Mediabase HAC Chart Notes, Jan '08

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]1/06/08 [/blue]

#1: "Bubbly" holds at #1 for a twelfth week.

Oldest Song: "First Time" with 36 weeks on.

Oldest Song below #15: "The Great Escape" with 17 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "First Time", "Big Girls Don't Cry" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: None Next Week.

Biggest Mover: In a week where the chart is still returning to normal, "The Way I Are" is the biggest mover, moving up 4 to #34.

Debuts: OneRepublic debut with their original version of "Apologize" at #36.
"Taking Chances" returns after a brief break at #39.

Exiting the Survey: "Calling You", 25 weeks, to recurrent
"Her Eyes", 21 weeks, to recurrent

Other Notes: "How Far We've Come" returns to its peak of #3.
"First Time" returns to the top 10 again this week.
While Lifehouse returns to the top 10, their latest hit stalls at #19 yet again.
"Love Like This" and "Clumsy" reach new peaks by climbing 3 notches each to #s 22 and 25 respectively.
All songs but one have bullets this week.
I believe that the debut of "Apologize" makes this the first week where a remix or remake of a song is on the chart as the same time as the original version.
Ouch! of the Week: No songs fall more than 1 spot this week.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "First Time" (over a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Breathe In Breathe Out" (only a 12 spin loss).

Note: The "last week" positions on the Mediabase chart do not match the chart posted last week, but the weeks on are correct.

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data (C) Mediabase 24/7

[95-7 Ben FM]

On the Pop chart around 2002, were the dance remix and the candlelight version of DJ Sammy's cover of "Heaven" on the chart at the same time? If so, does that count as the same thing as two versions of "Apologize" being on the chart? (although this is on Hot AC)

[johnnywest]

Someone posted a recent "AT40-the 70s" show where there were 2 different versions of "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing In Perfect Harmony" in the Top 40 at the same time. Of course we're talking about the pop chart. Same thing happened on AT40 in 1990 when The Righteous Brothers had 2 different versions of "Unchained Melody" in the Top 40 at the same time.

[Hot AC Archiver]

I'm not sure if both versions of "Heaven" charted on Pop at the same time or not. johnnywest brings up a couple of good examples on the pop chart, but on HAC I don't think it's happened on HAC.

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]1/13/08 [/blue]

#1: "Bubbly" holds at #1 for a thirteenth week.

Oldest Song: "First Time" with 37 weeks on.

Oldest Song below #15: "The Great Escape" with 18 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "First Time", "Big Girls Don't Cry" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: None Next Week.

Biggest Mover: Two songs leap 6 notches to tie for biggest mover: "Say" (35-29), and "These Hard Times" (38-32).

Debuts: Daughtry earns their 4th hit with "Feels Like Tonight", entering at #31.

Exiting the Survey: "She Moves in Her Own Way", 6 weeks

Other Notes: "Apologize" returns to its previous peak of #2.
After spending several weeks at #7, "Into the Night" makes the top 5 at #4.
"Love Song" enters the top 10 in its 20th week.
Lifehouse's "First Time" takes a dive and falls 5 to #15.
While MB20's latest hit ties for the biggest move, their previous hit falls 4 to #7.
Ouch! of the Week: "Breathe In Breathe Out" plummets 7 to #33.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Feels Like Tonight" (nearly a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "How Far We've Come" (over a spin loss).

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data (C) Mediabase 24/7

[mrclimbfall20]

Shouldn't "First Time" go to recurrent since it's now at #17 and it's been on for like 35 weeks?

[Hot AC Archiver]

Jan 16, 2008 16:54:36 GMT -5 mrclimbfall20 said:

Shouldn't "First Time" go to recurrent since it's now at #17 and it's been on for like 35 weeks?

Yes. As noted above, it's the oldest song at 37 weeks. Since it will likely be below #15 still on Sunday, the song should be removed.

I write the text based on the published chart position, so that's why the song is in the "Possibly Going to Recurrent" section, even though today's intermediate chart would indicate it as definitely going to recurrent this week.

[atlantaboy]

Jan 12, 2008 20:30:01 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

I'm not sure if both versions of "Heaven" charted on Pop at the same time or not. johnnywest brings up a couple of good examples on the pop chart, but on HAC I don't think it's happened on HAC.

Yeah I remember the Candlelight Mix charting as a separate song on CHR as the dance mix of Heaven was just goin into recurrent

But also remember when J-Lo had basically two entirely different songs, even with different lyrics, for Ain't It Funny and I'm Real, and both versions counted as the same song on CHR...not sure what was up with that

Modern ACs playin the One Republic version of Apologize def. hurt the song's total chart performance (not sure about rank, but it def. took a hit in plays)

[mrclimbfall20]

Jan 16, 2008 18:12:52 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

Jan 16, 2008 16:54:36 GMT -5 mrclimbfall20 said:

Shouldn't "First Time" go to recurrent since it's now at #17 and it's been on for like 35 weeks?

Yes. As noted above, it's the oldest song at 37 weeks. Since it will likely be below #15 still on Sunday, the song should be removed.

I write the text based on the published chart position, so that's why the song is in the "Possibly Going to Recurrent" section, even though today's intermediate chart would indicate it as definitely going to recurrent this week.

Ohhh, so songs go to recurrent on Sundays only?

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]1/20/08 [/blue]

#1: "Bubbly" holds at #1 for a fourteenth week.

Oldest Song: "Who Knew" with 30 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "The Great Escape" with 19 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Pictures of You" when the song falls below #15.

Going to Recurrent: None next week.

Biggest Mover: "Feels Like Tonight" vaults 11 notches to #20 for the week's biggest move. This is the biggest mover since "Tattoo" moved up 11 spots in November.

Debuts: Paramore get their first HAC hit with "Misery Business", the week's highest debut at #33.
Colbie Caillat earns a second hit with "Realize", at #40, giving her the top and bottom slots on the chart.

Exiting the Survey: "First Time" , 37 weeks, to recurrent
"Big Girls Don't Cry", 33 weeks, to recurrent

Other Notes: Santana climbs another spot to #3 this week.
"Paralyzer" reaches a new peak of #7 in its 26th week.
Buckcherry get their first top 10 with "Sorry" (11-10)
"Tattoo" leap frogs "No One" and moves up to #14.
Other big moves this week: "Won't Go Home without You" (24-19), and "Say", (29-23)
Ouch! of the Week: No song falls more than 2 notches this week.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Feels Like Tonight" (nearly a 400 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "How Far We've Come" (over a 200 spin loss).

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data (C) Mediabase 24/7

Also, to answer mrclimbfall20's question, songs are usually removed to recurrent when the chart is finalized on Sunday afternoons. However, Mediabase has been known to remove them early, as was the case right after New Years.

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue]1/27/08 [/blue]

#1: "Bubbly" holds at #1 for a fifteenth week.

Oldest Song: "Who Knew" with 31 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Lost Highway" with 19 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Pictures of You" when the song falls below #15.

Going to Recurrent: None next week.

Biggest Mover: Colbie Caillat's "Realize" jumps 7 notches to #33.

Debuts: Sheryl Crow debuts at #36 with "Love Is Free", the highest debut. This is her 18th hit on Hot AC, tying her with Madonna for the woman with most charted hits on the format.
James Blunt enters at #38 with "Same Mistake", his 5th entry.
OneRepublic anchors the chart with "Stop and Stare", their 3rd charting song, and all 3 are on the chart this week.

Exiting the Survey: "Breathe In, Breathe Out", 17 weeks
"The Great Escape", 19 weeks
"Our Time Now", 8 weeks

Other Notes: "Bubbly"'s 15th week at #1 ties her for 5th place in terms of most weeks at #1. Here are the other 5 songs: "Smooth" - 23 weeks at #1, "Wherever You Will Go" - 20 weeks, "Unwell" - 20 weeks, "Complicated" - 16 weeks, and "Iris" - 15 weeks.
"Paralyzer" reaches #5 this week, making both of their hits top 5 hits. "One Thing" spent 8 weeks at #2.
"Love Like This" becomes the latest of a couple of current songs to be pushed down from just missing the top #20: "I Don't Wanna Be in Love" stopped at #21, and "I'll Be Waiting" stalled at #22. Natasha and Lenny still have a chance though as the songs are still bulleted.
After debuting at #33 this week, Paramore only inch up 1 to #32.
Ouch! of the Week: "Lost Highway" falls 4 to #22.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Say" (nearly a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Lost Highway" (over a 200 spin loss).

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data (C) Mediabase 24/7

[thirddegree50123]

OneRepublic anchors the chart with "Stop and Stare", their 3rd charting song, and all 3 are on the chart this week.

LOL!