fun. Is Back at #1 for the Second Time

fun. returns to the #1 spot this week, as Sight of the Sun, from the Girls soundtrack, moves from #2 to #1 this week.  Last year, Some Nights went to #1.  Nate Ruess also went to #1 as a solo artist, in a duet with Pink for the song Just Give Me A Reason.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 31, 2013 -

#1 fun. - Sight of the Sun (#2)

#2 Alanis Morissette - Empathy (#4)

#3 Jason Mraz - I'm Coming Over (#5)

#4 Cast of The Full Monty - Breeze Off the River (#6)

#5 ReConnected - One in a Million (#7)

#6 Robbie Williams ft Lissie - Loser (#10)

#7 Norah Jones - Say Goodbye (#9)

#8 AlunaGeorge - Attracting Flies (#22)

#9 RADWIMPS - Dreamers High (#12)

#10 Mika ft Pharrell - Celebrate (#14)

Britt Nicole Tops My Personal Countdown For the First Time

Britt Nicole tops my personal countdown this week with her hit, Gold.  It's her very first #1 hit in my personal countdown.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending May 24, 2013 -

#1 Britt Nicole - Gold (#14)

#2 fun. - Sight of the Sun (#15)

#3 Judy Collins - Song for Judith (#28)

#4 Alanis Morissette - Empathy (#30)

#5 Jason Mraz - I'm Coming Over (#1)

#6 Cast of The Full Monty - Breeze Off the River (#16)

#7 ReConnected - One in a Million (#18)

#8 Anna Kendrick - Cups (#20)

#9 Norah Jones - Say Goodbye (#31)

#10 Robbie Williams ft. Lissie - Loser (#32)

Macklemore Tops My Personal Countdown For the First Time This Week

Macklemore tops my personal countdown this week, as Same Love, his collaboration with Ryan Lewis and Mary Lambert moves from #4 to #1.  Their previous hit, Thrift Shop, peaked at #9.

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

#1 Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert - Same Love (#4)

#2 Biffy Clyro - Black Chandelier (NEW)

#3 Kacey Musgraves - Merr Go Round (#2)

#4 Taylor Swift - State of Grace (#3)

#5  Tommy Torres ft Ricardo Arjona - Mientras Tanto (#5)

#6 Jesse & Joy - Corre (#8)

#7 Robbie Williams - Be A Boy (NEW)

#8 Shineee - The World With You (#9)

#9 John Mayer - Speak For Me (NEW)

#10 Tulisa - Sight of You (#10)

Mary J. Blige Tops My Personal Countdown for the Eighth Time

Well, sometimes I discover songs which are already past their release dates.  This happens again this week, as the theme song from the movie The Help, Mary J. Blige's The Living Proof, ascends to the top of my personal countdown.  This happened because I chose Need Someone as my top pick for her album My Life II, which incidentally, also went to #1 in last year.

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

#1 Mary J. Blige - The Living Proof (#4)

#2 Matt Redman - 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (#3)

#3 Emeli Sande - Clown (#6)

#4 John Mayer - The Age of Worry (#5)

#5 Tamar Braxton - Love and War (#7)

#6 Chris Brown - Don't Judge Me (#1)

#7 Lana del Rey - Ride (#8)

#8 Robbie Williams - S**t on the Radio (#9)

#9  Lena - Stardust (#10)

#10 Alexis Jordan - Laying Around (NEW)

Chris Brown's Don't Judge Me Becomes My First #1 Song of 2013

Even though both Chris Brown and Rihanna underwent a lot of media controversy over their volatile and often violent relationship, one thing is clear, both of them never stopped working - and because of that, they've had #1 songs in my personal countdown even if they were always on the media spotlight!

This week, Chris Brown gets his ninth #1 song in my personal countdown, as Please Don't Judge Me, moves from #2 to #1.  

Here are my ten favorite songs for the first week of 2013, week ending, January 4, 2013 -

#1 Chris Brown - Please Don't Judge Me

#2 Sakanaction - Boku to Hana

#3 Matt Redman - 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)

#4 Mary J. Blige - The Living Proof

#5 John Mayer - The Age of Worry

#6 Emeli Sande - Clown

#7 Tamar Braxton - Love and War

#8 Lana del Rey - Ride

#9 Robbie Williams - S**t on the Radio

#10 Lena - Stardust

Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams has fourteen top 10 hits in my personal countdown, eight of them going all the way to #1.

1997 - Angels (#1)
1998 - Millenium (#1)
1999 - She's the One (#1)
2000 - Rock DJ (#1)
2001 - Kids (with Kylie Minogue) (#1)
2001 - Somethin' Stupid (with Nicole Kidman) (#1)
2002 - I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen (#1)
2003 - Come Undone (#8)
2007 - She's Madonna (with Pet Shop Boys) (#4)
2010 - Shame (with Gary Barlow) (#1)
2012 - Candy (#2)
2012 - Shit on the Radio (#8)
2013 - Be A Boy (#7) 
2013 - Loser (with Lissie) (#6)

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!

Chart Performance: Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams - WIEN 2006 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Robbie Williams's tenth #1 and twelfth top 10 album in the UK, Take the Crown, slips to #5 this week, after debuting at #1 last week.  Below are his top 10 albums in the UK -

1997 - Life Through A Lens (#1)
1998 - I've Been Expecting You (#1)
2000 - Sing When You're Winning (#1)
2001 - Swing When You're Winning (#1)
2002 - Escapology (#1)
2003 - Live At Knebworth (#2)
2004 - Greatest Hits (#1)
2005 - Intensive Care (#1)
2006 - Rudebox (#1)
2009 - Reality Killed the Video Star (#2)
2010 - In And Out of Consciousness (#1)
2012 - Take The Crown (#1)
 
Candy, his 31st UK Top 10 hit and eighth #1 moves back up a notch to #7 this week.  Below are his top 10 hits in the UK - 

1996 - Freedom (#2)

1997 - Old Before I Die (#2)

1997 - Lazy Days (#8)

1997 - Angels (#4)

1998 - Let Me Entertain You (#3)

1998 - Millenium (#1)

1998 - No Regrets (#4)

1999 - Strong (#4)

1999 - She's The One (#1)

2000 - Rock DJ (#1)

2000 - Kids (with Kylie Minogue) (#2)

2000 - Supreme (#4)

2001 - Let Love Be Your Energy (#10)

2001 - Eternity / Road to Mandalay (#1)

2001 - Somethin' Stupid (with Kylie Minogue) (#1)
2002 - My Culture (with 1 Giant Leap and Maxi Jazz) (#9)

2002 - Feel (#4)

2003 - Come Undone (#4)

2003 - Something Beautiful (#3)

2003 - Sexed Up (#10)
2004 - Radio (#1)
2004 - Misunderstood (#8)
2005 - Tripping (#2)
2005 - Advertising Space (#8)
2006 - Rudebox (#4)
2006 - Lovelight (#8)
2009 - Bodies (#2)
2009 - You Know Me (#6)
2010 - Everybody Hurts (with Helping Haiti) (#1)
2010 - Shame (with Gary Barlow) (#2)
2012 - Candy (#1) 

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!