American Top 40 - December 28th (Top 40 of 2013)

[KelownaGuy20]

AMERICAN TOP 40 - DECEMBER 28, 2013 - TOP 40 OF 2013

40. Maroon 5 - One More Night
Extra: Kelly Clarkson - People Like Us
39. Lady Gaga - Applause
38. Anna Kendrick - Cups (Pitch Perfect's "When I'm Gone")
37. Justin Timberlake featuring Nicki Minaj - Beauty and a Beat
36. Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly - Cruise
35. Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail
34. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert - Same Love
33. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)
32. Bruno Mars - Treasure
31. Imagine Dragons - It's Time
Extra: Pink - Try
Optional Extra: Paramore - Still Into You
30. Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness
29. Lorde - Royals
28. Jason Derulo - The Other Side
Extra: Taylor Swift - 22
27. Avicii - Wake Me Up!
Extra: Emeli Sandé - Next To Me
26. The Lumineers - Ho Hey
25. Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
24. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody
23. Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z - Suit & Tie
22. Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love
21. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
Optional Extra: Ke$ha - Die Young
20. Selena Gomez - Come and Get It
19. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound
18. will.i.am featuring Britney Spears - Scream & Shout
Extra: Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait
17. Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing
16. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven
15. Katy Perry - Roar
14. Maroon 5 - Daylight
13. Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX - I Love It
12. Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky
11. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
Optional Extra: Mariah Carey featuring Miguel - #Beautiful
10. Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko - Stay
09. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
08. Pink featuring Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason
07. Zedd featuring Foxes - Clarity
06. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Extra: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
05. Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin - Don't You Worry Child
04. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz - Thrift Shop
03. Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
Extra: Imagine Dragons - Demons
02. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
01. Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell & T.I. - Blurred Lines

[Cerebro]

Once again, it looks like AT40s chart completely ignores December 2012 spins, which managed to hurt "Locked Out Of Heaven", considerably (#16 ?!?, ouch). My money was on "Blurred Lines" taking #1, here, so no surprises. The more I thought about it, I figured "Can't Hold Us" might've been a strong contender. So, again, no surprise to see it at #2.

Oh, and KelownaGuy20...you need to change the title. Top 40, not Top 100. :)

[funguy10]

It would be cool if the peak positions for each song could be listed. And if they went number 1 they should be listed how long they were number 1 for.

[mkarns]

Dec 23, 2013 15:14:07 GMT -5 funguy10 said:

It would be cool if the peak positions for each song could be listed. And if they went number 1 they should be listed how long they were number 1 for.

AMERICAN TOP 40 - DECEMBER 28, 2013 - TOP 40 OF 2013

40. Maroon 5 - One More Night (#1-7 weeks, all in 2012)
Extra: Kelly Clarkson - People Like Us (#36)
39. Lady Gaga - Applause (#5)*
38. Anna Kendrick - Cups (Pitch Perfect's "When I'm Gone") (#8)
37. Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj - Beauty and a Beat (#3)
36. Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly - Cruise (#6)
35. Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail (#5)*
34. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert - Same Love (#5)
33. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) (#8)
32. Bruno Mars - Treasure (#5)
31. Imagine Dragons - It's Time (#10)
Extra: Pink - Try (#6)
Optional Extra: Paramore - Still Into You (#9)*
30. Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (#2)*
29. Lorde - Royals (#1-1 week)*
28. Jason Derulo - The Other Side (#5)
Extra: Taylor Swift - 22 (#10)
27. Avicii - Wake Me Up! (#1-2 weeks)*
Extra: Emeli Sandé - Next To Me (#17)
26. The Lumineers - Ho Hey (#2)
25. Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (#3)
24. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody (#2)
23. Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z - Suit & Tie (#3)
22. Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (#5)
21. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack (#5)
Optional Extra: Ke$ha - Die Young (#1-4 weeks, all in 2012)
20. Selena Gomez - Come and Get It (#3)
19. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound (#2)*
18. will.i.am featuring Britney Spears - Scream & Shout (#3)
Extra: Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait (#16)
17. Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (#5)
16. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven (#1-5 weeks)
15. Katy Perry - Roar (#1-6 weeks)*
14. Maroon 5 - Daylight (#1-1 week)
13. Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX - I Love It (#2)
12. Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky (#2)
11. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man (#1-2 weeks)
Optional Extra: Mariah Carey featuring Miguel - #Beautiful (#14)
10. Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko - Stay (#1-3 weeks)
09. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive (#2)*
08. Pink featuring Nate Ruess - Just Give Me A Reason (#1-2 weeks)
07. Zedd featuring Foxes - Clarity (#2)*
06. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (#1-6 weeks)
Extra: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (#19)
05. Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin - Don't You Worry Child (#1-1 week)
04. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz - Thrift Shop (#1-2 weeks)
03. Justin Timberlake - Mirrors (#1-2 weeks)
Extra: Imagine Dragons - Demons (#1-at least 2 weeks, counting this "frozen" one)*
02. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us (#1-4 weeks)*
01. Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell & T.I. - Blurred Lines (#1-10 weeks)*

Chart positions are according to what was actually broadcast on AT40. An asterisk indicates it was still on the countdown as of last week's show.

[Libra]

:O Did not expect that "Locked Out of Heaven" would be all the way down at #16. I figured there was a chance it might, say, be lower in the Top 10 if they were using closer to a calendar year survey period, but #16?

I'm also surprised to see "It's Time" up at #31; Id've thought that would either be lower or missed the Top 40 completely (if anything, Id've picked "Try" to be in the countdown instead).

[QuEenOfpoP]

Dec 23, 2013 17:14:42 GMT -5 mkarns said:

AMERICAN TOP 40 - DECEMBER 28, 2013 - TOP 40 OF 2013
Optional Extra: Ke$ha - Die Young (#1-4 weeks, all in 2012)

Just a slight correction! "Die Young" was a #1 Hit for 2 weeks in 2012! 
and these are the dates according to the official website: December 08, 2012 & December 15, 2012  ;)

link

[Cerebro]

Dec 24, 2013 1:05:27 GMT -5 QuEenOfpoP said:

Dec 23, 2013 17:14:42 GMT -5 mkarns said:

AMERICAN TOP 40 - DECEMBER 28, 2013 - TOP 40 OF 2013
Optional Extra: Ke$ha - Die Young (#1-4 weeks, all in 2012)

Just a slight correction! "Die Young" was a #1 Hit for 2 weeks in 2012! 
and these are the dates according to the official website: December 08, 2012 & December 15, 2012  ;)

link

Looks like he was counting the two holiday weeks, too. Technically, that's valid as the chart was "frozen" for those weeks.

[johnnywest]

It's nice to see 10 extras. Hopefully we'll get that many next week as well.

[musicfanpete]

Some discrepancies between the Mediabase calendar year chart and this chart. This looks like it mirrors the Mediabase calendar year chart, but with a few big differences. The biggest is the number one song which shows that "Blurred Lines" is not even close to the top (about 18,000 plays behind "Can't Hold Us") as of late November, and still almost that far behind on the latest chart from this past weekend. Also, a few songs with three to five spot differences in the ranking, but fairly close. And "Locked Out Of Heaven" finishing at #16 isn't all that far off, as it is at #14 on the Mediabase calendar year chart as of early December. But assuming this is an affiliate chart that AT40 is using, that could explain Robin and company grabbing the top spot this year.

[Top 40 Tracker]

Here's how my chart unfolds by taking out the December 12 data:

J-N 13 2013 Song ARTIST
1 3 Can't Hold Us (3wks #1) MACKLEMORE
2 5 Blurred Lines (10wks #1) ROBIN THICKE
3 6 Mirrors (3wks #1) JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
4 1 Don't You Worry Child SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA
5 7 Thrift Shop (2wks #1) MACKLEMORE
6 8 Clarity ZEDD F/FOXES
7 4 I Knew You Were Trouble (6wks #1) TAYLOR SWIFT
8 9 Stay (2wks #1) RIHANNA F/ MIKKY EKKO
9 11 Radioactive IMAGINE DRAGONS
10 14 Just Give Me A Reason (2wks #1) P!NK
11 10 Daylight (1wk #1) MAROON 5
12 15 When I Was Your Man (3wks #1) BRUNO MARS
13 16 I Love It ICONA POP
14 17 Get Lucky DAFT PUNK
15 2 Locked Out Of Heaven (6wks #1) BRUNO MARS
16 13 Sweet Nothing CALVIN HARRIS F/ FLO RIDA
17 19 Come & Get It (1wk #1) SELENA GOMEZ
18 20 Safe And Sound CAPITAL CITIES
19 21 I Need Your Love CALVIN HARRIS
20 22 Love Somebody MAROON 5
21 18 Scream And Shout WILL.I.AM F/BRITANY SPEARS
22 23 Roar (5wks #1) KATY PERRY
23 25 Wake Me Up (3wks #1) AVICII
24 26 Feel This Moment PITBULL
25 27 Suit & Tie JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE F/ JAY Z
26 12 Ho Hey LUMINEERS
27 28 The Other Side JASON DERULO
28 30 Heart Attack DEMI LOVATO
29 31 Treasure BRUNO MARS
30 32 Summertime Sadness LANA DEL REY
31 33 Royals (1wk #1) LORDE
32 34 My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark FALL OUT BOY
33 37 Same Love MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS
34 38 Cruise FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE
35 39 Holy Grail JAY Z F/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
36 40 Applause LADY GAGA
37 24 Beauty And The Beat JUSTIN BIEBER
38 44 Hold On We're Going Home DRAKE
39 45 Cups ANNA KENDRIK
40 46 Still Into You PARAMORE

[Libra]

I can do you one better. :) The Top 100 songs of the year, based on inverse points (December 21 is, obviously, counted twice to represent the frozen week of the 28th):


Number. Artist - Title - Points (2013 Peak, WOC)
100. Lady Gaga featuring R. Kelly - Do What U Want - 107 (#15, 5 weeks)
99. One Direction - Kiss You - 111 (#19, 7 weeks)
98. Austin Mahone - What About Love - 112 (#19, 6 weeks)
97. Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - All Around the World - 112 (#19, 8 weeks)
96. Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me - 113 (#18, 10 weeks)
95. Muse - Madness - 116 (#26, 10 weeks)
94. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up - 118 (#17, 10 weeks)
93. Ed Sheeran - Lego House - 119 (#21, 10 weeks)
92. Nikki Williams - Glowing - 136 (#21, 12 weeks)
91. One Direction - Little Things - 144 (#18, 8 weeks)
90. Britney Spears - Work Work - 146 (#14, 7 weeks)
89. Alex Clare - Too Close - 150 (#16, 11 weeks)
88. One Direction - Best Song Ever - 156 (#17, 9 weeks)
87. Ke$ha featuring Will.I.AM - Crazy Kids - 158 (#20, 13 weeks)
86. OneRepublic - Counting Stars - 162 (#5, 6 weeks)
85. Rihanna featuring David Guetta - Right Now - 164 (#14, 8 weeks)
84. AWOLNATION - Sail - 167 (#22, 16 weeks)
83. Tegan & Sara - Closer - 174 (#18, 13 weeks)
82. Pitbull featuring Ke$ha - Timber - 175 (#9, 8 weeks)
81. Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up - 176 (#20, 11 weeks)
80. Eminem featuring Rihanna - The Monster - 179 (#4, 7 weeks)
79. fun. - Carry On - 184 (#20, 14 weeks)
78. Zedd featuring Hayley Williams - Stay the Night - 195 (#11, 8 weeks)
77. Phillip Phillips - Gone, Gone, Gone - 197 (#22, 15 weeks)
76. Pitbull featuring TJR - Don't Stop the Party - 202 (#13, 9 weeks)
75. Robin Thicke featuring Kendrick Lamar - Give it 2 U - 211 (#13, 11 weeks)
74. Mariah Carey featuring Miguel - #Beautiful - 213 (#14, 10 weeks)
73. Jason DeRulo - Marry Me - 218 (#16, 11 weeks)
72. Katy Perry - Unconditionally - 220 (#9, 8 weeks)
71. Mumford and Sons - I Will Wait - 224 (#16, 13 weeks)
70. Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks - 227 (#19, 17 weeks)
69. Justin Timberlake - Take Back the Night - 230 (#13, 10 weeks)
68. Bruno Mars - Gorilla - 232 (#10, 10 weeks)
67. The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather - 233 (#14, 19 weeks)
66. The Script featuring Will.I.Am - Hall of Fame - 236 (#16, 12 weeks)
65. Emeli Sande - Next to Me - 242 (#17, 14 weeks)
64. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You - 248 (#4, 16 weeks)
63. Phillip Phillips - Home - 252 (#9, 12 weeks)
62. Justin Timberlake - TKO - 262 (#12, 12 weeks)
61. Will.I.Am featuring Justin Bieber - #thatPOWER - 268 (#9, 13 weeks)
60. Taylor Swift - 22 - 279 (#10, 12 weeks)
59. fun. - Some Nights - 287 (#8, 19 weeks)
58. Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire - 299 (#9, 12 weeks)
57. Ke$ha - C'Mon - 307 (#8, 14 weeks)
56. Imagine Dragons - Demons - 307 (#1 [2 weeks], 11 weeks)
55. Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran - Everything Has Changed - 308 (#15, 18 weeks)
54. Ariana Grande featuring Mac Miller - The Way - 317 (#12, 16 weeks)
53. Rihanna - Diamonds - 320 (#2, 13 weeks)
52. Ed Sheeran - The A Team - 322 (#9, 15 weeks)
51. Ke$ha - Die Young - 351 (#2, 20 weeks)
50. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath - 355 (#13, 17 weeks)
49. Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop - 364 (#9, 17 weeks)
48. Flo Rida - I Cry - 383 (#4, 18 weeks)
47. Krewella - Alive - 384 (#9, 18 weeks)
46. Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida - Troublemaker - 399 (#11, 18 weeks)
45. Selena Gomez - Slow Down - 405 (#7, 15 weeks)
44. Maroon 5 - One More Night - 405 (#5, 23 weeks)
43. Pink - Try - 423 (#6, 16 weeks)
42. Anna Kendrick - Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone) - 425 (#8, 20 weeks)
41. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball - 435 (#1 [3 weeks], 12 weeks)
40. Imagine Dragons - It's Time - 444 (#10, 21 weeks)
39. Drake featuring Majid Jordan - Hold On, We're Going Home - 477 (#4, 16 weeks)
38. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert - Same Love - 484 (#5, 20 weeks)
37. Paramore - Still Into You - 487 (#9, 22 weeks)
36. Florida-Georgia Line featuring Nelly - Cruise - 489 (#6, 21 weeks)
35. Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj - Beauty and a Beat - 511 (#3, 18 weeks)
34. Lady Gaga - Applause - 522 (#5, 17 weeks)
33. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up) - 534 (#8, 25 weeks)
32. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack - 537 (#5, 18 weeks)
31. Lorde - Royals - 544 (#1 [1 week], 17 weeks)
30. Bruno Mars - Treasure - 571 (#5, 24 weeks)
29. Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment - 577 (#3, 22 weeks)
28. Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness - 581 (#2, 22 weeks)
27. Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z - Suit and Tie - 583 (#3, 21 weeks)
26. Jason DeRulo - The Other Side - 584 (#5, 24 weeks)
25. Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake - Holy Grail - 592 (#5, 23 weeks)
24. The Lumineers - Ho Hey - 602 (#2, 24 weeks)
23. Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up - 608 (#1 [2 weeks], 18 weeks)
22. Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love - 623 (#5, 29 weeks)
21. Maroon 5 - Love Somebody - 626 (#2, 26 weeks)
20. Katy Perry - Roar - 628 (#1 [6 weeks], 18 weeks)
19. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It - 634 (#3, 28 weeks)
18. Will.I.Am featuring Britney Spears - Scream & Shout - 645 (#3, 26 weeks)
17. Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky - 674 (#2, 30 weeks)
16. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man - 684 (#1 [2 weeks], 24 weeks)
15. Bruno Mars - Locked Out of Heaven - 691 (#1 [5 weeks], 29 weeks)
14. Capital Cities - Safe and Sound - 696 (#2, 27 weeks)
13. Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing - 703 (#5, 30 weeks)
12. Pink featuring Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason - 712 (#1 [2 weeks], 29 weeks)
11. Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX - I Love It - 714 (#2, 32 weeks)
10. Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko - Stay - 737 (#1 [3 weeks], 31 weeks)
9. Maroon 5 - Daylight - 754 (#1 [1 week], 30 weeks)
8. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz - Thrift Shop - 760 (#1 [2 weeks], 29 weeks)
7. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble - 762 (#1 [6 weeks], 29 weeks)
6. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive - 764 (#2, 33 weeks)
5. Justin Timberlake - Mirrors - 809 (#1 [2 weeks], 35 weeks)
4. Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin - Don't You Worry Child - 829 (#1 [1 week], 33 weeks)
3. Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams & T.I. - Blurred Lines - 836 (#1 [10 weeks], 29 weeks)
2. Zedd featuring Foxes - Clarity - 846 (#2, 34 weeks)
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us - 935 (#1 [4 weeks], 38 weeks)


Yeah, "Locked Out of Heaven" nearly matches its actual placement here, but I really didn't expect them to actually nearly match it.

[Libra]

Yikes...looks like they've mixed up the entire final hour of Katy's show on today's replay with the entire final hour of...THIS. After the 10-8 segment on Katy's show, "Clarity" is now playing.

Consider this a word of warning this weekend, as it could be even worse than just bad starting/ending times now.

[Top40fan]

Now on iHeartRadio

[jasonharper2004]

listen now on iheart radio 7:52pm PT

[musiciscool]

Are the times fixed yet? When should the one for the Friday show start?

[upland1425]

The AT40 Channel of iHeartRadio has just downgraded its stream from 64 kbps AAC+ to 48 kbps AAC+.
This is consitent with the iHeartRadio's recent downgrading of the standard stream quality from 64 kbps AAC+ to 48 kbps AAC+, which occurred 2 weeks ago.

[Libra]

Dec 27, 2013 13:04:48 GMT -5 upland1425 said:

The AT40 Channel of iHeartRadio has just downgraded its stream from 64 kbps AAC+ to 48 kbps AAC+.
This is consitent with the iHeartRadio's recent downgrading of the standard stream quality from 64 kbps AAC+ to 48 kbps AAC+, which occurred 2 weeks ago.

Hmmm...listening in now, and it doesn't sound like too much of an audio downgrade so far. Though, it's not like I'd want them to go any lower with it.

[upland1425]

Dec 27, 2013 19:02:19 GMT -5 Libra said:

Dec 27, 2013 13:04:48 GMT -5 upland1425 said:

The AT40 Channel of iHeartRadio has just downgraded its stream from 64 kbps AAC+ to 48 kbps AAC+.
This is consitent with the iHeartRadio's recent downgrading of the standard stream quality from 64 kbps AAC+ to 48 kbps AAC+, which occurred 2 weeks ago.

Hmmm...listening in now, and it doesn't sound like too much of an audio downgrade so far. Though, it's not like I'd want them to go any lower with it.

I totally agree with your observation. Maybe it is because of the AAC+ stream, which sounds better than MP3 streams.

Now, 7:21 pm EST, they are counting down at # 31.

[musiciscool]

Couldn't get the stream live at 4:00 EST. on IHeartradio.com, so now my next chance to hear the show will be Sunday morning.

[upland1425]

Dec 27, 2013 23:26:05 GMT -5 musiciscool said:

Couldn't get the stream live at 4:00 EST. on IHeartradio.com, so now my next chance to hear the show will be Sunday morning.

Please be alert that the iHeartRadio live stream is being delayed about 2 hours 35 minutes of the regular schedule.

[musiciscool]

Dec 27, 2013 23:43:27 GMT -5 upland1425 said:

Dec 27, 2013 23:26:05 GMT -5 musiciscool said:

Couldn't get the stream live at 4:00 EST. on IHeartradio.com, so now my next chance to hear the show will be Sunday morning.

Please be alert that the iHeartRadio live stream is being delayed about 2 hours 35 minutes of the regular schedule.

Oh, yeah, I know. I meant that I can hear the show on a different radio station on Sunday morning.

[johnnywest]

What you might've missed [from #40-#21]:

Recap of last year's Top 3

Anna Kendrick was too busy to promote "Cups" and was surprised it did so well

Florida Georgia Line is the only country duo to hit the Top 40 this century

"Cruise" is the #1 country song of 2013

"Same Love" moved 18 spots and is tied with Pink's "Just Give Me A Reason" as the biggest mover of 2013

"22" is the shortest title of the year

Imagine Dragons have the #1 Alternative song of the year [title wasn't mentioned but it's "Radioactive"]

Lorde was the first solo woman to top the Alternative chart since 1996 and she's only 17

[richie]

Did they say what next week's show will be?

[Deleted]

Disappointed not to hear "Troublemaker" and "Alive" on the countdown, I was pretty sure they'd make it in the last few songs.

[musiciscool]

Dec 28, 2013 19:00:17 GMT -5 richie said:

Did they say what next week's show will be?

No, they didn't say. I hope it is the first Top 40 countdown of 2014. Having the year-end countdown twice is kind of pointless, IMO.

[Top 40 Tracker]

Dec 27, 2013 19:02:19 GMT -5 Libra said:

Dec 27, 2013 13:04:48 GMT -5 upland1425 said:

The AT40 Channel of iHeartRadio has just downgraded its stream from 64 kbps AAC+ to 48 kbps AAC+.
This is consitent with the iHeartRadio's recent downgrading of the standard stream quality from 64 kbps AAC+ to 48 kbps AAC+, which occurred 2 weeks ago.

Hmmm...listening in now, and it doesn't sound like too much of an audio downgrade so far. Though, it's not like I'd want them to go any lower with it.

Interesting...how can you tell? Also, can you tell me what quality Rick.com streams? I do know that the IHeart quality has always been worse than his site. I record the audio at both sites and Rick's always sounds better.

Thanks.

[richie]

Dec 29, 2013 11:20:46 GMT -5 musiciscool said:

Dec 28, 2013 19:00:17 GMT -5 richie said:

Did they say what next week's show will be?

No, they didn't say. I hope it is the first Top 40 countdown of 2014. Having the year-end countdown twice is kind of pointless, IMO.

Thanks for that. In the meantime I've heard the end of the show, and it seems just like every year since 2010 where nothing
is said about the first new countdown nor anything about next week. My guess is that they recorded 2 year-ends well in advance with different
extras for each, and are taking a nice long year-end break. We'll know for sure by mid-week.
Last year's top 40 also kicked off with a "Night" song: Some Nights. I was surprised they played People Like Us, which isn't even
on the top 100 of this thread.
In reference to the top of the alternative chart, Lorde was born that year in 1996, LOL. Maybe they don't count the frozen weeks from Dec. 2012 which would lessen its impact. Every song
in the actual top 40 for this year was a top 10 hit.

[Libra]

Dec 29, 2013 11:32:03 GMT -5 Top 40 Tracker said:

Dec 27, 2013 19:02:19 GMT -5 Libra said:

Hmmm...listening in now, and it doesn't sound like too much of an audio downgrade so far. Though, it's not like I'd want them to go any lower with it.

Interesting...how can you tell? Also, can you tell me what quality Rick.com streams? I do know that the IHeart quality has always been worse than his site. I record the audio at both sites and Rick's always sounds better.

Thanks.

I'm not the one to ask. upland1425?

[Cerebro]

Dec 28, 2013 10:52:45 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

What you might've missed [from #40-#21]:
Florida Georgia Line is the only country duo to hit the Top 40 this century

Ryan mentioned way back the week "Cruise" debuted that they were the first country duo to hit the pop chart since 1976. The previous country duo to chart would've been The Bellamy Brothers.

Dec 28, 2013 10:52:45 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

Lorde was the first solo woman to top the Alternative chart since 1996 and she's only 17

I, immediately, thought of Alanis Morissette when I heard this. A quick check of her Allmusic page tells me that "Ironic" topped the Alternative chart in 1996 so I'm assuming she would be the last solo woman to do so.

[mkarns]

Dec 29, 2013 21:46:50 GMT -5 Cerebro said:

Dec 28, 2013 10:52:45 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

Lorde was the first solo woman to top the Alternative chart since 1996 and she's only 17

I, immediately, thought of Alanis Morissette when I heard this. A quick check of her Allmusic page tells me that "Ironic" topped the Alternative chart in 1996 so I'm assuming she would the last solo woman to do so.

In June 1996, a few months after "Ironic", Tracy Bonham hit #1 on the Alternative/Modern Rock chart with "Mother Mother". Tracy was the last solo woman to do so until Lorde.