Fall Out Boy (2) - Week of April 13, 2013

Given that My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light ‘Em Up) was last week’s #1 song and Fall Out Boy was the guest host of this weekend’s countdown, it was rather axiomatic that it would be #1 for the second week in a row.  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.

• Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath
• fun. - Some Nights
• September - Hands Up

The Countdown:

1. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#1) [Second Week at #1]

2. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#4)

3. fun. - Carry On (#3)

4. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#2)

5. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man (#5)

6. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#6)

7. Taylor Swift - 22 (#13)

8. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#12)

9. Ke$ha - C'mon (#8)

10. Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (#19)

11. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#10)

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

13. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#28)

14. Little Mix - Wings (#15)

15. Muse - Madness (#14)

16. Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love (#20)

17. Imagine Dragons - It's Time (#9)

18. MKTO - Thank You (#16)

19. Maroon 5 - Daylight (#7)

20. Icona Pop - I Love It (#25)

21. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#17)

22. DJ Pauly D Ft. Jay Sean - Back to Love (#18)

23. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#22)

24. Lupe Fiasco Ft. Guy Sebastian - Battle Scars (#31)

25. Awolnation - Sail (#24)

26. Jake Miller - A Million Lives (#35)

27. The Script Ft. will.i.am - Hall of Fame (#30)

28. Krewella - Alive (#23)

29. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#37)

30. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#41)

31. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#40)

32. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#29)

33. Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait (#26)

34. Chiddy Bang - Happening (#27)

35. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa- Payphone (#32)

36. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (DEBUT)

37. Ke$ha - Die Young (#34)

38. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (DEBUT)

39. Lumineers - Ho Hey (#42)

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

41. Phil Phillips - Home (RE-ENTRY)

42. Calvin Harris Ft. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (#33)

43. Passion Pit - Take a Walk (#44)

44. will.i.am Ft Britney Spears - Scream and Shout (#45)

45. One Direction - Kiss You (#43)

Biggest DDDDRRRRROOOOPPPP!!!!...of the week: Cee Lo Green – Only You (-19)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Pink Ft. Nate Reuss – Just Give Me a Reason (+15)

With a resurrection from Phil Phillips – Home, we’re looking at just the two new entrants this week.  Robin Thicke Ft. Pharrell and T.I. – Blurred Lines succeeds at having a catchy beat / rhythm, but that’s all I can find about it that’s remotely interesting.  What about you????? 

Zedd Ft. Foxes – Clarity, by contrast, is far better.  The song is beautifully sung by Foxes, who, based on a cursory Google/Wikipedia search, is largely unknown at this point.  This is also Zedd’s first entry into the countdown as well.  It’s an excellent combination of energetic and soothing.  In my opinion, the best part of the song is the first minute, before the dance beat really begins to kick in.

Ba-ba-ba-Blurb-Blurb-Blurb….The Blurb is the Word

- #2 Carousel Update: Olly Murs – Troublemaker becomes the latest horse on the #2 carousel.  Putting myself on the line here, I’m going to go ahead and say it has close to no chance of hitting #1.

- It was pretty clear that September – Hands Up was never destined for a long tenure on this countdown.

- Guess what???  Maroon 5 – Payphone survived!  This makes it the first song to last a full year on the Hits-1 Weekend Countdown.  Fun fact: it debuted the same week as Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe last year.

- The Hits-1 homepage has the bottom three songs on the countdown in an incorrect order.

- I'm considering doing a post here where I explain a lot of the various memes I use, including the unwritten rules of the countdown rankings, etc.

- My Editor’s Picks consist of 5 female singers.  Coincidence?  Or did I rig it just so I could make this bullet point???  How will you all sleep at night???

Editor’s Picks – Top 5 Songs

1) Zedd Ft. Foxes – Clarity (shiny new toy!!!)

2) Krewella – Alive

3) Demi Lovato – Heart Attack

4) Taylor Swift – 22

5) Ke$ha – C’mon