Mediabase CHR/Pop Top 50 Chart

[nick64]

Feb 21, 2016 11:28:15 GMT -5 Mr. Thonk Eyes said:

I think there could have been a panel change on Friday. The updates on Friday were pretty weird, so I'd reckon something panel-related went on there.

It looks like we lost one station, bringing us down to a total of 188.

ETA: Not sure what station, but it seems to have been HAC-leaning.

[Mr. Thonk Eyes]

Feb 21, 2016 21:16:34 GMT -5 nick64 said:

Feb 21, 2016 11:28:15 GMT -5 Mr. Thonk Eyes said:

I think there could have been a panel change on Friday. The updates on Friday were pretty weird, so I'd reckon something panel-related went on there.

It looks like we lost one station, bringing us down to a total of 188.

According to this: pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/137808/date-mediabase-published-panel

We have 192 stations as of January 22nd, so I don't know for sure what is going on.

[nick64]

Feb 21, 2016 21:28:41 GMT -5 Mr. Thonk Eyes said:

Feb 21, 2016 21:16:34 GMT -5 nick64 said:

It looks like we lost one station, bringing us down to a total of 188.

According to this: pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/137808/date-mediabase-published-panel

We have 192 stations as of January 22nd, so I don't know for sure what is going on.

Hmm, maybe I just had the number wrong, I was going from the last number I remember hearing. I still think we lost one station though.

[Deleted]

Feb 21, 2016 14:22:37 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Zara Larsson updates are insane and quite weird for a song of a newbie that is in the low part of itunes top 100.
If she doesn't have a radio deal it's really weird.

The funny thing is Lush life is exploding everywhere now, months and months after its release

Lush Life was actually just released a few weeks ago in the UK. I'm really hoping it can somehow become a big hit here afterwards somehow even though it seems unlikely at this point...

[Deleted]

Wow Say It reached top 50 quicker than I expected.

[Az Paynter]

MONDAY UPDATE:

1 1 JUSTIN BIEBER Love Yourself 18846 18789 57 124.119
2 2 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Stressed Out 18789 18425 364 122.767
4 3 THE CHAINSMOKERS Roses f/Rozes 14243 13765 478 83.763
3 4 THE WEEKND In The Night 13318 15401 -2083 73.502
6 5 FLO RIDA My House 13306 11373 1933 77.816
5 6 JUSTIN BIEBER Sorry 13218 13723 -505 97.028
10 7 SELENA GOMEZ Hands To Myself 10846 9285 1561 69.245
7 8 DAYA Hide Away 10760 10770 -10 60.996
9 9 DNCE Cake By The Ocean 10741 10045 696 59.953
14 10 G-EAZY Me Myself & I f/Bebe Rexha 8690 7276 1414 54.354

12 11 ADELE When We Were Young 8197 8168 29 40.442
15 12 CHARLIE PUTH One Call Away 7983 7235 748 40.782
19 13 RIHANNA Work f/Drake 7093 5660 1433 39.844
21 14 ZAYN Pillowtalk 7081 5412 1669 41.537
18 15 ELLIE GOULDING Something In The Way You Move 6823 6361 462 35.520
20 16 ROBIN SCHULZ Sugar f/Francesco Yates 6344 5604 740 36.023
23 17 MIKE POSNER I Took A Pill In Ibiza 6102 4877 1225 39.722
13 18 TAYLOR SWIFT Out Of The Woods 5896 8049 -2153 29.110
17 19 ADELE Hello 5856 6563 -707 44.950
22 20 JASON DERULO Get Ugly 4633 4950 -317 16.389

25 21 RACHEL PLATTEN Stand By You 3574 3349 225 16.910
16 22 SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO I Know What You Did Last Summer 3318 6989 -3671 15.742
24 23 TORI KELLY Hollow 3134 3862 -728 9.551
29 24 DJ SNAKE Middle f/Bipolar Sunshine 3043 2327 716 17.508
37 25 ZARA LARSSON & MNEK Never Forget You 2911 1608 1303 16.833
28 26 TROYE SIVAN Youth 2760 2373 387 9.947
32 27 LUKAS GRAHAM 7 Years 2654 1884 770 12.262
35 28 ALESSIA CARA Wild Things 2257 1724 533 11.324
30 29 SHAWN HOOK Sound Of Your Heart 2205 2014 191 7.387
27 30 DAVID GUETTA Bang My Head f/Sia 1553 2438 -885 7.001

46 31 ZENDAYA Something New f/Chris Brown 1531 773 758 6.680
31 32 BORNS Electric Love 1463 1963 -500 4.987
33 33 DEMI LOVATO Confident 1451 1772 -321 11.633
34 34 ONE DIRECTION Perfect 1389 1762 -373 10.271
38 35 ONE DIRECTION History 1379 1172 207 3.793
26 36 TRAVI$ SCOTT Antidote 1216 2526 -1310 6.046
47 37 NATHAN SYKES Over And Over Again f/A.Grande 1178 751 427 3.578
40 38 KYGO Stole The Show f/Parson James 1165 888 277 5.321
36 39 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Drink You Away 1103 1616 -513 3.718
44 40 COLDPLAY Adventure Of A Lifetime 940 825 115 5.300

62 41 GWEN STEFANI Make Me Like You 905 187 718 4.535
45 42 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Walking On A Dream 844 823 21 3.825
51 43 RUTH B Lost Boy 710 435 275 2.079
43 44 DRAKE & FUTURE Jumpman 686 856 -170 2.026
39 45 PITBULL El Taxi f/Sensato & O. Garcia 679 925 -246 3.389
49 46 DUKE DUMONT Ocean Drive 581 462 119 2.200
53 47 JESS GLYNNE Don't Be So Hard On Yourself 550 403 147 0.712
54 48 TORY LANEZ Say It 546 296 250 1.680
64 49 NELLY Die A Happy Man 540 171 369 3.538
127 50 JAMES BAY Let It Go 536 38 498 2.488

[jjose712]

I don't understand why Thomas Rhett let Nelly release a cover of his song when the original is doing well on hot ac and has crossover potential

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Because for many artists it's not about the charts.

[jjose712]

Feb 22, 2016 9:31:14 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Because for many artists it's not about the charts.

It still doesn't make sense. Thomas is being critizied for not being country enough. Till now that didn't affect his performances on the country chart but it seems a good idea try to appeal to other audiences.
The song sold a lot for a good while, and it's doing well on hot ac which gives him the posibility of getting his first pop hit.

And Nelly is not a household name anymore, so his version has not a lot more chances to becoming a hit than the original

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Feb 22, 2016 9:46:37 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Feb 22, 2016 9:31:14 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Because for many artists it's not about the charts.

It still doesn't make sense. Thomas is being critizied for not being country enough. Till now that didn't affect his performances on the country chart but it seems a good idea try to appeal to other audiences.
The song sold a lot for a good while, and it's doing well on hot ac which gives him the posibility of getting his first pop hit.

And Nelly is not a household name anymore, so his version has not a lot more chances to becoming a hit than the original

Again, there's more to music for many/most artist than charts. You're tunnel visioned on radio charts.

[nick64]

Feb 22, 2016 10:35:43 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Feb 22, 2016 9:46:37 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

It still doesn't make sense. Thomas is being critizied for not being country enough. Till now that didn't affect his performances on the country chart but it seems a good idea try to appeal to other audiences.
The song sold a lot for a good while, and it's doing well on hot ac which gives him the posibility of getting his first pop hit.

And Nelly is not a household name anymore, so his version has not a lot more chances to becoming a hit than the original

Again, there's more to music for many/most artist than charts. You're tunnel visioned on radio charts.

Yes there's more than radio, but...

Feb 14, 2016 19:52:08 GMT -5 kanimal said:

Email blast from Republic made a point to refer to this as an "Original Certified Smash."

Sure seems like there's some tension over Nelly's version also getting sent to pop.

The discussion in that thread came up with the theory that they approved the cover and releasing it for Rhythmic, but were not expecting a pop release as well, or something along those lines.

[DJ General]

Feb 22, 2016 9:46:37 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Feb 22, 2016 9:31:14 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Because for many artists it's not about the charts.

It still doesn't make sense. Thomas is being critizied

And Nelly is not a household name anymore, so his version has not a lot more chances to becoming a hit than the original

Nelly is still quite popular. Not many rappers from 2000 are still getting a pop hit in 2016.

[Kworb]

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2	=	TWENTY ONE PILOTS Stressed ...	18789	+76	364	-154	122.767	+0.388	3
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15	+2	ELLIE GOULDING Something In...	6823	+61	462	-41	35.520	+0.191	16
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26	+2	TROYE SIVAN Youth	2760	+116	387	-20	9.947	+0.285	81
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37	+3	NATHAN SYKES Over And Over ...	1178	+58	427	+44	3.578	+0.173	180
38	+3	KYGO Stole The Show f/Parso...	1165	+70	277	+1	5.321	+0.275	83
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40	+2	COLDPLAY Adventure Of A Lif...	940	+24	115	-67	5.300	+0.089	20
41	+3	GWEN STEFANI Make Me Like Y...	905	+126	718	+94	4.535	+0.429	24
42	+1	EMPIRE OF THE SUN Walking O...	844	-39	21	-104	3.825	-0.197	105
43	+4	RUTH B. Lost Boy	710	+43	275	+44	2.079	+0.175	28
44	+2	DRAKE & FUTURE Jumpman	686	-29	-170	-14	2.026	-0.083	76
45	=	PITBULL El Taxi f/Sensato &...	679	-77	-246	-137	3.389	-0.421	218
46	+3	DUKE DUMONT Ocean Drive	581	+40	119	+30	2.200	+0.105	596
47	+3	JESS GLYNNE Don't Be So Har...	550	+21	147	+14	0.712	+0.005	--
48	--	TORY LANEZ Say It	546	--	250	--	1.680	--	97
49	--	NELLY Die A Happy Man	540	--	369	--	3.538	--	183
50	--	JAMES BAY Let It Go	536	--	498	--	2.488	--	10

[nick64]

Feb 22, 2016 11:47:06 GMT -5 DJ General said:

Feb 22, 2016 9:46:37 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

It still doesn't make sense. Thomas is being critizied

And Nelly is not a household name anymore, so his version has not a lot more chances to becoming a hit than the original

Nelly is still quite popular. Not many rappers from 2000 are still getting a pop hit in 2016.

I don't think he's really quite so popular anymore as he's simply just cemented a legacy for himself. Hits like "Ride Wit Me", "Hot In Herre" and "Dilemma" are still very well known, and he has multiple other big hits to name as well, so he's essentially become one of those artists that will always see at least moderate success at this point if the material is solid enough (ie. "The Fix").

Now that said, I'm not sure how well this will do. Nelly's version feels a little ingenuine and a lot of people are already familiar with Thomas' version. So at most, I see maybe a Top 30 peak, similar to "The Fix", and Sam Hunt's "Take Your Time".

But if Thomas' version also ends up on the chart, they'll either just cannibalize each other or Thomas' version will power through.

[Deleted]

Do you guys think My House will be the next #1 after Stressed Out? Its gains lately make a strong case for it...

[jjose712]

Feb 22, 2016 10:35:43 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Feb 22, 2016 9:46:37 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

It still doesn't make sense. Thomas is being critizied for not being country enough. Till now that didn't affect his performances on the country chart but it seems a good idea try to appeal to other audiences.
The song sold a lot for a good while, and it's doing well on hot ac which gives him the posibility of getting his first pop hit.

And Nelly is not a household name anymore, so his version has not a lot more chances to becoming a hit than the original

Again, there's more to music for many/most artist than charts. You're tunnel visioned on radio charts.

And again, no.
I can't see no reason why an artist with a current hit let another cover his song. We are not talking about an old hit, we are talking about a hit that's on the radio right now.
Thomas Rhett is not an obscure experimental indie artist, he is a successful country singer, with a good bunch of hits (even when the first tries failed).
Making this a crossover to pop will give the song a new life on the hot 100 too.
For me is as absurd as a new R&B singer letting Beyonce or Rihanna cover his/her song after being a big hit on Urban, just because they have a better chance on making the song a hit on pop

And yes, i know Nelly is still alive and kicking but Just a dream was five and a half years ago and since then he never reached top 25 again (with the exception of Cruise, but he was a featured artist)

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

You keep going back to chart stats. "Hit", "hits", "crossover", "hit", I don't know the situation at all but generally speaking, they could be friends. They could be planning a tour together. Thomas could be a longtime fan of Nelly and heard Nelly liked his song and suggested he record it for fun. There are countless reasons why such a thing could happen and most are beyond the scope of 'charts'.

Plus, back in the mid 90s, All-4-One covered a few current/recent singles by John Michael Montgomery that were hits for both on their respective formats. It's not like it's never happened before. The part someone mentioned above about Nelly's song going to pop being an issue, however, that might help with some of the background here. Maybe Thomas isn't okay with it.

[Pat the Cat]

Feb 22, 2016 12:54:43 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

Do you guys think My House will be the next #1 after Stressed Out? Its gains lately make a strong case for it...

The only way it misses it is if it brickwalls HARD and allows Selena to lap it. But if you're all the way down at #5 and still the highest song with a healthy bullet, it's almost unthinkable ALL those spins are going to tumble behind you. The vacuum will suck Flo into #1 in a few weeks.

[jjose712]

Feb 22, 2016 14:14:13 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

You keep going back to chart stats. "Hit", "hits", "crossover", "hit", I don't know the situation at all but generally speaking, they could be friends. They could be planning a tour together. Thomas could be a longtime fan of Nelly and heard Nelly liked his song and suggested he record it for fun. There are countless reasons why such a thing could happen and most are beyond the scope of 'charts'.

Plus, back in the mid 90s, All-4-One covered a few current/recent singles by John Michael Montgomery that were hits for both on their respective formats. It's not like it's never happened before. The part someone mentioned above about Nelly's song going to pop being an issue, however, that might help with some of the background here. Maybe Thomas isn't okay with it.

But John Michael Montgomery never tried to make his country hit songs become pop hit songs (and most country singers have a twang problem to start with).

If Thomas Rhett had no intention to make his song a pop hit there's no reason to release the song to hot ac. The song was number one on country already.
If they were friends, Nelly could cover any other previous hit (Crash and burn could perfectly work on pop) but not the current one, or release it as a duet (that's somethign Thomas could benefit)

And you keep coming with my mention of hits, but this is a pop radio charts forum, and frankly i don't think Nelly is releasing the song for artistry issues anyway. He liked the song, thought it has potential (the song already sold a lot) and released it

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Feb 22, 2016 14:57:10 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

And you keep coming with my mention of hits, but this is a pop radio charts forum, and frankly i don't think Nelly is releasing the song for artistry issues anyway. He liked the song, thought it has potential (the song already sold a lot) and released it

You said, and I quote "I don't understand why Thomas Rhett let Nelly release a cover of his song when the original is doing well on hot ac and has crossover potential."

I responded with a context that goes beyond charts because, as I said before, some artists make decisions beyond charts and radio and singles. That's all. Saying this is a radio charts forum isn't beyond me. I'm perfectly well aware. I'm simply giving a response that goes beyond it. It's actually not that difficult to comprehend, even though you just hit the nail on the head: "He liked the song, thought it had potential and released it." Maybe it's actually that simple.

[kmo]

When you say "why did Thomas Rhett let Nelly record this..." keep in mind that Rhett doesn't have to "let" Nelly record the song. Nelly could record it and as long as the writers get their portion of the sales proceeds, Thomas Rhett could have little to no say in it. Courts have ruled that artists don't have to have permission to do cover songs (as long as they credit the writers of the original and those folks get their share of the profits). This actually happens a lot (search any popular song on iTunes and you're sure to get a bunch of cover versions), it's just in this instance the cover version is by someone who has name recognition.

[Az Paynter]

TUESDAY UPDATE:

1 1 JUSTIN BIEBER Love Yourself 18808 18806 2 123.574
2 2 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Stressed Out 18800 18531 269 122.643
4 3 THE CHAINSMOKERS Roses f/Rozes 14218 13894 324 83.594
6 4 FLO RIDA My House 13639 11670 1969 79.391
5 5 JUSTIN BIEBER Sorry 13080 13672 -592 96.724
3 6 THE WEEKND In The Night 12836 15325 -2489 71.996
8 7 DNCE Cake By The Ocean 10958 10144 814 60.645
10 8 SELENA GOMEZ Hands To Myself 10952 9556 1396 70.400
7 9 DAYA Hide Away 10727 10844 -117 60.363
14 10 G-EAZY Me Myself & I f/Bebe Rexha 8917 7461 1456 55.444

12 11 ADELE When We Were Young 8131 8246 -115 40.051
15 12 CHARLIE PUTH One Call Away 8019 7348 671 40.880
21 13 ZAYN Pillowtalk 7351 5681 1670 42.950
19 14 RIHANNA Work f/Drake 7293 5758 1535 41.492
18 15 ELLIE GOULDING Something In The Way You Move 6867 6435 432 35.811
20 16 ROBIN SCHULZ Sugar f/Francesco Yates 6409 5698 711 36.494
22 17 MIKE POSNER I Took A Pill In Ibiza 6302 5124 1178 40.524
17 18 ADELE Hello 5760 6449 -689 44.264
13 19 TAYLOR SWIFT Out Of The Woods 5337 7980 -2643 26.133
23 20 JASON DERULO Get Ugly 4556 4899 -343 15.918

25 21 RACHEL PLATTEN Stand By You 3612 3380 232 17.211
27 22 DJ SNAKE Middle f/Bipolar Sunshine 3178 2379 799 17.902
34 23 ZARA LARSSON & MNEK Never Forget You 3113 1783 1330 17.608
24 24 TORI KELLY Hollow 2917 3850 -933 8.766
26 25 TROYE SIVAN Youth 2846 2412 434 10.171
31 26 LUKAS GRAHAM 7 Years 2837 1979 858 13.224
16 27 SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO I Know What You Did Last Summer 2744 6636 -3892 13.309
33 28 ALESSIA CARA Wild Things 2344 1800 544 11.473
30 29 SHAWN HOOK Sound Of Your Heart 2293 2009 284 7.665
43 30 ZENDAYA Something New f/Chris Brown 1632 846 786 7.039

35 31 DEMI LOVATO Confident 1418 1703 -285 11.435
36 32 ONE DIRECTION Perfect 1394 1690 -296 10.350
38 33 ONE DIRECTION History 1375 1216 159 3.845
28 34 DAVID GUETTA Bang My Head f/Sia 1353 2366 -1013 6.194
32 35 BORNS Electric Love 1326 1949 -623 4.635
46 36 NATHAN SYKES Over And Over Again f/A.Grande 1294 778 516 4.075
40 37 KYGO Stole The Show f/Parson James 1236 862 374 5.641
59 38 GWEN STEFANI Make Me Like You 1044 243 801 4.814
29 39 TRAVI$ SCOTT Antidote 1032 2332 -1300 5.348
41 40 COLDPLAY Adventure Of A Lifetime 985 857 128 5.336

37 41 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Drink You Away 975 1576 -601 3.372
45 42 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Walking On A Dream 847 822 25 3.673
50 43 RUTH B Lost Boy 755 450 305 2.251
116 44 JAMES BAY Let It Go 674 42 632 3.043
39 45 PITBULL El Taxi f/Sensato & O. Garcia 660 906 -246 3.173
42 46 DRAKE & FUTURE Jumpman 655 852 -197 1.916
60 47 NELLY Die A Happy Man 607 202 405 3.630
49 48 DUKE DUMONT Ocean Drive 600 475 125 2.228
52 49 JESS GLYNNE Don't Be So Hard On Yourself 575 416 159 0.697
54 50 TORY LANEZ Say It 573 309 264 1.697

[jjose712]

Feb 22, 2016 21:07:11 GMT -5 kmo said:

When you say "why did Thomas Rhett let Nelly record this..." keep in mind that Rhett doesn't have to "let" Nelly record the song. Nelly could record it and as long as the writers get their portion of the sales proceeds, Thomas Rhett could have little to no say in it. Courts have ruled that artists don't have to have permission to do cover songs (as long as they credit the writers of the original and those folks get their share of the profits). This actually happens a lot (search any popular song on iTunes and you're sure to get a bunch of cover versions), it's just in this instance the cover version is by someone who has name recognition.

Which makes all the difference, because it makes way more difficult to the original artist to get airplay on pop stations.

I remember a case in the 90's when italian singer Double U released a cover (and that's the main difference) of Please don't go. When the song started to get success in europe KWS released their own version (which was basically the same but with worse vocals) and released first in UK. And then that was the version that was released in the USA too.
I'm pretty sure Nelly has all the right to do that, but i have the right to not like it

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Feb 23, 2016 9:54:21 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

I'm pretty sure Nelly has all the right to do that, but i have the right to not like it

No one...questioned that?

[Kworb]

kworb.net/radio

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7	+2	DNCE Cake By The Ocean	10958	+217	814	+118	60.645	+0.692	13
8	-1	SELENA GOMEZ Hands To Mysel...	10952	+106	1396	-165	70.400	+1.155	12
9	-1	DAYA Hide Away	10727	-33	-117	-107	60.363	-0.633	23
10	=	G-EAZY Me Myself And I f/Be...	8917	+227	1456	+42	55.444	+1.090	7
11	=	ADELE When We Were Young	8131	-66	-115	-144	40.051	-0.391	18
12	=	CHARLIE PUTH One Call Away	8019	+36	671	-77	40.880	+0.098	8
13	+1	ZAYN Pillowtalk	7351	+270	1670	+1	42.950	+1.413	6/64
14	-1	RIHANNA Work f/Drake	7293	+200	1535	+102	41.492	+1.648	1/51
15	=	ELLIE GOULDING Something In...	6867	+44	432	-30	35.811	+0.291	16
16	=	ROBIN SCHULZ Sugar f/France...	6409	+65	711	-29	36.494	+0.471	47
17	=	MIKE POSNER I Took A Pill I...	6302	+200	1178	-47	40.524	+0.802	10
18	+1	ADELE Hello	5760	-96	-689	+18	44.264	-0.686	11
19	-1	TAYLOR SWIFT Out Of The Woo...	5337	-559	-2643	-490	26.133	-2.977	42
20	=	JASON DERULO Get Ugly	4556	-77	-343	-26	15.918	-0.471	67
21	=	RACHEL PLATTEN Stand By You	3612	+38	232	+7	17.211	+0.301	22
22	+2	DJ SNAKE Middle f/Bipolar S...	3178	+135	799	+83	17.902	+0.394	54
23	+2	ZARA LARSSON & MNEK Never F...	3113	+202	1330	+27	17.608	+0.775	43
24	-1	TORI KELLY Hollow	2917	-217	-933	-205	8.766	-0.785	127
25	+1	TROYE SIVAN Youth	2846	+86	434	+47	10.171	+0.224	79
26	+1	LUKAS GRAHAM 7 Years	2837	+183	858	+88	13.224	+0.962	5
27	-5	SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABEL...	2744	-574	-3892	-221	13.309	-2.433	49
28	=	ALESSIA CARA Wild Things	2344	+87	544	+11	11.473	+0.149	156
29	=	SHAWN HOOK Sound Of Your He...	2293	+88	284	+93	7.665	+0.278	305
30	+1	ZENDAYA Something New f/Chr...	1632	+101	786	+28	7.039	+0.359	168
31	+2	DEMI LOVATO Confident	1418	-33	-285	+36	11.435	-0.198	115
32	+2	ONE DIRECTION Perfect	1394	+5	-296	+77	10.350	+0.079	106
33	+2	ONE DIRECTION History	1375	-4	159	-48	3.845	+0.052	119
34	-4	DAVID GUETTA Bang My Head f...	1353	-200	-1013	-128	6.194	-0.807	181
35	-3	BORNS Electric Love	1326	-137	-623	-123	4.635	-0.352	124
36	+1	NATHAN SYKES Over And Over ...	1294	+116	516	+89	4.075	+0.497	218
37	+1	KYGO Stole The Show f/Parso...	1236	+71	374	+97	5.641	+0.320	69
38	+3	GWEN STEFANI Make Me Like Y...	1044	+139	801	+83	4.814	+0.279	24
39	-3	TRAVI$ SCOTT Antidote	1032	-184	-1300	+10	5.348	-0.698	83
40	=	COLDPLAY Adventure Of A Lif...	985	+45	128	+13	5.336	+0.036	20
41	-2	JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Drink You...	975	-128	-601	-88	3.372	-0.346	162
42	=	EMPIRE OF THE SUN Walking O...	847	+3	25	+4	3.673	-0.152	103
43	=	RUTH B. Lost Boy	755	+45	305	+30	2.251	+0.172	26
44	+6	JAMES BAY Let It Go	674	+138	632	+134	3.043	+0.555	9
45	=	PITBULL El Taxi f/Sensato &...	660	-19	-246	+0	3.173	-0.216	263
46	-2	DRAKE & FUTURE Jumpman	655	-31	-197	-27	1.916	-0.110	74
47	+2	NELLY Die A Happy Man	607	+67	405	+36	3.630	+0.092	179
48	-2	DUKE DUMONT Ocean Drive	600	+19	125	+6	2.228	+0.028	513
49	-2	JESS GLYNNE Don't Be So Har...	575	+25	159	+12	0.697	-0.015	1262
50	-2	TORY LANEZ Say It	573	+27	264	+14	1.697	+0.017	93

[Az Paynter]

WEDNESDAY UPDATE:

2 1 TWENTY ONE PILOTS Stressed Out 18893 18621 272 122.953
1 2 JUSTIN BIEBER Love Yourself 18772 18822 -50 123.204
4 3 THE CHAINSMOKERS Roses f/Rozes 14237 13997 240 83.288
6 4 FLO RIDA My House 14032 11831 2201 81.085
5 5 JUSTIN BIEBER Sorry 12976 13626 -650 96.814
3 6 THE WEEKND In The Night 12308 15149 -2841 69.931
9 7 SELENA GOMEZ Hands To Myself 11179 9788 1391 72.157
8 8 DNCE Cake By The Ocean 11056 10312 744 61.697
7 9 DAYA Hide Away 10666 10860 -194 59.647
14 10 G-EAZY Me Myself & I f/Bebe Rexha 9155 7633 1522 56.865

15 11 CHARLIE PUTH One Call Away 8102 7435 667 41.376
12 12 ADELE When We Were Young 8039 8269 -230 39.579
19 13 ZAYN Pillowtalk 7562 5956 1606 44.305
20 14 RIHANNA Work f/Drake 7530 5908 1622 42.850
16 15 ELLIE GOULDING Something In The Way You Move 6982 6455 527 36.373
22 16 MIKE POSNER I Took A Pill In Ibiza 6552 5285 1267 41.433
21 17 ROBIN SCHULZ Sugar f/Francesco Yates 6550 5809 741 37.793
17 18 ADELE Hello 5644 6388 -744 43.601
13 19 TAYLOR SWIFT Out Of The Woods 4772 7889 -3117 23.346
23 20 JASON DERULO Get Ugly 4327 4888 -561 15.008

25 21 RACHEL PLATTEN Stand By You 3667 3412 255 17.583
33 22 ZARA LARSSON & MNEK Never Forget You 3362 1938 1424 18.716
27 23 DJ SNAKE Middle f/Bipolar Sunshine 3334 2432 902 18.402
30 24 LUKAS GRAHAM 7 Years 2995 2034 961 14.127
26 25 TROYE SIVAN Youth 2950 2442 508 10.583
24 26 TORI KELLY Hollow 2719 3834 -1115 8.032
34 27 ALESSIA CARA Wild Things 2453 1884 569 11.669
31 28 SHAWN HOOK Sound Of Your Heart 2377 2010 367 7.926
18 29 SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABELLO I Know What You Did Last Summer 2244 6227 -3983 11.183
42 30 ZENDAYA Something New f/Chris Brown 1769 877 892 7.466

38 31 ONE DIRECTION History 1441 1240 201 3.960
35 32 DEMI LOVATO Confident 1389 1658 -269 11.205
46 33 NATHAN SYKES Over And Over Again f/A.Grande 1385 800 585 4.385
36 34 ONE DIRECTION Perfect 1381 1640 -259 10.363
39 35 KYGO Stole The Show f/Parson James 1254 914 340 5.992
32 36 BORNS Electric Love 1182 1941 -759 4.234
54 37 GWEN STEFANI Make Me Like You 1178 336 842 5.058
28 38 DAVID GUETTA Bang My Head f/Sia 1117 2326 -1209 5.188
41 39 COLDPLAY Adventure Of A Lifetime 1015 879 136 5.314
29 40 TRAVI$ SCOTT Antidote 888 2155 -1267 4.944

44 41 EMPIRE OF THE SUN Walking On A Dream 876 821 55 3.828
37 42 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Drink You Away 850 1538 -688 2.990
99 43 JAMES BAY Let It Go 827 53 774 3.833
50 44 RUTH B Lost Boy 794 476 318 2.454
60 45 NELLY Die A Happy Man 712 214 498 3.889
43 46 DRAKE & FUTURE Jumpman 636 826 -190 1.922
40 47 PITBULL El Taxi f/Sensato & O. Garcia 635 884 -249 2.941
49 48 DUKE DUMONT Ocean Drive 620 494 126 2.243
55 49 TORY LANEZ Say It 611 326 285 1.817
52 50 JESS GLYNNE Don't Be So Hard On Yourself 597 424 173 0.700

[musiciscool]

Finally, Bieber has fallen out of #1!

Congratulations Twenty One Pilots on your first Pop #1!

I know it's not official yet, but it will be.

[Kworb]

kworb.net/radio

TW	TW+	Artist and Title	Spins	Spin+	Bullet	Bullet+	Aud	Aud+	iTunes
1	+1	TWENTY ONE PILOTS Stressed ...	18893	+93	272	+3	122.953	+0.310	4
2	-1	JUSTIN BIEBER Love Yourself	18772	-36	-50	-52	123.204	-0.370	5
3	=	THE CHAINSMOKERS Roses f/Ro...	14237	+19	240	-84	83.288	-0.306	14
4	=	FLO RIDA My House	14032	+393	2201	+232	81.085	+1.694	2
5	=	JUSTIN BIEBER Sorry	12976	-104	-650	-58	96.814	+0.090	15
6	=	THE WEEKND In The Night	12308	-528	-2841	-352	69.931	-2.065	32
7	+1	SELENA GOMEZ Hands To Mysel...	11179	+227	1391	-5	72.157	+1.757	13
8	-1	DNCE Cake By The Ocean	11056	+98	744	-70	61.697	+1.052	11
9	=	DAYA Hide Away	10666	-61	-194	-77	59.647	-0.716	23
10	=	G-EAZY Me Myself And I f/Be...	9155	+238	1522	+66	56.865	+1.421	7/92
11	+1	CHARLIE PUTH One Call Away	8102	+83	667	-4	41.376	+0.496	10
12	-1	ADELE When We Were Young	8039	-92	-230	-115	39.579	-0.472	18
13	=	ZAYN Pillowtalk	7562	+211	1606	-64	44.305	+1.355	6/60
14	=	RIHANNA Work f/Drake	7530	+237	1622	+87	42.850	+1.358	1/35
15	=	ELLIE GOULDING Something In...	6982	+115	527	+95	36.373	+0.562	16
16	+1	MIKE POSNER I Took A Pill I...	6552	+250	1267	+89	41.433	+0.909	8
17	-1	ROBIN SCHULZ Sugar f/France...	6550	+141	741	+30	37.793	+1.299	45
18	=	ADELE Hello	5644	-116	-744	-55	43.601	-0.663	12
19	=	TAYLOR SWIFT Out Of The Woo...	4772	-565	-3117	-474	23.346	-2.787	49
20	=	JASON DERULO Get Ugly	4327	-229	-561	-218	15.008	-0.910	67
21	=	RACHEL PLATTEN Stand By You	3667	+55	255	+23	17.583	+0.372	22
22	+1	ZARA LARSSON & MNEK Never F...	3362	+249	1424	+94	18.716	+1.108	40
23	-1	DJ SNAKE Middle f/Bipolar S...	3334	+156	902	+103	18.402	+0.500	47
24	+2	LUKAS GRAHAM 7 Years	2995	+158	961	+103	14.127	+0.903	3
25	=	TROYE SIVAN Youth	2950	+104	508	+74	10.583	+0.412	73
26	-2	TORI KELLY Hollow	2719	-198	-1115	-182	8.032	-0.734	151
27	+1	ALESSIA CARA Wild Things	2453	+109	569	+25	11.669	+0.196	142
28	+1	SHAWN HOOK Sound Of Your He...	2377	+84	367	+83	7.926	+0.261	289
29	-2	SHAWN MENDES & CAMILA CABEL...	2244	-500	-3983	-91	11.183	-2.126	65
30	=	ZENDAYA Something New f/Chr...	1769	+137	892	+106	7.466	+0.427	155
31	+2	ONE DIRECTION History	1441	+66	201	+42	3.960	+0.115	119
32	-1	DEMI LOVATO Confident	1389	-29	-269	+16	11.205	-0.230	122
33	+3	NATHAN SYKES Over And Over ...	1385	+91	585	+69	4.385	+0.310	265
34	-2	ONE DIRECTION Perfect	1381	-13	-259	+37	10.363	+0.013	112
35	+2	KYGO Stole The Show f/Parso...	1254	+18	340	-34	5.992	+0.351	55
36	-1	BORNS Electric Love	1182	-144	-759	-136	4.234	-0.401	128
37	+1	GWEN STEFANI Make Me Like Y...	1178	+134	842	+41	5.058	+0.244	28
38	-4	DAVID GUETTA Bang My Head f...	1117	-236	-1209	-196	5.188	-1.006	188
39	+1	COLDPLAY Adventure Of A Lif...	1015	+30	136	+8	5.314	-0.022	21
40	-1	TRAVI$ SCOTT Antidote	888	-144	-1267	+33	4.944	-0.404	88
41	+1	EMPIRE OF THE SUN Walking O...	876	+29	55	+30	3.828	+0.155	102
42	-1	JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE Drink You...	850	-125	-688	-87	2.990	-0.382	175
43	+1	JAMES BAY Let It Go	827	+153	774	+142	3.833	+0.790	9
44	-1	RUTH B. Lost Boy	794	+39	318	+13	2.454	+0.203	24
45	+2	NELLY Die A Happy Man	712	+105	498	+93	3.889	+0.259	167
46	=	DRAKE & FUTURE Jumpman	636	-19	-190	+7	1.922	+0.006	86
47	-2	PITBULL El Taxi f/Sensato &...	635	-25	-249	-3	2.941	-0.232	298
48	=	DUKE DUMONT Ocean Drive	620	+20	126	+1	2.243	+0.015	474
49	+1	TORY LANEZ Say It	611	+38	285	+21	1.817	+0.120	90
50	-1	JESS GLYNNE Don't Be So Har...	597	+22	173	+14	0.700	+0.003	1159

[Albie]

Feb 22, 2016 14:19:53 GMT -5 Pat the Cat said:

Feb 22, 2016 12:54:43 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

Do you guys think My House will be the next #1 after Stressed Out? Its gains lately make a strong case for it...

The only way it misses it is if it brickwalls HARD and allows Selena to lap it. But if you're all the way down at #5 and still the highest song with a healthy bullet, it's almost unthinkable ALL those spins are going to tumble behind you. The vacuum will suck Flo into #1 in a few weeks.

And how unfortunate that will be. It just doesn't sound like a number one to me but who am I to say.

[Deleted]

Sounds like a number one to me. It feels much more like a pop song to me than Low