James' Top 70 - February 16, 2017

6 debuts!

Notes:

• Run River North holds at #1 this week with "29" for its second week atop the charts. This has actually started to distance itself and has pretty much locked in a third week for next week. "Diagram of a Simple Man" (3-3) should start to challenge it in two weeks when Colliding by Design releases on the 24th.
• Thrice has themselves a solid week. "Black Honey" lifts up (6-5) for a new peak in the Top 5. It's starting to slow down, so I don't see this peaking much higher. #4 might be its highest attainable peak, but this might start falling soon. "Stay with Me" takes a 15 position jump this week, by going 35-20 for a new peak. This is red hot right now and will be seeking the Top 10 soon. This has a shot at going #1 actually. Thrice also debuts "Blood on the Sand" at #66 this week. They should be able to chart three songs concurrently for the time being. I see this one doing well also.
• As Thrice has a solid week, so does Sundara Karma, who make their chart debut this week with 3 songs. Their debut album Youth is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect came out about a month ago, and I finally just spun it and enjoyed it a lot. The top debut goes to "A Young Understanding" at #37. This one is not the single that is being promoted in the US currently, but I will chart this one as the single now. I really enjoy this right now, and I see this being Top 10 soon. "She Said", the current single, debuts at #64. I probably will chart this and "A Young Understanding" at the same time, but this will be the far lesser of the two. I can see a Top 40 peak for this in the current 70 position setting. "Loveblood" debuts at #69 as well. This has been done at Alternative for awhile, but this randomly grew on me right before I downloaded the album. This will probably end up being just a one-weeker, so I can put my focus on the two previously aforementioned.
• Katy Perry returns to the chart this week with "Chained to the Rhythm" coming in at #52. This is Katy's first charter since "California Gurls", which peaked at #12. She missed the chart with "Birthday", which has unashamedly turned into one of my favorites from her, since I got into a little late. This should turn into a decent hit for her. Maybe somewhere in the Top 30 with potential to grow.
• Maroon 5 finally see their comeback to the chart for the first time since 2015 with "Cold" debuting at #58. It's a solid debut for a song that only got two days of charting. Their last four singles ("Sugar", "This Summer's Gonna Hurt...", "Feelings", "Don't Wanna Know") missed the chart, but they did see a random charter in "Coming Back for You" (#35). Their last album produced three Top 10 hits, but hit a brick wall halfway through "Animals" run, which looked like a future #1 but halted after 3 weeks when it peaked at #6. This could do decent, but I'm not expecting much since now it is basically the Adam Levine show rather than Maroon 5.

On the Rise:
"I'm Born to Run" by: American Authors
"Keep It Between the Lines" by: Sturgill Simpson
"Not a One" by: The Young Wild
"Pussy King" by: Wheeler Walker, Jr.
"True Love" by: DiRTY RADiO
"Lies in the Dark" by: Tove Lo
"Bom Bidi Bom" by: Nick Jonas & Nicki Minaj
"Legend" by: The Score
"My Old Man" by: Zac Brown Band
"Goodbye" by: filous (feat. Mat Kearney)
"Sooner or Later" by: Aaron Carter
"Somebody Else" by: The 1975

Re-Entry Watch:
None

Dropouts:
"Kids" by: OneRepublic (from #32) Peak: 1 (1 week) - RECURRENT
"Holding On" by: SafetySuit (from #50) Peak: 37 - RECURRENT
"Overdose" by: Armors (from #66) Peak: 49
"Take It All Back 2.0" by: Judah & The Lion (from #67) Peak: 65
"Haunted" by: Acceptance (from #68) Peak: 68
"Bring You Home" by: Marcus Santoro (feat. Michael Paynter) (from #69) Peak: 58

Recurrent Watch:
"Oxygen" by: Dirty Heads (1)
"Better" by: SafetySuit (1)
"Nothing Personal" by: Night Riots (1)
"You" by: SafetySuit (1)
"Ritual" by: Marshmello (feat. Wrabel) (1)
"Absence" by: Talay Riley (2)
"Work Shoes" by: USS (3)
"Bubblegum" by: TOTEM & Aalias (2)
"Pause" by: SafetySuit (1)
"Oh My My" by: OneRepublic (feat. Cassius) (2)
"Higher" by: Carly Rae Jepsen (1)
"I Won't Let You Go" by: Switchfoot (2)
"Vowels" by: Capital Cities (1)
"Cash Machine" by: D.R.A.M. (1)
"Swimming in the Moonlight" by: Bad Suns (2)
"I'm Gonna Love You" by: David Cook (2)
"Do I Make You Wanna" by: Billy Currington (2)