My Weekly Top 10 (Nov. 13, 2015) #10 Carly Rae Jepsen - E-mo-tion

Carly Rae Jepsen's tenth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, E-mo-tion, stays this week at #10. The song has already peaked at #3.

Carly Rae Jepsen

Carly Rae Jepsen has ten top ten hits in my personal countdown. Five of them went all the way to #1. 

2012 Call Me Maybe (#1)

2012 Good Time (with Owl City) (#1)

2013 Tonight, I'm Getting Over You (#4)

2013 Tiny Little Bows (#1)

2013 This Kiss (#5)

2013 Guitar String/Wedding Ring (#3)

2013 Hurt So Good (#1)

2013 I Know You Have a Girlfriend (#2)

2015 I Really Like You (#1)

2015 E-Mo-Tion (#3)

Reminiscing About Carly Rae Jepsen's Last Concert Here in Manila - Thru Pictures

Imagine Dragons Top My Personal Countdown for the First Time

The band Imagine Dragons finally top my personal countdown this week after their great performance at the 2014 Grammy Awards this week, where they also won a Grammy.  The song It's Time peaked at #9 in my personal countdown in 2012.  This week, it reenters at #1.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending January 31, 2014 -

#1 Imagine Dragons - It's Time (RE)

#2 Kacey Musgraves - Merry Go Round (RE)

#3 Stromae - Tous Les Memes (#2)

#4 Alicia Keys - When It's All Over (#5)

#5 Beyonce - XO (RE)

#6 Vampire Weekend - Ya Hey (#9)

#7 Carly Rae Jepsen - Guitar String / Wedding Ring (#3)

#8 Lady Antebellum - Compass (#7)

#9 Kristen Bell / Santino Fontana - Love is an Open Door (RE)

#10 Kristen Bell / Idina Menzel - Do You Want to Build a Snowman (RE)

My Weekly Top 10 January 31, 2014: #7 Carly Rae Jepsen - Guitar String/Wedding Ring

Carly Rae Jepsen continues to rack up top 10 hits into 2014, as Guitar String/Wedding Ring slips from #3 to #7 this week.  It's her eleventh top 10 hit in my personal countdown.  She performed this song during her show here in Manila last year.

Eighteenth #1 Song for Britney Spears as She Tops My Personal Countdown This Week

Britney Spears gets her eighteenth #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as Perfume, moves from #4 to the top spot.  It's also her 27th top 10 hit.  Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending January 24, 2014 -

#1 Britney Spears - Perfume (#4)

#2 Stromae - Tous Les Memes (#3)

#3 Carly Rae Jepsen - Guitar String/Wedding Ring (#5)

#4 Zendaya - Replay (#6)

#5 Alicia Keys - When It's All Over (#7)

#6 Justin Bieber - Roller Coaster (#8)

#7 Lady Antebellum - Compass (NEW)

#8 Storm Queen - Look Right Through (NEW)

#9 Vampire Weekend - Ya Hey (NEW)

#10 Stefano Langone - Yes to Love (NEW)

Jason Derulo Trumpets His Way To The Top Spot of My Personal Countdown

Trumpets is Jason Derulo's fifth top 10 hit in my personal countdown and his very first #1 hit.  The song moves from #2 to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending January 17, 2014 -

#1 Jason Derulo - Trumpets (#2)

#2 Fatboy Slim - Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat (#3)

#3 Stromae - Tous Les Memes (#7)

#4 Britney Spears - Perfume (#4)

#5 Carly Rae Jepsen - Guitar String / Wedding Ring (#8)

#6 Zendaya - Replay (#6)

#7 Alicia Keys - When It's All Over (#9)

#8 Justin Bieber - Roller Coaster (#5)

#9 Beyonce - XO (#10)

#10 Miley Cyrus - Adore You (NEW)

OneRepublic Finally Tops My Personal Countdown

After a slew of top ten hits, OneRepublic finally tops my personal countdown this week, as Preacher, moves from #4 to the top spot.  

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending January 10, 2014 -

#1 OneRepublic - Preacher (#4)

#2 Jason Derulo - Trumpets (#6)

#3 Fatboy Slim - Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat (#8)

#4 Britney Spears - Perfume (#5)

#5 Justin Bieber - Roller Coaster (NEW)

#6 Zendaya - Replay (NEW)

#7 Stromae - Tous Les Memes (NEW)

#8 Carly Rae Jepsen - Guitar String/Wedding Ring (RE)

#9 Alicia Keys - When It's All Over (RE)

#10 Beyonce - XO (NEW)

myFABE Music Awards: Favorite Performer of the Year

Here are the nominees in this category -

Carly Rae Jepsen

Carrie Underwood

Jason Mraz

The Killers

Mika

and the winner is Mika.

myFABE Music Awards 2013: Favorite Album of the Year

Here are the nominees in this category -

Carly Rae Jepsen- Kiss

Carrie Underwood - Play On

HBO Show Girls Soundtrack

Mika - The Origin of Love

Swedish House Mafia - Until Now

and the winner is Mika - The Origin of Love.

myFABE Music Awards: Favorite Pop Performer of the Year

Here are the nominees in this category -

Carly Rae Jepsen

Christina Aguilera

Emeli Sande

Jason Mraz

Mika

and the winner is Mika.

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)

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)

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)

Carly Rae Jepsen Setlist for Manila Concert

One of the concerts that I'm looking forward this year is Carly Rae Jepsen's, who is set to perform here in Manila on August 7, 2013.  This is her most likely set list.  I love it!

1. This Kiss
2. I Know You Have A Girlfriend
3. Good Time
4. Tiny Little Bows
5. Sweetie
6. Take A Picture
7. Curiosity
8. Tug of War
9. More Than A Memory
10. Tonight I’m Getting Over You
11. Turn Me Up
12. Hurt So Good
13. Guitar String / Wedding Ring
14. Your Heart Is a Muscle
15. Call Me Maybe

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)

My Weekly Top 40 June 14, 2013: #31 Carly Rae Jepsen - Tonight I'm Getting Over You

 Carly Rae Jepsen's third top forty hit, Tonight, I'm Getting Over You, has already peaked at #21 and this week, it slips to #31.  

Psy Tops the 3rd MyFABEMusic Awards

 
Ten new categories were added to this year's MyFABEMusic Awards.  This was to accommodate the enlarged top 40 weekly countdown and the expanded top 100 songs of the year.  Right now, there are 22 awards already and more should be added next year as the jazz and Christian/gospel categories are starting to assert themselves.

Breakout Korean rapper Psy tops this year's awards with four wins including International Song, Hip Hop/Rap Act, Hip Hop/Rap Song and Dance Song of 2012.

Madonna romped off with three awards including the coveted Artist of the Year award.  She also won Pop Act and Dance Act of 2012.

Carly Rae Jepsen also won three awards including the coveted Record of the Year and New Artist of the Year awards.  She also won Pop Song of 2012.

Several artists took two awards including Taylor Swift who got the country category awards, Gotye, for Alternative Song and Collaboration of 2012, the Japanese band Sakanaction, for International Artist and Alternative Act, and Beyonce, who swept the R&B category awards.

Natasha Bedingfield got the coveted Album of the Year award for her Strip Me album.

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Artist of 2012

Here are the nominees for the Artist of the Year award for 2012.  This is based on their overall performance in my personal countdown for 2012.

Beyonce

 

Carly Rae Jepsen 

Madonna

Natasha Bedingfield

Vertical Horizon

 And the award for the 2012 Artist of the Year goes to Madonna.

3rd MyFABEMusic Award: Record of 2012

Here are the nominees for the 3rd MyFABEMusic Record of the Year award -

Beyonce - Love On Top

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

Gotye/Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know

Psy - Gangnam Style

Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

And the 2012 Record of the Year award goes to Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe