Taio Cruz

Taio Cruz has five top 10 hits in My FABE Music Top 10 countdown.  One of them went all the way to #1.

2009 - Break Your Heart (with Ludacris) (#3)

2010 - Dynamite (#1)

2010 - Higher (with Travie McCoy) (#8)

2011 - Troublemaker (#8)

2014 - Little Bad Girl (with David Guetta and Ludacris) (#2)

Josh Gad Gets Very First #1 Hit in My Personal Countdown

The soundtrack to the movie Frozen has yielded one #1 hit this week, as Josh Gad's In Summer, moves from #3 to #1.  It's his very first #1 hit and marks the return of Disney to the top spot since the movie Enchanted.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending December 27, 2013 -

#1 Josh Gad - In Summer (#3)

#2 Lorde - Team (#2)

#3 Idina Menzel - Let It Go (#4)

#4 Lady Gaga - Venus (#8)

#5 OneRepublic - Preacher (#9)

#6 Britney Spears - Perfume (#10)

#7 Kanye West - Bound 2 (RE)

#8 Jason Derulo - Trumpets (NEW)

#9 Jimmy Eat World - Damage (NEW)

#10 Family of the Year - Hero (NEW)

Mika Tops My Personal Countdown for the Fourteenth Time

Mika rises to the top of my personal countdown for the third time this year - and the fourteenth time overall, as Elle Me Dit, moves from #2 to #1.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending December 20, 2013 -

#1 Mika - Elle Me Dit (#2)

#2 Lorde - Team (#7)

#3 Josh Gad - In Summer (NEW)

#4 Idina Menzel - Let It Go (NEW)

#5 Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana - Love is an Open Door (NEW)

#6 Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel - Do You Want to Build A Snowman (NEW)

#7 Maia Wilson and the Cast of Frozen - Fixer Upper (NEW)

#8 Lady Gaga - Venus (#8)

#9 OneRepublic - Preacher (#9)

#10 Britney Spears - Perfume (NEW)

Jason Mraz Tops My Personal Countdown For the Fourth Time

Jason Mraz tops my personal countdown for the fourth time this week, as A Beautiful Mess, moves to the top spot.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending December 13, 2013 -

#1 Jason Mraz - A Beautiful Mess (RE)

#2 Mika - Elle Me Dit (#3)

#3 Zedd feat. Hayley Williams - Stay the Night (RE)

#4 Ellie Goulding - Burn (RE)

#5 Kodaline - One Day (#10)

#6 Naked Eyes - Piccadilly (#8)

#7 Lorde - Team (NEW)

#8 Lady Gaga - Venus (NEW)

#9 OneRepublic - Preacher (RE)

#10 Kanye West - Bound 2 (NEW)

One Direction Finally Tops My Personal Countdown

One Direction already has eight top 10 hits in my personal countdown.  Finally, one of those eight gets to the top this week - and that song is She's Not Afraid, which earlier peaked at #2.  It reenters this week's countdown at the top.  

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending December 6, 2013 -

#1 One Direction - She's Not Afraid (RE)

#2 Mika - Elle Me Dit (RE)

#3 Jason Mraz - A Beautiful Mess (RE)

#4 Naked Eyes - Emotion in Motion (RE)

#5 Naked Eyes - Promises, Promises (RE)

#6 Naked Eyes - Fortune and Fame (RE)

#7 Naked Eyes - Piccadilly (NEW)

#8 Naked Eyes - I Could Show You How (RE)

#9 Naked Eyes - Voices in My Head (RE)

#10 Kodaline - One Day (#NEW)

Lady Gaga Gets Her 22nd #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

Even though Alicia Keys has nine of the ten slots this week due to her memorable concert here in Manila this week, that doesn't stop Lady Gaga from getting her 22nd #1 hit in my personal countdown. 

Incidentally, that show is now my most favorite concert for 2013, due mainly to Alicia's superb performance as well as the wonderful surprises she sprang on everyone, including me!  She didn't even give a hint to any of us so we were really shouting at the top of our voices when the surprises happened!

Anyway, her live version of If I Ain't Got You, a duet version this time with Filipina singer, Regine Velasquez, one of the surprise appearances that night, makes it to the top this week, making it Alicia's thirteenth trip to the top of my personal countdown.  The same song also tops my OPM top 10 this week, the first time it ever happened in the history of my chart watching.

All the rest of the top 10 are her songs, jacking up her top 10 hits to 23.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending November 29, 2013 -

#1 Lady Gaga - Applause (#5)

#2 Alicia Keys feat. Regine Velasquez - If I Ain't Got You (live version) (NEW)

#3 Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart (RE)

#4 Alicia Keys - Brand New Me (NEW)

#5 Alicia Keys - Tears Always Win (NEW)


#6 Alicia Keys - When It's All Over (NEW)

#7 Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again (RE)

#8 Alicia Keys - Diary (RE)

#9 Alicia Keys - Unbreakable (RE)

#10 Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire (NEW)

My Weekly Top 10 November 29, 2013: #1 Alicia Keys feat. Regine Velasquez - If I Ain't Got You

If I Ain't Got You is a former #1 song for Alicia Keys, but this week, a live version of the song goes to #1, this time, Alicia Keys performs it with Filipina singer Regine Velasquez.  They performed the duet during Alicia's concert here in Manila this week.  This is Alicia's thirteenth visit to the top of my personal countdown.

Newcome Lorde Lords It Over My Personal Countdown This Week

Lorde gets her very first #1 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Royals, moves from #8 to #1.  

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending November 22, 2013 -

#1 Lorde - Royals (#8)

#2 One Direction - She's Not Afraid (RE)

#3 Mika - Elle Me Dit (RE)

#4 Lady Gaga - Applause (RE)

#5 Jason Mraz - A Beautiful Mess (RE)

#6 Hezekiah Walkder (NEW)

#7 Calvin Harris feat. Ayah Marar - Thinkin' 'Bout You (NEW)

#8 Ellie Goulding - Burn (NEW)

#9 Zedd feat. Hayley Williams - Stay the Night (NEW) 

#10 Pet Shop Boys (NEW)

Jamie Cullum Tops My Personal Countdown for the Fifteenth Time

I am not surprised that one of the songs in Jamie Cullum's latest album, Momentum, has finally topped my personal countdown.  Previous to this week, he has had fourteen chart toppers from his past three albums!  That's how much I love his work!  Anyway, this week, You're Not the Only One, moves from #2 to #1.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending November 15, 2013 -

#1 Jamie Cullum - You're Not the Only One (#2)

#2 Onerepublic - Light It Up (#3)

#3 Britney Spears - Work Bitch (#7)

#4 Justin Timberlake - Take Back the Night (#5)

#5 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know (RE)

#6 Arctic Monkeys - Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High (RE)

#7 Drake feat. Majid Jordan - Hold On We're Going Home (NEW)

#8 Lorde - Royals (NEW)

#9 Ylvis - The Fox (NEW)

#10 Pet Shop Boys feat. Example - Thursday

The Killers Top My Personal Countdown For the Fifth Time

The Killers return to the top this week, as Runaways, moves from #2 to #1 this week.  Last month, the band went to the top with All These Things That I've Done.  This is the band's fifth trip to the top of my personal countdown.  Also, there are eight songs from OneRepublic this week, as the band performed here in Manila last night.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending November 8, 2013 -

#1 The Killers - Runaways (#2)

#2 Jamie Cullum - You're Not the Only One (#5)

#3 OneRepublic - Light It Up (NEW)

#4 OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself (NEW)

#5 OneRepublic - Counting Stars (NEW)

#6 OneRepublic - Preacher (NEW)

#7 OneRepublic - Feel Again (NEW)

#8 OneRepublic - I Lived (NEW)

#9 OneRepublic - Can't Stop (NEW)

#10 OneRepublic - Burning Bridges (NEW)

Train Gets Their Third #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

Train gets their third #1 song in my personal countdown this week as Bruises, their collaboration with Ashley Monroe moves from #2 to #1.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending November 1, 2013 -

#1 Train feat. Ashley Monroe - Bruises (#2)

#2 The Killers - Runaways (#5)

#3 Jamie Cullum - You're Not the Only One (#10)

#4 Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend (#1)

#5 Justin Timberlake - Take Back the Night (RE)

#6 One Direction - She's Not Afraid (RE)

#7 Britney Spears - Work Bitch (RE)

#8 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know (RE)

#9 Arctic Monkeys -  Why'D You Only Call Me When You're High (NEW)

#10 Mika - Elle Me Dit (NEW)

Armin van Buuren Tops My Personal Countdown for the First Time

For the third straight week, the #1 song in  my personal countdown is from some European act.  Three weeks ago, the German band, Sportfreunde Stiller went to #1 with Applaus Applaus.  Last week, Swedish dance chanteuse, Robyn, went to #1 with Call Your Girlfriend.  This week, Dutch trance DJ goes to #1 with his very first hit, D# Fat.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending October 25, 2013 -

#1 Armin van Buuren - D# Fat (#5)

#2 Train feat Ashley Monroe - Bruises (#3)

#3 Gin Blossoms - Allison Road (RE)

#4 Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend (#1)

#5 The Killers - Runaways (#6)

#6 Smash Mouth - Then The Morning Comes (RE)

#7 Sugar Rey - When It's Over (NEW)

#8 Glowing - Nikki Williams (#4)

#9 Nero - My Eyes (#2)

#10 Jamie Cullum - You're Not the Only One (NEW)

Sportfreunde Stiller Tops My Personal Countdown for the First Time

The German trio Sportfreunde Stiller gets their very first #1 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Applaus Applaus moves from #9 to #1.    It's the eighth non-English song to top my personal countdown this week and the second German song to do that.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending October 11, 2013 -

#1 Sportfreunde Stiller - Applaus Applaus (#9)

#2 Rihanna - What Now (#3)

#3 Carrie Underwood - Quitter (#1)

#4 Tiesto - Take Me (#2)

#5 Train ft Ashley Monroe - Bruises (NEW)

#6 Akdong Musician - Bean Dduk Bing Soo (#10)

#7 Sade - Love Is Found (NEW)

#8 Marion Meadows - Whisper (NEW)

#9 Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know (NEW)

#10 Jay-z ft Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail (NEW)

Carrie Underwood Tops My Personal Countdown For the Fourth Time This Week

 

Carrie Underwood gets her fourth #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as Quitter, moves back up from #6 to #1. 

Tiesto has four songs in my top 10 this week due mainly to his concert here in Manila this week.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending October 4, 2013 -

#1 Carrie Underwood - Quitter (#6)

#2 Tiesto - Take Me (NEW)

#3 Rihanna - What Now (#7)

#4 Tiesto - Paradise (NEW)

#5 The Killers - All These Things That I've Done (#1)

#6 Tiesto - Hell Yeah (NEW)

#7 Tiesto - Out of Control (NEW)

#8 Lady Gaga - Applause (RE)

#9 Sportfreunde Stiller - Applaus Applaus (NEW)

#10 Akdong Musician - Bean Dduk Bing Soo (RE)

The Killers Top My Personal Countdown This Week For the Fourth Time

In a span of ten years, the Las Vegas band The Killers has amassed four #1 songs in my personal countdown, including Mr. Brightside, Human, When We Were Young and All These Things That I've Done.  The latter debuts this week at #1 and the band performed it during their concert here in Manila this week.

The countdown this week is peppered with eight Killers songs due to their fantastic concert here this week.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending September 27, 2013 -

#1 The Killers - All These Things That I've Done (NEW)

#2 The Killers - Runaways (NEW)

#3 The Killers - Human (RE)

#4 The Killers - I Think We're Alone Now (NEW)

#5 The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale (NEW)

#6 Carrie Underwood - Quitter (#8)

#7 Rihanna - What Now (#2)

#8 The Killers - For Reasons Unknown (NEW)

#9 The Killers - From Here On Out (NEW)

#10 The Killers - Mr. Brightside (RE)

Christina Aguilera Gets Her Eleventh #1 Song In My Personal Countdown

Thanks to its inclusion in the latest Body Jam release, Christina Aguilera's Let There Be Love gets her eleventh #1 song in my personal countdown.  The song moves from #4 to #1.


Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending July 26, 2013 -

#1 Christina Aguilera - Let There Be Love (#4)

#2 Girls Generation - Love and Girls (#2)

#3 Togeworl - Number 1 (#5)

#4 Tiesto - Maximal Crazy (#3)

#5 Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash (#7)

#6 Angger Dimas - Are You Ready (#8)

#7 The Bloody Beetroot and Greta Svabo Bech (#9)

#8 Harrison Craig - More Than A Dream (#11)

#9 Pink - True Love (#13)

#10 Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran - Everything Has Changed (#20)

Carly Rae Jepsen Gets Her Third #1 Song in My Personal Countdown This Week

Carly Rae Jepsen's Tiny Little Bows becomes her third #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as it zooms from #8 to #1.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending July 19, 2013 -

#1 Carly Rae Jepsen - Tiny Little Bows (#8)

#2 Girls Generation - Love and Girls (#26)

#3 Tiesto - Maximal Crazy (NEW)

#4 Christina Aguilera - Let There Be Love (#29)

#5 Togeworl - Number 1 (#37)

#6 Wiley and Ms. D - Heatwave (#28)

#7 Sebastian Ingrosso and Tommy Trash - Reload (NEW)

#8 Angger Dimas - Are Your Ready (NEW)

#9 The Bloody Beetroot ft Greta Svabo Bech (NEW)

#10 Rihanna ft Chris Brown - Nobody's Business (NEW)

Sara Bareilles Tops My Personal Countdown For the First Time with Brave

Brave is Sara Bareilles' second top ten hit in my personal countdown and the first to go all the way to the top.  Love Song went all the way to #3.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending July 12, 2013 -

#1 Sara Bareilles - Brave (#2)

#2 Lana del Rey - Young and Beautiful (#3)

#3 Ciara - Body Party (#4)

#4 One Direction - Over Again (#6)

#5 Bishop Paul S. Morton - Best Days Yet (#7)

#6 Xavier Naidoo - Bei Meiner Seele (#8)

#7 Maitre Gims - J'Me Tire (#9)

#8 Carly Rae Jepsen -Tiny Little Bows (#16)

#9 Bruno Mars - Treasure (#11)

#10 Felix Poon - 掌舵 (#12)

Ronan Keating Gets His Fifth #1 Hit In My Personal Countdown This Week

Ronan Keating is no stranger to the top spot in my personal countdown.  In 2000, all four songs of his first solo album, Ronan, went all the way to #1, Life Is A Rollercoaster, Heal Me, Keep On Walking and When the World Was Mine .  Thirteen years later, my third pick from his latest album Fires, Love You and Leave You, moves to the top spot this week, making it his fifth #1 song as a solo singer.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending July 5, 2013 -

#1 Ronan Keating - Love You and Leave You (#3)

#2 Sara Bareilles - Brave (#5)

#3 Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful (#6)

#4 Ciara - Body Party (#9)

#5 Lee Brice - I Drive Your Truck (#10)

#6 One Direction - Over Again (#11)

#7 Bishop Paul S. Morton - Best Days Yet (#13)

#8 Xavier Naidoo - Bei Meiner Seele (#14)

#9 Maitre Gims - J'Me Tire (#15)

#10 Akdong Musician - I Love You (#12)

Carrie Underwood Gets Third #1 Hit in My Personal Countdown

Carrie Underwood gets her third #1 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Unapologize, zooms from #12 to #1.  Her previous two #1 hits were Jesus Take the Wheel and So Small.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending June 28, 2013 -

#1 Carrie Underwood - Unapologize (#12)

#2 Daft Punk - Get Lucky (#11)

#3 Ronan Keating - Love You and Leave You (#3)

#4 Robin Thicke ft Pharrell - Blurred Lines (#32)

#5 Sara Bareilles - Brave (#5)

#6 Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful (#7)

#7 Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Live It Up (#1)

#8 Mika ft Pharrell - Celebrate (#2)

#9 Ciara - Body Party (#10)

#10 Lee Brice - I Drive Your Truck (#8)