Showtek's We Like to Party Tops My Personal Countdown

Showtek leads an EDM onslaught this week as We Like to Party moves from #3 to #1. It's their second #1 song in my personal countdown.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending October 3, 2014:

#10 Shakira - Empire (#6)

Shakira's 11th top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Empire, slips this week to #10.


 

#9 Busta Rhymes feat. Eminem - Calm Down (#5)

Busta Rhymes 5th top 10 hit and Eminem's 11th top 10 hit, Calm Down, slips this week to #9.  The song has already peaked at #5.





#8 Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be (NEW)

British electronic group Clean Bandit debuts in my personal countdown this week with Rather Be.  It's their first appearance in my personal countdown.





#7 DJ Snake feat. Lil Jon - Turn Down For What (NEW)

DJ Snake gets his very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week as Turn Down For What debuts at #7.





#6 Futuristic Polar Bears - Back to Earth (NEW)

British trio Futuristic Polar Bears get their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown. Back to Earth debuts this week at #6.






#5 R3hab and Deorro - Flashlight (NEW)

R3hab and Deorro get their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Flashlight, debuts at #5.





#4 Diplo - Set It Off (NEW)

Diplo's Set It Off debuts this week at #4.  The song is in the new release of Body Jam, that's why it's here in my personal countdown.







#3 Iggy Azalea (feat. Charli XCX) - Fancy (NEW)

Fancy becomes Iggy Azalea's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown. This is Charli XCX's second top 10 hit in my personal countdown.





#2 Jennifer Lopez - First Love (#2)

First Love is poised to be another #1 song for Jennifer Lopez.  This week, the song spends another week at #2.



#1 Showtek - We Like to Party (#3)

Showtek gets their second #1 hit in my personal countdown this week.  We Like to Party moves up from #3 to #1.

Drake Rules My Personal Countdown For the Second Time

Drake gets his second #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as Karaoke ascends to the top. It's one of the gems from Thank Me Later that I have discovered by accident.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending September 26, 2014 -

#10 Lana del Rey - West Coast (NEW)

Lana del Rey returns with her third top 10 hit in my personal countdown.  This week, West Coast, debuts at #10.



#9 Celine Dion - Always Be My Girl (NEW)

Celine Dion returns this week with her 47th top 10 hit in my personal countdown.  Always Be My Girl debuts this week at #9.






#8 George Strait - I Got A Car (#10) 

 George Strait's very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, I Got A Car, moves up this week to #8.





#7 Amos Lee - El Camino (#9) 

Amos Lee's El Camino moves up to #7 this week. It's his very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.

 

#6 Shakira - Empire (#8)

Shakira's eleventh top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Empire, moves up this week to #6.





#5 Busta Rhymes feat. Eminem - Calm Down (NEW)

Busta Rhymes and Eminem return to my personal countdown this week as Calm Down debuts this week at #5.  This is Busta Rhymes' fifth visit to my personal countdown and Eminem's fifteenth.





#4 RY X - Berlin (#5) 

 Indie artist RY X's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Berlin, moves up this week to 
#4.






#3 Showtek - We Like to Party (#4)

Showtek's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown, We Like to Party, moves up this week to #3.





#2 Jennifer Lopez - First Love (#3)

Jennifer Lopez's sixteenth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, First Love, moves up to #2 this week.





#1 Drake - Karaoke (#2)

Drake gets his second #1 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Karaoke, moves up to the top spot.  It's also his fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.  It came from his Thank Me Later album.

Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes has five top ten hits in my personal countdown.  Two of them went all the way to #1.

1997 - Dangerous (#7)

1999 - What's It Gonna Be (with Janet Jackson) (#6)

2003 - I Know What You Want (with Mariah Carey and Flipmode Squad) (#1)

2005 - Don't Cha (with the Pussycat Dolls) (#1)

2014 - Calm Down (with Eminem) (#5)

Busta Rhymes Returns to US Top 10 with Chris Brown Collab in Look at Me Now

This is the third consecutive decade that Busta Rhymes has a Top 10 hit in the US.  His streak started in 1996.  He has been absent from the Top 10 for the past five years but returns to the Top 10 with Look At Me Now, his collaboration with Chris Brown and Lil Wayne.  This week, the song slips to #8 this week.  His rap here is trademark Busta Rhymes!  The song has peaked at #6.  Below are his Top 10 hits in the US -

1996 - Woo Hah! Got You All in Check (#8)
1997 - Dangerous (#9)
1998 - Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up (#10)
1999 - What's It Gonna Be? (with Janet Jackson) (#3)
2003 - I Know What You Want (with Mariah Carey and Flipmode Squad) (#3)
2005 - Don't Cha (with Pussycat Dolls) (#2)
2011 - Look At Me Now (with Chris Brown and Lil Wayne) (#6)