Riser

"Come With Me Now" was a massive grower for me having not liked it at first. "I Want To Know" is another great Kongos track if you haven't heard it.

"Coming Home" is also brilliant, "Best Day Of My Life" not so much.

This week's Pop/CHR most added

(out of 178 stations total)

Songs in bold went for adds (impact date was yesterday)

51 JAMES NEWTON HOWARD The Hanging Tree f/J. Lawrence

22 ELLA HENDERSON Ghost

22 PITBULL Time Of Our Lives f/Ne-Yo

21 PRINCE ROYCE Stuck On A Feeling f/Snoop Dogg

19 ARIANA GRANDE Santa Tell Me

19 HOODIE ALLEN All About It f/Ed Sheeran

13 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER What I Like About You

13 ED SHEERAN Thinking Out Loud

12 FIFTH HARMONY Sledgehammer

12 LILLYWOOD & ROBIN SCHULZ Prayer In C

12 ONE DIRECTION Night Changes

11 MARK RONSON Uptown Funk f/Bruno Mars

10 I LOVE MAKONNEN Tuesday f/Drake

9 HOZIER Take Me To Church

8 BIG SEAN I Don't F**k With You f/E-40

7 EDEN XO Too Cool To Dance

7 ONEREPUBLIC I Lived

7 USHER I Don't Mind f/Juicy J

6 SELENA GOMEZ The Heart Wants What It Wants

6 VANCE JOY Riptide

Wasn't expecting The Hanging Tree to get airplay :o Excellent!

I'll catch up on replies at some point, thanks so much for reading/commenting!

Hozier "Take Me To Church"

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A surprise appearance here from Hozier. I've known "Take Me To Church" for several months now but spent most of the year wondering why it was so successful and what people thought was so great about it. Only in the past couple of months did I pay close attention to the lyrics and finally understand and appreciate the talent behind this song. Whereas "From Eden" clicked with me the first time I heard it, not long ago! It also helped to watch some of Hozier's live performances; it's always refreshing to hear someone's voice sound just the way it does on the record. It's too bad "Take Me To Church" peaked so low in the UK but seeing as it's still hanging onto the top 40, there's no reason to write it off just yet!

Hunter Hayes "Tattoo"

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Last year I was the only one with Hunter in an EOY thread, and this year he's been in three or four already :D Despite that it was mixed success for Hunter this year, and nothing could exemplify that more than "Tattoo". With this song Hunter achieved his first ever semi-hit in the UK, reaching the top 100 on iTunes and top 200 officially, but also his worst-performing single in the USA, being the first of his to miss the Hot 100. It's a great song (his best single since "I Want Crazy") that shamefully suffered from two of his previous singles' shortcomings. It's rather unfair but country radio can be just as fickle to some artists as they are feverishly loyal to others. Hopefully I am overreacting and Mr. Hayes can get back on track in the near future!

We had a lot of Clubs emerging a few years ago - Two Door Cinema, Chapel, New Young Pony, Bombay Bicycle...

I remember that. Tokyo Police Club as well!

Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan "This Is How We Roll"

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The bro-country theme songs just keep coming from these guys...if you don't know what bro-country is, be thankful. It's slowly ruining the genre, basically, but I still judge each song individually, and "This Is How We Roll" passes the test for me. It helps that Luke Bryan barely even features :heehee:. Florida Georgia Line attempted another "Cruise"-like smash with a second version that featured Jason Derulo. Worth a listen but thankfully it didn't have the same success as the superior "Cruise" (feat. Nelly).

FGL and Luke have both become too big for their own good, where they can release anything regardless of quality and have a guaranteed hit. I have a feeling these songs aren't going to age well and that public perception will eventually turn against them, making Florida Georgia Line into the Nickelback of country music. But this might just be me not liking their second era as much as their first one. Either way, enjoy it while it lasts, guys!

Foster The People "Best Friend"

Foster The People "Coming Of Age"

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It was a long wait of nearly three years for the follow-up to debut album Torches, but finally Foster The People delivered. Their new material seemed to be met with disappointment but everything I've heard sounds just fine! Lead single "Coming Of Age" was especially brilliant, an adventurous throwback to eighties alt-rock addressing the internal struggles of youth. It translates VERY well in the video, which also pays tribute to the 80s.

Of all the songs Radio 1 snubbed this year, this was their worst offense that I can think of. They did redeem themselves somewhat by playlisting second single "Best Friend", but even then it just begs the question of why they ignored the first one. "Best Friend" was good too, more upbeat and the horns were a nice touch. Perhaps hoping for a second "Pumped Up Kicks" was too much to ask, but Foster The People deserved more support than what they got.

I can swap them for you if you want?

Echosmith "Cool Kids"

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Echosmith is one of the best bands I discovered this year. It all started with hearing a fabulous guitar intro on the radio, followed by a voice that sounded like Katy Perry in the verses, and by then I was hooked. That turned out to be a song called "Cool Kids", which to my delight would be inescapable on my car radio for the rest of the summer. Now it's getting a push in the UK where it will hopefully match the top 20 success it's had elsewhere.

The rest of Echosmith's album is quite different in sound, which disappointed me at first but there ARE other gems and growers to be found there. I wouldn't have guessed the band is comprised of four siblings, and on top of that they're surprisingly young, with their ages ranging from 15 to 21. So forgive them for "Cool Kids" lacking in its lyrics, the chorus especially, because otherwise this is a fantastic effort and like I said there's plenty more of that on their album.

Enrique Iglesias featuring Sean Paul, Descemer Bueno & Gente De Zona "Bailando"

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Enrique finally managed a comeback after a year of releasing terrible songs like "Turn The Night Up" and "Heart Attack". In fact, he also released terrible music this year, such as song that inexplicably went top 5 in the UK while the rest of the world waited for this bigger and much better comeback hit. It's a bit ridiculous how Enrique's music is so much less mature than it was 10-15 years ago, so "Bailando" was a welcome return to form. You can't go wrong with a Sean Paul feature either, unless your name is Simple Plan.

Demi Lovato "Neon Lights"

Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd "Really Don't Care"

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Demi might be the closest thing I have to a guilty pleasure. "Neon Lights" was pretty tough to like at first because the lyrics stand out as being rather bland, but as the rest of the song grew on me I don't even notice them anymore. Stuff like this is starting to sound dated but at least it was different from Demi's other singles. What can I say, she's good at what she does, and good on her for still doing well for several years now!

"Really Don't Care" was another grower, and perhaps a more surprising one. I'm mostly bothered by the feature because Cher Lloyd only has about eight lines that add nothing to the song. She could have been given something more substantial but instead it leaves the impression that her label just wanted a "feat. Cher Lloyd" on the tracklist to attract her fanbase. Also, this really overshadowed Cher's solo efforts this year, in the States at least. That's a disappointing statement to make but whatever, at least we have her second album finally. As for "Really Don't Care", it turned out to be a decent pop song in the end.

DJ Snake & Lil Jon "Turn Down For What"

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I fondly remember hearing this for the first time, it was like nothing I'd heard before. Somehow "Turn Down For What" did surprisingly well off its US release, going top 10 on iTunes right away even though neither artist had done so previously (or recently in Lil Jon's case). Its Hot 100 climb was wonderfully slow and rewarding, entering the top 10 at the end of March and peaking at #4 NINE weeks later. That along with its success in other countries was surely beyond everyone's expectations.

Was it just a coincidence, or did someone notice trap's popularity and realize it'd be a good fit for Lil Jon? For the first time in years, there was finally a place for him in popular music. That amazed me for some reason. Realistically it's probably just a brief return to relevance, but very much worthwhile. Always a fun listen and the video is spectacular, one of my most-watched of the year and now a Grammy nominee!

W/B 08/12/14

01 01 07 Timmy Trumpet and Savage - Freaks

02 02 06 Taylor Swift - Blank Space

03 03 14 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

04 07 02 Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

05 14 04 Hozier - Take Me To Church

06 05 05 Six60 - Special

07 04 10 Lorde - Yellow Flicker Beat

08 13 07 Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - Outside

09 09 02 James Newton Howard - The Hanging Tree

10 11 10 One Direction - Steal My Girl

11 08 16 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

12 12 19 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass

13 06 12 Redfoo - New Thang

14 15 18 Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One

15 16 03 Echosmith - Cool Kids

16 30 32 Sam Smith - Stay With Me

17 10 03 Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It’s Christmas?

18 17 08 George Ezra - Blame It On Me

19 33 03 Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants

20 35 23 Sheppard - Geronimo

21 24 05 Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin’

22 25 21 George Ezra - Budapest

23 27 03 Nick Jonas - Jealous

24 NE 01 Beyonce - 7/11

25 23 13 Calvin Harris feat. John Newman - Blame

26 20 19 Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang

27 22 11 Maroon 5 - Animals

28 19 03 Sam Smith - Like I Can

29 28 10 Nico & Vinz - In Your Arms

30 18 12 Meghan Trainor - Title

31 21 17 Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This

32 36 05 Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd - Love Me Harder

33 34 51 Pharrell Williams - Happy

34 26 02 David Guetta feat. Sam Martin - Dangerous

35 32 02 Nicki Minaj feat. Skylar Grey - Bed Of Lies

36 38 24 Ed Sheeran - Don't

37 31 20 G.R.L. - Ugly Heart

38 29 29 Sia – Chandelier

39 RE 27 Tove Lo feat. Hippie Sabotage - Stay High

40 NE 01 Alesso feat. Tove Lo - Heroes (We Could Be)

An Echosmith/Sam Smith sandwich :rofl:

Country star Hunter Hayes makes it straight into my top 2 artists of the year. I discovered him when watching the AMAs on a music channel on what I think was New Year's Day this year, I liked the snippet of the song they played (I Want Crazy) and found him very cute too :heehee: I downloaded his album and was listening non-stop for DAYS. He achieved three #1 singles within five weeks on my chart and a fourth later on, and now has one of the longest runners of my chart this year in the form of Tattoo. Second album Storyline improved on the debut, being almost flawless from start to finish, really enjoyable album and I'm so glad I discovered him. Thanks to Jordan for the chats about him too *.*

You're welcome *.* Amazing to have a fellow fan, I still have a few more country faves who could use a second fan on Buzzjack :kink:

Literally just saw a commercial on TV for Hunter's tour :o He's performing here on Thursday but I'm not planning to go. (U)

Ah cool! My faves were "Slow Me Down", "Revival", "Can't Stop Loving You" and "Put My Heart Down". Really good stuff from Sara (as always) :D

Great to see "Believer" from American Authors get a mention too :wub:

Bye John Legend! Bye Pharrell!

So "Blank Space" is set to be Taylor's longest-running #1. Not sure how I feel about that.

Is this block ony for PM's? Could we block someone if we don't like him?

Candice Glover "Passenger"

You probably won't know Candice but she was last year's American Idol winner. I've had terrible luck with this show, as for four straight seasons the person I voted for in the final two ended up not winning. Finally I made the right choice with Candice (only because Angie Miller didn't make the final two) so you can imagine my excitement.

It all turned suspicious and messy rather quickly. Her album was going to be the quickest release of any winner, originally scheduled for July, less than 2 months after her victory. It got pushed back to October and then to February, which instead gave her the most delayed release of any Idol winner! The album came and went without anyone noticing, but otherwise was worth the wait because of this gem.

"Passenger" is a Mike Will Made It produced song, which you'd think would be picked as a single and I still really wish it had been! I'm not sure it would have even done anything but I'm just obsessed with it. Her voice is outstanding and this wasn't the kind of track I was expecting from her, so it was a very nice treat.

Charli XCX "Boom Clap"

Charli XCX "Break The Rules"

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Even though "I Love It" was my favorite song of last year, I had no interest whatsoever in Charli as a solo artist, actively avoiding her album as well as her song "Superlove". Her next featured hit didn't change that, but "Boom Clap" certainly did. This was released with the benefit of great timing, as Charli was now recognizable as "the singer on 'Fancy'". The chorus is perfection to my ears. Quite possibly my favorite music video of the year as well, I think it fits the emotion of the song quite wonderfully. Is there any logical reason why Radio 1 didn't A-list this? It did much better on airplay in the US, thankfully.

Next came "Break The Rules" which was meant to be released just before the album Sucker, but the public didn't take to this as much as expected. It has a gritty electro rock feel, especially in the verses, and sounds like something you'd listen to while riding a motorcycle. She's even wearing a leather jacket on the cover! But also it just sounds like the kind of song that wouldn't catch on the way "Boom Clap" did. I quite like this anyway and it's still slowly gaining airplay in the States so I live in hope for the time being.

Christina Perri "Burning Gold"

Christina Perri "Human"

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Christina finally released her second album, which I'd been looking forward to for ages. I obsessed over "Jar of Hearts", "Arms", and "A Thousand Years" since the very first time I heard them, which quickly made her my favorite female artist. It was exciting to hear new music finally but nothing grabbed me on first listen in the same way, which was frustrating. Thankfully "Human" and "Burning Gold" both came through after hearing them enough times on the radio.

With "Human" Christina sticks to her winning formula of...piano ballad. I liked the idea of it right away, a relatable song about flaws and vulnerability with very powerful lyrics. It just sounded predictable for me, with the music building up and fading back at very obvious moments, but it won me over eventually. "Burning Gold" was a great upbeat choice for the second single. In this case it was the video that made me a fan, with the jukebox and stage performance drawing attention to the minor retro influences in the melody. Christina might never be as big as she truly deserves, but as long as there is this much continued interest in her music, I'll be satisfied.

Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross "New Flame"

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Well Chris must not have thought "Loyal" would be as big as it was (but really, who did?) because he didn't have his album ready to release off the back of it. It was just one of many delays for X, with several singles attempted before finally landing a huge hit (to the dismay of many, I'm sure!). Or wait, Chris was probably in prison when that happened, oops. The irony! "New Flame" came to the rescue for the album campaign, but also suffered an underwhelming chart run.

"New Flame" seemed so radio-friendly to me compared to its predecessor. It certainly was far more instant for me, whereas "Loyal" took some getting used to before properly loving it. I haven't heard anything good from Usher lately but his feature in the second verse is a sign that he still has it. And a big WD to Rick Ross on getting his first ever top 10 in the UK!

51 The Rocket Summer - Walls - 37-5-10-11-15-25-27-32-X (8 weeks)

52 Hunter Hayes - I Want Crazy - 1-5-7-13-18-28-38-40-35-X (9 weeks)

53 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud - 40-X-38-30-27-40-28-30-39-X-35-29-26-14-10-16-... (14+ non-consecutive weeks)

01 Kiesza - Hideaway (fave)

02 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

03 Zhu – Faded

04 The Vamps feat. Demi Lovato – Somebody To You

05 David Guetta feat. Sam Martin – Lovers On The Sun

06 Little Mix – Salute

07 Mr Probz - Waves

08 Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang

09 The Script – Superheroes

10 Neon Jungle – Braveheart

01 Idina Menzel - Let It Go (fave) (not really but giving it full support anyway :heart-old:)

02 Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne - Loyal

03 Pharrell Williams - Happy

04 Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

05 Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This

06 Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse

07 Ella Henderson - Ghost

08 Sam Smith - Stay With Me

09 Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber

10 SecondCity – I Wanna Feel

+5 · Ed Sheeran · 'Thinking Out Loud'

+4 · Take That · 'These Days'

+3 · One Direction · 'Steal My Girl'

+2 · Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne · 'Real Love'

+1 · Meghan Trainor · 'All About That Bass'

-1 · Band Aid 30 · 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

-2 · David Guetta ft. Sam Martin · 'Dangerous'

-3 · Taylor Swift · 'Blank Space'

-4 · Labrinth · 'Jealous'

-5 · Olly Murs ft. Travie McCoy · 'Wrapped Up'

I also love 'Partition' and would say it's probably my favourite of what I've heard from 'Beyoncé' (with 'Drunk In Love' a close second). It was quite the grower as I remember thinking it was awful the first time I heard it.

:o Unexpected chart trivia <3

 

It was well worth the wait :D

'Uptown Funk' is going to explode next year. Radio are inevitably ramming it despite not being out here for over a month.

 

'Young Girls' is great though.

Shower is very good! She has lots of potential as an artist. I first heard of her through Cody Simpson's Wish U Were Here *plug* :heehee:

Ah yes! I completely forgot about Young Girls but it is really excellent but I love this and Gorilla from the most recent era.

 

Shower really is fantastic, it's so sweet and the 'la la's in the chorus are huge, really wish it received a better release strategy in the UK because I'm sure it could have done well.

 

Partition is probably the worst of the BEYONCE era singles for me but still excellent. I agree with Drunk In Love being the best of the successful ones but Flawless >>> .

 

This is all fantastic so far so I'm excited for the rest Jordan :D

I quite like both shower and partition :)

Hi Riser, thinky there's a few country tracks I need to check out, I feel like I'm missing out on stuff now I've seen your chart!

 

No change there then :lol:

 

cheers!

john

Thanks John!

Hey Jordan :D

 

2. Sam Smith – I’m Not The Only One

3. One Direction – Steal My Girl [17-3] Slay *.* Night Changes to impact soon please!

5. Vance Joy – Riptide [28-5]

7. Tove Lo feat. Hippie Sabotage – Stay High [16-16-10-7]

8. Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd – Love Me Harder

9. Taylor Swift – Blank Space

10. Taylor Swift – Shake It Off [30-7-2-10]

12. Ed Sheeran – Don’t [36-3-5-5-12]

13. Jason Derulo – Trumpets [24-13]

17. Ariana Grande feat. Zedd – Break Free [1-4-3-17]

18. Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora – Black Widow [6-6-8-18]

19. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang [36-17-11-19]

20. Hozier – Take Me To Church

21. Charli XCX – Boom Clap [4-7-1-6-21]

22. The Script – Superheroes [38-34-22] POWAH damn:

23. Echosmith – Cool Kids [9-8-2-7-23]

26. Carrie Underwood – Something In The Water

27. Meghan Trainor – Lips Are Movin’

28. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass [19-12-9-28]

30. Professor Green feat. Tori Kelly – Lullaby [29-13-30] Great to see Tori's song doing so well still :heehee:

31. Iggy Azalea feat. MO – Beg For It

32. Ella Henderson – Ghost [35-32]

33. Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – Rather Be [39-x-23-13-20-33]

36. Charli XCX – Break The Rules

39. Rixton – Wait On Me

 

Fabulous chart :D

22. Monthly POWAH http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/korn0818/ed2305b7.png Not even sure what damn: is supposed to be tbh :unsure:

30. WD Tori :cheer:

Thanks Joseph!