Thompson Square Puts Country Music Back on Top of My Personal Countdown

Thompson Square's Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About puts country music back at the top of my personal countdown.  The song moves from #2 to #1 this week.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending September 19, 2014 -


#10 George Strait - I Got A Car (NEW)

I Got A Car is country singer, George Strait's very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown. It debuts this week at #10.


 


#9 Amos Lee - El Camino

El Camino is Amos Lee's very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.  It debuts this week at #9.




#8 Shakira - Empire (NEW)

Shakira gets her 11th top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week as Empire debuts at #8.






#7 Justin Bieber feat. R. Kelly (9)

Justin Bieber's collaboration with R. Kelly, PYD, moves two notches up this week to #7.  



 

 #6 Sam Smith - Stay With Me (#8) Sam Smith's 

Stay With Me moves up two notches to #6 this week. It's his fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.






#5 RY X - Berlin (#10)

RY X's Berlin zooms up from #10 to #5 this week.  It's his first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.




#4 Showtek - We Like to Party (#5)

Dance artist Showtek's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown, We Like to Party, moves up a notch to #4 this week.





#3 Jennifer Lopez - First Love (#4)

Jennifer Lopez's First Love continues to move up my personal countdown, landing at #3 this week.



 

#2 Drake - Karaoke (#3)

Karaoke is Drake's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.  It moves closer to the top spot this week at #2.







#1 Thompson Square - Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About (#2)

Country duo Thompson Square get their very first #1 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About, ascends to the top.  It's also their very first top 10 hit.

Sam Smith's I'm Not the Only One Tops My Personal Countdown This Week

Sam Smith's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown becomes his second #1 song.  I'm Not the Only One moves up this week from #2 to #1.  It's the 4th top 10 hit from his album In The Lonely Hour.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending September 12, 2014 -

#10 RY X - Berlin (NEW)

Australian indie singer RY X gets his very first top 10 hit in my weekly countdown this week, as Berlin, debuts at #10.


 

 
#9 Justin Bieber/R. Kelly - PYD (NEW)

Justin Bieber gets his fifth top 10 hit this week, as his collaboration with R. Kelly, PYD, debuts this week at #9.  This is R. Kelly's 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown.


 


#8 Sam Smith - Stay With Me (NEW)

Stay With Me becomes Sam Smith's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown for the year 2014.  It debuts this week at #8.


 


 #7 Calvin Harris - Summer (#10) 

Calvin Harris' Summer zooms to #10 this week.  It's his fifth top 10 hit in my personal countdown.


 


#6 Charli XCX - Boom Clap (#6) 

Charli XCX's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Boom Clap, stays at #6 this week, for another week.








#5 Showtek - We Like to Party (#9)

Showtek's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown, We Like To Party, zooms up to #5 this week.  It was in the last Body Jam release, that's why it's here in my personal countdown.





#4 Jennifer Lopez - First Love (#5)

First Love is Jennifer Lopez's 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown and the second from the latest album AKA.  It moves up this week to #4.




 


#3 Drake - Karaoke (#8)

Drake's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Karaoke, zooms up this week to #3.






#2 Thompson Square- Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About (#4)

Thompson Square puts country music in my personal countdown as Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About moves up two notches to #2.






#1 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One (#2)

Sam Smith tops my personal countdown for the second time as I'm Not the Only One ascends to the top spot this week.

A Great Big World Gets Their Third #1 Song in My Personal Countdown

A Great Big World gets their third #1 song in my personal countdown this week as Already Home, moves from #2 to #1.  It's been a great year for this duo, certainly one of the top acts this year in my personal countdown.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending September 5, 2014 -

#10 Calvin Harris - Summer (NEW)

Calvin Harris' fifth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Summer, debuts this week at #10.

 


#9 Showtek - We Like to Party (NEW)

Showtek gets their third top 10 hit in my personal countdown this year, as We Like to Party, debuts at #9.





#8 Drake - Karaoke (#10)

Drake's fourth top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Karaoke, moves quietly to #8 this week.



 

#7 Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - Black Widow (#6) 

 The collaboration between Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora, Black Widow, slips this week to #7, after peaking at #6. It's Iggy's second top 10 hit and Rita's first in my personal countdown.




#6 Charli XCX - Boom Clap (#7) 

 Charli XCX's very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, moves up this week to #6.





#5 Jennifer Lopez - First Time (#8)

First Love is Jennifer Lopez's 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown.  This week it zooms up to #5.






#4 Thompson Square - Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About (#9)

Country duo Thompson Square's Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinking About zooms all the way to #4 this week.  It's their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.




#3 Sam Smith - Restart (#4)

Sam Smith has two top 10 hits in my personal countdown this week.  The first one, Restart, moves up a notch to #3.





#2 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One (#5)

Sam Smith's second top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, zooms from #5 to #2.  It's his third top 10 hit in my personal countdown.





#1 A Great Big World - Already Home (#2)

A Great Big World gets their third #1 song this year, as Already Home, moves from #2 to #1.  

Thompson Square Puts Some Country Music in My Personal Countdown

It's been sometime since a country song has made it into my personal countdown.  The country duo Thompson Square relieves that temporary drought with their latest hit song.  It's their first foray into my personal countdown.

2014 - Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About (#4)

Vertical Horizon Tops My Personal Countdown for the Eighth Time

It was really great that the band Vertical Horizon decided to bring their concert here to Manila this year.  Otherwise, I wouldn't know that they have a new brilliant album and I wouldn't have been able to discover all these beautiful songs from their latest album Echoes from the Underground.

Consolation becomes the band's third #1 song from that album, and their 8th #1 overall.

Here are my ten favorite songs for the week ending August 29, 2014 -

#10 Drake - Karaoke (#NEW)

This song from Drake comes from his Thank Me Later album.  Doesn't matter, it's still a great song.  This week, Karaoke debuts at #10.  It's Drake's fourth visit in my personal countdown.





#9 Thompson Square - Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About (#NEW)

The country duo of Thompson Square gets their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown this week, as Everything I Shouldn't Be Thinkin' About debuts at #9.  It's also one of the rare country songs that was able to make it into my personal countdown this year.




#8 Jennifer Lopez - First Love (#7)

Jennifer Lopez's 16th top 10 hit in my personal countdown, First Love, slips to #8 this week.  It's the second top 10 hit from her latest album AKA.




#7 Charli XCX - Boom Clap (#8)

Charli XCX's first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Boom Clap, moves up a notch to #7 this week.  I just learned that this song is in the soundtrack of the summer hit, The Fault in our Stars.





#6 Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - Black Widow(#9) 

 Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora's very first hit in my personal countdown, Black Widow, jumps from #9 to #6 this week.




#5 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One (#10)

Sam Smith's second top 10 hit in my personal countdown, I'm Not the Only One, zooms from #10 to #5 this week.





#4 Sam Smith - Restart (#6)

Sam Smith first top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Restart, moves up this week from #6 to #4. It's his third top 10 hit in my personal countdown.




#3 AJR - I'm Ready (#5)

The AJR brothers move up two places to #3 this week. It's their very first top 10 hit in my personal countdown.



#2 A Great Big World - Already Home (#3)

The duo A Great Big World's third top 10 hit in my personal countdown, Already Home, edges closer to the #1 spot.  Their first two hits, Say Something and I Really Want It, both went to #1.




#1 Vertical Horizon - Consolation (#2)

Vertical Horizon gets their 8th top 10 hit this week, as Consolation, moves up from #2 to #1. It's also the band's third #1 hit from their latest album, Echoes From the Underground.