After this week, there's only two more weeks of The TC 10 EVER, so it's time to "premiere" some ridiculous songs that have made us all laugh (intentionally or unintentionally) over the years! Here we go...
December 15, 2006
Week #198
Premieres:
Ai Otsuka - Smily
Bobby Pickett & The Crypt Kickers - Monster Mash
Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax
Clarence Carter - Strokin'
David Lee Roth - I Ain't Got Nobody
Dune - Rainbow To The Stars
El Mudo - Macarron Chacarron
Handsome Devil - Makin' Money
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass - Spanish Flea
Hilary Duff - Mr. James Dean
Huey Lewis and The News - Jacob's Ladder
Jim Jones - Ballin' On Christmas/Dipset X-Mas Time
Kevin Federline - Popozao
MC Hammer - 2 Legit 2 Quit
New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough
Paul Engemann - Scarface (Push It To The Limit)
Pet Shop Boys - Go West
Prozzak - Omobolasire
Rammstein f/ Täuchter - Der Ehrfürchitige
Rose Falcon - Up Up Up
Right Said Fred - Stand Up For The Champions
Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight
Team America: World Police - America, F*ck Yeah!
Tom Green - The Bum Bum Song (Lonely Swedish)
Utada Hikaru - Boku Wa Kuma
Extra beats:
Cat Power - Lived In Bars
Depeche Mode - Martyr
Regina Spektor - Fidelity
10. Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark
4 weeks | down 1 | peak: 9
8. Bloc Party - The Prayer
1 week | debut | peak: 8
7. KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See
7 weeks | down 3 | peak: 4
6. Norah Jones - Thinking About You
4 weeks | down 1 | peak: 5
5. CSS - Alala
1 week | debut | peak: 5
4. Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
5 weeks | down 1 | peak: 3
3. The Decemberists - O Valencia
7 weeks | down 1 | peak: 2
2. Beck - Think I'm In Love
1 week | debut | peak: 2
1. Chris Cornell - You Know My Name
8 weeks | same | peak: 1 (2 weeks)
Vintage clip:
Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly
Does the countdown even matter at this point? Chris Cornell remains at the top and Beck debuts right below, plus some other stuff. NEXT WEEK, #199, will feature more of this craziness as we begin to look back at the history of The TC 10.
This week on The TC 10, the ridiculous songs from last week make their way on the top ten, because nothing matters anymore! Most of this stuff is actually from your requests, for once. Join me next week for the big finale.
5. Team America: World Police - America, F*ck Yeah!
1 week | debut | peak: 5
4. Jim Jones - Ballin' On XMas/Dipset XMas Time
1 week | debut | peak: 4
3. Right Said Fred - Stand Up For The Champions
1 week | debut | peak: 3
2. New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough
1 week | debut | peak: 2
1. Chris Cornell - You Know My Name
9 weeks | same | peak: 1 (3 weeks)
Vintage clip:
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
Next week, come back here to see the final countdown! I've selected ten songs from this year that I think will be a fitting send-off for The TC 10. There'll also be some special stuff, as I'll be taking a look back at the last 200 weeks of The TC 10. You won't want to miss it. Thank you all for your support over the years, and I'll see you next week!
The TC 10 is going away, are you kidding me? How will I ever find new songs to fall in love with?
Definitely wouldn't have caught wind of the awesomeness of TV on the Radio nearly as fast if I hadn't seen the TC 10, and I'm sure there's plenty of more examples.