Continental Chart - Week of July 4, 2015

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!
To Americans like myself, may we always - not just on holidays - be thankful for this country and all those who made it into what it is today.
As for people of other countries...be thankful for your country, too. :)

I can't really say much else, so let's kick off this 15th week of the chart by recognizing our Dearly Departed Ditties:

• Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman (#17) [x2]
• The Script - Superheroes (#20)
• Marlon Roudette - When the Beat Drops Out (#25)
• James Bay - Hold Back the River (#26)
• Bea Miller - Fire N Gold (#27)
• OneRepublic - Stop and Stare (#29)

Last Week's #1: Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good. (2)

The Chart:

#30. Rihanna - American Oxygen (RE-ENTRY)
Peak: #19
Weeks on Chart: 3

#29. Jason Derulo - Want to Want Me (DEBUT)
Peak: #29
Weeks on Chart: 1

#28. Silentó - Watch Me [Whip / Nae Nae] (DEBUT)
Peak: #28
Weeks on Chart: 1

#27. Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand (#23)
Peak: #22
Weeks on Chart: 3

#26. twenty one pilots - Tear in My Heart (#24)*
Peak: #24
Weeks on Chart: 4

#25. Lil Wayne & Charlie Puth - Nothing But Trouble (DEBUT)
Peak: #25
Weeks on Chart: 1

#24. Sam Hunt - Take Your Time (#25)
Peak: #23
Weeks on Chart: 3

#23. Adam Lambert - Ghost Town (#16)
Peak: #16
Weeks on Chart: 6

#22. Zedd/Jon Bellion - Beautiful Now (#30)
Peak: #20
Weeks on Chart: 6

#21. Beck - Dreams (DEBUT)
Peak: #21
Weeks on Chart: 1

#20. DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (#19)
Peak: #4
Weeks on Chart: 10

#19. Dirty Loops - Hit Me (#21)
Peak: #19 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 2

#18. Imagine Dragons - Shots (#28)
Peak: #18 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 2

#17. Sia - Elastic Heart (#14)
Peak: #7
Weeks on Chart: 10

#16. Jack Ü/Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now (#18)
Peak: #16 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 4

#15. Taylor Swift/Kendrick Lamar - Bad Blood (#9)
Peak: #9
Weeks on Chart: 7

#14. Nate Ruess - Nothing Without Love (#12) {4 Weeks @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 15

#13. Imagine Dragons - I Bet My Life (#15) {1 Week @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 15

#12. Major Lazer x DJ Snake/MØ - Lean On (#10)
Peak: #10
Weeks on Chart: 5

#11. OMI/Felix Jaehn - Cheerleader (#8)
Peak: #8
Weeks on Chart: 5

#10. Ed Sheeran - Photograph (#11)
Peak: #10 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 6

#9. George Ezra - Budapest (#7)
Peak: #4
Weeks on Chart: 15

#8. Echosmith - Bright (#6)
Peak: #6
Weeks on Chart: 15

#7. Rachel Platten - Fight Song (#4)
Peak: #3
Weeks on Chart: 7

#6. Wiz Khalifa/Charlie Puth - See You Again (#5) {1 Week @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 12

#5. Maroon 5 - This Summer's Gonna Hurt... (#3)
Peak: #2
Weeks on Chart: 7

#4. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance (#2) {3 Weeks @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 15

#3. Years & Years - King (RE-ENTRY)
Peak: #3 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 4

#2. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (#13)
Peak: #2 (new peak)
Weeks on Chart: 4










And the Continental Chart's #1 song for the 4th of July IS...

#1. Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good. (#1) {3rd Week @ #1}
Peak: #1
Weeks on Chart: 14









This Week's Biggest Tumble: Adam Lambert - Ghost Town (-7)
This Week's Biggest Leap: The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (+11)

Breakout Hit of the Week:

Flo Rida/Robin Thicke/Verdine White - I Don't Like It, I Love It

This week I would like to give a DOUBLE shout-out to...

Remy and Adrian!!! (in no specific order :P)

Thank you both for providing us with your highly entertaining chart reviews!

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

And, in case you were wondering, yes, the overall rules are just for the year-in-review charts. :)

#DeoSitGloria

-Thatchos