twostepcub's music chart for December 2, 2016...

It's Friday, and I'm ready to run down my top 100 tunes from the previous week. Bruno Mars remains on top for a second week, while the Weeknd (pictured above) climbs into the top three. Songs from Thomas Rhett, Pet Shop Boys, and Carrie Underwood make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while former big hits from Katy Perry, Sam Hunt, Wrabel, and Phantogram drop off my list. One more month of the worst year ever...

This week         Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. 24K Magic - Bruno Mars (1)
2. Waste A Moment - Kings of Leon (4)
3. Starboy - The Weeknd f/Daft Punk (5)
4. Good Grief - Bastille (2)
5. Heathens - twenty-one pilots (7)
6. Don't Wanna Know - Maroon 5 f/Kendrick Lamar (11)
7. Setting The World On Fire - Kenny Chesney f/Pink (3)
8. Move - Luke Bryan (8)
9. Treat You Better - Shawn Mendes (12)
10. Trouble - Cage The Elephant (10)
11. Closer - The Chainsmokers f/Halsey (9)
12. Middle Of A Memory - Cole Swindell (14)
13. Kids - OneRepublic (17)
14. Unsteady - X Ambassadors (20)
15. All We Ever Knew - The Head and the Heart (15)
16. Bang Bang - Green Day (6)
17. Sleep Without You - Brett Young (25)
18. Cheap Thrills - Sia f/Sean Paul
19. HandClap - Fitz & The Tantrums (19)
20. Sit Still, Look Pretty - Daya (21)
21. Fresh Eyes - Andy Grammer (31)
22. Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Adele (18)
23. Song For Another Time - Old Dominion (33)
24. Way Down We Go - Kaleo (22)
25. Telepathy - Christina Aguilera f/Nile Rodgers (26)
26. I Can't Stop Thinking About You - Sting (34)
27. Cleopatra - The Lumineers (28)
28. Perfect Illusion - Lady Gaga (13)
29. I Love You Always Forever - Betty Who (23)
30. Permission - Ro James (27)
31. Wanna Be That Song - Brett Eldredge (36)
32. Gold - Kiiara (32)
33. Can't Stop The Feeling! - Justin Timberlake (29)
34. Cold Water - Major Lazer f/Justin Bieber & MO (24)
35. The Greatest - Sia f/Kendrick Lamar (40)
36. Dancing On My Own - Calum Scott (30)
37. My Way - Calvin Harris (41)
38. People Grinnin' - NERVO f/The Child Of Lov (42)
39. Human - Rag N' Bone Man (39)
40. Perfect Strangers - Jonas Blue f/JP Cooper (44)
41. Put 'Em High 2016 - Stonebridge f/Therese (37)
42. Thick Of It - Mary J. Blige (47)
43. Believe - Crystal Waters f/Sted-E & Hybrid Heights (53)
44. A Little More Summertime - Jason Aldean (46)
45. This Girl - KUNGS vs Cookin' On 3 Burners (35)
46. Blue Ain't Your Color - Keith Urban (56)
47. Let Me Love You - DJ Snake f/Justin Bieber (51)
48. Still Falling For You - Ellie Goulding (38)
49. Love Me Now - John Legend (59)
50. Say It To Me - Pet Shop Boys (74)
51. Teardrops - Cole Plante & Bobi (61)
52. Dirty Laundry - Carrie Underwood (72)
53. In The Name Of Love - Martin Garrix f/Bebe Rexha (67)
54. How I'll Always Be - Tim McGraw (58)
55. Side To Side - Ariana Grande f/Nicki Minaj (70)
56. This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris f/Rihanna (48)
57. She Sets The City On Fire - Gavin DeGraw (57)
58. May We All - Florida Georgia Line (62)
59. Waiting On You - Tyrese (63)
60. It Don't Hurt Like It Used To - Billy Currington (52)
61. Water Under The Bridge - Adele (DEBUT)
62. Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur (68)
63. Shout Out To My Ex - Little Mix (73)
64. I Know Somebody - LoCash (60)
65. Vice - Miranda Lambert (55)
66. Beautiful Life - DJ Gozzi & Extraordinary Gentlemen f/Jaclyn Walker (54)
67. Stronger Together - Jessica Sanchez (69)
68. Star Of The Show - Thomas Rhett (98)
69. Move - Saint Motel (89)
70. Say Yes - Tony Moran f/Jason Walker (DEBUT)
71. Livin' The Dream - Drake White (75)
72. Rockabye - Clean Bandit f/Anne-Marie & Sean Paul (92)
73. Scars to Your Beautiful - Alessia Cara (83)
74. If The Boot Fits - Granger Smith (82)
75. When The Tequila Runs Out - Dawes (77)
76. 80s Mercedes - Maren Morris (81)
77. Take It All Back - Judah & The Lion (87)
78. Feel Invincible - Skillet (78)
79. It Ain't Over - The Bello Boys & Dan Donica f/Seri (79)
80. Bored To Death - blink-182 (76)
81. Welcome To Your Life - Grouplove (85)
82. Lake By The Ocean - Maxwell (80)
83. I Hate U, I Love U - gnash f/Olivia O'Brien (88)
84. Ophelia - The Lumineers (84)
85. Play That Song - Train (86)
86. Wish I Knew You - The Revivalists (71)
87. Starving - Hailee Steinfeld & Grey f/Zedd (94)
88. Open Your Eyes - Disturbed (96)
89. Crazy Love - Audien f/Deb's Daughter (97)
90. So I Can Have You Back - Joe (DEBUT)
91. Somebody's Love - Passenger (91)
92. Would I Lie To You? - David Guetta & Cedric Gervais f/Chris Willis (DEBUT)
93. I Met A Girl - William Michael Morgan (93)
94. I Feel So Bad - KUNGS f/Ephemerals (DEBUT)
95. Heartbreak Hotline - The Pool Kids (95)
96. My Name Is Human - Highly Suspect (DEBUT)
97. Holy Commotion - The Pretenders (RE-ENTRY)
98. Heartbeat - Richard Orlinski & Eva Simons (99)
99. Soldiers - JAGMAC (DEBUT)
100. A Guy With A Girl - Blake Shelton (DEBUT)

There are eight songs making their debut on my chart this week (highlighted in blue), and if you click on any of them, you'll connect to that artist's official website in another window. And here they are on video, after the break...

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Adele returns with the fourth single from her stellar 25 album, "Water Under The Bridge", which takes the top debut spot of the week at #61. Her last, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)", is still going strong, dropping to #22...

Veteran house music DJ/producer Tony Moran recruits singer Jason Walker at #70 for his club hit "Say Yes". It's their second collaboration to make my chart this year; "So Happy" made the top-40 already...

Neo-soul singer Joe is back at #90 with "So I Can Have You Back". It's the first single from his #MyNameIsJoeThomas (in case you never knew his surname)...

French star DJs David Guetta and Cedric Gervais team up with American singer Chris Willis (a frequent muse for Guetta) at #92 for a cover of the 1993 hit "Would I Lie To You?" originally from Charles & Eddie...

Another French club fixture, KUNGS, moves in at #94 with "I Feel So Bad" featuring European soul/pop act Ephemerals. His recent top-3 hit "This Girl" falls to #45 this week...

Highly Suspect, an alternative hard rock band from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, who landed two Grammy nominations last year, score their first hit on my chart at #96 with "My Name Is Human"...

Baltimore-based vocal group JAGMAC, made of six siblings whose names provide the letters for their moniker, dance in at #99 with their breakthrough single "Soldiers"...

Finally, at #100 is Blake Shelton with the third radio single from his If I'm Honest album, "A Guy With A Girl"...