twostepcub's music chart for March 7, 2014...

Hey gang, it's Friday and time to run down my top 100 tunes from the week. This time out the Arctic Monkeys climb back to #1 for a second non-consecutive week, while John Legend (pictured above with hilariously funny and beautiful wife Chrissy Teigen) leaps into the top-10. Former big hits from Lorde, the Zac Brown Band, Deborah Cox, and Miley Cyrus drop off my chart, while songs by Rokelle, Neon Trees, and Justin Caruso make the biggest jumps (move of 10+ places highlighted in red). Spring come on already!

This Week                    Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys (2)
2. Happy - Pharrell Williams (4)
3. Say Something - A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera (1)
4. Hey Brother - Avicii (5)
5. Team - Lorde (3)
6. Pompeii - Bastille (6)
7. The Best Day Of My Life - American Authors (7)
8. All Of Me - John Legend (15)
9. Come A Little Closer - Cage The Elephant (9)
10. Burn - Ellie Goulding (8)
11. Stay The Night - Zedd f/Hayley Williams (11)
12. Let Her Go - Passenger (10)
13. Story Of My Life - One Direction (13)
14. Counting Stars - OneRepublic (14)
15. Love Me Again - John Newman (16)
16. Timber - Pitbull f/Ke$ha (12)
17. Love Don't Die - The Fray (19)
18. Afraid - The Neighbourhood (20)
19. Compass - Lady Antebellum (23)
20. Hurt You - Toni Braxton & Babyface (18)
21. It's About Time - Young The Giant (29)
22. Rather Be - Clean Bandit f/Jess Glynne (32)
23. Dark Horse - Katy Perry f/Juicy J (36)
24. Waiting For Superman - Daughtry (25)
25. Chocolate - The 1975 (35)
26. Demons - Imagine Dragons (26)
27. For The Rest of My Life - Robin Thicke (22)
28. When She Says Baby - Jason Aldean (38)
29. Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About - Thompson Square (37)
30. Whatever She's Got - David Nail (24)
31. Go F**k Yourself - My Crazy Girlfriend (31)
32. Sirens - Pearl Jam (17)
33. The Monster - Eminem f/Rihanna (33)
34. Drink A Beer - Luke Bryan (34)
35. Chillin' It - Cole Swindell (39)
36. Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood (21)
37. Take It Like A Man - Cher (27)
38. Hold On - Colbie Caillat (28)
39. Friday Night - Eric Paslay (30)
40. For Once In My Life - Mel B. (46)
41. The Man - Aloe Blacc (51)
42. Neon Lights - Demi Lovato (42)
43. Somebody Loves You - Betty Who (49)
44. Coming Of Age - Foster The People (56)
45. Wake Me Up! - Avicii (41)
46. Do What You Want - Lady Gaga f/R. Kelly or Christina Aguilera (40)
47. Hands Up In The Air - Audio Playground (55)
48. Tsunami - DVBBS & Borgeous (48)
49.. Without Me - Fantasia f/Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott (43)
50. Young Girls - Bruno Mars (52)
51. Holding on For Life - Broken Bells (66)
52. She Keeps Me Warm - Mary Lambert (62)
53. Sleeping With A Friend - Neon Trees (70)
54. Saturday Night - Natalia Kills (54)
55. Shepherd Of Fire - Avenged Sevenfold (59)
56. Red Lights - Tiesto (71)
57. Helluva Life - Frankie Ballard (57)
58. Human - Christina Perri (58)
59. I Hold On - Dierks Bentley (67)
60. Goodnight Kiss - Randy Houser (63)
61. Right There - Ariana Grande f/Big Sean (61)
62. Doin' What She Likes - Blake Shelton (69)
63. Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo f/2 Chainz (73)
64. Unbelievers - Vampire Weekend (50)
65. Strangers - Seven Lions f/Myon & Shane 54 w/Tove Lo (65)
66. Thinking About You - Calvin Harris f/Ayah Marar (44)
67. Drink To That All Night - Jerrod Niemann (79)
68. Take Me Away - Rokelle f/Dave Aude (86)
69. The Walker - Fitz & The Tantrums (DEBUT)
70. What If I Was Nothing - All That Remains (75)
71. Mad - Vassy (53)
72. Drunk In Love - Beyonce f/Jay Z (82)
73. Let It Go - Idina Menzel (85)
74. Stay - Florida Georgia Line (64)
75. On Top Of The World - Imagine Dragons (76)
76. See You Tonight - Scotty McCreery (81)
77. Tired - Stone Sour (77)
78. Crying For No Reason - Katy B (78)
79. If I Lose Myself - OneRepublic vs. Alesso (83)
80. With You - Kimberly Davis (DEBUT)
81. Unconditionally - Katy Perry (68)
82. Satellite - Justin Caruso & Aude f/Christina Novelli (99)
83. Rewind - Rascal Flatts (88)
84. Money On My Mind - Sam Smith (DEBUT)
85. 19 You + Me - Dan + Shay (89)
86. Drunk Last Night - The Eli Young Band (80)
87. Alone Together - Fall Out Boy (DEBUT)
88. The Heart Of Dixie - Danielle Bradbery (90)
89. Give Me Back My Hometown - Eric Church (96)
90. Invisible - U2 (DEBUT)
91. Crucified 2013 - Army Of Lovers (93)
92. Games - Claire (DEBUT)
93. Fall In Love - Phantogram (DEBUT)
94. Beat Of The Music - Brett Eldredge (DEBUT)
95. Blow - Beyonce (DEBUT)
96. Blue Moon - Beck (DEBUT)
97. I See Fire - Ed Sheeran (98)
98. Atemlos Durch Die Nacht - Helene Fischer (DEBUT)
99. Derniere Danse - Indila (100)
100. Shot Me Down - David Guetta f/Skylar Grey (DEBUT)

This week there are a dozen new songs on my list (highlighted in blue), and if you click on any of them you'll connect to their official website for more info, tour dates, music, and more. And here they are on video, after the break...

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The top entry of the week up at #69 is from Los Angeles modern rock group Fitz & The Tantrums, who follow up their big big hit "Out Of My League" with "The Walker". Ellen Degeneres was using the song to promote her upcoming Oscar hosting gig...

House music singer Kimberly Davis comes in at #80 with "With You"...

British newcomer Sam Smith debuts at #84 with "Money On My Mind", his first as a lead artist. He previously appeared on Naughty Boy's "La La La" on my chart last year..

Fall Out Boy return at #87 with "Alone Together" from their epic Save Rock & Roll album...

U2's "Ordinary Love" missed out on the Oscar last Sunday, but they do manage to come in at #90 here with their follow-up single "Invisible"...

German electropop group Claire, from the southern city of Munich, drop in at #92 with their first hit here, "Games"...

Another neo-new-wave outfit, Phantogram from upstate New York, debut at #93 with their first, "Fall In Love"...

Country singer Brett Eldredge follows his single "Don't Ya", which made the top 30 on my list, with "Beat Of The Music" at #94...

A second track from Beyonce's self-titled "stealth" release, the club track "Blow", arrives at #95...

Last week's Saturday Night Live musical guest, alt-rocker Beck, is back at #96 with his latest, "Blue Moon". It's his first to make my chart since 2005's "Girl" (before my blog went up, actually...)...

German schlager pop singer Helene Fischer makes it onto my list at #98 with "Atemlos Durch Die Nacht" ("Breathless Through The Night")...

The final entry of the week at #100 is French uber-DJ and producer David Guetta with his take on the Cher/Nancy Sinatra classic "Bang Bang" renamed as "Shot Me Down" with vocals from singer/songwriter Skylar Grey...

That's all for today...I'll return tomorrow with another Song of the Day along with my five-part "chart sweeps" of the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine. Have an awesome night!