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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Adele (2) - Week of November 12, 2011

Aaaaaaaaaand………..finally some new stuff that isn't mediocre!  Though this countdown still definitely has its share of problems.  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.

  • O.A.R. - Heaven
  • Andy Grammer - Keep Your Head Up (DTHNOBx2)
  • Demi Lovato - Skyscraper
  • Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar

The Countdown: (source: Wikipedia)



Biggest DDDDDRRROOOOPPPP!!!!!!!!.....of the week: Bad Meets Evil Ft. Bruno Mars - Lighters (-24)
Biggest Jump of the Week: Nicki Minaj - Super Bass (+31)

While we mourn the loss of Demi Lovato - Skyscraper, there has finally been an infusion of some good songs that can really help save the quality of the countdown.  First off is a farewell tour from JTX - Love In America.  Unfortunately, due to the current state of things, this is currently my most wutchuwanted song on the countdown.  Next up comes Matt & Kim Ft. Soulja Boy - I'm a Goner, a pretty solid song, and re: Soulja Boy, it was one of those "oh….so THAT's what he's up to these days" moments.  Snoop Dogg Ft. Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild & Free is one of the best rap songs, Non-Eminem Dept. to come out in the past few years.  It is a VERY welcome addition to the countdown.  And finally, Bruno Mars - It Will Rain predictably jumped in, though surprisingly as high as #25.  It has some decent instrumentals, but like much of his music, I will soon be referring to it as "that stupid Bruno Mars song".

I've reconsidered and decided that Criminal is the best song Britney Spears has put out there since If U Seek Amy.  Not saying a ton, but it's something.  There's a few first-timers in the top 10 this week (Kelly Clarkson - Mr. Know It All, Hot Chelle Rae - I Like It Like That, and Dev - In the Dark), and absolutely none of them really deserve it.  Hot Chelle Rae in particular showed after their follow-up to Tonight Tonight that they're one-trick ponies that come up with some weird lyrics that are essentially valueless and sing them in a somewhat catchy fashion.  And I have no idea why anyone likes Dev - In the Dark.  It reminds me of Far East Movement - Like a G6 in a lot of ways….a song that would be mediocre to listen to in a club, and simply not good to listen to on the radio.

The Script is at #3 folks, let's keep those wutchuwants coming!

Editor's Picks - Top 5 Songs
JTX - Love In America
Snoop Dogg Ft. Wiz Khalifa - Young, Wild & Free
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night
The Script - Nothing
T-Pain Ft. Wiz Khalifa - 5 O'Clock
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Gym Class Heroes -- Week of October 22, 2011

I fought myself very hard to make the title above "Adam Levine", who is having some kind of a success run between Maroon 5's rise to the top and his various successful "featuring" roles.  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.
  • Matt Nathanson - Faster
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
The countdown: (Source: Wikipedia)
Biggest DDRRRRRROOOOOPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!...........of the week: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
Biggest Jump of the week: Tie between Lady Gaga - You and I and OneRepublic - Good Life


It was a VERY exciting weekend on the countdown. The suspense was incredible. With only the top 2 songs left to be played, last week's top 10 had already been accounted for. So we knew that there was going to be a couple of big jumps into the top two spots. One of them was fairly predictable, Adele - Someone Like You. I felt like this was overdue because of it's prominence on the iTunes Most Downloaded rankings, and certainly NOT because it is a good song of any kind. Unfortunately, it will probably hit #1 on this countdown in the near future. Gym Class Heroes Ft. Adam Levine - Stereo Hearts feels a little bit like a long shot to hold on to the top spot for a 2nd week in a row. I was pretty shocked that it topped the list, but unlike Someone Like You, it is a pretty solid song, and at least deserved to crack the top 5 at some point.

Lots of purging of former top-10 mainstays this week. In addition to Party Rock Anthem dropping, we also saw Pitbull Ft. Ne-Yo - Give Me Everything take a big dive, and Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight continue to fade. Welcome was the ascension of The Script - Nothing into the Top 5. I don't think that song has a great chance at #1, but it's the best song on the countdown right now that hasn't already been #1 seven times.

The new entrants this week came in at #43 (Britney Spears - Criminal) and #42 Nickelback - When We Stand Together. Criminal seems average-ish, but in any case, Britney Spears's newest album has been a pretty big disappointment, churning out this as well as two mediocrities (Hold it Against Me, Till The World Ends) and the sub-par I Wanna Go. When We Stand Together is another solid tune from Nickelback, whose talents are neither representative of the millions of fans they have, nor the billions of people who think it's a huge hilarious joke to hate on them. Particularly in the past 3 years, they have churned out a few pretty solid tunes. I feel like the Black Eyed Peas should probably be absorbing a lot of that hatred instead, as they've become entrenched in the recent spotlight and are unquestionably far less talented than Nickelback.


Next week we'll see if One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful and Sean Kingston - Party All Night can make the leap from Hit-Bound to the countdown, as they're the two best songs looking to graduate.

Editor's picks -- Top 5
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night
The Script - Nothing
Jessie J - Domino
Nickelback - When We Stand Together
T-Pain Ft. Wiz Khalifa - 5 O'Clock
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