Song of the Day #5,461: ‘Cruise’ – Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly

The week of June 15, 2013, is putting Throwback Weekends to the test. Not only has the #1 song already appeared on the blog, but so have numbers two through four. No worries, though… it’s called the Hot 100, after all.

Topping the charts that week was ‘Can’t Hold Us‘ by Macklemore — Ryan Lewis, still hanging on from three weeks ago. In second place was Justin Timberlake’s ‘Mirrors,’ which I wrote about nine years ago. At #3 was Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky,’ which I featured on the blog a decade ago in a post that makes me sounds like an old man shouting at a cloud. Finally, the fourth spot is occupied by Pink and Nate Ruess, whose ‘Just Give Me a Reason‘ featured on a recent edition of Throwback Weekends.

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Song of the Day #3,611: ‘Meant to Be’ – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line

In Billboard’s #5 spot is ‘Meant to Be’ by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, the rare country tune to crack the Top Ten.

Rexha is better known as a pop and R&B performer but going country resulted in her biggest hit yet, with ‘Meant to Be’ peaking at #2. This is also the biggest hit for Florida Georgia Line, who previously reached #4 with ‘Cruise,’ a collaboration with Nelly.

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