American Top 40 (HotAC Version) -- Sept. 24, 2005

[KelownaGuy20]

AMERICAN TOP 40 (HOT AC VERSION) - SEPTEMBER 24, 2005
TW  LW  Artist - Title
Last Week's #1:  Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
40  40  finger eleven - One Thing
39  39  Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
38  --   Staind - Right Here
37  36  Backstreet Boys - Incomplete
36  34  Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
35  28  Black Eyed Peas - Don't Mess With My Heart
34  35  3 Doors Down - Here By Me
33  31  The Killers - Mr. Brightside
32  25  Better Than Ezra - A Lifetime
31  33  Howie Day - She Says
Optional Extra:  Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton - Big Yellow Taxi
30  30  Def Leppard - No Matter What
29  38  Switchfoot - Stars
28  27  Goo Goo Dolls - Give A Little Bit
AT40 Extra:  The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
27  32  Weezer - Beverly Hills
26  18  Jason Mraz - Wordplay
25  24  Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
24  26  Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day
23  23  Vertical Horizon - Forever
22  20  Gavin DeGraw - Chariot
21  22  Hootie & The Blowfish - One Love
Optional Extra:  Low Millions - Statue
20  29  Nickelback - Photograph
19  19  Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone
18  21  D.H.T. - Listen To Your Heart
AT40 Extra:  Oasis - Champagne Supernova
17  15  Howie Day - Collide
16  17  Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
15  14  Anna Nalick - Breathe (2am)
14  10  Collective Soul - Better Now
13  16  Keith Urban - You'll Think Of Me
12  12  Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
11  13  Sheryl Crow - Good Is Good
Optional Extra:  John Mayer - Your Body Is A Wonderland
10  11  Josh Kelley - Only You
09  09  Train - Get To Me
08  06  3 Doors Down - Let Me Go
07  07  Green Day - Holiday
06  08  Gwen Stefani - Cool
AT40 Breakout:  Michael Bublé - Home
05  05  Rob Thomas - Lonely No More
04  04  Coldplay - Speed Of Sound
03  03  Rob Thomas - This Is How A Heart Breaks
Optional Extra:  Sarah McLachlan - Building A Mystery
02  02  Lifehouse - You & Me
01  01  Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes *4 weeks @ no. 1*


DROPPERS:

Low Millions - Statue (from #37)


DAN'S NOTES:

*DAMN AT40! Giving us hope that finger eleven and "Breakaway" would finally leave the chart, and what happens? They BOTH stay on, and the Low Millions drop off! I'm beginning to think that this whole countdown is just some kind of cruel joke.

*On the topic of cruel jokes, what the hell is up with this week's extras? They're awful! I mean, sure, I'll give Sarah McLachlan some love 'cause, well, I love Sarah McLachlan, but John Mayer? Counting Crows? Come on, folks! These are already some of the most overplayed songs on HotAC radio! And the really sad part for me is that because 3/4 Optional Extras are CanCon this week, I'll have to play 'em anyway...

*Okay, who has the worst lyric: Sheryl Crow's "good is good and bad is bad," or Train's "well an airplane's faster than a cadillac, and a whole lot smoother than a camel's back"? Ooh, maybe I should start a poll, 'cause really, they're both horrible, and well, kinda obvious. Way to go with the prolific songwriting, guys!

*I'm now 100% certain that "Have A Nice Day" really IS "It's My Life."

*My great grandmother is apparently a happy woman this week, as I believe 75% of the songs on the chart are as old she she is! Way to go, great granny! You keep supporting finger eleven!

*Thank God I also recap the Canadian Top 20, 'cause honestly, if this was it, I'd probably kill myself just so that I didn't have to report whatever nonsence Ryan's bringin' to me next week. So thanks Freeway Frank, for keepin' me alive and sane! Oh, and if you kids want a cool HotAC chart, head on over to the Canadian Charts forum and check out that chart. You'll cry.


WHAT SONGS NEED TO GO AWAY!

Just pick the 5 songs you never want to hear again from the countdown! It's fun!

1. finger eleven - One Thing
2. Train - Get To Me
3. Goo Goo Dolls - Give A Little Bit
4. Gwen Stefani - Cool
5. Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day (just because I've been listening to it as "It's My Life" for years now.)

[Johnser]

DAMN IT!!! I thought for sure that finger eleven and Kelly Clarkson "Breakaway" would be gone. I know that Ryan is a MAJOR Kelly mark, but this is ridiculous!

OK, my top 5 songs that need to go away:

1. finger eleven
2. Kelly Clarkson "Breakaway"
3. Train
4. Goo Goo Dolls
5. Howie Day "Collide"

[mst3k]

Now watch Black Eyed Peas and Better Than Ezra both fall off next week as finger eleven and Kelly Clarkson move back up.

[Johnser]

mst3k1 said:

Now watch Black Eyed Peas and Better Than Ezra both fall off next week as finger eleven and Kelly Clarkson move back up. 

Somehow that wouldn't surprise me.

[BillboardBoy]

Actually, some of the non countdown songs were pretty good:

Building A Mystery
Statue
Home
Champagne Supernova
Bitter Sweet Symphony

[KelownaGuy20]

billboardboy said:

Actually, some of the non countdown songs were pretty good:

Building A Mystery
Statue
Home
Champagne Supernova
Bitter Sweet Symphony

"Building A Mystery" is a great song, and "Statue" hasn't been around long enough to be annoying.

"Champagne Supernova" gets maybe 1 play every 2 weeks here in Kelowna, while "Bittersweet Symphony" gets played far more than it should.

And I swear, if "Home" turns into the next "One Thing," I'm gonna go crazy... "Home" has been played for MONTHS in Canada already, and has been exhausted, so if it all of a sudden becomes a hit in the US, I'll be batty.