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Song of the Day #2,207: ‘Burnin’ It Down’ – Jason Aldean

jason_aldeanRounding out spots 8-11 on the Billboard chart are a quartet of songs I’ve already featured as part of my focus on hit singles this year. If I’ve learned one thing it’s that there isn’t much turnover on this list.

At #8 is John Legend’s ‘All of Me,’ in its 42nd week on the chart. Ninth is Sia’s ‘Chandelier,’ entering the top ten for the first time. In the tenth spot is Calvin Harris’ ‘Summer,’ which didn’t own the season the way he must have hoped when he recorded it. And at #11 is Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy,’ still chugging along.

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Song of the Day #2,206: ‘Latch’ – Disclosure featuring Sam Smith

disclosure_latchAt #7 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 is ‘Latch,’ a dance track by British DJ duo Disclosure that features vocals by Sam Smith. This is Smith’s second appearance in the top ten.

Oddly, the video for this song has more anti-gay comments than that of Smith’s own ‘Stay With Me.’ I guess the gay couple in this clip is more front and center, but they’re also a couple of hot lesbians, which I thought was cool even for the Neanderthals.

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Song of the Day #2,205: ‘Maps’ – Maroon 5

maroon_5_mapsAt #4 this week is Nico & Vinz, with the boring but popular ‘Am I Wrong?‘ Dropping to fifth place is Ariana Grande’s ‘Problem,’ my pick for Song of the Summer.

‘Problem’ spent awhile at #2, but was unable to unseat ‘Fancy’ for the top spot during that span. As Iggy Izalea raps on ‘Problem,’ that meant she occupied both of those positions for more than a month. She’s certainly the Artist of the Summer (a spot Pharrell earned last year, appearing on both ‘Blurred Lines’ and ‘Get Lucky’).

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Song of the Day #2,204: ‘Stay With Me’ – Sam Smith

sam_smithI’m back, after a two-week hiatus for which I offer my deepest apologies. Who knew that our nation’s capital had inspired such a horrible collection of songs? Somebody with talent should get to D.C. right away and pen something of quality.

To get back in the swing of things, I’m going to take a look at the Billboard Hot 100 chart to see which new singles are striking a nerve.

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Song of the Day #2,203: ‘Say It Right’ – Nelly Furtado

nelly_furtado_looseI managed to post 2,194 Song of the Day posts without once featuring a Nelly Furtado song, and now I’m posting my second in a week.

One of the hardest concepts for me to wrap my mind around is the idea of true randomness. Every time I’m in my car and randomly hear three Beatles songs back-to-back-to-back, I figure something must be wrong with the stereo system.

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