Imagine Dragons (8) - Week of August 31, 2013

They got Ariana Grande to host Hit-Bound next weekend, and I am trying very hard to come up with a joke about artistic theft and her not adding any value to things but am coming up empty.  It is Friday, people.  I humbly request demand you deal with it.  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. 

• Emblem 3 - Chloe
• JTX - Summer Lover

The Countdown:

1. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#1) [Eighth Week at #1]

2. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#2)

3. Katy Perry - Roar (#9)

4. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#4)

5. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#3)

6. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#6)

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

8. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#8)

9. Paramore - Still Into You (#12)

10. Lady Gaga - Applause (#11)

11. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#10)

12. Karmin - Acapella (#13)

13. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#14)

14. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#45)

15. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#7)

16. Icona Pop - All Night (#18)

17. Taylor Swift Ft. Ed Sheeran - Everything Has Changed (#17)

18. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Same Love (#27)

19. Mika Ft. Ariana Grande - Popular Song (#21)

20. Avicii Ft. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (#36)

21. One Direction - Best Song Ever (#15)

22. Train Ft. Ashley Monroe - Bruises (#22)

23. MKTO - Classic (#19)

24. Krewella - Live for the Night (#31)

25. Pink - True Love (#24)

26. Twenty One Pilots - Holding On To You (#20)

27. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#28)

28. John Newman - Love Me Again (#25)

29. Bonnie McKee - American Girl (#37)

30. fun. - Some Nights (#34)

31. Cody Simpson - Pretty Brown Eyes (#26)

32. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#33)

33. The 1975 - Chocolate (#16)

34. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#29)

35. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#35)

36. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#43)

37. Awolnation - Sail (#41)

38. Icona Pop - I Love It (#40)

39. Jesse McCartney - Back Together (DEBUT)

40. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#38)

41. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#44)

42. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (RE-ENTRY)

43. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#42)

44. Sammy Adams Ft. Mike Posner - LA Story (#23)

45. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#39)

Biggest DDDDDDRRRRROOOOOPPPPP…..of the week: Sammy Adams Ft. Mike Posner – L.A. Story (-21)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Jason Derulo – The Other Side (+31)

Swedish House Mafia – Don’t You Worry Child is back on the countdown, so except for one minor change, this countdown is basically a bunch of stuff you’ve seen before.  Sort of like Ariana Grande’s music!  Boom!  Nailed it!  You thought I wasn’t going to follow through on that and you were wrong.  Jesse McCartney is something of a jack-of-all-trades in the entertainment business, part of which involves having a pretty good singing voice, and the lone debut this week is his song, Back Together, an energetic 80’sesque tune that I’m happy to say continues the trend of replenishing the Hits-1 Weekend Countdown with above-average music.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Blurbs

- Hayley Williams of Paramore was this weekend's host.

- Katy Perry – Roar has a chance to hit #1 on its 4^th weekend on the countdown, which would break Kelly Clarkson – Stronger’s record (5^th week)

- Bonnie McKee – American Girl is my official guilty pleasure song of the year.  It’s the successor to Cher Lloyd – Oath.  I doubt I’ll be all about this one for an extended period of time, but it’s currently my shiny new toy.

- Speaking of records, Imagine Dragons – Radioactive has a chance to be #1 for a 9^th week, albeit nonconsecutive.  This would tie the record held by Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe.

- Also of note, Sammy Adams Ft. Mike Posner – L.A. Story is quickly fading into irrelevance, and JTX – Summer Lover is already gone.  The countdown is slowly beginning to phase out my July 20, 2013 new entrant class, and this makes me quite sad.

- Eminem is back on HitBound.  So there’s that.  We may be hearing from him on this countdown soon.

Editor’s Picks – Top 5 Songs

1) Bonnie McKee – American Girl

2) Train Ft. Ashley Monroe - Bruises

3) Avicii Ft. Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up

4) Twenty One Pilots – Holding On to You

5) MKTO - Classic