Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, August '14

[Hot AC Archiver]

August 3, 2014

#1:"Rude". ** 2 weeks at #1 **

Oldest Song: "Ain't It Fun" with 26 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Sing" with 17 weeks.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Ain't It Fun"
• "Girls Chase Boys"

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• None.

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• None.

Biggest Mover: "Don't" (30-20) and "Secrets" (32-22).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#32: "Try" - Colbie Caillat. It's her 11th appearance on Hot AC.
• @#37: "Chandelier" - Sia. It's her 1st solo song to chart.
• @#38: "Burning Gold" - Christina Perri. It's her 6th song to chart.
• @#39: "All about that Bass" - Meghan Trainor. It's her 1st appearance on HAC.
• Re-Entry @#40: "Crazy Lucky" - Better than Ezra.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Not a Bad Thing", peak #1, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Raging Fire", peak #7, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Peace", peak #14, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Birthday", peak: #11, 14 weeks on.
• "I Was a Fool", peak: #35, 7 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Believer" (17-14).
• "Latch" (18-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Fancy" (21-19).
• "Don't" (30-20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Secrets" (32-22).
• "Battleships" (33-27).
• "Superheroes" (37-28).
• "One Minute More" (31-29).

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August 10, 2014

#1:"Rude". ** 3 weeks at #1 **

Oldest Song: "Ain't It Fun" with 27 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Me and My Broken Heart" with 19 weeks.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Ain't It Fun"
• "Girls Chase Boys"

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• None.

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• None.

Biggest Mover: "All about that Bass" (39-32).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#39: "Bailando" - Enrique Iglesias f/ D. Bueno/S. Paul/DGZ. It's his 8th appearance on Hot AC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Break Your Plans", peak #19, 15 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "Angel in Blue Jeans" (12-10). It's Train's 13th top 10 hit.

Top 15 Entries:

• None.

Top 20 Entries:

• "Boom Clap" (23-19).
• "Secrets" (22-20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Try" (32-30).

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August 17, 2014

#1:"Rude". ** 4 weeks at #1 **

Oldest Song: "Ain't It Fun" with 28 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Me and My Broken Heart" with 20 weeks.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Ain't It Fun"
• "Girls Chase Boys"

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• "Me and My Broken Heart".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• None.

Biggest Mover: "All about that Bass" (32-22).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#39: "Bang Bang" - Jessie J./Ariana Grande/Nicki Minaj. It's Jessie's and Ariana's 3rd appearance and Nicki's 6th appearance at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Tennis Court", peak #15, 15 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Cool Kids" (16-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Don't" (rebounds 21-20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "All about that Bass" (32-22).
• "Chandelier" (31-28).

Interesting note: The top 8 songs remain in the same positions as last week.

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History is made this week as a 20 year old record is broken. Previously the highest debut on the HAC chart was #13 by "If You Go" - Jon Secada back in 1994. Taylor Swift sets a new record this week. The song also sets a record for biggest one week song increase, with a bullet of over 2800 spins.

August 24, 2014

#1:"Stay with Me". ** 1 week at #1 **

Oldest Song: "Girls Chase Boys" with 27 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Sing" with 20 weeks.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Girls Chase Boys".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• "Sing".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• None.

Biggest Mover: "All about that Bass" (22-15). [Third week in a row]

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#10: "Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift. It's Taylor's 14th appearance. The song sets the record for the highest debut in Hot AC history.
• @#34: "This is How We Do" - Katy Perry. It's Katy's 18th appearance on the chart (17th solo).
• @#40: "Scarecrow" - Alex & Sierra. It's their first appearance on HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Ain't It Fun", peak #1, 28 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Me and My Broken Heart", peak of #5, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Text Me in the Morning", peak of #31, 7 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "Latch" (11-9).
• "Shake It Off" (debut #10).

Top 15 Entries:

• "Boom Clap" (17-14).
• "All about that Bass" (22-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• None other than those above.

Top 30 Entries:

• "Rather Be" (31-28).

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August 31, 2014

#1:"Stay with Me". ** 2 weeks at #1 **

Oldest Song: "Girls Chase Boys" with 28 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Classic" with 19 weeks.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Girls Chase Boys".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• None.

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• None.

Biggest Mover: "Chandelier" (25-20).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#35: "Ugly Heart" - G.R.L. It's their 1st appearance.
• @#37: "Headphones" - Matt Nathanson f/ LOLO. It's Matt's 8th time on the chart.
• @#38: "Unpack Your Heart" - Phillip Phillips. It's his 4th time on the chart.
• @#39: "Break Free" - Ariana Grande f/ Zedd. It's Ariana's and Zedd's 3rd appearance.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Sing", peak #4, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "One Minute More", peak of #29, 9 weeks on.
• "We Are Done", peak of #34, 8 weeks on.
• "Scarecrow", peak of #40, 1 week on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• None.

Top 20 Entries:

• "Superheroes" (21-18).
• "Try" (22-19).
• "Chandelier" (25-20).[/l1]
  

Top 30 Entries:

• "Really Don't Care" (31-29).
• "Bang Bang" (32-30).

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