ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: May 19, 2013

“Go” back with “Us”.

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 May 19, 2013…

Debuts:
39. OLLY MURS, “Dear Darlin'”
38. TRAIN featuring ASHLEY MONROE, “Bruises”

Biggest Mover(s):
BRUNO MARS, “Treasure” (33-24, nine spots)

10. P!NK featuring NATE RUESS, “Just Give Me A Reason” (down 2)
Album: The Truth About Love (2012, RCA Records)
Peak: #1 for five weeks

09. FUN., “Why Am I The One?” (steady, second week)
Album: Some Nights (2012, Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #6 for two weeks

08. KELLY CLARKSON, “People Like Us” (up 3)
Album: Greatest Hits – Chapter One (2012, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #6 for two weeks

07. MATT HIRES, “Restless Heart” (steady, second week)
Album: This World Won’t Last Forever, But Tonight We Can Pretend (2013, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #7 for two weeks

06. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE featuring NELLY, “Cruise (Remix)” (steady, second week)
Album: Here’s To The Good Times… This Is How We Roll (2013, Big Machine/Republic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

05. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, “Out Of My League” (down 3)
Album: More Than Just A Dream (2013, Elektra Records)
Peak: #2 for five weeks

04. MICHAEL BUBLE, “It’s A Beautiful Day” (down 1)
Album: To Be Loved (2013, Reprise/Warner Bros. Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

03. DANIEL POWTER, “Crazy All My Life” (up 2)
Album: Turn On The Lights (2012, Capitol Records)
Peak: #3 for two weeks

02. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Mirrors” (up 2)
Album: The 20/20 Experience (2013, RCA Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

01. PASSENGER, “Let Her Go” (steady, second week)
Album: All The Little Lights (2012, Nettwerk/Warner Bros. Records)
Peak: #1 for twelve 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.

Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: April 23, 2017

My sweet Lorde.

DEBUTS
40. Shawn Hook featuring Vanessa Hudgens – Reminding Me
39. Serena Ryder – Electric Love
34. Paramore – Hard Times
30. Shawn Mendes – There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
28. DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj – Kissing Strangers (37)
11. Harry Styles – Sign Of The Times (21) | BIGGEST MOVER — two weeks
05. Bleachers – Don’t Take The Money (12)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. John Mayer – Still Feel Like Your Man (10) | PEAK: #10
09. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (06) | PEAK: #02
08. Noah Kahan – Young Blood (08) | PEAK: #08
07. James TW – Ex (07) | PEAK: #07
06. Michael Bublé – I Believe In You (05) | PEAK: #05
05. Bleachers – Don’t Take The Money (12) | PEAK: #05
04. Imagine Dragons – Believer (04) | PEAK: #04
03. Julia Michaels – Issues (01) | PEAK: #01 for one week
02. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (02) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
01. Lorde – Green Light (03) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Bobby Bazini – Never Let Go (1)
2. Jukebox The Ghost – Stay The Night (2)
3. The 1975 – A Change Of Heart (4)
4. New Kids On The Block – One More Night (3)
5. LANY – ILYSB (5)
6. Tom Walker – Just You And I (10)
7. Ruth B. – If This Is Love (9)
8. TLC – Way Back (-)
9. FRANKIE featuring Marc E. Bassy – Problems Problems (-)
10. Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie – In My World (-)

In The Mix:
Anne-Marie – Ciao Adios
Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises
Oh Wonder – Ultralife
Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin
Saint Motel – Destroyer
The Cranberries – Why
Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris – Craving You
ZZ Ward – Help Me Mama

Chart Notes:

• There’s a new song at the top this week: “Green Light” by New Zealand-born singer Lorde, which rises from 3-1 in its eighth week in the top 40. It’s the first single from the forthcoming album Melodrama, which is due June 16. The song continues to perform well at Alternative and Triple A radio, where it still resides in the top ten, though it’s been pulled from formats such as CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC, managing to quickly make the top 20 on both charts. “Light” co-writer/producer Jack Antonoff looks to be the one to displace his own song at the top, as “Don’t Take The Money” (Bleachers) soars from 12-5. Check back to see that battle continue in the next couple of weeks…
• Three of this week’s four entries feature lead vocals by Canadian artists, with the highest being “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” (#30) by Toronto’s Shawn Mendes. It’s his fourth top 40 song. Debuting at #39 is another Toronto singer: Serena Ryder and the title track from her EP Electric Love. Finally, at #40, is the new single from Shawn Hook, born in the town of Castlegar in British Columbia. “Reminding Me” features American singer and actress Vanessa Hudgens, who earns her first top 40 hit on my chart since “Come Back To Me”, which reached #13 in December 2006. (American act Paramore gets a #34 debut this week with “Hard Times”.)

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: April 16, 2017

Michaels makes some moves.

DEBUTS
39. Mike Posner – In The Arms Of A Stranger
37. DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj – Kissing Strangers | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
30. Train – Drink Up (38)
25. Scott Helman – Kinda Complicated (30)
21. Harry Styles – Sign Of The Times (34) | BIGGEST MOVER
12. Bleachers – Don’t Take The Money (21)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. John Mayer – Still Feel Like Your Man (12) | PEAK: #10
09. Maroon 5 – Cold (10) | PEAK: #09
08. Noah Kahan – Young Blood (09) | PEAK: #08
07. James TW – Ex (08) | PEAK: #07
06. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (04) | PEAK: #02
05. Michael Bublé – I Believe In You (05) | PEAK: #05
04. Imagine Dragons – Believer (06) | PEAK: #04
03. Lorde – Green Light (03) | PEAK: #03
02. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (01) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
01. Julia Michaels – Issues (02) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Bobby Bazini – Never Let Go (2)
2. Jukebox The Ghost – Stay The Night (7)
3. New Kids On The Block – One More Night (1)
4. The 1975 – A Change Of Heart (6)
5. LANY – ILYSB (9)
6. Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin (3)
7. Fastball – I Will Never Let You Down (5)
8. Oh Wonder – Ultralife (10)
9. Ruth B. – If This Is Love (-)
10. Tom Walker – Just You And I (-)

In The Mix:
Adele – All I Ask
Anne-Marie – Ciao Adios
Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises
DREAMCAR – Kill For Candy
Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie – In My World (new)
Saint Motel – Destroyer (new)
Serena Ryder – Electric Love (new)
The Cranberries – Why
Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris – Craving You
TLC – Way Back (new)
Weezer – Feels Like Summer
ZZ Ward – Help Me Mama

Chart Notes:

• The first top 40 single for 23-year-old singer and songwriter Julia Michaels is now her first #1 on my personal chart. Up a notch, from 2-1, “Issues” is the first song to be released off an EP titled Nervous System, due sometime in May. If you watch Girls on HBO, then you probably heard her “How Do We Get Back To Love” in a recent episode, though that song isn’t out at the moment. Stay tuned for more Michaels music mania in the coming weeks on the blog…
• In a shocker to probably no one, Harry Styles has the week’s Biggest Mover with “Sign Of The Times”, jumping from 34-21 in its second week on the chart. It’s the lead single from his forthcoming solo debut, a self-titled effort, due May 12. Look for it to reach the top ten in the next few weeks. Soaring from 21-12, “Don’t Take The Money” by Bleachers is a sure bet for the region next week. The fight for the top spot should be an interesting one next month.
• I’ve got a strange feeling about this week’s countdown… perhaps it’s because of those two strangers entering the top 40. The higher of the two is “Kissing Strangers”, the fourth top 40 entry by DNCE, debuting at #37. It features Nicki Minaj. Mike Posner comes in just below that, at #39, with what also becomes his fourth charting single, “In The Arms Of A Stranger”. At the current time, both tracks sit below the top 50 on the CHR/Top 40 chart.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: April 9, 2017

Katy and Skip don’t slip.

DEBUTS
38. Train – Drink Up
34. Harry Styles – Sign Of The Times | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
30. Scott Helman – Kinda Complicated (36)
29. Sheppard – Keep Me Crazy (34)
22. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (29)
21. Bleachers – Don’t Take The Money (33) | BIGGEST MOVER
18. New Politics – One Of Us (23)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Maroon 5 – Cold (12) | PEAK: #10
09. Noah Kahan – Young Blood (11) | PEAK: #09
08. James TW – Ex (09) | PEAK: #08
07. MUNA – I Know A Place (07) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
06. Imagine Dragons – Believer (06) | PEAK: #06
05. Michael Bublé – I Believe In You (05) | PEAK: #05
04. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (02) | PEAK: #02
03. Lorde – Green Light (04) | PEAK: #03
02. Julia Michaels – Issues (03) | PEAK: #02
01. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (01) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. New Kids On The Block – One More Night (1)
2. Bobby Bazini – Never Let Go (4)
3. Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin (3)
4. Mike Posner – In The Arms Of A Stranger (7)
5. Fastball – I Will Never Let You Down (5)
6. The 1975 – A Change Of Heart (9)
7. Jukebox The Ghost – Stay The Night (-)
8. Sheryl Crow – Halfway There (6)
9. LANY – ILYSB (10)
10. Oh Wonder – Ultralife (-)

In The Mix:
Adele – All I Ask
Anne-Marie – Ciao Adios (new)
Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises
DREAMCAR – Kill For Candy
Ruth B. – If This Is Love (new)
The Cranberries – Why
Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris – Craving You
Tom Walker – Just You And I (new)
Weezer – Feels Like Summer
ZZ Ward – Help Me Mama

Chart Notes:

• There are five notable movers in the countdown this week, up five or more spots, and all five are from different countries. A nice move of twelve notches, jumping 33-21, makes “Don’t Take The Money” by New Jersey’s Bleachers the Biggest Mover. From outside of the U.S., there’s England’s Ed Sheeran and “Galway Girl”, up 29-22, Canada’s Scott Helman and “Kinda Complicated”, up 36-30, Denmark’s New Politics and “One Of Us”, up 23-18, and finally, Australia’s Sheppard and “Keep Me Crazy”, up 34-29. Keep up with all the global gems every Sunday here on PGTC!
• This week’s Highest Debut is the first solo top 40 hit for Harry Styles, with “Sign Of The Times” coming in at #34. Styles is prepping for the release of his first album outside of One Direction, which is due sometime later this year. Since 2016, the group’s Zayn Malik, now just ZAYN, and Niall Horan have also reached my chart; in fact, both spent some time at #1. Will Styles hit the top and make it 3-for-3 this summer? Stay tuned!
• A little further down, landing at #38, is the second top 40 hit from Train‘s most recent album, a girl a bottle a boat. “Drink Up” follows “Play That Song”, which spent two weeks at #2 earlier this year. “Drink” marks the 25th song to reach my top 40 for the band since 1999, and the 26th for lead singer Pat Monahan, who scored a solo #1 in 2007 with “Her Eyes”.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: April 2, 2017

“Rhythm” is gonna get you.

DEBUTS
40. Delta Rae – A Long And Happy Life
36. Scott Helman – Kinda Complicated
33. Bleachers – Don’t Take The Money | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
30. Sigrid – Don’t Kill My Vibe (35)
29. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (36)
23. New Politics – One Of Us (32) | BIGGEST MOVER
16. John Mayer – Still Feel Like Your Man (23)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Rag’n’Bone Man – Human (09) | PEAK: #01 for six weeks
09. James TW – Ex (10) | PEAK: #09
08. ZAYN & Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (04) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
07. MUNA – I Know A Place (05) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
06. Imagine Dragons – Believer (07) | PEAK: #06
05. Michael Bublé – I Believe In You (06) | PEAK: #05
04. Lorde – Green Light (08) | PEAK: #04
03. Julia Michaels – Issues (03) | PEAK: #03
02. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (02) | PEAK: #02
01. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (01) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. New Kids On The Block – One More Night (2)
2. Bea Miller – Song Like You (1)
3. Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin (4)
4. Bobby Bazini – Never Let Go (10)
5. Fastball – I Will Never Let You Down (9)
6. Sheryl Crow – Halfway There (7)
7. Mike Posner – In The Arms Of A Stranger (-)
8. Gavin DeGraw – Making Love With The Radio On (8)
9. The 1975 – A Change Of Heart (-)
10. LANY – ILYSB (-)

In The Mix:
Adele – All I Ask
Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato – No Promises (new)
DREAMCAR – Kill For Candy
Oh Wonder – Ultralife (new)
The Cranberries – Why (new)
Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris – Craving You (new)
Train – Drink Up (new)
Weezer – Feels Like Summer
ZZ Ward – Help Me Mama (new)

Chart Notes:

• This week’s Highest Debut shouldn’t be a surprise, as it comes from a performer that’s had four #1 hits on my chart between two different acts. He’s Jack Antonoff, who had four top 40 songs with fun. in 2012-13, and now has his fourth top 40 entry with Bleachers. “Don’t Take The Money” takes a seat at #33. Antonoff is also a writer and producer on two songs currently in my top ten: “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” (#8) by ZAYN and Taylor Swift, and “Green Light” (#4) by Lorde. Yeah, I’m a fan of his work, perhaps…
• Canadian singer/songwriter Scott Helman last hit my chart two years ago with “Bungalow”. It peaked at #8 for two weeks. Now, he returns with the radio single from his forthcoming set titled Hôtel de Ville. “Kinda Complicated” is new at #36. The song also climbs into the top 40 at Hot AC radio in Canada this week, and is closing in on 200,000 streams on Spotify. We’ll see how it does on my chart in the coming weeks.
• Finally, at #40, is the latest chart entry for North Carolina’s Delta Rae. “A Long And Happy Life” marks the first single, and title track, off the first EP under their new record deal with Big Machine. (They were previously signed with Sire.) It goes for adds at Country radio on April 17, and though there’s a bit of competition already, I think it’ll do just fine. Good luck, guys!

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: March 26, 2017

“Rhythm” of the reign.

DEBUTS
38. Sheppard – Keep Me Crazy
36. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
35. Sigrid – Don’t Kill My Vibe (40)
32. New Politics – One Of Us (39)
24. Wrabel – Bloodstain (31)
22. MisterWives – Machine (30) | BIGGEST MOVER
19. JP Cooper – September Song (24)
(see #8 below)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. James TW – Ex (12) | PEAK: #10
09. Rag’n’Bone Man – Human (07) | PEAK: #01 for six weeks
08. Lorde – Green Light (13) | PEAK: #08
07. Imagine Dragons – Believer (08) | PEAK: #07
06. Michael Bublé – I Believe In You (06) | PEAK: #06
05. MUNA – I Know A Place (03) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
04. ZAYN & Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (04) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
03. Julia Michaels – Issues (05) | PEAK: #03
02. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (02) | PEAK: #02
01. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Bea Miller – Song Like You (1)
2. New Kids On The Block – One More Night (4)
3. Scott Helman – Kinda Complicated (-)
4. Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin (5)
5. Skip Marley – Lions (2)
6. Delta Rae – A Long And Happy Life (-)
7. Sheryl Crow – Halfway There (7)
8. Gavin DeGraw – Making Love With The Radio On (9)
9. Fastball – I Will Never Let You Down (-)
10. Bobby Bazini – Never Let Go (-)

In The Mix:
Adele – All I Ask
Celine Dion – How Does A Moment Last Forever
DREAMCAR – Kill For Candy
Mike Posner – In The Arms Of A Stranger
Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia – Waterfall
Weezer – Feels Like Summer

Chart Notes:

• It’s Ed Sheeran‘s world, and we’re all living it. The singer/songwriter is now up to his third chart hit from ÷ on my chart. At #36, “Galway Girl” is the week’s Highest Debut, while “Shape Of You” slips to #12 and “Castle On The Hill” stays at #2 for its third week. Galway, of course, is a city in Ireland, though it’s unclear if the Galwegians are content with all the attention as of late. I guess we’ll see soon!
• Aussie sextet Sheppard now has just as many chart entries as they do members. Their sixth song to reach my top 40, “Keep Me Crazy”, debuts at #38. Their single’s already hit in the top 40 in Australia. The group first made my chart in the spring of 2013 with “Let Me Down Easy”, which topped out at #10 that July.
• In case you missed it, make sure to check out the new Crowncast, a podcast co-hosted by Crownnote owner Kurt Trowbridge and yours truly. It’s a fun listen, full of music statistics and shade, and we’d really appreciate your support. Thanks!

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: March 19, 2017

A “Rhythm” divine.

DEBUTS
40. Sigrid – Don’t Kill My Vibe
39. New Politics – One Of Us | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
32. The Band Perry – Stay In The Dark (37)
31. Wrabel – Bloodstain (38)
24. JP Cooper – September Song (30)
18. Noah Kahan – Young Blood (26) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)
13. Lorde – Green Light (21) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (08) | PEAK: #08
09. Daniel Powter – Delicious (06) | PEAK: #05
08. Imagine Dragons – Believer (10) | PEAK: #08
07. Rag’n’Bone Man – Human (05) | PEAK: #01 for six weeks
06. Michael Bublé – I Believe In You (09) | PEAK: #06
05. Julia Michaels – Issues (07) | PEAK: #05
04. ZAYN & Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (04) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
03. MUNA – I Know A Place (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
02. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (02) | PEAK: #02
01. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (03) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Bea Miller – Song Like You (3)
2. Skip Marley – Lions (2)
3. The Strumbellas – Young & Wild (1)
4. New Kids On The Block – One More Night (6)
5. Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin (4)
6. Sheppard – Keep Me Crazy (10)
7. Sheryl Crow – Halfway There (7)
8. Lady Antebellum – You Look Good (5)
9. Gavin DeGraw – Making Love With The Radio On (9)
10. Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl (-)

In The Mix:
Adele – All I Ask
Celine Dion – How Does A Moment Last Forever
Delta Rae – A Long And Happy Life (new)
DREAMCAR – Kill For Candy
Mike Posner – In The Arms Of A Stranger
Saint Motel – Born Again
Scott Helman – Kinda Complicated (new)
Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia – Waterfall
Steps – Scared Of The Dark
Weezer – Feels Like Summer (new)

Chart Notes:

• In just its sixth week in the countdown, “Chained To The Rhythm” by Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley leaps from 3-1. It marks the fifth #1 on my chart for Perry, her first since 2011, and her 18th total week at the top since 2009. For Marley, well, there’s nothing like going to the top with your first chart hit! “Chained” should appear on Perry’s upcoming studio album. At the current time, we don’t know much about it, but I’m certainly eager to hear the set.
• This week’s Highest Debut is a new top 40 hit for the Danish trio New Politics. “One Of Us” enters at #39. Their biggest hit to date, “Harlem”, spent a week at #2 in November 2013. Though the trio has seven top 40 entries to date on the Alternative chart, they have yet to reach the top, and nothing from their last album came close to a top ten peak. We’ll see if this one gets them any closer to #1.
• Only one newcomer debuts on this week’s chart, and that would be Norwegian singer Sigrid. She breaks into the countdown at #40 with “Don’t Kill My Vibe”. The single impacts at CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC radio at the end of the month, so follow the blog and our socials for more details regarding its airplay status. “Don’t” recently surpassed 6.5 million streams on Spotify.

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