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Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 21

We’re checking out the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending December 21, 2013. Nothing new enters our charmed circle this week, but the list gets a good shaking up. Let’s open in fifth place, where last week’s champ, Miley Cyrus falls to fifth place with “Wrecking Ball.” Miley has finally opened up about her relationship with ex-boyfriend, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, with whom she broke up after nearly four years....

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