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We’re lighting up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending July 12, 2014.
Much of the United States is now afflicted with hot summer weather - which may explain why our songs haven’t moved much.
Let’s open in fifth place, where Sam Smith relaxes with “Stay With Me.” Sam just did something we haven’t seen on the U.S. chart in 21 years…His debut album In The Lonely Hour occupies second place on the Billboard pop album chart, while his UK countryman Ed Sheeran holds first place with x (“Multiply).” This is the first time two solo UK acts have ruled the Stateside album chart since 1993…when Eric Clapton and Sting did it.
Shaping up as one of the top songs of this North American summer, is “Am I Wrong” from Nico & Vinz. It holds at number four. Last month, the Norwegian duo signed a global co-publishing agreement with Warner/Chappell Music. Their debut U.S. album Black Star Elephant will hit the market later this year.
It’s a good news-bad news week for Ariana Grande: she dips a notch to third place with “Problem,” featuring Iggy Azalea. Over in the United Kingdom, however, it’s a different story. “Problem” is the first single to reach number one on the British chart, based on both sales and streaming data. It had 106,000 sales combined with 712,000 audio streams.
Taking Ariana’s place at number two is MAGIC! with “Rude.” The band may be new, but the leader knows his way around a hit - Nasri Atweh has several prior pop hits under his belt: he co-wrote “Feel This Moment” by Pitbull; “Don’t Judge Me” from Chris Brown; and Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never.”
Holding the title for a sixth big week are Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX with “Fancy.” This puts Iggy in the record books - it’s now the longest-running number one single by a female rapper. Iggy passes Lil’ Kim, who ruled the list for five weeks back in 2001 with her all-star collaboration “Lady Marmalade.”
That’s all for now, but a new chart is f
task 2With an estimated 11-12 million foreign nationals living illegally in the United States, and a crush of underage would-be immigrants arriving daily, Republican lawmakers like Senator Jeff Sessions are pinning the blame on the Obama administration.
“The sad reality of lax enforcement, plus the lack of a clear message is what is driving the surge. The reality is, if you get into the country today, you are not being deported. That is true!” – said Sessions.
But America’s immigration challenges cannot be solved through law enforcement alone, according to Democratic Senator Harry Reid.
“Eleven million people. We cannot fiscally [afford to] deport 11 million people. We cannot physically do it. It will not work,” said Reid.
A comprehensive immigration reform bill that would provide an arduous path to citizenship for the undocumented and boost border enforcement passed the Senate last year, but stalled in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Now, President Obama is asking Congress for additional funds to speed the processing and deportation of new arrivals from mostly-Central American nations.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske notes U.S. law treats non-Mexican arrivals as refugees, not illegal immigrants.
“These are not gang members. These are not dangerous individuals,” said Kerlikowske, speaking on ABC’s This Week program.
At the same time, high-ranking U.S. officials have gone to Central America with a simple message: do not send children to the United States. That message is too little too late, according to Republican Senator John Cornyn.
“Unless we send a clear message that our border is being enforced and our laws are being upheld, we will continue to face crisis after crisis after crisis. Meanwhile, untold numbers of migrants will continue suffering and dying in Central America and Mexico, just trying to get here. Or get here, showing up on our doorstep, and overwhelming our capacity to deal with them in a responsible way,” said Cornyn.
Hopes Congress would enact a long-term fix to America’s immigration woes died when House Speaker John Boehner ruled out a vote for the remainder of the year. Last week, President Obama pledged to do what he can on his own through executive authority.
