Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, December '14

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December 7, 2014

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

Oldest Song: "Cool Kids" with 23 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Superheroes" and "Rather Be" with 20 weeks.

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

• "Cool Kids".

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

• "Superheroes".
• "Rather Be".

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

• None.

Biggest Mover: "Geronimo" (39-33).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#38: "Budapest" - George Ezra, his first appearance at HAC.
• @#40: "Let Your Hair Down" - MAGIC!. Their 2nd appearance.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Fire", peak #28, 13 weeks on.
• "Break Free", peak of #22, 14 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Blank Space" (7-3).
• "I'm Not the Only One" (6-4).

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Ghost" (16-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Thinking Out Loud" (21-16).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Uptown Funk" (31-29).

Note: A few of Mediabase's "Last Week" positions are incorrect.

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

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December 14, 2014

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

Oldest Song: "Don't" with 22 weeks.

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

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

• "Don't".
• "Try".
• "All about that Bass".

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

• "Chandelier".

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

• None.

Biggest Mover: "Uptown Funk" (29-22).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#31: "The Heart Wants What It Wants" - Selena Gomez, her 5th appearance at HAC.
• @#35: "The Hanging Tree" - James Newton Howard f/ Jennifer Lawrence. Their first appearance at HAC.
• @#38: "Every Breaking Wave" - U2. U2's 15th time on the HAC chart.
• @#40: "The Words" - Christina Perri. Her 7th appearance.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Cool Kids", peak #5, 23 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Rather Be", peak of #10, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Superheroes", peak of #8, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "What Are You Waiting for", peak of #24, 10 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Take Me to Church" (8-5).

Top 10 Entries:

• "Riptide" (11-10).

Top 15 Entries:

• "Thinking Out Loud" (16-12).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Lips Are Movin'" (23-18).
• "Afterlife" (22-19).
• "I Bet My Life" (25-20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Dangerous" (32-28).
• "Geronimo" (33-29).
• "Love Me Harder" (35-30).

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

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Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays! No matter what you celebrate, I hope you are with the ones you love. Now, on with the countdown!

December 21, 2014

#1:"Blank Space". ** 1 week at #1 **. Taylor's 3rd #1.

Oldest Song: "Don't" with 23 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Chandelier" with 21 weeks. **Mediabase has apparently begun its annual suspension of the recurrent rules this week.

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

• "Don't".
• "Try".
• "All about that Bass".

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

• "Chandelier".

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

• None.

Biggest Mover: "The Hanging Tree" (35-28).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#38: "Heartbeat" - Mat Kearney. His 7th appearance at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Baby Don't Lie", peak #22, 8 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Waves" (16-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Uptown Funk" (22-19).

Top 30 Entries:

• "The Hanging Tree" (35-28).
• "The Heart Wants What It Wants" (31-29).

Note: Some of Mediabase's "Last Week" positions are incorrect.

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

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December 28, 2014

#1:"Blank Space". ** 2 weeks at #1 **.

Oldest Song: "Don't" with 24 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Chandelier" with 22 weeks. **Mediabase continues its annual suspension of the recurrent rule this week.

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

• "Don't".
• "Try".

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

• "Chandelier".
• "All about that Bass".
• "Bang Bang".

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

• None.

Biggest Mover: "The Hanging Tree" (28-24) and "Love Me Harder" (32-28)

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#37: "Santa Tell Me" - Ariana Grande. Her 6th appearance at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Fools Gold", peak #36, 6 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "Thinking Out Loud" (12-9).

Top 15 Entries:

• None.

Top 20 Entries:

• None.

Top 30 Entries:

• "Love Me Harder" (returns 32-28).
• "Dangerous" (returns 31-29).

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