Overview of the events of 2015 in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2015 in the Canadian music industry.
Events[]
Bands formed[]
Albums released[]
#[]
A[]
B[]
- BADBADNOTGOOD with Ghostface Killah, Sour Soul – February 17[3]
- Barenaked Ladies, Silverball – June 2
- Justin Bieber, Purpose
- Philippe Brach, Portraits de famine
- Braids, Deep in the Iris – April 28
- Dean Brody, Gypsy Road – April 21[4]
- Burnstick, Dream Big, Little One / Fais de beaux rêves, petit ange
- Spencer Burton, Some That Were, Some That Are and Some That Will Be
- Will Butler, Policy – March 10[5]
C[]
- Kathryn Calder, Kathryn Calder
- Cancer Bats, Searching for Zero – March 10[3]
- Cannon Bros., Dream City
- Alessia Cara, Four Pink Walls – August 28
- Casper Skulls, Lips & Skull
- Chic Gamine, Light a Match
- Annabelle Chvostek, Be the Media – April 30
- Cindy Lee, Act of Tenderness
- Cindy Lee, Malenkost
- City and Colour, If I Should Go Before You – October 9
- Tom Cochrane, Take It Home – February 10
- Cœur de pirate, Roses – August 28
- Concealer, feted:fetid
- Louis-Jean Cormier, Les Grandes artères – March 23
- Corridor, Le Voyage Éternel
D[]
- Danko Jones, Fire Music – February 6[6]
- Thomas D'Arcy, Fooled You Twice
- Dear Rouge, Black to Gold[5]
- The Dears, Times Infinity Volume One – September 25
- Mac DeMarco, Demos Volume One – January 20
- Destroyer, Poison Season – August 28[5]
- Devours, Avalon
- Digawolf, Great Northern Man
- Dilly Dally, Sore
- Alan Doyle, So Let's Go
- Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late – February 14
E[]
- Eccodek, Remixing in Tongues
- The Elwins, Play for Keeps – February 24[5]
- Exco Levi, Country Man – March 17
F[]
G[]
- Galaxie, Zulu – February 24[2]
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress – March 31
- The Golden Dogs, 3 1/2 – February 17[6]
- Grand Analog, Roll Dub Soul Rap – October 8
- Great Lake Swimmers, A Forest of Arms – April 21[8]
- Grimes, Art Angels[5]
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J[]
K[]
L[]
M[]
- Majical Cloudz, Are You Alone?
- Catherine Major, La maison du monde
- Dan Mangan + Blacksmith, Club Meds – January 13[5]
- Cory Marks, This Man – May 26[11]
- Kalle Mattson, Avalanche
- Michelle McAdorey, Into Her Future – October 30[12]
- Linda McRae, Shadow Trails
- Shawn Mendes, Handwritten
- Metric, Pagans in Vegas – September 18
- METZ, METZ II[3]
- Ariane Moffatt, 22h22[2]
- Moka Only, Voice of the Misfits – December 31
- The Most Serene Republic, Mediac – November 13
N[]
O[]
- Lindi Ortega, Faded Gloryville – August 7
P[]
- Dorothea Paas, Calm Your Body Down
- Philémon Cimon, Les femmes comme des montagnes
- Joel Plaskett, The Park Avenue Sobriety Test – March 3[5]
- Purity Ring, Another Eternity – March 3[6]
R[]
- Rah Rah, Vessels – March[5]
- Lee Reed, The Butcher, the Banker, the Bitumen Tanker
- Sam Roberts Band, Counting the Days – April 18
S[]
- Buffy Sainte-Marie, Power in the Blood – May 12[13]
- Natasha St-Pier, Mon Acadie – October 2[14]
- Samantha Savage Smith, Fine Lines – January 27[5]
- Ivana Santilli, Late Night Light – March 10
- Saint Asonia, Saint Asonia (album) – June 31
- Sarahmée, Légitime
- Lorraine Segato, Invincible Decency
- Ron Sexsmith, Carousel One – March 31
- Siskiyou, Nervous – January 20[3]
- Zal Sissokho, Marcus Viana and Ibrahima Gaye, Famalé
- Slim Twig, Thank You for Sticking with Twig – August 7[6]
- Les Sœurs Boulay, 4488 de l'amour
T[]
V[]
W[]
Y[]
- Yoan, Yoan – March 25[17]
- Yukon Blonde, On Blonde – June 16
Top hits on record[]
The lists are updated weekly through Nielsen Soundscan.
Albums[]
1
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Yoan
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Yoan
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1
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90,000[18][19][20]
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Gold[21]
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2
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Mumford & Sons
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Wilder Mind
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1
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40,000[22]
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TBA
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3
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Drake
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If You're Reading This It's Too Late
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1
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37,000[23]
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TBA
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4
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Various Artists
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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1
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26,200[23][24]
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Gold[25]
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5
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Kendrick Lamar
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To Pimp a Butterfly
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1
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21,000[26]
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TBA
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6
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Jean Leloup
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À Paradis City
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1
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21,000[27]
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Gold[28]
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7
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Madonna
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Rebel Heart
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1
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20,400[18][29]
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TBA
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8
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Florence and the Machine
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How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
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1
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19,000[30]
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TBA
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9
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Of Monsters and Men
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Beneath the Skin
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1
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16,000[31]
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TBA
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10
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Various Artists
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La Voix III
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1
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15,300[32]
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TBA
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Singles[]
1
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Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
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"See You Again"
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Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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1
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117,000[22][32][33][34]
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3× Platinum[35]
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2
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Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney
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"FourFiveSeconds"
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TBA
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3
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34,000[23]
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TBA
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3
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Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
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"Bad Blood"
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1989
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1
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24,000[36]
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TBA
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4
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Mumford & Sons
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"Believe"
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Wilder Mind
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11
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19,000[37]
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TBA
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5
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David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack
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"Hey Mama"
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Listen
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9
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TBA
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Platinum[38]
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6
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Deorro featuring Chris Brown
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"Five More Hours"
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TBA
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57
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TBA
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Platinum[39]
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7
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Maroon 5
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"Sugar"
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V
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3
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TBA
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Platinum[40]
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8
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Carly Rae Jepsen
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"I Really Like You"
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Emotion
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14
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TBA
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Gold[41]
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9
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Ed Sheeran
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"Photograph"
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x
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38
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TBA
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Gold[42]
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10
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Ellie Goulding
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"Love Me like You Do"
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Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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3
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TBA
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Gold[43]
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Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List[]
№
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Artist(s)
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Title
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1
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Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
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"Uptown Funk"
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2
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Ed Sheeran
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"Thinking Out Loud"
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3
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Omi
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"Cheerleader"
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4
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Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
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"See You Again"
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5
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Maroon 5
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"Sugar"
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6
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Taylor Swift
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"Blank Space"
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7
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Hozier
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"Take Me to Church"
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8
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The Weeknd
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"Can't Feel My Face"
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9
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Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring MØ
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"Lean On"
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10
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Walk the Moon
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"Shut Up and Dance"
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11
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Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
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"Bad Blood"
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12
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Jason Derulo
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"Want to Want Me"
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13
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Ellie Goulding
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"Love Me like You Do"
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14
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Andy Grammer
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"Honey, I'm Good."
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15
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Skrillex and Diplo featuring Justin Bieber
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"Where Are Ü Now"
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16
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Ed Sheeran
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"Photograph"
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17
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Taylor Swift
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"Shake It Off"
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18
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The Weeknd
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"The Hills"
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19
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Justin Bieber
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"What Do You Mean?"
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20
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Fetty Wap
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"Trap Queen"
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21
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X Ambassadors
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"Renegades"
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22
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Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney
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"FourFiveSeconds"
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23
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Rachel Platten
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"Fight Song"
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24
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David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha and Afrojack
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"Hey Mama"
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25
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Adele
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"Hello"
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26
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Taylor Swift
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"Style"
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27
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Shawn Mendes
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"Stitches"
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28
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Sam Smith
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"I'm Not the Only One"
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29
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The Weeknd
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"Earned It"
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30
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Selena Gomez featuring ASAP Rocky
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"Good for You"
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31
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R. City featuring Adam Levine
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"Locked Away"
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32
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Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink
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"Worth It"
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33
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Sam Hunt
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"Take Your Time"
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34
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Meghan Trainor
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"Lips Are Movin"
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35
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Elle King
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"Ex's & Oh's"
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36
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Meghan Trainor
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"All About That Bass"
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37
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Vance Joy
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"Riptide"
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38
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Sia
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"Elastic Heart"
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39
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Taylor Swift
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"Wildest Dreams"
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40
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Shawn Mendes
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"Something Big"
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41
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Maroon 5
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"Animals"
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42
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Silentó
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"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"
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43
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Drake
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"Hotline Bling"
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44
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Nick Jonas
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"Jealous"
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45
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Pitbull and Ne-Yo
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"Time of Our Lives"
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46
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Lillywood and Robin Schulz
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"Prayer in C"
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47
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Shawn Hook
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"Sound of Your Heart"
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48
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Ella Henderson
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"Ghost"
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49
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George Ezra
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"Budapest"
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50
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Tove Lo
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"Talking Body"
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51
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Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini and Lookas
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"G.D.F.R."
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52
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One Direction
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"Drag Me Down"
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53
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AronChupa
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"I'm an Albatraoz"
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54
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Demi Lovato
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"Cool for the Summer"
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55
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Tove Lo
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"Habits (Stay High)"
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56
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee and Grandmaster Caz
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"Downtown"
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57
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Ariana Grande
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"One Last Time"
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58
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Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding
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"Outside"
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59
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Mr Probz
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"Waves"
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60
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Alessia Cara
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"Here"
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61
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Ariana Grande and The Weeknd
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"Love Me Harder"
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62
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Sia
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"Chandelier"
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63
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Selena Gomez
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"The Heart Wants What It Wants"
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64
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Sam Smith
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"Stay with Me"
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65
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Calvin Harris and Disciples
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"How Deep Is Your Love"
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66
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Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz
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"679"
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67
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Justin Bieber
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"Sorry"
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68
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Walk off the Earth
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"Rule the World"
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69
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Imagine Dragons
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"I Bet My Life"
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70
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Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
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"Bang Bang"
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71
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Coleman Hell
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"2 Heads"
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72
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Ed Sheeran
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"Don't"
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73
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Pharrell Williams
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"Happy"
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74
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John Legend
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"All of Me"
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75
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DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge
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"You Know You Like It"
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76
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Rihanna
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"Bitch Better Have My Money"
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77
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Magic!
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"No Way No"
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78
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Charlie Puth featuring Meghan Trainor
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"Marvin Gaye"
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79
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Hailee Steinfeld
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"Love Myself"
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80
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Jocelyn Alice
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"Jackpot"
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81
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Scott Helman
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"Bungalow"
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82
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Kelly Clarkson
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"Heartbeat Song"
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83
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James Newton Howard featuring Jennifer Lawrence
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"The Hanging Tree"
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84
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Maroon 5
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"This Summer's Gonna Hurt like a MotherFucker"
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85
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Little Big Town
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"Girl Crush"
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86
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Pitbull featuring Chris Brown
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"Fun"
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87
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Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih
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"Somebody"
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88
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Carly Rae Jepsen
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"I Really Like You"
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89
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Luke Bryan
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"Kick the Dust Up"
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90
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Keith Urban
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"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
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91
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Magic!
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"Let Your Hair Down"
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92
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Sam Hunt
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"House Party"
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93
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Zedd featuring Selena Gomez
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"I Want You to Know"
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94
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Magic!
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"Rude"
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95
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Francesco Yates
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"Better to Be Loved"
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96
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Meghan Trainor
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"Dear Future Husband"
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97
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Calvin Harris featuring John Newman
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"Blame"
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98
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Sam Smith
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"Lay Me Down"
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99
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Mumford & Sons
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"Believe"
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100
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Nick Jonas
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"Chains"[44]
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Deaths[]
- June 8 – Archie Alleyne, 82, jazz drummer
- November 19 – Ron Hynes, 64, singer-songwriter
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