Man, how time flies! This is my 20th column as HITS’ Rhythm Editor. I am still happy and healthy, and have managed to keep my job! Here’s to another 20. Before I get into record news, I should say that new Arbitron numbers are starting to come out; I wanted to congratulate a few stations: Kage and Burhman at KQKS, DJ Buck at WZMX, Mike Kline and Shaggy at WNVZ, KMEL, and Homie Marco and the staff at KBBT in San Antonio all had very impressive books… The big just continue to get bigger. Over the last five weeks, J. Cole’s “Crooked Smile,” Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” Macklemore’s “Same Love” and Daft Punk have all been among the most increased records. It’s no secret, as “Blurred Lines” holds the #1 position, Daft Punk jumps 5-2*, and “Same Love” goes to #7 and sits at #4 on this week’s building chart already. There are a few newcomers to the party; Jay-Z’s “Holy Grail” and Justin Timberlake’s “Take Back The Night” had amazing weeks. Rick Sackhiem, Noah Sheer and Scott Maness at IDJ keep their momentum as “Holy Grail” had the biggest jump on the chart, going #35-23, as well as being the #1 most increased record. They also have Rihanna’s “Right Now” at #20 and 2 Chainz’s “Feds Watching” at #26. Big Sean’s “Beware” and Iggy Azalea’s “Work” are looking to make their chart debuts next week. The Republic crew of Gary Spangler, Alisa Applegate and Davey Dee have Ariana Grande’s “The Way” sitting at #3, DJ Khaled’s “No New Friends” at #12, Lil Wayne’s “Rich As …” at #16, Rich Gang’s “Tap Out” at #21 and Jay Sean’s “Mars” at #37. They also have Ace Hood’s “We Ouchea” and Nelly’s “Get Like Me” poised to chart this coming week… The fine folks at RCA deliver a brand new Justin Timberlake’s “Take Back The Night.” It’s #27 on the building chart, and should debut inside the top 25 this coming week. Strazz, Inca and Lori G also debuted Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” at #35 and Pitbull’s “Outta Nowhere” at #40 this week. And be aware of both the Mario’s “Somebody Else” and Becky G’s “Play It Again,” both inside the top 50 and looking to debut this coming week. Strazz confirms that NEXT Monday there will be a brand new Chris Brown f/Nicki Minaj, “Love More”… Can Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” make it to #1? Ayelet and James White at Columbia have it sitting at #2 this week and feel like their window of opportunity is two weeks away. They also have J. Cole’s “Crooked Smile” shooting up the chart, now at #18 and again Top 5 most increased. Lastly, they have Calvin Harris’ “I Need Your Love” at #22… Lee L’Heureux at WB is quick to point out that he has 4 records inside the top 20, with two Macklemore hits, Major Lazer’s “Bubble Butt” and Jason Derulo’s “The Other Side” … Epic is proving hard work and persistence pay off with Sean Kingston’s “Beat It,” which is inside the top 10, as well as Ciara’s “Body Party,” which moves 15-13*. Rachael Spangler and Dixie also have Yo Gotti’s “Act Right” sitting just outside of the chart.

Most Increased:
1) Jay-Z f/Justin Timberlake “Holy Grail” Roc-a-Fella/Roc Nation
2) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “Same Love” Macklemore/ADA/WBR
3) J. Cole “Crooked Smile” Roc Nation/Columbia
4) Daft Punk “Get Lucky” Columbia
5) Justin Timberlake “Take Back The Night” RCA

The Pulse:
1) Jay-Z f/Justin Timberlake “Holy Grail” Roc-a-Fella/Roc Nation
2) Justin Timberlake “Take Back The Night” RCA
3) 2 Chainz f/Pharrell “Feds Watching” Def Jam IDJ
4) Miley Cyrus “We Can’t Stop” RCA
5) Big Sean “Beware” G.O.O.D/Def Jam/IDJ