ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: January 26, 2014

“Love” is on the chart.

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 seven years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of January 26, 2014…

Debuts:
40. ONE DIRECTION, “Midnight Memories”
39. SHANE FILAN, “Knee Deep In My Heart”
37. THE 1975, “Settle Down”

Biggest Mover(s):
NEON TREES, “Sleeping With A Friend” (26-18, eight spots)

10. A GREAT BIG WORLD (featuring CHRISTINA AGUILERA), “Say Something” (down 2)
Album: Is There Anybody Out There? (2014, Black Magnetic/Epic Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

09. BOY & BEAR, “Southern Sun” (steady, second week)
Album: Harlequin Dream (2013, Nettwerk Records)
Peak: #8 for three weeks

08. GROUPLOVE, “Shark Attack” (up 5)
Album: Spreading Rumours (2013, Canvasback/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

07. GARY BARLOW, “Let Me Go” (down 2)
Album: Since I Saw You Last (2013, Polydor Records)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

06. ONE DIRECTION, “Story Of My Life” (down 2)
Album: Midnight Memories (2013, Syco/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

05. MAGIC!, “Rude” (up 2)
Album: Don’t Kill The Magic (2014, Latium/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

04. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, “The Walker” (up 2)
Album: More Than Just A Dream (2013, Elektra Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

03. THE FRAY, “Love Don’t Die” (steady, third week)
Album: Helios (2014, Epic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

02. BASTILLE, “Of The Night” (steady, second week)
Album: All This Bad Blood (2013, Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

01. CHRISTINA PERRI, “Human” (steady, second week)
Album: Head Or Heart (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

Check back next Saturday for another Adam’s Top 40 Flashback countdown and don’t forget to follow the blog by using the tab below or find PGTC on social media by clicking the “Get Social!” tab at the top of the page.

ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: July 13, 2014

Golden tunes from 2014.

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 six years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of July 13, 2014…

Debuts:
40. FERRECK DAWN & REDONDO, “Love Too Deep”
39. JASON MRAZ, “Love Someone”

Biggest Mover:
THE MADDEN BROTHERS, “We Are Done” (29-21, eight spots)

10. AMERICAN AUTHORS, “Believer” (up 4)
Album: Oh, What A Life (2014, Mercury Records/Island Def Jam Music Group)
Peak: #8 for two weeks

09. PASSENGER, “Heart’s On Fire” (up 2)
Album: Whispers (2014, Nettwerk Records)
Peak: #9

08. SECONDCITY, “I Wanna Feel” (steady, third week)
Album: I Wanna Feel (single) (2014, Columbia Records)
Peak: #8 for four weeks

07. CLEAN BANDIT featuring JESS GLYNNE, “Rather Be” (down 2)
Album: New Eyes (2014, Big Beat/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #3

06. PASSENGER, “Scare Away The Dark” (down 3)
Album: Whispers (2014, Nettwerk Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

05. A GREAT BIG WORLD, “Already Home” (down 3)
Album: Is There Anybody Out There? (2014, Epic Records)
Peak: #1 for seven weeks

04. CHRISTINA PERRI, “Burning Gold” (up 2)
Album: Head Or Heart (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

03. JAMIE SCOTT, “My Hurricane” (up 4)
Album: My Hurricane (2015, Virgin/Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

02. GRAFFITI6, “The Bridge” (up 2)
Album: The Bridge (2014, Independent)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

01. COLDPLAY, “A Sky Full Of Stars” (steady, second week)
Album: Ghost Stories (2014, Parlophone/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: March 16, 2014

A magical week in 2014.

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 six years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of March 16, 2014…

Debuts:
40. PAOLO NUTINI, “Scream (Funk My Life Up)”
37. BETTER THAN EZRA, “Crazy Lucky”
36. CLEAN BANDIT featuring JESS GLYNNE, “Rather Be”

Biggest Mover(s):
PHILLIP PHILLIPS, “Raging Fire” (up 40-29, eleven spots)

10. ERIC HUTCHINSON, “Tell The World” (up 3)
Album: Pure Fiction (2014, Let’s Break Records)
Peak: #10 for three weeks

09. KARMIN, “I Want It All” (steady, second week)
Album: Pulses (2014, Epic Records)
Peak: #9 for two weeks

08. THE 1975, “Settle Down” (up 2)
Album: The 1975 (2013, Dirty Hit/Interscope Records)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

07. GARY BARLOW & ELTON JOHN, “Face To Face” (steady, second week)
Album: Since I Saw You Last (2013, Polydor Records)
Peak: #4

06. GROUPLOVE, “Shark Attack” (down 1)
Album: Spreading Rumours (2013, Canvasback/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

05. FOSTER THE PEOPLE, “Coming Of Age” (up 1)
Album: Supermodel (2014, Columbia Records)
Peak: #3 for two weeks

04. CHRISTINA PERRI, “Human” (down 2)
Album: Head Or Heart (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

03. BASTILLE, “Bad Blood” (up 1)
Album: Bad Blood (2013, Virgin/Capitol Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

02. MAGIC!, “Rude” (up 1)
Album: Don’t Kill The Magic (2014, Latium/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

01. NEON TREES, “Sleeping With A Friend” (steady, third week)
Album: Pop Psychology (2014, Island Records/IDJMG)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: January 5, 2014

Say, how about these chart hits?

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 six years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of January 5, 2014…

Debuts:
40. DELTA RAE, “Chasing Twisters”

Biggest Mover(s):
GARY BARLOW & ELTON JOHN, “Face To Face” (37-27, ten spots)

10. AMERICAN AUTHORS, “Best Day Of My Life” (down 1)
Album: Oh, What A Life (2014, Mercury Records/IDJMG)
Peak: #1 for one week

09. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, “The Walker” (up 1)
Album: More Than Just A Dream (2013, Elektra Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

08. PASSENGER, “The Wrong Direction” (down 1)
Album: All The Little Lights (2012, Nettwerk Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

07. THE 1975, “Girls” (down 1)
Album: The 1975 (2013, Dirty Hit/Interscope Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

06. GARY BARLOW, “Let Me Go” (up 2)
Album: Since I Saw You Last (2013, Polydor Records)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

05. A GREAT BIG WORLD (featuring CHRISTINA AGUILERA), “Say Something” (down 3)
Album: Is There Anybody Out There? (2014, Black Magnetic/Epic Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

04. THE FRAY, “Love Don’t Die” (steady, second week)
Album: Helios (2014, Epic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

03. CHRISTINA PERRI, “Human” (up 2)
Album: Head Or Heart (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

02. ONE DIRECTION, “Story Of My Life” (down 1)
Album: Midnight Memories (2013, Syco/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

01. BASTILLE, “Of The Night” (up 2)
Album: All This Bad Blood (2013, Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: September 7, 2014

The chart hits go Boom!

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 September 7, 2014…

Debuts:
40. COBRA STARSHIP featuring ICONA POP, “Never Been In Love”
39. JESSIE WARE, “Say You Love Me”

Biggest Mover(s):
FOSTER THE PEOPLE, “Are You What You Want To Be?” (39-30, nine spots)

10. CHRISTINA PERRI, “Burning Gold” (down 4)
Album: Head Or Heart (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

09. THE GRISWOLDS, “Beware The Dog” (steady, second week)
Album: Be Impressive (2014, Wind-up Records)
Peak: #9 for four weeks

08. RIXTON, “Wait On Me” (up 2)
Album: Let The Road (2015, Interscope Records)
Peak: #6 for five weeks

07. CHARLI XCX, “Boom Clap” (down 3)
Album: The Fault In Our Stars (Soundtrack) and Sucker (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #4 for three weeks

06. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Shake It Off” (up 5)
Album: 1989 (2014, Big Machine Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

05. TRAIN, “Angel In Blue Jeans” (steady, second week)
Album: Bulletproof Picasso (2014, Columbia Records)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

04. JAMIE SCOTT, “My Hurricane” (down 1)
Album: My Hurricane (2015, Virgin/Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

03. ED SHEERAN, “Don’t” (up 4)
Album: x (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #2

02. MAROON 5, “Maps” (steady, second week)
Album: V (2015, 222/Interscope Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

01. THE SCRIPT, “Superheroes” (steady, second week)
Album: No Sound Without Silence (2014, Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for five weeks

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: March 2, 2014

“Coming” to a countdown near you.

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 March 2, 2014…

Debuts:
39. OH HONEY, “Be Okay”
36. BLEACHERS, “I Wanna Get Better”

Biggest Mover(s):
DJ CASSIDY featuring JESSIE J & ROBIN THICKE, “Calling All Hearts” (31-24, seven spots)

10. KARMIN, “I Want It All” (up 1)
Album: Pulses (2014, Epic Records)
Peak: #9 for two weeks

09. BOY & BEAR, “Southern Sun” (steady, second week)
Album: Harlequin Dream (2013, Nettwerk Records)
Peak: #8 for three weeks

08. GARY BARLOW & ELTON JOHN, “Face To Face” (steady, second week)
Album: Since I Saw You Last (2013, Polydor Records)
Peak: #4

07. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, “The Walker” (down 1)
Album: More Than Just A Dream (2013, Elektra Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

06. FOSTER THE PEOPLE, “Coming Of Age” (up 1)
Album: Supermodel (2014, Columbia Records)
Peak: #3 for two weeks

05. BASTILLE, “Bad Blood” (steady, second week)
Album: Bad Blood (2013, Virgin/Capitol Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

04. MAGIC!, “Rude” (steady, fourth week)
Album: Don’t Kill The Magic (2014, Latium/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

03. GROUPLOVE, “Shark Attack” (steady, third week)
Album: Spreading Rumours (2013, Canvasback/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

02. CHRISTINA PERRI, “Human” (down 1)
Album: Head Or Heart (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

01. NEON TREES, “Sleeping With A Friend” (up 1)
Album: Pop Psychology (2014, Island Records/IDJMG)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: January 29, 2012

Headed for number “One”.

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 seven years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of January 29, 2012…

Debuts:
40. O.A.R., “Gotta Be Wrong Sometimes”
39. THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, “Beekeeper’s Daughter”
38. MATT CARDLE, “Amazing”
35. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, “We Take Care Of Our Own”

Biggest Mover(s):
NICKELBACK, “Lullaby” (29-20, nine spots)

10. THE FRAY, “Heartbeat” (down 2)
Album: Scars & Stories (2012, Epic Records)
Peak: #5 for five weeks

09. CHRISTINA PERRI, “A Thousand Years” (steady, third week)
Album: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2011, Chop Shop/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #9 for three weeks

08. KATY PERRY, “The One That Got Away” (down 2)
Album: Teenage Dream (2010, Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

07. COLDPLAY, “Paradise” (down 2)
Album: Mylo Xyloto (2011, Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

06. GOTYE featuring KIMBRA, “Somebody That I Used To Know” (up 5)
Album: Making Mirrors (2012, Fairfax/Universal Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for seven weeks

05. KELLY CLARKSON, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” (up 2)
Album: Stronger (2011, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

04. ANDY GRAMMER, “Fine By Me” (steady, second week)
Album: Andy Grammer (2011, S-Curve Records)
Peak: #4 for two weeks

03. OLLY MURS, “Dance With Me Tonight” (steady, second week)
Album: In Case You Didn’t Know (2011, Syco U.K./Epic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

02. GRAFFITI6, “Free” (down 1)
Album: Colours (2012, Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

01. ADELE, “Set Fire To The Rain” (up 1)
Album: 21 (2011, XL/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of January 18, 2019

“Life” on the charts.

From “Alaska” to Allentown and everywhere in-between, here are all the notable albums and singles hitting the market this Friday:

ALICE MERTON – Mint (iTunes)
Features: “Funny Business”, currently in the top 40 at Alternative radio (as well as prior singles “Lash Out” and “No Roots”)

CODY JOHNSON – Ain’t Nothin’ To It (iTunes)
Features: “On My Way To You”, nearing the top 20 at Country radio

MAGGIE ROGERS – Heard It In A Past Life (iTunes)
Features: “Light On”, a recent #1 at Triple A radio (as well as prior single “Alaska”)

PAPA ROACH – Who Do You Trust? (iTunes)
Features: “Who Do You Trust?”, currently in the top five at Active Rock radio

Notable albums out this week: Alexander Oscar‘s Highs & Lows (iTunes), Christina Perri‘s Songs For Carmella: Lullabies & Sing-A-Longs (iTunes), Cub Sport’s Cub Sport (iTunes), Fever 333‘s Strength In Numbb333rs (iTunes), Future‘s The WIZRD (iTunes), Guster‘s Look Alive (iTunes), James Blake‘s Assume Form (iTunes), KONGOS‘s 1929, Pt. 1 (iTunes), Mabel‘s Ivy To Roses (iTunes), Mike Posner‘s A Real Good Kid (iTunes), Pedro The Lion‘s Phoenix (iTunes), Switchfoot‘s Native Tongue (iTunes), Tyler Hilton‘s City On Fire (iTunes), Kidz Bop 39 (iTunes)

Notable EPs out this week: Dodie‘s Human (iTunes), G Flip‘s Drink Too Much (iTunes), Gone West‘s Tides (iTunes), Krowns‘s Fake It (iTunes), Utada‘s Face My Fears (iTunes)

Notable remix packages out this week:
“1999 (Remixes)”, Charli XCX featuring Troye Sivan (iTunes)
“Feeling Of Falling (Remixes)”, Cheat Codes x Kim Petras (iTunes)

New digital singles that you can buy this week include:
“7 Minutes”, Dean Lewis (iTunes)
“7 Rings”, Ariana Grande (iTunes)
“All Over Now”, The Cranberries (iTunes)
“Almost (Sweet Music)”, Hozier (iTunes)
“Always”, Gavin James featuring Philippine (iTunes)
“Arrow”, half•alive (iTunes)
“BAD!”, R3HAB (iTunes)
“Barcelona”, Jack & Jack (iTunes)
“Be Fine” / “Old Times Sake”, RØMANS (iTunes)
“Better Man”, Juliander (iTunes)
“Big Plans”, Why Don’t We (iTunes)
“Body To Body”, Lilly Ahlberg (iTunes)
“Breathe”, Backstreet Boys (iTunes)
“Bridges”, Johnnyswim (iTunes)
“Cavity”, Jake Germain featuring That Kid (iTunes)
“Don’t Feel Like Crying”, Sigrid (iTunes)
“Drugs”, Upsahl (iTunes)
“Fences”, Vicetone featuring Matt Wertz (iTunes)
“FU4E”, Lost Kings featuring Lauren Aqualina (iTunes)
“Genius”, LSD (Labrinth/Sia/Diplo) featuring Lil Wayne (iTunes)
“Girl”, Maren Morris (iTunes)
“Gold”, Robbie Williams (iTunes)
“Gold”, Sam Feldt x Kate Ryan (iTunes)
“Grip”, Alec Bailey (iTunes)
“Gum”, Sam Setton (iTunes)
“Hanging On”, Quinn Lewis (iTunes)
“Heart Club”, Luke Christopher (iTunes)
“Heave Ho”, Ben Howard (iTunes)
“Hold Your Fire”, Bad Suns (iTunes)
“Hurt”, Witt Lowry featuring Deion Reverie (iTunes)
“Hurts Like Hell (Acoustic)”, Madison Beer (iTunes)
“If Looks Could Kill”, Lauren Aqualina (iTunes)
“Is It Anything?”, Aaron Taos featuring Khary (iTunes)
“Is She Gonna Be There?”, Violet Skies (iTunes)
“Jonesing”, Myylo (iTunes)
“Keanu Reeves”, Logic (iTunes)
“Land Of The Free”, The Killers (iTunes)
“LBD”, Becky G (iTunes)
“Lick Shot”, Gorgon City (iTunes)
“Loner”, Yungblud (iTunes)
“Love Me The Same”, Dan Caplen (iTunes)
“Mi Rumba”, Sofi Tukker featuring ZHU (iTunes)
“My Love Goes On”, James Morrison featuring Joss Stone (iTunes)
“My Name Isn’t”, LOVA (iTunes)
“Never Let You Go”, Slushii featuring Sofia Reyes (iTunes)
“Nightmares”, Yung Pinch featuring Lil Skies (iTunes)
“Numb Without You”, The Maine (iTunes)
“Only Just Begun”, The Moth & The Fame (iTunes)
“Outta My Mind”, Des Rocs (iTunes)
“Pray”, Alok featuring Conor Maynard (iTunes)
“Pretty”, Terror Jr. (iTunes)
“Pure Water”, Mustard x Migos (iTunes)
“Rendezvous”, Miss Benny (iTunes)
“Runaway”, Mike Perry (iTunes)
“Sabotage”, Sam Martin (iTunes)
“Say You’ll Be There”, Campsite Dream (iTunes)
“Scared Of Love (Preditah Remix), Rudimental featuring Ray BLK & Stefflon Don (iTunes)
“Shadows”, Mansionair (iTunes)
“Shine A Light”, Bryan Adams (iTunes)
“Silly Boy”, Call Me Loop (iTunes)
“Sugar”, Peking Duk & Jack River (iTunes)
“Sweet Lie”, Max Jury (iTunes)
“Temporary”, Ella Vos (iTunes)
“That’s What I’d Do”, Wrabel (iTunes)
“The Other Side”, Jukebox The Ghost (iTunes)
“Thief”, Alice Chater (iTunes)
“Throwback”, Delaney Jane & Shaun Frank (iTunes)
“Thursday”, Jess Glynne featuring H.E.R (iTunes)
“Unofficial Lover”, Kyan Palmer & nicopop. featuring Yung Lamby (iTunes)
“Wanted A Name”, FRENSHIP featuring Yoke Lore (iTunes)
“Warm Animal”, Sure Sure (iTunes)
“We Appreciate Power (BloodPop Remix)”, Grimes featuring HANA (iTunes)
“What Are We Waiting For”, VAX featuring Ellise (iTunes)
“Who’s Gonna Love You (New Version)”, Wanderer (iTunes)
“You & Me”, James TW (iTunes)
“Young”, Parachute (iTunes)

For Adam’s personal picks of the week, listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: December 22, 2013

The “Best” bops of 2013.

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 22, 2013…

Debuts:
40. BASTILLE, “Bad Blood”
39. MAYER HAWTHORNE, “Reach Out Richard”
38. PETER THOMAS featuring BETTY WHO, “All Of You”

Biggest Mover(s):
MAGIC!, “Rude” (33-26, seven spots)

10. GARY BARLOW, “Let Me Go” (up 1)
Album: Since I Saw You Last (2013, Polydor Records)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

09. DAUGHTRY, “Waiting For Superman” (down 1)
Album: Baptized (2013, RCA Records)
Peak: #6

08. CHRISTINA PERRI, “Human” (up 4)
Album: Head Or Heart (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

07. AMERICAN AUTHORS, “Best Day Of My Life” (down 2)
Album: Oh, What A Life (2014, Mercury Records/IDJMG)
Peak: #1 for one week

06. THE FRAY, “Love Don’t Die” (up 1)
Album: Helios (2014, Epic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

05. BASTILLE, “Of The Night” (up 1)
Album: All This Bad Blood (2013, Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

04. PASSENGER, “The Wrong Direction” (down 2)
Album: All The Little Lights (2012, Nettwerk Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

03. THE 1975, “Girls” (steady, second week)
Album: The 1975 (2013, Dirty Hit/Interscope Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

02. A GREAT BIG WORLD, “Say Something” (up 2)
Album: Is There Anybody Out There? (2014, Black Magnetic/Epic Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

01. ONE DIRECTION, “Story Of My Life” (steady, second week)
Album: Midnight Memories (2013, Syco/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

Check back next Saturday for another Adam’s Top 40 Flashback countdown and don’t forget to follow the blog by using the tab below or find PGTC on social media by clicking the “Get Social!” tab at the top of the page.

ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: January 19, 2014

“Go” back to 2014.

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 four years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of January 19, 2014…

Debuts:
40. EMERSON HART, “The Best That I Can Give”
34. FOSTER THE PEOPLE, “Coming Of Age”

Biggest Mover(s):
NEON TREES, “Sleeping With A Friend” (39-26, thirteen spots)

10. THE 1975, “Girls” (down 3)
Album: The 1975 (2013, Dirty Hit/Interscope Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

09. BOY & BEAR, “Southern Sun” (up 1)
Album: Harlequin Dream (2013, Nettwerk Records)
Peak: #8 for three weeks

08. A GREAT BIG WORLD (featuring CHRISTINA AGUILERA), “Say Something” (down 2)
Album: Is There Anybody Out There? (2014, Black Magnetic/Epic Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

07. MAGIC!, “Rude” (up 4)
Album: Don’t Kill The Magic (2014, Latium/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

06. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, “The Walker” (up 2)
Album: More Than Just A Dream (2013, Elektra Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

05. GARY BARLOW, “Let Me Go” (steady, second week)
Album: Since I Saw You Last (2013, Polydor Records – U.K.)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

04. ONE DIRECTION, “Story Of My Life” (steady, second week)
Album: Midnight Memories (2013, Syco/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

03. THE FRAY, “Love Don’t Die” (steady, second week)
Album: Helios (2014, Epic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

02. BASTILLE, “Of The Night” (down 1)
Album: All This Bad Blood (2013, Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

01. CHRISTINA PERRI, “Human” (up 1)
Album: Head Or Heart (2014, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

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