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Well, 2015 is coming to a close, and it's time for the final installment in my recap of the 100 biggest songs on my weekly music chart this year. If you'd like to catch up on the other nine parts, plus the bonus of the 25 that almost made it, you can click here . And away we goooooo... #10 - " Lean On " - Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ           from the album Peace Is The Mission (2015)           Highest rank: #3 (one week)           Weeks on the chart (so far in 2015): 33 [still charting]           Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4           Songwriters: Karen Ørsted [MØ], Thomas Pentz [Diplo], William Griachine [DJ Snake], Martin Bresso [Tchami], Philip Meckseper "Artisan Dance Music" had a banner year in 2015, and the biggest proof was the success of vetera...

We're almost to the end of my countdown of the 100 biggest songs on my weekly music chart for 2015. I've tallies the scores of every song that's appeared on my list week by week, and these have peaked the highest and stayed the longest. You can check out the rest of the countdown if you'd like, including the bonus "bubbling under" chart, by clicking here ... #20 - " I Bet My Life " - Imagine Dragons            from the album Smoke + Mirrors (2015)           Highest rank: #7 (three weeks)           Weeks on the chart (in 2015): 22 [spent three more weeks in 2014]           Billboard Hot 100 peak: #28           Songwriters: Imagine Dragons [Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman ] The first single from the modern rock band's sophomore effort may have not done the business that "Radioactive" or "Demons" did from their debut, ...

We're up to the eighth installment of my countdown of the 100 biggest songs on my personal weekly music chart this year. If you'd like to catch up, you can click over to check out part one , part two , part three , part four , part five , part six , part seven , and the bonus edition with the songs that almost made the cut... #30 - " Tear In My Heart " - twenty-one pilots           from the album Blurryface (2015)           Highest rank: #3 (one week)           Weeks on the chart: 20           Billboard Hot 100 peak: #82           Songwriter: Tyler Joseph The indie-pop/rock duo gets " lost in translation " and has their biggest year to date, with a #1 album and this, the #2 rock single. From going from a love song to a snark on the music business to a wish for proper civil project im...

Here we go, back to the countdown of the biggest songs on my weekly music chart for 2015. I've tallied the numbers each week, and this is what went the highest and stayed the longest this year. In case you're just getting here, you can click to check out part one , part two , part three , part four , part five , and part six , as well as my Boxing Day bonus of the 25 songs that just missed the list . And away we go as we enter the top-40.... #40 - " Blank Space " - Taylor Swift           from the album 1989 (2014)           Highest rank: #13 (two weeks)           Weeks on the chart (in 2015): 21 [was on for four weeks in 2014]           Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1           Songwriters: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback "The one where Taylor makes ...

Hey guys and gals and to all in-between, I've been counting down the top 100 songs of the year on my weekly music chart for 2015 ( click here to catch up on it ), and in this weekend break I'll add a bonus, with the songs "bubbling under" the year-end list, the 25 that also ran, but where totally worthy. #125 - "Right Here, Right Now" - Giorgio Moroder featuring Kylie Minogue             from the album Deja Vu (2015)             Highest rank: #12 (two weeks)             Weeks on the chart: 11 The 75-year-old disco legend returned with a new album Santana-style this year, with guest vocalists like Sia, Britney Spears, and Charli XCX, but none captured the bliss of the Studio 54 time as this collaboration with Australia's princess. In a just world, this should've been a worldwide smash. (Click below to see...

We're passing the halfway mark on my countdown recap of the biggest songs on my weekly music chart for 2015. If you want to catch up with what I've already posted you can click for part one , part two , part three , part four , and part five . #50 - " Heartbeat Song " - Kelly Clarkson           from the album Piece By Piece (2015)           Highest rank: #14 (one week)           Weeks on the chart: 20           Billboard Hot 100 peak: #21           Songwriters: Mitch Allan, Jason Evigan, Kara DioGuardi, Audra Mae For the lead single from her lucky seventh studio album Piece By Piece , which is nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the upcoming Grammy Awards, Clarkson is at her best showing a strong man or woman overcoming the hurdle of a bad breakup and finding love again. With an inclusive video that tracks love overcomin...

We're approaching the halfway mark in my countdown of the 100 biggest songs on my weekly personal chart at this here bloggie. You can click over to catch up on part one , part two , part three , and part four as well in case you missed, and as before I've included links to the artists' websites, as well as to Amazon if you feel like buying the track or the album... #60 - "Like A Cowboy" - Randy Houser           from the album How Country Feels (2013)           Highest rank: #7 (two weeks)           Weeks on the chart (in 2015): 15 [was on for two weeks in 2014]           Billboard Hot 100 peak: #62           Songwriters: Randy Houser, Brice Long The fourth single from the country bear's How Country Feels album came with an epic 7 1/2 minute music ...

I'm chugging along with my recap of the biggest songs on my weekly music chart on this here bloggie for 2015. I've tallied up the scores week by week, and have been running down my top 100 (on Christmas there'll be a bonus). You can click over to check out part one , part two , and part three as well. I've also included links to the artist's websites, as well as to Amazon to buy any of the music here. #70 - " From Eden " - Hozier           from the album Hozier (2014)           Highest rank: #9 (two weeks)           Weeks on the chart (in 2015): 14 [spent 5 more weeks in 2014]           Billboard Hot 100 peak: did not chart           Songwriter: Andrew Hozier-Byrne (Hozier)  Due attention was paid to the Irish singer/songwriter's chilling "Take Me To Church" vide...

It's time to pick back up on my recap of the biggest hits on my weekly chart from the past year. You can also check out what I've covered in part one ( click here ) and part two ( click here )... #80 - " Cool For The Summer " - Demi Lovato           from the album Confident (2015)           Highest rank: #7 (two weeks)           Weeks on the chart: 15           Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11           Songwriters: Demi Lovato, Max Martin, Alexander Kronlund, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami It's been a year for pre-fab pop princesses to see a resurge, as records from Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, and, yes, Nick Jonas brought them back to mainstream pop radio. Demi's "Cool For The Summer", a slice of Katy Perry-esque electro-pop that dabbled with bisexuality in the lyrics. However the noise around her ...

Part two of my recap of the biggest hits on my weekly music chart is up, tallying the scores of the songs that made my list in 2015. You can check out part one by clicking here ... #90 - " Dear Future Husband " - Meghan Trainor           from the album Title (2015)           Highest rank: #10 (three weeks)           Weeks on the chart: 14           Billboard Hot 100 peak: #14           Songwriters: Meghan Trainor, Kevin Kadish Last year the young singer/songwriter from Nantucket (fill in your poem here) conquered the hearts of young America with "All About That Bass", which ended up at #19 on my year end chart of 2014. Proving her worth for her upcoming Best New Artist nomination at the Grammys, four more of her singles made the grade this year. "Dear Future Husband", the third single from her Title album, continued the girl-group-style pop t...

As 2015 winds down to a close, it's time to start counting down the top-100 biggest songs on my weekly personal chart for the year. It's been a year starting with everyone decrying the demise of the music business to an album that broke the record for the biggest-selling week in America. The biggest songwriter in country music is an "out" gay man, while a Beatle is nominated for a Grammy in the rap category. I tallied up all the numbers by rank each week and these are the songs that went the highest and/or stuck around the longest. And each weekday until New Years Eve (except Christmas) I'll bring out ten more until we get to the top, with an interlude sometime in the middle with some also-rans. And away we go.... #100 - " Say You Do " - Dierks Bentley             from the album Riser (2014)             Highest Rank: #15 (one week)             Weeks on the Chart: 16   ...