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Top 40: Ronson And Mars Take Top Spot; Hozier Top 5; Newton Howard/Lawrence Top 10
* MARK RONSON and BRUNO MARS soar to the #1 spot on the Top 40 chart with "Uptown Funk" as it starts off as one of the biggest hits so far in 2015
* HOZIER has now gone top five at four formats as "Take Me To Church" moves 6*-5* and is +603
* JAMES NEWTON HOWARD and JENNIFER LAWRENCE team to make it into the top 10 with "The Hanging Tree"
* LILLYWOOD & ROBIN SCHULZ are now top 15 as "Prayer In C" goes 16*-13* and is up 859 spins
* A big move for MAROON 5 as "Sugar" jumps 32*-23* and are up 2087 spins
* KELLY CLARKSON climbs 38*-31* with "Heartbeat Song" - at +873 spins
* NICK JONAS, PRIORY, and TOVE LO all score debuts this week
Rhythmic: Usher Holds Top Spot; Ne-Yo Top 3; Ronson/Mars Top 5; Pitbull/Ne-Yo Top 10; Brown, Nicki, and Sremmurd Top 20
* USHER remains a firm #1 with "I Don't Mind," featuring JUICY J - almost 1100 spins ahead of the next competitor
* NE-YO also gets some assistance from JUICY J, climbing 5*-3* with "She Knows"
* Red hot MARK RONSON & BRUNO MARS enter the top 5 with "Uptown Funk" and grows 962 spins
* PITBULL and NE-YO's "Time Of Our Lives" goes 12*-10* to give RCA three of the top 10 songs - all with bullets
* B.O.B and TREY SONGZ make their way inside the top 15 with "Not For Long" up 16*-14*
* A super start for "Ayo" by CHRIS BROWN & TYGA, rising 23*-18* and up 535 spins
* Also growing 500+ spins and moving 24*-19* is "Truffle Butter" from NICKI MINAJ & DRAKE at +525 spins
* RAE SREMMURD enter the top 20 with "No Type"
* A sharp 36*-28* move for ED SHEERAN with "Thinking Out Loud"
* KANYE WEST scores a major debut at 31* with "Only One," featuring PAUL MCCARTNEY and is +311 spins
* An impressive 40*-32* jump for "Good Lovin'" by LUDACRIS featuring MIGUEL
* LILLYWOOD & ROBIN SCHULZ debut at 36* with "Prayer In C"
* CHILDISH GAMBINO lands the other debut with "Sober"
Urban: Big Sean New #1; Beyonce Top 3; Wale Surges; Usher/Juicy J Top 10; Chris Brown/Tyga, Nicki Top 20
* BIG SEAN moves to the #1 spot at Urban with "I Don't **** With You" - adding to a #1 previously at Rhythmic
* BEYONCE climbs into the top 3, with "7/11" up 4*-3* and in position for a #1 run
* WALE soars 10*-6* with "The Body," featuring JEREMIH, and increasing 428 spins
* USHER motors into the top 10, rising 11*-9* with "I Don't Mind," featuring JUICY J at +201 spins
* CHRIS BROWN & TYGA are top 20 in just their third week, rising 21*-18* with "Ayo" and up 503 spins
* Also up 503 spins and going top 20 is "Truffle Butter" by NICKI MINAJ featuring DRAKE
* SEVYN STREETER scores a huge debut at 29* with "Don't Kill The Fun," featuring CHRIS BROWN at +422 spins
* THE WEEKND also lands a strong debut at 33* with "Earned It"
* KANYE WEST debuts at Urban as well at 38* with "Only One," featuring PAUL MCCARTNEY
Hot AC: Six Straight For Swift; Sheeran Top 3; Ronson/Mars Top 5; Henderson, Onerepublic Enter Top 10
* TAYLOR SWIFT spends a sixth week atop the Hot AC chart with "Blank Space"
* ED SHEERAN motors inside the top 3 as "Thinking Out Loud" is up 625 spins
* MARK RONSON vaults into the top 5, rising 8*-5* at Hot AC with "Uptown Funk" - surging 1131 spins - and over 2100 in two weeks
* Newcomer ELLA HENDERSON cracks the top 10 with "Ghost" moving 11*-9* and up a solid 301 spins
* ONEREPUBLIC can add another top 10 to their resume with "I Lived" moving 13*-10*
* JAMES NEWTON HOWARD & JENNIFER LAWRENCE enter the top 15 with "The Hanging Tree" rising 16*-13* and up nearly 300 spins
* Another new entry to the top 15 is "Centuries" by FALL OUT BOY, up 17*-14*
* KELLY CLARKSON is top 15 in her second week on the chart with "Heartbeat Song" - rising 20*-15* and up 740 spins
* MAROON 5 surges into the top 20, rising 26*-18* with "Sugar" and moving up 968 spins
* SELENA GOMEZ and ARIANA GRANDE (featuring the WEEKND) also go top 20
* FIFTH HARMONY, PRIORY, and BLUE OCTOBER debut
Active Rock: Three Days Land Another #1; Pretty Reckless Top 10; Halestorm Surges; Black Keys Debut Big
* THREE DAYS GRACE land yet another #1 at Active Rock with "I Am Machine," moving 4*-1*
* PRETTY RECKLESS is now three for three on top 10 hits as "Follow Me Down" moves 11*-9*
* HALESTORM vaults 21*-12* with "Apocalyptic" - up over 300 spins in their second week on the chart
* MARILYN MANSON climbs into the top 15, rising 18*-15* with "Deep Six"
* ARCTIC MONKEYS are top 20 with "R U Mine?" up 23*-19*
* KID ROCK posts a ten point jump, going 36*-26* with "First Kiss"
* BLACK KEYS score a huge debut at 28* with "Weight Of Love"
* CAGE THE ELEPHANT, BEARTOOTH, and AMARANTHE also debut this week
Alternative: Cage Holds Top Spot; Dragons Top 3; Alt-J, Black Keys Top 20; Smallpools, Matt And Kim Debut
* CAGE THE ELEPHANT spend another week at #1 with "Cigarette Daydreams"
* IMAGINE DRAGONS enter the top 3 with "I Bet My Life"
* ALT-J goes top 20 with "Every Other Freckle" up 21*-19*
* Meanwhile, the BLACK KEYS soar 27*-20* with "Weight Of Love" up 160 spins
* SMALLPOOLS and MATT and KIM post the two debuts
Triple A: Ezra Holds For 11th Week; Carlile, Joy Top 15; Lone Bellow Top 20; Keys Top Debut
* GEORGE EZRA holds the #1 spot for an 11th straight week with "Budapest"
* Not a lot of movement in the remainder of the top 10
* IMAGINE DRAGONS moves back to 3* with "I Bet My Life" and is now top 3 at two formats
* BRANDI CARLILE goes top 15 with "Wherever Is Your Heart" rising 20*-14*
* Meanwhile, VANCE JOY goes 23*-15* with "Mess Is Mine"
* LONE BELLOW goes top 20 with "Then Came The Morning" up 21*-19*
* BLACK KEYS with an impressive debut at 23* with "Weight Of Love"
