Vote For Your Favorites of the Week (Week 22)!

Hot New Track This Week:

"L.A. Love (La La)"
Fergie
From the forthcoming 2nd studio album by Fergie (Rumored to be called Smile Now, Cry Later. Due for release between December and February).
Release: September 29th

Thoughts: Fergie has never been a favorite of mine. I really just don't understand what people see her. Her newest track, "L.A Love (La La)", would have been a massive hit had it been released 8 years ago when she was still at her prime. I don't want to say that she's completely irrelevant, because we haven't seen how "L.A. Love (La La)" does in its worldwide expansion (it arrived to a handful of markets on Monday) on Tuesday. Based on what we've seen with the countries that already have the song available, and direct competition from Carrie Underwood, One Direction, and Lorde, it's likely that "L.A Love (La La)" ultimately fails to impress.

The track's biggest markets yet have been Mexico, Brazil, Peru, and Spain. The track's strength in Ukraine initially looked fairly promising (quickly skyrocketing to the top 10), but as of a few hours later, it is already on its way downward.

One thing I can give it credit for? Being strong... by Fergie's viewpoint. It's a much better song than some of her other hits like "London Bridges" (which it is reminiscent of) and "Fergalicious". I mean both of those songs were pretty much garbage.

Listen to the track below.

Now you be the judge. Does "L.A. Love (La La)" have what it takes to debut on the Hot 50? If yes, vote it up, if no, vote down.

Last Week's Outcome: "Warriors" by Imagine Dragons failed to come anywhere near the CDS Music Chart Hot 50.

New Entries:

- "L.A. Love (La La)" by Fergie

- "Something In the Water" by Carrie Underwood

- "Steal My Girl" by One Direction

- "Yellow Flicker Beat" by Lorde

Note: The final positions of the songs at the end of the week is equivalent to the Social Songs 100 chart. This is only accounts for approximately 1/3 of all points entered into the Hot 50 weekly issue.

Hey guys! There have been some concerns and questions on voting for your favorite tracks every week. To make things a whole lot easier, you can now vote songs up and down the list. At the end of the week, the points will be calculated and the ranker will be reset for the next week! All votes count! Don't see your favorite song? Feel free to leave a comment and I will add it! I will be updating the ranker from time to time as new tracks become available!

Welcome to the 22nd week of voting! Your votes help determine the top songs on the CDS Music Chart Hot 50. Please note that only the top 10 most approved tracks will receive bonus points toward their scores on the upcoming chart. Make sure you share this to get your favorite tracks into the top 10. If this gets 250 voters and/or 5,000 votes by the end of Friday, each track in the top 10 will get 2x the regular votes and #11-20 on the list will get the score that the top 10 usually gets.

Lists on Ranker

CDS 4th Of July Party Playlist (Part 2)

Thousands upon thousands of parties will be sweeping the United States tomorrow, as the country celebrates its 238th anniversary. July 4th marks the day that the United States declared their independence from Great Britain at the end of the Revolutionary War. In honor of the celebration, CDS Music Chart is offering a handmade playlist to help kick start your party. Instead of writing about each track, I've decided to include stats for each track on the CDS Music Chart Hot 50 (if they haven't yet reached the Hot 50, I'll occasionally include a short description). Here's to a giant celebration!

This is Part 2 of a 2 part post! A special dance ONLY part 3 is coming soon as well. Happy 4th of July!

"Me & My Broken Heart" - Rixton
CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: #33
Debut: July 3rd, 2014
Weeks On: 1
Chart Run: 33
Most Recent Position: #33 (July 3rd, 2014)
Highest Rank: #33 (July 3rd, 2014)
Lowest Ranking: #33 (July 3rd, 2014)
Status: Still On

"New Flame (feat. Usher & Rick Ross)" - Chris Brown

CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: TBA

After spending several months in prison, Chris Brown returned to the music world at the 2014 BET Awards at the end of June. After performing his most recent hit single ("Loyal"), he premiered a brand new track on iTunes. "New Flame" is an excellent track that combines a slew of genres into one spicy composition. It also features Usher (who did the best job on the track) and Rick Ross, who throws in some rhymes to wrap up and finish off the track. It's quite spectacular (and new), so its a good thing to have on you playlist. The track is set to bow on the CDS Music Chart Hot 50 issue dated July 10th (information and highlights are on the way).

"A Sky Full of Stars" - Coldplay
CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: #2(x3)
Debut: May 8th, 2014
Weeks On: 9
Chart Run: 17 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 9 - 11 
Most Recent Position: #11 (July 3rd, 2014)
Highest Rank: #2 (May 15th - May 29th, 2014)
Lowest Ranking: #17 (May 8th, 2014)
Status: Still On

I Wanna Feel - Secondcity

CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: #24
Debut: July 3rd, 2014
Weeks On: 1
Chart Run: 24
Most Recent Position: #24 (July 3rd, 2014)
Highest Rank: #24 (July 3rd, 2014)
Lowest Ranking: #24 (July 3rd, 2014)
Status: Still On

Rude - MAGIC!

CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: #29
Debut: July 3rd, 2014
Weeks On: 1
Chart Run: 41 - 32 - 32 - 29
Most Recent Position: #29 (July 3rd, 2014)
Highest Rank: #29 (July 3rd, 2014)
Lowest Ranking: #41 (June 12th, 2014)
Status: Still On

"Fancy (feat. Charli XCX)" - Iggy Azalea
CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: #4
Debut: March 27th, 2014
Weeks On: 15
Chart Run: 46 - 35 - 30 - 27 - 22 - 18 - 14 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 6 - 6 - 4 - 6 - 6
Most Recent Position: #6 (June 26th, 2014 - July 3rd, 2014)
Highest Rank: #4 (June 19th, 2014)
Lowest Ranking: #46 (March 27th, 2014)
Status: Still On

"Hideaway" - Kiesza
CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: #1(x6)
Debut: May 8th, 2014
Weeks On: 9
Chart Run: 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2
Most Recent Position: #2 (June 19th - July 3rd, 2014)
Highest Rank: #1 (May 8th - June 12th, 2014)
Lowest Ranking: #2 (May 8th, 2014)
Status: Still On

"Something Bad" - Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood

CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: #53(x2)

Though it didn't quite crack the CDS Music Chart Hot 50, "Something Bad" (which was released as the second single from Lambert's Platinum) did manage to chart at #53 (equivalent to #3 on the extended chart) for two weeks back in May 2014. While it likely won't ever reach the main list, it's a great, dark party track that feels perfect for 4th of July. Make sure you give it a spin or two  during this holiday! Don't forget to watch this year's annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular on NBC tonight at 8/7c! Miranda will be performing live.

Maps - Maroon 5

CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: #3(x2)
Debut: June 26th, 2014
Weeks On: 2
Chart Run: 3 - 3
Most Recent Position: #3 (June 26th, 2014 - July 3rd, 2014)
Highest Rank: #3 (June 26th, 2014 - July 3rd, 2014)
Lowest Ranking: #3 (June 26th, 2014 - July 3rd, 2014)
Status: Still On

"Good Kisser (Disclosure Remix)" - Usher

CDS Music Chart Hot 50 Peak: TBA

I initially overlooked Usher's original release of "Good Kisser", mainly because I thought it sounded terrible and way worse than anything he had released in 2012 (when his album Looking 4 Myself) first dropped. Thanks to the world class DJ brothers that form Disclosure (a sick production team), "Good Kisser" is filled with more life, more dance and it sounds a whole lot better. Make sure you include this new track (which was just debuted last night) to your 4th of July playlist!