twostepcub's music chart for December 28, 2018...

Hey guys, sorry for being a little late, but had to recoup after the holidays and the year-end countdown, but I'm back before the year ends with my top 100 tunes from the previous week. Marshmello and Bastille hold on to the top spot, while country hunk Mitchell Tenpenny (pictured above) pours himself a drink in the top five. Former big hits from Old Dominion, Lenny Kravitz, Kane Brown, and Luke Combs drop off my list, while songs from Ariana Grande, Jason Aldean, and Dierks Bentley/Brothers Osborne make some of the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red). Happy New Year, and may 2019 bring better things...

Just a reminder: to check out my year-end recap of the biggest hits on this chart for 2018, you can go through my ten-part series by clicking here....

This Week        Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. Happier - Marshmello & Bastille (1)
2. High Hopes - Panic At The Disco (2)
3. Best Shot - Jimmie Allen (4)
4. Drunk Me - Mitchell Tenpenny (8)
5. Guiding Light - Mumford & Sons (7)
6. Trip - Ella Mai (10)
7. Lose It - Kane Brown (3)
8. Natural - Imagine Dragons (6)
9. She Got The Best Of Me - Luke Combs (5)
10. Electricity - Silk City & Dua Lipa (9)
11. Without Me - Halsey (15)
12. Youngblood - 5 Seconds Of Summer (13)
13. Breathin' - Ariana Grande (20)
14. Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (18)
15. My Blood - twenty-one pilots (25)
16. Hangin' On - Chris Young (11)
17. Be Alright - Dean Lewis (27)
18. Promises - Calvin Harris & Sam Smith (14)
19. You're Somebody Else - flora cash (34)
20. Love Someone - Lukas Graham (30)
21. Uh Huh - Jade Bird (16)
22. Burning Man - Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne (42)
23. Tequila - Dan + Shay (19)
24. thank u, next - Ariana Grande (49)
25. All My Friends - The Revivalists (23)
26. Sixteen - Thomas Rhett (46)
27. Lost In Japan - Shawn Mendes & Zedd (17)
28. Light On - Maggie Rogers (48)
29. Might Not Like Me - Brynn Elliott (22)
30. Last Shot - Kip Moore (31)
31. Secrets - Pink (35)
32. Rich - Maren Morris (12)
33. She's Kerosene - The Interrupters (33)
34. Burn The House Down - AJR (28)
35. Speechless - Dan + Shay (37)
36. I Like Me Better - Lauv (26)
37. Delicate - Taylor Swift (29)
38. I'll Fight - Jennifer Hudson (39)
39. You Say - Lauren Daigle (43)
40. It Happens (Sometimes) - Jack Back (36)
41. Nina Cried Power - Hozier f/Mavis Staples (21)
42. Connection - OneRepublic (32)
43. Heat - Kelly Clarkson (47)
44. I Like That - Janelle Monae (24)
45. Broken - lovelytheband (41)
46. Good Girl - Dustin Lynch (51)
47. Hey Mama - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (57)
48. Girls Like You - Maroon 5 f/Cardi B (38)
49. Don't Leave Me Alone - David Guetta f/Anne-Marie (45)
50. Get Up - Shinedown (50)
51. Consequences - Camila Cabello (61)
52. Medicine - Queen Naija (62)
53. Let You Love Me - Rita Ora (52)
54. Polaroid - Jonas Blue f/Liam Payne & Lennon Stella (64)
55. Blue Tacoma - Russell Dickerson (40)
56. Used To Be - Matt Nathanson (56)
57. Don't Come Easy - Raheem DeVaughn (68)
58. Loading Zones - Kurt Vile (58)
59. Waiting For A Lifetime - Debby Holiday (66)
60. Thursday - Jess Glynne (60)
61. Rumors - R3HAB & Sofia Carson (55)
62. Chances - Backstreet Boys (70)
63. Turnin' Me On - Blake Shelton (53)
64. Boo'd Up - Ella Mai (44)
65. Baby - Clean Bandit f/Marina & Luis Fonsi (65)
66. Losing It - FISHER (71)
67. Northern Lights - Death Cab For Cutie (80)
68. A Million Dreams - Pink (78)
69. Millionaire - Chris Stapleton (73)
70. Hear Me Now - Bad Wolves f/DIAMANTE (74)
71. Girl Like You - Jason Aldean (93)
72. Remedy - Alesso (76)
73. Shotgun - George Ezra (69)
74. Woman Like Me - Little Mix f/Nicki Minaj (67)
75. Close To Me - Ellie Goulding & Diplo f/Swae Lee (79)
76. When Legends Rise - Godsmack (94)
77. S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun) - Glorious Sons (89)
78. This Is It - Scotty McCreery (84)
79. Eastside - Benny Blanco f/Halsey & Khalid (83)
80. Are You Ready? - Disturbed (75)
81. Smile (Livin' My Best Life) - Lil' Duval f/Snoop Dogg & Ball Greezy (91)
82. Burn Out - Midland (DEBUT)
83. Rewrite The Stars - James Arthur & Anne-Marie (DEBUT)
84. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart - Mark Ronson f/Miley Cyrus (DEBUT)
85. Jenny Jenkins - Mt. Joy (85)
86. Find You Now - Duncan Morley f/Rick Ross & Teddy Bougee (100)
87. You Should See Me In A Crown - Billie Eilish (97)
88. Ruin My Life - Zara Larsson (88)
89. Sweet But Psycho - Ava Max (DEBUT)
90. Neon Sky - Feenixpawl f/Mikayla (90)
91. Take It From Me - Jordan Davis (DEBUT)
92. Love Sensation - SuSu Bobien (DEBUT)
93. I'd Rather Be Me - "Mean Girls" Cast (DEBUT)
94. Joy - for KING and COUNTRY (98)
95. Power Of Love - Dalton Harris f/James Arthur (DEBUT)
96. What Makes You Country - Luke Bryan (DEBUT)
97. Head Above Waver - Avril Lavigne (RE-ENTRY)
98. Waste It On Me - Steve Aoki f/BTS (DEBUT)
99. Miss You All The Time - O.A.R. (DEBUT)
100. Want Me To Love You - Peyton Shayler (DEBUT)

There are a dozen new songs 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 for more info. And here they are on video, after the break...

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The third single from trad-country trio Midland's debut album, "Burn Out", claims the top debut spot at #82. The third, "Drinkin' Problem", was on my year-end chart for 2017...

Two weeks ago, Pink entered my chart with "A Million Dreams", a cover of the song from the musical movie The Greatest Showman that was covered for the "Reimagined"  version of the soundtrack. That record is up to #68, and now is joined by X Factor UK winner James Arthur and British singer Anne-Marie's remake of "Rewrite The Stars" from the movie which shines in at #83...

British DJ/producer Mark Ronson returns at #84 with Miley Cyrus in tow for "Nothing Breaks Like A Heart"...

American pop singer Ava Max had to travel to Britain to score her first big hit with "Sweet But Psycho", which chimes in here at #89...

Country beard god Jordan Davis follows up his breakthrough single, "Singles You Up", which placed on my year-end recap this year, with "Take It From Me", which checks in at #91...

Gospel singer Susu Bobien, from Newark, New Jersey, scores her first hit on my chart at #92 with the remake of club classic "Love Sensation", originally done by Loleatta Holloway...

The cast of the Broadway show Mean Girls, which plays across the street from the theater where The Cher Show is running, dance their way on to my list with a club remake of "I'd Rather Be Me" from the show...

And now we have two X Factor UK winners as James Arthur joins up with the last season's winner, Dalton Harris, for their cover of the Frankie Goes To Hollywood nugget "Power Of Love"...

 The fourth single and title track from Luke Bryan's album What Makes You Country rolls in at #96...

DJ Steve Aoki enlists the biggest act in K-pop right now, BTS, for "Waste It On Me" at #98...

Alternative rock veterans O.A.R. (Of A Revolution) are back at #99 with "Miss You All The Time"...

The final new entry of the week at #100 is dance music newcomer Peyton Shayler with "Want Me To Love You"...

I hope you all have a Happy New Year, and I'll be back on Wednesday with the first Song of the Day for 2019....