twostepcub's music chart for January 2, 2015...

2015 is finally upon us, and its time to run through my top 100 tunes from last week. Sam Smith is at #1 for a fourth week, while Alesso with Tove Lo (pictured above) climb into the top-5. Songs by Jennifer Hudson/R. Kelly, D.O.N.S./Terri B!, and Sam Smith make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while former big hits by the Script, Chris Willis/Joachim Gerraud, Spoon, and Frankie Ballard drop off the chart. Happy New Year, it can't be more effd up than the last...

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. Heroes (We Could Be) - Alesso f/Tove Lo (8)
5. Animals - Maroon 5 (5)
6. Let Me Down Easy - Paolo Nutini (6)
7. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran (11)
8. Don't - Ed Sheeran (4)
9. Blame - Calvin Harris f/John Newman (7)
10. Budapest - George Ezra (10)
11. All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor (9)
12. Stolen Dance - Milky Chance (12)
13. Centuries - Fall Out Boy (17)
14. Jealous - Nick Jonas (18)
15. Wrapped Up - Olly Murs f/Travie McCoy (16)
16. Habits (Stay High) - Tove Lo (14)
17. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift (13)
18. Try - Colbie Caillat (20)
19. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson f/Bruno Mars (29)
20. Ghost - Ella Henderson (21)
21. Stay With Me - Sam Smith (19)
22. I Lived - OneRepublic (24)
23. Lips Are Movin' - Meghan Trainor (28)
24. Riptide - Vance Joy (22)
25. Dangerous - David Guetta f/Sam Martin (25)
26. Call My Name - Avery Sunshine (31)
27. Faded - Zhu (27)
28. Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Mix) - Lilly Wood & The Prick (32)
29. Flaws - Bastille (15)
30. Waves (Robin Schulz Mix) - Mr. Probz (34)
31. Somewhere In My Car - Keith Urban (26)
32. Dangerous - Big Data f/Joywave (30)
33. Close Your Eyes - Parmalee (35)
34. Keep It Movin' - Aristofreeks f/Kathy Sledge (38)
35. Left Hand Free - alt-J (23)
36. These Days - Take That (46)
37. Something In The Water - Carrie Underwood (41)
38. Blank Space - Taylor Swift (48)
39. Love Come Home - Kristine W. (43)
40. Til It's Gone - Kenny Chesney (47)
41. From Eden - Hozier (49)
42. Girl In A Country Song - Maddie & Tae (42)
43. Perfect Storm - Brad Paisley (53)
44. Animals - Nabiha (54)
45. Make You Better - The Decemberists (59)
46. I Bet My Life - Imagine Dragons (56)
47. In Your Arms - Nico & Vinz (33)
48. Shotgun Rider - Tim McGraw (52)
49. Day Drinking - Little Big Town (37)
50. Everybody Be Somebody 2014 - Ruffneck f/Yavahn (50)
51. What's Best For You - Trey Songz (51)
52. Elevation - Erasure (39)
53. Talladega - Eric Church (57)
54. Like A Cowboy - Randy Houser (66)
55. Hustlin' - Vassy, Crazibiza & Dave Aude (40)
56. Afterlife - Ingrid Michaelson (60)
57. Figure It Out - Royal Blood (67)
58. It's Your World - Jennifer Hudson f/R. Kelly (78)
59. Cadillac Cadillac - Train (63)
60. Cool Kids - Echosmith (44)
61. Secrets - Mary Lambert (36)
62. Feelin' It - Scotty McCreery (62)
63. Do They Know It's Christmas 2014 - Band Aid 30 (73)
64. Take It On Back - Chase Bryant (74)
65. Look At You - Big & Rich (55)
66. Cigarette Daydreams - Cage The Elephant (76)
67. Chandelier - Sia (45)
68. Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj (58)
69. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon (79)
70. Headphones - Matt Nathanson f/Lolo (71)
71. Mean To Me - Brett Eldredge (81)
72. Wrong Side Of Heaven - Five Finger Death Punch (72)
73. Too Cool To Dance - Eden XO (77)
74. Leave The Night On - Sam Hunt (64)
75. Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande f/The Weeknd (83)
76. Rolling In The Deep - Aretha Franklin (86)
77. Big Fun - D.O.N.S. f/Terri B! (97)
78. Nobody - Kem (82)
79. Like I Can - Sam Smith (94)
80. I See You - Luke Bryan (90)
81. Sun Daze - Florida Georgia Line (85)
82. Homegrown Honey - Darius Rucker (88)
83. R U Mine - Arctic Monkeys (93)
84. Good Kisser - Usher (80)
85. Every Heartbeat 2014 - Amy Grant (89)
86. Make Me Wanna - Thomas Rhett (92)
87. Am I Wrong - Nico & Vinz (75)
88. Just Gettin' Started - Jason Aldean (DEBUT)
89. Destination (We Are The Ones) - Twisted Dee & Spyglass Edmund f/Amuka (DEBUT)
90. World - Gia (DEBUT)
91. Boom Clap - Charli XCX (87)
92. Kansas City - New Basement Tapes (DEBUT)
93. Let's Be Still - The Head & The Heart (95)
94. When We Were Young - Dillon Francis (98)
95. The Hanging Tree - James Newton Howard f/Jennifer Lawrence (DEBUT)
96. Rude - Magic! (96)
97. Tuesday - ILOVEMAKONNEN f/Drake (DEBUT)
98. Shatter Me - Lindsay Stirling f/Lzzy Hale (DEBUT)
99. Can't Hold Us Down - Axwell & Ingrosso (DEBUT)
100. Last All Night (Koala) - Oliver Heldens f/Kstewart (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 will connect to their official website for pictures, music, tour dates, and more. And here they are on video, after the break...

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The second single from country rocker Jason Aldean's Old Boots, New Dirt album, "Just Gettin' Started", claims the top debut at #88 this week. It follows "Burnin' It Down", which made my top-40...

Long Island DJ Twisted Dee teams up with Spyglass Edmund and house music belter Amuka for "Destination (We Are The Ones)" at #89...

Dance music singer Gia (Bella) enters at #90 with her top-5 club hit "World"...

Indie-folk "supergroup" New Basement Tapes, with Elvis Costello, producer T-Bone Burnett, and members of Momford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Carolina Chocolate Drops, and Dawes, come in at #92 with "Kansas City", based on lyrics written by Bob Dylan in the mid-60s...

Another left-field entry at #95 is the film score selection "The Hanging Tree" from James Newton Howard from the Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 movie, featuring vocals from the film's star Jennifer Lawrence...

HipHop newcomer ILOVEMAKONNEN debuts at #97 with his chart-topping R&B hit "Tuesday" featuring Drake...

YouTube sensation and violin ace Lindsey Stirling scores her first hit on my list at #98 with "Shatter Me" featuring vocals from Lzzy Hale from the rock band Halestorm...

Two of the three members of the now-defunct Swedish House Mafia, Axwell and (Steve Ingrosso), are back at #99 with "Can't Hold Us Down"...

The final new entry of the week at #100 is the second hit for Dutch DJ and producer Oliver Heldens, with "Last All Night (Koala)" featuring Kstewart...