American Top 40 - August 13, 2011

[Cerebro]

Once again, Ryan is missing in action (dude likes his vacations, I guess). This week's guest hosts are Kevin McHale and Amber Riley from Glee.


AMERICAN TOP 40 - AUGUST 13, 2011
LW TW WKS Artist - Title
--  40 (01) Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
35 39 (12) Martin Solveig and Dragonette - Hello
40 38 (02) Iyaz featuring Travie McCoy - Pretty Girls
--  37 (01) The Black Eyed Peas - Don't Stop The Party
36 36 (02) Avril Lavigne - Smile
34 35 (29) Pink - F**kin' Perfect (Perfect)
30 34 (22) Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner - Written In The Stars
38 33 (35) Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)
37 32 (57) Taio Cruz - Dynamite
31 31 (36) Cee-Lo Green - F**k You! (Forget You!)
Breakout: Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine - Stereo Hearts
Optional Extra: Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around…Comes Around
--  30 (01) Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
--  29 (01) Cobra Starship featuring Sabi - You Make Me Feel...
26 28 (23) The Script - For The First Time
24 27 (25) Ke$ha - Blow
22 26 (09) Rihanna - California King Bed
23 25 (25) Rihanna - S&M
27 24 (04) Jennifer Lopez featuring Lil' Wayne - I'm Into You
19 23 (23) Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull - On The Floor
25 22 (06) Chris Brown - She Ain't You
15 21 (20) Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
Breakout: Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Optional Extra: Kid Rock - All Summer Long
16 20 (08) Nicole Scherzinger - Right There
21 19 (06) Beyoncé - Best Thing I Never Had
29 18 (03) Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars - Lighters
17 17 (07) The Band Perry - If I Die Young
13 16 (20) Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
18 15 (08) David Guetta featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj - Where Them Girls At
12 14 (22) Katy Perry featuring Kanye West - E.T. (Futuristic Lover)
20 13 (04) Lil' Wayne - How To Love
11 12 (23) The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough
06 11 (16) Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
Optional Extra: Lady GaGa - Born This Way
09 10 (09) Jason Derülo - Don't Wanna Go Home
14 09 (05) Britney Spears - I Wanna Go
10 08 (13) Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight
08 07 (12) OneRepublic - Good Life
04 06 (16) Adele - Rolling In The Deep
05 05 (10) Lady GaGa - The Edge Of Glory
07 04 (09) Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
01 03 (13) Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer - Give Me Everything
Optional Extra: Usher - More
03 02 (08) Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
02 01 (12) LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem ** 1 week @ no. 1 **

DROPPERS:
T-Pain featuring Chris Brown - Best Love Song (from 39, 3 weeks on)
Enrique Iglesias with Usher featuring Lil' Wayne - Dirty Dancer (from 33, 8 weeks on)
Taylor Swift - The Story Of Us (from 32. 11 weeks on)
Maroon 5 - Never Gonna Leave This Bed (from 28, 7 weeks on)

[Adam (UTR)]

Just edited a few things, but the correct chart is all set.

[dth1971]

YES! Moves Like Jagger enters AT40 finally, but at #30, I hope it takes a big leap to the Top 20 next week.

The long running Dynamite by Taio Cruz moves back up from #37 to #32 - will it ever die after 60 weeks or become an In Da Club wannabe or something like that? The 2004 song by Usher called Yeah! could have been a 60 week or more AT40 song if it wasn't removed in November 2004 with that one time chart purge.

Also: Does Ryan Seacrest nowadays have to take a vacation every other week from AT40? What if Ryan goes on vacation from AT40 for a month? What we need is a reunion of past AT40 guest hosts from the Casey Kasem years! Like Mark Elliott, David Perry, Charlie Van Dyke, Gary Owens, Ed McMann, Joe Cipriano, and maybe a post stroke voiced Dick Clark (I wouldn't throw in Shadoe Stevens, Debbie Gibson, Hall and Oates, and/or Donny Osmond for this one time AT40 guest host jam, and sorry, Mike Kasem, since you got your own countdown show starting this fall, you're out of this!)

[mkarns]

Aug 12, 2011 15:15:08 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

The long running Dynamite by Taio Cruz moves back up from #37 to #32 - will it ever die after 60 weeks and become an In Da Club wannabe? The 2004 song by Usher called Yeah! could have been a 60 week or more AT40 song if it wasn't removed in November 2004 with that one time chart purge.

And speaking of songs that won't die, "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" also moves back up five notches, from 38-33. This occurs as Enrique's followup, "Dirty Dancer", falls off the countdown.

Another interesting occurrence; Rihanna and J. Lo both have hits situated back to back, and right next to one another to boot.

[Au$tin]

22 26 (09) Rihanna - California King Bed
23 25 (25) Rihanna - S&M
27 24 (04) Jennifer Lopez featuring Lil' Wayne - I'm Into You
19 23 (23) Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull - On The Floor

What a strange occurance...

Thank God MLJ debuted. I was getting tired of the Xtina fans claiming shenanigans becuase it wasn't on the AT40 yet, even though people were trying to reason with them that chart is behind so it was most likely going to debut this week or next.

[Devin]

Hopefully Foster the People debut next week. :)

[Deleted]

Go Dynamite! <3 Don't just break the record, shatter it into a million tiny pieces and then melt them to make a nice glass #1 trophy for yourself. :)

[dth1971]

Aug 12, 2011 17:40:33 GMT -5 @xiivi said:

Go Dynamite! <3 Don't just break the record, shatter it into a million tiny pieces and then melt them to make a nice glass #1 trophy for yourself. :)

Next week Dynamite could take a 32-39 big drop, with Tonight I'm Loving You dropping 33-40.

[Deleted]

Aug 12, 2011 17:52:40 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Aug 12, 2011 17:40:33 GMT -5 @xiivi said:

Go Dynamite! <3 Don't just break the record, shatter it into a million tiny pieces and then melt them to make a nice glass #1 trophy for yourself. :)

Keep out of this!

I heard Dynamite on the radio 2x yesterday and 1x today. All on different stations. Each time I got really excited. Sounds as fresh as ever, it deserves to stay on however long it wants to. :kii:

[Sir LOVE IX]

I've never liked Dynamite, I don't get it why he is staying in top40 for so long

[Deleted]

Well most recurrents keep losing spins gradually ever week; such as a few hundred or so. However Dynamite sees gains in spins plenty of times, and when it does lose spins it's usually smaller than usual.

Like this week:
32 36 061 TAIO CRUZ Dynamite 2125 2126 -1 12.970 *5 MIL*

It's hard for it to fall off when it loses a single spin between weeks when it's that old.

It's not AT40's fault. It's radio's fault for refusing to let go of the song.

[Top 40 Tracker]

I just listened to this weekend's show and the guest hosts were really fun to listen too and they actually talked about the songs they were playing, while endorsing their Glee 3D movie at every opportunity....they also cracked jokes on why Ryan wasn't there. It was a good show...and, as predicted...lots of HOT chart movement action...especially for a GUEST HOSTED AT40 show...

Okay guys/gals....if you want to preview next week's show to see how your favorites hits are doing coast to coast...see my predicted chart below...it should answer all of your questions above:

Dynamite is expected to stay on for at least another 4 weeks: 32-35-36-34-33....
This would take its AT40 chart run to 61 weeks by 11 Sep 11 weekend show.

Expect a high debut for Pitbull f/ Marc Anthony.

Also, the "song of the summer" will debut, Pumped up Kicks....NBC Nightly News that title to the song on last night's show.

Rihanna's California King Bed should fall out of the survey from #26. If that doesn't happen, expect Hello to drop. Either way...we will see three debuts next week.

That also means we will say goodbye to two long running songs...Perfect and Stars are expected to bow out next weekend.

21 Aug 11 Chart (final):

5 3 2 1 KATY PERRY Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F) *1wk #1*
2 2 1 2 LMFAO Party Rock Anthem
1 1 3 3 PITBULL Give Me Everything
7 7 4 4 NICKI MINAJ Super Bass
4 5 5 5 LADY GAGA The Edge Of Glory
11 8 7 6 ONEREPUBLIC Good Life
14 14 9 7 BRITNEY SPEARS I Wanna Go
12 10 8 8 HOT CHELLE RAE Tonight Tonight
3 4 6 9 ADELE Rolling In The Deep
24 20 13 10 LIL WAYNE How To Love
40 29 18 11 BAD MEETS EVIL Lighters
8 11 12 12 BLACK EYED PEAS Just Can't Get Enough
6 6 11 13 LUPE FIASCO The Show Goes On
18 18 15 14 DAVID GUETTA/FLO RIDA/NICKI MINAJ Where Them Girls At
9 9 10 15 JASON DERULO Don't Wanna Go Home
8 12 14 16 KATY PERRY E.T.
19 17 17 17 THE BAND PERRY If I Die Young
22 21 19 18 BEYONCE Best Thing I Never Had
13 13 16 19 BRUNO MARS Lazy Song
28 25 22 20 CHRIS BROWN She Ain't You
15 15 21 21 BRITNEY SPEARS Till The World Ends
36 27 24 22 JENNIFER LOPEZ I'm Into You
-- -- 29 23 COBRA STARSHIP You Make Me Feel
-- -- 30 24 MAROON 5 F/CHRISTINA AGUILERA Moves Like Jagger
16 19 23 25 JENNIFER LOPEZ F/PITBULL On The Floor
21 23 25 26 RIHANNA S&M
-- -- -- 27 PITBULL Rain Over Me
23 24 27 28 KE$HA Blow
17 16 20 29 NICOLE SCHERZINGER Right There
31 31 31 30 CEE LO GREEN F**k You (Forget You)
29 26 28 31 THE SCRIPT For The First Time
-- -- -- 32 FOSTER THE PEOPLE Pumped Up Kicks
-- -- 37 33 BLACK EYED PEAS Don't Stop The Party
-- -- -- 34 GYM CLASS HEROES Stereo Hearts
37 37 32 35 TAIO CRUZ Dynamite
-- 36 36 36 AVRIL LAVIGNE Smile
-- 40 38 37 IYAZ Pretty Girls
38 38 33 38 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Tonight
-- -- 40 39 COLDPLAY Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
33 35 39 40 MARTIN SOLVEIG & DRAGONETTE Hello

DROPPERS: Perfect (35), Written in the Stars (34), California King Bed (26)

Here's the Rick Dees WTF chart for this week:

1 Last Friday Night Katy Perry Amazon iTunes
2 Party Rock Anthem LMFAO Amazon iTunes
3 Super Bass Nicki Minaj Amazon iTunes
4 Give Me Everything Pitbull f/Ne-Yo Amazon iTunes
5 Good Life OneRepublic Amazon iTunes
6 Edge Of Glory Lady Gaga Amazon iTunes
7 Tonight Tonight Hot Chelle Rae Amazon iTunes
8 I Wanna Go Britney Spears iTunes
9 How To Love Lil Wayne iTunes
10 Don't Wanna Go Home Jason Derulo Amazon
11 Rolling In The Deep Adele Amazon iTunes
12 The Show Goes On Lupe Fiasco Amazon iTunes
13 Where Them Girls At David Guetta f/Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida Amazon iTunes
14 If I Die Young The Band Perry Amazon iTunes
15 Lighters Bad Meets Evil f/Bruno Mars iTunes
16 The Best Thing I Never Had Beyoncé Amazon iTunes
17 Right There Nicole Scherzinger Amazon iTunes
18 She Ain't You Chris Brown iTunes
19 I'm Into You Jennifer Lopez f/Lil Wayne iTunes
20 The Lazy Song Bruno Mars Amazon iTunes
21 Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5 f/Christina Aguilera iTunes
22 Just Can't Get Enough Black Eyed Peas Amazon iTunes
23 You Make Me Feel Cobra Starship iTunes
24 Till The World Ends Britney Spears Amazon iTunes
25 Smile (Avril Lavigne) Avril Lavigne iTunes
26 Rain Over Me Pitbull f/ Marc Anthony iTunes
27 Pumped Up Kicks Foster The People iTunes
28 Pretty Girls IYAZ iTunes
29 Written In The Stars Tinie Tempah Amazon iTunes
30 California King Bed Rihanna Amazon iTunes
31 Stereo Hearts Gym Class Heroes iTunes
32 Who Says (Selena Gomez) Selena Gomez And The Scene Amazon iTunes
33 Don't Stop The Party Black Eyed Peas iTunes
34 Never Gonna Leave This Bed Maroon 5 Amazon iTunes
35 Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall Coldplay Amazon iTunes
36 Motivation Kelly Rowland f/Lil Wayne iTunes
37 For The First Time The Script Amazon iTunes
38 Hello Martin Solveig & Dragonette Amazon iTunes
39 E.T. Katy Perry Amazon iTunes
40 Cheers Rihanna iTunes
SS Keep Your Head Up Andy Grammer Amazon iTunes

[Lozzy]

Didn't like the guest hosts much this week. Too much endorsing of their movie definitely.

Was surprised to see Coldplay debut. It only debuted in the Mediabase Top 40 last week, at #39, whereas 'Rain Over Me' and 'Pumped Up Kicks,' for example, debuted two weeks ago, at #25 and #37.

Awesome to hear JT, Kid Rock and Gaga in the optional extra places. Don't care for any of the dropouts leaving.

I expected Katy to be #1 this week and LMFAO to miss the top spot. Usually AT40 is 2-3 weeks behind, but this puts them 3 weeks behind. Plus, it's not like LMFAO was number one until Saturday, Katy took over on Wednesday or Thursday if I remember correctly.

Funny to see double Rihanna and double J.Lo, two double plays in a row. Has that happened before? Not that I recall.

The first song my station played after the end of the show was 'Last Friday Night.' They do this regularly. It's sad how little attention the pay to what goes on in syndicated programming.

[johnnywest]

Aug 12, 2011 15:15:08 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Also: Does Ryan Seacrest nowadays have to take a vacation every other week from AT40?

He and the American Idol judges have been on tour this summer. It's easier to have a guest host then for him to do both. Here are the audition cities:


St. Louis, Missouri June 28, 2011
Portland, Oregon July 2, 2011
San Diego, California July 8, 2011
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 15, 2011
North Charleston, South Carolina July 22, 2011
Denver, Colorado July 29, 2011
Houston, Texas August 26, 2011

[Top 40 Tracker]

Aug 13, 2011 9:09:51 GMT -5 Lozzy said:

Didn't like the guest hosts much this week. Too much endorsing of their movie definitely.

Was surprised to see Coldplay debut. It only debuted in the Mediabase Top 40 last week, at #39, whereas 'Rain Over Me' and 'Pumped Up Kicks,' for example, debuted two weeks ago, at #25 and #37.

Awesome to hear JT, Kid Rock and Gaga in the optional extra places. Don't care for any of the dropouts leaving.

I expected Katy to be #1 this week and LMFAO to miss the top spot. Usually AT40 is 2-3 weeks behind, but this puts them 3 weeks behind. Plus, it's not like LMFAO was number one until Saturday, Katy took over on Wednesday or Thursday if I remember correctly.

Funny to see double Rihanna and double J.Lo, two double plays in a row. Has that happened before? Not that I recall.

The first song my station played after the end of the show was 'Last Friday Night.' They do this regularly. It's sad how little attention the pay to what goes on in syndicated programming.

When I compiled this week's chart awhile back...LMFAO was only 30 spins higher than Katy...maybe I should publish that on my predicted charts.

I thought Rain would debut too...but that part of the countdown is really hard to nail down....too many songs separated by just a few spins. It should explode onto the survey next week, but my crystal ball is telling me it may not peak any higher than #22 or 23 and then start falling...

By the way...I used data from the 27 Jul 11 mediabase update for this weekends show...hope this helps...

[Johnser]

Aug 12, 2011 18:01:18 GMT -5 @xiivi said:

Well most recurrents keep losing spins gradually ever week; such as a few hundred or so. However Dynamite sees gains in spins plenty of times, and when it does lose spins it's usually smaller than usual.

Like this week:
32 36 061 TAIO CRUZ Dynamite 2125 2126 -1 12.970 *5 MIL*

It's hard for it to fall off when it loses a single spin between weeks when it's that old.

It's not AT40's fault. It's radio's fault for refusing to let go of the song.

That is a good point. This COULD be the Hot AC chart where you still have 3 songs on there from 2009 for God's sake!!

[richie]

Only 4 songs are in the same position as last week. That's way down. And only #5 stayed put in the top 10. Speaking of the top 10, we have a couple of "Wanna Go" songs back to back. The guest hosts were good; the best guest hosting of the past month, LOL. Maybe Ryan should open The Ryan Seacrest School of Broadcasting. That whole Glee cast is way too old to be playing high school kids. In fact, Kevin is 23 and Amber is 25. Ryan won't let us miss him due to the commercial embeds.
They mentioned the robotic voice lady and I'm surprised that we haven't. I would miss her if she
disappeared. How crazy is that.
Look at segment #'s 33 thru 31. Wins prize for most ancient EVER.
Here's an exercise in futility: vote feverishly for the top 40 songs at at40.com, and phone in your fan questions to a pre-recorded show.

[Arnold]

I hated all that giggling they were doing.

[johnm1120]

Julianne is still filming Rock of Ages (I saw her on Friday) so he's probably still in Florida. ROA wraps on Wednesday.

[johnnywest]

Aug 14, 2011 10:18:17 GMT -5 richie said:

That whole Glee cast is way too old to be playing high school kids. In fact, Kevin is 23 and Amber is 25.

That's been going on in TV and movies for years. I think ONJ was 28 or 29 when she filmed "Grease." NONE of those characters looked their age. But the Glee cast is a little easier to accept.