Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 23

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 23

Here are the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending July 23, 2016.

The chart has been kind enough to give us a new song this week. This one's a bit of a reclamation² project.

Number 5: Sia Featuring Sean Paul "Cheap Thrills" 

Sia kicks it up a slot to number five with “Cheap Thrills” – the remix features Sean Paul. When not writing songs for herself, Sia writes them for other acts…who nonetheless sometimes turn her down. “Cheap Thrills” was rejected by Rihanna, so it ended up on Sia’s latest album This Is Acting³.

Turns out there was a bit of role-playing in our next song as well.

Number 4: Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna "This Is What You Came For" 

Calvin Harris and Rihanna strengthen a slot to fourth place with “This Is What You Came For.” If you look at the song credits, you see that Harris co-wrote this song with someone named “Nils Sjoberg.” It turns out that “Nils” is none other than Harris' ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift. They split in June after 15 months together. Going forward, Swift will receive songwriting credit under her own name.

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

The Chainsmokers and Daya hold tight in third place with “Don’t Let Me Down.” The Chainsmokers are about to cover some ground: Saturday (July 23) finds them at the Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium, with August dates planned for the Philippines and Japan. It won’t be their first time in the Philippines: Andrew Taggart and Alex Paul last visited in 2014.

As for Daya, she’s about to make her acting debut⁴. She’ll play herself in Nickelodeon’s TV reboot of the 2003 movie "School Of Rock."

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

Justin Timberlake remains⁵ your runner-up with “Can’t Stop The Feeling.” Ten years ago this week, Justin released the single “Sexy Back.” It was his first number one song, spending seven weeks at the top. It was also his first number one hit in the U.K., and went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording⁶.

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

Drake hits the road this week, but back home on the charts, nothing changes: “One Dance” rules the Hot 100 for a ninth week.

It also spends a 14th week atop the U.K. pop singles list. On July 20 Drake kicked off his North American tour in Austin, Texas. He and co-headliner Future will be on the road together through mid-October.

That’s it for this week, but the charts never sleep! Join us in seven days for another great 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 reclamation   

n.开垦；改造；（废料等的）回收

参考例句：

• We should encourage reclamation and recycling.我们应当鼓励废物的回收和利用。
• The area is needed for a land reclamation project.一个土地开垦项目要在这一地区进行。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

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 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。