Billboard Hot 100: 12/26/2015

[Daniel Collins]

Mediabase 12/08/15

1. ADELE - Hello: 209.320 (+ 0.210)
2. DRAKE - Hotline Bling: 168.946 (- 3.218)
3. JUSTIN BIEBER - Sorry: 140.568 (+ 4.374) ▲
4. ALESSIA CARA - Here: 139.535 (+ 1.365) ▼
5. SHAWN MENDES - Stitches: 133.099 (- 1.582)
6. ELLE KING - Ex's and Oh's: 129.359 (- 1.052)
7. MEGHAN TRAINOR - Like I'm Gonna Lose You: 122.982 (+ 0.712) ▲
8. TAYLOR SWIFT - Wildest Dreams: 117.323 (- 3.280) ▼
9. ELLIE GOULDING - On My Mind: 110.764 (- 0.169) ▲
10. THE WEEKND - The Hills: 110.655 (- 2.097) ▼

FILA

11. SELENA GOMEZ - Same Old Love: 107.311 (+ 1.932)
12. JUSTIN BIEBER - What Do You Mean?: 99.372 (- 1.992)
13. FETTY WAP - 679 f/Remy Boyz...: 78.162 (- 1.929)
14. THE WEEKND - In The Night: 72.906 (+ 2.006) ▲
15. BLAKE SHELTON - Gonna: 71.617 (+ 0.235) ▼
16. DAN + SHAY - Nothin' Like You: 70.197 (- 0.865) ▼
17. JASON ALDEAN - Gonna Know We Were Here: 64.584 (- 0.174)
18. R. CITY - Locked Away f/Adam Levine: 63.372 (- 0.912)
19. CHRIS YOUNG - I'm Comin' Over: 60.779 (- 2.407)
20. X AMBASSADORS - Renegades: 60.295 (- 0.994)

CURIOSIDADES

THOMAS RHETT - Die A Happy Man: 60.073 (+ 1.012)
TRAVI$ SCOTT - Antidote: 58.556 (+ 1.687)
POST MALONE - White Iverson: 57.196 (+ 0.174)
DEMI LOVATO - Confident: 51.115 (+ 0.362)
ONE DIRECTION - Perfect: 37.759 (+ 0.745)
TWENTY ONE PILOTS - Stressed Out: 36.244 (+ 1.271)
DAYA - Hide Away: 34.327 (+ 0.812)
THE CHAINSMOKERS - Roses f/Rozes: 32.085 (+ 1.380)
GWEN STEFANI - Used To Love You: 30.575 (+ 0.786)
COLDPLAY - Adventure Of A Lifetime: 30.509 (+ 0.411)
RACHEL PLATTEN - Stand By You: 26.451 (+ 0.555)
FALL OUT BOY - Irresistible f/Demi Lovato: 22.079 (+ 0.447)
SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO - I Know What You Did Last...: 19.321 (+ 1.610)
CHRIS BROWN - Back To Sleep: 15.883 (+ 0.973)
CHARLIE PUTH - One Call Away: 15.753 (+ 0.383)
MISSY ELLIOTT - WTF (Where They From): 15.023 (+ 0.375)
JUSTIN BIEBER - Love Yourself: 13.689 (+ 1.415)
ADELE - When We Were Young: 6.086 (+ 1.109)

[Au$tin]

I'm really happy at the success of "Here." Such a simple little tune just climbing it's way up. It's refreshing to see a song from a new artist just grow organically and become a hit. She has a bright future ahead of her!

[wjr15]

Crazy how When We Were Young and Love Yourself are both getting decent radio updates during the holidays and neither have actually been sent for radio adds yet

[House Lannister]

Dec 8, 2015 14:01:56 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

I'm really happy at the success of "Here." Such a simple little tune just climbing it's way up. It's refreshing to see a song from a new artist just grow organically and become a hit. She has a bright future ahead of her!

She does.  It kind of reminds me of Lorde when she first came out with Royals.

[rimetm]

Dec 8, 2015 21:06:43 GMT -5 House Lannister said:

It kind of reminds me of Lorde when she first came out with Royals.

That's the exact comparison I was thinking of, though between the two songs, I prefer Here a good deal more. Royals is still a great track, but I feel like it suffers one key weakness: despite the gutsy and clever subject and writing, I don't think the instrumentation was exactly up to snuff, which made it especially tiring once it took over the radio. Here on the other hand has a much more complex set of instrumentations, with the hazy intro, the plinking piano throughout, the punchy guitar that highlights the exasperation, and the airy feel of the whole composition that complements the subject matter at hand. Speaking of, that's the other advantage: there have been socially conscious performers who've taken stabs at the mainstream culture and rooting for the disenfranchised, but I can't really think of a mainstream hit that focused on the ideas of introversion, how an introvert's lifestyle can still be normal and affected by peer pressure, and reaction to hedonism in such a way as Here does. It feels especially fresh to me right now, though I must admit as a moderately anti-social person it may be a bit of bias in that it really resonates with me and my family (who, while not anti-social are more anti-hedonism).

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

Sorry to interrupt, but FYI Uptown Funk ended up the 9th biggest song of all-time:
1. THE TWIST 27,150
2. SMOOTH 22,300
3. MACK THE KNIFE 21,150
4. HOW DO I LIVE 20,000
5. PARTY ROCK ANTHEM 19,850
6. I GOTTA FEELING 19,850
7. MACARENA (BAYSIDE BOYS MIX) 19,800
8. PHYSICAL 19,550
9. UPTOWN FUNK 19,500
10. YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 19,450

[badrobot]

Dec 8, 2015 22:25:11 GMT -5 rimetm said:

Dec 8, 2015 21:06:43 GMT -5 House Lannister said:

It kind of reminds me of Lorde when she first came out with Royals.

That's the exact comparison I was thinking of, though between the two songs, I prefer Here a good deal more. Royals is still a great track, but I feel like it suffers one key weakness: despite the gutsy and clever subject and writing, I don't think the instrumentation was exactly up to snuff, which made it especially tiring once it took over the radio. Here on the other hand has a much more complex set of instrumentations, with the hazy intro, the plinking piano throughout, the punchy guitar that highlights the exasperation, and the airy feel of the whole composition that complements the subject matter at hand. Speaking of, that's the other advantage: there have been socially conscious performers who've taken stabs at the mainstream culture and rooting for the disenfranchised, but I can't really think of a mainstream hit that focused on the ideas of introversion, how an introvert's lifestyle can still be normal and affected by peer pressure, and reaction to hedonism in such a way as Here does. It feels especially fresh to me right now, though I must admit as a moderately anti-social person it may be a bit of bias in that it really resonates with me and my family (who, while not anti-social are more anti-hedonism).

Just a note, "Here" is instrumentally based almost entirely on a sample of Isaac Hayes's "Ike's Rap II". It's been used similarly in Portishead's "Glory Box" and Tricky's "Hell Is Around the Corner" (both from the mid-90s) -- as a mid-90s trip-hop lover I dropped by jaw when I heard "Here" because the sample was so prominent and "Glory Box" is one of my all-time faves. See more here: www.whosampled.com/sample/5/Portishead-Glory-Box-Isaac-Hayes-Ike's-Rap-II/

I think the instrumentation on "Royals" is fascinating -- just a drum track, bass-line, and vocals. It's quite impressive (and quite a challenge) to make a song compelling with such a limited set.

I do agree about the introversion topic for Alessia Cara.

[Ravi]

Predictions

Rank - Song - Sales - Airplay - Streams = Points

1 - Hello - 200 - 165 - 25.0 = 61,000
2 - Sorry - 120 - 130 - 25.0 = 50,800
3 - Hotline Bling - 60 - 125 - 18.0 = 37,500
4 - What Do You Mean - 45 - 70 - 15.0 = 27,400
5 - The Hills - 45 - 80 - 13.0 = 26,200
6 - Here - 45 - 115 - 9.0 = 25,300

Top-5 looks to remain static from last week, but there is a small chance for Here to enter if it can close the streaming gap.

[carreramd]

Alessia is awesome.

[brucelover]

ADELE - When We Were Young: 6.086 (+ 1.109)

This won't smash like they're expecing it to. I forsee a #6-#10 peak on the Hot 100.

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

In The Night's video is out!!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2iFa5We6zqw
To me, it's literally the very best video of the year. So thrilling, murderous kind of feel and what a blast from the past. Every random screenshot of this video is fit to be in a gallery

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

I hope In The Night is gonna get top 10 pretty soon~ but I have to admit that the vid is kinda long and scary.. I hope that's not gonna impact its views negatively

[Deleted]

Ladies and gents, the YE chart is up:

www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-100-songs

[jayhawk1117]

Dec 9, 2015 3:29:43 GMT -5 brucelover said:

ADELE - When We Were Young: 6.086 (+ 1.109)

This won't smash like they're expecing it to. I forsee a #6-#10 peak on the Hot 100.

I mean it hasnt officially been released...

[jayhawk1117]

Dec 9, 2015 8:27:10 GMT -5 @jakelmmrs44 said:

Ladies and gents, the YE chart is up:

www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-100-songs

wow 3 songs in the top 15 for the weeknd. And with only 4 weeks hello is at 35.

[jenglisbe]

Dec 8, 2015 22:41:37 GMT -5 THINKIN BOUT YOU said:

Sorry to interrupt, but FYI Uptown Funk ended up the 9th biggest song of all-time:
1. THE TWIST 27,150
2. SMOOTH 22,300
3. MACK THE KNIFE 21,150
4. HOW DO I LIVE 20,000
5. PARTY ROCK ANTHEM 19,850
6. I GOTTA FEELING 19,850
7. MACARENA (BAYSIDE BOYS MIX) 19,800
8. PHYSICAL 19,550
9. UPTOWN FUNK 19,500
10. YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 19,450

How did "How Do I Live" manage to stay on the chart so long? It didn't really do much at country radio, so it wasn't one of those instances where a song has a chart run based on country play, and then extends its chart run when it crossed over. Did Top 40 radio play it that much for over a year?!?!

[badrobot]

Dec 9, 2015 10:41:20 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 8, 2015 22:41:37 GMT -5 THINKIN BOUT YOU said:

Sorry to interrupt, but FYI Uptown Funk ended up the 9th biggest song of all-time:
1. THE TWIST 27,150
2. SMOOTH 22,300
3. MACK THE KNIFE 21,150
4. HOW DO I LIVE 20,000
5. PARTY ROCK ANTHEM 19,850
6. I GOTTA FEELING 19,850
7. MACARENA (BAYSIDE BOYS MIX) 19,800
8. PHYSICAL 19,550
9. UPTOWN FUNK 19,500
10. YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE 19,450

How did "How Do I Live" manage to stay on the chart so long? It didn't really do much at country radio, so it wasn't one of those instances where a song has a chart run based on country play, and then extends its chart run when it crossed over. Did Top 40 radio play it that much for over a year?!?!

You just described its chart run perfectly.

Around that era a few country "lite" songs managed exactly that chart run -- hit on country, months later growing on pop. Faith Hill and Shania Twain spring to mind as other examples.

[ry4n]

How Do I Live also had a dance remix that was released late into its run to try to get it to #1 lol

[jenglisbe]

Dec 9, 2015 11:08:51 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Dec 9, 2015 10:41:20 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

How did "How Do I Live" manage to stay on the chart so long? It didn't really do much at country radio, so it wasn't one of those instances where a song has a chart run based on country play, and then extends its chart run when it crossed over. Did Top 40 radio play it that much for over a year?!?!

You just described its chart run perfectly.

Around that era a few country "lite" songs managed exactly that chart run -- hit on country, months later growing on pop. Faith Hill and Shania Twain spring to mind as other examples.

But it wasn't a hit at country. I think it peaked in like the 40s. It was the Trisha Yearwood version that was the country hit.

[jebsib]

Yes, they played it to death for more than a year. Welcome to the mid 90s top 40 mentality. Boring.

[lyhom]

didn't leann's version also have really good sales? I think I remember reading about it setting a record for longevity on a sales chart, although I think it was for country songs only so idk

[badrobot]

Dec 9, 2015 11:18:10 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 9, 2015 11:08:51 GMT -5 badrobot said:

You just described its chart run perfectly.

Around that era a few country "lite" songs managed exactly that chart run -- hit on country, months later growing on pop. Faith Hill and Shania Twain spring to mind as other examples.

But it wasn't a hit at country. I think it peaked in like the 40s. It was the Trisha Yearwood version that was the country hit.

It didn't have to be huge at country to get that longevity though, just big enough to be on the Hot 100 at all -- looks like she debuted on the country charts early August, but HDIL didn't debut on top 40 radio until late October. So perhaps I should have put "hit" in quotes. I can't track down the actual week-by-week trajectory to know for sure, but I'm guessing HDIL probably hung around the mid-lower reaches of the Hot 100 for a few months before it took off at pop.

Regardless it had an incredible chart run.

[lyhom]

it actually rose pretty quickly, it debuted in june was in the top 10 by august

[Gary]

Longevity records are a thing of the past now that they are capping the chart runs at 52.


That being said the Uptown Funk at #9 thing, I surmise is just a guess, unless Billboard updated their list again. Now that they have implemented this new rule, comparing songs impacted by this recurrent rule to songs that would not be impacted by it would prove to be difficult. It is likely that when the next "all time" chart comes out they will account for this.

[#LisaRinna]

Justin closing that gap.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Dec 9, 2015 10:32:34 GMT -5 jayhawk1117 said:

Dec 9, 2015 3:29:43 GMT -5 brucelover said:

ADELE - When We Were Young: 6.086 (+ 1.109)

This won't smash like they're expecing it to. I forsee a #6-#10 peak on the Hot 100.

I mean it hasnt officially been released...

I agree there's no way to know how it will do when it actually gets the push, but the problem for Adele's singles moving foward is that there are 5 million people so far who have no reason to buy them. That could be up to 7 million by the end of the year when they will probably push the next single. Putting the single on streaming services would help some, but if they don't, I dont see how just radio and video streams will get her a long lasting #1.

[badrobot]

Dec 9, 2015 13:49:18 GMT -5 lyhom said:

it actually rose pretty quickly, it debuted in june was in the top 10 by august

I think this is the full chart run -- and I think I was having false memories. Didn't realize it did so well right from the start! Feel free to ignore my earlier posts.

HOW DO I LIVE (by Leann Rimes)
Date: 21/06/1997 - Run:
89-49-28-27-22-18-12-9-10-6-6-5-4-
5-4-4-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*2*-2-2-3-
5-4-2-4-3-3-4-6-10-10-12-20-20-21-
23-26-27-28-31-31-27-33-29-26-33-32-
29-29-36-38-37-38-43-40-40-41-42-43-48-45

It would've been capped at 52 weeks under the new rule.

[Enigma.]

re: Adele, Watch out for that Grammy performance though

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

I can't believe you guys that you just stick to the words like "52 weeks". I mean, you're generalizing it.
Let me ask you this:
Is "52 weeks" the same thing in 2015 as in 1998?
Isn't it that the average longevity of a song changes by year?
Nowadays a song's endurance after falling out of top 10 is WAY BETTER than a song 17 years ago, and it's not bad to remove songs out of top 25 after a year.
It's like: now you have those damn high streaming, if you wanna stay, better not fall out top 25! If you wanna break the record, then spend 80 some weeks in top 25! Why not?

[badrobot]

All records need to be considered in the context of the time.