Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 16

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 16

We’re counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending January 16, 2016.

If we wanted to, we could just recycle last week’s story, because absolutely nothing changes in the Top Five.

Number 5: Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?" 

In fifth place, Justin Bieber holds with “What Do You Mean?” When he’s not making hits, clubbing, or vacationing with models, what does he do for fun? Well, last week he was photographed taking tennis lessons in Los Angeles, concentrating on his forehand. Bieber’s a good athlete: he plays hockey, skateboards, and won a Most Valuable Player trophy² at an NBA Celebrity³ All-Star Game.

Number 4: Drake "Hotline Bling" 

You can often find Drake courtside at NBA games, and this week you’ll also find him holding in fourth place with “Hotline Bling.” Complex Magazine reports that he and Rihanna may have shot a video together at a Los Angeles shopping mall. The pair were spotted⁴ together late last week – it could be for Rihanna’s song “Work,” slated⁵ to appear on her upcoming album Anti.

Number 3: Justin Bieber "Love Yourself" 

Bieber dominates⁶ the singles charts on both sides of the Atlantic…but finds himself in a fight in the U.K.  Last week, he became the first artist to occupy the top three positions of the Official Singles Chart in Britain. This week, Shawn Mendes bumped⁷ him from third place with “Stitches.” Bieber's still the U.K. runner-up with “Sorry,” but by a razor-thin margin⁸ of less than 100 chart sales.

Number 2: Justin Bieber "Sorry" 

Bieber's “Sorry,” holds in second place here in the United States.  Meanwhile, he hasn’t said he’s sorry to Mexican archeological authorities…but they’re willing to forgive him if he behaves himself.  Last week, he got booted from the Tulum archeological site in Mexico, after drinking beer, pulling down his trousers and attempting to climb on the ruins. The director for Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology⁹ and History tells TMZ that Bieber is welcome to return…as long as he doesn’t act up again.

Number 1: Adele "Hello" 

Adele reaches the magical double-digit mark on the hit list, as “Hello” spends a 10th week at number one. That makes it the 31st champion single to reach the 10-week mark in the 58-year history of the Hot 100 chart.

What happens next week? Join us in seven days, and we’ll find out!

1 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

2 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

3 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

4 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

5 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

6 dominates   

v.控制( dominate的第三人称单数 )；在…中占首要地位；在…中具有最重要（或明显）的特色；在…中拥有最重要的位置

参考例句：

• The spire of the tower dominates the foreground. 塔尖在前景中占了主要地位。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The company dominates this segment of the market. 这家公司控制着这一部分市场。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 bumped   

凸起的，凸状的

参考例句：

• In the dark I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
• I bumped against an old friend in town today. 我今天在城里偶然碰见了一个老朋友。

8 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

9 anthropology   

n.人类学

参考例句：

• I believe he has started reading up anthropology.我相信他已开始深入研究人类学。
• Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。