Thanks to the music service Shazam, D Magazine‘s FrontRow will bring you the exclusive Shazam Top Twenty for Dallas each week. To look back at the series, go here.
Some shifting of the deck chairs in this week’s local top 20, but in general, this month’s charts are all about Lorde, Jay Z, T.I., Drake and the rest. The big addition to the top ten is Drake’s “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” which was number 2 on last week’s U.S. new releases chart and this week jumps to number one on the same chart. Katy Perry’s “Roar,” which was number one on last week’s new releases, hasn’t had the same resonance for local listeners. It sits down at number 16 on this week’s local top 20.
I’m a sucker for Drake, and this song maybe be my favorite in the top 10 currently. It’s a velvety, radio ready nostalgia track — minimal, but engrossing, with a beat built for a night drive and synths that wash over the track like city lights on a windshield. Have a listen:
THE DALLAS TOP TWENTY
1. Royals (Lorde)
2. Holy Grail (JAY Z Feat. Justin Timberlake)
3. Memories Back Then (T.I. Feat. B.o.B. & Kendrick Lamar & Kris Stephens)
4. All Me (Drake Feat. 2 Chainz & Big Sean)
5. Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais)
6. Hold On, We’re Going Home (Drake Feat. Majid Jordan)
7. Same Love (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Mary Lambert)
8. Cups (Anna Kendrick)
9. Type Of Way (Rich Homie Quan Feat. Jermaine Dupri)
10. Wake Me Up (Avicii)
11. Clarity (Zedd Feat. Foxes)
12. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons)
13. F**kwithmeyouknowigotit (JAY Z Feat. Rick Ross)
14. Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell)
15. Love Somebody (Maroon 5)
16.Roar (Katy Perry)
17. Part II (JAY Z Feat. Beyoncé)
18. Act Right (Yo Gotti Feat. Young Jeezy & YG)
19. Sweater Weather (The Neighbourhood)
20. Wake Me Up (Acivvi Feat Aloe Blacc)
THE USA NEW RELEASES TOP TEN
1. Hold ON We’re Going Home (Drake)
2. Roar (Katy Perry)
3. Applause (Lady Gaga)
4. That’s My Kind of Night (Luke Bryan)
5. All Me (Drake)
6. Give It 2 U (Robin THicke)
7. Turn the Night Up (Enrique Iglesias)
8. Propuesta Indecente (Romeo Santos)
9. Control (Big Sean Feat. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica)
10. Hail to the King (Avenged Sevenfold)
THE USA TOP TEN
1. Wake Me Up (Avicii)
2. Royals (Lorde)
3. Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey & Cedric Gervais)
4. Hold On We’re Going (Drake)
5. Holy Grail (Jay Z)
6. Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke)
7. Roar (Katy Perry)
8. Safe and Sound (Capital Cities)
9. Same Love (MacKlemore & Ryan Lewis)
10. Clarity (Zedd)
