Cher - "DJ Play a Christmas Song"

[SabrinaFan]

Pop
38 39 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 723 873 -150 2.844
- 4 spins
+ 12 bullet
- 0.068 audience

Hot AC
44 45 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 139 144 -5 0.205
- 2 spins
+ 6 bullet
- 0.01 audience

AC
1 1 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 737 707 30 2.397
+ 9 spins
+ 16 bullet
- 0.043 audience

Dance
51 48 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 73 79 -6 0.016
= spins
+ 6 bullet
- 0.001 audience

[clsvltn]

I'm surprised they would drop it when this is peak xmas time lol

[jenglisbe]

Dec 19, 2023 10:04:25 GMT -5 clsvltn said:

I'm surprised they would drop it when this is peak xmas time lol

It could be that they're playing older holiday songs more as Christmas nears which means less time for the newer ones; Top 40 doesn't ever go all-holiday like AC, so there's limited room for holiday songs on the format.

[Nick]

She already exceeded expectations, so it’s still a win.
She also delivered the best new holiday song of the last few years.

[balletgirlmom]

Cher is on the Billboard Bubbling Under Chart for another week and this one at #117.


Nicki Minaj debuted 17 songs from her new album in the hot 100 and 2 more on the Bubbling Under, so without Nicki's album bomb, it would likely have debuted on the Billboard Hot 100at #100 or #99. I hope the song increases even more this week and with the fall of some of Nicki's 19 songs, Cher will debut there.


it would be a big deal for Cher to debut on the Billboard Hot 100 with DJ Play a Christmas Song.  Even if she does not get on the BB Hot 100 this year, I bet she does next year.  Cher has been on the Billboard Hot 100 or Bubbling Under charts every decade since her FIRST appearance in DEC 1964.

She could always get on teaming up with someone hot but somehow more fun to see her do it by herself.  I think Cher getting just on the Bubbling Under chart by herself at age 77 is a bigger deal than if Cher got to #1 by teaming up with acts like Taylor Swift or Drake. Older artists like Elton, Paul and the others team up all the time and chart on the Hot 100, and I do hope Cher does it in the future, maybe in her 80's (coming fast).  But this time, she is all by herself and a NEW song, so not easy.  Many are rooting for Cher and DJ play a Christmas Song!

To chart like this in 7 decades is a big achievement.    

7 DECADES is a very BIG DEAL!

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[HolidayGuy]

It's not known if it would have debuted without the Nicki Minaj tracks, as there are songs that were on the Hot 100 that were pushed off as a result. Still, dropping just two spots on BU is good. Plus upward movement on the Holiday 100.

[KeepDeanWeird]

We're so used to measure songs success based on initial release.

Holiday songs charm is based on nostalgia.

This has the real potential to be eventually stick as an evergreen.

[dbhmr]

[sportytheartist]

They’re playing it on the New Hit List right now.

[SabrinaFan]

Much better radio updates today!

Pop
37 39 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 758 875 -117 2.934
+ 35 spins
+ 33 bullet
+ 0.09 audience

Hot AC
46 45 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 146 138 8 0.216
+ 7 spins
+ 13 bullet
+ 0.011 audience

AC
1 1 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 758 696 62 2.516
+ 21 spins
+ 32 bullet
+ 0.119 audience

Dance
50 48 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 72 78 -6 0.016
- 1 spin
= bullet and audience

[Nick]

I don’t listen to the radio, but does holiday music continue until 12/31 or 1/1?

[HolidayGuy]

^Not sure, though whatever radio play continues past Dec. 25 is minimal.

[balletgirlmom]

Kelly Clarkson's version of DJ Play a Christmas Song is wonderful.  Thanks for posting it! 

Cher seemed to love Kelly Clarkson's version. Both Kelly Clarkson and Cher are wonderful artists.   

[avamaxstan]

I *love* Cher’s version, but it’s very… Cher. As in, high camp with her androgynous robot vocals.

Kelly’s version sounds like a warm uplifting pop anthem, one I’d want to keep coming back to. Hope she releases it like she did with HTE.

[SabrinaFan]

Dec 20, 2023 11:56:16 GMT -5 Nick said:

I don’t listen to the radio, but does holiday music continue until 12/31 or 1/1?

Usually, it would stop December 26 after Christmas. A lot of stations have shifted to playing classic Christmas songs (my local CHR is playing "All I Want for Christmas Is You" every three hours), so that could be why this is struggling a bit.

Pop
38 40 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 758 873 -115 3.015
= spins
+ 2 bullet
+ 0.081 audience

Hot AC
46 44 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 146 139 7 0.221
= spins
- 1 bullet
+ 0.005 audience

AC
1 1 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 751 701 50 2.467
- 7 spins
- 12 bullet
- 0.049 audience

Dance
50 48 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 83 76 7 0.02
+ 11 spins
+ 13 bullet
+ 0.004 audience

[Nick]

Dec 20, 2023 22:49:32 GMT -5 avamaxstan said:

I *love* Cher’s version, but it’s very… Cher. As in, high camp with her androgynous robot vocals.

Well, that's what makes the song what it is. It's giving that "Believe" nostalgia kind of feeling. She struck gold with this. 

[HolidayGuy]

DJ has ranked in the U.S. Spotify top 200 since re-entering last Friday (up 17 spots to 121 on Wednesday's chart). It's racked up 2,480,230 filtered streams in that period, and will flirt with 3 million when the week closes. A Hot 100 placement may be incoming. At the least, upward movement on Bubbling Under.

[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

Dec 19, 2023 20:41:06 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

Stunning! Wowza

[Ezekiel 23:20–21]

[Nick]

^ I wish these types of videos went viral earlier this month. It’s still a smash. Go Cher!

[balletgirlmom]

At JFK Airport in NY, we heard the old Christmas standards like Bing, Dean, Frank, Johnny Mathias, Judy Garland, Perry Como, Elvis, Burl Ives, and then Cher came on.  It sure felt surreal since the old songs were from the 1940s and 1950s mostly but then DJ Play a Christmas Song.  It sure stood out!  I am beginning to hear it more and more in public places.  Those kids and teacher at the Roberts Middle School rocked it.  Such fun!  Sure, wish I could have done something like that when I was in school.  The kids looked so cute, and they were all just having fun!  It shows how her song is gaining traction.  It takes forever for a new Christmas song to catch on but this one is.  Thanks for posting that video!!!

[HolidayGuy]

That was cute video.

DJ crossed 3 million U.S. streams this week, debuting at No. 133 on the weekly U.S. Spotify chart with 3,001,843 streams. Go, DJ.

[wjr15]

This sounds great in a bar/club environment. I have a feeling that Cher has a future classic on her hands here.

[SabrinaFan]

Pop
38 40 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 754 887 -133 3.02
- 4 spins
- 18 bullet
+ 0.005 audience

Hot AC
45 44 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 139 146 -7 0.204
- 7 spins
- 14 bullet
- 0.017 audience

AC
1 1 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 766 690 76 2.402
+ 15 spins
+ 14 bullet
- 0.065 audience

Dance
50 46 CHER DJ Play A Christmas Song 84 78 6 0.016
+ 1 spin
- 1 bullet
- 0.004 audience

[Luckie Starchild]

Dec 22, 2023 6:07:20 GMT -5 Ezekiel 23:20–21 said:

Wow, smashing at a school in a Texas suburb... GO CHER!!! 

[sportytheartist]

According to CrucialCharts, the song is projected to be at #82!

[jdanton2]

i am surprised pop radio is not supporting this more . it had some good gains for a couple of weeks and then stalled .even more surprising the Jimmy and Meghan Christmas song has pulled ahead of it.

[HolidayGuy]

^That would be most excellent. Is Crucial Charts related to Talk of the Charts or is it a "competitor"?

Airplay from the four formats totals around 5.6 million (though Kworb has the total as 6.41 million from five formats). The Billboard airplay numbers usually come in a bit lower than what those numbers show.

[someguy]

This song's success this year has been remarkable, and a Hot 100 appearance would be icing on the cake. Even if that doesn't happen, this has been a huge hit this year.

[radio2009]

It's at a new peak of #99 on Spotify, so there's a good chance if it's numbers do well over the weekend it will go higher.