Chart Performance: OneRepublic

The American band OneRepublic has one top 10 album in the US.

2013 - Native (#3)

They also have three top 10 hits in the US.

2007 - Apologize (Remix) (with Timbaland) (#2)
2010 - Good Life (#8)
2013 - Counting Stars (#2)

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)

My Weekly Top 10 January 10, 2014: #1 OneRepublic - Preacher

OneRepublic finally snags their very first #1 hit in my personal countdown, as Preacher, moves this week from #4 to #1.  The band performed this song during their concert here last November.

Lorde Lords My Personal Countdown For the Second Time

Newcomer Lorde wastes no time in topping my personal countdown, as Team, moves this week from #2 to #1.  Her first hit, Royals, also went to #1 last year.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the first week of 2014 -

#1 Lorde - Team (#2)

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

#3 Lady Gaga - Venus (#4)

#4 OneRepublic - Preacher (#5)

#5 Britney Spears - Perfume (#6)

#6 Jason Derulo - Trumpets (#8)

#7 Blake Shelton - Mine Would Be You (NEW)

#8 Fatboy Slim, Riva Starr, Beardyman - Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat (NEW)

#9 The Afters - Every Good Thing (NEW)

#10 The Script - Millionaires

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)

myFABE Music Awards 2013: Favorite Rock Performer of the Year

Here are the nominees in this category -

Biffy Clyro

David Bowie

The Killers

Onerepublic

Xavier Naidoo

and the winner is The Killers.

My Ten Favorite Concerts of 2013

I was lucky enough to see twenty different concerts this year from a slew of local and foreign acts.  Some were disappointing but some were good enough to reach my top 10.  Here they are -

#10 Onerepublic 

 

Thanks to this concert, I was able to discover how good some of the songs were from Onerepublic's Native album, especially Preacher.  Ryan Tedder sounded kinda off though that night.

#9 Aerosmith

 

Steven Tyler growled and sang like a pro the night he was here in Manila.  Too bad I forgot my camera at home!  The stage set up at MOA was just fantastic!

#8 Lea Salonga

An impeccably well directed show, Lea Salonga has the set of pipes which even nightingales would envy.  She was in top form during her show a few weeks ago.
 
#7 Enrique Gil

 Probably the only non-singer who was given a chance to have a concert this year.  Enrique only had to take his shirt off and the Araneta Coliseum would turn into a shrieking mess!  This boy is definitely hot!

#6 Lawson

 

When Lawson came to Manila last April, they were not that famous yet but they have since gained more popularity and I won't be surprised if they fill up the Araneta Coliseum when they come back here!

#5 Jason Mraz

Jason Mraz's show didn't have too much gimmickry and he has depended solely on his earnest delivery of many of his hit songs.  Thanks to this show, I was introduced to I'm Coming Over and A Beautiful Mess.  Lovely, lovely songs!
 
#4 Gary Valenciano

A veteran already of almost 30 years of live shows, Gary V.'s series of intimate shows during the stormy month of August was probably the most cozy show I saw this year!  Gary just set the mood right for the whole show!


#3 The Killers

I don't know why I  got emotional during some of the songs that Brandon song during The Killers' concert here but I did and Brandon really performed the band's songs pretty well!  Definitely a show I would watch again if I can!
  
#2 Swedish House Mafia

One of the best concerts I have ever seen!  Electrifying opening song! Tight set!  Lots of reasons to stay dancing!

#1 Alicia Keys

Alicia's show had some wonderful surprises - it added to the already tight and exciting set she had prepared for everyone that night!  Another memorable concert!

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)

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

My Weekly Top 10 November 15, 2013: #2 OneRepublic - Light It Up

OneRepublic's thirteenth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Light It Up moves up to #2 this week.  This was their second song during their concert here in Manila last night.

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)

My Weekly Top 10 November 8, 2013: #4 OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself

OneRepublic gets their twelfth top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as If I Lose Myself debuts at #4.  This was the band's final song during their concert here in Manila last night.

My Weekly Top 10 November 8, 2013: #5 OneRepublic - Counting Stars

OneRepublic gets their eleventh top ten hit in my personal countdown, as Counting Stars debuts this week at #5.  The band performed this song during their concert here last night.

My Weekly Top 10 November 8, 2013: #7 OneRepublic - Feel Again

OneRepublic gets their ninth top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Feel Again debuts at #7.  The band performed this song during their concert here last night.

My Weekly Top 10 November 8, 2013: #8 OneRepublic - I Lived

OneRepublic gets their eighth top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as I Lived debuts at #8.  The band also performed this song during their show here in Manila last night.

My Weekly Top 10 November 8, 2013: #9 OneRepublic - Can't Stop

OneRepublic gets their seventh top ten hit in my personal countdown this week, as Can't Stop, debuts at #9.  The band performs this song during their show here in Manila last night.

My Weekly Top 10 November 8, 2013: #10 OneRepublic - Burning Bridges

OneRepublic gets their sixth top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week as Burning Bridges, debuts at #10.  The band performed this song during their concert here in Manila yesterday.

OneRepublic

OneRepublic has thirteen top 10 hits in my personal countdown.  One of them went all the way to #1.

2007 - Apologize (with Timbaland) (#4)
2008 - Stop and Stare (#7)
2009 - All The Right Moves (#10)
2009 - Secrets (#3) 
2010 - Good Life (#3)
2013 - Burning Bridges (#10)
2013 - Can't Stop (#9)
2013 - I Lived (#8)
2013 - Feel Again (#7)
2013 - Preacher (#1)
2013 - Counting Stars (#5)
2013 - If I Lose Myself (#4)
2013 - Light It Up (#2)

Concert Review: One Night With the Cute Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic

I was a bit pissed that we came late for Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic's show tonight! Normally, concerts here in Manila start at 9PM but for some strange reason, they started the show at 8:30PM. Hay naku, kung kelan ako late, maaga sila, kung kelan naman ako maaga, super late naman sila!! Anobah!! Oh well. Ryan did a fantastic show tonight showing off his vocal prowess which sounded pitchy at times but who cares, this was the last night of their Asian tour and the guy wanted to wail many times!

They played mostly songs from their latest album, Native, which was great, because I only realized tonight what a great album it was, containing a lot of good material. I was just a bit pissed that I missed Light It Up, which was my most favorite song from it. I think it was their second song. Anyway, they did the other songs really well, from their encore songs Feel Again and If I Lose Myself to Preacher and I Lived. Of course, the crowd loved Counting Stars which is their current hit. The coliseum was packed with people tonight and it was great to be with a young crowd once again. They really knew how to party! Ryan promised to be back! I won't be surprised if they can continue to come out with interesting material. Ryan is, after all, a very talented songwriter as well.