Welcome to this week’s Top 20 Most Wanted countdown – the FIRST of the new year!  2017 has arrived and with it a whole new world of possibility when it comes to the most popular songs in music.  The year opens with Bruno Mars in the #1 spot with his hit single “24K Magic” and who knows how long it will stay there?

Scroll down to see the song we chose for this week’s Soundtrack Spotlight (from the movie “Duets”), our Most Wanted Flashback (from this week in 2001) and our Most Wanted Request is for a tune from a singer/songwriter who is no stranger to this countdown!

If you would like to see a song move up or down on the chart – OR – make a Most Wanted Request for next week then just let me know by filling out the form below, send me an email (paul@chymfm.com) – OR – let me know on Twitter (@OnAirWithPJ)!

Follow along with the Top 20 Most Wanted – Sunday’s at 12:00 noon!

Here’s this week’s chart: January 8th, 2017

20 RIA MAE – OOH LOVE
19 SERENA RYDER – GOT YOUR NUMBER

18 SHAWN MENDES – MERCY

*SOUNDTRACK SPOTLIGHT: HEUY LEWIS FT/GWYNETH PALTROW – CRUISIN’ (from DUETS soundtrack)

17 RIHANNA – LOVE ON THE BRAIN
16 HAILEE STEINFELD FT/ZEDD – STARVING
15 CALVIN HARRIS FT/RIHANNA – THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR

*MOST WANTED FLASHBACK: DESTINY’S CHILD – INDEPENDENT WOMEN PT.1 (#1 this week in 2001)

14 MAJOR LAZER FT/JUSTIN BIEBER – COLD WATER
13 SIA FT/SEAN PAUL – CHEAP THRILLS
12 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – CAN’T STOP THE FEELING
11 JOHN LEGEND – LOVE ME NOW

10 MARIANAS TRENCH – WHO DO YOU LOVE
09 HEDLEY – CAN’T SLOW DOWN
08 SHAWN MENDES – TREAT YOU BETTER

*MOST WANTED REQUEST: ED SHEERAN – SING (for Nicky)

07 ADELE – WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE
06 DJ SNAKE FT/JUSTIN BIEBER – LET ME LOVE YOU

05 ALESSIA CARA – SCARS TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL
04 THE WEEKND FT/DAFT PUNK – STARBOY
03 MAROON 5 FT/KENDRICK LAMAR – DON’T WANNA KNOW
02 CHAINSMOKERS FT/HALSEY – CLOSER
01 BRUNO MARS – 24K MAGIC

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