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Post by chartfan on Aug 18, 2009 13:01:51 GMT -5
Well ... a lot of these examples are from lead singles that did not live up to the hype they created in the first place.
The artist was coming from a huge successful era and radio would EAT up everything quickly, although the song did not sustain the initial surge.
Bey, Kelly, Pink, Ciara, Madonna...etc...
So watch out Nelly Furtado, Rihanna, Justin and Fergie LOL give us a GREAT first single...
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Post by Slinky on Aug 18, 2009 13:38:36 GMT -5
Practically almost every song in the 80s and 90s had huge rises and even faster falls. Even classics from that era had horrible runs. Anyone explain that? Before plays per week reporting came in, radio stations would fudge their charts. They would report songs as added even if they weren't being played (known as a "paper add"). This made the record labels happy and ensured stations got the best treatment (gifts, interviews, exclusive concerts, payola, etc.) from the labels. Since they had a limited amount of space on their reported charts, this also meant that old songs no longer being promoted fell off more quickly, even if the stations were still playing them.
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Post by Slinky on Aug 18, 2009 13:46:14 GMT -5
It's also interesting that in that era, there was no such thing as a slow dropper.
Nowadays, the most popular songs of the year are the ones that hang around the longest.
In those days, the only way to be one of the most popular song of the year was to spend many weeks at #1.
After you left #1, you'd drop to 2 or 3, then to 6 or 7, then to 11, then out of the top 20.
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Post by Flashing Lights on Aug 18, 2009 14:03:47 GMT -5
Practically almost every song in the 80s and 90s had huge rises and even faster falls. Even classics from that era had horrible runs. Anyone explain that? Before plays per week reporting came in, radio stations would fudge their charts. They would report songs as added even if they weren't being played (known as a "paper add"). This made the record labels happy and ensured stations got the best treatment (gifts, interviews, exclusive concerts, payola, etc.) from the labels. Since they had a limited amount of space on their reported charts, this also meant that old songs no longer being promoted fell off more quickly, even if the stations were still playing them. Thanks.
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Post by David on Aug 19, 2009 1:08:03 GMT -5
I know Pink had a few. Trouble, Feel Good Time & Stupid Girls. What were their runs?
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Post by I Wish on Aug 19, 2009 1:46:08 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Hilary Duff's "Fly" start out somewhat good, then stall & drop like a rock afterwards?
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Aug 19, 2009 1:52:40 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Hilary Duff's "Fly" start out somewhat good, then stall & drop like a rock afterwards? 47-39-33-29- 27-28-28-40-48
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Post by I Wish on Aug 19, 2009 1:58:01 GMT -5
So I was right? lol
Oh & can someone direct me to the site with this info?
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Aug 19, 2009 2:03:09 GMT -5
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Post by Eloqueen™ on Aug 19, 2009 2:09:05 GMT -5
A few examples:
Celine Dion's "Misled"
32-27-23-19-16-13-14-15-15-18-23-27
Madonna's "Hanky Panky"
30-19-14-10-10-13-35
Faith Hill's "There You'll Be"
41-29-25-23-22-22-28-37-46
Whitney Houston's "My Name Is Not Susan"
37-30-26-23-26-39
Whitney Houston's "Step By Step"
39-27-23-21-22-28-38
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Post by Choco on Aug 19, 2009 2:40:50 GMT -5
A few examples: Madonna's "Hanky Panky" 30-19-14- 10- 10-13-35 went from #13 to #35!? Thinking of You 46 41 31 27 25 21 21 20 19 18 20 25 35 13 weeks. It started with a decent bullet and then after reaching #21 it completely crashed.
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Post by Rurry on Aug 19, 2009 2:48:12 GMT -5
Britney Spears & Madonna - Me Against the Music 26 - 14 - 13 - 14 - 13 - 11 - 12 - 21 - 26 - 36 - 44 - 50
This one had a super fast rise (top 15 in it's 2nd week on the chart), but stalled pretty quickly and, after lingering for a few weeks in the 11-14 range, fell fast and only spent 12 weeks on the chart.
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