The chart icing on the “Cake”.
It’s the start of another weekend, which means it’s time for another trip back into the archives on Adam’s Top 40 Flashback! Every Saturday, the day before my latest top 40 goes up for the week, I feature the highlights of a past countdown. They’re all here — the hit songs, the songs that flopped, and the songs that may be a little embarrassing to reflect on.
This week, we stroll back five years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of December 6, 2015…
Debuts:
40. TRAIN, “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”
35. ADELE, “When We Were Young”
Biggest Mover(s):
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Drink You Away” (35-29)
THOMAS RHETT, “Die A Happy Man” (32-26)
KELLY CLARKSON, “Piece By Piece” (21-15, six spots)
10. ROB THOMAS, “Hold On Forever” (up 2)
Album: The Great Unknown (2015, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #9
09. DNCE, “Cake By The Ocean” (up 2)
Album: DNCE (2016, Republic Records)
Peak: #4
08. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Wildest Dreams” (down 2)
Album: 1989 (2014, Big Machine/Republic Records)
Peak: #2
07. ONE DIRECTION, “Perfect” (up 1)
Album: Made In The A.M. (2015, Syco/Columbia Records)
Peak: #3
06. THE 1975, “Love Me” (up 1)
Album: I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it (2015, Dirty Hit/Interscope Records)
Peak: #6 for three weeks
05. BANNERS, “Shine A Light” (steady, third week)
Album: BANNERS (2015, Island/Republic Records)
Peak: #4
04. ANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS, “High Dive” (down 1)
Album: Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness (2015, Vanguard Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks
03. COLDPLAY, “Adventure Of A Lifetime” (up 1)
Album: A Head Full Of Dreams (2015, Parlophone/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks
02. ELLIE GOULDING, “On My Mind” (steady, second week)
Album: Delirium (2015, Cherrytree/Interscope Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks
01. ADELE, “Hello” (steady, third week)
Album: 25 (2015, XL/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for seven weeks
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