Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, Sep '08

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[blue]9/7/08 [/blue]

#1: Coldplay holds at #1 for a 4th week this week.

Oldest Song: "Whatever It Takes" with 44 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Bottle It Up" with 18 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Stop & Stare", "Whatever It Takes", and "Feels Like Tonight" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: None next week.

Biggest Mover: "So What" jumps 5 notches to #21 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: "Just Stand Up", the charity single by Artists Stand Up to Cancer, is the highest debut at #35.
Chris Brown gets a 3rd chart hit with "Forever", entering at #40.

Exiting the Survey: "I'm Gone, I'm Going", 6 weeks
"Warwick Avenue", 1 week

Other Notes: Kid Rock ties his highest peak on Hot AC as "All Summer Long" moves up to #2.
Gavin Rossdale inches up to #4.
"Shattered" gives O.A.R. their first top 10 on Hot AC.
Colbie Caillat moves down 1 to #20, but still has a bullet of over 100.
The next biggest mover after Pink is David Archuleta, whose "Crush" climbs 3 to #33.
Rhianna continues to have 3 songs total on the chart, with 2 songs in the bottom ten. All 3 songs have bullets, but none of them
move up in position: "If I Never See Your Face Again" (10-11), "Take a Bow" (31-32), "Disturbia" (39-39).
Ouch! of the Week: "Madly" falls 5 spots to #37.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "So What" (over a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Bleeding Love" (nearly a 200 spin loss).

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[blue]9/14/08 [/blue]

#1: "Viva La Vida" holds at #1 for a 5th week this week.

Oldest Song: "Whatever It Takes" with 45 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Bottle It Up" with 19 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Stop & Stare", "Whatever It Takes", and "Feels Like Tonight" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: "Bottle It Up" will go in 2 weeks.

Biggest Mover: "Disturbia" jumps 6 notches to #33 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: "Fall for You" enters at #35 for the week's highest debut, giving Secondhand Serenade their 1st hit.
Gavin DeGraw gets a 5th hit with "Cheated on Me", which comes in at #36.
Linkin Park anchor the chart at #40 with their 6th hit, "Leave Out All the Rest".

Exiting the Survey: "Last Name", 5 weeks
"Burnin' Up", 7 weeks
"Madly", 12 weeks

Other Notes: Jason Mraz's 2nd top 10 becomes his 2nd top 5 as "I'm Yours" moves 7-5 in its 25th week on the chart.
"The Little Things" rebounds to a new peak of #18.
Pink moves into the top 20 with "So What" (21-19).
"One Step at a Time" doesn't take any steps again this week and holds at #22 for a third week.
Backward bullets this week: Adele (26-27), Puddle of Mudd (28-29), John McLaughlin (29-30), Staind (31-32).
Estelle is a cause of 2 of those backward bullets, as "American Boy" moves 30-28.
Ouch! of the Week: Last week's highest debut, "Just Stand Up!", falls 4 this week to #39.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "I'm Yours" (over a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Bottle It Up" (over a 200 spin loss).

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[blue]9/21/08 [/blue]

#1: "Viva La Vida" holds at #1 for a 6th week this week.

Oldest Song: "Stop & Stare" with 35 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Bottle It Up" with 20 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Stop & Stare", when the song falls below #15.

Going to Recurrent: "Bottle It Up" will go next week.

Biggest Mover: "Better in Time" and "Leave Out All the Rest" jump 6 notches to numbers 19 and 34 respectively to tie for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Newcomer Lenka has the highest debut with "The Show" at #37.
Katy Perry scores a 2nd top 40 hit with "Hot N Cold" at #38.
Safety Suit, this week's 2nd newcomer, comes in at #40 with "Someone Like You".

Exiting the Survey: "Whatever It Takes", 45 weeks, to recurrent.
"Feels Like Tonight", 36 weeks, to recurrent
"Just Stand Up!", 2 weeks

Other Notes: Jason Mraz now has a new peak on HAC: "I'm Yours" moves up to #3, eclipsing "The Remedy"'s #4 peak from 5
years ago. The song is in its 26th week on the chart. If it were to hit #1, it would set a record for longest climb to #1.
Although "Whatever It Takes" is removed this week, Lifehouse remains in the top 15 with "Broken", which moves 17-13.
"So What" moves up 3 to #16.
Seether is looking for its 2nd top 20. "Rise above This" moves up to #21.
"In This Life" returns after several weeks to its peak of #23.
David Archuleta makes the top 30 this week. "Crush" climbs 2 to #29.
"Free Fallin'" continues its trend of fallin'. It slides one more to #39 in its 4th week on.
Ouch! of the Week: No songs move down more than a couple of spots this week.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "So What" (over a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Bottle It Up" (over a 300 spin loss).

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[blue]9/28/08 [/blue]

#1: "Viva La Vida" holds at #1 for a 7th week this week.

Oldest Song: "Stop & Stare" with 36 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Rise Above This" with 19 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Stop & Stare", when the song falls below #15.

Going to Recurrent: None scheduled next week.

Biggest Mover: "Hot N Cold" jumps 6 notches to #32 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Sarah McLachlan returns to Hot AC after 4 years with "U Want Me 2" at #38. The song, which is the highest debut, is Sarah's 12th hit.
3 Doors Down debut at #39 with their 10th hit, "Let Me Be Myself".

Exiting the Survey: "Bottle It Up", 20 weeks, to recurrent.
"Free Fallin' (Live '08)", 4 weeks

Other Notes: "I'm Yours" climbs one more to #2 in its 27th week on the chart.
Daughtry moves up to #4, giving the group 5 top 5s from a single cd. They tie Kelly Clarkson as the only acts to do so. The group also sets the record for most top 5s from a debut cd.
O.A.R. move up 1 to #7. Their moves the past few weeks: 10-9-8-7.
Pink jumps 4 more to #12.
Seether gets their 2nd top 20 as "Rise above This" moves up to #20.
Estelle climbs to #27 with "American Boy".
Rhianna's "Disturbia" makes the top 30 at #30.
Ouch! of the Week: "Forever" slides 5 to #40.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Better in Time" (nearly a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "If I Never See Your Face Again" (over a 300 spin loss).

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