Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 23

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 23

These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending January 23, 2016.

What a week! Where do we start: with the new number one song or the brand-new addition at number five?

Number 5: Twenty One Pilots "Stressed Out" 

Let’s begin at the beginning: twenty one pilots is your new addition to the lineup as “Stressed Out” jumps four slots to fifth place.

Twenty one pilots is the duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun from Columbus, Ohio. The band formed in 2009 – it went through a lineup change before becoming a two-piece in 2011. The guys signed a major-label record deal in 2012, and their second studio album "Blurryface" hit number one last year. Twenty one pilots kicks off a European tour on February 3 in Hamburg, Germany.

Number 4: Drake "Hotline Bling" 

Drake holds in fourth place with “Hotline Bling,” and the gift you never knew you wanted is now available…Do you want a Drake coloring book? Well of course you do, who wouldn’t? Now you can get one: the 32-page book costs $10  and features black and white illustrations from 15 different artists.

Number 3: Justin Bieber "Love Yourself" 

Justin Bieber treads² water in third place with “Love Yourself.” Justin kicks off his world tour on March 9 in Seattle, Washington, and TMZ reports it should be quite a show. The working concept opens with a visual display of clouds and storms, symbolizing³ the trials and problems Justin has endured for the past couple years. The clouds break…and Justin descends⁴ from the ceiling. That’s the plan anyway.

Number 2: Adele "Hello" 

Storm clouds are gathering⁵ for Adele, as “Hello” drops to number two after leading the list for 10 weeks. She’s still breaking all kinds of records, though…The video has just reached one billion YouTube views in a record time of 88 days. In addition, her “Carpool Karaoke” video with talk show host James Corden has become the most-watched video of any late-night show since 2013. If you haven’t seen it, go to my Twitter page, @rayonthehits. It’s spectacular⁶!

Number 1: Justin Bieber "Sorry"

Speaking of spectacular, meet your new Hot 100 champ. Justin Bieber takes the crown with “Sorry.”  This is his second U.S. champion single, following “What Do You Mean?”

By the way, Justin has purple hair now…I just thought you might want to know.

What color will it be next week? Let’s find out together! Join me us seven days for an all-new edition.

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 treads   

线程

参考例句：

• People weave threads into cloth. 人们把线织成布。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They interwove the red and gold threads. 他们把红色线和金色线交织在一起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 symbolizing   

v.象征，作为…的象征( symbolize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This symbol later evolved into a common hieroglyphic symbolizing victory. 这幕场景后来逐渐演化为象征胜利的普通象形文字。 来自时文部分
• Mooncakes reunion, is symbolizing the Mid-Autumn festival will feed. 月饼象征着团圆，是中秋佳节必食之品。 来自互联网

4 descends   

v.下来( descend的第三人称单数 )；下去；下降；下斜

参考例句：

• This festival descends from a religious rite. 这个节日起源于宗教仪式。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The path descends steeply to the village. 小路陡直而下直到村子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 spectacular   

adj.引人注目的，出色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• This is a spectacular film.这是一部场面壮观的电影。
• This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。