Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, March '15

[Hot AC Archiver]

March 1, 2015

#1:"Uptown Funk". ** 1 week at #1 **. Mark Ronson's 1st #1, Bruno Mars' 3rd #1.

Oldest Song: "Ghost", with 25 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "I Lived" with 22 weeks.

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

• "Ghost".
• "Centuries".

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

• "I Lived".

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

• "Dangerous", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Honey, I'm Good" (28-22) and "The Time of Our Lives" (37-31).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#37: "Overload" - Life of Dillon. It's their 1st time at HAC.
• @#39: "Hurricane" - Lifehouse. It's their 14th appearance at HAC.
• @#40: "Cigarette Daydreams" - Cage the Elephant. It's their 2nd time on the chart.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Riptide", peak of #7, 24 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "I'm Not the Only One", peak of #2, 22 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "The Hanging Tree", peak of #13, 11 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Sugar" (6-5).

Top 10 Entries:

• "Centuries" (12-9). Fall Out Boy's 2nd top 10. It's been 9 years since they first did with "Sugar, We're Going Down".
• "Heartbeat Song" (13-10). It's Kelly's 14th top 10, the most for any solo woman.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Love Me Like You Do" (16-12).
• "Geronimo" (17-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Budapest" (returns 21-18).
• "Prayer in C" (22-19).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Bright" (31-27).
• "Bulletproof Picasso" (32-28).

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[Libra]

Mar 4, 2015 14:23:54 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

"Centuries" (12-9). Fall Out Boy's 2nd top 10. It's been 9 years since they first did with "Sugar, We're Going Down".

I had to look into this one just to see the extent of this for myself. (Which means most of what I found was from BB Adult Top 40, but still.) Staggering at just how much their CHR success has, relatively, not extended to HAC.

BTW, it looks like this is a new career high for them here? Pop Radio Top 20 has "Sugar" as peaking at 10...

[Hot AC Archiver]

Yes, this is a new high for them. "Sugar" spent 3 weeks at #10.

Here's their chart performance on Mediabase HAC:

1. Sugar, We’re Going Down: peak 10 (3 weeks), 20 weeks on
2. Dance, Dance: 28 (2 weeks), 20 weeks on
3. This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race: 19 (2 weeks), 20 weeks on
4. Thnks fr th Mmrs: 14 (3 weeks), 20 weeks on
5. My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark: 14,  20 weeks on
6. Centuries: 9+

[Libra]

Well! Since "Centuries" is now eligible for recurrency once it drops below #10, it looks like that's going to be their longest-charter, too (their first to go 20 weeks-plus). Who knew this was going to happen?

[Hot AC Archiver]

Thanks to HAC panel changes, the recent #1 songs have been setting spin records. The current #1 is nearly 7300 spins, a far cry from just 5 years ago this week when the #1 song had just under 4200.

[KeepDeanWeird]

Mar 8, 2015 21:51:04 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

Thanks to HAC panel changes, the recent #1 songs have been setting spin records. The current #1 is nearly 7300 spins, a far cry from just 5 years ago this week when the #1 song had just under 4200.

Is it just me or are the audience numbers for AC particularly after the Top 6, extremely low? I mean we have songs in the top 20 with less than 1MM audience! That's crazy! I wonder if the recurrent rule needs to be changed because plenty of songs are being played heavily but get purged. It does feel like something is missing.

[Hot AC Archiver]

March 8, 2015

#1:"Thinking Out Loud". ** 4 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 **. The last song to fall out of #1 then return was "One More Night" by Maroon 5 in 2012.

Oldest Song: "Ghost", with 26 weeks.

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

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

• "Take Me to Church".
• "Centuries".

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:

• "Waves", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Bright" (27-22), "The Time of Our Lives" (31-26), "High" (35-30), and "Overload" (37-32).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#33: "Nothing without Love" - Nate Ruess. It's his first time solo as the main act.
• @#37: "Earned It" - The Weeknd. It's their 2nd appearance at HAC and their first as the main act.
• @#38: "Outside" - Calvin Harris f/ Ellie Goulding. Calvin's 8th appearance at HAC and Ellie's 4th.
• @#39: "Beggin for Thread" - Banks. It's her first time at HAC.
• @#40: "Billion" - Mat Kearney. His 8th time on the chart.

Exiting the Survey:

• "I Lived", peak of #10, 22 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Dangerous", peak of #22, 21 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Bartender", peak of #25, 15 weeks on.
• "The Words", peak of #30, 12 weeks on.
• "Cigarette Daydreams", peak of #40, 1 week on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Style" (8-4).
• "Ghost" (7-5).

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Shut Up and Dance" (16-14).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Lay Me Down" (21-19).
• "Honey, I'm Good" (22-20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "The Time of Our Lives" (31-26).
• "First Kiss" (33-29).
• "High" (35-30).

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

[Libra]

Had Ed not returned to the penthouse, I do believe this would've been the first time that two songs each hit #1 both here and on Pop, but in reversed order.

That said, since I've never been terribly fond of "Uptown Funk", Ed returning to the top doesn't bother me all that much. :)

[Hot AC Archiver]

Sorry this is late...

March 15, 2015

#1:"Thinking Out Loud". ** 5 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 **.

Oldest Song: "Ghost", with 27 weeks.

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

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

• "Take Me to Church".
• "Blank Space".

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

• "Jealous".

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

• None.

Biggest Mover: "Nothing without Love" (33-25).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#32: "Fight Song" - Rachel Platten. It's second time on the HAC chart.
• @#37: "Hero" - Family of the Year. It's their 1st appearance at HAC.
• @#38: "One Last Time" - Ariana Grande. It's her 7th time at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Centuries", peak of #9, 21 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Waves", peak of #12, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Every Breaking Wave", peak of #32, 13 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "Love Me Like You Do" (11-9). Ellie's 3rd top 10.

Top 15 Entries:

• "FourFiveSeconds" (16-14).
• "Budapest" (17-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Night Changes" (21-19).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Nothing without Love" (33-25).
• "Overload" (32-27).
• "Talking Body" (34-29).
• "Earned It" (37-30).

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[Hot AC Archiver]

March 22, 2015

#1:"Thinking Out Loud". ** 6 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 **.

Oldest Song: "Ghost", with 28 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "I Bet My Life" with 20 weeks.

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

• "Ghost".
• "Take Me to Church".
• "Blank Space".

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:

• "I Bet My Life", which has a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Love Me Like You Do" (9-5), "Nothing without Love" (25-21), "Earned It" (30-26), "One Last Time" (38-34).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#31: "Believe" - Mumford & Sons, their 4th song to chart.
• @#39: "Want to Want Me" - Jason Derulo. It's his 9th appearance at HAC.
• @#40: "Chains" - Nick Jonas. It's his second time solo at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Jealous", peak of #9, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Love Me Harder", peak of #19, 16 weeks on.
• "Heroes", peak of #28, 10 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Love Me Like You Do" (9-5).

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• None.

Top 20 Entries:

• "Bright" (21-20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Fight Song" (32-30).

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[Hot AC Archiver]

March 29, 2015

#1:"Style". ** 1 week at #1 **. Taylor's 4th HAC #1.

Oldest Song: "Ghost", with 29 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Lips Are Movin'" with 20 weeks.

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

• "Ghost".
• "Blank Space".
• "I Bet My Life".

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

• "Lips Are Movin'".

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

• None.

Biggest Mover: "Want to Want Me" (39-31).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#39: "Wrong Club" - The Ting Tings, their 2nd song to chart.
• @#40: "Hold Back the River" - James Bay. It's his first appearance at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Take Me to Church", peak of #1, 26 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "The Heart Wants What It Wants", peak of #17, 15 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "I Bet My Life" (11-7). Imagine Dragons 4th top 10.
• "Shut Up and Dance" (11-7). Walk the Moon's 1st top 10.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Honey, I'm Good" (16-14).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Nothing without Love" (21-19).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Believe" (31-25).

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