VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 25

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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 25

We’re featuring the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending January 25, 2014

This week’s new song isn’t new at all: it first appeared last September. Why the wait? That’s still to come; first, let’s open in fifth place, where A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera hold steady with “Say Something.” As a child, Christina regularly entered - and won - talent shows in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. In 1993, she became a regular on the The Mickey Mouse Club. Her fellow “Mouseketeers” included Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears.

Katy Perry jumps two slots to fourth place with “Dark Horse,” featuring Juicy J of the rap group Three 6 Mafia. The song has been kicking around the singles scene since last September.  Last August, fans were asked to vote on two songs - one of which would become the first promotional single from Katy’s Prism album. “Dark Horse” won, and briefly² hit the Hot 100 before being retired³. Now, it’s the album’s third official single.  

Eminem and Rihanna hold at number three with “The Monster.” Is Eminem brewing⁴ up a reality show? Last week, comedian⁵ Jack⁶ Thriller⁷ popped up on Instagram, saying Eminem asked him to host a new rap battle TV reality show. He subsequently deleted his post, with Eminem associate Royce Da 5’ 9” tweeting, “Don’t believe any battle show rumors⁸ until you hear it from us.”

But, believe this, it’s another week in the runner-up slot for OneRepublic, with “Counting Stars",which holds in second place. This single is a veritable greybeard in the Top 20, having hung around for 30 weeks. Only the Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather” and Imagine Dragons’ “Demons” have hung in there longer.

Pitbull and Ke$ha are your Hot 100 singles champs for a second week with “Timber.” Ke$ha is currently receiving treatment for eating disorders⁹, and her mother Pebe Sebert says that’s not the worst of it: doctors told her that Ke$ha could have died from complications, prior to her stint¹⁰ in rehab.

Who knows what surprises next week will bring? There’s only one way to find out: join us in seven days!