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Happy New Year! Fab 5 Updated

Hope everyone had a joyous holiday season and is as excited for 2015 as I am. A few changes to the Fab 5 for this week. And…here we go!

James Bay is not on the list since he started a 5-week stay December 1st with “Hold Back The River” That long stay of course earns him a place in the Fab 5 Hall of Fame. Taking Bay’s place on the list is Jamie Scott with his song “Unbreakable.”

Also falling off this week is “Honey, I’m Good” from Andy Grammar. His three week stay also puts him into the HOF. This leaves one more open slot this week. Although an “older” song (released in 2013), Tiffany Houghton’s “High” just recently found its way onto my radar (due to the fact that her EP This is Not an EP just released December 1). Just a fun, easy, guilty-pleasure style of song that is sure to get your toes tapping, “High” takes the final space on the Fab 5 for the week of January 5. Bea Miller marks week number 4 with “Young Blood”, while Hozier’s “Someone New” stays on for week number 3 and Gabrielle Aplin hits week number 2 with “Home”.

So go check out the new Fab 5 now!

Fab 5 Update (and the New HOF)

It’s the week of Christmas, so be merry. Just one change in the Fab 5 Hitlist this week. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars finally exit after 4 weeks on the list. But you can still find their hit “Uptown Funk” in the new Fab 5 Hall of Fame. For any song lasting 2 or more weeks on the Fab 5, they never go away completely, but rather are relocated to the HOF playlist.

With “Funk” leaving, someone must take their place. Hozier found worldwide fame with his song “Take Me To Church” over the past year. He makes his debut on the Fab 5 with the song “Someone New”.

James Bay hangs in for a fourth week with “Hold Back The River”, and One Direction are in for week number three with “18”. Bea Miller and Andy Grammer are on the list for week two with their songs “Young Blood” and “Honey, I’m Good.” Check out the Fab 5 here.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been listening to a lot of Christmas music the past week, so head on over and check out my X-mas Jams playlist, and see what else I’ve been listening to. Also, don’t forget the Play It Forward bonus playlist.

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Finals Week Fab 5

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.