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Post by Mark on Dec 18, 2011 14:00:41 GMT -5
"Ours" is smashing pretty hard right now. I had some initial doubts about the song as a single, even though I love the song itself, but I'm glad it's turning into another hit for her. Even though Speak Now hasn't produced the crossover success of Fearless, it proves that she hasn't lost any momentum on the country format.
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on Dec 18, 2011 14:02:04 GMT -5
MORE MEDIABASE
2 DAYS UPDATE
RASCAL FLATTS -Easy= 45.011 (+2.039)
LUKE BRYAN -I Don't Want This Night To End= 39.371 (+1.384)
THE BAND PERRY -All Your Life= 33.589 (+0.082)
KENNY CHESNEY -Reality= 30.075 (+0.131)
MARTINA MCBRIDE -I'm Gonna Love You Through It= 27.649 (+0.232)
KEITH URBAN- You Gonna Fly= 27.292 (+1.812)
COLBIE CAILLAT -Brighter Than The Sun= 27.106 (-0.066)
J. COLE -Can't Get Enough f/Trey Songz= 26.637 (+1.003)
PITBULL F/CHRIS BROWN – International Love= 25.232 (+1.046)
RICK ROSS -You The Boss f/Nicki Minaj= 22.879 (+0.015)
WIZ KHALIFA/SNOOP DOGG- Young, Wild & Free f/B. Mars= 22.838 (+1.376)
TOBY KEITH -Red Solo Cup= 22.166 (+0.852)
YOUNG JEEZY -I Do f/JAY Z & Andre 3000 = 17.952 (+0.708)
DRAKE- The Motto f/Lil Wayne= 17.502 (+0.544)
B.O.B -Strange Clouds f/Lil Wayne= 17.220 (-0.438)
HOT CHELLE RAE -I Like It Like That f/New Boyz= 16.991 (+0.879)
OUTASIGHT- Tonight Is The Night= 14.425 (+0.639)
ROBIN THICKE - Love After War= 14.886 (+1.042)
BLACK KEYS - Lonely Boy= 14.057 (+0.388)
TYGA -Rack City= 13.339 (+0.807)
GYM CLASS HEROES -Ass Back Home f/ Neon Hitch= 12.507 (+0.981)
CHRIS BROW- Strip f/Kevin McCall= 11.124 (+0.650)
DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj= 11.022 (+2.029)
DRAKE- Take Care f/Rihanna= 10.730 (+0.200)
JAY Z & KANYE WEST - Gotta Have It= 10.049 (+0.600)
MARY J. BLIGE- Mr. Wrong= 9.192 (+0.144)
FOO FIGHTERS- These Days = 9.009 (+0.229)
FAITH HILL- Come Home= 8.247 (-0.052)
CHRISTINA PERRI -A Thousand Years= 8.262 (+0.236)
ESTELLE -Thank You= 7.988 (+1.214)
LIL WAYNE -Mirror f/Bruno Mars= 7.067 (+0.343)
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS-Monarchy Of Roses= 6.799 (+0.371)
MELANIE FIONA -4 AM= 6.623 (+0.364)
KARMIN -Crash Your Party= 5.790 (-0.001)
RIHANNA- Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z= 5.202 (+0.152)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE -Don't Stop (Color On The Walls= 5.101 (+0.295)
ELLIE GOULDING -Lights= 4.577 (-0.028)
COLDPLAY -Princess Of China= 4.241 (+0.283)
TIM MCGRAW -Better Than I Used To Be= 3.767 (+0.613)
BIG TIME RUSH -Music Sounds Better With U= 3.608 (+0.028)
MIKE POSNER -Looks Like Sex= 3.667 (+0.258)
ROBIN THICKE -Pretty Lil' Heart f/Lil Wayne= 3.205 (+0.012)
BUSTA RHYMES -Why Stop Now f/Chris Brown= 2.498 (+0.165)
JOJO -Disaster= 2.232 (+0.139)
LADY ANTEBELLUM -Dancin' Away With My Heart = 1.767 (+0.526)
COBRA STARSHIP - Middle Finger f/Mac Miller= 1.478 (+0.008)
KELLY CLARKSON - What Doesn't Kill You...= 1.156 (+0.117)
EVANESCENCE - My Heart Is Broken= 0.993 (+0.017)
NEON TREES -Everybody Talks= 0.905 (+0.194)
KE$HA -Sleazy= 0.567 (+0.272)
SEAN PAUL -She Doesn't Mind= 0.560 (+0.037)
ASHANTI -The Woman You Love f/Busta= 0.533 (+0.311)
BLAKE SHELTON -Drink On It= 0.266 (+0.119)
MIRANDA LAMBERT -Over You= 0.204 (+0.050)
DEV - Naked= 0.035 (+0.005)
MILEY CYRUS -Liberty Walk= 0.074 (+0.041)
T-PAIN - Turn All The Lights On f/ Ne-Yo = 0.030 (+0.001)
SLEIGH BELLS -Born To Lose= 0.026 (+0.022)
DEMI LOVATO -Give Your Heart A Break= 0.025 (+0.004)
SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE -Hit The Lights= 0.005 (+0.005)
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Post by slw84 on Dec 18, 2011 14:02:57 GMT -5
Is Nicki's single a promoted single, or just a "buzz" single, cuz it doesnt seem to be going anywhere, or is that normal for her? I'm not sure...I believe that they are using it as a buzz single. They couldn't possibly consider this an official single because it is horrible and not promote it. I think it is for the fans that want her alter ego- Roman and to show that "trailer" to the movie (her album) as she puts it and how crazy her alter ego is going to be. |
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Post by livelikedying111 on Dec 18, 2011 14:22:56 GMT -5
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Post by lawmak on Dec 18, 2011 18:01:04 GMT -5
Actually this kind of "discussions" on old tactis and marketing strategies are quite fascinating..even to know there was a kind of forum like this 10 years ago it's amazing..
anyway..what song will be #1 after WFL? LMFAO..Bruno..?
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Post by badrobot on Dec 18, 2011 18:35:42 GMT -5
I think LMFAO will get the post-Christmas week. The next #1 after that I'm guessing will be Adele.
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Post by MountainMan on Dec 18, 2011 19:05:02 GMT -5
Is Nicki's single a promoted single, or just a "buzz" single, cuz it doesnt seem to be going anywhere, or is that normal for her? I heard that it's a buzz single. |
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Post by cesarams on Dec 18, 2011 20:24:00 GMT -5
Actually this kind of "discussions" on old tactis and marketing strategies are quite fascinating..even to know there was a kind of forum like this 10 years ago it's amazing.. anyway..what song will be #1 after WFL? LMFAO..Bruno..? I hope it'll be Set Fire To The Rain... |
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Post by brucelover on Dec 18, 2011 20:34:05 GMT -5
I predict the #1's will go this way: It Will Rain, Set Fire to the Rain, Gimme All Your Luvin'
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Dec 18, 2011 20:40:35 GMT -5
^ Madonna doesn't have a chance at the #1.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Dec 18, 2011 20:44:08 GMT -5
^ Madonna doesn't have a chance at the #1. she sure does. |
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Dec 18, 2011 20:45:12 GMT -5
^ Madonna doesn't have a chance at the #1. she sure does. I'll gladly admit I was wrong if it happens, but it seems unlikely to me |
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Post by chartfreak on Dec 18, 2011 20:46:55 GMT -5
She will premiere the song to a huge audience. I'm sure she has a chance.
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Post by pinoyguy on Dec 18, 2011 21:33:48 GMT -5
Anyone noticing this?
DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj= 11.022 (+2.029)
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Post by brucelover on Dec 18, 2011 22:46:05 GMT -5
^ Madonna doesn't have a chance at the #1. "4 Minutes" did 220k in its first week of digital availability....this will premiere to the biggest audience possible (pretty much everybody) at the SuperBowl and just like 4 Minutes has a hot young act on it to drive sales from younger people. One also has to consider digital sales have increased significantly since 2008. If she does around 300k plus around 30-40 million A.I. by that point she could definitely do it. |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 18, 2011 22:49:23 GMT -5
^300K? That's highly optimistic, no? I mean, perhaps after the SB performance it could flirt with that amount, But if released to iTunes the week prior, I'd be shocked if it sold that much. Granted, there seems to be more buzz around this than the Hard Candy project, so we'll see.
pinoy- do note that the trends for that large group of tracks is for two days, not one.
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Post by brucelover on Dec 18, 2011 22:59:27 GMT -5
I thought it was going to be released right after the Super Bowl.
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Post by brucelover on Dec 18, 2011 23:08:12 GMT -5
I've always wanted to know some information about airplay...
What are the major formats and how much A.I. can come from them? Like for example We Belong Together, it had the record for A.I. but how much came from each format? In a hit like We Found Love, how much comes from Pop, Rhythmic (I think this one?), Urban, etc.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 18, 2011 23:22:27 GMT -5
^Audience info comes from stations' Arbitron ratings covering a certain period. Obviously, the more formats that play a track, the more potential that track has for maximum airplay. But, if a track gets a huge amount of play from, say, pop and rhythmic, that could send it right near the top of the airplay chart. it also depends on which stations are spinning a track; the higher-rated a station is, the higher the audience total from that station.
The individual formats that spawn the biggest audience numbers are pop and rhythmic. Mediabase monitors a good amount more country stations than BDS, so big play on that format alone could result in a track ranking at the bottom of top 20 airplay.
This is the current Mediabase breakdown for "We Found Love:
Pop (Mainstream Top 40): No. 1, 14,193 spins- 94.948m audience
Rhythmic: No. 3, 5,605 spins- 34.154m audience
Hot AC (Adult Top 40): No. 19, 1,723 spins- 10.241m audience
From three formats alone, that's 139.34 million audience (based on the published-panel charts)- without any major play from urban radio.
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Post by brucelover on Dec 19, 2011 0:29:32 GMT -5
But what's the maximum A.I. that can come from each format? What is usually the maximum that comes from each?
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Post by hank0629 on Dec 19, 2011 0:34:19 GMT -5
WOW!! RASCAL FLATTS -Easy= 45.011 ( +2.039)  |
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Post by cesarams on Dec 19, 2011 6:56:09 GMT -5
TOP 20:
1. RIHANNA - We Found Love f/Calvin Harris: 148.388 (+ 0.601)
2. BRUNO MARS - It Will Rain: 111.390 (+ 2.305)
3. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It: 106.907 (- 0.293)
4. DAVID GUETTA - Without You f/Usher: 105.433 (- 0.629)
5. KATY PERRY - The One That Got Away: 102.623 (+ 0.602)
6. GYM CLASS HEROES - Stereo Hearts f/Adam Levine: 96.337 (+ 0.016)
7. JAY Z & KANYE WEST - N***** In Paris: 94.796 (+ 1.021)
8. FLO RIDA - Good Feeling: 92.437 (+ 0.546)
9. MAROON 5 F/CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Moves Like Jagger: 88.178 (- 0.225) ▲
10. ADELE - Someone Like You: 86.997 (- 2.075) ▼
11. DRAKE - Headlines: 80.231 (- 0.289)
12. T-PAIN - 5 O'clock f/Wiz Khalifa: 78.064 (- 0.271)
13. J. COLE - Workout: 76.692 (+ 0.472)
14. KELLY CLARKSON - Mr. Know It All: 63.043 (+ 0.028)
15. BIG SEAN - Dance (A$$): 61.553 (+ 0.629)
16. COBRA STARSHIP - You Make Me Feel... f/Sabi: 58.870 (- 0.445)
17. ZAC BROWN BAND - Keep Me In Mind: 51.141 (- 0.303)
18. JASON ALDEAN - Tattoos On This Town: 50.514 (- 0.416)
19. DRAKE - Make Me Proud f/Nicki Minaj: 49.197 (+ 0.695)
20. MARIAH CAREY - All I Want For Christmas Is...: 46.720 (+ 0.993) ▲
OTHERS:
LADY ANTEBELLUM - Just A Kiss: 46.588 (- 0.375)
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem: 46.034 (- 0.782)
WALE - Lotus Flower Bomb f/Miguel: 45.810 (+ 0.804)
RASCAL FLATTS - Easy: 45.694 (+ 0.683)
GAVIN DEGRAW - Not Over You: 43.795 (+ 0.111)
ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 41.839 (+ 2.706)
BEYONCE - Party f/Kanye & Andre: 41.813 (+ 0.087)
SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE: Love You Like A Love Song: 40.427 (+ 0.727)
LUKE BRYAN - I Don't Want This Night To End: 40.281 (+ 0.910)
RIHANNA - You Da One: 36.408 (- 0.068)
LADY GAGA - Marry The Night: 34.746 (+ 0.748)
JESSIE J - Domino: 30.391(+ 0.675)
FRAY - Heartbeat: 24.862 (- 0.179)
BREATHE CAROLINA - Blackout: 21.093 (+ 0.191)
MICHAEL BUBLE - All I Want For Christmas Is...: 16.662 (+ 0.803)
BEYONCE - Love On Top: 12.181 (+ 0.129)
TAYLOR SWIFT - Ours: 11.973 (+ 1.316)
BEYONCE - Countdown: 10.934 (+ 0.276)
AVRIL LAVIGNE - Wish You Were Here: 10.725 (+ 0.676)
WILL. I. AM - T.H.E (The Hardest Ever): 4.394 (+ 0.088)
NICKI MINAJ - Roman In Moscow: 0.679 (+ 0.025)
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Post by cesarams on Dec 19, 2011 8:10:38 GMT -5
BRUNO MARS - It Will Rain: 111.390 (+ 2.305)
ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 41.839 (+ 2.706)I already said this, but the word Rain on the name seems to be a VERY good thing...
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Post by Enigma. on Dec 19, 2011 8:38:57 GMT -5
After all the fuss about Katy Perry (several pages) people think Madonna of all acts will be number one and Katy's attempt won't? Sometimes Pulse just confuses me.
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Post by @DiegoMarcondes_ on Dec 19, 2011 8:56:51 GMT -5
MORE MEDIABASE
LUKE BRYAN -I Don't Want This Night To End= 40.281 (+0.910)
THE BAND PERRY -All Your Life= 33.751 (+0.162)
KENNY CHESNEY -Reality= 30.131 (+0.056)
MARTINA MCBRIDE -I'm Gonna Love You Through It= 27.511 (-0.138)
KEITH URBAN- You Gonna Fly= 28.081 (+0.789)
COLBIE CAILLAT -Brighter Than The Sun= 27.005 (-0.101)
J. COLE -Can't Get Enough f/Trey Songz= 26.916 (+0.279)
PITBULL F/CHRIS BROWN – International Love= 26.005 (+0.773)
WIZ KHALIFA/SNOOP DOGG- Young, Wild & Free f/B. Mars= 23.545 (+0.707)
RICK ROSS -You The Boss f/Nicki Minaj= 23.005 (+0.126)
TOBY KEITH -Red Solo Cup= 22.651 (+0.485)
YOUNG JEEZY -I Do f/JAY Z & Andre 3000 = 18.625 (+0.673)
DRAKE- The Motto f/Lil Wayne= 17.977 (+0.475)
HOT CHELLE RAE -I Like It Like That f/New Boyz= 17.488 (+0.497)
OUTASIGHT- Tonight Is The Night= 14.625 (+0.200)
ROBIN THICKE - Love After War= 14.810 (-0.076)
BLACK KEYS - Lonely Boy= 14.124 (+0.067)
TYGA -Rack City= 13.721 (+0.382)
GYM CLASS HEROES -Ass Back Home f/ Neon Hitch= 13.052 (+0.545)
CHRIS BROW- Strip f/Kevin McCall= 11.396 (+0.272)
DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj= 12.128 (+1.106)
DRAKE- Take Care f/Rihanna= 11.144 (+0.414)
JAY Z & KANYE WEST - Gotta Have It= 10.049 (+0.600)
FOO FIGHTERS- These Days = 9.248 (+0.239)
MARY J. BLIGE- Mr. Wrong= 9.217 (+0.025)
FAITH HILL- Come Home= 8.514 (+0.267)
CHRISTINA PERRI -A Thousand Years= 8.339 (+0.175)
ESTELLE -Thank You= 8.067 (+0.079)
LIL WAYNE -Mirror f/Bruno Mars= 7.133 (+0.066)
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS-Monarchy Of Roses= 6.888 (+0.089)
MELANIE FIONA -4 AM= 6.660 (+0.037)
KARMIN -Crash Your Party= 5.702 (-0.088)
RIHANNA- Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z= 5.308 (+0.106)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE -Don't Stop (Color On The Walls= 5.267 (+0.166)
ELLIE GOULDING -Lights= 4.598 (+0.021)
COLDPLAY -Princess Of China= 4.367 (+0.126)
TIM MCGRAW -Better Than I Used To Be= 4.276 (+0.509)
MIKE POSNER -Looks Like Sex= 3.796 (+0.129)
BIG TIME RUSH -Music Sounds Better With U= 3.643 (+0.035)
ROBIN THICKE -Pretty Lil' Heart f/Lil Wayne= 3.343 (+0.138)
BUSTA RHYMES -Why Stop Now f/Chris Brown= 2.590 (+0.092)
JOJO -Disaster= 2.344 (+0.112)
LADY ANTEBELLUM -Dancin' Away With My Heart = 2.011 (+0.244)
COBRA STARSHIP - Middle Finger f/Mac Miller= 1.488 (+0.010)
KELLY CLARKSON - What Doesn't Kill You...= 1.106 (-0.050)
EVANESCENCE - My Heart Is Broken= 0.999 (+0.006)
NEON TREES -Everybody Talks= 0.933 (+0.028)
KE$HA -Sleazy= 0.594 (+0.027)
ASHANTI -The Woman You Love f/Busta= 0.574 (+0.041)
SEAN PAUL -She Doesn't Mind= 0.570 (+0.010)
BLAKE SHELTON -Drink On It= 0.294 (+0.028)
MIRANDA LAMBERT -Over You= 0.239 (+0.035)
DEV - Naked= 0.085 (+0.011)
MILEY CYRUS -Liberty Walk= 0.033 (-0.002)
T-PAIN - Turn All The Lights On f/ Ne-Yo = 0.030 (+0.000)
SLEIGH BELLS -Born To Lose= 0.039 (+0.013)
DEMI LOVATO -Give Your Heart A Break= 0.018 (-0.007)
SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE -Hit The Lights= 0.005 (+0.000)
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 19, 2011 9:14:21 GMT -5
brucel- there's no way to tell the "maximum" for each format, because it's number of spins (for which there's no real threshold) and Arbitron info that determines that (and ratings change for each covered period). All we know is that the highest single-week audience tally in the BDS era- made (1990-presents) is 223m- and that happened in the all-formats era of Hot 100 Airplay (December 1998-present).
It's looking to be the hardest ever for Will. I. Am to score a radio hit outside of Black Eyed Peas. Having Jennifer Lopez and 68-year-old Mick Jagger on the track isn't helping, either.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2011 9:50:40 GMT -5
Wasn't the panel different when Mariah got 223 million AI?
What's My Name got to 165 million AI, while only being #4 on Pop, 15 million away from the usually peak of #1 songs. So, in theory, 180 million AI is the close to the top you can hope for from a current song, but even then it would have to be a #1 smash on almost all formats at the same time. 160-65 is a more reasonable.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 19, 2011 10:10:52 GMT -5
Arbitron (radio) ratings may have been higher at that time, too. 'We Belong Together" peaked at No. Mainstream Top 40 and I believe No. 1 at Rhythmic, Urban and Urban AC? It peaked at No. 3 on Adult Contemporary, and cracked top 20 at Hot AC.
No other track has topped 200m, so, yeah, I'd say it would be very difficult for a track to reach that amount these days, no matter how big it is. Look at "Rolling in the Deep" and all the formats it charted- of course, had it had a lot more urban play, it could have gotten closer to 200m, but the odds were stacked against that happening.
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Post by badrobot on Dec 19, 2011 11:11:47 GMT -5
really that's the key to record-breaking airplay. you have to get a song that will do well on urban, pop, and AC. the top 40 market has shifted away from mid-tempo R&B (which dominated for quite awhile) to more dancey pop. songs in the style of we belong together" and "irreplaceable" aren't as likely to get attention these days.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2011 11:15:37 GMT -5
Ask Billboard is updated every week. As always, submit your questions about Billboard charts, sales and airplay, as well as general music musings, to askbb@billboard.com. Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S.
ARE CHART RULE CHANGES NEEDED?
Dear Gary,
When is Billboard going to change its rules so artists such as Katy Perry cannot release multiple versions (original and remixes) of the same song at the same time and have the song reach the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 after all sales are added up?
It would be an insult to music fans to have Perry surpass the late, great Michael Jackson for most No. 1s from one album after she's cheated her way toward the top with her latest song, "The One That Got Away."
Thank you,
Marie Simon
West Palm Beach, Florida
Hi Marie,
Thanks for the e-mail. Some details we should probably go over here, and some that will also address the back-and-forth in the comments sections below some of the stories that we've recently posted about Perry.
First, Billboard has a policy in effect by which remixes of current songs are merged with original versions (and radio edits) as long as all versions are judged to be similar enough. Here is exact wording, in fact, from Billboard's charts manual:
"Billboard will treat re-recorded songs that bear no resemblance to the original recording as a separate and distinctive song for the purposes of chart tracking. The guidelines are lyric and melody: if neither element is similar to the original recording, the two versions will not be merged."
In the case of Perry's "One," which has been remixed featuring B.o.B, all versions will be merged, since the remix does not vastly change the original recording; it merely sports additional rapping.
And, the guiding intent of the Hot 100 is that it's a song, not tracks, chart. Therefore, merging titles helps present the clearest picture of a title's overall popularity. Billboard additionally boasts the weekly Hot Digital Tracks chart, on which individual mixes chart separately in order to show the most popular versions of all digital titles. That's where we'll be able to see the difference in sales rank between the album version of "One" and the B.o.B-assisted remix once the latter has been released digitally.
Marie, you also use the word "cheated" when describing Perry's quest for an unprecedented sixth Hot 100 No. 1 from her album "Teenage Dream," an opinion shared by other Billboard.com-menters.
I don't agree.
True, Capitol has discounted "One" to 69 cents in the iTunes Store and released the new remix in hopes of helping "One" reach No. 1. A 69-cent sale price, however, is well within Billboard's chart rules regarding discounted digital tracks. Again, an excerpt from Billboard's sale policy:
" Unit sales for Digital Tracks priced below $0.39 during their first three months of release will not be eligible for inclusion on Billboard's digital songs charts."
That rule is, thus, not applicable to "One."
Also the subject of debate among online readers: a label releasing a remix of a song as it approaches the Hot 100's summit. Such a marketing move is not exclusive to Capitol or Perry. As reported Thursday (Dec. 15), it's already occurred multiple times this year, with, for example, Rihanna's "S&M" and Britney Spears' "Till the World Ends" having been the recipients of guest star-assisted remixes as they scaled the chart's upper ranks.
In my view, Capitol is simply practicing ... capitalism. The label is aware that Perry could surpass Jackson's haul and make history and, of course, it hopes that she does. Ultimately, it's operating within chart rules to help "One" achieve maximum popularity. Still, it's understandable how purists might find some fault when the song is the only one among iTunes' top 75 so discounted, as it has been in the past week. Then again, such is the spotlight in the digital era.
Never before was there such a national store available for scrutiny at any hour in consumers' homes. Tower Records, for instance, may have discounted titles years ago; it's just that perhaps not all stores would've participated. And, certainly, any sale at any store, no matter how far-reaching nationally, was simply not as visible as an iTunes one (or, for that matter, open to message board debate). Any complete account of discounts of singles throughout the rock era would be practically impossible to compile.
Beyond its retail push, "One" is an unquestionable airplay hit, rising 7-6 on Radio Songs this week with 92 million all-format impressions, according to Nielsen BDS (to go along with more than 34 million YouTube views for its video).
OK, last semi-rant: your, and other readers', claim that Perry's passing of Jackson's record would be an "insult" to the King of Pop.
Again, I don't share that view. Chart records are routinely broken. Earlier this year, the "Glee" cast passed Elvis Presley's mark for most Hot 100 hits. Does that mean that the McKinley High singers are better than Presley? Of course not. The facts simply show that they've charted on the Hot 100 more times than Presley, nothing more. Presley's contributions to music, if not - no exaggeration - human, history are, on so many levels, unparalleled. He just doesn't hold every Billboard chart record.
Similarly, Jackson and Perry have notched five Hot 100 No. 1s each from their albums "Bad" and "Teenage Dream," respectively, the most leaders from an album in the chart's archives. Despite differences in eras, consumer tastes, radio preferences and single configurations, each of the 10 No. 1s from the sets faced the same competition: to pass 99 other weekly chart contenders to become the most popular song in the country.
Has Jackson had more overall impact than Perry? Hard to argue against that. Jackson's career spanned more than 40 years. Perry has been scoring hits for three. Jackson broke color barriers on MTV. He was instrumental in making music videos an art form. And, his images of the Moonwalk, his glittering glove and his songcraft have lifted him to, like Presley, elite status among all-time American performers.
Just because one of his records could be broken simply implies that another artist's music has inspired fans of another era.
Who knows, had the internet existed in prior decades before the public became attached to a 24/7 flow of information, Billboard readers in 1964 might've argued that the Beatles wouldn't have placed a record 14 titles simultaneously on the Hot 100 if they hadn't appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show." Cheap ploy or savvy marketing? Same argument. (And, again, one involving Capitol artists).
Times change. Music changes. Music fans' passion to rank artists and their legacies, however, does not.
Thankfully.
It's spirited discussions like these that reinforce our love for music, and charts.
"We take very seriously reader feedback," Billboard editorial director Bill Werde recently stated. "It's important for us to have a genuine exchange and dialogue with you, whether it's via e-mail or comments section(s).
"While further changes in our charting policy are not currently planned, we will always remain responsive
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