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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2016 13:26:02 GMT -5
Does it really matter if something peaks the week an artists hosts some trivial countdown show? I'm sure it would be nice in theory to line that up so that they coincide, but I don't see how or why they can't be different weeks. They can be different weeks, but that's staying in the Top 5 longer than expected, and also losing the extra countdown spins that it provides so it's a lot more risky especially when those other songs are getting the extra boost.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2016 3:21:51 GMT -5
I'm surprised jhomes87 that you think Carrie will peak before Keith Urban. Carrie Underwood is for sure going to have CCUSA be at a later time who knows maybe Randy Houser will be after Keith Urban than it goes Carrie Underwood which I see as the most likely. Do you really see "Break On Me" lasting 2 weeks after he hosts CCUSA. I just don't see how Keith Urban can get the #1 unless he moves back in front of Carrie Underwood. Out of the three (Carrie, Randy, and Keith) Carrie Underwood is the most likely to peak at #1 on both charts as she will probably be ahead of both guys on BB tonight while also at the same time she's keeping her space from both guys on MB. I really am thinking "Break On Me" and "We Went" will be MB-only #1s while "Heartbeat" will be a 3 week BB #1. There's a lot to factor into this but my conclusion looks the most likely to happen. I think you're missing the point of what I was saying in my last post. You're still assuming that things will line up nicely with the CC-USA co-hosting schedule. Usually things do, and I'm not saying that it can't happen that way, but I also don't see why "Break On Me" can't keep climbing beyond the first week of March. That's all I'm saying...things aren't set in stone yet, and it's too early to say for sure that song A will be a Mediabase-only #1 and song B will get multiple weeks on Billboard. I'll be sure to give you credit if your prediction (that Carrie gets multiple weeks at #1 on Billboard and holds a few others to Mediabase-only #1) comes true, but I personally don't see why Capitol Nashville and country radio would even want "Break On Me" to peak by the end of the month. The burn rate is pretty low, the song has only been on the chart for 16 weeks, and there's no album in sight. So I don't think Capitol or radio will be in any sort of hurry here; I think they'll be quite content to slot Keith in behind Carrie. Granger Smith is likely to end this week at #1, then Kelsea will probably be #1, and then I think it'll be Carrie. If they each get 1 week at #1, then Keith might have a chance at #1 on Sunday the 6th/Monday the 7th of March, which is indeed the weekend after he co-hosts CC-USA. Maybe Sony/Arista will try to keep Carrie at #1 for multiple weeks, but I think UMG/Capitol will try for the #1 on both charts for "Break On Me". They've never tried for a Mediabase-only #1 for Keith so I don't see why they'd start now. They tried to get "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" to #1 on both charts but they fell just short to Kenny on Billboard. I can see why it'd be beneficial for them to try to stay ahead of Carrie, but her song is the faster-climber; she just completed the pass on Billboard, and she's right behind him on Mediabase. I think it would be pretty difficult for Keith to try to stay ahead of Carrie for another 4 weeks. Again, it could happen, but right now I'm leaning toward Carrie peaking before Keith. If she does, that could definitely boost her chances of multiple weeks at #1 (like you are predicting), but I'm still thinking that Keith can get the #1 on both charts.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2016 6:26:51 GMT -5
I think there's no way Keith Urban goes for a MB only #1. I just can't see Carrie Underwood peaking before Keith is all due to CCUSA co-hosting I mean if Carrie does it right after Keith Urban than yeah but then there's the wildcard factor of when Randy Houser co-hosts, that's why I'm hesitant to say Keith Urban will get the BB #1.
I do agree this week it's going to be Granger at #1, followed by Kelsea, then Carrie Underwood but the question remains how long does Carrie spend up there? Therein lies the problem how much longer after Keith Urban co-hosts does Carrie co-host and how long can Keith stay in that high of rotation.
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Post by hosssulpizio on Feb 9, 2016 21:05:12 GMT -5
I really wish there was a music video for this one.
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 10, 2016 17:34:25 GMT -5
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Post by someguy on Feb 13, 2016 0:45:22 GMT -5
This just feels like a non-event single from Keith. Not that it's a bad song at all, but I often forget what it sounds like after I hear it, or that it's even out there at all.
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Post by myeverything on Feb 14, 2016 16:46:18 GMT -5
Gosh we really need that album... at least an official release date. I was hoping something would have been said this past week at CRS :|
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2016 16:51:22 GMT -5
Gosh we really need want that album... at least an official release date. I was hoping something would have been said this past week at CRS :| Isn't an album more of a want than a need. Kidding of course, anyway I'm intrigued as to how this will get to the top. I know people think Carrie Underwood will peak before. I just don't see it, sure she'll be ahead of both charts but they will still probably schedule a CCUSA visit and she is for sure after Keith so at the very best for both of them they peak in the same week worse is if Keith Urban peaks before which I won't be surprised if he does.
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Post by Marv on Feb 14, 2016 20:45:02 GMT -5
I also agree that Capitol has no reason to rush this standout tune to #1; 16 weeks on the charts is relatively 'new' in this chart era, so I wholeheartedly agree with jhomes87 and consequently wouldn't be surprised if this continues to gain spins for at least another month until it is well over 8300-8500 spins.
2015 was an exceptional year on the charts for him and Carrie, and 2016 will undoubtedly be another huge year for both of them.
Keith and Carrie have both been ridiculously consistent in the 10 years since 'Jesus, Take The Wheel' spent 6 weeks at #1 while the equally wonderful 'Tonight I Wanna Cry' spent three weeks at #2 in the winter of 2006, so having both of them reaching the top of the charts simultaneously is indeed wonderful in the cliche ridden bro-country era where consistency is a hit or miss oroposition as we've all observed over the past three years.
A duet from these two would be downright wonderful.
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Post by justme60 on Feb 15, 2016 23:14:43 GMT -5
I remember when Keith and Carrie toured together and they performed "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" and it was fantastic. A duet from them would thrill me. Love them both.
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Post by myeverything on Feb 17, 2016 10:37:56 GMT -5
Yes, it was! They did "Umbrella" too and it also was great! Gosh, that was forever ago.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 19:39:57 GMT -5
I know people think Carrie Underwood will peak before. I just don't see it, sure she'll be ahead of both charts but they will still probably schedule a CCUSA visit and she is for sure after Keith so at the very best for both of them they peak in the same week worse is if Keith Urban peaks before which I won't be surprised if he does. I confess that your line of thinking here has me reconsidering, although that's mostly because I just realized that "Break On Me" is already at #1 on Billboard's Country Indicator chart. The song isn't showing a high burn rate or anything like that, but sometimes it can be tough for a song to keep climbing on the main chart if it has already peaked on the smaller market chart. Carrie's only 1 million ahead on the main chart, so it's not like she can't be re-passed. I'm still not sure if that would be in Keith's best interest, though. I guess we just have to wait and see. I find it especially tough to predict what's going to happen here, mainly because we have 3 artists (Carrie, Randy, and Keith) all very close to each other, and none of them has gained any separation so far. I keep thinking that Arista will want Carrie to peak first (as I think that could boost her chances at a multi-week #1), especially with "Heartbeat" seeing a sales and streaming spike right now due to Carrie's Grammy performance (in other words, it would make sense that they'd want the airplay peak to come not too long after the Grammy performance). "Heartbeat" is a very young song (12 weeks on the chart) but it's had such a strong climb and therefore I think it makes sense that the label would want it to peak not too long after the Grammy's, that way they can get a 3rd single out to show off another side of Carrie's Storyteller album. For Keith, I don't see why his team would be in any sort of rush since his album release is likely still a few months away. However, maybe they won't have a choice due to the fact that BOM is already nearing peak levels on the Indicator chart. Then again, "Break On Me" is also a young song (17 weeks on the chart), so maybe it would be able to keep going for a few weeks yet no matter what happens on the Indicator chart. "We Went" is far and away the oldest (37 weeks) and is making the least amount of impact, but Randy's album comes out March 11, so that should be a pretty big boost for him and it could certainly help his #1 chances. Neither "Backroad Song" nor "Dibs" has made much of an impact either, but both of them had much better timing, as they were able to peak after "Die A Happy Man", "Home Alone Tonight", and "Break Up In A Small Town", and before "Heartbeat", "Break On Me", etc. Granger lost 500k this morning but his lead is big enough that I still think it's possible he'll get a 2nd week at #1, simply by default.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 20:21:42 GMT -5
I know people think Carrie Underwood will peak before. I just don't see it, sure she'll be ahead of both charts but they will still probably schedule a CCUSA visit and she is for sure after Keith so at the very best for both of them they peak in the same week worse is if Keith Urban peaks before which I won't be surprised if he does. I confess that your line of thinking here has me reconsidering, although that's mostly because I just realized that "Break On Me" is already at #1 on Billboard's Country Indicator chart. The song isn't showing a high burn rate or anything like that, but sometimes it can be tough for a song to keep climbing on the main chart if it has already peaked on the smaller market chart. Carrie's only 1 million ahead on the main chart, so it's not like she can't be re-passed. I'm still not sure if that would be in Keith's best interest, though. I guess we just have to wait and see. I find it especially tough to predict what's going to happen here, mainly because we have 3 artists (Carrie, Randy, and Keith) all very close to each other, and none of them has gained any separation so far. I keep thinking that Arista will want Carrie to peak first (as I think that could boost her chances at a multi-week #1), especially with "Heartbeat" seeing a sales and streaming spike right now due to Carrie's Grammy performance (in other words, it would make sense that they'd want the airplay peak to come not too long after the Grammy performance). "Heartbeat" is a very young song (12 weeks on the chart) but it's had such a strong climb and therefore I think it makes sense that the label would want it to peak not too long after the Grammy's, that way they can get a 3rd single out to show off another side of Carrie's Storyteller album. For Keith, I don't see why his team would be in any sort of rush since his album release is likely still a few months away. However, maybe they won't have a choice due to the fact that BOM is already nearing peak levels on the Indicator chart. Then again, "Break On Me" is also a young song (17 weeks on the chart), so maybe it would be able to keep going for a few weeks yet no matter what happens on the Indicator chart. "We Went" is far and away the oldest (37 weeks) and is making the least amount of impact, but Randy's album comes out March 11, so that should be a pretty big boost for him and it could certainly help his #1 chances. Neither "Backroad Song" nor "Dibs" has made much of an impact either, but both of them had much better timing, as they were able to peak after "Die A Happy Man", "Home Alone Tonight", and "Break Up In A Small Town", and before "Heartbeat", "Break On Me", etc. Granger lost 500k this morning but his lead is big enough that I still think it's possible he'll get a 2nd week at #1, simply by default.That's what is also has me wondering what'll happen if Granger gets that second week at #1. Does Kelsea Ballerini go for the top spot another week and if so how much longer do Keith, Randy, and Carrie wait. Because Keith will be hosting CCUSA soon enough which as I've seen indicates when a song is nearing the end of the road (Carrie Underwood and Randy Houser still don't have a date so I think both of them will have a little more wiggle room) and if so Keith Urban "Break On Me" is more than likely the first song to peak.
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Post by Unhinged on Feb 20, 2016 15:31:27 GMT -5
Not a big fan of his but this is nice. Great melody.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2016 4:58:50 GMT -5
Well, it looks like raylatch98 might be right here. Capitol is going to push BOM this week. From AllAccess: The fact that they're pushing this week could be detrimental to Keith's chances of getting to #1 on Billboard. Keith does have the benefit of co-hosting Lon Helton's countdown this weekend (which should give BOM an extra spin on Sunday on every station that play Lon's countdown), but Keith is starting the week 2.6 million behind Carrie, which leads me to believe that "Break On Me" will have to settle for a #2 peak on Billboard (behind "Heartbeat"). BOM is less than 750 points behind Carrie on Mediabase so it should be easy enough for Keith to jump ahead of her (and Randy) this week and get the Mediabase #1, but the Billboard gap will be much harder to erase. Thus, I think we might see a split this week, with Keith getting the Mediabase #1 and Carrie getting the Billboard #1. Then next week, Carrie could spend a 2nd week at #1 on Billboard with Randy Houser possibly getting the Mediabase #1, and then on Sunday, March 13, Carrie could rise to #1 on Mediabase and wrap up a 3-week run at #1 on Billboard. Carrie has less room to grow, but her song is younger, and the fact that Keith and Randy are apparently mounting #1 pushes this week and next week, respectively, is pretty telling. I'm frustrated by Capitol's decision here. I mean, I understand that the Mediabase #1 is up for grabs and I realize that getting to #1 on either chart is all a label cares about, but I think Capitol would have a great chance of going #1 on both charts if they just waited another 2 weeks to start their push. I mean, they were content to let BOM sit back and coast a bit these last 2 weeks (remember, Keith had been ahead of both Carrie and Randy until recently), but now suddenly they want to push back ahead of the competition in some final, frantic push? I suppose it's possible that the song had just been struggling on its own, but I don't think that's the case. BOM was moving up nicely and not showing any signs of a slowdown until very recently, which to me suggested that Capitol slowed it down a bit because they wanted to let Carrie and Randy peak first. But then, making a final push now contradicts that... Until "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16", Keith's #1's (all 18 of them) were #1 hits on both Billboard and Mediabase; he didn't have any Mediabase-only or Billboard-only #1's. And with JJJ it was mostly just bad luck...Keith just barely missed out on the #1 spot at Billboard, finishing just behind a bigger radio hit, Chesney's "Save It For A Rainy Day". Capitol has usually done right by Keith (his top 10 streak speaks for itself), but I feel like they are rushing BOM now, which will lead to it peaking prematurely. In short, if they get to #1 on both charts this week, then yay! (and we can forget about this post). But I'm not convinced that Keith can pass Carrie on Billboard this week, and so I feel like they're rushing for a likely #1 MB/#2 BB peak situation (which would frustrate me to no end) even though I think they would have a great chance to be #1 on both charts on Monday, March 14.
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Feb 23, 2016 7:38:44 GMT -5
Why are we not getting a music video for this? With the song peaking in the coming weeks, I guess we won't get one after all... I hate when artists/labels do that
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 23, 2016 9:58:39 GMT -5
The push week is on for "Break On Me" as Keith gained 150 spins and 800k in audience today. Since Keith was only 730 points behind "Heartbeat" on Mediabase this Sunday, I'm fully expecting Keith to be #1 by this upcoming Sunday. I agree with jhomes87 that the Billboard chart will be hard since Keith started the Billboard week so far behind Carrie. I could see "Break On Me" gaining 4.5-5.0 million in audience on Billboard but that would get Keith to roughly 44.0 million in audience and I'm expecting Sony to make sure they get Carrie #1 on at least one of the charts this week, which would be Billboard, especially since there's a third dog in the fight ("We Went") that will have a push week coming next week. I would think "Heartbeat" gets close to 45.0 million in total audience on Billboard this week.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2016 10:08:18 GMT -5
I hate being right about this but I called it. But that CCUSA schedule is very telling of when songs are going to push.
Didn't really help today that Keith and Carrie were dead even in audience gains basically so unless Keith can outgain Carrie in audience the next 6 days I'm full on expecting this to be a MB only #1 and for Carrie Underwood to get the BB #1 (typing that sentence makes me so happy). I also think I have to give credit for Sony because it looks like they're going to do it again and have another multi week #1 for BB their 4th one now (Save It For A Rainy Day, Break Up With Him, and I'm Coming Over being the first). Sony is really not playing nice any longer with the BB chart and I like that a lot.
I also feel like Capitol had plan this ahead in advance but didn't expect "Heartbeat" to move so fast the last couple of weeks.
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Post by onebuffalo on Feb 23, 2016 11:08:45 GMT -5
Last thing I want to do is move Keith Urban from #29 to #22 on the list of those artists with the most #2s.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 23, 2016 11:59:12 GMT -5
How many days are left in the Billboard week and Mediabase week, respectively? Like, how much does Keith have to gain on Carrie daily for Billboard, and how many days does he have? - is it realistic to go for it considering Carrie's making big gains as well?
I guess I'm asking, is it plausible for Keith to go for Billboard? I want this #1 for Carrie SO BAD.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2016 12:05:26 GMT -5
How many days are left in the Billboard week and Mediabase week, respectively? Like, how much does Keith have to gain on Carrie daily for Billboard, and how many days does he have? - is it realistic to go for it considering Carrie's making big gains as well? I guess I'm asking, is it plausible for Keith to go for Billboard? I want this #1 for Carrie SO BAD. This is day #1 of the Billboard Week. It's day two for MB. Mediabase Finalizes Sunday while Billboard will next Monday, so there's plenty of time for both Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban.
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Post by sabre14 on Feb 23, 2016 13:02:30 GMT -5
How many days are left in the Billboard week and Mediabase week, respectively? Like, how much does Keith have to gain on Carrie daily for Billboard, and how many days does he have? - is it realistic to go for it considering Carrie's making big gains as well? I guess I'm asking, is it plausible for Keith to go for Billboard? I want this #1 for Carrie SO BAD. This is day #1 of the Billboard Week. It's day two for MB. Mediabase Finalizes Sunday while Billboard will next Monday, so there's plenty of time for both Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban. To clarify, the final day for Mediabase's tracking every week is Saturday (updated Sunday), while Billboard's last day of tracking is Sunday (updated Monday). This is actually the third day for the Mediabase tracking week and day two for the Billboard tracking week. The first "update" for the Billboard tracking week would be today.
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Post by myeverything on Feb 23, 2016 14:57:37 GMT -5
I do not think it's possible for me to be any more aggravated with Cap's decision here. What in the actual heck are they thinking?!!! Wish someone could explain their logic to me because I just don't see it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2016 15:48:50 GMT -5
I do not think it's possible for me to be any more aggravated with Cap's decision here. What in the actual heck are they thinking?!!! Wish someone could explain their logic to me because I just don't see it. The logic is that since Keith Urban is co-hosting CCUSA (a radio show that stars co host a radio countdown show) and Keith Urban "Break On Me" will get extra free spins that will either affect "Break On Me" MB placing (if they do strictly acoustic) or BB placing (if it's the studio version). I think it makes sense because with Keith Urban co-hosting the CCUSA it'll get free spins where as if they pushed it next week they might not get a #1 at all because Keith Urban would lose the spins gained from that countdown show and "We Went" would gain it. Besides, "Break On Me" will for sure get the MB #1 so it's still a #1 regardless and is still a decent sized hit.
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Post by Marv on Feb 23, 2016 17:02:11 GMT -5
Once upon a time, standout songs such as these two would have each earned multiple weeks at #1.
Hard to believe that the six-week romps atop the charts for both 'Better Life' and Jesus, Take The Wheel' came barely over a decade ago barely 8-10 weeks apart.
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Post by Zazie on Feb 23, 2016 18:59:14 GMT -5
KU's about 2.6 mill behind Underwood on the current (3/5) Billboard chart. He can pass everybody else between him and number one (I ran the numbers on a longer post on a different board, but I won't link to it because the numbers are pretty straightforward for passing everybody but Underwood) with a big push, but obviously this is the problem for Cap. After making no progress toward catching her at all on today's update, I think he has to outgain Carrie by about 3.3 million over the next 6 days in order to get the BB #1. (And who knows if the label will even try for the BB #1 after they get the MB #1 a day before? Another grim thought.)
So all KU would have to do is pick up 600k a day on Carrie. If she gains 400, he has to gain a million. Sure, that's easy to say. Hard to do. If she stops gaining -- maybe averages +200 a day for the remainder of the week -- then KU can catch her, but I don't see why her label would be so extraordinarily generous when we have all witnessed her songs struggling to make it to #1 on BB over the last couple of years.
That makes no sense, so I imagine KU will fall short. On the other hand, so many things make little or no sense to me (Hello, Capitol) so it hardly matters what I think. There is a way for him to get there, but he needs a lot of good fortune.
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Post by dm2081 on Feb 23, 2016 19:57:20 GMT -5
Once upon a time, standout songs such as these two would have each earned multiple weeks at #1. Hard to believe that the six-week romps atop the charts for both 'Better Life' and Jesus, Take The Wheel' came barely over a decade ago barely 8-10 weeks apart. Those were significantly bigger hits though. Heck those were probably 2 of the 10 biggest hits of the 2000's. "Break On Me" has had nowhere near the impact that either of those two tunes did, so to expect or think this song deserves one of those type of chart runs is pretty unrealistic. To be quite frank, Keith should be happy with a #1 MB/#2 BB peak because if this was a decade ago this song probably wouldn't be able to claim any #1s to its name. Instead it would have to settle for a solid top 5 peak.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2016 23:17:12 GMT -5
"Break On Me" has had nowhere near the impact that either of those two tunes did, so to expect or think this song deserves one of those type of chart runs is pretty unrealistic. To be quite frank, Keith should be happy with a #1 MB/#2 BB peak because if this was a decade ago this song probably wouldn't be able to claim any #1s to its name. Instead it would have to settle for a solid top 5 peak. While I agree that "Break On Me" hasn't been that big of a hit, it's far out-paced songs like "Dibs" and "We Went" in weekly sales (and probably streams, too, although admittedly I haven't pulled up that data). On the Country Digital Songs chart, "Dibs" only surged ahead these last few weeks due to it being half-price on iTunes, but even then it still hasn't sold all that well. And "Dibs" was able to be an easy #1 hit (of course it helps that Kelsea is really the only artist her label is promoting right now, whereas UMG and Capitol Nashville are working multiple acts/songs to radio). It's just a shame that this might miss the top spot on Billboard when we've seen several lesser-impact singles ("Kiss You In The Morning", "Hell Of A Night", "Dibs", "Til It's Gone", "Wild Child", "Gonna", "Young & Crazy", and even "Backroad Song") have no trouble hitting the top spot over the last year or so. Some of those songs might have sold a bit more during their run on the Country Airplay chart than "Break On Me" has so far, but a lot of them a) spent many more weeks on the chart than BOM has, which leads to higher sales numbers, and b) were out prior to the launch of Apple Music's streaming service, which has reduced weekly digital sales numbers quite a bit these last few months.
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Post by dm2081 on Feb 23, 2016 23:39:33 GMT -5
"Break On Me" has had nowhere near the impact that either of those two tunes did, so to expect or think this song deserves one of those type of chart runs is pretty unrealistic. To be quite frank, Keith should be happy with a #1 MB/#2 BB peak because if this was a decade ago this song probably wouldn't be able to claim any #1s to its name. Instead it would have to settle for a solid top 5 peak. While I agree that "Break On Me" hasn't been that big of a hit, it's far out-paced songs like "Dibs" and "We Went" in weekly sales (and probably streams, too, although admittedly I haven't pulled up that data). On the Country Digital Songs chart, "Dibs" only surged ahead these last few weeks due to it being half-price on iTunes, but even then it still hasn't sold all that well. And "Dibs" was able to be an easy #1 hit (of course it helps that Kelsea is really the only artist her label is promoting right now, whereas UMG and Capitol Nashville are working multiple acts/songs to radio). It's just a shame that this might miss the top spot on Billboard when we've seen several lesser-impact singles ("Kiss You In The Morning", "Hell Of A Night", "Dibs", "Til It's Gone", "Wild Child", "Gonna", "Young & Crazy", and even "Backroad Song") have no trouble hitting the top spot over the last year or so. Some of those songs might have sold a bit more during their run on the Country Airplay chart than "Break On Me" has so far, but a lot of them a) spent many more weeks on the chart than BOM has, which leads to higher sales numbers, and b) were out prior to the launch of Apple Music's streaming service, which has reduced weekly digital sales numbers quite a bit these last few months. I definitely agree that in today's day and age this is certainly appropriate for a #1 finish. But a decade ago when big hits reigned for more than a week, like Marv alluded to, I don't think this would have been a for sure #1 or #2. I was mostly against the idea that this song somehow deserves a 5-6 week reign at #1, not a #1 in today's era. Not much separates the the trio of "Dibs", "We Went" and "Break On Me" IMO.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 24, 2016 23:27:44 GMT -5
I didn't interpret Marv's post to be implying this one should've been a 6-week #1, just that a decade ago it was rather common for Keith Urban single to perform that way. I am pretty sure if this were released 10 years ago it would've been a bigger hit than it is now though.
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