Are Youtube skit/music videos eligible for the Hot 100?
May 25, 2016 3:59:36 GMT -5
Post by Sherane Lamar on May 25, 2016 3:59:36 GMT -5
Obviously, there have been a lot of times YouTube has effected the Hot 100. Filthy Frank popularized the Harlem Shake, going #1 for 5 weeks. Steve Kardynal created a viral video which sent Wrecking Ball back to the #1 spot several weeks after it had left the spot. Fan made YouTube videos helped fuel the popularity of Watch Me, as well as similar dance related Hip-Hop songs such as Nasty Freestyle, Hot Boy and Hit The Quan.
In addition, it's obvious that songs originating from YouTube such as Chinese Food and Friday are able to get onto the Hot 100.
My question specifically relates to videos from YouTube artists like Epic Rap Battles of History, who make videos featuring music that are sold on iTunes in audio only form, and are generally the length of a song but... wouldn't normally be considered a song. More like a comedy skit with music. I was wondering if they would be eligible for the Hot 100. Looking through some of their first week YouTube view counts, it appears as if "Mozart vs Skrillex" probably should have been somewhere on the Hot 100, as it was released in early 2013 and had first week American streams probably similar to Chinese Food.
"It entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 29, selling 1,000 downloads[2] and being streamed on YouTube five million times for the week ending October 20, 2013."
Chinese Food had 10 million Youtube views overall when it was a week old. "Mozart vs Skrillex" had about 15 million views when it was a week old, which is probably somewhere near the 4.5 million American streams currently necessary to chart in the Hot 100. But that number may have been lower back in 2013, as many people claim that the reason Harlem Shake, Chinese Food, Wrecking Ball, etc did what they did was because the weight towards YouTube streams was higher than it currently is.
Anyway, "Mozart vs Skrillex", whether it was because of ineligibility or because it just didn't get enough American streams or sales, didn't ever chart.
I was also wondering about iTunes selling YouTubers who lean more towards music than skit, such as The Key Of Awesome or Bart Baker, and just where the lines are for eligibility to enter the Hot 100.
In addition, it's obvious that songs originating from YouTube such as Chinese Food and Friday are able to get onto the Hot 100.
My question specifically relates to videos from YouTube artists like Epic Rap Battles of History, who make videos featuring music that are sold on iTunes in audio only form, and are generally the length of a song but... wouldn't normally be considered a song. More like a comedy skit with music. I was wondering if they would be eligible for the Hot 100. Looking through some of their first week YouTube view counts, it appears as if "Mozart vs Skrillex" probably should have been somewhere on the Hot 100, as it was released in early 2013 and had first week American streams probably similar to Chinese Food.
"It entered the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart at number 29, selling 1,000 downloads[2] and being streamed on YouTube five million times for the week ending October 20, 2013."
Chinese Food had 10 million Youtube views overall when it was a week old. "Mozart vs Skrillex" had about 15 million views when it was a week old, which is probably somewhere near the 4.5 million American streams currently necessary to chart in the Hot 100. But that number may have been lower back in 2013, as many people claim that the reason Harlem Shake, Chinese Food, Wrecking Ball, etc did what they did was because the weight towards YouTube streams was higher than it currently is.
Anyway, "Mozart vs Skrillex", whether it was because of ineligibility or because it just didn't get enough American streams or sales, didn't ever chart.
I was also wondering about iTunes selling YouTubers who lean more towards music than skit, such as The Key Of Awesome or Bart Baker, and just where the lines are for eligibility to enter the Hot 100.
