Favorite Pop Songs of the Moment

CHRles · Mar 17, 2013

As always, my list is based on the records I'm into from the Pop world, meaning from global charts and Top 40 stations from the US and abroad.

1) Passenger – Let Her Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA

2) Icona Pop – I Love It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxxajLWwzqY

3) Pink Ft. Nate Ruess – Just Give Me A Reason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpQFFLBMEPI

4) Armin Van Buuren Feat. Fiora – Waiting for the Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXFBXSPk6JI

5) Young Geezy – RIP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXbAy11QVzQ

6) Silversun Pickups – The Pit
http://youtu.be/HIVh0l_H2Q4

7) Arash/Sean Paul – She Makes Me Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYUHjKnTrS8

8) The Weekend – Wicked Games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1OTWCd40bc

9) Of Monsters & Men – Little Talks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I

10) Nicky Romero – Like Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6agp_W-rqgQ

11) Pitbull & Christina – Feel This Moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSsAi0Ja8a4

12) Birdy – People Help The People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmLNs6zQIHo

13) Bingo Players Feat. Far East Movement – Get Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BGKyAKigs

14) A$ap Rocky – Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liZm1im2erU

15) Labrinth Feat. Emeli Sande – Beneath Your Beautiful Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqIxCtEveG8

16) Baauer – Harlem Shake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV0LHCHf-pE

17) One Republic – If I Lose Myself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGx0rApSk6w

18) Showtek & Justin Pryme – Cannonball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-34cBHy0B6M

19) Fallout Boy – My Songs Know
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkIWmsP3c_s

20) Krewella – Alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-gYJBsln-w

atlantaboy · Mar 17, 2013

Using that broad definition of pop...

Swedish House Mafia "Don't You Worry Child"
Imagine Dragons "It's Time"
Taylor Swift "22"
The Lumineers "Ho Hey"
Flo Rida "I Cry"
Kelly Clarkson "Catch My Breath"
Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait"
Of Monsters And Men "Little Talks"
The Script "Hall Of Fame"
Fun "Carry On"
Macklemore feat Ryan Lewis "Thrift Shop"
Hunter Hayes "Wanted"
Ed Sheeran "Lego House"
Goo Goo Dolls "Rebel Beat"
Walk Off The Earth "Red Hands"
Mumford & Sons "Lover Of The Light"
Of Monsters And Men "King And Lionheart"
Florida-Georgia Line feat Nelly "Cruise"
All-American Rejects "Heartbeat Slowing Down"

CHRles · Mar 17, 2013

Good list man. I'll check out the All American Rejects, Mumford & Sons(Lover of the light), and Walk off the earth songs you listed 8)

carolinaradio · Mar 17, 2013

Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child
Florence Welch / Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing
Imagine Dragons - It's Time
Pitbull / Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath
Muse - Madness
Pink - Try
Olly Murs - Troublemaker
Fun. - Carry On (on the fence, liked it but kind of sick of this group)
OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself
Krewella - Alive
Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark

As far as recurrents, I am enjoying "I Cry", "Home", "The A Team", and "Let Me Love You."

CHRles · Mar 17, 2013

carolinaradio said:
Muse - Madness

Z-100 New York, Power 96.1 Atlanta, Hot 99.5 Washington, and Q-102 Philly are the major market CHRs supporting this one

atlantaboy · Mar 17, 2013

CHRles said:
Good list man. I'll check out the All American Rejects, Mumford & Sons(Lover of the light), and Walk off the earth songs you listed 8)

Thanks! ;D

atlantaboy · Mar 17, 2013

carolinaradio said:
Muse - Madness

I really like the last part of this song, but I can't sit through the first 2 minutes of it - still hope it does well, though...

RollTide · Mar 17, 2013

atlantaboy said:
carolinaradio said:

Muse - Madness

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I really like the last part of this song, but I can't sit through the first 2 minutes of it - still hope it does well, though...

I have to agree with you there.

What does everyone think of the new ne-yo song "forever now?" I'm also really loving the new song from The Script "Six degrees of separation" but I don't know of any CHRs playing it.

anthonydt06 · Mar 17, 2013

carolinaradio · Mar 17, 2013

I wasn't a huge fan of "Madness" at first, but it's grown on me. I'm not a huge fan of the beginning, either, but it's still a pretty decent track overall.
I guess I could also add "Little Talks", but when my local Alternative station signed on in late summer, they were playing it to death, so I've gotten pretty sick of it after all of these months. Good track, though.

I haven't been a huge Ne-Yo fan in the past, but I've liked "Let Me Love You" and also like "Forever Now."

chrocket87 · Mar 17, 2013

Well, I must say, CHRles has a very interesting list.

CHRles said:
1) Passenger – Let Her Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA

6) Silversun Pickups – The Pit
http://youtu.be/HIVh0l_H2Q4

"Let Her Go" was a huge hit in several Euro countries. It got some adds at AAA not too long ago, but it looks like it's already done there. I think this song could do well at CHR/Hot AC, the timing couldn't be better for a song like this.

Silversun Pickups on CHR? ??? I mean, I guess if Gotye could have the #1 song of 2012, anything could happen.

chrocket87 · Mar 17, 2013

My faves, based on songs on the CHR top 50:
Macklemore- Thrift Shop
Swedish House Mafia- Don't You Worry Child
Calvin Harris/Florence- Sweet Nothing
Imagine Dragons- It's Time (starting to get really played out now, though)
Mumford and Sons- I Will Wait
Of Monsters and Men- Little Talks
Fun.- Carry On
Pink- Try
Script- Hall of Fame (I think it just got moved to recurrent, so I'll allow it on for the sake of discussion)

Some Hot AC tracks that may or may not hit CHR:
Goo Goo Dolls- Rebel Beat
Imagine Dragons- Radioactive
Youngblood Hawke- We Come Running

Some I'd love to hear at CHR, but likely won't:
Airborne Toxic Event- Timeless
Of Monsters and Men- King and Lionheart
Three Days Grace- The High Road

texasstooge · Mar 20, 2013

My current favorites that have been playing on CHR/Top 40:
- "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars
- "Just Give Me a Reason by Pink [feat. Nate Ruess]
- "It's Time" by Imagine Dragons
- "Safe and Sound" by Capital Cities
- "Suit & Tie" by Justin Timberlake [feat. Jay-Z]
- "I Will Wait" by Mumford & Sons
- "Ho Hey" by The Lumineers
- "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye [feat. Kimbra]
- "Some Nights" by Fun
- "Carry On" by Fun (It has yet to reach my local CHRs in DFW, but it will in due time)
- "Home" by Phillip Phillips
- "Tongue Tied" by Grouplove (My DFW CHR's should've had this in their rotation)
- "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- "Stay" by Rihanna [feat. Mikki Ekko] (Not a huge fan of Rihanna, but this has been growing on me)

Some tracks I would love to hear on CHR, but likely won't:
- "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons
- "Stubborn Love" by The Lumineers
- "Shadow Days" by John Mayer
- "Mountain Sound" by Of Monsters and Men
- "Thinkin' 'Bout You" by Frank Ocean (This has been playing on Rhythmic stations, but has yet to reach the main Top 40)
- "Hold On" by Alabama Shakes

wxman76 · Mar 20, 2013

I have been a fan of Passenger "Let Her Go" for nearly 3 months. Not sure how much potential it has at CHR, but at the very least it deserves to get more spins at Hot AC and AAA.

Thanks to recent Alabama Shakes grammys and SNL appearances, at least "Hold On" is starting to see an increase in spins at Hot AC.