with "Tonight You're Perfect" at #89...

Actress Taylor Momsen's hard rock side-job, The Pretty Reckless, score their first hit on my list at #91 with "Heaven Knows"...

South African newcomers Kongos, four brothers whose father John had a minor pop hit in the 70s with "He's Gonna Step On You Again", debut at #92 with their first single to make it in the States, "Come With Me Now"...

Country rocker Brantley Gilbert is back with the first single from his upcoming third album,  "Bottoms Up". He was also in last year's year-end chart with "More Than Miles"...

Kim Cameron arrives at #95 with her dance hit "Now You're Mine"...

The star of the television musical comedy Glee, Lea Michele, places her first solo hit on my chart with "Cannonball" at #96...

French indie-pop duo Cats On Trees step in at #98 with "Sirens Call"....

The final entry on my chart at #100 is from Dutch rapper/singer Mr. Probz with "Waves"....

That's all for tonight...I'll be back tomorrow with my five-part "chart sweep" of the songs making their way on to the singles charts in Billboard magazine. Thanks for stopping by!