Macklemore (2) - Week of March 16, 2013

Good.  Thrift Shop isn’t a one-and-done, unlike New Mexico.  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:

• Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire

1. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#1) [Second Week at #1]

2. Lumineers - Ho Hey (#10)

3. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#3)

4. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (#2)

5. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#9)

6. Ke$ha - C'mon (#22)

7. The Script Ft. will.i.am - Hall of Fame (#8)

8. One Direction - Kiss You (#7)

9. Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (#4)

10. Calvin Harris Ft. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (#19)

11. Pink - Try (#18)

12. Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (#11)

13. Maroon 5 - Daylight (#6)

14. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#16)

15. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man (#21)

16. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#14)

17. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#36)

18. fun. - Carry On (#20)

19. Milan & Phoenix - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (#23)

20. Imagine Dragons - It's Time (#12)

21. Cee Lo Green - Only You (#13)

22. Passion Pit - Take a Walk (#32)

23. Little Mix - Wings (#29)

24. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#30)

25. Justin Timberlake Ft. Jay-Z - Suit and Tie (#27)

26. Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love (#26)

27. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#35)

28. Nelly - Hey Porsche (#17)

29. Maroon 5 - One More Night (#28)

30. Icona Pop - I Love It (#37)

31. Taylor Swift - 22 (DEBUT)

32. Chiddy Bang - Happening (#25)

33. Britt Nicole - Gold (#24)

34. September - Hands Up (#31)

35. Ke$ha - Die Young (#44)

36. fun. - Some Nights (#34)

37. Skylar Grey Ft. Eminem - C'mon Let Me Ride (#15)

38. Phil Phillips - Home (#42)

39. Redfoo - Bring Out the Bottles (#39)

40. Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait (#40)

41. will.i.am Ft Britney Spears - Scream and Shout (#33)

42. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa- Payphone (#38)

43. Sam and the Womp - Bom Bom (#43)

44. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (#5)

45. Justin Bieber Ft. Nicki Minaj - Beauty and a Beat (#45)

Biggest DDDDDRRRROOOPPPP!!!!!...of the week: Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble (-39)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Demi Lovato – Heart Attack (+19)

One new song this week; it’s from Taylor Swift, and it’s called 22.  “I don’t know about you, but I’m feelin’ 22” is frequently repeated in this song.  That feeling must be simply overwhelming for a 22-year old*.  Nonetheless, 22 is an enjoyable, upbeat song that has every reason to rank among the countdown’s better songs.  It’s a bit of a breath of fresh air now in these down-months for the countdown.

Revenge of the Blurbs

- I don’t know about you, but I’ve been listening to a good amount of Hits-1 this week and am very excited about the prospects for this upcoming weekend’s countdown.  There’s at least a couple winners that are locks to debut this weekend, with the prospect of more.  Things might be turning around sooner rather than later.

- Practically Weekly Ke$ha - C’mon Update: Woohoo!  Top-10 now!  I’ve felt like this one has had #1 potential since its debuted, but the countdown performance has been lacking.  Time will tell, I suppose.

- The large and sudden drop for Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble gives hope to the notion that we might not have to hear far, far more of that song than we need to.

- New to the list of “auto-change-stations” songs is Calvin Harris Ft. Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing.  I wasn’t lying when it debuted and I said that it doesn’t suck, because it most certainly doesn’t.  However, there’s next to no hook to keep me interested.  Now that it’s in the top 10, I worry that it’ll be around for awhile.

- If you haven’t heard it before, I invite you all to listen to Milan & Phoenix – Istanbul (not Constantinople) and assess the plausibility that something that sounds like that is the 19^th most popular song in the country.

- Emeli Sande – Next to Me debuted on October 20^th and just hit its high-water mark on the countdown of #24.  Talk about a true grinder.

*She’s 23 now, but was 22 when she wrote the song.

Editor’s Picks – Top 5 Songs

1) Ke$ha – C’mon

2) Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop

3) Taylor Swift – 22

4) Passion Pit – Take a Walk

5) Demi Lovato – Heart Attack