VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 18

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 18

We’re tallying¹ the five most popular songs in the Billboard² Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending April 18, 2015.

The chart gets all shook up this week…but nothing really changes. Let’s open in fifth place, where Ed Sheeran drops two slots with “Thinking Out Loud.” Ed may not be the most exciting artist in the world, but that’s not a bad thing…Spotify this week said Ed dominates sleep-themed playlists all over the world. In fact, “Thinking Out Loud” is the number one song for listeners who want to get a little shut-eye.

If you’re feeling a bit drowsy³ right now, maybe The Weeknd can wake you up. He brought a lot of buzz to Coachella on April 11, closing the day’s performances on the Main Stage. He started 20 minutes late, but by all accounts thrilled the crowd…and he’ll be back on the 18th. Three years ago, The Weeknd made his Coachella debut⁴, playing before a few hundred people in a daytime slot.

Rising a notch⁵ to number three is The Weeknd’s "Fifty Shades Of Grey" soundtrack companion, Ellie Goulding. “Love Me Like You Do” is already one of the year’s biggest hits in the UK… it’s also the number two single of 2015. The Official Charts Company ranks it behind Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk,” and ahead of Hozier’s “Take Me To Church.”

Here in the United States, Maroon⁶ 5 remains⁷ stuck in the runner-up slot with “Sugar.” While this song may not yet wear the crown, it’s ringing up huge sales.  It just went double platinum⁸ in the United States, signifying sales of two million copies. It’s their second straight double platinum smash. “Animals” currently stands at 2.18 million sales, according to Nielsen figures.

Up at number one, it’s still Mark Ronson’s world…we just live in it.  Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars rule the Hot 100 roost for an incredible 14th week with “Uptown Funk.” Only seven other songs have lasted this long or longer at number one…the most recent being “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas. It topped the list for 14 weeks back in 2009.

1 tallying   

v.计算，清点( tally的现在分词 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合

参考例句：

• In 2007 the state set a U.S. record, tallying 141 twisters. 该州在2007年以总计出现了141个龙卷风而创下了一个美国记录。 来自互联网
• We charge extra fee at 100% of the rates of tallying fees. 我们按理货收费率的100%收取附加费。 来自互联网

2 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。

3 drowsy   

adj.昏昏欲睡的，令人发困的

参考例句：

• Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉，还引起了头疼。
• I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。

4 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

5 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。

6 maroon   

v.困住，使（人）处于孤独无助之境；n.逃亡黑奴；孤立的人；酱紫色，褐红色；adj.酱紫色的，褐红色的

参考例句：

• Five couples were marooned in their caravans when the River Avon broke its banks.埃文河决堤的时候，有5对夫妇被困在了他们的房车里。
• Robinson Crusoe has been marooned on a desert island for 26 years.鲁滨逊在荒岛上被困了26年。

7 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。

8 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。