The Weekly TMJ Charts - February 22, 2014

Another week rolls by and it sees Vance Joy keep the top spot of the Songs chart for a third consecutive round with Riptide. Honestly, this is the kind of song that gets a 'meh!' on a first listen but then gets stuck in your head after the third or fourth. It's also really surprising because it's a style of music that I don't normally listen to, but for some reason it's there, and all that I can do is just hit the replay button time and time again. Just a feel good song I guess..

And what's with all the Aussies taking over the whole chart?! This week's Greatest Gainer is This Song Is Not About A Girl by Flume and Chet Faker, both of whom also take over the top spot of the Albums charts with the amazing collaborative Lockjaw EP. The song gains 75 chart points and makes a jump to #2. They also bounce back one spot to #3 with Left Alone after 17 weeks.

Good moves this week for chart newbies DARKSIDE with Paper Trails and Phantogram with Fall In Love who make their way to the top 10 at #6 and #8, respectively, after only 5 weeks. Foster The People's new single Coming Of Age starts warming up on the ears and jumps 20 to #12 - their third highest chart peak so far after Pumped Up Kicks (#2) and Call It What You Want (#11) from 2011. Bad Suns, which has become a guilty pleasure with their Cardiac Arrest, makes a big jump to #19 this week. But the biggest Jump belongs to Wild Cub with Thunder Clatter moving up 29 spots to #47.

Foster The People - Coming Of Age

Mr. Probz, another artist making its way into the chart for the first time, gets the Highest New Entry with the Robin Schulz Remix to Waves debuting at #34. Chart royalty Mariah Carey makes has a couple of debuts with her new single You're Mine (Eternal) (#96) and it's remix with Trey Songz (#49) - marking her 97th and 98th main chart entries so far! More new songs include Beck's Waking Light (#69), Cherub's Doses & Mimosas (#78), Magic Man's Paris (#80), MØ's Don't Wanna Dance (#81), The National's I Need My Girl (#91), U2's Invisible (#92), N.A.S.A. & Aynzli Jones' Hide (Tropkillaz Remix) (#93), Sam Smith's acoustic version of Disclosure's Latch (#94), and Diplo's Revolution (RUN DMT Remix) (#95).

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"#Beautiful" by Mariah Carey & Miguel

Mariah. Miguel. #Beautiful

People get ready! Mariah. Miguel. #Beautiful. Enough said. I'm really looking forward to hearing what this couple can bring to the table. It feels as if R&B is about to get a much needed revival. Mark your calendars because the new Mimi era starts on May 6th and it looks very promising.

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"Almost Home" by Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots Take On 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'

One of the most popular Christmas songs of our generation just got the Jimmy Fallon treatment, and what a nice rendition this is. Packed with nothing more than classroom instruments and a cameo by the queen of Christmas herself, they delivered one of the nicest, stripped down performances of All I Want For Christmas Is You we've ever heard. A big round of applause for the kids playing as background singers as well. So now you know, Christmas is officially here!

TMJ Charts: Maroon 5 Jumps to #1

Welcome back commentaries! Summer may be over but the music keeps rolling. And what better way to making a big comeback than introducing a new #1 on the Songs chart and a first for this band. After many entries and a couple of hit songs, Maroon 5 finally score their very first chart-topper with One More Night, off their recent album release Overexposed. In fact, they had only gone as high as #10 in the past with 2005's Sunday Morning from the album Songs About Jane, and more recently with last year's inescapable Moves Like Jagger featuring Christina Aguilera.



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And that's how No Doubt's run at the top with Settle Down ends after five consecutive weeks, moving down to #2 this week. We have to watch out for Gotye's Eyes Wide Open which has made serious moves towards the top, settling at #4 as Greatest Gainer after 29 weeks on the chart. The week's Biggest Jump belongs to Rihanna as Where Have You Been moves up 47 spots to a new peak at #26. Big moves as well for Lana Del Rey's Radio (#28), Alabama Shakes' Hold On (#48), Mariah Carey's Triumphant (Vintage Throwback Remix) (#49), and Florence + The Machine's Heartlines (#50). The week's Highest and only Debut comes courtesy of Childish Gambino with his first chart entry Heartbeat coming in at #54.

The Recurrent Songs chart sees Domestic Scene by The Radio Dept. returning to the top. The Albums chart also welcomes back Gotye's Making Mirrors to #1 for a total of 9 weeks at its peak.

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'Triumphant' Remixes by Mariah Carey

Pulse Remix Extended


Vintage Throwback Mix


Laidback Luke Extended Mix


The New Iberican League Club Mix


Danny Verde Club Mix

'Triumphant (Get 'Em)' by Mariah Carey feat. Rick Ross & Meek Mill + Remixes

Everyone's favorite diva returns to the music scene with this uplifting song titled Triumphant (Get 'Em), off her upcoming and as-yet-untitled new album release. The original edit features - for some reason - rappers Rick Ross and Meek Mill for a definite urban feel while the more interesting and Mariah-only remixes feature herself - thumbs up! - bringing more energy with an additional verse and some powerful ad-libs. Perfect for those expecting her signature re-sung remixes from her earlier career.



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Triumphant (Get 'Em) (Vintage Throwback Remix)


Triumphant (Get 'Em) (Pulse Club Mix)

TMJ Charts: Santigold Breaks #1 Record!

I saw it coming and it's happened. A 7-year-old record has finally been broken and we all have Santigold to turn our heads to. 16 weeks at the top gives Disparate Youth the honor of being the longest stay at the top for any song since I started this little chart back in late 2004. The record was previously held by Mariah Carey whose We Belong Together spent a total of 15 weeks at the top back in 2005. A few years later - six, to be exact - that record was almost broken when Friendly Fires tied at 15 weeks at the top with Hawaiian Air. That was in late 2011, but now the record goes back to one and one woman only. Cheers to that!

Disparate Youth - Live at BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge


Now the thing is how long can she hold on to the top spot. Let's not forget that Disparate Youth had an incredible debut at #2, only to claim the #1 spot the week after. And the thing is that it's still ahead from its closest competitor by quite a decent amount of points. WZRD is getting ready though to claim their first chart-topper with either Love Hard (the week's Greatest Gainer) or Teleport 2 Me, Jamie which finds a new peak at #4. Alex Clare is also headlining the Top 10 with two tracks as Up All Night returns to #7 and Too Close goes single-digit for the first time at #9. And we say good-bye to Adele's Someone Like You as it leaves the Top 10 for the first time since December 23, 2011. The Biggest Jump and Power Play of the week goes to a well-deserved return to the charts to one favorite, Alanis Morissette, as Guardian jumps to #28. Her last chart appearance came in early 2009 when Not As We peaked at #63.

The Recurrent Chart sees Kings Of Leon returning to the #1 spot with Notion for a sixth week, while WZRD returns to the top of the albums chart with their self-titled record for a second week.

TMJ Charts: Santigold Ties Record at #1

In the blink of an eye, or actually, 15 weeks at #1 give Santigold something to talk about. Disparate Youth is now tied to Mariah Carey's We Belong Together (2005) and Friendly Fires' Hawaiian Air (late 2011) as the song with most weeks at the top of the Songs chart. The big news is that she could actually break the record as things have been slow for the past couple of weeks. So, stay tuned and check out the next chart to see if that actually happens.

Disparate Youth (Live at the 2012 Coachella Music & Arts Festival)

TMJ Charts: Gotye Still #1, Santigold's Big Debut

Two main things are happening this week on the charts. First of all, Gotye manages to stay at the top of the Songs countdown for a seventh consecutive week with the Kimbra-assisted Somebody That I Used To Know, extending it's lead as the biggest song of the year so far. But things get complicated now that we have a huge debut from Santigold, whose Disparate Youth shots all the way up to the #2 spot. So with more evident competition now, Gotye's chances to stay at the top have gone from big to slim.

Santigold's debut is huge in many ways because it's the fifth song ever to debut at the runner-up position after The-Dream and Mariah Carey's My Love (2009), Sean Garrett and Ludacris' Grippin' (2008), Hellogoodbye's Here (In Your Arms) (2007) and Natasha Bedingfield's These Words (2004). It's also Santigold's best charting song after I'm A Lady peaked at #5 in 2008, and with that, it's most likely going to become her first #1 song on the charts in the upcoming weeks.

Further down the chart there's no giving up on Adele as she hangs at #3 with Someone Like You while Flo Rida and Sia return to the Top Ten with Wild Ones jumping to #8. Wilco is about to go big on the charts now that Born Alone is both the biggest jump and power play with a huge leap to #39 this week. They've already outdone themselves after their first chart entry, Walken (2007), peaked at #59. New entries this week include Nicki Minaj with Starships at #88 followed by Katy Perry's Part Of Me at #89.

Adele keeps reigning more charts as her hit Rolling In The Deep stays at #1 of the Recurrent Charts for an eighth week while her album 21 climbs back up again to the #1 position for a total of 10 weeks at the top.

Digital Update

Top iTunes Songs and Albums by country as of February 26, 2012.

TOP ALBUMS

Argentina | ADELE – 21
Australia | Various Artists – Triple J's Hottest 100, Vol. 19
Austria | James Cottriall – Love is Louder (Bonus Track Version)
Belgium | ADELE – 21
Bolivia | Mariah Carey – Mariah Carey: Greatest Hits
Brazil | ADELE – 21
Bulgaria | ADELE – 21
Canada | ADELE – 21
Chile | Los Bunkers – Música Libre
Colombia | ADELE – 21
Costa Rica | David Guetta – One More Love
Cyprus | ADELE – 21
Czech Republic | ADELE – 21
Denmark | Various Artists – MGP 2012
Dominican Republic | Carlos Torres Vila – Folclore, la Colección: Carlos Torres Vila
Ecuador | ADELE – 21
El Salvador | ADELE – 21
Estonia | Chris de Burgh – Live In Dortmund
Finland | ADELE – 21
France | Irma – Letter to the Lord (Edition Collector)
Germany | Xavier Naidoo – Danke für's Zuhören - Liedersammlung 1998-2012
Greece | ADELE – 21
Guatemala | Ricardo Arjona – Independiente
Honduras | ADELE – 21
Hungary | ADELE – 21
Ireland | ADELE – 21
Italy | Arisa – Amami (Deluxe With Booklet)
Japan | AI – INDEPENDENT
Latvia | ADELE – 21
Lithuania | ADELE – 21
Luxembourg | ADELE – 21
Malta | ADELE – 21
Mexico | ADELE – 21
Netherlands | Various Artists – 538 Hitzone 60
New Zealand | Ed Sheeran – +
Nicaragua | David Guetta – One More Love
Norway | Various Artists – Vinnis dag: Hver gang vi møtes - EP
Panama | David Guetta – One More Love
Paraguay | ADELE – 21
Peru | ADELE – 21
Poland | ADELE – 21
Portugal | ADELE – 21
Romania | David Guetta – Nothing But the Beat
Slovakia | ADELE – 21
Slovenia | David Guetta – Nothing But the Beat
Spain | ADELE – 21
Sweden | Thåström – Beväpna dig med vingar
Switzerland | ADELE – 21
United Kingdom | ADELE – 21
United States | ADELE – 21
Venezuela | ADELE – 21

TOP SONGS

Argentina | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Australia | Gym Class Heroes – Ass Back Home (feat. Neon Hitch)
Austria | Trackshittaz – Woki mit deim Popo
Belgium | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego
Bolivia | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Brazil | ADELE – Someone Like You
Bulgaria | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Canada | The Wanted – Glad You Came
Chile | Gusttavo Lima – Balada (Ao Vivo)
Colombia | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Costa Rica | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego
Cyprus | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego
Czech Republic | Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Denmark | Kim Wagner – The Song, Oh!
Dominican Republic | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego
Ecuador | Gusttavo Lima – Balada (Ao Vivo)
El Salvador | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Estonia | Jane Lee – Someone Like You
Finland | Robin – Frontside Ollie
France | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Live)
Germany | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Nossa Nossa)
Greece | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego (GR Release)
Guatemala | Ricardo Arjona – Fuiste Tú (feat. Gaby Moreno)
Honduras | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Hungary | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Ireland | Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Italy | Arisa – La notte
Japan | Ms.OOJA – Be...
Latvia | Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Lithuania | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Luxembourg | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego
Malta | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Mexico | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego
Netherlands | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego
New Zealand | Reece Mastin – Good Night
Nicaragua | ADELE – Rolling In the Deep
Norway | Halvdan Sivertsen – Lonesome Traveller
Panama | Gusttavo Lima – Balada (Ao Vivo)
Paraguay | ADELE – Someone Like You
Peru | Rihanna – We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
Poland | Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Portugal | Pablo Alborán – Perdóname (con Carminho)
Romania | Michel Teló – Michel Telo - Ai Se Eu Te Pego
Slovakia | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego!
Slovenia | Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
Spain | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego
Sweden | Loreen – Euphoria (Single Version)
Switzerland | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Nossa Nossa)
United Kingdom | Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know (feat. Kimbra)
United States | Fun. – We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)
Venezuela | Michel Teló – Ai Se Eu Te Pego

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The Year of Pala

With last week's 15th consecutive run at the No. 1 position with Hawaiian Air, Friendly Fires tied the record for most weeks at the top of the Songs chart with one same title. Sadly, they're not able to break that record because it all ends this week as Hawaiian Air finally gives up the throne and falls to No. 4. But it's all not lost, because Friendly Fires replace themselves at the top with Blue Cassette, off their album Pala, after debuting at No. 100 eight weeks ago. So after all, Friendly Fires is the act with the most consecutive weeks - sixteen - at the top of the Songs chart, with one or more songs.

Blue Cassette (Live at the Lightbox Session)


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More crazy stats? And I say crazy because they all involve the number 7 somehow...

With such a long run at the top for Hawaiian Air, many titles had to settle with a not less respectable No. 2 position. A total of seven songs are included in this list starting most recently with Snow Patrol's This Isn't Everything You Are, which stays as runner-up for a second week. But there's also Benny Benassi's Close To Me featuring Gary Go (#3), Blink-182's Fighting The Gravity (#6), Young The Giant's My Body (#7), Coldplay's Paradise (#10), Foster The People's Pumped Up Kicks (#12) and Florence + The Machine's Shake It Out (#18).

Also, Blue Cassette becomes the seventh song that made its debut at the No. 100 position and eventually went on to the top of the Songs chart. This list includes Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Wind Blow - 2007), Fergie (Clumsy - 2007), Mariah Carey (O.O.C. - 2008), Kanye West (Love Lockdown - 2009), Jay-Z (Real As It Gets - 2010) and Outasight (Everything - 2011).

But that's not all. Friendly Fires is also the seventh act to replace itself at the top of the Songs chart after Interpol (Wrecking Ball, Rest My Chemistry - 2007), Mariah Carey (twice)(Migrate, Side Effects, I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time, O.O.C. - 2008; Betcha Gon' Know (The Prologue), H.A.T.E.U. - 2009), The-Dream (My Love, Right Side Of My Brain - 2009), Akon (Sexy Bitch, Available (Benny Benassi Remix) - 2009), Jay-Z (Empire State Of Mind, Real As It Gets - 2010) and Lykke Li (I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix), Love Out Of Lust - 2011).

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'Hawaiian Air' Goes For 15 Weeks

Only one other song in the history of the chart has achieved what Hawaiian Air has just achieved, and that is stay at the top of the Songs tally for fifteen consecutive weeks! Friendly Fires now shares that mighty record with one renowned female singer better known as Mariah Carey, who first achieved the milestone a little more than six years ago with We Belong Together, also with a consecutive run. Watch below one of my favorite performances of Hawaiian Air:



And while there's still the chance for records to be broken, there are plenty of other songs waiting to take over the chart and put an end to Friendly Fires' lead. One of the strongest titles is now Benny Benassi's Close To Me featuring Gary Go which storms up to #2 in its 23rd week on the chart, or Snow Patrol with This Isn't Everything You Are going up to #4 in its 3rd week, or White Lies with The Power & The Glory and Streetlights both battling it up inside the Top 10. So until next week, when we find out if Hawaiian Air has the strength to break a record or a new song claims the top spot of the Songs Chart.