70. Selena Gomez & the Scene- Love You Like a Love Song
After achieving her biggest hit ever with "Who Says" (coming up later
), the Disney queen Selena Gomez showed she wasn't planning on going anywhere with the upbeat dance track "Love You Like a Love Song". Her label, Hollywood Records, made a very interesting and controversial decision by not releasing the song to radio until almost ten weeks into its chart run, but in the end it just got more longevity, with 25 weeks on the Hot 100 and still rising. I'm so glad Selena is finally getting the radio and digital support she so greatly deserves.
This is the first of two songs by Selena Gomez on the chart.
69. Maroon 5- Never Gonna Leave This Bed
After somewhat flopping with their follow-up to "Misery", "Give a Little More" (#92 on the chart), Maroon 5 showed they were back in the game with "Never Gonna Leave This Bed". The pop ballad, while not reaching the success of "Misery", got huge support on AC and HAC stations, and a moderate support on Pop, a huge improvement from the previous single. Being that "Never Gonna Leave This Bed" is one of my favorite songs on
Hands All Over, I was definitely very happy to see it succeed.
This is the last of two songs by Maroon 5 on the chart.
68. Blake Shelton- Honey Bee
What can I really say about this song. Fastest selling country song ever. Gold in seven weeks. Highest first-week download sales by a male country artist. Highest debut by a male country artist in over ten years. Definitely buoyed by his judging stint on the Voice, but who the hell cares? It was a great song. I just wish it could have become a major pop crossover hit.
This is the only song by Blake Shelton on the chart.
67. David Guetta feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj- Where Them Girls At
At the point this came out, I thought David Guetta was beginning to fall into irrelevancy. "Sexy Chick" became his breakout smash in 2009, but "Getting Over You" did noticeably less well, "Memories" barely broke the Top 50, and "Who's That Chick?" flopped
hard. Damn, was I wrong. Everything about this song was perfect. Nicki's personality in her rap, Flo Rida's effortless flow, David Guetta's brilliant beats...hell I don't even like any of those three that much and yet I
loved the song. Plus, it brought David Guetta back into the mainstream and set him up for the worldwide smash "Without You" (coming up later
).
This is the first of two songs by David Guetta on the chart.
66. Matt Nathanson- Faster
I loved this song from first listen. Fresh, different, unlike anything else on the radio at the time. However, I was very worried for it, because so many great artists like him had one significant hit and then disappeared from the mainstream (O.A.R., White Tie Affair, Parachute, Carolina Liar). However, it managed to break into the Hot 100, and climbed steadily to a peak of #74. Despite the fact that it should have done much better, with the music of 2011 being absolutely dominated by dance-pop (with one notable exception
), I considered this a huge success for Matt.
This is the only song by Matt Nathanson on the chart.