Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, April '12

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]4/1/12 [/blue]

#1:"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" spends a fifth week on top this week.

Oldest Song:"It Will Rain" with 26 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Good Feeling" with 18 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "It Will Rain".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: None

Going to Recurrent None scheduled.

Biggest Mover: "Favorite Song" jumps another 8 notches to #26 to become the week's biggest mover again this week.

Debuts: "Eyes Open" by Taylor Swift blasts onto the chart at #23 for the week's highest debut. It's Taylor's 8th hit.
Gavin DeGraw comes in at #35 with his 8th hit, "Sweeter".
Newcomers One Direction enter at #36 with "What Makes You Beautiful".
Neon Trees return with "Everybody Talks", at #38, their 3rd hit.
The Fray also return, coming in at #40 with "Run for Your Life", their 9th hit.

Exiting the Survey: "Not Over You", 39 weeks, to recurrent
"The One that Got Away", 23 weeks, to recurrent
"Sexy and I Know It", 21 weeks, to recurrent
"We Found Love", 21 weeks, to recurrent (*) Should have been #14 and not removed this week
"Shake It Out", 19 weeks

Other Notes: "Part of Me" reaches #5, giving Katy Perry her 8th consecutive top 5 hit.
"We Are Young" jumps 6 notches to land at #8 in its 5th week on the chart.
Gotye enters the top 10, up 3 to #10.
After holding at #15 last week, "Rumour Has It" moves up 4 to #11.
"Lullaby" rises 3 to #15.
Adam Lambert enters the top 20, up 4 to #17.
"Run" reverses course and goes up 4 to #18.
Flo Rida reaches a new peak of #20 with "Good Feeling".
Taylor Swift's high debut out-peaks her previous #31 hit, "The Story of Us".
"Cough Syrup" moves up 6 to #27.
David Guetta reaches top 30 territory, up 3 to #28 with "Turn Me on".
Demi Lovato jumps 7 to #30 with "Give Your Heart a Break".
Ouch! of the Week: "Don't Stop" plummets 15 to #40.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "We Are Young" (Over an 800 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Don't Stop" (Nearly a 400 spin loss)

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data © Mediabase Research

[Devin]

There is a new recurrent rule for Mediabase which applies to the CHR, HAC, and Alt charts. Songs which have been on the chart for over 20 weeks, that have hit the Top 10 and fall below #10, are removed. Songs that have been on the chart for over 20 weeks that do not hit the Top 10 but start to lose spins will be removed after two consecutive weeks of spin lose. I think purges work the same as they always have, though.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Apr 3, 2012 14:56:52 GMT -5 Devin said:

There is a new recurrent rule for Mediabase which applies to the CHR, HAC, and Alt charts. Songs which have been on the chart for over 20 weeks, that have hit the Top 10 and fall below #10, are removed. Songs that have been on the chart for over 20 weeks that do not hit the Top 10 but start to lose spins will be removed after two consecutive weeks of spin lose. I think purges work the same as they always have, though.

Thanks for letting me know. Is there a place that posts these rules?

[jaytee]

I've been searching for a public place that shows the updated Mediabase recurrent rules, but haven't been able to find them. AllAccess is good about getting the news out about big Mediabase-related rule changes, though. Here is the article about the most recent recurrent rule revision.

[Hot AC Archiver]

^^ Thanks. I literally just found that article! :) I should log in to All Access more often. I guess I'll have to change my format a bit.

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]4/8/12 [/blue]

#1:"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" spends a sixth week on top this week.

Oldest Song:"It Will Rain" with 27 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Fine by Me" and "Good Feeling" with 19 weeks.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "It Will Rain" and "A Thousand Years"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet: None

Biggest Mover: "Free" leaps 8 notches to #29 to become the week's biggest mover.

Debuts: Daughtry rack up their 10th hit on Hot AC with "Outta My Head", the week's highest debut at #38.
Newcomer Mikey Wax enters at #40 with "Counting on You".

Exiting the Survey: "Paradise", 25 weeks, to recurrent
"Don't Stop", 15 weeks

Other Notes: "Drive by" is Train's 6th hit to reach the top 2. This week the song moves 3-2.
Adele gets her 4th top 10 as "Rumour Has It" moves 11-7.
"I Won't Give Up" still hasn't given up on reaching the top 10. This week the song rebounds to its peak of #11.
In only her 2nd week on the chart, Taylor Swift rises 7 notches to #16 with "Eyes Open".
Outasight enters the top 20, climbing 2 to #19.
After making 2 big moves the past 2 weeks, "Favorite Song" inches up 1 this week to #25.
"Give Your Heart a Break" moves up 3 more to #27.
Gavin DeGraw jumps 7 spots to #28 with "Sweeter".
"Feels So Close" moves up 3 to #30.
One Direction climb 5 to #31 with "What Makes You Beautiful".
After rising 6 last week, Young the Giant fall 5 this week to #32.
"Beekeeper's Daughter" falls 3 to #34 in its 4th week on the chart.
Ouch! of the Week: "International Love" plummets 8 to #37
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Eyes Open" (Nearly a 700 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "It Will Rain" (Over a 300 spin loss)

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data © Mediabase Research

[crazychick]

So if I'm understanding this right, Bruno Mars is the only song currently in the Top 50 that will go recurrent when the published chart is released tomorrow night (his song is at #11 on chart right now)? None of the other songs below #10 with negative bullets will go recurrent?

[Hot AC Archiver]

Apr 14, 2012 21:30:35 GMT -5 crazychick said:

So if I'm understanding this right, Bruno Mars is the only song currently in the Top 50 that will go recurrent when the published chart is released tomorrow night (his song is at #11 on chart right now)? None of the other songs below #10 with negative bullets will go recurrent?

Yes, that is what I believe happened today with the update.

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]4/15/12 [/blue]

#1:"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" spends a seventh week on top this week.

Oldest Song:"A Thousand Years" with 23 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Fine by Me" and "Good Feeling" with 20 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "A Thousand Years"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet: "Fine by Me", "Good Feeling" (both still bulleted)

Biggest Mover: "Everybody Talks" jumps 9 notches to #26 to become the week's biggest mover.

Debuts: Newcomer Carly Rae Jepsen enters with "Call Me Maybe", the week's highest debut at #38.
Country superstar Carrie Underwood comes in at #39 with "Good Girl", her 6th hit on Hot AC.
Gym Class Heroes get their third hit with "Ass Back Home", debuting at #40. The song features Neon Hitch.

Exiting the Survey: "It Will Rain", 27 weeks, to recurrent
"I Like It Like That", 17 weeks
"Counting on You", 1 week

Other Notes: "We Are Young" climbs 3 to #3.
After spending 6 weeks at either #11 or #12, Jason Mraz reaches the top 10 at #10 with "I Won't Give Up".
"Eyes Open" moves up 3 to #13.
Nickelback spend a third week at #15 with "Lullaby".
"Good Feeling" continues to reach new heights, this week moving up to #18 in its 20th week on the chart.
The Script break into the top 20 at #20 with "If You Ever Came Back".
Mat Kearney continues his inching up the chart, moving up 1 spot again this week, to #23.
"What Makes You Beautiful" jumps up 6 notches to #25.
After moving up 7 last week, Gavin DeGraw inches up 1 to #27.
"Turn Me On" slips back 3 spots to #29.
Graffiti6 fall back 2 to #31 after moving up 8 notches last week.
"Outta My Head" moves up 4 to #34.
Ouch! of the Week: "Cough Syrup" slips 4 to #36
Song with the biggest spin increase: "We Are Young" (Over a 600 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Set Fire to the Rain" (Over a 300 spin loss)

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data © Mediabase Research

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]4/22/12 [/blue]

#1:"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" spends an eighth week on top this week, tying "Already Gone" for Kelly's biggest hit.

Oldest Song:"Set Fire to the Rain" with 23 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Fine by Me" and "Good Feeling" with 21 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Set Fire to the Rain"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet: "Fine by Me" (still bulleted), "Good Feeling" (1st week without a bullet)

Biggest Mover: "What Makes You Beautiful" jumps 8 notches to #17 to become the week's biggest mover.

Debuts: Maroon 5 blast onto the chart at #15 with "Payphone", their 13th hit. See below for more on this historic debut.
Flo Rida picks up his 4th hit on Hot AC with "Wild Ones", coming in at #36.
Justin Bieber gets his first Hot AC hit with "Boyfriend", at #40.

Exiting the Survey: "A Thousand Years", 23 weeks, to recurrent
"Cough Syrup", 10 weeks
"International Love", 7 weeks

Other Notes: Adele gets her 4th consecutive top 5 hit as "Rumour Has It" moves up 2 to #4.
The Wanted get their first top 10 with "Glad You Came", up 2 to #11.
"Lullaby" inches up 1 to #14.
Maroon 5's debut at #15 is the second highest debut in the 18 year history of the Hot AC chart. The record is debut is #13, by Jon Secada's "If You Go" in 1994. The #15 debut is the highest debut since the chart went to 40 positions in 2002.
"If You Ever Came Back" moves up 2 to #18.
"Favorite Song" moves 24-21 this week.
Mat Kearney gets pushed back to #24, but still retains a bullet.
Besides Maroon 5, no other song enters the top 30 this week.
Daughtry inches up 1 to #3 with "Outta My Head".
"Call Me Maybe" rises 3 to #35.
Carrie Underwood moves up 2 to #37 with "Good Girl".
Ouch! of the Week: "Better than I Know Myself" and "Love Me Bad" each fall 6 notches, to numbers 23 and 39 respectively.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Payphone" (A 1242 spin increase). This sets the record for the biggest bullet in Hot AC history
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Better than I Know Myself" (Nearly a 400 spin loss)

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data © Mediabase Research

[Hot AC Archiver]

And now a bonus...the very first Hot AC chart from 18 years ago:

R&R's Hot AC Chart
April 22, 1994

1. Now and Forever - Richard Marx
2. Everyday - Phil Collins
3. Love Sneakin’ Up on You - Bonnie Raitt
4. Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
5. The Power of Love - Celine Dion
6. The Sign - Ace of Base
7. Without You - Mariah Carey
8. Breathe Again - Toni Braxton
9. I’ll Remember - Madonna
10. Because the Night - 10,000 Maniacs
11. Completely - Michael Bolton
12. Said I Loved You…But I Lied - Michael Bolton
13. Baby I Love Your Way - Big Mountain
14. Having a Party - Rod Stewart & R. Wood
15. Beautiful in My Eyes - Joshua Kadison
16. Lullaby - Billy Joel
17. Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through - Meat Loaf
18, (She’s) Some Kind of Wonderful - Huey Lewis & the News
19. Come to My Window - Melissa Etheridge
20. Mr. Jones - Counting Crows
21. Misled - Celine Dion
22. You Mean the World to Me - Toni Braxton
23. Found Out about You - Gin Blossoms
24. In the Time It Takes - Beth N. Chapman & P. Carrack
25. The Woman in Me - Heart
26. In Walked Love - Expose
27. For Whom the Bell Tolls - Bee Gees
28. Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing - Vince Gill & Gladys Knight
29. Return to Innocence - Enigma
30. And Our Feelings - Babyface

[lascrucesjail]

Wow have the charts changed. Thanks for putting that up. I'd be curious to see the CHR chart from that same time to compare.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Apr 25, 2012 16:46:54 GMT -5 lascrucesjail said:

Wow have the charts changed. Thanks for putting that up. I'd be curious to see the CHR chart from that same time to compare.

Below is the pop chart for that week. It was the week that R&R switched over to plays per week, so the chart movement was very abnormal. I apologize for the formatting, but this is the fastest way I could do it:

Radio and Records' Top 40
For the Week Ending April 22, 1994

TW: LW) 2W) WO) Title Artist PeakPos)

1: 4) 2) 15) The Sign Ace of Base 1)

** 9 weeks at #1 **

2: 3) 6) 10) Mr. Jones Counting Crow 1)
3: 2) 4) 9) Baby I Love Your Way Big Mountain 2)
4: 1) 1) 8) The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Prince [Symbol] 1)
5: 10) 11) 5) I'll Remember Madonna 5)
6: 8) 5) 13) Without You Mariah Carey 2)
7: 9) 12) 6) Return to Innocence Enigma 7)
8: 5) 8) 8) Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm Crash Test Dummies 5)
9: 20) 13) 15) Now and Forever Richard Marx 7)
10: 30) 25) 19) The Power of Love Celine Dion 3)
11: 13) 10) 10) Streets of Philadelphia Bruce Springsteen 10)
12: 6) 3) 14) So Much in Love All-4-One 2)
13: 11) 7) 13) Whatta Man Salt-N-Pepa f/ En Vogue 4)
14: 22) 29) 4) I'll Take You There General Public 14)
15: 26) 16) 15) Because of Love Janet Jackson 2)
16: 19) 20) 6) I Want You Juliet Roberts 16)
17: Re-Entry 18) Found Out about You Gin Blossoms 6)
18: 14) 23) 4) You Mean the World to Me Toni Braxton 14)
19: 16) 18) 7) Loser Beck 16)
20: 18) 21) 7) Love Sneakin' Up on You Bonnie Raitt 18)
21: 23) 28) 5) Neon Moonlight Rosco Martinez 21)
22: 17) 19) 10) Come to My Window Melissa Etheridge 17)
23: 7) 9) 7) I'm Ready Tevin Cambell 7)
24: 27) 22) 17) Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) Us3 6)
25: 29) 27) 16) Mary Jane's Last Dance Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 10)
26: 21) 24) 5) Dream on Dreamer Brand New Heavies 21)
27: 28) 30) 5) Dreams The Cranberries 27)
28: 12) 14) 9) Bump N' Grind R. Kelly 12)
29: 15) 15) 9) And Our Feelings Babyface 15)

*** Highest Entry ***

30: NEW 1) The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get Morrissey 30)
31: NEW 1) Stay Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories 31)
32: NEW 1) Misled Celine Dion 32)
33: 31) 34) 4) No Excuses Alice in Chains 31)
34: 37) 39) 3) The Right Time I to I 34)
35: NEW 1) Regular Thang Ovis 35)
36: 35) --) 2) I Swear All-4-One 35)
37: 25) 26) 6) Completely Michael Bolton 25)
38: NEW 1) Don't Turn Around Ace of Base 38)
39: NEW 1) Leaving Las Vegas Sheryl Crow 39)
40: 33) 38) 3) Beautiful in My Eyes Joshua Kadison 33)

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]4/29/12 [/blue]

#1:"We Are Young" climbs into the top spot this week.

Oldest Song:"Set Fire to the Rain" with 24 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Love You Like a Love Song" with 20 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Set Fire to the Rain", "Fine by Me"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet: "Love You Like a Love Song" (has been without a bullet for a few weeks).

Biggest Mover: "Call Me Maybe" rises 9 notches to #26 to become the week's biggest mover.

Debuts: Newcomer Ed Sheeran enters at #37 with "The A Team", the highest debut of the week.
Another American Idol alum enters at #40, "Free" by Haley Reinhart.

Exiting the Survey: "Good Feeling", 21 weeks, to recurrent
"Love Me Bad", 11 weeks

Other Notes: Gotye moves up 1 to #5 with "Somebody I used to Know"
Andy Grammer gets his second top 10 as "Fine by Me" moves up to #10, in his 22nd week on the chart.
After debuting last week at #15, Maroon 5 climb 2 to #13.
"What Makes You Beautiful" inches up 1 to #16.
After stalling last week, Neon Trees jump 7 spots to #19 with "Everybody Talks".
Colbie Caillat moves into the top 20, up 1 to #20 with "Favorite Song".
Eric Hutchinson rebounds up 4 to a new peak of #21.
"Tonight is the Night" falls 3 to #22.
"Give Your Heart a Break" rebounds to #27.
Graffiti6 rise 2 to enter the top 30 at #29.
Daughtry hold at #33 with "outta My Head".
Gym Class Heroes slip 1 to #39.
Ouch! of the Week: "Better than I Know Myself" plummets 15 notches to number 38.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Payphone" (Over a 900 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Domino" (Over a 500 spin loss)

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data © Mediabase Research

[jaytee]

Andy Grammer gets his first top 10 as "Fine by Me" moves up to #10, in his 22nd week on the chart.

Did "Keep Your Head Up" really not hit top 10 here? Do you happen to know where it peaked?

[Hot AC Archiver]

Apr 30, 2012 15:57:59 GMT -5 jaytee said:

Andy Grammer gets his first top 10 as "Fine by Me" moves up to #10, in his 22nd week on the chart.

Did "Keep Your Head Up" really not hit top 10 here? Do you happen to know where it peaked?

Congratulations, you are the first to find a mistake! lol I simply forgot the first one, which reached #5. Sorry about that! I'll fix my earlier post now.