Continental Chart - Week of September 19, 2015

Wow. Has it really been 26 weeks since I started this chart?
The time has really flown. Thank you all.

Sorry, I just randomly felt like saying that. :P
Anyways, this week was a pretty interesting week. One particular reason was the Elton John/Vladimir Putin news story. In case you missed it, here's what went down:

• This weekend at a Ukranian conference Elton John said he would like to meet Putin to discuss LGBT rights in Russia.
• On Monday Elton John posted a thank-you message on Instagram to Putin for giving him a call.
• The next day the Kremlin made a statement saying that the call never happened.
• On Wednesday it was revealed that the supposed "call from Putin" was actually a PRANK CALL from two Russian comedians/talk show hosts named "Vovan and Lexus."
• The next day Elton John responded, saying: "If this unfortunate incident has helped push this vital issue back into the spotlight, then I am happy to be pranked on this occasion."

And that's what you missed...IN RUSSIA!!! :D

You can find the link to the prank call audio here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpBpWNBswSs

I guess I've bored you enough, so I'll make up for it by giving you a short list of Dearly Departed Ditties:

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Ed Sheeran - Growing Up (#25)
• OMI/ Felix Jaehn - Cheerleader (#30)

Last Week's #1: Major Lazer & DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On (2)

The Chart:

#30. Meghan Trainor/John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You (RE-ENTRY)
Peak: #27
Weeks on Chart: 5

#29. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams (#18)
Peak: #17
Weeks on Chart: 4

#28. Nick Jonas - Levels (#17)
Peak: #17
Weeks on Chart: 3

#27. Shy Carter/Aleon Craft - Bring It Back (#29)
Peak: #27 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 2

#26. Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth - See You Again (#28) {1 Week @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 23

#25. Elle King - Ex's and Oh's (#26)
Peak: #25 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 6

#24. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance (#22) {3 Weeks @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 26

#23. Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman (#21)
Peak: #17
Weeks on Chart: 8

#22. Drake - Hotline Bling (DEBUT)
Peak: #22
Weeks on Chart: 1

#21. Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good. (#27) {5 Weeks @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 25

#20. Los 5 - Mañana (#19)
Peak: #19
Weeks on Chart: 4

#19. Little Mix - Black Magic (#24)
Peak: #19
Weeks on Chart: 5

#18. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me (#23)
Peak: #15
Weeks on Chart: 5

#17. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (#12) {2 Weeks @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 15

#16. Imagine Dragons - Shots (#15)
Peak: #15
Weeks on Chart: 7

#15. Tori Kelly - Should've Been Us (#16)
Peak: #9
Weeks on Chart: 8

#14. Rachel Platten - Fight Song (#11) {2 Weeks @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 18

#13. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? (#20)
Peak: #13 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 2

#12. One Direction - Drag Me Down (#14)
Peak: #10
Weeks on Chart: 7

#11. Disclosure/Sam Smith - Omen (#13)
Peak: #7
Weeks on Chart: 8

#10. Jason Derulo - Cheyenne (#8)
Peak: #8
Weeks on Chart: 6

#9. U2 - Song for Someone (#7) {1 Week @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 7

#8. Zedd/Jon Bellion - Beautiful Now (#10)
Peak: #8 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 14

#7. R. City/Adam Levine - Locked Away (#9)
Peak: #7 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 7

#6. Shawn Mendes - Stitches (#6)*
Peak: #6
Weeks on Chart: 11

#5. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Eric Nally/Melle Mel/Kool Moe Dee/Grandmaster Caz - Downtown (#3)
Peak: #3
Weeks on Chart: 3

#4. Adam Lambert - Ghost Town (#5)
Peak: #4 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 13

#3. Major Lazer & DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On (#1) {2 Weeks @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 16

#2. X Ambassadors - Renegades (#2)
Peak: #2
Weeks on Chart: 11











And this week's #1 song IS...

#1. Ed Sheeran - Photograph (#4) {2nd Week @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 17









This Week's Biggest Tumble: tie between Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams and Nick Jonas - Levels (-11)
This Week's Biggest Leap: Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? (+7)

Breakout Hit of the Week:

Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness - Cecilia and the Satellite

Finally, this week's ShoutOuts go to...

REMY AND LANCE!!!

Thanks, Remy, for getting an account! That way, we'll know it's really you when you comment... :)

Thanks, Lance, for lightening up the atmosphere of the comments section with your little #HashTags!

And thank YOU, dear reader, for checking the Chart!

#DeoSitGloria

-Thatchos

Continental Chart - Week of September 12, 2015

Hello, and welcome to week #25 of the Continental Chart!!!
I apologize for not making a Songs of the Summer chart for Monday.
But I promise you...it'll probably come by the end of the month. :)

With that being said, let's take a look at this week's Dearly Departed Ditties:

• American Authors - Go Big or Go Home (#18)
• Years & Years - King (#27) [x3]
• Nico & Vinz/Kid Ink/Bebe Rexha - That's How You Know (#28) [x2]
• MAX/Hoodie Allen - Gibberish (#30) [x2]

Last Week's #1: Major Lazer & DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On (1)

The Chart:

#30. OMI/Felix Jaehn - Cheerleader (#24)

Peak: #2

Weeks on Chart: 15

#29. Shy Carter/Aleon Craft - Bring It Back (DEBUT)

Peak: #29

Weeks on Chart: 1

#28. Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth - See You Again (#25) {1 Week @ #1}

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 22

#27. Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good. (#20) {5 Weeks @ #1}

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 24

#26. Elle King - Ex's and Oh's (#29)

Peak: #26 (new peak)

Weeks on Chart: 5

#25. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Ed Sheeran - Growing Up (#26)

Peak: #17

Weeks on Chart: 6

#24. Little Mix - Black Magic (#19)

Peak: #19

Weeks on Chart: 4

#23. Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me (RE-ENTRY)

Peak: #15

Weeks on Chart: 4

#22. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance (#16) {3 Weeks @ #1}

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 25

#21. Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman (RE-ENTRY)

Peak: #17

Weeks on Chart: 7

#20. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? (DEBUT)

Peak: #20

Weeks on Chart: 1

#19. Los 5 - Mañana (#21)

Peak: #19 (new peak)

Weeks on Chart: 3

#18. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams (#17)

Peak: #17

Weeks on Chart: 3

#17. Nick Jonas - Levels (#22)

Peak: #17 (new peak)

Weeks on Chart: 2

#16. Tori Kelly - Should've Been Us (#10)

Peak: #9

Weeks on Chart: 7

#15. Imagine Dragons - Shots (#23)

Peak: #15 (new peak)

Weeks on Chart: 6

#14. One Direction - Drag Me Down (#11)

Peak: #10

Weeks on Chart: 6

#13. Disclosure/Sam Smith - Omen (#14)

Peak: #7

Weeks on Chart: 7

#12. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (#8) {2 Weeks @ #1}

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 14

#11. Rachel Platten - Fight Song (#13) {2 Weeks @ #1}

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 17

#10. Zedd/Jon Bellion - Beautiful Now (#15)

Peak: #10 (new peak)

Weeks on Chart: 13

#9. R. City/Adam Levine - Locked Away (#9)

Peak: #8

Weeks on Chart: 6

#8. Jason Derulo - Cheyenne (#12)

Peak: #8 (new peak)

Weeks on Chart: 5

#7. U2 - Song for Someone (#5) {1 Week @ #1}

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 6

#6. Shawn Mendes - Stitches (#7)*

Peak: #6

Weeks on Chart: 10

#5. Adam Lambert - Ghost Town (#6)

Peak: #5 (new peak)

Weeks on Chart: 12

#4. Ed Sheeran - Photograph (#3) {1 Week @ #1}

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 16

#3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/Eric Nally/Melle Mel/Kool Moe Dee/Grandmaster Caz - Downtown (#4)

Peak: #3 (new peak)

Weeks on Chart: 2

#2. X Ambassadors - Renegades (#2)

Peak: #2

Weeks on Chart: 10

And this week's #1 song IS....

#1. Major Lazer & DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On (#1) {2nd Week @ #1}

Peak: #1

Weeks on Chart: 15

This Week's Biggest Tumble: Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good. (-7)

This Week's Biggest Leap: Imagine Dragons - Shots (+8)

Breakout Hit of the Week:

Hozier - Someone New

Finally, this week's ShoutOut goes to...

FFDURP123!!!

Thank you for your analysis on what might be the most confuzzling chart run to date!

And thank YOU, dear reader, for checking the Chart!

#DeoSitGloria

-Thathcos Thatchos 

:)