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  We're closing up on the end of my (late) year-end countdown of the biggest songs on my weekly personal music chart for 2024. You can catch up with the rest of the series by clicking here . Let's go...   #20 - Feather - Sabrina Carpenter          from the album Emails I Can't Send Fwd (Deluxe Edition) (2023)          2scchart peak: #13 (two weeks)          Weeks on the chart: 35          Points: 2011 Just like she ended the year in the tabloids with her relationship with Barry Keoghan, Carpenter began 2024 by making waves by "desecrating" a church (which coincidentally led to the investigations to New York City Mayor Eric Adams).  (Click below to see the rest of the post)

   Hey everyone, I'm rolling through my (late) countdown of the biggest songs on my personal weekly music chart , and it's time for round number eight. You can catch up with the rest of the series so far by clicking here . And it's off to the races...  #30 - Is It Over Now? - Taylor Swift          from the album 1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023)          2scchart peak: #2 (two weeks)          Weeks on the chart (in 2024): 21 (was on for four weeks in 2023)          Points: 1866 Other music acts have re-recorded their prior material, but none had the success as well been treated like a social movement than Taylor Swift. And these "new" sets included unreleased music done written those sessions, including this biting break-up bop that had me at "I feel like jumping off a really tall somethings to see if you come runnin...

Saturday's here, and it's time to run down my top hits of the previous week. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars hold tight at #1 for a seventh week, while Linkin Park (pictured above) stay put in the top ten. Former big hits from Kendrick Lamar, Coldplay, Charli XCX, Bring Me The Horizon, Tommy Richman, Josh X, and Michael Kiwanuka drop off my chart, while songs from Eric Benet/Tamar Braxton, Charli XCX, and Muni Long make some of the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ). And under the list, everything is Spotify playlisted for 5 1/2 hours of the biggest in pop, rock, R&B, country, and dance music. Friendsgiving time! This Week              Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Die With A Smile - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (1) 2. Birds Of A Feather - Billie Eilish (2) 3. I Am Not Oka...

    Saturday's here, and it's time to run down my top hit tunes from the previous week. Chappell Roan spends a second week at #1, while Sabrina Carpenter (pictured above) leaps into the top five. Former big hits from Usher, Noah Kahan, Tyler Hubbard, From Ashes To New, Mt. Joy, and Bryan Martin drop off my chart, while songs from Tove Lo, Dustin Lynch/Jelly Roll, and Leela James make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ). And under the list everything is Spotify playlisted for 5 1/2 hours of the biggest in pop, rock, R&B, country, and dance music. I can get used to summer vacations...   This Week          Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.  Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan (1) 2. The Door - Teddy Swims (2) 3. Too Sweet - Hozier (3) 4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey (4) 5. Please Please Please...

Friday's here, and I'm a day early with my top "hit" tunes for the week. Ariana Grande spends a second week at #1, while Jordan Davis (pictured above) climbed a pair of notches in the top ten. Former big hits from Mumford & Sons, Dua Lipa, the Black Keys, and Parker McCollum drop off my list, while songs from Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift/Post Malone, and Dua Lipa make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red). And under the chart everything is Spotify playlisted for 5 1/2 hours of the biggest in pop, rock, R&B, country, and dance music. New England, here I come! This Week                  Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) - Ariana Grande (1) 2. Too Sweet - Hozier (4) 3. Dilemma - Green Day (2) 4. Lose Control - Teddy Swims (6) 5. Stick Season - Noah K...

    Saturday's here, and it's time to run down my top "hit" tunes from the previous week. Beyonce holds tight at #1 for a sixth week, while Mumford & Sons (pictured above) climb a notch in the top ten. Songs from Hozier, Vampire Weekend, and Calvin Harris/Rag N' Bone Man make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ), while former big hits by Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Chayce Beckham, and the Red Clay Strays drop off the list. And under the chart everything is Spotify playlisted for 5 1/2 hours of the biggest in pop, rock, R&B, country and dance music. A much needed time away...   This Week             Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Texas Hold 'Em - Beyonce (1) 2. We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) - Ariana Grande (4) 3. Dilemma - Green Day (5) 4. Lose Control - Teddy Swims (...

    Saturday's here, and it's time to run down my top "hit" tunes from the previous week. Noah Kahan holds tight at #1 for a third week, while Cage The Elephant (pictured above) leap into the top ten. Songs from Scotty McCreery, Green Day, and Billy Joel make the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ), while former big hits from Sia, Miley Cyrus, Jelly Roll, and casso/RAYE drop off my chart. And under the list everything is Spotify playlisted for 5 1/2 hours of the biggest in pop, rock, R&B, country, and dance music. Well, that question is answered...   This Week                  Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Stick Season - Noah Kahan (1) 2. Texas Hold 'Em - Beyonce (6) 3. Lose Control - Teddy Swims (2) 4. Is It Over Now? - Taylor Swift (4) 5. Houdini - Dua Lipa (5) ...

    " I'd Do Anything " - Simple Plan from the album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls (2002) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #51 (three weeks)   This week's "robbed hit" comes from the pop-punk band Simple Plan , who came together in Montreal at the end of the 1990's, with high school friends Chuck Comeau, Jeff Stinco, and Sebastien Lefebvre along with lead singer Pierre Bouvier soon joined by David Desrosiers. Signed to Atlantic Records' imprint Lava (who also hosted Matchbox Twenty), the group released their debut album No Pads, No Helmets...Just Balls at the start of 2002. The first single from the record, " I'm Just A Kid ", got play on music television but never made any of the radio charts in Canada or the U.S., though it recently got tagged as a meme on the TikTok app and has since become their most streamed song (deservedly so).    For the second release from the debut, "I'd Do Anything", came out that fall. Written by ...

  Saturday is here, and it's time to run down my top 100 "hit" tunes from the previous week.  We finally have a new #1 with Dua Lipa, while Foo Fighters (pictured above) leap into the top ten. Former big hits from Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding, Metro Boomin'/the Weeknd, Bailey Zimmerman, Tyler Hubbard, and Morgan Wallen drop off my chart, while songs from Doja Cat, Black Pumas, and Lainey Wilson make some of the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ). And under the list everything is Spotify playlisted for 5 1/2 hours of the biggest in pop, rock, R&B, country, and dance music. It hasn't gotten easier.... This Week               Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Dance The Night - Dua Lipa (2) 2. Dial Drunk - Noah Kahan f/Post Malone (4) 3. Snooze - SZA ...

    Friday's here, and it's time to run down my top 100 "hit" tunes from the previous week. Luke Combs parks himself at #1 for a sixth week, while Taylor Swift (pictured above) also claims a pair of songs in the top ten. Songs from Janelle Monae, Billie Eilish, and Beck/Phoenix make some of the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ), while former big hits from Nickelback, Maroon 5, Metalllica, Old Dominion, and the Revivalists drop off my chart. And under the list everything is Spotify playlisted for 5 1/2 hours of the biggest in pop, rock, R&B, country, and dance music (but NOT that astroturfed propaganda tool). Where's that beach house?   This Week            Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Fast Car - Luke Combs (1) 2. Dance The Night - Dua Lipa (2) 3. Jaded - Miley Cyrus (3) 4. Kar...