Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 6

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 6

We’re partying with the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending February 6, 2016.

The hit list must have made a New Year’s resolution to give us one new song a week.

Number 5: Alessia Cara "Here" 

Alessia Cara has sold more than two million copies of her breakout hit “Here,” and…here it is on the Top Five, rising one slot to fifth place. Who provides the mysterious spoken-word interludes in the song? The great Isaac Hayes, that’s who. It’s sampled from his song “Ike’s Rap II,” from his classic 1971 album Black Moses.

Number 4: twenty one pilots "Stressed Out" 

Holding in fourth place is twenty one pilots with “Stressed Out" from the Blurryface album. How did they come up with their name? Singer Tyler Joseph says it comes from the Arthur Miller² play "All My Sons," which he studied in school. The central character in the play caused the deaths of 21 pilots in World War II, after selling faulty aircraft parts for the good of his business.

Number 3: Adele "Hello"

Adele dips a notch³ to third place with “Hello,” but she has a bigger issue on her mind.  A representative for the singer says she wants Donald Trump⁴ to stop using her songs during his U.S. presidential campaign. He’s used “Rolling In The Deep” and “Skyfall,” and the rep says Adele hasn’t given anyone permission to use her music for political campaigning.

Number 2: Justin Bieber "Love Yourself" 

Our next artist delivers a one-two punch this week, effectively KO-ing the Hot 100. It all starts in second place, where Justin Bieber rises a slot with “Love Yourself.” Can he take it all the way to number one? Well…considering it already hit the bulls-eye in Australia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden and the U.K…the answer is most likely yes!

Number 1: Justin Bieber "Sorry" 

This week, Justin has it covered anyway, as “Sorry” spends a third straight frame at the top. He just received some more award nominations⁶!  He’s up for a Best Dance Recording⁷ Grammy Award this year, but that’s not his only nomination⁵: he just snagged three Kids Choice award nominations for Favorite Male Singer, Favorite Song of the Year and Favorite Collaboration⁸. Justin’s a four-time Kids Choice Award winner; Blake Shelton will host this year’s ceremony on March 12 in Inglewood, California.

That’s it for now, but join us in seven days to see what develops!

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 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

3 notch   

n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级

参考例句：

• The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
• He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。

4 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

5 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

6 nominations   

n.提名，任命( nomination的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句

7 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

8 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。