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Post by K. on Jun 16, 2014 21:02:21 GMT -5
Chart E11 - Summary - June 16, 2014Number one debut this week!!! "Speakers" by Sam Hunt is the first song to enter the chart at #1 this year. Only a little lower, Wild Cub gets their first top 5 hit with "Colour," and HAIM's "Forever" reenters the top 10. Also new this week is Birdy's "Heart of Gold," entering at an impressive #12, Jack White's "Lazaretto," The Shoe's "Paper Cup," Spoon's "Rent I Pay," and Johnnyswim's "Closer." "Odyssey" by the Wyld reenters the chart at a new peak of #17. "Litlost" by X Ambassadors is the Greatest Gainer. 
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Post by surfy on Jun 18, 2014 18:12:57 GMT -5
All my favorites decreased this week! :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Post by Zeebz on Jun 19, 2014 15:07:34 GMT -5
Great chart from what I know! I'm going to have to check out what I don't though.  |
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Post by K. on Jun 21, 2014 8:45:48 GMT -5
All my favorites decreased this week! :'( :'( :'( :'( I will demand a full investigation. :) |
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Post by K. on Jun 21, 2014 8:48:50 GMT -5
ALBUM REVIEW - A.K.A. ~ J-Lo J-Lo's eighth studio album (how did that happen?) has received some pretty damning reviews so far (see here and here). I'm no J-Lo fan, but I couldn't disagree more. In my opinion, A.K.A. is perhaps the actress-dancer-singer's (in that order) most versatile and polished offering since her breakout over a decade ago. J-Lo's always had the goods for pop superstardom. Good dancer. Good body. Workable voice. But apart from in the early 2000s, her on-paper potential hasn't translated to real-world quality. Her material has consistently been subpar, her delivery strained, and her personality off-putting. This album doesn't solve the personality problem, but it does contain a surprising number of legitimate pop hits, starting with the singles "I Luh Ya Papi" and "First Love," and continuing through the likely future smashes "Never Satisfied" and "Booty." Then there's the slightly cheesy but undeniably beautiful Spanish power ballad "Let it Be Me," on which J-Lo does her best impression of Celine Dion vocals (and, surprisingly, sounds pretty good). As other critics have pointed out, there is a degree of lyric and thematic inconsistency within the album, but the same could be said of most pop albums in the iTunes age, and that's J-Lo in general -- the girl's an actress, and consistent with her ever changing celebrity persona, she'll play whatever part she feels like at any given moment. That's fine with me -- harsh as it may sound, I suspect "honesty" from J-Lo is probably not something that is going to advance her career or music very much. Maybe we'll get a better sense of who J-Lo really is in future work. For now, I'm fine with this. Rating: ★★★★ (B+) Spotify
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Post by josh on Jun 22, 2014 11:48:18 GMT -5
All my favorites decreased this week! :'( :'( :'( :'( same :'( |
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Post by K. on Jun 23, 2014 19:37:03 GMT -5
Chart E11 - Summary - June 23, 2014Speakers gets its second week at #1. Birdy gets her second Top 10 hit of the year with "Heart of Gold." Jack White gets his first solo Top 10 with "Lazaretto." "How Will I Know," Sam Smith's cover of the Whitney Houston smash, is the Highest Entry at #7, his first Top 10 hit. John Waite scores a major throwback entry with "Missing You" at #24. Also new to the chart this week: Jason Derulo's "Wiggle," Colbie Caillat's "Try," and The Story So Far's "Navy Blue." 
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Post by K. on Jun 28, 2014 7:13:10 GMT -5
ALBUM REVIEW: Lazaretto ~ Jack White Jack White's second solo album, Lazaretto, is probably one of the best all-around records of the year. The roller coaster of an eleven-piece set is an orgy of styles that just shouldn't go together, and certainly wouldn't have in less talented hands, with influences ranging from classic rock to new age to blues to country ("Just One Drink" in particular could fit on any classic country album). Yet it is also cohesive, each track sharing a vibe of gothic disturbia appropriate to the album's title (a "lazaretto" is a quarantine for people with serious infectious diseases like leprosy or plague). It is a significant step forward for The White Stripes frontman, whose generally well-received first album Blunderbuss was impressive but a far cry from Lazaretto in thoughtfulness, versatility, and sheer market appeal. This album is more of a successor to Icky Thump, itself one of the best alternative albums of the past decade. I wouldn't say Lazaretto is that good, but it's definitely a record that will feature on best-of lists this year and, in all likelihood, years to come.
Rating: ✭✭✭✭✭ (A).
Best Songs: Would You Fight For My Love? (but everything is good)
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Post by K. on Jun 28, 2014 10:24:52 GMT -5
ALBUM REVIEW: Fire Within ~ Birdy The rather sad theme of Birdy’s first fell-length U.S. release is longing—yearning for love, for understanding, for connection. “ Wings,” perhaps the most familiar track in the set, is about great love frustrated by distance. “All You Never Say,” by contrast, is about distance felt in a very close relationship. Woven between are “Heart of Gold” and “Words as Weapons,” two songs about love being returned with harshness and envy, and “Strange Birds,” about feeling ugly and invisible. These ballads make the album a little heavy, so it’s refreshing when a more positive, upbeat track like “Maybe” comes along. What truly saves the album, however, is Birdy’s optimism, which cuts at times weakly but persisently through the obstacles she writes about. The eleventh-hour track, “Shine,” seems to best encapsulate her—if you’ll excuse the triteness— Fire Within (“if the world gets you down don’t be afraid to wrestle it / if your heart tells you to then who are you to question it?"). Birdy has a great ear for a hook and a poetic sensibility. Her lyrics are direct yet insightful, refreshing these days, when many artists seem to think lyrics must be abstract riddles. Her melodies are fairly traditional singer-songwriter faire, but the haunting tone of her voice—reminiscent of alternative crossover artists like Ellie Goulding and Florence Welch—adds a richer, emotive quality than is heard from Birdy's pop and AC contemporaries, who often sound like little girls (I won’t name names). As her songs make clear, Birdy is a woman, and with this album, she has established herself as someone to watch for, and listen to. Rating: ✭✭✭✭✭ (A) Best tracks: Wings, Heart of Gold, Shine, All About You.
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Post by K. on Jun 30, 2014 22:36:48 GMT -5
CHART E12 - Summary - June 30, 2014
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Post by Albie on Jul 1, 2014 11:28:29 GMT -5
Wow fun chart! I really like your musical taste.
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Post by K. on Jul 1, 2014 18:27:18 GMT -5
Wow fun chart! I really like your musical taste. Thank you! |
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jul 4, 2014 23:47:27 GMT -5
There are few songs that I really know, but:
• Good to see a Birdy track in the Top 3 and "Problem" in the Top 10.
• "Fancy", "Sing", "Forever", "Love Runs Out" and "Rather Be" are really good too.
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Post by surfy on Jul 5, 2014 0:21:37 GMT -5
Rather Be gained!!!  (1 point, I'll take it!  ) |
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Post by K. on Jul 5, 2014 13:30:44 GMT -5
CHART E13 ~ July 5, 2014
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Post by surfy on Jul 5, 2014 14:51:10 GMT -5
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Post by K. on Jul 13, 2014 6:58:13 GMT -5
CHART E14 - JULY 13, 2014 - SUMMARYI think this is the first time it's ever happened that the songs in positions #1 and #2 have had exactly the same point totals. "Take Me to Church" by Hozier won out thanks to an internal tie-breaking formula. The Highest Debut goes to "Like a River Runs" by Bleachers (its lead singer of fun. fame), the Greatest Mover is "Like the Wind," by Nonono, and the Greatest Gainer is "Money on My Mind" by Sam Smith. 
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2014 9:02:49 GMT -5
Ooh, you have good tastes, I love your chart. <3 "Money On My Mind", "Flaws", "Fall In Love" & "Reverse" are some that I love. Plenty for me to check out too, so thanks for that! |
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Post by K. on Jul 22, 2014 17:39:38 GMT -5
CHART E15 ~ July 21, 2014 ~ Summary
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Post by Zeebz on Jul 23, 2014 10:38:50 GMT -5
I need to check some of these out. You have great taste from what I know on here. |
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Post by K. on Jul 23, 2014 17:51:03 GMT -5
Thanks guys! :)
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Post by surfy on Jul 27, 2014 1:32:38 GMT -5
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Post by Juan Carlos on Jul 27, 2014 2:06:20 GMT -5
Great to see "Flaws", "Don't", "Problem", "Boom Clap" and "Love Runs Out" on your chart!
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Post by K. on Aug 1, 2014 18:15:07 GMT -5
A little late on this one... CHART E16 ~ July 28, 2014 ~ Summary |
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Post by K. on Aug 7, 2014 12:21:52 GMT -5
CHART E17 ~ August 4, 2014 ~ SummarySam Smith gets his first #1 on my personal chart. "Premonitions" by Vault is the Greatest Gainer. Phantogram's "Nothing But Trouble" is the Highest Entry. Other notable entries include Flyleaf's "Set Me On Fire," Banks's "Begging For Thread," and Birdy's "Light Me Up." 
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Post by Zeebz on Aug 7, 2014 13:55:21 GMT -5
I love that "Take Me To Church" and "Don't" are so close to the top. Hopefully "Don't" can take over.
I love the debuts for "Revolution" and "Ghost".
Great chart Krhazy! :)
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Post by Rocky on Aug 7, 2014 14:09:02 GMT -5
Another great #1, hope "Don't" will follow. :)
Sad that "Take Me To Church" fell. :( TMTC >>>> anything
Yay "Ghost" debuts!
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 11, 2014 12:17:08 GMT -5
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Post by K. on Aug 11, 2014 18:39:17 GMT -5
Sad that "Take Me To Church" fell. :( TMTC >> anything Don't be sad, it's already got three weeks at #1, which is really good for my chart. Definitely one of my favorite songs of the year. :) |
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Post by K. on Aug 11, 2014 21:19:52 GMT -5
Chart E18 ~ August 11, 2014 ~ SummarySam Smith earns a second week at #1. Jennifer Lopez's "Booty" is the Greatest Gainer, shooting up 24 positions. Birdy also shoots up into the top 5, her third such hit this year (will she three-peat at #1 this year?). The Highest Entry is a debut from Florence Welch soundalike Laura Welsh, called "Break the Fall." 
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