Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, March '09

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[blue]3/1/09 [/blue]

#1: "You Found Me" holds at #1 for a second week.

Oldest Song: "I'm Yours" with 49 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Let It Rock", "Where I Stood", "Keeps Gettin' Better", with 19 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "What about Now", "So What", and "Broken" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: No songs are scheduled next week.

Biggest Mover: "The Fear" jumps 6 notches to #29 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: "I Hate This Part" by the Pussycat Dolls enters at #39 for the week's only debut. It's the Dolls' 3rd hit.

Exiting the Survey: "Love Remains the Same", 44 weeks, to recurrent

Other Notes: "Sober" moves up 2 to #7.
"Gives You Hell" moves to #10, giving the All-American Rejects their 3rd top 10.
Plain White T's climb 5 spots to #16.
Jason Mraz has 2 songs in the top 20 as "Lucky" moves up to #18.
"Rock & Roll" moves up 1 to reach a new peak of #23 in its 17th week on the chart.
The Veronicas climb 4 to #26.
Also breaking into the top 30 is Buckcherry, who move up to #28.
"Soulmate" moves up 3 to #30.
"I Will Be" moves 39-35.
Ouch! of the Week: "Lovers in Japan" plummets 10 to #37.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "1, 2, 3, 4" (nearly a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Human" (over a 300 spin loss)

Mediabase's "Weeks on" number for All-American Rejects is incorrect: Add 1 week

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One more tidbit to add for the 3/1 chart:

"Love Remains the Same" was prematurely removed to recurrent. The song should have been #15 this week. It seems Mediabase occasionally ignores the recurrent rule and removes songs from #15 instead of waiting until they fall below #15.

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[blue]3/8/09 [/blue]

#1: "You Found Me" holds at #1 for a third week.

Oldest Song: "I'm Yours" with 50 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Let It Rock", "Where I Stood", "Keeps Gettin' Better", with 20 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "What about Now" and "So What" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: "Keeps Gettin' Better". "Let It Rock" and "Where I Stood" may be left on by Mediabase if they feel the songs still have potential (they are still near or at their peak).

Biggest Mover: "Love, Save the Empty" climbs 5 notches to #35 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Newcomers Carolina Liar enter at #37 with "Show Me What I'm Looking for" for the week's highest debut.
Nick Lachey returns to the chart at #38 with "Patience", his 3rd solo hit.
"Forever May You Run" debuts at #40, giving Gavin Rossdale his 2nd hit.

Exiting the Survey: "Broken", 33 weeks, to recurrent
"Lovers in Japan", 16 weeks
"Without You", 17 weeks

Other Notes: Kelly Clarkson moves to #4, giving her a 6th top 5 hit.
"1,2,3,4" looks top 10 bound, moving 16-13 this week.
Missy Higgins returns to her peak of #19 once again.
"Thinking of You" jumps 4 to #20.
"Angels on the Moon" moves up 2 to reach a new peak of #23 in its 18th week on the chart.
Britney Spears moves up to #25, making "Circus" her 2nd biggest hit on HAC.
After being the biggest mover last week, "The Fear" inches up 1 to #28.
"This Town" rises 4 to #30.
U2 slip back 1 to #32. Only 1 song of their charted hits have failed to make the top 30, "Original of the Species".
Ouch! of the Week: "Human" slips 4 to #26.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "1, 2, 3, 4" (over a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Human" (over a 200 spin loss)

Mediabase's "Weeks on" number for All-American Rejects is incorrect: Add 1 week

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[blue]3/15/09 [/blue]

#1: "You Found Me" holds at #1 for a fourth week.

Oldest Song: "I'm Yours" with 51 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Human", with 20 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Let Me Be Myself", "What about Now" and "So What" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: "Human"

Biggest Mover: "I Will Be" and "Show Me What I'm Looking for" climb 5 notches to #28 and #32 respectively to tie for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Newcomers The Script have the highest debut at #34 with "Man Who Can't Be Moved".
The Offspring get their first Hot AC hit with "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?" at #35.
"18 Days" gives Saving Abel their 2nd HAC hit at #39.
James Morrison returns for a 2nd hit after about a year away from the chart as "Broken Strings" enters at #40.

Exiting the Survey: "Let It Rock", 20 weeks, to recurrent
"Where I Stood", 20 weeks, to recurrent
"Keeps Gettin' Better", 20 weeks, to recurrent
"Watch Over You", 6 weeks

Other Notes: Taylor Swift inches up to #2, without a bullet.
"Sober" moves up to #4, pushing Kelly Clarkson down to #5. Pink's last 4 songs have all made the top 5. 3 out of the top 5 songs are by solo women.
In its 20th week on the chart, "1,2,3,4" climbs to #11.
Beyonce slips back to #19.
Theory of a Deadman and Eric Hutchinson both reach the top 20 this week.
"Circus" is now tied for Britney Spears' biggest hit on HAC at #24.
Other big movers this week: "Soulmate" (27-23), "This Town" (30-26), "So Close, So Far" (31-27), and "Love, Save the
Empty" (35-31).
U2's "Get on Your Boots" is now the 2nd lowest peaking song of their 11 top 40 hits. It peaked at #32.
Ouch! of the Week: "Get on Your Boots" slips 5 to #37.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Not Meant to Be" (over a 200 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Let Me Be Myself" (over a 200 spin loss)

Mediabase's "Weeks on" number for All-American Rejects is incorrect: Add 1 week

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[blue]3/22/09 [/blue]

#1: "You Found Me" holds at #1 for a fifth week.

Oldest Song: "I'm Yours" with 52 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Rock & Roll" and "Angels on the Moon", with 20 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "What about Now" and "Shattered" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: "Angels on the Moon" and "Rock & Roll" will be eligible to go to recurrent, but if they keep their bullets they are likely to be left on.

Biggest Mover: "Forever May You Run" and "Broken Strings" jump 6 notches to #32 and #34 respectively to tie for the
week's biggest move.

Debuts: Miley Cyrus scores a 2nd hit with "The Climb". It's the week's highest debut.
"Poker Face" enters at #37 to give Lady GaGa her 2nd hit.
"Magnificent" comes in at #39. This is U2's 12th HAC hit.
Newcomer Brett Dennen anchors the chart at #40 with "Make You Crazy".

Exiting the Survey: "Let Me Be Myself", 25 weeks, to recurrent
"So What", 30 weeks, to recurrent
"Human", 20 weeks, to recurrent
"Get on Your Boots", 8 weeks

Other Notes: Pink moves up to #2. Her past 2 hits have peaked at #2. Can she get to #1?
Kelly Clarkson rebounds to a new peak of #3, giving her her 6th top 5.
Plain White T's get a 2nd top 10 this week with "1,2,3,4". The song is in its 21st week on the chart.
"Just Dance" moves to #11 and looks top 10 bound.
"Soulmate" jumps 5 to #18. Natasha has made the top 20 3 times.
The Veronicas enter the top 20 at #20 with "Untouched". What's another "un" song that's made the top 20? Natasha
Bedingfield's "Unwritten".
"The Fear" climbs 4 to #21. Also climbing 4 this week are: "I Will Be" (28-24), "Man Who Can't Be Moved" (34-30), and
"Kristy, Are You Okay?" (35-31).
Besting the above songs and climbing 5 notches is "Show Me What I'm Looking for" (32-27).
Entering the top 30 at #29 is "Love, Save the Empty".
"Poker Face" is only being played on 18 stations.
Ouch! of the Week: "I Hate This Part" slips 5 to #38.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Gives You Hell" (a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Hot N Cold" (a 200 spin loss)

Mediabase's "Weeks on" number for All-American Rejects is incorrect: Add 1 week

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[blue]3/29/09 [/blue]

#1: "You Found Me" holds at #1 for a sixth week.

Oldest Song: "I'm Yours" with 53 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Rock & Roll" and "Angels on the Moon", with 21 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "What about Now" and "Shattered" when the songs fall below #15. "I'm Yours" when the song falls below #10 (** If the recurrent rule is similar to the AC chart)

Going to Recurrent: "Angels on the Moon" and "Rock & Roll" are eligible to go to recurrent, but if they increase in spins, they are likely to be left on.

Biggest Mover: "Poker Face" skips up 6 notches to #31 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Nickelback soar in at #29 with "If Today Was Your Last Day" for the week's highest debut. It's their 11th hit.
Shinedown score their first HAC hit with "Second Chance" at #40

Exiting the Survey: "I Hate This Part", 4 weeks
"Make You Crazy", 1 week

Other Notes: "Gives You Hell" climbs to #5, giving the All-American Rejects their 2nd top 5 hit.
"I'm Yours" is in its 53rd week on the chart. The last song to spend at least that long on the chart was "Over My Head" by the Fray, when went on to spend 59 weeks on.
"The Fear" moves up to #19 this week. This is Lily Allen's first top 20.
9 songs in the top 20 are by solo women. This is the most songs by solo women in the top 20 since the spring of 2004.
Thriving Ivory is left on the chart, but it does not have a bullet. The song did inch up 1 though.
The Verionicas slip back to #22 after spending only 1 week in the top 20.
"Show Me What I'm Looking For" climbs 3 to #24 in one of the week's biggest moves.
Backwards Bullets Part 1: These songs move down the chart but still have bullets: "Thinking of You", "I Will Be", "Kristy, Are You Doing Okay?", "Forever May You Run", "Patience", "Broken Strings".
Backwards Bullets Part 2: Two of the songs above get pushed back an amazing 5 notches: "Patience" (33-38) and "Broken Strings
(34-39).
"Poker Face", the biggest mover of the week, only picked up a couple of new stations and is being played on 20 stations.
Ouch! of the Week: "Don't Go Away" plummets 7 to #35.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "If Today Was Your Last Day" (Over a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Gotta Be Somebody" (Over a 200 spin loss)

Mediabase's "Weeks on" number for All-American Rejects is incorrect: Add 1 week

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