Finals week is upon me and my fellow students and another Monday brings of course an update to the Fab 5 Hitlist.  For the first time since the week of November 3, the list is without Mr. Sam Smith, as his “Lay Me Down” bows out after 3 weeks ending a stretch of 6 weeks on the list.  Also leaving is Randy Houser’s “Like A Cowboy”, which spent the last two weeks on the list.

But of course, when someone leaves, someone must take its place.  The two new additions this week come from my Spotify-created Play It Forward list.  Bea Miller joins the ranks with “Young Blood”.  She is accompanied by Andy Grammer and his infectious “Honey, I’m Good.”

                              

Hanging on for weeks four, three and two are Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars (“Uptown Funk”), James Bay (“Hold Back The River”) and One Direction (“18”).

Check out the list here.

Don’t forget the two bonus playlists, Favorite X-Mas Jams and Play It Forward.