Mediabase HAC Chart Notes, March '08

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[blue]3/2/08 [/blue]

#1: "Love Song" spends a 2nd week at #1.

Oldest Song: "Who Knew" with 36 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "The Way I Am", "Love Like This", and "I Don't Wanna Be in Love" are all tied at 18 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Who Knew" and "Over You" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: None soon.

Biggest Mover: "In Love with a Girl" jumps 5 notches to #26 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Newcomer Ferras has the highest debut at #30 with "Hollywood's Not America".
Landon Pigg scores a second hit as "Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop" debuts at #39.
Anchoring the chart at #40 is The Last Goodnight's 2nd hit, "Stay Beautiful".

Exiting the Survey: "Wake Up Call", 30 weeks
"Misery Business", 6 weeks
"Hands on Me", 2 weeks

Other Notes: Buckcherry scores their first top 5 hit as "Sorry" climbs 5-3 this week.
Super Chart Nerd Fact: All the songs between #1 and #5 peaked at either #1 or #3.
Lifehouse gets 2 top 10s from one album for the first time this week. "Whatever It Takes" climbs 12-9 in its 17th week on the chart.
Daughtry keeps the group's perfect top 10 streak alive. All their singles from their debut album have now made the top 10. "Feels Like Tonight" moves 13-10.
"Never Too Late" makes the top 20 this week by inching up 1 to #20.
"If I Had Eyes" moves 33-29.
Miley Cyrus stalls at #36 for a third week.
"Best Days" slips 5 to #35.
Ouch! of the Week: "I'll Be Waiting" plummets 7 to #33.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "In Love with a Girl" (over a 200 spin increase).
**Honorary Mention: The #1 song, "Love Song", also has a spin increase of over 200!
Song with the biggest spin loss: "I'll Be Waiting" (nearly a 300 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

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[blue]3/9/08 [/blue]

#1: "Love Song" spends a 3rd week at #1.

Oldest Song: "Who Knew" with 37 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "The Way I Am", "Love Like This", and "I Don't Wanna Be in Love" are all tied at 19 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Who Knew","Over You", and "Into the Night" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: "Love Like This" and "I Don't Wanna Be in Love" in 2 weeks. "The Way I Am" might join them if she does not regain a bullet.

Biggest Mover: "Feels Like Tonight" jumps 5 notches to #5 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: "Hands on Me" re-enters the chart at #40.

Exiting the Survey: "I'll Be Waiting", 16 weeks

Other Notes: Daughtry's 5 spot move within the top 10 is the biggest since Rob Thomas did it 3 years ago this week with "Lonely No More".
"Whatever It Takes" makes a healthy move up 3 to #6.
Alicia Keys returns to the top 10 as "No One" rebounds 1 to #10.
Colbie Caillat scores her 2nd top 20 hit with "Realize" at #20.
Sheryl Crow stalls at #22 with "Love Is Free".
Last week's highest debut,"Hollywood's Not America", holds in place this week.
"With You" and "Stay Beautiful" make healthy 4 spot movements up to numbers 33 and 36 respectively.
Ouch! of the Week: "Tattoo", "Apologize" (OneRepublic only), and "Best Days" all fall 4 spots.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "In Love with a Girl" (over a 200 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Tattoo" (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

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[blue]3/16/08 [/blue]

#1: "Love Song" spends a 4th week at #1.

Oldest Song: "Bubbly" with 36 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "The Way I Am", "Love Like This", and "I Don't Wanna Be in Love" are all tied at 20 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Over You" and "Into the Night" when the songs fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent: "Love Like This" and "I Don't Wanna Be in Love" next week. "The Way I Am" might join them if she does not regain a bullet.

Biggest Mover: "Hollywood's Not America" leaps 6 notches to #24 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Newcomers The Spill Canvas enter at #39 with "All Over You"
Counting Crows return to the chart after over 3 years with "You Can't Count on Me". The song, their 9th hit, comes in at #40.

Exiting the Survey: "Who Knew", 37 weeks, to recurrent
"Best Days", 17 weeks

Other Notes: "Feels Like Tonight" moves to #3, doing better than Daughtry's last hit, the #4 "Over You".
"Whatever It Takes" makes the top 5. All 4 of Lifehouse's top 10s have been top 5s.
Maroon 5 score their 6th consecutive top 10 as "Won't Go Home without You" moves to #10.
"Clumsy" rebounds back into the top 20 this week.
Sheryl Crow stalls at #22 for a third week with "Love Is Free".
"If I Had Eyes" makes a 4 notch climb to #25.
Miley Cyrus climbs 3 to #31.
Ouch! of the Week: No song falls more than 3 spots this week.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Feels Like Tonight" (over a 200 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Teardrops on My Guitar" (over a 400 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

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[blue]3/23/08 [/blue]

#1: "Love Song" spends a 5th week at #1.

Oldest Song: "Bubbly" with 37 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "The Way I Am" with 21 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Over You" and "Into the Night" when the songs fall below #15. "The Way I Am" will go to recurrent whenever Mediabase feels the song is done.

Going to Recurrent: "Tattoo" next week.

Biggest Mover: "See You Again" jumps 4 notches to #27 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Newcomer Duffy enters at #36 with "Mercy"
3 Doors Down return to the top 40 after just over 2 years. They debut at #40 with their 9th hit, "It's Not My Time".

Exiting the Survey: "I Don't Wanna Be in Love", 20 weeks, to recurrent
"Love Like This", 20 weeks , to recurrent

Other Notes: "Whatever It Takes" inches closer to the top spot, moving up 1 to #4.
Maroon 5 make a healthy move within the top 10 in their 16th week on the chart, moving 10-7.
"In Love with a Girl" makes it into the top 20 this week, moving 21-19.
Sheryl Crow makes it to the #21 spot this week. Will she be another victim of the #21 road block?
After being the week's biggest mover last week, "Hollywood's Not America" holds at #24 this week.
Vanessa Carlton reaches a new peak this week with "Hands on Me". The song moves 38-35.
Ouch! of the Week: "I Wish the Best For You" falls 5 to #33.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "In Love with a Girl" (nearly a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Teardrops on My Guitar" (nearly 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

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Sorry this is late...

[blue]3/30/08 [/blue]

#1: "Love Song" spends a 6th week at #1.

Oldest Song: "Bubbly" with 38 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "The Way I Am" with 22 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Bubbly" when the song falls below #15. "The Way I Am" will go to recurrent whenever Mediabase feels the song is done.

Going to Recurrent: "Clumsy" next week.

Biggest Mover: "It's Not My Time" leaps 8 notches to #32 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: "New Soul" by newcomer Yael Naim enters at #33 for the week's highest debut.
Augustana come in at #38 with "Sweet and Low". This is their 2nd song to make the top 40.
Jordin Sparks scores her 2nd hit with "No Air", at #39. The song features Chris Brown, who's currently on the chart with "With
You".
"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz anchors the chart at #40. The song is his 6th top 40 hit and is his first song since late 2005's "Geek
in the Pink."

Exiting the Survey: "Over You", 34 weeks, to recurrent
"Into the Night", 27 weeks , to recurrent
"Tattoo", 20 weeks, to recurrent
"I Wish the Best for You", 17 weeks

Other Notes: "Feels Like Tonight" moves up to #2 with a large bullet. Could it be the group's 3rd #1?
John Mayer scores his 9th top 10 as "Say" moves 11-10. Only one of his charted songs have failed to make the top 10.
"Realize" makes a 5 notch jump to #13.
Sheryl Crow extends her lead as the woman with the most top 20 hits (15) this week. "Love Is Free" moves 21-19.
Ferras regains momentum and jumps 4 to #20.
"Stay Beautiful" moves up 5 to #25, while Duffy jumps 6 to #30.
Ouch! of the Week: No songs fall more than 2 notches this week. In fact, only 4 songs move down in chart positions this week.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Feels Like Tonight" (nearly a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Teardrops on My Guitar" (over a 300 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