twostepcub's music chart for December 14, 2018...

Friday's here, and it's time to run down my top 100 tunes from the week. This time out Panic At The Disco hold tight for a fourth week at #1, while country singer Kane Brown (pictured above) leaps into the top five with "Lose It". Songs from Maggie Rogers, Jess Glynne, and Shinedown make some of the biggest jumps this week (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red), while former big hits from Elle King and St. Paul & the Broken Bones drop off my list.

This week marks the final week in my 2018 "chart year". I'll be rolling out my top 100 countdown of my fave "hits" of the year (along with some extras) starting on Sunday. Two songs squeaked right into the list based on this week. Who made it? Stay tuned.....

This Week                      Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. High Hopes - Panic At The Disco (1)
2. Happier - Marshmello & Bastille (2)
3. Lose It - Kane Brown (7)
4. Natural - Imagine Dragons (4)
5. She Got The Best Of Me - Luke Combs (5)
6. Best Shot - Jimmie Allen (9)
7. Promises - Calvin Harris & Sam Smith (3)
8. Rich - Maren Morris (8)
9. Electricity - Silk City & Dua Lipa (10)
10. Guiding Light - Mumford & Sons (14)
11. Hangin' On - Chris Young (6)
12. Drunk Me - Mitchell Tenpenny (12)
13. Nina Cried Power - Hozier f/Mavis Staples (13)
14. I Like That - Janelle Monae (16)
15. Tequila - Dan + Shay (11)
16. Uh Huh - Jade Bird (26)
17. Youngblood - 5 Seconds Of Summer (19)
18. Lost In Japan - Shawn Mendes & Zedd (20)
19. All My Friends - The Revivalists (15)
20. I Like Me Better - Lauv (18)
21. Without Me - Halsey (31)
22. Connection - OneRepublic (22)
23. Might Not Like Me - Brynn Elliott (25)
24. Trip - Ella Mai (28)
25. Breathin' - Ariana Grande (29)
26. Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (30)
27. Delicate - Taylor Swift (23)
28. Burn The House Down - AJR (24)
29. My Blood - twenty-one pilots (33)
30. Be Alright - Dean Lewis (36)
31. Blue Tacoma - Russell Dickerson (21)
32. Better Now - Post Malone (17)
33. Girls Like You - Maroon 5 f/Cardi B (27)
34. Low - Lenny Kravitz (34)
35. Love Someone - Lukas Graham (37)
36. It Happens (Sometimes) - Jack Back (41)
37. She's Kerosene - The Interrupters (42)
38. Last Shot - Kip Moore (48)
39. Speechless - Dan + Shay (43)
40. Secrets - Pink (50)
41. Broken - lovelytheband (39)
42. You're Somebody Else - flora cash (46)
43. I'll Fight - Jennifer Hudson (51)
44. Boo'd Up - Ella Mai (40)
45. Don't Leave Me Alone - David Guetta & Anne-Marie (47)
46. Burning Man - Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne (56)
47. You Say - Lauren Daigle (57)
48. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) - Cher (38)
49. Love Lies - Khalid & Normani (49)
50. Sixteen - Thomas Rhett (60)
51. Heat - Kelly Clarkson (61)
52. Let You Love Me - Rita Ora (53)
53. Light On - Maggie Rogers (78)
54. Turnin' Me On - Blake Shelton (59)
55. Get Up - Shinedown (70)
56. Good Girl - Dustin Lynch (66)
57. Rumors - R3HAB & Sofia Carson (67)
58. Loading Zones - Kurt Vile (58)
59. Ocean - Martin Garrix & Khalid (63)
60. Hotel Key - Old Dominion (55)
61. thank u, next - Ariana Grande (75)
62. I'm A Mess - Bebe Rexha (52)
63. Thursday - Jess Glynne (83)
64. In My Mind - Dynoro & Gigi D'Agostino (65)
65. Almost Love - Sabrina Carpenter (45)
66. Consequences - Camila Cabello (71)
67. Woman Like Me - Little Mix f/Nicki Minaj (69)
68. Used To Be - Matt Nathanson (72)
69. Shotgun - George Ezra (59)
70. Are You Ready - Disturbed (62)
71. Waiting For A Lifetime - Debby Holiday (81)
72. Medicine - Queen Naija (80)
73. Don't Come Easy - Raheem DeVaughn (73)
74. Polaroid - Jonas Blue f/Liam Payne & Lennon Stella (89)
75. Millionaire - Chris Stapleton (87)
76. Baby - Clean Bandit f/Marina & Luis Fonsi (76)
77. Hey Mama - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (91)
78. Hear Me Now - Bad Wolves f/DIAMANTE (82)
79. Heaven - Kane Brown (79)
80. Chances - Backstreet Boys (DEBUT)
81. Losing It - FISHER (96)
82. Ghost - Neon Superstars f/1onder (86)
83. Close To Me - Ellie Goulding & Diplo f/Swae Lee (93)
84. One Number Away - Luke Combs (84)
85. Jenny Jenkins - Mt. Joy (90)
86. Remedy - Alesso (98)
87. Lost At Sea - Jena Rose (DEBUT)
88. Ruin My Life - Zara Larsson (92)
89. Back To You - Selena Gomez (74)
90. Neon Sky - Feenixpawl f/Mikayla (94)
91. Smile (Livin' My Best Life) - Lil' Duval f/Snoop Dogg & Ball Greezy (DEBUT)
92. A Million Dreams - Pink (DEBUT)
93. S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) - Glorious Sons (DEBUT)
94. This Is It - Scotty McCreery (DEBUT)
95. Northern Lights - Death Cab For Cutie (DEBUT)
96. Hold My Girl - George Ezra (100)
97. Eastside - Benny Blanco f/Halsey & Khalid (97)
98. When Legends Rise - Godsmack (DEBUT)
99. Cringe - Matt Maeson (DEBUT)
100. Taki Taki - DJ Snake f/Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B (DEBUT)

There are ten new songs on my list this week (highlighted in blue), and if you click on any of them, you'll connect to that artist's official website for more info. And here they are on video, after the break...

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Boy-band veterans Backstreet Boys came back in a big way in 2018, going all the way to #1 on my chart with their "comeback" hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", which definitely will find a place on my year-end countdown. They are back this week at #80 with the top debut of the week with "Chances"...

Dance/pop singer/songwriter Jena Rose enters at #87 with her third top-20 club hit "Lost At Sea"...

Comedian Lil' Duval gets some help from Snoop Dogg and whoever Ball Greezy is at #91 for his novelty hit "Smile (Livin' My Best Life)"...

Pink, who already is rocketing into the top-40 with the latest single from her Beautiful Trauma album, "Secrets", is also coming in at #92 with her cover of "A Million Dreams" from the Greatest Showman: Reimagined album...

Canadian alternative rock band Glorious Sons make their debut on my list at #93 with "S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun)"...

The second single from American Idol tenth-season winner Scotty McCreery's Seasons Change album, "This Is It", moves in at #94...

Death Cab For Cutie follows up their former top ten hit "Gold Rush" (which will be somewhere on my year-end countdown) with the song at #95, "Northern Lights"...

Hard rock band Godsmack rises to #98 with their #1 rock radio hit "When Legends Rise"...

Indie-pop newcomer Matt Maeson arrives at #99 with his first chart entry, "Cringe"...

The final newbie of the week belongs to French trap-house DJ/producer DJ Snake, who recruits singer Selena Gomez, Latin singer Ozuna, and rapper Cardi B for "Taki Taki" at #100...

I'll be starting the countdown on Sunday, when I'll be suspending my "song of the day" until I'm done. See you then!