Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Hot AC 9/21/13

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Another week and no change at the top as Robin Thicke and company stay on top of Rick's chart for the sixth week in a row (or fifth as Rick stated) with "Blurred Lines". While "Radioactive" hangs around another week at #3, and Anna Kendrick stays at #2, Capital Cities has the best shot at unseating Robin for the next two weeks until Katy Perry moves closer. In the meantime, Katy Perry ranks one spot higher than the song many thought Katy "stole" from, Sara Bareilles's "Brave". Neither Rick or Ryan last week mentioned this with both charts featuring the songs back-to-back. However, if anyone does not notice the similarities between the two songs, just Google the "Roar/Brave" mash up.

As stated before, New Zealand singer songwriter Lorde is speeding up the chart herself with her first hit "Royals", up 11 spots to #11 in just her third week. Therefore, she may influence the #1 battle in the coming weeks as well.

Lots of debuts this week, including first hits by Avici and Lana Del Rey. The latter artist sounds a lot like a Stevie Nicks clone, with her voice fitting in nicely with the 80's retro sound dominating the charts these days. Her song is decidedly 2010's dance sounding though, at least the remix playing on many CHR & Hot AC stations. Her first hit also fits the season very well, as "Summertime Sadness", debuts at #32 this week.

TW LW wc Artist/Title
01 01 11 Robin Thicke f/Pharrell Williams and T.I.: Blurred Lines (6 Wks @ #1)
02 02 17 Anna Kendrick: Cups
03 03 22 Imagine Dragons: Radioactive
04 05 11 Capital Cities: Safe And Sound
05 04 16 Bruno Mars: Treasure
06 10 03 Katy Perry: Roar
07 07 18 Sara Bareilles: Brave
08 08 17 Maroon5: Love Somebody
09 09 09 Pink f/Lily Allen: True Love
10 06 15 Daft Punk f/Pharrell Williams: Get Lucky
11 22 03 Lorde: Royals
12 13 13 Train f/Ashley Monroe: Bruises
13 17 11 OneRepublic: Counting Stars
14 14 10 Gavin DeGraw: Best I've Ever Had
15 16 07 Taylor Swift f/Ed Sheeran: Everything Has Changed
16 12 21 Justin Timberlake: Mirrors
17 15 21 Phillip Phillips: Gone, Gone, Gone
18 20 07 Passenger: Let Her Go
19 18 19 Florida Georgia Line f/Nelly: Cruise
20 23 09 Zedd f/Foxes: Clarity
21 19 28 Rihanna f/Mikky Ekko: Stay
22 26 02 Lady Gaga: Applause
23 11 22 Walk Off The Earth: Red Hands
24 28 06 Justin Timberlake: Take Back The Night
25 21 26 Pink f/Nate Ruess: Just Give Me A Reason
26 30 10 Paramore: Still Into You
27 25 10 Jason DeRulo: The Other Side
28 SS 01 Avici f/Aloe Blacc: Wake Me Up
29 33 02 Beneath Your Beautiful: Labrinth f/Emeli Sande'
30 31 11 Michael Franti & Spearhead: I'm Alive
31 29 15 Selena Gomez: Come And Get It
32 xx 01 Lana Del Rey: Summertime Sadness
33 40 02 Parachute: Can't Help
34 38 05 Calvin Harris f/Ellie Goulding: I Need Your Love
35 34 33 Fun.: Carry On
36 xx 01 The Goo Goo Dolls: Come To Me
37 37 08 Serena Ryder: Stompa
38 37 37 Maroon5: Daylight
39 xx 01 Imagine Dragons: Demons
40 27 11 Of Monsters And Men: Mountain Sound
SS- The Neighbourhood: Sweater Weather

Droppers:
It's A Beautiful Day: Michael Buble (from #36, 14 weeks on)
Plain White T's: Should've Gone To Bed (from #35, 16 weeks on)
Matchbox Twenty: Our Song (from #32, 19 weeks on)
Icona Pop f/Charli XCX: I Love It (from #24, 18 weeks on)

Bonus Tracks:
The All-American Rejects: Move Along (between #27 & #26)
Mumford & Sons: I Will Wait (between #23 & #22)
Beyoncé: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (between #17 & #16)
The Script: Breakeven (between #13 & #12)
Jason Mraz: I'm Yours (between #7 & #6)
Lady Antebellum: Need You Now (between #2 & #1)

[musicfanpete]

Added the final Bonus Track.