New recurrent rules

[95-7 Ben FM]

I hope this is the appropriate place to post a topic like this.

www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/103947/mediabase-revises-recurrent-rules

Starting this week, it looks like the recurrent rules are as follows:
(for the four formats I follow)

Top 40/Alternative/Rhythmic:
For top 10 hits, 20 weeks/below #10.
For non top 10 hits, 2 consecutive weeks of losing spins after 20 weeks on chart.

Hot AC: No changes

[JCMF3]

Whoa, were these rules really needed for the pop chart?

Good-bye to any hopes of scoring longevity records.

[dth1971]

AT40 with Ryan Seacrest keeps its no recurrent rules, I guess.

[allow that]

So basically smaller hits can stay on the chart longer than Top 10 hits now.

[Pipa]

Apr 2, 2012 21:19:05 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

AT40 with Ryan Seacrest keeps its no recurrent rules, I guess.

Also no gold rules, no 90's rules...they should just throw random 70s songs on there.

[johnm1120]

How about we just get a recurrent rule on RST40 and forget complicating mediabase again.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Apr 2, 2012 15:31:55 GMT -5 95-7 Ben FM said:

I hope this is the appropriate place to post a topic like this.

www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/103947/mediabase-revises-recurrent-rules

Starting this week, it looks like the recurrent rules are as follows:
(for the four formats I follow)

Top 40/Alternative/Rhythmic:
For top 10 hits, 20 weeks/below #10.
For non top 10 hits, 2 consecutive weeks of losing spins after 20 weeks on chart.

Hot AC: No changes

The rules apply for Hot AC, but not AC.

[95-7 Ben FM]

You're right. I misread the article. Thanks for the correction.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Apr 8, 2012 8:50:44 GMT -5 95-7 Ben FM said:

You're right. I misread the article. Thanks for the correction.

You're welcome!

[CookyMonzta]

Apr 2, 2012 15:31:55 GMT -5 95-7 Ben FM said:

I hope this is the appropriate place to post a topic like this.

www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/103947/mediabase-revises-recurrent-rules

Starting this week, it looks like the recurrent rules are as follows:
(for the four formats I follow)

Top 40/Alternative/Rhythmic:
For top 10 hits, 20 weeks/below #10.
For non top 10 hits, 2 consecutive weeks of losing spins after 20 weeks on chart.

Hot AC: No changes

I assume this is an attempt to encourage more songs on the radio, yes? I'm afraid it will backfire. Twenty-five years ago, a typical CHR or R&B station would have as many as TWO HUNDRED songs on their playlists, including a slew of classics they would throw in at one point or another. Today, that playlist is probably 30 or 40 songs, some of which they would play every hour on the hour. Twenty-five years ago, radio did not care how long the song was, so long as it was a good song. Today, if your song is more than three and a half minutes long, they won't even touch it, no matter how spectacular it may be.

And they wonder why so many people hate conventional radio today.

[Hervard]

I guess it's just a matter of time before Billboard adopts the same rules.

[atlantaboy]

I think it's absolutely crazy that songs can now break Top 50 with 200-300 spins - sure it's more exciting, until you look at the actual spin numbers and realize that the songs at #50, #49, #48, etc. aren't even close to being "hits"

[Hervard]

I thought it was ridiculous last year, when the recurrent bar was moved up to #15. The new recurrent rule puts that in perspective somewhat.

I guess next spring, we can expect the cutoff to be moved up to #5...