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Personal: Roger's Fav Tunes (Apr 2013: Sweater Weather)
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25/30 for CHR
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12/20
Go Calvin Harris
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Alt: 23/30
Mountain Sound #1 and Trojans Top 5
CHR: 10/20
Bruno still #1 and Battle Scars debuts
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I have in the past omitted the January edition of the chart, just because I find it often gets lost amongst all of the "Best Of" madness. But - I found so much good music in December, particularly for the rock chart, that I had to put this out. But apologies for the overall weak commentary.
January 2013
Modern Rock
Count 'em! 13 debuts! All led by the song that Ryan was appalled I didn't have on last month - the trumpets in "Safe & Sound" are insane. The most exciting track to possibly lead us into the new year. Not to mention, the newbies from Gaslight Anthem, Mumford & Sons, Walk The Moon, and Passion Pit. There's also new stuff from a band that sounds like Duran Duran (Gold Fields), a dude that gets inspiration and production from Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys (Hanni el Khatib), and a band that won NME's best album of the year, Tame Impala. So much incredible stuff here and yet that top 2 remains entrenched.
1. Of Monsters & Men - Mountain Sound (1)
2. Metric - Breathing Underwater (2)
3. Capitol Cities - Safe & Sound (-)
4. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (24)
5. The Gaslight Anthem - Here Comes My Man (-)
6. Gold Fields - Dark Again (Lights Out) (-)
7. Atlas Genius - Trojans (4)
8. Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (16)
9. The Lumineers - Stubborn Love (8)
10. Walk The Moon - Tightrope (-)
11. Family Of The Year - Hero (14)
12. Neon Trees - Lessons In Love (All Day, All Night) (29)
13. The Lumineers - Ho Hey (3)
14. Mumford & Sons - Lover Of The Light (-)
15. Of Monsters & Men - Little Talks (6)
16. The Killers - Miss Atomic Bomb (10)
17. Two Door Cinema Club - Sleep Alone (15)
18. Passion Pit - Carried Away (-)
19. fun. - Carry On (19)
20. Chevin - Champion (-)
21. Passion Pit - Take A Walk (12)
22. Hanni el Katib - You Rascal You (-)
23. The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather (-)
24. Morning Parade - Under The Stars (-)
25. Blondfire - Where The Kids Are (7)
26. Hollerado - Pick Me Up (-)
27. Silversun Pickups - The Pit (17)
28. Churchill - Change (21)
29. Tame Impala - Elephant (-)
30. Matt & Kim - Let's Go (-)
CHR
The top 3 remains solid. Nothing is really touching that. Frank Ocean released "Lost", the best song off his album, in the UK and so I've added it along with "Thinking About You". I'm a little late on Miguel and Hunter Hayes, but whatever, do what I want. Love that Lupe/Guy track. Pretty heavy.
1. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (1)
2. Justin Bieber f. Nicki Minaj - Beauty & A Beat (4)
3. Rihanna - Diamonds (2)
4. Frank Ocean - Lost / Thinkin About You (12)
5. Lupe Fiasco f. Guy Sebastian - Battle Scars (20)
6. Ed Sheeran - The A Team (6)
7. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (10)
8. Calvin Harris f. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (7)
9. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (5)
10. Miguel f. Wiz Khalifa - Adorn (-)
11. Hunter Hayes - Wanted (-)
12. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (RE)
13. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (13)
14. Adele - Skyfall (3)
15. One Direction - Little Things (-)
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I really like Beauty & A Beat
Diamonds
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1. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (1)
2. Justin Bieber f. Nicki Minaj - Beauty & A Beat (4)
3. Rihanna - Diamonds (2)
7. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (10)
11. Hunter Hayes - Wanted (-)
12. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (RE)
15. One Direction - Little Things (-)
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great top 3
Please comment on mine
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Rock: Miss Atomic Bomb :jamming, although Here With Me is >>>> I mean the video alone is
Carry On
CHR:
Bruno #1
I Knew You Were Trouble has grown on me so much lately...
Adore
Catch My Breath hopefully it will rise...
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27/30 + 12/15
Tame Impala
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finally a new edition of your top great debuts this week especially "Dark Again"
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Modern Rock: 22/30
Mountain Sound #1 Lover of the Light, Let's Go, Tightrope
CHR: 10/15
Battle Scars
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19/30
10/15
Good #1's on both c/ds
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February 2013
Alternative
As a new wave of tracks attempt to swarm the top spot, including Capitol Cities, The Neighborhood, Imagine Dragons, and the new Lumineers, it is the tried and true with OM&M and Metric holding down the top 2 spots for the third consecutive month. "Mountain Sound" is continuing its slow but steady ascension to #1 on Alternative, while Metric gets ever so close to their first ever top 10 hit, currently bulleted at over +100 just outside.
Some core artists see their latest make their way to the chart. Following up their record breaking hit "Madness", Muse are back with "Panic Station", a totally appropriate follow up and should be rightfully huge. Alabama Shakes look towards their third top 10 off their debut album as "Hang Loose" jumps on board - can we say Grammy fever? Remember Paramore? Well, I do. They have scored 8 top 10 hit's in the past, and while "Now" does not have the immediacy of their past hits, it still could turn into a nice size hit for them. Buzz band Airborne Toxic Event launch the anthemic "Timeless", from their forthcoming third album. Got tickets to see them in May. Pumped.
I'd like to take a minute to highlight Tame Impala. Recipient of NME's best album of 2012 award, they are a band to watch with total units scanned in the US already over 70k. "Elephant" is BIG. Check it out.
How about the Lumineers eh? #2 album in America, big time SNL performance, Grammy love on the way - and now"Stubborn Love" is stubborn huge. What a story.
1. Of Monsters & Men - Mountain Sound (1)
2. Metric - Breathing Underwater (2)
3. Capitol Cities - Safe & Sound (3)
4. The Neighborhood - Sweater Weather (23)
5. The Lumineers - Stubborn Love (9)
6. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (4)
7. Muse - Panic Station (-)
8. Morning Parade - Under The Stars (24)
9. Gaslight Anthem - Here Comes My Man (5)
10. Passion Pit - Carried Away (18)
11. Neon Trees - Lessons In Love (All Day, All Night) (12)
12. Gold Fields - Dark Again (Lights Out) (6)
13. Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (8)
14. Tame Impala - Elephant (29)
15. Alabama Shakes - Hang Loose (-)
16. Hollerado - Pick Me Up (26)
17. fun. - Carry On (19)
18. Chevin - Champion (20)
19. Airborne Toxic Event - Timeless (-)
20. The Lumineers - Ho Hey (13)
21. Walk The Moon - Tightrope (10)
22. Mumford & Sons - Lover Of The Light (14)
23. Robert DeLong - Global Concepts (-)
24. Matt & Kim - Let's Go (30)
25. Churchill - Change (28)
26. Royal Teeth - Wild (-)
27. Paramore - Now (-)
28. Twentyonepilots - Holding On To You (-)
29. Family Of The Year - Hero (11)
30. John Mayer - Something Like Olivia (-)
CHR
Besides Beyonce, Justin Timberlake has been the most talked about pop entertainer of the year thus far. "Suit & Tie", while not an Earth-shattering return to the scene a la "SexyBack", is some of his best work, and it heralds the smooth RnB sounds of his debut album 'Justified'. I think it's great that he didn't feel it necessary to put it out a predictable club banger. Great, solid stuff. And he's no stranger to chart success here - having previously locked up 6 solo #1 hits and two other top 5 solo hits. Looking forward to the '20/20 Experience'. Taylor Swift is the other big name in Pop right now, as she is scoring her biggest hit ever on radio with the massive "I Knew You Were Trouble" - now up to #2, matching the peak of "We Are Never".
Global smash "Scream & Shout" finally makes it on board - and Bruno follows up his #1 "Locked" with a back to original form hit in "When I Was Your Man". After missing out on the top 10 with both "Stronger" and "Dark Side", Kelly Clarkson is finally back in familiar top 10 territory with "Catch My Breath".
1. Justin Timberlake f. Jay Z - Suit & Tie (-)
2. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (7)
3. Will I Am f. Britney Spears - Scream & Shout (-)
4. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man (-)
5. Justin Bieber f. Nicki Minaj - Beauty & A Beat (2)
6. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (13)
7. Lupe Fiasco f. Guy Sebastian - Battle Scars (5)
8. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (12)
9. Hunter Hayes - Wanted (11)
10. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (1)
11. Frank Ocean - Lost (4)
12. Miguel f. Wiz Khalifa - Adorn (10)
13. Calvin Harris f. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (8)
14. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (9)
15. Rhinna f. Mikky Ekko - Stay (-)
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royal teeth - wild this song is so awesome
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7/15
Scream & Shout
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Alt: 21/30
Mountain Sound still #1
CHR: 8/15
When I Was Your Man debut
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Of Monsters and Men still on of the musical mountain, Breathing Underwater is amazing especially when I hear the acoustic version of it, Safe & Sound is a catchy song , Sweater Weather went up huge as it should good song from a wonderful up and coming band, Stubborn Love is a great of a damn song and they know it , Radioactive dropping stream,, Panic Station is a perfect single to follow the Ma-Ma-Ma-Madness, the more I hear the better it gets. Also good to see Under The stars, Dark Again, Thrift Shop,Elephant( great to see it w/ a big leap), Hang Loose, Champion, Change & Wild on here. Great job here.
Suit & Tie is good song and a nice comeback single from JT with the help of Jay-Z guess clothes makes the music, When I Was Your Man is amazing, I’m catching to the breath of Kelly to this song. Nice to see Adorn, Wanted, Girl On Fire & Lost on here. Stay is a good song. Nice job.
Overall great charts as always dude.
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30/30
Hang Loose & Holding on to You
15/15 for CHR
Stay, Suit and Tie, When I Was Your Man
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