Year-End Review 2015 - 80 - 71

80 – 71

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80		#85	Ash Koley – Criminal Points: 849.3 Peak: #13 Weeks: 16 Album: - “Criminal” had been a small hit in the internet and in Canada when I started to give this song a chance. In January “Criminal” debuted and by March it reached its peak at #16. I’ve not heard much about Ash Koley in the past, but I hope that there will be more in the future.
79		no success	Grace Slick feat. Lady Gaga – Somebody to applause Points: 849.5 Peak: #20 Weeks: 18 Album: - Back in 2013 Lady Gaga released her single “Applause”. In my chart “Applause” peaked at #20 and left the chart after 13 weeks. In 2015 a member of the Forum M4B Charts Central released a mash up between Lady Gaga’s “Applause” and Jefferson Airplane’s “Somebody to love”. While I didn’t know the Jefferson Airplane song the mash up did very well on my chart. It peaked also at #20, but stayed for 18 weeks so it reached #79 in the year-end chart.
78		#4	Zara Larsson – Weak heart Points: 850.9 Peak: #15 Weeks: 16 Album: 1 In Sweden Zara Larsson is a superstar. Outside of Sweden she has now a hit with a song which can be found later in this countdown. “Weak heart” is from her debut album “1”. This song is more a ballad than a dance song. Most of her songs are hit or miss for me, but with this gem she had a good run on my chart.
77		#141	Kelly Clarkson - Invicible Points: 853.9 Peak: #14 Weeks: 16 Album: Piece by piece “Invicible” is another emotional song by Kelly Clarkson. In the past she had done very well for me with such songs, but “Invincible” only peaked in the upper half in the part between 11 and 20. It is a strong song although I got over this song very fast.
76		no success	Marla Blumenblatt feat. Eko Fresh – Großstadtcowboys Points: 856.7 Peak: #13 Weeks: 16 Album: Sag einfach ja EP “Großstadtcowboys” was the first single from her EP “Sag einfach ja”. This song has a fresh sound and for the first time German Rapper Eko Fresh reached a spot in the year-end Top 100. With this song Marla Blumenblatt leaves the retro sound which she started her career. I like this genre change. She can be found in this review once more.
75		no success	Madeline Juno – If this was a movie Points: 860.6 Peak: #10 Weeks: 17 Album: The Unknown “If this was a movie” was one of several songs which got a music video. On the other hand “If this was a movie” was never released as a regular single. After buying the album I charted this song and it reached my Top 10. This is her first out of two entries within the Top 100.
74		no success	Avril Lavigne – Falling fast Points: 862.2 Peak: #18 Weeks: 20 Album: Avril Lavigne “Falling fast” is a remnant of her self titled last album. “Falling fast” is more a softer song than a rock song, but in my opinion this song is one of her strongest from this album, although it never reached my Top 10.
73		#1 #1 #1	Sido feat. Andreas Bourani – Astronaut Points: 884.4 Peak: #12 Weeks: 16 Album: VI This is what you get when one of the biggest German rapper and the male star of 2014 work together on a song. “Astronaut” dominated the charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland from the start. Due to strong concurrence when “Astronaut” charted it never reached my Top 10. Nevertheless this song got a respectable spot in this review.
72		#47 #70	Carrie Underwood – Little toy guns Points: 887.1 Peak: #16 Weeks: 18 Album: Greatest hits: Decade #1 Every now and while you can find a song by Carrie Underwood on my chart. With “Good girl” she reached #1, but since this time she didn’t manage to do as well as with this song. “Little toy guns” is a very emotional song from her greatest hits album. This song had a disappointing start, but in the end it had a very good run with a peak in the Top 20.
71		#9	Tagtraeumer – Tagtraeumen Points: 888.6 Peak: #9 Weeks: 16 Album: Alles OK The debut was very good for this Austrian band. “Tagtraeumen” missed the Top 10 by only two spots. Everything was ready for the next #1 by Tagtraeumer, but than it lasted very long for them to reach the Top 10. Very short after entering the Top 10 it dropped out of this part of my chart and in general this song was out of my mind very fast, but it is an OK song for them.