Last week, on Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, we didn’t see a change of guard when Taylor Swift’s Wildest Dreams sustained her reign at Number 1. Nothing astonishing from this American pop princess whose aspirations are beyond a shadow of doubt, becoming more visible as she continues to soar in her career.
As I mentioned last week, Tay could remain at Number 1 and at Number 1 she dwelled! The question is: will she hang in there for a triple-shot? Dominating headlines worldwide, whether it be about her break-ups, marriage plans or whatevers, she’s a market leader on her own! And as she tours diverse countries to promote her fifth album1989, all odds point to her for a third win on Rick’s countdown.
I reckon that this 25-year-old performer will hit her goalmouth to be the highest earning female celebrity in 2016, overtaking Katy Perry – perhaps, a biased opinion but yes, I think she’s a kickass businesswoman dressed as a pop star, a one-off entertainer and one hella sweet idol most girls look up to! That being said, I vote Swifty in for Number 1 again this week…
At Number 2 for an uninterrupted four week drive now, The Weeknd’s The Hills seems to be wedged at silver-medalist and doesn’t look like it will fly to that desired Numero Uno after all. Quite a pity because a track with such commercial success hitting Number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, replacing its own titleholder’s track should hit the apogee.
Up two notches from Number 5, Canadian singer Shawn Mendes places at Number 3 with the explosive pop track Stitches from his debut album Handwritten. I really think it has the sine qua non to make it to Number 1 on Dees’ countdown, although he’s still unripe in the industry – but who’s to say what’s happening next, right? I just so love this powerhouse!
And at Number 4 and Number 6 respectively, we have Justin Bieber’s What Do You Mean and R City Featuring Adam Levine’s Locked Away, both declining after having boasted of being the unsurpassed.
Now here’s a song that’s looking good at Number 5: One Direction’s Drag Me Down from their fifth album Made In The A.M. released last July 31, 2015. The mid-tempo punch became an instant triumph burning some rubber in charts around the globe. In the United States, it debuted at Number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Also hot to trot are Drake’s Hotline Blink at Number 7, X Ambassadors’ Renegades at Number 8 and at Number 10 – this one’s my pick of the week: Ellie Goulding’s On My Mind.
Listen to what’s sizzling in the U.S. hit charts when you lock it in to the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 as he counts you down to Number 1 right here on Y101 Always First from 2 PM – 6 PM every Sunday.
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