Meghan Trainor's Follow-Up Hit is "Movin"

Meghan Trainor lands her second top 20 hit in a row as “Lips Are Movin” jumps from #38 to #19 in its fifth week. Her breakthrough smash, “All About That Bass,” holds at #2 for the fourth week, after logging eight weeks at #1.

With all this going for her, you’d think that Trainor would be a cinch to receive a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist next Friday. Think again. Eligibility in that category is linked to the release of a full-length album, or an EP consisting of at least five songs. Trainor’s EP, Title, consists of just four songs. So close!

But Trainor will almost certainly have other nominations to celebrate next Friday. “All About That Bass” is likely to be nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

This week’s big Hot 100 news is Hozier landing his first top five hit with “Take Me To Church.” That was the lead of a Chart Watch blog which we posted Wednesday. If you missed it, here’s a link. This blog will deal with key debuts and moves below the top 10.

"I Don’t F**k With You" by Big Sean featuring E-40 jumps from #14 to #11 in its ninth week … Mr. Probz's”Waves” jumps from #19 to #14 in its 14th week. The song topped the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart for two weeks in May.

"Uptown Funk!" by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars vaults from #65 to #18 in its second week. “Uptown Funk!” is vying to become vying to become Mars’ fifth top 10 hit as a featured artist. Mars was featured on B.o.B's “Nothin' On You” (#1 in 2010), Travie McCoy's “Billionaire” (#4 in 2010), Bad Meets Evil's “Lighters” (#4 in 2011) and Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa's “Young, Wild & Free” (#7 in 2012). “Uptown Funk!” is the biggest hit whose title begins with the word “Uptown” since Billy Joel's “Uptown Girl” (#3 in late 1983). You had to know I wouldn't be able to resist that one!

Selena Gomez lands her second top 20 hit as “The Heart Wants What It Wants” jumps from #26 to #20 in its third week. “Come & Get It” reached #6 last year.

Three Christmas-related songs enter this week’s Hot 100. Pentatonix's “Mary, Did You Know?” is the week's top new entry at #26. Band Aid 30's “Do They Know It's Christmas?” opens at #63. Idina Menzel'sduet with Michael Buble, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” bows at #78. Let’s take them one by one.

"Mary, Did You Know" is from Pentatonix’s album, That’s Christmas To Me, which jumps to #3 on The Billboard 200. The quintet’s “The Little Drummer Boy,” from last year’s EP PTXmas, reached #13 on the Hot 100.

"Do They Know It’s Christmas?" was re-recorded to aid in the global fight against Ebola. It’s the third version of this Bob Geldof/Midge Ure song to crack the Hot 100. The original recording by Band Aid reached #13 in 1984. A Glee rendition reached #92 in 2011. The new version features such top British stars as Bono, Sam Smith and One Direction—but not Adele, whose absence is conspicuous because the track was co-produced by her principal producer, Paul Epworth.

The Band Aid 30 record enters The U.K.’s Official Singles Chart at #1. It’s the fourth version of the song to reach #1 in the U.K. The Band Aid original spent five weeks on top in 1984. A second version, attributed to Band Aid II, spent three weeks on top in 1989. In 2004, a version by Band Aid 20 spent four weeks on top.

"Baby, It’s Cold Outside" is from Menzel’s top 10 album Holiday Wishes. The song has been a holiday perennial since it was introduced in the 1949 movie, Neptune’s Daughter. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (written by Frank Loesser) is one of two Christmas songs to win an Oscar for Best Song. The other, as you doubtless know, is Irving Berlin's “White Christmas.”

And now, back to the countdown. “Beg For It” by Iggy Azalea featuring MO jumps from #49 to #35 in its fifth week … Carrie Underwood's “Something In The Water” drops from #35 to #38 in its eighth week. Despite the drop, it's #1 on Country Songs for the third week.

Ed Sheeran lands his sixth top 40 hit as “Thinking Out Loud” leaps from #62 to #40 in its seventh week … Milky Chance's “Stolen Dance” jumps from #50 to #41 in its 18th week …  Tim McGraw's “Shotgun Rider” jumps from #54 to #45 in its eighth week … Ella Henderson's “Ghost” vaults from #94 to #52 in its fourth week. The song topped the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart for two weeks in June.

Two songs from One Direction's FOUR enter this week’s chart. “Night Changes” is the week’s second-highest new entry at #55. “Stockholm Syndrome” bows at #99. FOUR enters The Billboard 200 at #1 this week, with first-week sales of 387K.

Lorde's “Yellow Flicker Beat” leaps from #82 to #65 in its third week … “Bed Of Lies” by Nicki Minaj featuring Skylar Grey debuts at #70. It’s from Minaj’s third studio album, The Pinkprint, which is due Dec. 15 … Imagine Dragons's “I Bet My Life” re-enters the chart at #72. The song has climbed as high as #53 … O.T. Genasis's “Coco” debuts at #77.

"Good Girls" by 5 Seconds Of Summer re-enters the chart at #85. The song has climbed as high as #34 … “Burnin’ Up” by Jessie J featuring 2 Chainz debuts at #90. It’s from her second U.S. album, Sweet Talker … Matt McAndrew's version of Hozier's “Take Me To Church” debuts at #92. McAndrew is a contestant on The Voice.

"Booty" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea re-enters the chart at #94 in the wake of the two stars’ show-capping performance of the song on the American Music Awards. The song (which also credits Pitbull) peaked at #18 … “I Don’t Mind” by Usher featuring Juicy J debuts at #95. It’s from his long-awaited eighth studio album, UR … “G.D.F.R.” by Flo Rida featuring Sage The Gemini re-enters the chart at #98. It has climbed as high as #84.

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