twostepcub's music chart for August 1, 2014...

Friday's back again, and it's time to run down my top 100 tunes from the past week. Sam Smith reigns supreme for a sixth week at #1, while Ariana Grande (pictured above) moves up a couple notches in the top-10. Songs by Seether, Lady Antebellum, and Vance Joy make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while former big hits from Boy & Bear, Craig Campbell, Duke Dumont, and Idina Menzel drop off my list. Overniters suck!

This Week           Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Stay With Me - Sam Smith (1)
2. Am I Wrong - Nico & Vinz (4)
3. Rude - Magic! (5)
4. Sing - Ed Sheeran (2)
5. Summer - Calvin Harris (3)
6. Problem - Ariana Grande f/Iggy Azalea (8)
7. Come With Me Now - KONGOS (7)
8. Fever - The Black Keys (6)
9. I Wanna Get Better - Bleachers (9)
10. Fancy - Iggy Azalea f/Charli XCX (10)
11. A Sky Full Of Stars - Coldplay (21)
12. Take Me To Church - Hozier (19)
13. Ain't It Fun - Paramore (11)
14. Whiskey In My Water - Tyler Farr (14)
15. Girls Chase Boys - Ingrid Michaelson (13)
16. Love Runs Out - OneRepublic (24)
17. Dangerous - Big Data f/Joywave (29)
18. Me And My Broken Heart - Rixton (18)
19. Happy - Pharrell Williams (17)
20. Hideaway - Kiesza (20)
21. Bad Blood - Bastille (16)
22. Who I Am With You - Chris Young (26)
23. Play It Again - Luke Bryan (15)
24. Birthday - Katy Perry (12)
25. Wasted - Tiesto f/Matthew Koma (35)
26. Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys (22)
27. Love Never Felt So Good - Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake (30)
28. I'm Not Coming Down - Martha Wash (32)
29. We Are Tonight - Billy Currington (33)
30. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High? - Arctic Monkeys (31)
31. Latch - Disclosure f/Sam Smith (36)
32. Aftermath - Dave Aude f/Andy Bell (39)
33. Chainsaw - The Band Perry (23)
34. All Of Me - John Legend (27)
35. I Was Gonna Cancel - Kylie Minogue (43)
36. The Walker - Fitz & The Tantrums (28)
37. Not A Bad Thing - Justin Timberlake (25)
38. I Don't Dance - Lee Brice (42)
39. Tennis Court - Lorde (40)
40. Do It Again - Royksopp & Robyn (50)
41. Yeah - Joe Nichols (46)
42. I Will Never Let You Down - Rita Ora (34)
43. Peace - O.A.R. (44)
44. River Bank - Brad Paisley (48)
45. Beachin' - Jake Owen (45)
46. Painkiller - Three Days Grace (38)
47. Waves - Mr. Probz (47)
48. Chandelier - Sia (52)
49. Knock You Out - Bingo Players (53)
50. Maps - Maroon 5 (54)
51. Call Me - St. Paul & The Broken Bones (51)
52. Drunk On A Plane - Dierks Bentley (55)
53. Derezzed - Daft Punk f/Negin (59)
54. Classic - MKTO (64)
55. Song About A Girl - Eric Paslay (56)
56. Ghost - Ella Henderson (61)
57. My Eyes - Blake Shelton f/Gwen Stefani (57)
58. I Found Out - Bimbo Jones vs. Beverley Knight (58)
59. Words As Weapons - Seether (80)
60. Break Your Plans - The Fray (60)
61. Calling All Hearts - DJ Cassidy f/Robin Thicke & Jessie J (65)
62. Lazaretto - Jack White (62)
63. Bartender - Lady Antebellum (77)
64. Meanwhile Back At Mama's - Tim McGraw f/Faith Hill (71)
65. It's My Time - Kelly Price (67)
66. Rather Be - Clean Bandit f/Jess Glynne (66)
67. Holding On To Heaven - Foxes (75)
68. Already Home - A Great Big World (68)
69. Angel In Blue Jeans - Train (73)
70. This Is How We Roll - Florida Georgia Line f/Luke Bryan & Jason Derulo (70)
71. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance (RE-ENTRY)
72. Wiggle - Jason Derulo f/Snoop Dogg (76)
73. Lettin' The Night Roll - Justin Moore (49)
74. Dare (La, La, La) - Shakira (78)
75. Prayer In C - Lilly Wood & The Prick (86)
76. Riptide - Vance Joy (90)
77. West Coast - Lana Del Rey (91)
78. Where It's At (Yep Yep) - Dustin Lynch (84)
79. How You Love Me - 3LAU f/Bright Lights (83)
80. Budapest - George Ezra (82)
81. Believer - American Authors (85)
82. Pretty Hurts - Beyonce (DEBUT)
83. I Walk Alone - Cher (69)
84. U Get Me High - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (92)
85. Hope You Get Lonely Tonight - Cole Swindell (DEBUT)
86. Cool Kids - Echosmith (DEBUT)
87. Back Home - Andy Grammer (89)
88. Raging Fire - Phillip Phillips (72)
89. Good Kisser - Usher (93)
90. American Kids - Kenny Chesney (94)
91. Be Okay - Oh Honey (95)
92. Small Town Throwdown - Brantley Gilbert f/Thomas Rhett & Justin Moore (96)
93. Turn Down For What - DJ Snake f/Lil Jon (63)
94. My Sweet Summer - Dirty Heads (DEBUT)
95. 1000hp - Godsmack (DEBUT)
96. Dark Horse - Katy Perry f/Juicy J (81)
97. You Make Me Dance - Paperchaser f/Laura Larue (DEBUT)
98. Dirt - Florida Georgia Line (DEBUT)
99. Somebody To You - The Vamps f/Demi Lovato (DEBUT)
100. It's My Birthday - will.i.am f/Cody Wise (DEBUT)

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


Beyonce' returns at #82 with the fourth song from her self-titled "visual album" to make my chart, "Pretty Hurts", which is the highlight of the set...

 Country newcomer Cole Swindell scores his second hit on my list as "Hope She Gets Lonely Tonight" enters at #85...

Indie-pop sibling act Echosmith debut at #86 with their first hit "Cool Kids"...

Reggae-rock fusion group the Dirty Heads are back at #94 with "My Sweet Summer"...

Hard rockers Godsmack send the title track to their sixth album 1000hp to my list at #95...

 Remixing stars Papercha$er enlist vocalist Laura Larue for the song at #97, "You Make Me Dance"...

Country crossover kings Florida Georgia Line preview their upcoming second album with "Dirt", which shuffles in at #98...

British "boy-band" the Vamps land at #99 with their fourth single from their debut to make my chart, "Somebody To You" featuring American Demi Lovato...

The final new entry comes from will.i.am with "It's My Birthday" at #100, featuring newbie Cody Wise...

That's it for tonight...thanks for stopping by my little corner of the interwebs, and I'll be back tomorrow with my five-part "chart sweeps" of the songs making the official singles charts in Billboard magazine. Cheers!