Imagine Dragons (3) - Week of July 20, 2013

 Before we get on to this week's Fresh 45, here's a list of all the songs we're saying good-bye to this week.

Mariah Carey Ft. Miguel - #Beautiful

Chris Brown - Fine China

Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets

Little Mix - Wings

Emeli Sande - Next to Me

MKTO - Thank You

Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull - Live It Up

I think at this time we must pause for an obituary.

Emeli Sande – Next to Me made its countdown debut on October 20th, 2012.  It lived a debatably-good 9-month life for some reason.  Never aspiring for greatness, Next to Me became a shining example of “be happy what you have”.  It never ascended higher than the #24 spot on the countdown.  Though it was never loved enough to see the countdown’s top half, it never once complained.  This lends credence to the idea that a positive attitude has a definite impact on longevity.  The Hits-1 voters never over-the-top appreciated it, and quite frankly neither did I, but a very modest number of people apparently consistently loved it for what it was.  Isn’t that all any of us aspire for?  Its lasting presence on the countdown did not go unnoticed, as a certain Hits-1 countdown recapper dedicated some of his precious Blurb space each week to discuss amazement at how it lasted so long.  I won’t go so far as to say Next to Me will be missed.  In fact, it certainly won’t be.  But we now find ourselves in a world in which there’s one fewer thing that doesn’t make any sense and can’t be explained by human logic, and well, that quite frankly ruins some of the magic of being alive.  Good-bye Next to Me.  It’s been real.

The Countdown:

1. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#1) [Third Week at #1]

2. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#14)

3. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#2)

4. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#3)

5. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#30)

6. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#5)

7. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#19)

8. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#16)

9. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#6)

10. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#7)

11. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up (#4)

12. Icona Pop - I Love It (#9)

13. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#13)

14. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#11)

15. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#12)

16. Emblem 3 - Chloe (#18)

17. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#8)

18. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#26)

19. The Summer Set - Boomerang (#25)

20. Nikki Williams - Glowing (#33)

21. Awolnation - Sail (#10)

22. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#15)

23. Classified Ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja (#24)

24. Paramore - Still Into You (#27)

25. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#28)

26. JTX - Summer Lover (DEBUT)

27. Ke$ha - Die Young (#40)

28. The 1975 - Chocolate (#23)

29. Ariana Grande - The Way (#31)

30. Michael Buble - It's a Beautiful Day (#21)

31. Karmin - Acapella (DEBUT)

32. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#37)

33. Twenty One Pilots - Holding On To You (DEBUT)

34. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#35)

35. Sammy Adams Ft. Mike Posner - LA Story (DEBUT)

36. Cody Simpson - Pretty Brown Eyes (DEBUT)

37. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#17)

38. MKTO - Classic (DEBUT)

39. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#36)

40. Train Ft. Ashley Monroe - Bruises (DEBUT)

41. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#39)

42. fun. - Some Nights (#32)

43. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#29)

44. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#34)

45. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#38)

Biggest DDDDDDDRRRRRRRROOOOOOPPPPPPPP!!!!!....of the week: Kelsi Luck – That’s What I Like (-20)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light ‘em Up) (+25)

Imagine Dragons (2) - Week of July 13, 2013

 No songs leavin’ the countdown this week.  

The Countdown:

1. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#1) [Second Week at #1]

2. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#3)

3. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#6)

4. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up (#5)

5. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#4)

6. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#2)

7. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#13)

8. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#7)

9. Icona Pop - I Love It (#8)

10. Awolnation - Sail (#12)

11. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#11)

12. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#16)

13. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#9)

14. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#10)

15. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#14)

16. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#17)

17. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#24)

18. Emblem 3 - Chloe (#18)

19. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#25)

20. Mariah Carey Ft. Miguel - #Beautiful (#27)

21. Michael Buble - It's a Beautiful Day (#20)

22. Chris Brown - Fine China (#23)

23. The 1975 - Chocolate (#22)

24. Classified Ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja (#21)

25. The Summer Set - Boomerang (#26)

26. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#19)

27. Paramore - Still Into You (#28)

28. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#31)

29. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#38)

30. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#15)

31. Ariana Grande - The Way (#30)

32. fun. - Some Nights (#37)

33. Nikki Williams - Glowing (#32)

34. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#34)

35. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#35)

36. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#36)

37. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#33)

38. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#29)

39. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#40)

40. Ke$ha - Die Young (#41)

41. Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets (#44)

42. Little Mix - Wings (#45)

43. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#43)

44. MKTO - Thank You (#39)

45. Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull - Live It Up (#42)

Biggest DDDDDDRRRRRROOOOPPPP!!!!!.....of the week: Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light ‘em Up) (-15)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Tegan & Sara – Closer (+9)

Imagine Dragons - Week of July 6, 2013

 Before we get on to this week’s Fresh 45, here’s a list of all the songs we’re saying good-bye to this week.

Taylor Swift - 22

Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (DTHNOBx2)

The Countdown:

1. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#2) [First Week at #1]

2. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#8)

3. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#16)

4. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#1)

5. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up (#4)

6. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#11)

7. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#7)

8. Icona Pop - I Love It (#6)

9. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#13)

10. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#19)

11. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#12)

12. Awolnation - Sail (#27)

13. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#12)

14. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#20)

15. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#4)

16. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#21)

17. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#23)

18. Emblem 3 - Chloe (#26)

19. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#9)

20. Michael Buble - It's a Beautiful Day (#18)

21. Classified Ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja (#15)

22. The 1975 - Chocolate (#22)

23. Chris Brown - Fine China (#30)

24. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#24)

25. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#5)

26. The Summer Set - Boomerang (#43)

27. Mariah Carey Ft. Miguel - #Beautiful (#25)

28. Paramore - Still Into You (DEBUT)

29. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#37)

30. Ariana Grande - The Way (#28)

31. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#29)

32. Nikki Williams - Glowing (DEBUT)

33. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#3)

34. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#35)

35. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#10)

36. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#38)

37. fun. - Some Nights (#39)

38. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#36)

39. MKTO - Thank You (#42)

40. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#32)

41. Ke$ha - Die Young (#33)

42. Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull - Live It Up (#44)

43. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#45)

44. Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets (#41)

45. Little Mix - Wings (#40)

Biggest DDDDDRRRRROOOOPPPPP!!!!!!...of the week: Hot Chelle Rae – Hung Up (-30)

Biggest Jump of the Week: The Summer Set – Boomerang (+17)

Macklemore (3) - Week of June 29, 2013

 Before we get on to this week’s Fresh 45, here’s a list of all the songs we’re saying good-bye to this week.

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks

The Countdown:

1. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#1) [Third Week at #1]

2. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#2)

3. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#3)

4. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#5)

5. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#4)

6. Icona Pop - I Love It (#6)

7. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#8)

8. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#7)

9. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#12)

10. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#9)

11. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#10)

12. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#11)

13. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#14)

14. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up (#13)

15. Classified Ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja (#17)

16. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#18)

17. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#19)

18. Michael Buble - It's a Beautiful Day (#20)

19. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#21)

20. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#16)

21. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#23)

22. The 1975 - Chocolate (#24)

23. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#25)

24. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#22)

25. Mariah Carey Ft. Miguel - #Beautiful (#27)

26. Emblem 3 - Chloe (#39)

27. Awolnation - Sail (#26)

28. Ariana Grande - The Way (#33)

29. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#28)

30. Chris Brown - Fine China (#40)

31. Taylor Swift - 22 (#36)

32. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#15)

33. Ke$ha - Die Young (#38)

34. Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (#42)

35. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#30)

36. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#29)

37. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#34)

38. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#37)

39. fun. - Some Nights (#41)

40. Little Mix - Wings (#44)

41. Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets (#35)

42. MKTO - Thank You (#43)

43. The Summer Set - Boomerang (DEBUT)

44. Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull - Live It Up (#31)

45. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#45)

Biggest DDDDDRRROOPPPP!!!!....of the week: Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop (-17)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Emblem 3 – Chloe (+13)

Macklemore (2) - Week of June 22, 2013

 .before we get on to this week’s Fresh 45, here’s a list of all the songs we’re saying good-bye to this week.

Jay Sean - Where You Are

Krewella - Alive

The Countdown:

1. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#3) [Second Week at #1]

2. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#7)

3. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#4)

4. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#2)

5. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#1)

6. Icona Pop - I Love It (#6)

7. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#12)

8. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#5)

9. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#28)

10. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#9)

11. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#10)

12. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#25)

13. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up (#14)

14. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#16)

15. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#13)

16. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#18)

17. Classified Ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja (#19)

18. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#11)

19. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#21)

20. Michael Buble - It's a Beautiful Day (#20)

21. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#15)

22. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#24)

23. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#17)

24. The 1975 - Chocolate (#22)

25. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#27)

26. Awolnation - Sail (#26)

27. Mariah Carey Ft. Miguel - #Beautiful (#41)

28. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#8)

29. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#31)

30. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#32)

31. Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull - Live It Up (#23)

32. Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (#34)

33. Ariana Grande - The Way (#39)

34. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#38)

35. Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets (#33)

36. Taylor Swift - 22 (#30)

37. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#37)

38. Ke$ha - Die Young (#36)

39. Emblem 3 - Chloe (DEBUT)

40. Chris Brown - Fine China (DEBUT)

41. fun. - Some Nights (#40)

42. Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (#35)

43. MKTO - Thank You (#42)

44. Little Mix - Wings (#43)

45. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#44)

Biggest DDDDDRRRROOOOPPP!!!!!....of the week: Olly Murs – Troublemaker (-20)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Demi Lovato – Heart Attack (+19)

Fall Out Boy (6) - Week of June 15, 2013

 Before we get on to this week’s Fresh 45, here’s a list of all the songs we’re saying good-bye to this week.

will.i.am Ft. Justin Bieber - #thatPOWER

Muse - Madness (DTHNOBx2)

The Countdown:

1. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#2) [Sixth Week at #1]

2. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#3)

3. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#1)

4. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#8)

5. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#5)

6. Icona Pop - I Love It (#4)

7. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#13)

8. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#6)

9. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#14)

10. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#20)

11. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#11)

12. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#12)

13. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#17)

14. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up (#16)

15. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#7)

16. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#15)

17. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#9)

18. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#18)

19. Classified Ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja (#25)

20. Michael Buble - It's a Beautiful Day (#28)

21. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#19)

22. The 1975 - Chocolate (#21)

23. Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull - Live It Up (#33)

24. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#24)

25. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#29)

26. Awolnation - Sail (#26)

27. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#35)

28. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#10)

29. Jay Sean - Where You Are (#22)

30. Taylor Swift - 22 (#23)

31. Tegan & Sara - Closer (#39)

32. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (#34)

33. Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets (#27)

34. Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (#36)

35. Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (#44)

36. Ke$ha - Die Young (#32)

37. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#37)

38. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#40)

39. Ariana Grande - The Way (DEBUT)

40. fun. - Some Nights (#30)

41. Mariah Carey - #Beautiful (DEBUT)

42. MKTO - Thank You (#38)

43. Little Mix - Wings (#43)

44. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#45)

45. Krewella - Alive (#41)

Biggest DDDDRRRROOOOPPPP!!!!....of the week: Demi Lovato – Heart Attack (-18)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Tie between Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am – Crazy Kids and Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull – Live It Up (+10)

Macklemore - Week of June 8, 2013

 Before we get on to this week’s Fresh 45, here’s a list of all the songs we’re saying good-bye to this week.

Maroon 5 - Daylight

Imagine Dragons - It's Time (DTHNOBx2)

Jake Miller - A Million Lives (DTHNOBx2)

The Countdown:

1. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (#2) [First Week at #1]

2. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light 'em Up) (#1)

3. Pink Ft. Nate Reuss - Just Give Me a Reason (#3)

4. Icona Pop - I Love It (#4)

5. Florida Georgia Line - Cruise (#6)

6. Olly Murs - Troublemaker (#5)

7. Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell and T.I. - Blurred Lines (#8)

8. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up (#10)

9. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#14)

10. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#7)

11. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#17)

12. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It (#9)

13. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#21)

14. Zedd Ft. Foxes - Clarity (#16)

15. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#19)

16. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up (#18)

17. Macklemore Ft. Ryan Lewis - Thrift Shop (#11)

18. Anna Kendrick - Cups (#15)

19. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#35)

20. Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am - Crazy Kids (#41)

21. The 1975 - Chocolate (#23)

22. Jay Sean - Where You Are (#28)

23. Taylor Swift - 22 (#12)

24. Kelsi Luck - That's What I Like (#25)

25. Classified Ft. David Myles - Inner Ninja (#24)

26. Awolnation - Sail (#27)

27. Drop City Yacht Club - Crickets (#26)

28. Michael Buble - It's a Beautiful Day (#38)

29. Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#22)

30. fun. - Some Nights (#13)

31. will.i.am Ft. Justin Bieber - #thatPOWER - (#20)

32. Ke$ha - Die Young (#29)

33. Jennifer Lopez Ft. Pitbull - Live It Up (#31)

34. Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful (DEBUT)

35. Calvin Harris Ft. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#39)

36. Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (#34)

37. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child (#37)

38. MKTO - Thank You (#42)

39. Tegan & Sara - Closer (RE-ENTRY)

40. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#30)

41. Krewella - Alive (#43)

42. Muse - Madness (#44)

43. Little Mix - Wings (#33)

44. Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (RE-ENTRY)

45. Emeli Sande - Next to Me (#40)

Biggest DDDRRRROOOOPPPPPP!!!!....of the week: fun. – Some Nights (-17)

Biggest Jump of the Week: Ke$ha Ft. will.i.am – Crazy Kids (+21)

New Entrants:

Labrinth Ft. Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful 

Tegan and Sara - Closer (resurrection)

Pitbull Ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (resurrection)