Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, August '15

[Hot AC Archiver]

This was accidentally posted in the July thread, so if you read it there, there's nothing to see here. :)

August 2, 2015

#1:"Fight Song". ** 1 week at #1 **. Rachel's 1st #1 song.


Oldest Song: "Shut Up and Dance" with 30 weeks.


Oldest Song below #10: "Hold Back the River" with 19 weeks.


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

• "Honey, I'm Good".
• "Want to Want Me".

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: "Renegades" (24-18).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#37: "Hold Each Other" - A Great Big World f/ Futuristic. Word's 4th time on the chart. Futuristic's 1st.
• @#38: "Locked Away" - R. City f/ Adam Levine. R City's 1st time on the chart. Adam's 23rd overall appearance.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Believe", peak of #16, 19 weeks on.
• "Sparks", peak of #37, 2 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Photograph" (7-5).

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Cool for the Summer" (20-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Renegades" (24-18).
• "Marvin Gaye" (23-19).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Beautiful Life" (31-29).

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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August 9, 2015

#1:"Fight Song". ** 2 weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Shut Up and Dance" with 31 weeks.


Oldest Song below #10: "Hold Back the River" with 20 weeks.


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

• "Honey, I'm Good".
• "Want to Want Me".

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:

• "Hold Back the River", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Hold Each Other" (37-28).

Debuts:

• None.

Exiting the Survey:

• None.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• None.

Top 20 Entries:

• None.

Top 30 Entries:

• "Hold Each Other" (37-28).
• "Lean on" (32-29).

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

[Libra]

What a boring chart with so many sections remaining static. When was the last time there were no debuts?

[Hot AC Archiver]

Aug 13, 2015 15:24:13 GMT -5 Libra said:

What a boring chart with so many sections remaining static. When was the last time there were no debuts?

3 years ago this week. The week of August 12, 2012 had no debuts or re-entries.

[Hot AC Archiver]

August 16, 2015

#1:"Fight Song". ** 3 weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Shut Up and Dance" with 32 weeks.


Oldest Song below #10: "Dear Future Husband" with 20 weeks.


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

• "Honey, I'm Good".
• "Want to Want Me".

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:

• "Dear Future Husband", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Should've Been Us" (37-32).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#33: "Thunder" - Leona Lewis. Her 4th hit and her first appearance in 6 years.
• @#36: "Good for You" - Selena Gomez f/ A$AP Rocky. Her 7th time at HAC. A$AP's 1st time.
• @#37: "Great Big Storm" - Nate Ruess. Nate's 3rd appearance outside of fun.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Hold Back the River", peak of #13, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Elastic Heart", peak of #26, 10 weeks on.
• "Freedom", peak of #32, 10 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Can't Feel My Face" (7-5).

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Renegades" (16-14).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" (21-20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Locked Away" (32-28).

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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August 23, 2015

#1:"Fight Song". ** 4 weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Shut Up and Dance" with 33 weeks.


Oldest Song below #10: "Take Your Time" with 18 weeks.


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

• "Honey, I'm Good".
• "Want to Want Me".

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: "Locked Away" (28-23).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#37: "Let's Love" - Echosmith. Their 3rd hit.
• @#38: "Drag Me Down" - One Direction. Their 8th appearance at HAC.
• @#39: "Dreams" - Life of Dillon. Their 2nd time on the chart.
• @#40: "Coming Home" - Leon Bridges. His first time on the HAC chart.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Dear Future Husband", peak of #13, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "This Summer's Gonna Hurt...", peak of #7, 13 weeks on.
• "Girl Crush", peak of #20, 13 weeks on.
• "Hey Mama", peak of #36, 7 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Shots" (17-14).
• "Marvin Gaye" (19-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Ex's and Oh's" (22-19).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Song for Someone" (31-30). U2's first song to break into the top 30 in 6 years.

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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August 30, 2015

#1:"Photograph". ** 1 week at #1 **. Ed's 2nd #1 on HAC.


Oldest Song: "Shut Up and Dance" with 34 weeks.


Oldest Song below #10: "Take Your Time" with 19 weeks.


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

• "Honey, I'm Good".

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: "Hold Each Other" (27-19).

Debuts:

• Highest Debut @#29: "Wildest Dreams" - Taylor Swift. Her 18th hit.
• @#33: "Wasn't Expecting That" - Jamie Lawson. His first appearance at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Want to Want Me", peak of #3, 23 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Like I Can", peak of #25, 13 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "Renegades" (11-10). X Ambassadors' 1st top 10.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Ex's and Oh's" (19-13).
• "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" (18-15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Locked Away" (23-17).
• "Hold Each Other" (27-19).
• "Someone New" (22-20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Wildest Dreams" (debut @ #29).
• "Thunder" (33-30).

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