Billboard Hot 100: 2/11/12

[HolidayGuy]

Last Five Threads:
2/4/12, 1/28/12, 1/21/12, 1/14/12, 1/7/12

Mediabase 7-Day Rolling Quick-Cut Airplay, 1/19/12-1/25/12

1. RIHANNA - We Found Love f/Calvin Harris: 149.741 (- 0.380)
2. BRUNO MARS - It Will Rain: 139.045 (- 1.397)
3. FLO RIDA - Good Feeling: 128.900 (- 0.262)
4. KATY PERRY - The One That Got Away: 123.781 (+ 0.216)
5. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 112.796 (+ 2.606)
6. JAY Z & KANYE WEST - N***** In Paris: 93.525 (- 0.425)
7. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It: 80.090 (- 0.971)
8. DAVID GUETTA - Without You f/Usher: 79.417 (- 0.963)
9. J. COLE - Workout: 78.570 (+ 0.445)
10. ADELE - Someone Like You: 73.536 (- 0.752)
11. MAROON 5 F/CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Moves Like Jagger: 71.986 (- 0.517)
12. BIG SEAN - Dance (A$$): 66.357 (- 0.103)
13. GYM CLASS HEROES - Stereo Hearts f/Adam Levine: 65.144 (- 1.270)
14. GAVIN DEGRAW - Not Over You: 63.529 (+ 0.164)
15. JESSIE J - Domino: 63.129 (+ 1.336)
16. SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE: Love You Like A Love Song: 59.771 (+ 0.344)
17. DRAKE - Make Me Proud f/Nicki Minaj: 58.360 (+ 0.186)
18. KELLY CLARKSON - Mr. Know It All: 55.404 (- 0.165)
19. LUKE BRYAN - I Don't Want This Night To End: 54.529 (+ 0.250)
20. WALE - Lotus Flower Bomb f/Miguel: 53.597 (- 0.334)

OTHERS
DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj: 53.329 (+ 1.595)
LADY ANTEBELLUM - Just A Kiss: 53.290 (- 0.369)
CHRIS YOUNG - You: 52.072 (+ 0.236)
THE BAND PERRY - All Your Life: 50.395 (+ 0.395)
PITBULL F/CHRIS BROWN - International Love: 49.452 (+ 0.559)
DRAKE - The Motto f/Lil Wayne: 45.928 (+ 1.344)
RIHANNA - You Da One: 42.113 (- 0.331)
GYM CLASS HEROES - Ass Back Home f/Neon Hitch: 39.800 (+ 1.392)
DRAKE - Take Care f/Rihanna: 36.450 (+ 0.673)
KELLY CLARKSON - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...: 34.865 (+ 0.966)
BREATHE CAROLINA - Blackout: 27.738 (- 0.041)
FRAY - Heartbeat: 27.561 (+ 0.322)
TAYLOR SWIFT - Ours: 26.414 (+ 0.067)
BEYONCE - Love On Top: 20.687 (+ 0.769)
BEYONCE - Countdown: 19.197 (+ 0.266)
WANTED - Glad You Came: 17.624 (+ 0.786)
RIHANNA - Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z: 17.544 (+ 0.691)
FOO FIGHTERS - These Days: 14.035 (- 0.181)
TRAIN - Drive By: 12.892 (+ 0.679)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE - Don't Stop (Color On The Walls: 9.777 (+ 0.052)
LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking: 7.913 (+ 0.339)
WILL. I. AM - T.H.E (The Hardest Ever): 7.387 (+ 0.017)
JASON MRAZ - I Won't Give Up: 3.243 (+ 0.156)

[NeRD]

1. ADULL

[Agent Yoncé]

[HolidayGuy]

Mediabase 7-Day-Rolling Quick-Cut-Airplay, 1/20/12-1/26/12

1. RIHANNA - We Found Love f/Calvin Harris: 148.801 (- 0.940)
2. BRUNO MARS - It Will Rain: 137.965 (- 1.080)
3. FLO RIDA - Good Feeling: 128.595 (- 0.305)
4. KATY PERRY - The One That Got Away: 123.835 (+ 0.054)
5. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 114.740 (+ 1.944)
6. JAY Z & KANYE WEST - N***** In Paris: 92.459 (- 1.066)
7. J. COLE - Workout: 78.760 (+ 0.190) ▲
8. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It: 78.680 (- 1.410) ▼
9. DAVID GUETTA - Without You f/Usher: 78.627 (- 0.790) ▼
10. ADELE - Someone Like You: 72.607 (- 0.929)
11. MAROON 5 F/CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Moves Like Jagger: 71.649 (- 0.337)
12. BIG SEAN - Dance (A$$): 66.702 (+ 0.345)
13. GYM CLASS HEROES - Stereo Hearts f/Adam Levine: 64.489 (- 0.655)
14. JESSIE J - Domino: 64.083 (+ 0.954) ▲
15. GAVIN DEGRAW - Not Over You: 63.300 (- 0.229) ▼
16. SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE: Love You Like A Love Song: 60.001 (+ 0.230)
17. DRAKE - Make Me Proud f/Nicki Minaj: 58.584 (+ 0.224)
18. KELLY CLARKSON - Mr. Know It All: 55.190 (- 0.214)
19. DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj: 55.102 (+ 1.773) ▲
20. LUKE BRYAN - I Don't Want This Night To End: 54.396 (- 0.133) ▼

OTHERS
WALE - Lotus Flower Bomb f/Miguel: 54.145 (+ 0.548)
LADY ANTEBELLUM - Just A Kiss: 52.766 (- 0.524)
CHRIS YOUNG - You: 52.381 (+ 0.309)
THE BAND PERRY - All Your Life: 50.912 (+ 0.517)
PITBULL F/CHRIS BROWN - International Love: 50.562 (+ 1.110)
DRAKE - The Motto f/Lil Wayne: 46.964 (+ 1.036)
RIHANNA - You Da One: 41.275 (- 0.838)
GYM CLASS HEROES - Ass Back Home f/Neon Hitch: 40.717 (+ 0.917)
DRAKE - Take Care f/Rihanna: 36.567 (+ 0.117)
KELLY CLARKSON - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...: 36.377 (+ 1.512)
FRAY - Heartbeat: 27.657 (+ 0.096)
BREATHE CAROLINA - Blackout: 27.656 (- 0.082)
TAYLOR SWIFT - Ours: 26.732 (+ 0.318)
BEYONCE - Love On Top: 21.360 (+ 0.673)
BEYONCE - Countdown: 19.202 (+ 0.005)
WANTED - Glad You Came: 18.476 (+ 0.852)
RIHANNA - Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z: 17.852 (+ 0.308)
FOO FIGHTERS - These Days: 14.053 (+ 0.018)
TRAIN - Drive By: 13.673 (+ 0.781)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE - Don't Stop (Color On The Walls: 9.840 (+ 0.063)
LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking: 8.483 (+ 0.570)
JASON MRAZ - I Won't Give Up: 3.500 (+ 0.257)

[bornfearless2000]

woah... Go Kelly!

[brucelover]

Is it just me or does all the production on big pop songs now seem really, really basic, especially compared to mid-2000s songs like "Toxic"? There is no complexity in the arrangements and melodies. Everything is either the same repeated guitar riff or the same synths over and over again with unfinished melody lines.

[cesarams]

TOP 20:

1. RIHANNA - We Found Love f/Calvin Harris: 148.851 (+ 0.050)
2. BRUNO MARS - It Will Rain: 136.989 (- 0.976)
3. FLO RIDA - Good Feeling: 128.147 (- 0.448)
4. KATY PERRY - The One That Got Away: 123.374 (- 0.461)
5. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 116.805 (+ 2.065)
6. JAY Z & KANYE WEST - N***** In Paris: 91.771 (- 0.688)
7. J. COLE - Workout: 78.771 (+ 0.011)
8. DAVID GUETTA - Without You f/Usher: 77.631 (- 0.996) ▲
9. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It: 77.384 (- 1.296) ▼
10. ADELE - Someone Like You: 72.118 (- 0.489)
11. MAROON 5 F/CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Moves Like Jagger: 71.637 (- 0.012)
12. BIG SEAN - Dance (A$$): 66.128 (- 0.574)
13. JESSIE J - Domino: 64.919 (+ 0.836) ▲
14. GYM CLASS HEROES - Stereo Hearts f/Adam Levine: 63.611 (- 0.878) ▼
15. GAVIN DEGRAW - Not Over You: 62.927 (- 0.373)
16. SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE: Love You Like A Love Song: 59.906 (- 0.095)
17. DRAKE - Make Me Proud f/Nicki Minaj: 58.293 (- 0.291)
18. DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj: 56.739 (+ 1.637) ▲
19. KELLY CLARKSON - Mr. Know It All: 54.954 (- 0.236) ▼
20. LUKE BRYAN - I Don't Want This Night To End: 54.197 (- 0.199)

OTHERS:

WALE - Lotus Flower Bomb f/Miguel: 53.982 (- 0.163)
LADY ANTEBELLUM - Just A Kiss: 53.078 (+ 0.312)
CHRIS YOUNG - You: 52.624 (+ 0.243)
PITBULL F/CHRIS BROWN - International Love: 51.223 (+ 0.661)
THE BAND PERRY - All Your Life: 50.773 (- 0.139)
DRAKE - The Motto f/Lil Wayne: 48.483 (+ 1.519)
GYM CLASS HEROES - Ass Back Home f/Neon Hitch: 41.325 (+ 0.608)
RIHANNA - You Da One: 40.590 (- 0.685)
KELLY CLARKSON - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...: 37.809 (+ 1.432)
DRAKE - Take Care f/Rihanna: 37.368 (+ 0.801)
FRAY - Heartbeat: 27.705 (+ 0.048)
BREATHE CAROLINA - Blackout: 27.322 (- 0.334)
TAYLOR SWIFT - Ours: 26.823 (+ 0.091)
BEYONCE - Love On Top: 22.612 (+ 1.252)
WANTED - Glad You Came: 19.342 (+ 0.866)
BEYONCE - Countdown: 19.138 (- 0.064)
RIHANNA - Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z: 18.086 (+ 0.234)
TRAIN - Drive By: 14.327 (+ 0.654)
FOO FIGHTERS - These Days: 14.086 (+ 0.033)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE - Don't Stop (Color On The Walls: 10.008 (+ 0.168)
LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking: 8.847 (+ 0.364)
JASON MRAZ - I Won't Give Up: 3.666 (+ 0.166)
CHRIS BROWN - Turn Up The Music: 2.284 (+ 0.998)

[mew2]

Imma need Columbia to send LOT to Rhythmic & Pop NOW! T4P!

[cking33]

Jan 27, 2012 21:37:04 GMT -5 brucelover said:

Is it just me or does all the production on big pop songs now seem really, really basic, especially compared to mid-2000s songs like "Toxic"? There is no complexity in the arrangements and melodies. Everything is either the same repeated guitar riff or the same synths over and over again with unfinished melody lines.

"Toxic" was a unique track no matter where you stick it. The chords, the melody, the production. All of it was very well-done and distinct. Today, pop music is so producer-driven and each producer has found a specific type of sound that appeals to the masses, and they happen to be similar sounds, so you're going to hear a lot of similar production considering only a handful of people are making the majority of music you hear when you turn on the radio. Make sense?

You're also going to see chord progressions beaten to death. Right now, we're in a time where the i-IV-I-V progression is hot. Kelly Clarkson's latest is a perfect example of that.

[HolidayGuy]

Madonna just said in an interview how everything on radio sounds homogenized right now- and that's so true. Especially the pop-dance, Guetta-sounding tracks and things of that nature.

"Love on Top" is faring nicely.

SFTTR should move up to No. 4 for the 2/11 airplay chart.

RiRi on five active tracks right now- gurl continues her never-ending onsluaght on the airwaves.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

Jan 28, 2012 9:41:58 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Madonna just said in an interview how everything on radio sounds homogenized right now-

Yes and that's why Madonna has elected to release a song that makes her sound identical to Katy Perry as her first single.

[HolidayGuy]

^I should have left "Waits for Adonis comment* at the end of my post.

Jessie J's track sound like it could be Katy Perry- that I'll give you. From what I've heard, Madge's first single does not. But, I'll let you know when I actually hear the released version. :)

BTW- I gather that Nicki Minaj's "Stupid Stupid" is a "clean' version of "Stupid Hoe"? I only see it charting in Mediabase's rhythmic top 50

[spongebob]

BEYONCE - Love On Top: 22.612 (+ 1.252) :'( :'(

[chartfreak]

Jan 28, 2012 9:53:42 GMT -5 Adonis the DemiGod! said:

Jan 28, 2012 9:41:58 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Madonna just said in an interview how everything on radio sounds homogenized right now-

Yes and that's why Madonna has elected to release a song that makes her sound identical to Katy Perry as her first single.

Adonis has heard the song, but M fan's have not? hmmm

[NeRD]

1. RIHANNA - We Found Love f/Calvin Harris: 148.851 (+ 0.050)
DRAKE - Take Care f/Rihanna: 37.368 (+ 0.801)
RIHANNA - Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z: 18.086 (+ 0.234)

That Rihanna reign aint gon' let up. :'(

[Deleted]

Jan 28, 2012 7:02:11 GMT -5 mew2 said:

Imma need Columbia to send LOT to Rhythmic & Pop NOW! T4P!

Yeah I'm thinking they should too. They had LOT for pop adds at once point and it seemed kinda random at the time but with the way things are going now they should just go ahead and do it, I mean it can't hurt, would only boost it overall.

I'm happy Kelly is getting another hit too, I've been unsure about the second leg of her career on radio (basically post Breakaway) so it's good to see that she still has radio power.

And Jessie J Slay! I still don't know what homegirl's image or sound is because every one of her songs I've mistaken as someone else (Price Tag/Natasha Bedingfield, Do It Like A Dude/Ester Dean-Rihanna, Domino/Katy Perry) and I've mistaken her for Katherine McPhee lot of times on looks...so she needs to get that together but "Domino" is hot so err, keep doing that I guess.

[moore746]

How many weeks has We Found Love been #1 on radio?

[hitseeker.]

Jan 28, 2012 18:56:26 GMT -5 moore746 said:

How many weeks has We Found Love been #1 on radio?

10 if I'm not mistaken.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

We all heard the version with her voice and demo.

[cking33]

What are we thinking for "Set Fire to the Rain" and its total run at #1? I'm thinking 4 weeks, give or take one before Guetta and Kelly start coming close to her.

[brucelover]

RIHANNA - Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z: 18.086 (+ 0.234)

I don't get it. Rihanna has put out two incredibly catchy, radio friendly tracks after We Found Love yet neither seem to have much traction at radio compared to her other singles...let go of We Found Love already! Talk That Talk deserves to smash as well.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

Jan 28, 2012 23:44:48 GMT -5 cking33 said:

What are we thinking for "Set Fire to the Rain" and its total run at #1? I'm thinking 4 weeks, give or take one before Guetta and Kelly start coming close to her.

When does the Madonna song get released? That will get #1 right after the SB. 4weeks tops...

[Push The Button]

Jan 29, 2012 1:02:34 GMT -5 brucelover said:

RIHANNA - Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z: 18.086 (+ 0.234)

I don't get it. Rihanna has put out two incredibly catchy, radio friendly tracks after We Found Love yet neither seem to have much traction at radio compared to her other singles...let go of We Found Love already! Talk That Talk deserves to smash as well.

Hopefully this means she has reached her saturation point.

[SPRΞΞ]

Jan 29, 2012 3:27:03 GMT -5 Adonis the DemiGod! said:

Jan 28, 2012 23:44:48 GMT -5 cking33 said:

What are we thinking for "Set Fire to the Rain" and its total run at #1? I'm thinking 4 weeks, give or take one before Guetta and Kelly start coming close to her.

When does the Madonna song get released? That will get #1 right after the SB. 4weeks tops...

2 weeks for Madonna.

I see it being potentially from here on out:

Adele - this week
Kelly - narrowly beating Madonna because she only got 3 days of sales
Madonna
Kelly
Kelly
someone else...

[jink]

Jan 29, 2012 3:46:27 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Jan 29, 2012 1:02:34 GMT -5 brucelover said:

I don't get it. Rihanna has put out two incredibly catchy, radio friendly tracks after We Found Love yet neither seem to have much traction at radio compared to her other singles...let go of We Found Love already! Talk That Talk deserves to smash as well.

Hopefully this means she has reached her saturation point.

More realistically, it's a result of the fact that an adds date hasn't been announced for Top 40 yet.

[cesarams]

TOP 20:

1. RIHANNA - We Found Love f/Calvin Harris: 149.124 (+ 0.273)
2. BRUNO MARS - It Will Rain: 135.886 (- 1.103)
3. FLO RIDA - Good Feeling: 127.705 (- 0.442)
4. KATY PERRY - The One That Got Away: 123.622 (+ 0.248)
5. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 117.817 (+ 1.012)
6. JAY Z & KANYE WEST - N***** In Paris: 90.999 (- 0.772)
7. J. COLE - Workout: 79.132 (+ 0.361)
8. DAVID GUETTA - Without You f/Usher: 76.822 (- 0.809)
9. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It: 75.861 (- 1.523)
10. MAROON 5 F/CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Moves Like Jagger: 71.494 (- 0.179) ▲
11. ADELE - Someone Like You: 71.464 (- 0.654) ▼
12. JESSIE J - Domino: 66.389 (+ 1.470) ▲
13. BIG SEAN - Dance (A$$): 65.757 (- 0.371) ▼
14. GYM CLASS HEROES - Stereo Hearts f/Adam Levine: 62.683 (- 0.928)
15. GAVIN DEGRAW - Not Over You: 62.392 (- 0.535)
16. SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE: Love You Like A Love Song: 60.161 (+ 0.255)
17. DRAKE - Make Me Proud f/Nicki Minaj: 58.510 (+ 0.217)
18. DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj: 58.416 (+ 1.677)
19. KELLY CLARKSON - Mr. Know It All: 54.095 (- 0.854)
20. LUKE BRYAN - I Don't Want This Night To End: 53.877 (- 0.320)

OTHERS:

WALE - Lotus Flower Bomb f/Miguel: 53.673 (- 0.309)
LADY ANTEBELLUM - Just A Kiss: 53.142 (+ 0.064)
CHRIS YOUNG - You: 53.036 (+ 0.412)
PITBULL F/CHRIS BROWN - International Love: 51.855 (+ 0.632)
THE BAND PERRY - All Your Life: 50.755 (- 0.018)
DRAKE - The Motto f/Lil Wayne: 49.766 (+ 1.283)
GYM CLASS HEROES - Ass Back Home f/Neon Hitch: 41.768 (+ 0.443)
RIHANNA - You Da One: 39.946 (- 0.644)
KELLY CLARKSON - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...: 38.976 (+ 1.167)
DRAKE - Take Care f/Rihanna: 38.164 (+ 0.796)
FRAY - Heartbeat: 28.291 (+ 0.586)
TAYLOR SWIFT - Ours: 26.918 (+ 0.095)
BREATHE CAROLINA - Blackout: 26.916 (- 0.406)
BEYONCE - Love On Top: 23.413 (+ 0.801)
WANTED - Glad You Came: 20.189 (+ 0.847)
BEYONCE - Countdown: 19.442 (+ 0.304)
RIHANNA - Talk That Talk f/Jay-Z: 18.507 (+ 0.421)
TRAIN - Drive By: 14.879 (+ 0.552)
FOO FIGHTERS - These Days: 13.972 (- 0.114)
FOSTER THE PEOPLE - Don't Stop (Color On The Walls: 10.305 (+ 0.297)
LMFAO - Sorry For Party Rocking: 9.409 (+ 0.562)
JASON MRAZ - I Won't Give Up: 3.940 (+ 0.274)
CHRIS BROWN - Turn Up The Music: 2.823 (+ 0.539)

[Enigma.]

Do you REALLY think Madonna could sell enough to be number one? She won't get any significant airplay so it's all sales for her.

Even Taylor Swift has never sold enough copies to be number one.

[HolidayGuy]

^That would bea nice surprise, but not something I'm expecting. Taylor Swift got as high as No. 2 on the strength of sales- that also could have been a more competitive time. There is no blockbuster sales single right now, so will be interesting.

If Madonna's track is released to iTunes on Friday, it could see an early debut from three days of sales. And, it may have some curiosity spins, which could result in mild airplay. I'd think it will see a higher weekly airplay peak than "Celebration" did in airplay (roughly 6.2 million BDS audience).

[Deleted]

Yeah Taylor had Tik Tok and LTWYL as her competition, which were both massive.

[Deleted]

Jan 29, 2012 3:46:27 GMT -5 Push The Button said:

Jan 29, 2012 1:02:34 GMT -5 brucelover said:

I don't get it. Rihanna has put out two incredibly catchy, radio friendly tracks after We Found Love yet neither seem to have much traction at radio compared to her other singles...let go of We Found Love already! Talk That Talk deserves to smash as well.

Hopefully this means she has reached her saturation point.

It hasn't even gone for CHR/Pop adds yet.