ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: May 10, 2009

“Life in” 2009.

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 eight years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of May 10, 2009…

Debuts:
37. MICHAEL JOHNS, “Heart On My Sleeve”

Biggest Mover(s):
JESSIE JAMES, “Wanted” (38-30, eight spots)

10. CHRIS ISAAK, “We Let Her Down” (down 1)
Album: Mr. Lucky (2009, Reprise Records)
Peak: #8 for two weeks

09. COLDPLAY, “Life In Technicolor II” (down 2)
Album: Prospekt’s March (EP) (2008, Capitol Records)
Peak: #6

08. MAT KEARNEY, “Closer To Love” (steady, second week)
Album: City of Black & White (2009, Aware/Columbia Records)
Peak: #6

07. KELLY CLARKSON, “My Life Would Suck Without You” (down 2)
Album: All I Ever Wanted (2009, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

06. THE FRAY, “You Found Me” (down 2)
Album: The Fray (2009, Epic Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

05. PINK, “Please Don’t Leave Me” (up 6)
Album: Funhouse (2008, LaFace/Zomba Records)
Peak: #2

04. DAVID COOK, “Come Back To Me” (up 2)
Album: David Cook (2008, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

03. JASON MRAZ featuring COLBIE CAILLAT, “Lucky” (down 1)
Album: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

02. SHINEDOWN, “Second Chance” (up 1)
Album: The Sound Of Madness (2008, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

01. THE SCRIPT, “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” (steady, seventh week)
Album: The Script (2008, Epic Records)
Peak: #1 for eight weeks

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: March 17, 2013

“Kiss” on *my* list.

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 March 17, 2013…

Debuts:
40. ZAC BROWN BAND, “Goodbye In Her Eyes”
36. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Mirrors”

Biggest Mover(s):
FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, “Out Of My League” (19-11, eight spots)

10. MAROON 5, “Daylight” (down 1)
Album: Overexposed (2012, 222/Interscope Records)
Peak: #3

09. ONE DIRECTION, “Kiss You” (up 1)
Album: Take Me Home (2012, Syco/Columbia Records)
Peak: #9 for two weeks

08. OLLY MURS, “Troublemaker” (steady, second week)
Album: Right Place, Right Time (2013 – U.S. release, Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

07. OLLY MURS, “Army Of Two” (steady, second week)
Album: Right Place, Right Time (2013 – U.S. release, Columbia Records)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

06. FUN., “Carry On” (down 1)
Album: Some Nights (2012, Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for eight weeks

05. TRAIN, “Mermaid” (down 3)
Album: California 37 (2012, Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

04. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Suit & Tie” (up 1)
Album: The 20/20 Experience (2013, RCA Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

03. ONEREPUBLIC, “If I Lose Myself” (up 1)
Album: Native (2013, Mosley/Interscope Records)
Peak: #3

02. PHILLIP PHILLIPS, “Gone, Gone, Gone” (up 1)
Album: The World From The Side Of The Moon (2012, 19/Interscope Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

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

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: February 15, 2009

Sobering chart stats and more.

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 eight years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of February 15, 2009…

Debuts:
40. SIMPLY RED, “Go Now”

Biggest Movers:
RYAN STAR, “Last Train Home” (39-30, nine spots)

10. KELLY CLARKSON, “My Life Would Suck Without You” (up 5)
Album: All I Ever Wanted (2009, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

09. KAISER CHIEFS, “Good Days Bad Days” (up 1)
Album: Off With Their Heads (2008, Universal Motown Records)
Peak: #8

08. TAKE THAT, “Greatest Day” (down 3)
Album: The Circus (2008, Polydor Records – U.K.)
Peak: #4 for four weeks

07. BRITNEY SPEARS, “Circus” (steady, second week)
Album: Circus (2008, Jive Records)
Peak: #7 for four weeks

06. LILY ALLEN, “The Fear” (up 3)
Album: It’s Not Me, It’s You (2009, Capitol Records)
Peak: #4 for two weeks

05. DAVID COOK, “Light On” (down 1)
Album: David Cook (2008, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #1 for five weeks

04. PINK, “Sober” (up 2)
Album: Funhouse (2008, LaFace Records)
Peak: #4 for two weeks

03. THE FRAY, “You Found Me” (steady, second week)
Album: The Fray (2009, Epic Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

02. NICKELBACK, “Gotta Be Somebody” (down 1)
Album: Dark Horse (2008, Roadrunner/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

01. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Love Story” (up 1)
Album: Fearless (2008, Big Machine Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: July 24, 2016

All “Good” at #1.

DEBUTS
40. Mary Lambert – Hang Out With You
39. Gavin DeGraw – She Sets The City On Fire
32. Grouplove – Welcome To Your Life | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
33. Nathan Sykes – Give It Up (38)
31. Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners – This Girl (36)
30. Katy Perry – Rise (39)
24. Britney Spears featuring G-Eazy – Make Me… (35) | BIGGEST MOVER
17. Phantogram – You Don’t Get Me High Anymore (22)
07. Wrabel – 11 Blocks (13)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. P!nk – Just Like Fire (07) | PEAK: #03
09. American Authors – What We Live For (11) | PEAK: #09
08. Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better (12) | PEAK: #08
07. Wrabel – 11 Blocks (13) | PEAK: #07
06. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (06) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
05. Ingrid Michaelson – Hell No (05) | PEAK: #05
04. Passenger – Somebody’s Love (04) | PEAK: #04
03. Jordan Fisher – All About Us (01) | PEAK: #01 for one week
02. Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling (02) | PEAK: #01 for five weeks
01. Bastille – Good Grief (03) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Adam Friedman featuring Mike Posner – Lemonade (2)
2. Weathers – Happy Pills (3)
3. High Dive Heart – Misfit (7)
4. The Wind + The Wave – Grand Canyon (4)
5. Hailey Knox – Geeks (8)
6. Miike Snow – My Trigger (10)
7. MAGIC! – Red Dress (-)
8. O.A.R. – I Go Through (-)
9. James TW – When You Love Someone (-)
10. X Ambassadors featuring Jamie N Commons – Low Life (9)

In The Mix:
AURORA – I Went Too Far (new)
Bronze Radio Return – Only Temporary
COIN – Talk Too Much
Olly Murs – You Don’t Know Love
Stanaj – Romantic

Chart Notes:

• There’s a familiar name taking the throne on my personal chart. The London quartet Bastille has their third #1 single with “Good Grief”, which climbs 3-1 in its sixth week in the countdown. It’s taken from their upcoming album Wild World, which is released on September 9. (You’ll find that release date to be a common one in this week’s notes.) Their previous #1 songs were 2013’s “Pompeii” and 2014’s “Of The Night”, which each spent two weeks at the top. We’ll see if this can get to three.
• This week’s Highest Debut is a new hit for the Los Angeles act called Grouplove. “Welcome To Your Life” comes in at #32. It leads their forthcoming third album, Big Mess, due on September 9. It was four years ago this month that “Tongue Tied” led my chart for two weeks. Though they’ve hit the top five a couple of times since that single, they haven’t been back to the top spot. Will this be the song to do it? Stay tuned.
• In the fall of 2003, singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw scored his first top 40 hit on my chart with “Follow Through”. It hit a peak of #11. This week, his new single enters the top 40 at #39. It’s “She Sets The City On Fire”, featured on the upcoming album Something Worth Saving, due September 9. DeGraw’s biggest hit on my chart remains “Chariot”, which reached #2 in 2005.
• Finally, at #40, is Seattle singer Mary Lambert and “Hang Out With You”. It’s her first single to be released since her exit from Capitol Records earlier this year. (She’s now under the independent Tender Heart label.) In 2014, “Secrets” got to #8 on my chart, the only charting song from the Heart On My Sleeve album.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: July 17, 2016

This chart’s “all about” him.

DEBUTS
40. FRENSHIP featuring Emily Warren – Capsize
39. Katy Perry – Rise
38. Nathan Sykes – Give It Up
35. Britney Spears featuring G-Eazy – Make Me… | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
29. Serena Ryder – Got Your Number (35) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)
26. Florida Georgia Line – H.O.L.Y. (32) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)
22. Phantogram – You Don’t Get Me High Anymore (27)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Zayn – Like I Would (11) | PEAK: #10
09. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go (09) | PEAK: #09
08. Tegan And Sara – Boyfriend (05) | PEAK: #05
07. P!nk – Just Like Fire (04) | PEAK: #03
06. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (03) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
05. Ingrid Michaelson – Hell No (07) | PEAK: #05
04. Passenger – Somebody’s Love (05) | PEAK: #04
03. Bastille – Good Grief (06) | PEAK: #03
02. Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling (01) | PEAK: #01 for five weeks
01. Jordan Fisher – All About Us (02) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Mary Lambert – Hang Out With You (4)
2. Adam Friedman featuring Mike Posner – Lemonade (3)
3. Weathers – Happy Pills (2)
4. The Wind + The Wave – Grand Canyon (1)
5. Grouplove – Welcome To Your Life (-)
6. Gavin DeGraw – She Sets The City On Fire (-)
7. High Dive Heart – Misfit (8)
8. Hailey Knox – Geeks (10)
9. X Ambassadors featuring Jamie N Commons – Low Life (6)
10. Miike Snow – My Trigger (-)

In The Mix:
Bronze Radio Return – Only Temporary
COIN – Talk Too Much
Eric Hutchinson – Anyone Who Knows Me
James TW – When You Love Someone (new)
MAGIC! – Red Dress (new)
O.A.R. – Follow Me, Follow You
Olly Murs – You Don’t Know Love
Stanaj – Romantic (new)

Chart Notes:

• After five big weeks at the top, “Can’t Stop The Feeling” from Justin Timberlake is forced down to #2 by a newcomer. At 22 years old, Jordan Fisher has a big future ahead in worlds of film and music. His debut single, “All About Us”, climbs 2-1 in its 11th week on the chart. It’s also in the top 30 at pop radio, where it scored a sizable amount of adds upon impact. It’s been nearly 25 years since his label, Hollywood Records, scored their first top 40 hit at the format: “In My Dreams” by The Party, a #16 hit from late 1991 and early 1992.
• Four strong debuts make the chart this week, but the situation is looking a little bit different than what I was expecting. The new entries are led by Britney Spears, making her splashy return with “Make Me…”, coming in at #35. The single reached #1 on iTunes shortly after its release, and is currently at #2. It features rapper G-Eazy. This song’s release comes as several clips from its music video leaked a few days ago. Will it become Spears’s first top ten on my chart in five years? Stay tuned!
• Nathan Sykes has ranked in my top 40 on his own and with his bandmates in The Wanted. This week, it’s another of his solo singles that makes the countdown. “Give It Up” is new at #38. The track impacts at CHR/Top 40 radio this Tuesday. In the history of the pop radio chart, two other singles with that exact title, but a different song, have hit the top 40. In 1984, it was KC (without the Sunshine Band) that got to #19 with it. Then, in 1992, the title reached #17 for Wilson Phillips.
• Further down the chart, Katy Perry is new at #39 with “Rise”. If you haven’t heard it on the radio yet, chances are that you will soon, as it’ll be featured in NBC’s coverage of the Rio Olympics in August. However, it’s important to note that “Rise” is not the lead single from her forthcoming album. As of this post, it’s #1 at iTunes in over two dozen countries.
• One spot below Perry is “Capsize” from FRENSHIP and Emily Warren, two newcomers to my top 40, which comes in at #40. It’s been a huge streaming song at Spotify, totaling nearly 69 million plays thus far. The California duo was featured in my 16 For ’16 list, spotlighting emerging acts, in December of last year.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: July 10, 2016

Five times the “Feeling”.

DEBUTS
40. Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners – This Girl

TOP GAINERS
35. Serena Ryder – Got Your Number (40)
32. Florida Georgia Line – H.O.L.Y. (39)
28. Lukas Graham – Mama Said (33)
24. Troye Sivan featuring Alessia Cara – Wild (29)
15. Wrabel – 11 Blocks (23) | BIGGEST MOVER

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Barns Courtney – Fire (07) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
09. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go (10) | PEAK: #09
08. Tegan And Sara – Boyfriend (05) | PEAK: #05
07. Ingrid Michaelson – Hell No (06) | PEAK: #06
06. Bastille – Good Grief (08) | PEAK: #06
05. Passenger – Somebody’s Love (09) | PEAK: #05
04. P!nk – Just Like Fire (03) | PEAK: #03
03. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (02) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
02. Jordan Fisher – All About Us (04) | PEAK: #02
01. Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling (01) | PEAK: #01 for five weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. The Wind + The Wave – Grand Canyon (1)
2. Weathers – Happy Pills (2)
3. Adam Friedman featuring Mike Posner – Lemonade (3)
4. Mary Lambert – Hang Out With You (9)
5. St. Lucia – Help Me Run Away (4)
6. X Ambassadors featuring Jamie N Commons – Low Life (7)
7. FRENSHIP featuring Emily Warren – Capsize (-)
8. High Dive Heart – Misfit (10)
9. Nathan Sykes – Give It Up (-)
10. Hailey Knox – Geeks (-)

In The Mix:
Bronze Radio Return – Only Temporary (new)
COIN – Talk Too Much
Elton John – A Good Heart
Eric Hutchinson – Anyone Who Knows Me
Miike Snow – My Trigger
O.A.R. – Follow Me, Follow You (new)
Olly Murs – You Don’t Know Love (new)

Chart Notes:

• The battle between Bastille and Passenger doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. The former’s “Good Grief” climbs 8-6 this week, while the latter’s “Somebody’s Love” leapfrogs over it to #5, up four places. Both songs have been in the top 40 for just four weeks, an incredible achievement for both acts. Who’s going to end up with this summer’s biggest hit? We may find out in the next few weeks. “Good” sits below the top ten on Alternative and Triple A radio, while “Somebody’s” is in the top 50 at the latter format.
• This week’s Biggest Mover belongs to Wrabel, up 23-15 with “11 Blocks”. It’s his fifth week in the countdown, and it’ll likely be just a couple more weeks until the song hits the top ten. Also, for you block enthusiasts out there, this top 40 entry is the first “block” single to rank on my chart since 2002’s “Jenny From The Block” by Jennifer Lopez. Believe it or not, that hit was released on the same label as “11 Blocks”. The more you know…
• The only debut this week is a song that’s already been a big international hit, and it’s about to break the top 50 on pop radio here in the States. “This Girl” is by French DJ Kungs and Australian trio Cookin’ On 3 Burners, entering at #40. It’s the first time on my personal chart for both acts.
• Next week, we could see Mary Lambert back in the top 40 for the first time since her top ten “Secrets”, or newcomers like Adam Friedman, Hailey Knox and Weathers might make their chart debut. Regardless of what happens, I’ll cover it. I hope to see you back next Sunday!

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: July 3, 2016

Once more, with “Feeling”.

DEBUTS
40. Serena Ryder – Got Your Number
39. Florida Georgia Line – H.O.L.Y.
38. Rob Thomas – Pieces | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
33. Lukas Graham – Mama Said (38)
31. Phantogram – You Don’t Get Me High Anymore (36)
29. Troye Sivan featuring Alessia Cara – Wild (35)
23. Wrabel – 11 Blocks (28)
09. Passenger – Somebody’s Love (17)
08. Bastille – Good Grief (19) | BIGGEST MOVER — two weeks

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. OneRepublic – Wherever I Go (10) | PEAK: #10
09. Passenger – Somebody’s Love (17) | PEAK: #09
08. Bastille – Good Grief (19) | PEAK: #08
07. Barns Courtney – Fire (05) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
06. Ingrid Michaelson – Hell No (09) | PEAK: #06
05. Tegan And Sara – Boyfriend (07) | PEAK: #05
04. Jordan Fisher – All About Us (04) | PEAK: #04
03. P!nk – Just Like Fire (03) | PEAK: #03
02. Adele – Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (02) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
01. Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling (01) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. The Wind + The Wave – Grand Canyon (2)
2. Weathers – Happy Pills (4)
3. Adam Friedman featuring Mike Posner – Lemonade (7)
4. St. Lucia – Help Me Run Away (6)
5. MUNA – Loudspeaker (3)
6. Brendan James – Bring My Love Home (5)
7. X Ambassadors featuring Jamie N Commons – Low Life (10)
8. Kungs vs. Cookin’ On 3 Burners – This Girl (-)
9. Mary Lambert – Hang Out With You (-)
10. High Dive Heart – Misfit (-)

In The Mix:
Christina Aguilera – Change
COIN – Talk Too Much
Elton John – A Good Heart
Eric Hutchinson – Anyone Who Knows Me
FRENSHIP featuring Emily Warren – Capsize (new)
Hailey Knox – Geeks
Miike Snow – My Trigger
The Avett Brothers – Ain’t No Man
Tom Odell – Magnetised

Chart Notes:

• The highest of this week’s three new entries is from a chart regular. In fact, this is only one of two artists in the top 40 to be listed on my first chart from September 1999. Back then, it was a featured appearance on Santana‘s “Smooth”. Now, Rob Thomas has his 24th top 40 hit combined on my chart with “Pieces”, new at #38. It’s from his The Great Unknown set, an album that’s now given him three hits.
• Country duo Florida Georgia Line grab their third crossover hit on my chart with “H.O.L.Y.”, debuting at #39 this week. The song is currently surging in the top five on their core radio format, while it’s also approaching the top 40 at Hot AC. It’s going to be some time before they reach the #3 peak of “Cruise” from 2013, their biggest hit to date.
• The last time Serena Ryder was on my chart, she hit #17 with the song “Stompa”. Three years later, she returns with “Got Your Number”, new at #40 this week. It’s already seeing some good gains at Hot AC radio in her native Canada.

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