twostepcub's music chart for December 26, 2014...

Friday is finally here, and it's time to run down my top 100 tunes from the week. This week (officially the start of my "2015 chart year") Sam Smith holds at #1 for a third week, while Scotsman Paolo Nutini (pictured above) leaps into my top 10. Former big hits from Clean Bandit and Blake Shelton drop off my chart, while songs by Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars, Meghan Trainor, and Brett Eldredge make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red). Happy Boxing Day!

This Week               Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. I'm Not The Only One - Sam Smith (1)
2. Take Me To Church - Hozier (2)
3. Something From Nothing - Foo Fighters (3)
4. Don't - Ed Sheeran (4)
5. Animals - Maroon 5 (5)
6. Let Me Down Easy - Paolo Nutini (11)
7. Blame - Calvin Harris f/John Newman (7)
8. Heroes (We Could Be) - Alesso f/Tove Lo (12)
9. All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor (6)
10. Budapest - George Ezra (14)
11. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (21)
12. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance (8)
13. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift (9)
14. Habits (Stay High) - Tove Lo (10)
15. Flaws - Bastille (15)
16. Wrapped Up - Olly Murs f/Travie McCoy (18)
17. Centuries - Fall Out Boy (19)
18. Jealous - Nick Jonas (29)
19. Stay With Me - Sam Smith (17)
20. Try - Colbie Caillat (20)
21. Ghost - Ella Henderson (23)
22. Riptide - Vance Joy (16)
23. Left Hand Free - alt-J (13)
24. I Lived - OneRepublic (34)
25. Dangerous - David Guetta f/Sam Martin (35)
26. Somewhere In My Car - Keith Urban (22)
27. Faded - Zhu (32)
28. Lips Are Movin' - Meghan Trainor (68)
29. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson f/Bruno Mars (71)
30. Dangerous - Big Data f/Joywave (28)
31. Call My Name - Avery Sunshine (41)
32. Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Mix) - Lilly Wood & The Prick (36)
33. In Your Arms - Nico & Vinz (33)
34. Waves (Robin Schulz Mix) - Mr. Probz (38)
35. Close Your Eyes - Parmalee (40)
36. Secrets - Mary Lambert (24)
37. Day Drinking - Little Big Town (27)
38. Keep It Movin' - Aristofreeks f/Kathy Sledge (42)
39. Elevation - Erasure (25)
40. Hustlin' - Vassy, Crazibiza & Dave Aude (30)
41. Something In The Water - Carrie Underwood (45)
42. Girl In A Country Song - Maddie & Tae (46)
43. Love Come Home - Kristine W. (47)
44. Cool Kids - Echosmith (26)
45. Chandelier - Sia (37)
46. These Days - Take That (61)
47. Til It's Gone - Kenny Chesney (53)
48. Blank Space - Taylor Swift (58)
49. From Eden - Hozier (57)
50. Everybody Be Somebody 2014 - Ruffneck f/Yavahn (50)
51. What's Best For You - Trey Songz (43)
52. Shotgun Rider - Tim McGraw (52)
53. Perfect Storm - Brad Paisley (59)
54. Animals - Nabiha (69)
55. Look At You - Big & Rich (55)
56. I Bet My Life - Imagine Dragons (64)
57. Talladega - Eric Church (62)
58. Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj (44)
59. Make You Better - The Decemberists (74)
60. Afterlife - Ingrid Michaelson (70)
61. Superheroes - The Script (31)
62. Feelin' It - Scotty McCreery (67)
63. Cadillac Cadillac - Train (63)
64. Leave The Night On - Sam Hunt (54)
65. Lionhearted - Porter Robinson f/Urban Cone (65)
66. Like A Cowboy - Randy Houser (81)
67. Figure It Out - Royal Blood (72)
68. One Life - Chris Willis & Joachim Gerraud (51)
69. Do You - Spoon (39)
70. Sunshine & Whiskey - Frankie Ballard (48)
71. Headphones - Matt Nathanson f/Lolo (73)
72. Wrong Side Of Heaven - Five Finger Death Punch (76)
73. Do They Know It's Christmas 2014 - Band Aid 30 (85)
74. Take It On Back - Chase Bryant (78)
75. Am I Wrong - Nico & Vinz (75)
76. Cigarette Dreams - Cage The Elephant (86)
77. Too Cool To Dance - Eden XO (DEBUT)
78. It's Your World - Jennifer Hudson f/R. Kelly (90)
79. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon (83)
80. Good Kisser - Usher (60)
81. Mean To Me - Brett Eldredge (99)
82. Nobody - Kem (92)
83. Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande f/The Weeknd (95)
84. Body Pop - Ranny f/Jipsta (84)
85. Sun Daze - Florida Georgia Line (89)
86. Rolling In The Deep - Aretha Franklin (96)
87. Boom Clap - Charli XCX (77)
88. Homegrown Honey - Darius Rucker (88)
89. Every Heartbeat 2014 - Amy Grant (DEBUT)
90. I See You - Luke Bryan (94)
91. Take It All The Way - Todd Terry & Tony Moran (91)
92. Make Me Wanna - Thomas Rhett (DEBUT)
93. R U Mine - Arctic Monkeys (DEBUT)
94. Like I Can - Sam Smith (98)
95. Let's Be Still - The Head & The Heart (DEBUT)
96. Rude - Magic! (82)
97. Big Fun - D.O.N.S. f/Terri B! (DEBUT)
98. When We Were Young - Dillon Francis + Sultan & Ned Shepard f/The Chain Gang of 1974 (DEBUT)
99. Diamonds - Josef Salvat (DEBUT)
100. You Got It All - Union J (DEBUT)

There are nine 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, tour dates, music, pictures, and more. And here they are on video, after the break...

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The top debut of the week is from a woman who has been on my chart before, but in a different incarnation. Jessie Malakouti, a Californian who under the name of "Jessie and the Toy Boys" put "Push It" and "Let's Get Naughty" on to my list, now with the moniker Eden XO is at #77 with "Too Cool To Dance"...

 This past summer Amy Grant had a club hit and made my list with the remix of her #1 hit from 1991 "Baby Baby". She's back at #89 with the rework of that single's follow-up, "Every Heartbeat"...

Country singer Thomas Rhett scores his fifth hit on my chart from his debut album with "Make Me Wanna"...

British indie-rock band Arctic Monkeys are in the running for the top hit of the year on my 2014 countdown with "Do I Wanna Know?", while their follow-up "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High" almost made the top 100 as well. Their third single "R U Mine" now emerges at #93...

The third single and title track from alternative rock group the Head and The Heart's sophomore album, "Let's Be Still", comes in at #95. The first, "Shake", made my top-40 at the end of last year...

Veteran German DJ D.O.N.S. remakes his 2005 cover of the Inner City smash "Big Fun", with Terri B! on vocals, at #97...

American electro-pop and "moombahton" DJ/producer Dillon Francis teams up with Canadian duo Sultan & Ned Shepard and Hawaiian indie-pop artist the Chain Gang of 1974 for "When We were Young" at #98...

Australian singer Josef Salvat debuts at #99 with his cover of Rihanna's "Diamonds"...

The final new entry of the week at #100 is former X Factor UK finalists Union J with their hit "You Got It All"...

I've been counting down my top 100 tunes from 2014 each weekday before New Year's Eve. You can catch up by clicking here....