Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 18

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending June 18

These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard¹ Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending June 18, 2016.

The poet John Milton famously wrote, “They also serve who only stand and wait.” Well, there’s a lot of standing² and waiting in this week’s lineup.

Number 5: The Chainsmokers & Daya "Don't Let Me Down" 

We’ll start in fifth place, where The Chainsmokers and Daya hold with “Don’t Let Me Down.” How did these two acts get together in the first place?

Daya, a 17-year-old singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tells Teen Vogue³ that The Chainsmokers discovered her early in her career before her national breakout with the single “Hide Away.” She heard the demo recording⁴ for “Don’t Let Me Down,” loved it, sang it, and it’s been blowing up ever since.

Number 4: Fifth Harmony "Work From Home" 

Also blowing up is Fifth Harmony, who this week enjoy good news on the album front. 

On May 27, Fifth Harmony dropped their sophomore⁵ album 7/27, and it debuts⁶ at number four on this week’s Billboard Pop Album Chart. That’s one slot⁷ higher than their first disc "Reflection" managed in early 2015.

Number 3: Justin Timberlake "Can't Stop The Feeling" 

If you’re looking for Justin Timberlake, you’ll find him in third place with “Can’t Stop The Feeling.”

You can also see Justin on the big screen, as he makes a cameo appearance in the comedy film Popstar. Justin is good friends with one of the stars of the movie, Andy Samberg. And that’s not all: Justin also contributes to “C’mon,” the upcoming single from Little Big Town and Pharrell Williams.

Number 2: Desiigner "Panda" 

Holding in second place is Desiigner, with “Panda.”

The rapper’s grandfather, Sidney Selby, played guitar with such major acts as The Drifters and the Isley Brothers. Desiigner says he himself sang in church choirs⁸ and school plays, and a gunshot wound at age 14 made him get serious about bettering himself through music.

Number 1: Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla "One Dance" 

Drake rules the Hot 100 for a fourth week with “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla. You may know that Drake once acted in the Canadian TV series "DeGrassi: The Next Generation," but did you know he isn’t the only star in his family? His uncles Larry Graham and Teeny Hodges are both well-known musicians, while his father Dennis Graham is a drummer who’s worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, among other artists.

That’s it for now…join us in seven days and we’ll do it all over again.

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 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 Vogue   

n.时髦，时尚；adj.流行的

参考例句：

• Flowery carpets became the vogue.花卉地毯变成了时髦货。
• Short hair came back into vogue about ten years ago.大约十年前短发又开始流行起来了。

4 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

5 sophomore   

n.大学二年级生；adj.第二年的

参考例句：

• He is in his sophomore year.他在读二年级。
• I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.我是一名英语专业的大二学生。

6 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。

7 slot   

n.（口）位置，职位，狭长孔，狭槽

参考例句：

• Put a coin in the slot.将硬币放入投币口。
• He's been given a regular ten-minute slot on the radio.电台定期给他十分钟的节目广播时间。

8 choirs   

n.教堂的唱诗班( choir的名词复数 )；唱诗队；公开表演的合唱团；（教堂）唱经楼

参考例句：

• They ran the three churches to which they belonged, the clergy, the choirs and the parishioners. 她们管理着自己所属的那三家教堂、牧师、唱诗班和教区居民。 来自飘（部分）
• Since 1935, several village choirs skilled in this music have been created. 1935以来，数支熟练掌握这种音乐的乡村唱诗班相继建立起来。 来自互联网