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A Day Late and a Bonus – Happy New Year!

Whoops. Sorry. My Bad. Had a busy Monday and was unable to get around to this. So here is this week’s Fab 5 as well as a new photo gallery from the last show I attended before the new year (Winston Drei Tod at the Acadia on Sat December 20). The boys of WDT had a lot of fun with the small show as they started their set out with a crowd sing-along to “Silent Night”. They sprinkled one more holiday tune into their set, as they did a great cover of The Beach Boys’ “Little St. Nick” Find the gallery here.

Only one change to the list this week as Gabrielle Aplin makes her debut with “Home” a beautiful track from her 2014 EP English Rain. She knocks a giant off the list, as the boys from 1D once again fall off the list. Their song “18” did, however, last three weeks, and thus has secured a place in the Hall of Fame. James Bay hangs on for a record fifth week with “Hold Back The River.” Celebrating week number three on the list are Bea Miller (“Young Blood”) and Andy Grammar (“Honey, I’m Good.”). Hozier sticks around for a second week with “Someone New.” Check out the new Fab 5 now!

The New Fab 5, plus some extras

The Fab 5 Hitlist has been updated. Not too much change this week as 4 songs carry over from last week. Sam Smith stays on for week number three with “Lay Me Down, as do Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson with their hit “Uptown Funk.” Randy Houser and James Bay hang in for a second week with their songs “Like a Cowboy” and “Hold Back The River.” Returning to the list this week are the undeniable boys from One Direction. Their song “18” hits the list as Winston Drei Tod’s “You Are What I’m Needing” falls after just one week.

Check out the list here.

Also, Spotify just released their year in review, and allows its users to have their own Play It Forward list created based on their listening tendencies in 2014. The list will include songs that Spotify thinks you will enjoy. My list is here.

Don’t forget the Christmas Bonus Playlist.

Check out the New Fab 5 Hit List!

Just got done tweaking this week’s playlist. A lot of changes. Sam Smith falls and hangs on at the same time as his “I’m Not The Only One” is off the list for the first time in almost a month, while “Lay Me Down” hangs on for a second week. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars also stick around for week number two with “Uptown Funk”

Three new entries find their way onto the list this week. Randy Houser makes his debut with “Like a Cowboy”. When his album How Country Feels first came out, I could not get enough of this song, and I’m so happy to see it being released as a single and gaining traction at radio. Thanks to the Spotify New Release playlist I discovered James Bay. His track “Hold Back The River” is one of the other new entries this week. Lastly, I included a local artist whose song I’ve really taken a liking to. Winston Drei Tod’s “You Are What I’m Needing” is a fun piece that caught my attention thanks to a colleague of mine.

With all the entries some must fall. Joining Sam Smith’s “I’m Not The Only One” (4 weeks) on the chopping block are Sturgill Simpson’s “The Promise” (3 weeks) and Ingrid Michaelson’s “Time Machine” (3 weeks)

Here’s the list.

Don’t forget the bonus Christmas Playlist.