Sam Smith Snags Third #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

Sam Smith has had a banner year in 2014.  He starts 2015 with a bang by getting his third #1 song from his album In the Lonely Hour.  Like I Can moves up this week to #1.

Here are my ten favorite international songs for the week ending January 19, 2015 -

#1 Sam Smith - Like I Can (#9)

#2 Goo Goo Dolls - All That You Are (#5)

#3 Gary Barlow - God (#4)

#4 The Saturdays - Chasing Lights (#6)

#5 Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer (#7)

#6 Ariana Grande / The Weeknd (#10)

#7 Justice Crew - Everybody (#8)

#8 Ariana Grande /Zedd - Break Free (NEW)

#9 Sara Bareilles - Chasing the Sun (NEW)

#10 Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (NEW)

Gary Barlow

Outside of Take That, Gary Barlow has eleven top 10 hits in my personal countdown.  Five of them went all the way to #1.

1997 - Love Won't Wait (#6)

1997 - Open Road (#1)

1997 - So Help Me Girl (#4)

1999 - For All That You Want (#8)

1999 - Lie to Me (#9)

1999 - Walk (#1)

2010 - Shame (with Robbie Williams) (#1)

2012 - Sing (with The Military Wives) (#1)

2014 - Requiem (#4)

2014 - 6th Avenue (#1)

2015 - God (#3)

Gary Barlow Tops My Personal Countdown for the Fifth Time

In a career spanning three decades, Gary Barlow's tenth top 10 solo hit in my personal countdown becomes his fifth #1 song as well.  This week, 6th Avenue moves up to the top spot of my personal countdown.  It's the second top 10 hit from his latest album, Since I Saw You Last.  Gary's span of solo chart hits extends to 17 years this week.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending December 12, 2014.

1. Gary Barlow - 6th Avenue (#3)

2. Kendrick Lamar - Backstreet Freestyle (#2)

3. Brett Eldredge - Beat of the Music (#4)

4. Imagine Dragons  - Cha-Ching  (#10)

5. John Legend - The Beginning (#6)

6. Jamie Cullum - Save Your Soul (#7)

7. G.R.L. - Ugly Heart (#8)

8. Maroon 5 - It Was Always You (#9)

9. Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance (NEW)

10. Take That - These Days (NEW)

Pharrell Makes It Four Number One Songs in My Personal Countdown

Grammy-winning producer Pharrell gets his fourth #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as Happy, reenters at #1.  This song was such a slow boil for me but it does eventually reach my top spot.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 30, 2014 -

#1 Pharrell - Happy (RE)

#2 DVBBS and Borgeous - Tsunami (NEW)

#3 Katy Perry - Birthday (#3)

#4 Keith Urban - Cop Car (#1)

#5 Revolverheld - Ich lass fur Dich das Licht An (#5)

#6 Gary Barlow - Requiem (#4)

#7 Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue (#6)

#8 James Blunt - Face the Sun (#7)

#9 Lady Gaga - Swine (#8)

#10 Mali Music - Beautiful (#9)

FABE Weekly Top 10 May 30, 2014: #6 Gary Barlow - Requiem

Gary Barlow's ninth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Requiem, has already peaked at at #4.  It's the first top 10 hit from his latest album, Since I Saw You Last.

Keith Urban Finally Tops My Personal Countdown

Country music gets their second #1 song this week, as Keith Urban's Cop Car debuts at #1. Lady Antebellum's Compass went to #1 earlier this year.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 23, 2014 -

#1 Keith Urban - Cop Car (NEW)

#2 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch (RE)

#3 Katy Perry - Birthday (NEW)

#4 Gary Barlow - Requiem (RE)

#5 Revolverheld - Ich Lass Fur Dich Das Licht An (RE)

#6 Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue (NEW)

#7 James Blunt - Face the Sun (NEW)

#8 Lady Gaga - Swine (NEW)

#9 Mali Music - Beautiful (NEW)

#10 Christina Perri - Human (NEW)

The Frozen Soundtrack Puts Four Number One Songs in My Personal Countdown

The soundtrack to the movie Frozen puts four #1 songs in my personal countdown.  Love is an Open Door is the fourth track from that album to go all the way to #1.  It has been sometime ago that a soundtrack album has done that - and most of those which did are movie classics as well.  Top of mind soundtracks that I can recall right now that has duplicated this feat are The Bodyguard and Dirty Dancing. The other #1 songs from this Frozen album are In Summer, Let It Go, Do You Want to Build A Snowman and this week's #1 song, Love is an Open Door.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending April 18, 2014 -

#1 Kristen Bell / Santino Fontana - Love is an Open Door (#2)

#2 G-Dragon - Crayon (#3)

#3 John Legend - All of Me (#4)

#4 Alicia Keys - Brand New Me (#5)

#5 Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty to Me (#9)

#6 Beyonce - Partition (#10)

#7 Lady Gaga - Sex Dreams (NEW)

#8 Gary Barlow - Requiem (NEW)

#9 Josh Groban - Happy in My Heartache (NEW)

#10 Revolverheld - Ich lass fur Dich das licht an (NEW)

3rd MyFABEMusic Awards: Collaboration of 2012

This category was created to honor all the collaborations in the different genres of music.  Here are the nominees for the Collaboration of the Year award.  

Gary Barlow with the Military Wives and the Commonwealth Band - Sing

Gotye and Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know

Kelly Clarkson and Vince Gill -  Don't Rush

Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time

Simple Plan and Natasha Bedingfield - Jet Lag

And the Collaboration of 2012 award goes to Gotye and Kimbra.

 

Gary Barlow Gets His Third #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

Gary Barlow gets his third #1 song in my personal countdown this week, as Sing, his collaboration with the Military Wives and the Commonwealth Band zooms to #1.  His previous #1's were Shame with Robbie Williams and Walk.

Here are my favorite songs for the week ending July 27, 2012 -

#1 Gary Barlow / Military Wives / Commonwealth Band - Sing (RE)

#2 Josh Turner - Time is Love (#1)

#3 Eli Young Band - Even if it Breaks Your Heart (#10)

#4 Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa - Payphone (#8)


#5 Madonna - Turn Up the Radio (RE)

#6 Nicki Minaj - Whip It (RE)

#7 SM Town - Dear My Family (NEW)

#8 Espinoza Paz - Un Hombre Normal (NEW)

#9 David Cook - Goodbye to the Girl (#3)

#10 Die Toten Hosen - Tage Wie Diese

Chart Performance: Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow's fourth #1 song in the UK, Sing, his collaboration with The Commonwealth Band and the Military Wives, slips to #3 this week, after a week at #1.  Here are his top 10 songs in the UK, outside of Take That -

1996 - Forever Love (#1)

1997 - Love Won't Wait (#1)

1997 - Open Road (#7)

2010 - Everybody Hurts (with Helping Haiti) (#1)

2010 - Shame (with Robin Williams) (#2)

2012 - Sing (with The Commonwealth Band and the Military Wives) (#1)

His second #1 album in the UK, Sing, slips to #6 this week, after staying at #1 for a third week.  In 1997, Open Road also went to #1.

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Chart Performance: Military Wives

The Military Wives, a choir group formed by Gareth Malone for the BBC TV series, The Choir, has a UK #1 album under their belt, with In My Dreams.  Their second album, Stronger Together, debuts at #5 this week.

This week, their first UK #1 song, Sing, their collaboration with The Commonwealth Band and Gary Barlow slips to #3.

Ke$ha wins five MyFABEMusic Awards for 2010

Pop singer Ke$ha swept five awards in the 1st MyFABE Music Awards including Artist of the Year, Record of the Year and New Artist of the Year.  She also got nods for Pop Act of the Year and Pop Song of the Year.

Vampire Weekend and Alexis Jordan got two awards each.  Vampire Weekend won the Rock Act of the Year and Rock Song of the Year award for Giving Up the Gun. Alexis Jordan won R&B Act of the Year and R&B Song of the Year for Happiness.

John Mayer got the coveted Album of the Year award for Battle Studies.

Artist of the Year - Ke$ha

Record of the Year - Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug

Album of the Year - John Mayer - Battle Studies

New Artist of the Year - Ke$ha

Pop Act of the Year - Ke$ha

Pop Song of the Year - Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug

Collaboration of the Year - Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow - Shame

Movie/Musical/TV Song of the Year - Tift Merrit - Another Country

Rock Act of the Year - Vampire Weekend

Rock Song of the Year - Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun

R&B/Hip Hop/Rap Act of the Year - Alexis Jordan

R&B/Hip Hop/Rap Act of the Year - Alexis Jordan - Happiness

Shame by Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow - My #7 Favorite Song of 2010

I love both the song and the video! It did help that both Gary and Robbie exchanged meaningful glances here, sang with so much gusto - and stripped in the end of the video! Thanks guys! Well, they may not be the hottest things in pop music anymore - but they were during my time - and I think they have aged just fine - creases in the right places - and just about the right body of the age they are supposed to be. Sometimes perfection is not everything. I don't know what the song means though but anyhow, it manages to land at #7 of my year-end favorites!

Bromance Video of Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams

DEFINITELY THE BRO-MANCE VIDEO AND SONG FOR ME THIS YEAR! My poster boys of the 90s, Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, in a video and a duet together! I've never been this excited to listen to a new song since Sade released 'Soldier of Love' in February this year. It is a beautiful song, something their group, Take T...hat, would sing. They sound fantastic! Both Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow have matured gracefully, stilly yummy, even with the facial lines! And their choice to interpret this video as some form of bro-mance is very brave and very cute! I'm glad Robbie still hasn't lost his sense of humor!