twostepcub's music chart for December 12, 2014...

Hey gang, the weekend is here, and it's time to run down my top 100 tunes from the previous week. Sam Smith claims his second #1 hit, while the Foo Fighters (pictured above) fly into the top-10. Former big hits from Duke Dumont, Olivia Somerlyn, and Maroon 5 drop off my list, while songs from Nick Jonas, David Guetta, and Kristine W. make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red). Onward to Wisconsin!

This Week          Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. I'm Not The Only One - Sam Smith (2)
2. Take Me To Church - Hozier (1)
3. Don't - Ed Sheeran (3)
4. All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor (4)
5. Animals - Maroon 5 (7)
6. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance (6)
7. Something From Nothing - Foo Fighters (14)
8. Blame - Calvin Harris f/John Newman (10)
9. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift (9)
10. Habits (Stay High) - Tove Lo (15)
11. Left Hand Free - alt-J (11)
12. Riptide - Vance Joy (12)
13. Elevation - Erasure (5)
14. Secrets - Mary Lambert (8)
15. Let Me Down Easy - Paolo Nutini (20)
16. Heroes (We Could Be) - Alesso f/Tove Lo (22)
17. Stay With Me - Sam Smith (17)
18. Cool Kids - Echosmith (16)
19. Day Drinking - Little Big Town (19)
20. Flaws - Bastille (27)
21. Try - Colbie Caillat (25)
22. Somewhere In My Car - Keith Urban (24)
23. Superheroes - The Script (18)
24. Budapest - George Ezra (34)
25. Gotta Get Away - Black Keys (13)
26. Dangerous - Big Data f/Joywave (26)
27. Ghost - Ella Henderson (37)
28. Wrapped Up - Olly Murs f/Travie McCoy (42)
29. Centuries - Fall Out Boy (40)
30. Hustlin' - Vassy, Crazibiza & Dave Aude (35)
31. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (45)
32. Chandelier - Sia (28)
33. Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard (33)
34. Do You - Spoon (30)
35. Rather Be - Clean Bandit f/Jess Glynne (21)
36. Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Remix) - Lilly Wood & The Prick (36)
37. In Your Arms - Nico & Vinz (39)
38. Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj (23)
39. One Life - Chris Willis & Joachim Gerraud (29)
40. Faded - Zhu (49)
41. Jealous - Nick Jonas (73)
42. I Lived - OneRepublic (52)
43. What's Best For You - Trey Songz (47)
44. Close Your Eyes - Parmalee (48)
45. Good Kisser - Usher (31)
46. Neon Light - Blake Shelton (32)
47. Leave The Night On - Sam Hunt (38)
48. Waves (Robin Schulz Remix) - Mr. Probz (63)
49. Something In The Water - Carrie Underwood (53)
50. The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) - U2 (54)
51. Dangerous - David Guetta f/Sam Martin (79)
52. Girl In A Country Song - Maddie & Tae (56)
53. Call My Name - AverySunshine (65)
54. Keep It Movin' - Aristofreeks f/Kathy Sledge (64)
55. Everybody Be Somebody 2014 - Ruffneck f/Yavahn (59)
56. Shotgun Rider - Tim McGraw (62)
57. Love Come Home - Kristine W. (75)
58. Rock This Party - Fuzztroniks (58)
59. Look At You - Big & Rich (61)
60. Til It's Gone - Kenny Chesney (70)
61. Don't Tell 'Em - Jeremih f/YG (43)
62. Boom Clap - Charli XCX (50)
63. Perfect Storm - Brad Paisley (67)
64. Roller Coaster - Luke Bryan (46)
65. This Is How We Do - Katy Perry (55)
66. Blank Space - Taylor Swift (80)
67. Am I Wrong - Nico & Vinz (60)
68. Feelin' It - Scotty McCreery (68)
69. Hyper Love - Ferry Corsten f/Nat Dunn (72)
70. Lionhearted - Porter Robinson f/Urban Cone (85)
71. These Days - Take That (81)
72. Talladega - Eric Church (74)
73. Cadillac Cadillac - Train (77)
74. Rude - Magic! (44)
75. Headphones - Matt Nathanson f/Lolo (76)
76. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea f/Rita Ora (41)
77. From Eden - Hozier (82)
78. I Bet My Life - Imagine Dragons (86)
79. Burnin' It Down - Jason Aldean (57)
80. Afterlife - Ingrid Michaelson (84)
81. Wrong Side Of Heaven - Five Finger Death Punch (83)
82. Figure It Out - Royal Blood (DEBUT)
83. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon (DEBUT)
84. Baby Don't Lie - Gwen Stefani (88)
85. Do They Know It's Christmas (2014) - Band Aid 30 (DEBUT)
86. Angel - Yoko Ono (66)
87. Animals - Nabiha (DEBUT)
88. Take It On Back - Chase Bryant (94)
89. What Are You Waiting For? - Nickelback (89)
90. High Enough - Alina Artts (90)
91. Like A Cowboy - Randy Houser (DEBUT)
92. Homegrown Honey - Darius Rucker (96)
93. Sun Daze - Florida Georgia Line (97)
94. Make You Better - The Decemberists (DEBUT)
95. Real Love - Clean Bandit f/Jess Glynne (DEBUT)
96. Body Pop - Ranny f/Jipsta (DEBUT)
97. Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande f/The Weeknd (DEBUT)
98. Booty - Jennifer Lopez f/Iggy Azalea & Pitbull (100)
99. Nobody - Kem (DEBUT)
100. No Good In Goodbye - The Script (DEBUT)

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

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The top new entry of the week at #82 comes from a British heavy metal band that I've been hyping for months from their music video, one of the best of the year. Thankfully, rock radio has caught on and "Figure It Out" from Royal Blood makes the grade...

Cincinnati-based modern rock band Walk The Moon enter at #83 with "Shut Up And Dance". They previously made my chart two years ago with "Anna Sun"...

The 30th anniversary version of Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas" charity single, raising money to fight ebola in Africa, chimes in at #85.....

Danish singer Nabiha debuts at #87 with her club hit "Animals"....

Country bear Randy Houser arrives at #91 with his fourth hit on my chart, "Like A Cowboy"...

Speaking of bears, Indie folk rockers from Portland, Oregon, The Decemberists make their first appearance on my list at #94 with "Make You Better"...

British neo-house duo Clean Bandit are in the running for my top single of the year, which I'll be counting down soon, and their new single "Real Love" with Jess Glynne, lands at #95....

Boston DJ Ranny hooks up with Jipsta at #96 with "Body Pop"....

Ariana Grande comes in at #97 with "Love Me Harder" featuring alt-hip-hop artist the Weeknd...

Neo-soul singer Kem returns at #99 with "Nobody"...

The final new entry of the week at #100 is Irish pop/rock band the Script with "No Good In Goodbye". It's the follow-up to "Superheroes", which falls to #23 this week, but has a good chance of showing up on my year-end list...