Mediabase HAC Chart Notes, December '23

[Hot AC Archiver]

December 3, 2023

#1:"Used to Be Young". **1 week at #1 **. This is Miley's 3rd time in the #1 spot.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 47 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Daylight" with 18 weeks.


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

• "Flowers".
• "Fast Car".

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: "Atomic City" (30->25).

Biggest Bullet: "Greedy", (+269 spins).


Debuts:

• Highest Entry @#38: "Strangers" - Kenya Grace, her first time on the chart.
• @#39: "What Are We Waiting for" - For King & Country, their 7th appearance on the chart.
• @#40: "My Whole Heart" - J. Brown, a newcomer to HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Snooze", peak of #35, 22 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "We Didn't Start the Fire", peak of #10, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "See You Later", peak of #19, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• None.

Top 20 Entries:

• "One More Time" (22->20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Trust Me Mate" (31->29).
• "Thinkin' Bout Me" (32->30).

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[Hot AC Archiver]

December 10, 2023

#1:"Cruel Summer". **13 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 48 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Daylight" and "Dial Drunk" with 19 weeks.


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

• "Flowers".
• "Fast Car".

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: "get him back!" (36->28).

Biggest Bullet: "Houdini", (+360 spins).


Debuts:

• Highest Entry @#37: "Lifeline" - Alicia Keys, her sixth time on the chart.

Exiting the Survey:

• "My Whole Heart", peak of #40, 1 week on the chart.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "Houdini" (11->10). This is Dua's 8th top 10 hit.

Top 15 Entries:

• None.

Top 20 Entries:

• "Gimme Love" (21->18).

Top 30 Entries:

• "get him back!" (36->28).
• "Turbulent Skies" (31->30).

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[Hot AC Archiver]

Merry Christmas!/Happy Holidays!

December 17, 2023

#1:"Cruel Summer". **14 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 49 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Daylight" and "Dial Drunk" with 20 weeks each.

**Mediabase may pause their recurrent rules starting next week...

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

• "Flowers".
• "Fast Car".
• "What Was I Made For?".
• "Dance the Night".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• "Dial Drunk"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• "Daylight", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "get him back!" (28->23).

Biggest Bullet: "Greedy", (+390 spins).


Debuts:

• Highest Entry @#36: "Wrap Me Up" - Jimmy Fallon/Meghan Trainor. It's Jimmy's 2nd time on the chart and Meghan's 18th.
• @#40: "Lovin on Me" - Jack Harlow, his 3rd appearance at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Run All Night", peak of #31, 13 weeks on.
• "Better Place", peak of #10, 11 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Lil Boo Thang" (6->5).

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Dreaming" (16->14).
• "Paint the Town Red" (17->15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Get Back Your Fight" (21->20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Thinkin' Bout Me" (Returns 31->30).

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[christianlarson9]

Dec 20, 2023 13:07:16 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

Merry Christmas!/Happy Holidays!

December 17, 2023

#1:"Cruel Summer". **14 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 49 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Daylight" and "Dial Drunk" with 20 weeks each.

**Mediabase may pause their recurrent rules starting next week...

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

• "Flowers".
• "Fast Car".
• "What Was I Made For?".
• "Dance the Night".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• "Dial Drunk"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• "Daylight", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "get him back!" (28->23).

Biggest Bullet: "Greedy", (+390 spins).


Debuts:

• Highest Entry @#36: "Wrap Me Up" - Jimmy Fallon/Meghan Trainor. It's Jimmy's 2nd time on the chart and Meghan's 18th.
• @#40: "Lovin on Me" - Jack Harlow, his 3rd appearance at HAC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Run All Night", peak of #31, 13 weeks on.
• "Better Place", peak of #10, 11 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Lil Boo Thang" (6->5).

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Dreaming" (16->14).
• "Paint the Town Red" (17->15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Get Back Your Fight" (21->20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Thinkin' Bout Me" (Returns 31->30).

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Where does ”Cruel Summer” land among the longest running #1s in history?

[Hot AC Archiver]

"Cruel Summer" is tied for 9th place for song with the most weeks at #1.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Dec 20, 2023 15:18:23 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

"Cruel Summer" is tied for 9th place for song with the most weeks at #1.

Made a correction as I was looking at a wrong file when I said tied for 8th. It's tied for 9th place, but with the chart entering the slow part of the year and no strong contenders for #1 nearby, the song could easily move into 5th place (at 17 weeks it ties; at 18 weeks it would be alone in 5th).

[musiciscool]

Dec 21, 2023 15:53:06 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

Dec 20, 2023 15:18:23 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

"Cruel Summer" is tied for 9th place for song with the most weeks at #1.

Made a correction as I was looking at a wrong file when I said tied for 8th. It's tied for 9th place, but with the chart entering the slow part of the year and no strong contenders for #1 nearby, the song could easily move into 5th place (at 17 weeks it ties; at 18 weeks it would be alone in 5th).

Could you post the most weeks at #1 list from 10 weeks on? If it's too much work, you don't have to. It's just interesting to know how far certain songs went.

[Hot AC Archiver]

The dates are peak date. "Cruel Summer" is not listed because it hasn't finished its run.

[Hot AC Archiver]

December 24, 2023

#1:"Cruel Summer". **15 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 50 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Daylight" and "Dial Drunk" with 21 weeks each.

Mediabase has paused their recurrent rules for the holidays...

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

• "Flowers".
• "Fast Car". **Has fallen below #10
  
• "Dance the Night".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• "Dial Drunk"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• "Daylight", which does not have a bullet this week.
• "Lose Control", which has a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: Several songs move up 3 notches this week.

Biggest Bullet: "Greedy", (+320 spins).


Debuts:

• Highest Entry @#40: "Water" - Tyla, a newcomer to Hot AC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Single Soon", peak of #9, 17 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "What Was I Made For?" (6->4).

Top 10 Entries:

• "Greedy" (12->9). This is Tate's 2nd top 10.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Dreaming" (16->14).
• "Paint the Town Red" (17->15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "get him back!" (23->20).

Top 30 Entries:

• None.

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[Hot AC Archiver]

December 31, 2023

#1:"Cruel Summer". **16 nonconsecutive weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 51 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Daylight" and "Dial Drunk" with 22 weeks each.

Mediabase has paused their recurrent rules for the holidays...

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

• "Flowers".
• "Fast Car". ** Had fallen below #10
  
• "Dance the Night".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• "Dial Drunk"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• "Daylight", which does not have a bullet this week.
• "Lose Control", which has a bullet this week.
• "Get Back Your Fight", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Lovin on Me" (37->34) and "What Are We Waiting for" (38->35).

Biggest Bullet: "get him back!", (+70 spins).


Debuts:

• None.

Exiting the Survey:

• None.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "Fast Car" (Returns 11->10).

Top 15 Entries:

• None.

Top 20 Entries:

• None.

Top 30 Entries:

• None.

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