Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 16

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 16

We're counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles chart for the week ending July 9, 2016.

Not much changes this week.

Number 5: Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna "This Is What You Came For" 

At number 5, we've got Calvin Harris and Rihanna with "This Is What You Came For."

Guess who hyped up the crowd for Calvin Harris’ performance at London’s Wireless² festival? Will Smith! Who was also overheard giving Calvin some relationship advice, saying “Hold out until it feels right, you’ll know when that is.”

Considering how long he and wife Jada have been together, I think it is fair to say Will Smith knows what he’s talking about.

Number 4: Desiigner "Panda"

Dropping down a notch³ to number 4 is Desiigner with "Panda".

Even though Desiigner just released his debut⁴ mix-tape New English last month, he’s already talking about his new album. He teased that it could come out the top of next year or even tomorrow. We’ll just have to keep our ears to these internet streets.

Number 3: Chainsmokers Featuring Daya "Don't Let Me Down"

"Don’t Let Me Down" by the Chainsmokers featuring Daya slides up a spot to number three. They just announced that their follow up single will drop July 29th. No word yet on the song’s title.

Number 2: Justin Timberlake "Can't Stop The Feeling" 

Did you know that David Bowie influenced Justin Timberlake’s success? True story.

JT's latest single  "Can’t Stop the Feeling" remains⁵ locked in the number two spot this week. He recently shared how another huge hit of his Sexy Back was influenced by David Bowie. JT said he was listening to a lot of Bowie, songs like "Star Dust" and "Diamond Doggs," and he played “Rebel Rebel" over and over again like 15 times the day before” he wrote the Grammy winning smash, SexyBack.

Number 1: Drake Featuring Wizkid and Kyla "One Dance"

Nothing can seem to smash Drakes’ winning streak⁶. "One Dance" featuring Wizkid and Kyla still remains at number one.

In the midst of all his success, both Drake and Rihanna took time to pay tribute to a loyal fan who died of cancer this past week. Teenager Megan Flores met Drake in March through the Make a Wish Foundation & inspired him to dedicate his album Views to her saying “I pray for your well-being⁷ every day.”

Megan met Rihanna through Drake and she too took to Instagram to lovingly share how Megan was an angel on earth, saying “You brightened any day. Rest up baby girl. Will miss you.”

That’s it for the countdown, join us next week for a brand new lineup.

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 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

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 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 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。

6 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

7 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。