Rachel Platten (2) - Week of July 30, 2015

I'm back! But first, a history lesson.

Curlin's Top 45 was named after the superstar horse Curlin. His first win came at Gulfstream Park in Florida in February of 2007, before winning his next two races (both major wins) at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. After that, he was set for the 2007 Kentucky Derby, but he could only muster a third place finish behind Street Sense and Hard Spun, both of whom would go on to become successful stallions. After the Derby, he recorded a dramatic victory in the Preakness at Pimlico in Baltimore over the aforementioned Street Sense. Then he went to Belmont Park for the last leg of the Triple Crown, only to lose to a filly (female horse) by a head, the very same margin he won the Preakness by. But he wasn't done yet! After the Triple Crown, he went on to run third in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park in New Jersey, behind a horse named Any Given Saturday (also a successful stallion after he was retired) and the aforementioned Hard Spun. He then went back to Belmont, this time to capture the Jockey Club Gold Cup. With that win, he was eligible for the Breeders' Cup Classic, which in 2007 was held at Monmouth. He would return to the Jersey Shore victorious, winning the USA's richest horse race, then would be named the 2007 Horse of the Year and Champion 3-Year-Old Colt. You'd think he would be retired after then, right? WRONG! He was back for his four-year-old campaign, this time racing all the way in Dubai in the UAE. He won two straight races there, including the world's richest horse race, the Dubai World Cup. Nearly three months later, he raced for the first time since Dubai, winning the Stephen Foster Handicap at Churchill Downs. Then he made his THIRD trip to Belmont, this time for his first ever start on the turf, placing second in the Man O' War Stakes. After that, he made the (rather short) trip up to Saratoga Race Course, winning the Woodward Stakes. Then he made his FOURTH trip to Belmont, this time winning his SECOND STRAIGHT Jockey Club Gold Cup. The 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita would be his next and final stop, where he placed fourth. He was then named Horse of the Year once again, and he also won Champion Older Horse. Presently, he stands as a stallion at Lane's End Farm on Versailles, Kentucky, just outside of Lexington. His children are doing fantastic on the racetrack, just like their father. You can visit his page at http://www.lanesend.com/stallion/curlin for more. Now on to the chart! But first, the exits.

• In The Valley Below - Peaches (#10)  
• Skrillex & Diplo/Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now (#15)
• Jasmine Thompson - Run (#20) (Second Time)
• San Cisco - RUN (#25)
• Paramore - The Only Exception (#26) (Second Time)
• Vance Joy - Georgia (#27)
• Saint Motel - My Type (#28)
• Fetty Wap - Trap Queen (#30)
• Karmin - Brokenhearted (#34) (Second Time)
• OneRepublic - I Lived (#40)
• Alesso/Roy English - Cool (#41)
• Just Seconds Apart - Unbelievable (#45) 

WHAT?!?!?!?


12 EXITS?!?!?!?!?!?!?


IS THIS CRAZY THING NORMAL NOW?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?


AND AREN'T I A LITTLE TOO YOUNG TO GO CRAZY?!?!?!?!?


Why yes, yes I am.



The Chart 

1. Rachel Platten - Fight Song (#2) [2nd Week At #1]
2. Sabrina Carpenter - Can't Blame A Girl For Trying (DEBUT)
3. The Summer Set - Lightning In A Bottle (#5)
4. Ella Henderson - Glow (#6)
5. Chvrches - Leave A Trace (DEBUT)
6. Nicki Minaj - The Night Is Still Young (#4)
7. Sabrina Carpenter - We'll Be The Stars (DEBUT)
8. Maroon 5 - This Summer's Gonna Hurt... (#3)
9. Selena Gomez - Slow Down (#9)
10. Taylor Swift/Kendrick Lamar - Bad Blood (#1)
11. Taylor Swift - Clean (#11)
12. Sabrina Carpenter - Eyes Wide Open (DEBUT)
13. Ed Sheeran - Photograph (#12)
14. twenty one pilots - Screen (#33)
15. Demi Lovato/Cher Lloyd - Really Don't Care (#17)
16. Tiesto/Matthew Koma - Wasted (#7)
17. Sabrina Carpenter - The Middle Of Starting Over (DEBUT/RE-ENTRY)
18. Selena Gomez & The Scene - Love You Like A Love Song (#13)
19. twenty one pilots - Tear In My Heart (#31)
20. twenty one pilots - Stressed Out (#19)
21. Nico & Vinz/Kid Ink/Bebe Rexha - That's How You Know (#44)
22. 5 Seconds of Summer - She's Kinda Hot (#35)
23. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (DEBUT)
24. Charlie Puth/Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye (#23)
25. Alessia Cara - Here (DEBUT)
26. Selena Gomez/A$AP Rocky - Good For You (#21)
27. Dove Cameron - Better In Stereo (DEBUT)
28. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off (#8)
29. Karmin - I Want It All (#29)
30. Sia - Elastic Heart (#24)
31. Phoebe Ryan - Mine (#14)
32. Maroon 5 - Maps (#18)
33. Ariana Grande/Zedd - Break Free (#16)
34. Matt & Kim - Get It (DEBUT/RE-ENTRY)
35. Adam Lambert - Ghost Town (#43)
36. DJ Snake/AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (#36)
37. Years & Years - King (#32)
38. Tori Kelly - Should've Been Us (DEBUT)
39. Passion Pit - Until We Can't (Let's Go) (#37)
40. Shawn Mendes - Never Be Alone (#29)
41. Robin Schulz/Jasmine Thompson - Sun Goes Down (DEBUT/RE-ENTRY)
42. Rachel Platten - Beating Me Up (DEBUT)
43. Cold War Kids - First (#39)
44. Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance (#42)
45. Passion Pit - Lifted Up (1985) (#38)
 
Biggest DDDDRRRROOOOOPPPPP!!!... Of The Week: Taylor Swift - Shake It Off (-20)
Rising Star Of The Week: Nico & Vinz/Kid Ink/Bebe Rexha - That's How You Know (+23)

That's it for me, see you next week!