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                      Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Nov. 15

   by Ray McDonald

   We're unleashing the five most popular songs in the [1]Billboard Hot
   100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 15, 2014.

   We don't get any new songs this week...but things do get shaken up a
   bit.


   ''It all starts in fifth place, where Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and
   Nicki Minaj dip a notch with "Bang Bang." Jessie says she wanted to
   assemble this lineup for a long time - she says she only met the other
   two after the song went to number one on iTunes. Jessie also says she
   wanted to use Nicki five years ago on her debut single, "Do It Like A
   Dude."

   ''Taking over fourth place is Maroon 5 with "Animals." This band has
   been around for 20 years...but not always under this name.  The Los
   Angeles group formed in 1994 as Kara's Flowers, and released one album
   under that name in 1997. Four years later the members re-grouped as
   Maroon 5, and the rest is chart history.

   ''Holding in third place is Tove Lo with "Habits (Stay High)." Where
   did that name come from? This Swedish artist's real name is Ebba Tove
   Elsa Nillson. "Lo" is Swedish for lynx - a species of wildcat that Tove
   says she fell in love with as a little girl.

   ''After eight weeks, Meghan Trainor falls off the Hot 100 pedestal:
   "All About That Bass" falls to second place. Last week, she and Miranda
   Lambert sang this song at the Country Music Association Awards in
   Nashville, and Meghan kicks off a headlining North American tour next
   February in Vancouver, Canada.

   ''Taylor Swift re-takes the Hot 100 title, with "Shake It Off" - giving
   her three total weeks at the top - but that's only the beginning of her
   phenomenal week. Taylor's 1989 album just opened at number one by
   selling 1.2 million domestic copies. That's the largest sales week
   since The Eminem Show sold 1.3 million copies, way back in 2002.

   That's a wrap for this week, but as you know, the chart is always
   changing. Come back in seven days for an all-new lineup.
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   [2]http://www.voanews.com/content/top-5-songs-for-week-ending-november-
   15/2520647.html

References

   1. http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2014-11-15
   2. http://www.voanews.com/content/top-5-songs-for-week-ending-november-15/2520647.html