Macklemore (3) - Week of June 29, 2013

Pretty big moment in this blog's history this past week.  On Tuesday, we got our 100,000th pageview.  I am truly delighted that quite literally hundreds of people come to this site each day.  I never imagined this would turn into a thing.  Thanks, readers!  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.

• Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

The Countdown:

1. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#1) [Third Week at #1]

2. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#2)

3. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#3)

4. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#5)

5. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#4)

6. Icona Pop - I Love It (#6)

7. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#8)

8. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#7)

9. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#12)

10. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#9)

11. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#10)

12. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#11)

13. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#14)

14. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up (#13)

15. Classified Ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja (#17)

16. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#18)

17. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#19)

18. Michael Buble - It's a Beautiful Day (#20)

19. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#21)

20. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#16)

21. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#23)

22. The 1975 - Chocolate (#24)

23. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#25)

24. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#22)

25. Mariah Carey Ft. Miguel - #Beautiful (#27)

26. Emblem 3 - Chloe (#39)

27. Awolnation - Sail (#26)

28. Ariana Grande - The Way (#33)

29. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#28)

30. Chris Brown - Fine China (#40)

31. Taylor Swift - 22 (#36)

32. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#15)

33. Ke$ha - Die Young (#38)

34. Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (#42)

35. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#30)

36. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#29)

37. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#34)

38. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#37)

39. fun. - Some Nights (#41)

40. Little Mix - Wings (#44)

41. Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets (#35)

42. MKTO - Thank You (#43)

43. The Summer Set - Boomerang (DEBUT)

44. Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull - Live It Up (#31)

45. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#45)

Biggest DDDDDRRROOPPPP!!!!....of the week: Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (-17)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Emblem 3 – Chloe (+13)

The Summer Set – Boomerang fulfills pretty much every stereotype about pop music.  It’s 1) catchy, 2) has crappy lyrics, and 3) is instrumentally simple.  It’ll fit right in.  Though I am surprised it was this week’s lone new entrant.  Maybe the “inactivity” trend of Spyder Harrison’s weekends off is returning……

St. Blurbtholomew

- [You all know by now what this first blurb is, so I’m not going to repeat myself]

- Miley Cyrus was this weekend’s guest host.  I honestly don’t know whether Hits-1 thinks it’s enjoyable for these random singers that are bland and boring as DJs to “take over” the weekend countdown, but no one does it like Spyder Harrison.  

- There continues to be a lack of movement around the top of the countdown.  This is the most stable things have been in quite some time.

- That having been said, Daft Punk – Get Lucky has leaped into the Top 10, and it’s a pretty strong bet that it’ll ruffle some feathers among the peak countdown songs.

- At a 4^th of July party yesterday, a friend of mine made an all-America playlist.  Jason Derulo – The Other Side made the cut because it mentions the 4^th of July.  Despite its tenuous label as a patriotic song, I did not object because: it’s good.

- My prediction for the size of this upcoming weekend’s class of new entrants: 4

Editor’s Picks – Top 5 Songs

1) The 1975 – Chocolate

2) Zedd Ft. Foxes – Clarity

3) Jason Derulo – The Other Side

4) Capital Cities – Safe and Sound

5) Daft Punk – Get Lucky