Lists and rankings have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. In Junior High, my weekly top ten music list was arguably the most popular list I’ve ever created. Classmates would ask me about it all week long, and actually wanted – no, DEMANDED – to see it when Monday morning came around.

Kids would then actually BRING me CDs to listen to, in hopes of getting one of their favorite songs on the next batch of rankings.

Who knows if any of that actually happened, but hey, that’s how I remember it.

Starting today and every Monday moving forward, I will unveil my top ten songs of the current week. There are no rules here. Songs can be brand new, or ones that have been around for decades. It’s a glimpse into my favorite ten songs of the week, the ones I’m listening to/discovering/loving.

If I’m listening to crap – which is likely – let me know. If I should be listening to something else – let me know. I’d offer to listen to a CD if you had it, but I’m pretty sure they don’t exist anymore.

Without further ado, here are my top ten songs of the week.

10) XO – John Mayer

9) Homegrown Honey – Darius Rucker

8) Cecillia And The Satellite – Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness

7) Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon

6) Someone New – Hozier

5) She’s Kinda Hot – 5 Seconds of Summer

4) Locked Away – Adam Levine

3) Photograph – Ed Sheeran

2) Wake Up – Arcade Fire

1) S.O.B – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Peace Be The Journey.