Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: January 13, 2019

Chances are that it’s doing well…

DEBUTS
40. Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man – Giant
36. Westlife – Hello My Love
35. Walk The Moon – Timebomb | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
32. Jon Bellion – Stupid Deep (38)
28. Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe (36)
25. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (37) | BIGGEST MOVER
16. Greg Holden – Something Beautiful (21)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (12) | PEAK: #10
09. Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water (07) | PEAK: #01 for one week
08. Scott Helman – Hang Ups (10) | PEAK: #08
07. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (06) | PEAK: #05
06. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (08) | PEAK: #06
05. Maggie Rogers – Light On (03) | PEAK: #03
04. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (05) | PEAK: #04
03. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (01) | PEAK: #01 for one week
02. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (02) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
01. Backstreet Boys – Chances (04) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart – Neighborhood (2)
2. half•alive – Still Feel (7)
3. Freya Ridings – Lost Without You (1)
4. Alice Merton – Funny Business (6)
5. Kian – Waiting (4)
6. Jess Glynne – Thursday (3)
7. Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me (5)
8. We Three – Heaven’s Not Too Far (9)
9. Dan + Shay – Speechless (-)
10. Jimmie Allen – Best Shot (10)

In The Mix:
David Gray – A Tight Ship
Drax Project – Woke Up Late
Haley Reinhart – Don’t Know How To Love You
Mat Kerekes – Ruby
Sasha Sloan – Older

Chart Notes:

• After spending three weeks at #1 last year with their single “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”, the Backstreet Boys return to the top with “Chances”, leaping from 4-1. This is the first time the band has achieved back-to-back chart-toppers on my list since 2001. Both “Don’t” and “Chances” can be found on the group’s forthcoming album DNA, out in just under two weeks. The Biggest Mover this week rises up twelve spots from 37-25, and that belongs to “Bad Liar” by Imagine Dragons. Look for the track to earn some solid airplay by the end of January, when it impacts at the Triple A and Alternative formats. This week’s Highest Debut belongs to an act that’s searching for their fifth #1 title on my chart, Walk The Moon. “Timebomb” is new at #35. One notch lower, with their first chart entry since the fall of 2002, Westlife climbs aboard at #36 with their comeback hit “Hello My Love”. It’s already topped the iTunes lists in the United Kingdom and Ireland. One last debut, new at #40, pairs Calvin Harris and Rag’N’Bone Man for their first collaboration together. “Giant” will be looking for some giant Top 40 radio success when it impacts on January 22.

(See my full chart on Crownnote)

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: January 6, 2019

“Down” to be my new #1.

DEBUTS
38. Jon Bellion – Stupid Deep
37. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
24. Seeb x Bastille – Grip (33) | BIGGEST MOVER
23. Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It’s Over (28)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Scott Helman – Hang Ups (12) | PEAK: #10
09. Kelly Clarkson – Heat (09) | PEAK: #09
08. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (08) | PEAK: #07
07. Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water (03) | PEAK: #01 for one week
06. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (05) | PEAK: #05
05. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (07) | PEAK: #05
04. Backstreet Boys – Chances (06) | PEAK: #04
03. Maggie Rogers – Light On (04) | PEAK: #03
02. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (01) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
01. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (02) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Freya Ridings – Lost Without You (1)
2. American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart – Neighborhood (4)
3. Jess Glynne – Thursday (2)
4. Kian – Waiting (6)
5. Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me (7)
6. Alice Merton – Funny Business (8)
7. half•alive – Still Feel (10)
8. Elle King – Baby Outlaw (9)
9. We Three – Heaven’s Not Too Far (-)
10. Jimmie Allen – Best Shot (-)

In The Mix:
Dan + Shay – Speechless (new)
David Gray – A Tight Ship (new)
Drax Project – Woke Up Late
Haley Reinhart – Don’t Know How To Love You (new)
Mat Kerekes – Ruby (new)
Sasha Sloan – Older

Chart Notes:

• Congrats to newcomer Alec Benjamin, whose first top 40 hit becomes my first #1 song of 2019. “Let Me Down Slowly” is now at the top in its 15th week on the chart, which is a fairly slow climb, but by no means a record. The song is included on his mixtape called Narrated For You, which came out late last year. Seeb x Bastille take “Grip” up from 33-24, earning it the title of Biggest Mover on my newest update. A pair of new songs by Imagine Dragons (“Bad Liar”) and Jon Bellion (“Stupid Deep”) land at #37 and #38, respectively. A lyric video for the former debuted earlier this week, which is charting in countries like Australia, Norway and Switzerland, which the latter is being serviced to radio here in the U.S. very soon.

(See my full chart on Crownnote)

Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: December 30, 2018

The Lady is a champ (again.)

DEBUTS
39. Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe

TOP GAINERS
33. Seeb x Bastille – Grip (39)
28. Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It’s Over (35) | BIGGEST MOVER
25. Greg Holden – Something Beautiful (31)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Marshmello x Bastille – Happier (08) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
09. Kelly Clarkson – Heat (10) | PEAK: #09
08. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (07) | PEAK: #08
07. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (11) | PEAK: #07
06. Backstreet Boys – Chances (06) | PEAK: #06
05. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (05) | PEAK: #05
04. Maggie Rogers – Light On (04) | PEAK: #03
03. Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water (02) | PEAK: #01 for one week
02. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (03) | PEAK: #02
01. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (01) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Freya Ridings – Lost Without You (1)
2. Jess Glynne – Thursday (4)
3. Sara Bareilles – Armor (2)
4. American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart – Neighborhood (9)
5. Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me (3)
6. Kian – Waiting (7)
7. Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me (6)
8. Alice Merton – Funny Business (8)
9. Elle King – Baby Outlaw (10)
10. half•alive – Still Feel (-)

In The Mix:
Drax Project – Woke Up Late (new)
Sasha Sloan – Older
We Three – Heaven’s Not Too Far (new)

Chart Notes:

• This will probably be Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper‘s last week atop my chart with their hit “Shallow”, which holds for a fourth week at the summit, losing its bullet in the process. As for a second radio single off the soundtrack to A Star Is Born, there’s no word yet if something will be serviced in the new year. Meanwhile, “Shallow” is still charting at three formats, ranking the highest (#7) on the Hot AC list. Newcomer Stephen Puth bows at #39 with the only debut on the chart this week: “Sexual Vibe”, his first release for a major label. Singer Charlie Puth is his older brother; he’s a writer on my current #8 song, “Love You Anymore” by Michael Bublé.

(See my full chart on Crownnote)

Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: December 23, 2018

The Star of Christmas week.

DEBUTS
39. Seeb x Bastille – Grip
37. Ariana Grande – Imagine | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
35. Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It’s Over (40)
31. Greg Holden – Something Beautiful (37)
24. The Strumbellas – Salvation (32) | BIGGEST MOVER
19. Charli XCX featuring Troye Sivan – 1999 (25)
11. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (18)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Kelly Clarkson – Heat (12) | PEAK: #10
09. Sigrid – Sucker Punch (08) | PEAK: #07
08. Marshmello x Bastille – Happier (04) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
07. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (10) | PEAK: #07
06. Backstreet Boys – Chances (07) | PEAK: #06
05. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (05) | PEAK: #05
04. Maggie Rogers – Light On (03) | PEAK: #03
03. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (06) | PEAK: #03
02. Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water (02) | PEAK: #01 for one week
01. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (01) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Freya Ridings – Lost Without You (4)
2. Sara Bareilles – Armor (2)
3. Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me (5)
4. Jess Glynne – Thursday (9)
5. Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe (-)
6. Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me (7)
7. Kian – Waiting (-)
8. Alice Merton – Funny Business (-)
9. American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart – Neighborhood (-)
10. Elle King – Baby Outlaw (-)

In The Mix:
James TW – Soldier
Sasha Sloan – Older

Chart Notes:

• On this week’s survey, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper hold firmly at #1 for the third consecutive week with “Shallow”, while The Strumbellas claim the Biggest Mover with “Salvation”, up eight spots to #24 in its second week on the list. At #37, Ariana Grande has the week’s Highest Debut with “Imagine”, another cut from her forthcoming studio album. The tune hasn’t officially been serviced to any radio format yet, though several stations have it in a more consistent rotation. A new collaboration from Seeb x Bastille also bows in the top 40: “Grip” starts at #39. The latter band is coming off the #1 song “Happier” with Marshmello, still in the top ten, which spent four weeks at the top. Have a lovely Christmas!

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: December 16, 2018

Born to be #1.

DEBUTS
40. Avril Lavigne – Tell Me It’s Over
39. Kesha – Here Comes The Change
37. Greg Holden – Something Beautiful
32. The Strumbellas – Salvation | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
28. P!nk – A Million Dreams (33)
18. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (28) | BIGGEST MOVER — two weeks
15. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (21)
(see #7 below)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (11) | PEAK: #10
09. Shawn Mendes – Lost In Japan (05) | PEAK: #03
08. Sigrid – Sucker Punch (07) | PEAK: #07
07. Backstreet Boys – Chances (15) | PEAK: #07
06. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (10) | PEAK: #06
05. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (06) | PEAK: #05
04. Marshmello x Bastille – Happier (03) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
03. Maggie Rogers – Light On (04) | PEAK: #03
02. Avril Lavigne – Head Above Water (02) | PEAK: #01 for one week
01. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (02) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Katy Perry – Cozy Little Christmas (1)
2. Sara Bareilles – Armor (3)
3. A Great Big World – Wrap Me Up Under The Christmas Tree (2)
4. Freya Ridings – Lost Without You (10)
5. Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me (4)
6. Seeb x Bastille – Grip (8)
7. Sabrina Carpenter – Sue Me (7)
8. Ariana Grande – Imagine (-)
9. Jess Glynne – Thursday (9)
10. Ingrid Michaelson featuring Leslie Odom Jr. – All I Want For Christmas Is You (-)

In The Mix:
Alice Merton – Funny Business
Elle King – Baby Outlaw
James TW – Soldier
Sasha Sloan – Older
Stephen Puth – Sexual Vibe (new)
The Monkees – Unwrap You At Christmas

Chart Notes:

• As Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper hold at #1 on my personal chart for the second week with “Shallow” from the film A Star Is Born, four new tracks land on my chart, a notable difference from last week. Coming in the highest, at #32, is a new one from the Canadian group The Strumbellas. “Salvation” is their third entry on my list; two years ago, “Spirits” reached #2 for three weeks, becoming their biggest hit so far. Landing at #37, songwriter Greg Holden debuts with his first top 40 hit as a singer with “Something Beautiful”. He’s previously written for acts such as A Great Big World and Phillip Phillips. A little further down the list, notable debuts from Kesha (“Here Comes The Change”, #39) and Avril Lavigne (“Tell Me It’s Over”, #40) also grace the chart, the former of which is featured in the film On The Basis Of Sex.

(See my full chart on Crownnote)

ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: December 6, 2009

Break out the soft pop 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 nine years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of December 6, 2009…

Debuts:
40. COBRA STARSHIP, “Hot Mess”
38. JOHN MAYER, “Heartbreak Warfare”

Biggest Mover(s):
ADAM LAMBERT, “Whataya Want From Me” (38-27, eleven spots)

10. NORAH JONES, “Chasing Pirates” (up 2)
Album: The Fall (2009, Blue Note Records)
Peak: #4 for two weeks

09. FIVE FOR FIGHTING, “Chances” (steady, second week)
Album: Slice (2009, Aware/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

08. INGRID MICHAELSON, “Maybe” (steady, second week)
Album: Everybody (2009, Cabin 24 Records)
Peak: #7

07. NICKELBACK, “Never Gonna Be Alone” (steady, third week)
Album: Dark Horse (2008, Roadrunner/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #7 for three weeks

06. TRAIN, “Hey, Soul Sister” (steady, second week)
Album: Save Me, San Francisco (2009, Columbia Records)
Peak: #4 for four weeks

05. ROB THOMAS, “Someday” (down 1)
Album: Cradlesong (2009, Emblem/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

04. MICHAEL BUBLÉ, “Haven’t Met You Yet” (down 2)
Album: Crazy Love (2009, 143/Reprise Records)
Peak: #1 for five weeks

03. THE SCRIPT, “Breakeven” (up 2)
Album: The Script (2008, Epic Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

02. KELLY CLARKSON, “Already Gone” (up 1)
Album: All I Ever Wanted (2009, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

01. OWL CITY, “Fireflies” (steady, second week)
Album: Ocean Eyes (2009, Universal Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: November 27, 2005

“Says” a lot about 2005.

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 13 years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of November 27, 2005…

Debuts:
38. INXS featuring J.D. FORTUNE, “Pretty Vegas”

Biggest Mover(s):
CARRIE UNDERWOOD, “Some Hearts” (up 31-22, nine spots)

10. MADONNA, “Hung Up” (down 3)
Album: Confessions On A Dance Floor (2005, Warner Bros. Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

09. SANTANA featuring MICHELLE BRANCH and THE WRECKERS, “I’m Feeling You” (down 3)
Album: All That I Am (2005, Arista Records)
Peak: #3

08. DANIEL POWTER, “Free Loop (One Night Stand)” (up 6)
Album: Daniel Powter (2006, Warner Bros. Records)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

07. HOWIE DAY, “She Says” (down 2)
Album: Stop All The World Now (2003, Epic Records)
Peak: #4

06. MICHAEL BUBLÉ, “Save The Last Dance For Me” (up 2)
Album: It’s Time (2005, 143/Reprise Records)
Peak: #3 for nine weeks

05. DARREN HAYES, “So Beautiful” (down 2)
Album: Truly Madly Completely: The Best Of Savage Garden (2005, Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

04. JAMIE CULLUM, “Get Your Way” (up 1)
Album: Catching Tales (2005, Verve Records)
Peak: #4

03. KELLY CLARKSON, “Because Of You” (down 2)
Album: Breakaway (2004, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

02. NATASHA BEDINGFIELD, “Unwritten” (up 2)
Album: Unwritten (2005, Epic Records)
Peak: #1 for ten weeks

01. JAMES BLUNT, “You’re Beautiful” (up 1)
Album: Back To Bedlam (2005, Custard/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for eight 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.