VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 27

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 27

We're counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending June 27, 2015.

His album Everything Is For was released earlier this month and its lead single has reached number 1 in six countries, including Scotland, the UK and South Africa. It was number 5 last week and stands firm this week in the same spot. We're talking about Jason Derulo with "Want to Want Me".

Derulo also surprised comedian² Vice³ Ganda in the Philippines by sending him a video taped message congratulating Vice on the 4th anniversary of his TV show. In the message, Derulo thanks the Philippines for making "Wiggle" and "Talk Dirty" such a massive success. Vice Ganda is credited with helping⁴ to spearhead the "Talk Dirty" dance craze in the Philippines.

However, Derulo isn't the only one making us dance all over the world, Walk The Moon thrives in fourth place for another week with their platinum⁵ single "Shut Up And Dance", which has also topped the Hot Rock Songs chart for 12 weeks straight.

Residing in the number three spot is "Trap Queen" by Willie Maxwell aka Fetty Wap, who recently revealed how he lost his eye. Fetty Wap shared in an interview that he was born with glaucoma and had to get a prosthetic eye when he was 12 years old. He talked about what it was like growing up with that prosthetic. He said many of his classmates didn't even realize anything was wrong - they thought maybe he was cross-eyed or had a lazy eye until one day, he took it out! And his classmated were like "whoah!" After that, Wap says hegot the nickname "One Eyed Woody". He also says he no longer wears the prosthetic because he doesn't care to look like everybody else.

Hanging tight in the number two spot is Taylor Swift with Kendrick Lamar in "Bad Blood". Taylor Swift is definitely big, bad and powerful. In a Tumblr blog post she titled "To Apple, Love Taylor" she says "I'm sure you're aware that Apple Music will be offering a free three-month trial to anyone who signs up for the service. I'm not sure you know that Apple Music will not be paying writers, producers or artists for those three months." She goes on to say "Apple with all due respect, it's not too late to change the policy. We don't ask you for free iPhones, please don't ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation." Guess what? Apple obliged. The Apple VP of internet, software and services personally tweeted Taylor Swift saying Apple Music will pay artists for streaming even during the customertrial period. Get em'Taylor!

Number one this week - certified⁶ two-times platinum - it's Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth with "See You Again" - no surprise there.

And that's it for this week's Top 5 countdown. Who will break into the top five and shake things up? Join us next week to find out.

1 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

2 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 platinum   

n.白金

参考例句：

• I'll give her a platinum ring.我打算送给她一枚白金戒指。
• Platinum exceeds gold in value.白金的价值高于黄金。

6 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。