Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 15

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 15

We’re paying tribute to the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 15, 2015.

It’s an old story: if you liked last week’s lineup you’ll love this one because yes…it’s all the same.

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth get us going in fifth place with “See You Again.”  When a song stays at number one for 12 weeks you learn a lot about an artist, but here are two things you may not know about Wiz Khalifa: he was born in Minot, North Dakota and he stands six feet, four inches…that works out to a healthy 1.93 meters.

You know who else is tall? Taylor Swift – she’s five feet 10 inches, or 1.77 meters. She and Kendrick Lamar hold in fourth place with “Bad Blood.” Taylor continues to spotlight² big-name guests on her nationwide “1989” tour. On August 8 she performed with Fetty Wap at Century Link Field in Seattle, Washington.

Maybe Silento will get a chance before Taylor heads for Asia at the end of October. Here and now, the Georgia teenager remains³ in third place with “Watch Me.”  Silento is Ricky Lamar Hawk…which is a pretty cool name in itself.

This song has become a massive viral video dance hit the world over…two young girls in Fort Worth, Texas just uploaded footage of themselves doing the “whip” and the “nae nae” in wheelchairs.

Holding in second place is The Weeknd, with “Can’t Feel My Face” which has just gone platinum⁴ in the U.S…that signifies sales of more than one million units. We’ll also see the Canadian artist perform at the MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by the one and only Miley Cyrus on August 30.

So, if nothing changes…and The Weeknd is number two…does that mean OMI stays at number one with “Cheerleader?”

It sure does…OMI dominates the Hot 100 for a fourth week. On August 8, Nick Jonas sang this song onstage in the Dominican Republic. Last month, the a capella group Pentatonix tackled it while opening for Kelly Clarkson.

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 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 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。