As
we sprint towards year-end, we find ourselves with a solid infusion of new
songs. So I actually get to be excited about this again. Hooray for
that! Before we get on to this week’s Fresh 45, here’s a list of all the
songs we’re saying good-bye to this week.
- Ellie Goulding - Lights
- Cher Lloyd - Want U Back (DTHNOBx2)
- Usher - Numb
- Martin Solveig - The Night Out
- Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
The Countdown:
1.
fun. - Some Nights (#2) [Fourth Week at #1]
2.
Ke$ha - Die Young (#3)
3.
Maroon 5 - One More Night (#4)
4.
Owl City Ft. Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time (#1)
5.
Imagine Dragons - It's Time (#8)
6.
Flo Rida - I Cry (#9)
7.
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (#33)
8.
Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#11)
9.
OneRepublic - Feel Again (#12)
10.
Pitbull - Don't Stop The Party (#21)
11.
Lumineers - Ho Hey (#14)
12.
Sam and the Womp - Bom Bom (#19)
13.
Bridgit Mendler - Ready or Not (#10)
14.
Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom (#15)
15.
One Direction - Kiss You (#7)
16.
Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (#29)
17.
Pink - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (#5)
18.
PSY - Gangnam Style (#6)
19.
Rolling Stones - Doom and Gloom (#25)
20.
Josh Baze - She's Gold (#27)
21.
JTX - Seven Day Weekend (#18)
22.
Rihanna - Diamonds (#32)
23.
Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (#16)
24.
Cher Lloyd Ft. Becky G - Oath (#24)
25.
Maroon 5 - Daylight (#22)
26.
Megan & Liz - Bad for Me (#30)
27.
Enrique Iglesias Ft. Sammy Adams - Finally Found You (#13)
28.
One Direction - Little Things (DEBUT)
29.
Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen (#31)
30.
Carly Rae Jepsen - This Kiss (DEBUT)
31.
Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#35)
32. Karmin- Brokenhearted (#26)
33. fun. feat. Janelle
Monáe- We Are Young (#37)
34.
Timomatic - Set It Off (#17)
35. Neon
Trees- Everybody Talks (#39)
36.
Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (DEBUT)
37.
The Script Ft. will.i.am - Hall of Fame (DEBUT)
38.
Rudimental Ft. John Newman - Feel the Love (#23)
39.
Phil Phillips - Home (DEBUT)
40. Maroon
5 feat. Wiz Khalifa- Payphone (#34)
41.
Alex Clare - Too Close (#45)
42.
One Direction - Live While We're Young (#28)
43.
Adele - Skyfall (#41)
44. Carly
Rae Jepsen- Call Me Maybe (#36)
45.
Ed Sheeran - The A Team (#43)
Biggest
DDDRROOOPPPPPPP!!!....of the week: Timomatic – Set It Off (-17)
Biggest
Jump of the week: Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble (+26)
Whew.
Glad that crap’s over. Now onto the good stuff: this week’s new
entrants. Sirius XM Hits-1 wins the award for being the last radio
station to the party regarding Phil(lipp) Phillips – Home. The American
Idol winner’s first appearance onto the countdown scene is a good
one, especially for those who are apprehensive as life changes (such as
myself).
I’ve
been waiting a long time for the countdown debut of The Script Ft. will.i.am
(yes, he was a part of something useful) – Hall of Fame. Hits-1
was a little late to the party on this one as well, though I don’t feel like Hall
of Fame has the same fame (hee) as Home. I love pretty much
everything about Hall of Fame, from Danny Donoghue’s singing, the
uplifting lyrics (hey, I guess The Script is capable of making music
that isn’t about a failed/failing relationship!), and most of all, the
piano. Somehow, will.i.am was used pretty effectively, too, which
has made me question the very fabric of our universe. When The Script first
burst onto the scene with Breakeven, I was not impressed, but every song
they’ve put out there since has been increasingly more excellent. They
remain the only group that frequents the countdown that I would willingly see
in concert.
When
Swedish House Mafia debuted for the first time on the countdown with Save
the World, I deemed it one of the least interesting pieces of trash I’ve
ever had the displeasure of hearing. Fortunately, their new song, Don’t
You Worry Child, is much better than that. Actually, it’s downright
good. It probably helps that way back in high school, I had a thing for
techno music (geez, does this even fall under this category anymore? I
feel like I never hear anything called “techno” these days). Don’t You
Worry Child succeeds in coming across as a soothing song despite the
fast-paced electronica beat, and it’s a thoroughly pleasurable listen.
The
only real let-down this week from the new entrants is long-time Hit-Bound
veteran Carly Rae Jepsen – This Kiss. I confess to have listened
to more of Carly Rae Jepsen’s songs than just Call Me Maybe (and
of course, Good Time). There would have been far better choices
for her next countdown song than This Kiss. However, what happened,
happened, and we’re stuck. This Kiss feels like something of an
80’s throwback, and while it’s not a terrible song, it certainly falls short of
expectations. Being ranked last in this group is no insult.
For
weeks, people have been clamoring for One Direction – Little Things to
hit the countdown, and it’s pretty easy to see why. I was a big fan of
the theme of What Makes You Beautiful, and they recaptured the magic
from a lyrical standpoint here (the song was written by Ed Sheeran, so I
suppose there’s little coincidence in that department). It’s far from the
first song about loving someone despite, nay, because of(!) their faults, but
it’s a nice message, and dammit, let’s just face it, these kids can sing.
Tidblurbs
-
A couple of those DTHNOBs were pretty random. Lights was kicked
out from the #20 spot, and We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was
#10 just 2 weeks ago. Talk about making a quick exit…..
-
It was a pretty active week in general, but something disastrous is going on in
spots #7 - #10. Those are definitely my 4 least favorite songs on the
countdown. There’s no way that they all merged together like this on
accident….in the Top 10 no less! Freakin’ Mayans…..
-
Expounding on that, Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble is in
the Top 10 in just its second week on the countdown. Are there seriously
people out there who are that obsessed with this song?
-
Hot Chelle Rae guest-hosted the countdown this week, which, blech.
Stop “taking the weekend off”, Spyder!
-
I’m a little torn about having an infusion of music this good on December 8th,
because I don’t know if I’ll be able to rank these as 2012 or 2013 songs with
respect to my annual Top-45. They will all likely have more significant
tenures in the next calendar year, and I usually like to have more than a month
with a song to be sure I don’t overrate something that might not be able to
withstand the test of time. Stay tuned for more regarding this
earth-shattering dilemma.
Editor’s Picks – Top 5 Songs
1)
The Script Ft. will.i.am – Hall of Fame
2)
Maroon 5 – Daylight
3)
Ke$ha – Die Young
4)
Swedish House Mafia – Don’t You Worry Child
5)
One Direction – Little Things
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