American Top 40 - May 19, 2012

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Boring week on AT40. I think they were in a hurry to do that one, Ryan probably had a busy schedule 2 weeks ago. Right when it seemed like AT40 would start to catch up, it falls behind again...

LW TW WKS Artist Song
40 40 (02) Usher --- Scream
39 39 (02) Neon Hitch --- Love You Betta
29 38 (29) Bruno Mars --- It Will Rain
38 37 (03) Havana Brown --- We Run The Night (feat. Pitbull)
36 36 (41) Maroon 5 --- Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)
-- 35 (01) Rihanna --- Where Have You Been
34 34 (35) David Guetta --- Without You (feat. Usher)
33 33 (30) Gavin Degraw --- Not Over You
37 32 (03) Demi Lovato --- Give Your Heart A Break
31 31 (52) LMFAO --- Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)
30 30 (20) Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa --- Young, Wild & Free (feat. Bruno Mars)
28 29 (19) Pitbull --- International Love (feat. Chris Brown)
32 28 (05) Ellie Goulding --- Lights
27 27 (33) LMFAO --- Sexy And I Know It
25 26 (31) Rihanna --- We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
26 25 (06) Pitbull --- Back In Time
22 24 (06) Taylor Swift --- Eyes Open
23 23 (30) Flo Rida --- Good Feeling
21 22 (23) Adele --- Set Fire To The Rain
20 21 (28) Jessie J --- Domino
18 20 (08) B.O.B --- So Good
19 19 (04) Jennifer Lopez --- Dance Again (feat. Pitbull)
24 18 (02) Maroon 5 --- Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
16 17 (20) Gym Class Heroes --- Back Home (feat. Neon Hitch)
17 16 (12) Train --- Drive By
13 15 (18) David Guetta --- Turn Me On (feat. Nicki Minaj)
15 14 (09) Karmin --- Brokenhearted
12 13 (13) Drake --- Take Care (feat. Rihanna)
14 12 (06) Carly Rae Jepsen --- Call Me Maybe
11 11 (11) Calvin Harris --- Feel So Close
10 10 (06) Justin Bieber --- Boyfriend
09 09 (07) Adele --- Rumour Has It
05 08 (16) Kelly Clarkson --- Stronger
07 07 (08) One Direction --- What Makes You Beautiful
06 06 (10) Nicki Minaj --- Starships
08 05 (07) Gotye --- Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
03 04 (11) Katy Perry --- Part Of Me
04 03 (10) Flo Rida --- Wild Ones (feat. Sia)
02 02 (15) The Wanted --- Glad You Came
01 01 (10) fun. --- We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae)

Some facts...

- New Entry ---> Rihanna - Where Have You Been (#35)
- Dropper ---> K'Naan feat. Nelly Furtado - Is Anybody Out There? (from #35)
- Biggest Jump ---> Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone (up 6)
- Biggest Drop ---> Bruno Mars - It Will Rain (down 9)

- 17 songs are non movers this week

- Calvin Harris' "Feel So Close" is #11 this week, after being #11 last week, on his 11th week on the chart.

- "Sexy And I Know It" and "Party Rock Anthem" spend their 5th week in a row at respectively #27 and #31; "Not Over You" and "Without You" spend their 4th week in a row at respectively #33 and #34.

- "Party Rock Anthem" logs in a full year nonstop on AT40.

www.at40.com/top-40/chart/21911

[Lozzy]

They don't usually update this early.

Glad to see "Is Anybody Out There" finally gone.

[kingofpain]

1 new entry... *yawn*

[Cerebro]

May 15, 2012 17:54:01 GMT -5 Geometrical said:

Boring week on AT40. I think they were in a hurry to do that one, Ryan probably had a busy schedule 2 weeks ago. Right when it seemed like AT40 would start to catch up, it falls behind again...

The American Idol finale is coming up next week. I'm guessing that, probably, had something to do with it. Personally, I'd rather see them get a guest host when scheduling is tight instead of phoning it in. But what do I know? I've only got 1 job, not 26.

[johnnywest]

"Scream" is already at #16 on the Rolling chart. It should make a HUGE leap next week.

[johnm1120]

May 16, 2012 12:36:39 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

"Scream" is already at #16 on the Rolling chart. It should make a HUGE leap next week.

Should...

[Top 40 Tracker]

This chart is on schedule with the predicted version I made weeks ago. Since "Scream" wasn't even predicted to debut by now, AT40 holds it at #40 for a second week. You can expect that song to jump to #23 on their next show.

[Deleted]

May 16, 2012 14:05:27 GMT -5 Top 40 Tracker said:

This chart is on schedule with the predicted version I made weeks ago. Since "Scream" wasn't even predicted to debut by now, AT40 holds it at #40 for a second week. You can expect that song to jump to #23 on their next show.

However, they seemed to catch up a bit lately, with unexpected early debuts such as Pitbull's "Back In Time". Guess that was not the case :(

And if it indeed jumps up to #23, would I be correct in saying that would be the biggest jump since Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away" did exactly the same, jumping up 17 spots from #40 to #23 in October?

[Top 40 Tracker]

They have been dropping a few songs earlier than they used to. Give me everything is still holding strong in the mediabase chart but AT 40 pulled it weeks ago. Because of this, some songs are entering the countdown a few weeks earlier than normal. That is why Scream holds at 40 for a second week in a row.

I don't keep a record book on the show, but a 17 notch leap is very likely for Scream next week.

[mkarns]

May 17, 2012 10:37:34 GMT -5 Top 40 Tracker said:

They have been dropping a few songs earlier than they used to. Give me everything is still holding strong in the mediabase chart but AT 40 pulled it weeks ago. Because of this, some songs are entering the countdown a few weeks earlier than normal. That is why Scream holds at 40 for a second week in a row.

I don't keep a record book on the show, but a 17 notch leap is very likely for Scream next week.

If AT40 followed the same Mediabase chart, with recurrents, that is posted here each week "Give Me Everything" would have hit the full year (52 weeks) mark last week, one week ahead of "Party Rock Anthem". As it is, PRA stands as only one of two to hit and likely exceed that limit (the other, "Dynamite", was #49 on that same Mediabase list this week, in its 101st week, three weeks short of two years).

**UPDATE: According to the full Mediabase chart with recurrents, "Give Me Everything" gained 10 spins this week which was enough to bounce it back up from #38 to #34. If it were still on AT40, that might have moved it back up several notches a couple of weeks from now; I can easily imagine the commentary that would have sparked here in light of the arguing over "Dynamite"s seeming inability to drop off.

[Cerebro]

The rest of the tracks played this week…

On The Verge: Chris Rene - Young Homie (between #33 and #32)
On The Verge: David Guetta featuring Sia - Titanium (between #28 and #27)
Breakout: Hot Chelle Rae - Honestly (between #18 and #17)
Two For One: Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris - Baby (between #10 and #9)

OPTIONAL EXTRAS (in order played):
Gwen Stefani - Cool
Jordin Sparks - Battlefield
The Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama
Pink - Don't Let Me Get Me

[mkarns]

Interesting list of optional extras; not too recent (nothing from after 2009). The Pink song, incidentally, was #1 ten years ago this week.

[Au$tin]

LOVE the optional extras this week! The only way it could be better was if "Cool" was "Hollaback Girl."

[95-7 Ben FM]

When was the last time a song was a breakout/on the verge for 3 consecutive weeks?

[mkarns]

May 15, 2012 17:54:01 GMT -5 Geometrical said:

Boring week on AT40. I think they were in a hurry to do that one, Ryan probably had a busy schedule 2 weeks ago. Right when it seemed like AT40 would start to catch up, it falls behind again...

Maybe most of the show was recorded early, but not all of it. Ryan ended with a salute to Donna Summer, who died last Thursday (the 17th). As with other recent tributes, to Dick Clark for instance, that may have been added in after the rest of the show was complete.

[johnnywest]

Ryan mentioned that "Party Rock Anthem" is spending a solid year on the chart. Also, Rihanna scores her 31st AT40 hit - the most for anyone this century.

[richie]

May 20, 2012 16:26:47 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

Also, Rihanna scores her 31st AT40 hit - the most for anyone this century.

So now she's tied with Dionne Warwick at sixth on the list of most top 40 hits by a female artist. Rihanna's done it since only 2005. I still don't know exactly who the top 5 females are in this category.
Calvin Harris hits the jackpot at #11.
I thought it was Carly Rae Jensen. Oh well.
There are 3 "you" songs in a row, and they had a break after #9 instead of #8. They always keep us guessing.

[josh]

3 yous and 1 your in a row, even better!

[Hussy]

im so glad that We Run the Night is still on AT 40