American Top 40 - June 25, 2011

[Cerebro]

The chart's back on schedule again (Mediabase minus two weeks). Will it stay there? Who knows?

This week, "Dynamite" makes it's mark in the AT40 record book. At 50 weeks on, it is part of a, now, three way tie for the longest chart run in AT40 history. "Here Without You" by 3 Doors Down and "Scars" by Papa Roach are the other two record holders. Will it steal the record for itself next week? Odds are good that it probably will. We shall see. (And, despite Taio's achievement and HWY being played as an extra, Ryan didn't mention the record at all)


AMERICAN TOP 40 - JUNE 25, 2011
LW TW WKS Artist - Title
--  40 (01) Nicole Scherzinger - Right There
37 39 (35) Pink - Raise Your Glass
Breakout: The Band Perry - If I Die Young
38 38 (03) Shontelle - Say Hello To Goodbye
--  37 (01) Maroon 5 - Never Gonna Leave This Bed
--  36 (01) David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj - Where Them Girls At
32 35 (32) Bruno Mars - Grenade
--  34 (01) Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
33 33 (50) Taio Cruz - Dynamite
29 32 (17) Lady GaGa - Born This Way
40 31 (02) Rihanna - California King Bed
Optional Extra: 3 Doors Down - Here Without You
27 30 (28) Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)
26 29 (24) Usher - More
31 28 (02) Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Breakout: Neon Trees - Your Surrender
28 27 (05) Taylor Swift - The Story Of Us
30 26 (02) Enrique Iglesias with Usher featuring Lil' Wayne - Dirty Dancer
21 25 (22) Pink - F**kin' Perfect (Perfect)
19 24 (11) New Boyz featuring The Cataracs and Dev - Backseat
25 23 (05) Martin Solveig and Dragonette - Hello
14 22 (14) Jeremih featuring 50 Cent - Down On Me
23 21 (05) OneRepublic - Good Life
Optional Extra: Mike Posner - Please Don't Go
16 20 (29) Cee-Lo Green - F**k You! (Forget You!)
11 19 (16) The Script - For The First Time
18 18 (08) Selena Gomez and The Scene - Who Says
17 17 (05) Wiz Khalifa - Roll Up
20 16 (06) Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight
13 15 (15) Jessie J featuring B.o.B. - Price Tag
24 14 (05) LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem
22 13 (02) Jason Derülo - Don't Wanna Go Home
09 12 (18) Ke$ha - Blow
Extra: Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey - Coming Home
10 11 (18) Rihanna - S&M
Optional Extra: The Pussycat Dolls - Buttons
08 10 (15) Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner - Written In The Stars
12 09 (09) Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
15 08 (03) Lady GaGa - The Edge Of Glory
06 07 (16) Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull - On The Floor
07 06 (06) Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer - Give Me Everything
04 05 (13) Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
05 04 (13) Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
03 03 (16) The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough
Optional Extra: Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
02 02 (15) Katy Perry featuring Kanye West - E.T. (Futuristic Lover)
01 01 (09) Adele - Rolling In The Deep ** 2 weeks @ no. 1 **

DROPPERS:
Mike Posner featuring Lil' Wayne - Bow Chicka Wow Wow (from 39, 11 weeks on)
Chris Brown featuring Lil' Wayne and Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now (from 36, 3 weeks on)
Diddy-Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey - Coming Home (from 35, 24 weeks on)
Pitbull featuring T-Pain - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) (from 34, 24 weeks on)

As we're, now, halfway through 2011, Ryan counted down the top 5 of the year so far. They are:
5 Pink - F**kin' Perfect (Perfect) (4)
4 Ke$ha - We R Who We R (11)
3 Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) (2)
2 Katy Perry - Firework (7)
1 Bruno Mars - Grenade (1)

Numbers in parenthesis are the current Mediabase YTD rankings. Note, the Mediabase rankings are from January 1st to present. AT40's standings include December and, possibly, some November (depending on when the cut-off date is) play.

[Johnser]

Now, it's not a matter of will "Dynamite" break the Top 40 endurance record, it's by how much. I say it will be the end of July before it falls off. That would make 55 weeks which I think would be a record that would be pretty hard to break.

[Deleted]

dynamite still #hereforshatteringrecordsonly :'(

[shoocoochoocoo]

before the second break, ryan mentioned about that dynamite record

[Lozzy]

I loved that medley Skylar sang so much. <3

[Cerebro]

Jun 25, 2011 5:37:26 GMT -5 shoocoochoocoo said:

before the second break, ryan mentioned about that dynamite record

Okay. Guess I missed that.

[Lozzy]

My stream dropped out just after he announced the #4 of the YTD. Thanks so much for posting it.

[richie]

Thanks, Cerebro, for posting the chart so early. (Why has there been a question mark in Jason
Derulo's name lately?) Wow at 4 more droppers, like last week. Also one of the droppers got played as an extra again. Like we miss the song SO much already.
We have 2 French DJ/music producers on here. (David Guetta and Martin Solveig)
Dynamite was #14 on last year's AT40 year end chart, and that was with less than half its run.
I wonder where it will wind up this year, though a lot of weeks won't be that strong.
Skylar Grey was interviewed and also played acoustic clips of I Need A Doctor, Coming Home,
and Love The Way You Lie, which she wrote.
Marc Anthony was on and they played part of his track "Rain Over Me" with Pitbull, after
they played J Lo's song.
Right There sure sounds like Rihanna, I think.

[johnnywest]

Jun 24, 2011 14:12:40 GMT -5 Cerebro said:

(And, despite Taio's achievement and HWY being played as an extra, Ryan didn't mention the record at all)

I think the reason why he didn't mention the record after playing "Here Without You" is because it was the same optional that was played on Hot AC. And since the outros are always the same on both shows, it would have been inaccurate info for the Hot AC chart.

But yes, as someone else mentioned, Ryan did mention in a tease that Taio had tied the record with 3 Doors Down and Papa Roach.

[ericcase]

C'mon People....I Know U LOVE The Name "American Top 40" and ALL it stands For.... As Do I...HELL IT PRACTICALLY RULED MY TEEN YEARS....But THIS is a slap in the face to the LEGEND....Casey Kasem

I Mean WHY is "Dynamite" Always Stuck at #33??? And How can "Raise Your Glass" STILL be on this Chart???? Where do they get these rankings????

I'll tell U where....Since this Seacrest has 22jobs he doesn't deserve....Some Chimp comes in on Monday and throws Darts at a wall with Song Titles on it....Wherever they Land is where these songs end up....TRUE STORY

Also Don't even get me started on Ry-Ry's Lame voice....He's replaced a LEGEND & Listening to him is like listening to HORRID College Station....Cause He Wouldn't be on a "Decent" One

Lastly (Though I could go on for DAYS on how Clear Channel Has MURDERED My One True Love) I know its been said a BILLION times....BUT this a FREAKIN Music Show (Nobody Cares Whats Happening this Week on Freakin' Gossip Girl!!!! LORD>Just Kill Me

I'd gladly have ANYONE of U Cool Ass Cats Make Ur OWN Chart & Count em down from 40 to #1....CAUSE I KNOW U Can't be any worse then this American Idol Flash In The Pan!!!

Sorry About my rantings....But, this WHOLE Show is UNLISTENABLE (C'mon are we REALLY going to get excited that a legendary staple of WORLDWIDE radio is....."back on schedule again" (Mediabase minus two weeks)...Were better than that & we deserve ALOT better. I wish we'd all boycott till the WHOLE dam thing is RECAST....from top to bottom....A boy Can Only Dream

Again sorry for going so long....I guess its just like The Great Morgan Freeman Said in one of the Top 5 Films I've ever Seen "Shawshank Redemption"....."I Guess I Just Miss My Friend"

[620 Soul Train]

Jun 26, 2011 19:15:11 GMT -5 ericcase said:

C'mon People....I Know U LOVE The Name "American Top 40" and ALL it stands For.... As Do I...HELL IT PRACTICALLY RULED MY TEEN YEARS....But THIS is a slap in the face to the LEGEND....Casey Kasem

I Mean WHY is "Dynamite" Always Stuck at #33??? And How can "Raise Your Glass" STILL be on this Chart???? Where do they get these rankings????

I'll tell U where....Since this Seacrest has 22jobs he doesn't deserve....Some Chimp comes in on Monday and throws Darts at a wall with Song Titles on it....Wherever they Land is where these songs end up....TRUE STORY

Also Don't even get me started on Ry-Ry's Lame voice....He's replaced a LEGEND & Listening to him is like listening to HORRID College Station....Cause He Wouldn't be on a "Decent" One

Lastly (Though I could go on for DAYS on how Clear Channel Has MURDERED My One True Love) I know its been said a BILLION times....BUT this a FREAKIN Music Show (Nobody Cares Whats Happening this Week on Freakin' Gossip Girl!!!! LORD>Just Kill Me

I'd gladly have ANYONE of U Cool Ass Cats Make Ur OWN Chart & Count em down from 40 to #1....CAUSE I KNOW U Can't be any worse then this American Idol Flash In The Pan!!!

Sorry About my rantings....But, this WHOLE Show is UNLISTENABLE (C'mon are we REALLY going to get excited that a legendary staple of WORLDWIDE radio is....."back on schedule again" (Mediabase minus two weeks)...Were better than that & we deserve ALOT better. I wish we'd all boycott till the WHOLE dam thing is RECAST....from top to bottom....A boy Can Only Dream

Again sorry for going so long....I guess its just like The Great Morgan Freeman Said in one of the Top 5 Films I've ever Seen "Shawshank Redemption"....."I Guess I Just Miss My Friend"

Nearly ALL radio countdown shows have taken a plunge. It seems that they all sound the same...Rick Dees used to be funny, don't know what's left. Forget the chart rankings, I'm talking about a "real" radio show here!

[Top 40 Tracker]

Jun 26, 2011 19:15:11 GMT -5 ericcase said:

C'mon People....I Know U LOVE The Name "American Top 40" and ALL it stands For.... As Do I...HELL IT PRACTICALLY RULED MY TEEN YEARS....But THIS is a slap in the face to the LEGEND....Casey Kasem

I Mean WHY is "Dynamite" Always Stuck at #33??? And How can "Raise Your Glass" STILL be on this Chart???? Where do they get these rankings????

I'll tell U where....Since this Seacrest has 22jobs he doesn't deserve....Some Chimp comes in on Monday and throws Darts at a wall with Song Titles on it....Wherever they Land is where these songs end up....TRUE STORY

Also Don't even get me started on Ry-Ry's Lame voice....He's replaced a LEGEND & Listening to him is like listening to HORRID College Station....Cause He Wouldn't be on a "Decent" One

Lastly (Though I could go on for DAYS on how Clear Channel Has MURDERED My One True Love) I know its been said a BILLION times....BUT this a FREAKIN Music Show (Nobody Cares Whats Happening this Week on Freakin' Gossip Girl!!!! LORD>Just Kill Me

I'd gladly have ANYONE of U Cool Ass Cats Make Ur OWN Chart & Count em down from 40 to #1....CAUSE I KNOW U Can't be any worse then this American Idol Flash In The Pan!!!

Sorry About my rantings....But, this WHOLE Show is UNLISTENABLE (C'mon are we REALLY going to get excited that a legendary staple of WORLDWIDE radio is....."back on schedule again" (Mediabase minus two weeks)...Were better than that & we deserve ALOT better. I wish we'd all boycott till the WHOLE dam thing is RECAST....from top to bottom....A boy Can Only Dream

Again sorry for going so long....I guess its just like The Great Morgan Freeman Said in one of the Top 5 Films I've ever Seen "Shawshank Redemption"....."I Guess I Just Miss My Friend"

I agree with you...Rick Dees' show is so much better, however, it has its flaws. I just listened to a show from 1986 and compared it to the one last week. His format is almost exactly the same. The problem is usually with his "countdown facts." He never seems to know how long a song actually stayed at number one or he messes up songs that never made it to the top. His stat manager needs to be fired.

Many complain that his chart is a dartboard, but I will tell you this...Dynamite and Raise Your Glass aren't on there right now....His Top 10 is usually spot on, songs below #20 usually stray from the Mediabase rankings.

I think his chart is based on radio airplay from markets his show airs on and is weighted heavily on teen radio airplay.

Overall, IMO, it is a better countdown show than AT40. Plus, I can download it and listen to it on my IPOD.

[richie]

"Plus, I can download it and listen to it on my IPOD. "
www.at40.com/pages/at40-iphone-app

[BillboardBoy]

Jun 26, 2011 19:15:11 GMT -5 ericcase said:

I Mean WHY is "Dynamite" Always Stuck at #33??? And How can "Raise Your Glass" STILL be on this Chart???? Where do they get these rankings????

This complaint comes up every few weeks and it's the same answer.

AT40 does not have a recurrent rule which is why these old songs are still on there. For the chart that came out yesterday, "Dynamite" has 2,271 spins, which puts it above songs like "Born This Way" and "Never Gonna Leave This Bed."

Top 40 radio stations are just as much to blame for keeping year-old songs on their playlist.

[Top 40 Tracker]

Jun 27, 2011 9:43:06 GMT -5 richie said:

"Plus, I can download it and listen to it on my IPOD. "
www.at40.com/pages/at40-iphone-app

Is that the actual show?

[ericcase]

Richie....Richie....Richie......WHY WHY WHY Pollute ur Phone With Such A HORRID App

There MUST Be a Version Of Angry Birds...that U Don't Have.....Replace it for ur Sanity

[richie]

I think it is the actual show, but I don't have the app. Angry birds? So harsh.

[Au$tin]

I just hate how far behind this show is. Terrible. Adele only on her second week at #1 and Nicole just now debuting. Blech.

[Cerebro]

Jun 27, 2011 19:42:49 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

I just hate how far behind this show is. Terrible. Adele only on her second week at #1 and Nicole just now debuting. Blech.

It's always one of my niggles when I hear this complaint. You folks do realize Casey was 2 weeks behind "real time", too, right? Nope, not kidding. During his run, Mediabase's final update was, still, on Sunday night. That update was published in the pages of Radio & Records by the following weekend. The weekend after that, Casey would count down that same update on his show. 2 weeks from tracking to broadcast. It was even the same story with Billboard during Shadoe's tenure. Since Billboard dates their charts a week ahead, the chart date and the broadcast weekend were actually synched up.

Ryan's incarnation does tend to "feel" slower, I'll give you that, but that mainly has to do with the presence of recurrents (if only they could do something about that...).

So whenever I talk about 2 weeks behind Mediabase as being "on schedule" you have to factor in time for production and distribution. With that in mind, 2 weeks behind is about as recent as you can reasonably expect these shows to be.