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Friday's here, and it's time to run down my top 100 tunes from the previous week. Ed Sheeran remains on top for a second week, while Alaskan rockers Portugal The Man (pictured above) climb a pair of notches within the top ten. Songs from Miley Cyrus, Sean Finn/Chris Willis, and Shawn Mendes make some of the biggest jumps (moves of 10+ places highlighted in red ), while former big hits from Bruno Mars, Zayn/Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, Kelsea Ballerini, the New Pornographers, and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike/Diplo drop out. I'm ready for my close-up... This Week           Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Castle On The Hill - Ed Sheeran (1) 2. Believer - Imagine Dragons (2) 3. Symphony - Clean Bandit f/Zara Larsson (4) 4. That's What I Like - Bruno Mars (3) 5. Hurricane - Luke Combs (5) 6. Feel It Still - Portugal, ...

" Pray " - MC Hammer from the album Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em (1990) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2 (two weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 11 Today's song of the day comes from rapper MC Hammer , whose second major-label album, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em , became a huge success, already spinning off two top ten pop hits with " U Can't Touch This " and " Have You Seen Her ", and going on to spend an incredible 21 weeks at #1 on Billboard 's albums chart. The third pop radio single released from the record would be "Pray", the first big mainstream rap single that would be based on religion. With an A-list sample from Prince's "When Doves Cry" as the foundation for the song, "Pray", with lyrics from Hammer spreading the word but with such an authoritative funky beat that it doesn't sound corny, ended up being his highest-charting pop single, almost reaching the pinnacle... "Pray...

Let's take another trip Down Under to check out the songs and albums from local artists making the charts in Australia... On their Australian Artists Singles chart, Dean Lewis remains on top with his " Waves "... Australian alt-electronica duo Peking Duk hook up with British pair AlunaGeorge at #3 with "Fake Magic"... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

" Georgia On My Mind " - Michael Bolton from the album Soul Provider (1989) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #36 (two weeks) Weeks in the Top-40: 2 Today's song of the day is from singer/songwriter Michael Bolton , whose 1989 album Soul Provider had boosted his career to A-list level, scoring four big pop hits already with the title track , " When I'm Back On My Feet Again ", " How Can We Be Lovers ", and the #1 Grammy-winning version of his own " How Am I Supposed To Live Without You ". The fifth and final single from the album would be a cover of an old standard that ended up being the state song for its namesake. "Georgia On My Mind", written by Stuart Gorrell and bandleader Hoagy Carmichael, first came about in 1930, and recorded by Carmichael's band... Thirty years later, R&B/blues legend Ray Charles recorded the version regarded by most as the "definitive" which became his first #1 pop hit in 1960 f...

Here's the top ten hits in Germany this week, according to their official singles chart , as "Despacito" from Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee remains on top for a seventh week... 1. " Despacito " - Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee (1) 2. " OK " - Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt (2) 3. " Shape Of You " - Ed Sheeran (4) 4. " No Roots " - Alice Merton (3) 5. "Thunder" - Imagine Dragons (DEBUT) 6. " There's Nothin' Holding Me Back " - Shawn Mendes (7) 7. " I'm The One " - DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, & Lil' Wayne (5) 8. " Swalla " - Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (6) 9. " Louis Louis " - Kay One (9) 10. " Tuesday " - Burak Yeter featuring Danelle Sandoval (10) American alternative rock band Imagine Dragons jumps into the top ten at #5 with "Thunder", from their upcoming album Evol...

" More Than Words Can Say " - Alias from the album Alias (2009) Billboard Hot 100 peak: #2 (one week) Weeks in the Top-40: 15 Today's song of the day comes from the mainstream rock band Alias , which came together after the success of Canadian group Sheriff's belated success with the song " When I'm With You ". The single, which originally came out in 1983 and was a minor hit with an underground fanbase, ended up being re-released in 1989, where it re-entered the chart and climbed all the way to #1. But by that time, Sheriff was no more, with a couple of the members in Frozen Ghost. But lead singer Freddy Curci and guitarist Steve DeMarchi got together under the name Alias, recruiting three musicians that played in the rock band Heart during their early heyday, only to be dropped by the Wilson sisters in the 1980s as they re-vamped the act into a mainstream pop machine. Their initial single together would be an obvious attempt to recreate the ma...

Here's the top ten hits in France this week, according to their official singles chart , as Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee hold tight on top for a seventh week... 1. " Despacito " - Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee (1) 2. " Shape Of You " - Ed Sheeran (2) 3. " Chained To The Rhythm " - Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley (RE-ENTRY) 4. " Chocolat " - Lartiste featuring Awa Imani (3) 5. " Attention " - Charlie Puth (6) 6. " Skin " - Rag N' Bone Man (4) 7. " Something Just Like This " - The Chainsmokers & Coldplay (10) 8. " Swalla " - Jason Derulo featuring Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign (5) 9. " It Ain't Me " - Kygo featuring Selena Gomez (7) 10. "Bon Appetit" - Katy Perry featuring Migos (DEBUT) While Katy Perry's Witness album came out last Friday, two songs from the record are now in the top ten, as "Chained To The Rhythm" leaps back into the #3...