Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Hot AC 10/23/10

[musicfanpete]

Another slow week on Rick's chart as the top 3 stay the same with Maroon 5's "Misery" holds on to the top spot for the fourth straight week. Again, any one of the top 3 has a good shot at the number one spot next week.

Other highlights this week include only two songs managing a 4 spot jump to tie for the biggest mover. "Mine" by Taylor Swift and "What Do U Got" by Bon Jovi tie for this honor. After a small drop last week, the Goo Goo Dolls rebound to a new peak at #4 with "Home". Carrie Underwood has the highest of two debuts with her latest hit, "Undo It", while Michael Buble comes in at #40 with his latest, "Hollywood". And "Speakers" by Days Difference holds at it's peak of #27 for a second week. This song has been one of the slowest movers I can remember, basically averaging a one spot move up the chart for each of the 14 weeks it's been on.

Also of note, Rick's friend Gary Spears (former DJ at Chicago's B-96 back in the late 80's and early 90's) and Kevin Dees did the lions share of the work this week. Rick contributed every so often, but not sure if he was busy this week or he's letting others eventually take over. Probably most likely the former, but who knows who will take over the countdown in the future if Rick ever decided to retire.

TC LC wc Artist/Title
01 01 13 Maroon 5: Misery (4 Wks @ #1)
02 02 14 Daughtry: September
03 03 09 Katy Perry: Teenage Dream
04 06 16 Goo Goo Dolls: Home
05 05 25 Train: If It's Love
06 08 13 Neon Trees: Animal
07 04 19 Sara Bareilles: King Of Anything
08 07 12 Mike Posner: Cooler Than Me
09 09 15 Lifehouse: All In
10 14 07 Taylor Swift: Mine
11 13 09 OneRepublic: Secrets
12 12 12 Lady Antebellum: I Run To You
13 15 11 Enrique Iglesias f/Pitbull: I Like It
14 10 11 Paramore: The Only Exception
15 11 24 John Mayer f/Taylor Swift: Half Of My Heart
16 17 08 Taio Cruz: Dynamite
17 16 23 Rob Thomas: Mockingbird
18 19 08 Adam Lambert: If I Had You
19 22 05 Bruno Mars: Just The Way You Are
20 21 09 Plain White T's: Rhythm Of Love
21 20 20 Katy Perry f/Snoop Dogg: California Gurls
22 26 03 Bon Jovi: What Do U Got
23 24 07 Michael Franti & Spearhead: The Sound Of Sunshine
24 18 25 Pink: Glitter In The Air
25 25 08 Brandon Flowers: Crossfire
26 23 34 Colbie Caillat: I Never Told You
27 27 14 Days Difference: Speakers
28 31 05 Christina Perri: Jar Of Hearts
29 28 54 The Script: Breakeven
30 30 07 Five For Fighting: Slice
31 29 19 Lady Gaga: Alejandro
32 xx 01 Carrie Underwood: Undo It
33 32 13 The Dirty Heads: Lay Me Down
34 35 03 Usher f/Pitbull: DJ Got Us Falling In Love
35 33 19 Kris Allen f/Pat Monahan: The Truth
36 34 21 Ke$ha: Your Love Is My Drug
37 36 38 Lady Antebellum: Need You Now
38 39 02 Hanson: Thinkin' Bout Somethin'
39 37 15 La Roux: Bulletproof
40 SS 01 Michael Buble: Hollywood
SS- Ryan Star: Start A Fire

Droppers-
Jason Derulo: In My Head (from #40, 26 weeks on)
Ryan Star: Breathe (from #38, 27 weeks on)

Bonus Tracks-
Justin Timberlake: Rock Your Body (between #23 & #22)
Nelly Furtado: Say It Right (between #13 & #12)
Outkast: Hey Ya! (between #7 & #6)

[MostInterestingManInTheWorld]

Rick is 60, and I'm guessing he's got another 5-10 years (he's certainly aged better than Casey Kasem). That being said, somebody will have to eventually replace him. I'll have to listen to Gary Spears this weekend - from what I've heard of Kevin Dees, he sounds too much like a Seacrest-wannabe, which is not what we need.

[Adam (UTR)]

Oct 23, 2010 9:31:18 GMT -5 MostInterestingManInTheWorld said:

Rick is 60, and I'm guessing he's got another 5-10 years (he's certainly aged better than Casey Kasem). That being said, somebody will have to eventually replace him. I'll have to listen to Gary Spears this weekend - from what I've heard of Kevin Dees, he sounds too much like a Seacrest-wannabe, which is not what we need.

I think Kevin actually does do a countdown, although it may be exclusive to just Rick's site. It's like the Teen Top 20 or something like that. You're right, though. Kevin Dees is like Seacrest Lite.

I'm still holding out hope Mike Kasem considers going back into radio, but I think he's more involved with television at the moment. He was great filling in on AT10/AT20 when it was on the air.

[johnnywest]

I heard from a friend that Mike Kasem also guest-hosted the "World Chart Show." I've never heard that show before. I don't think it airs in the U.S.

To the best of my knowledge, "Home" by the Goo Goo Dolls is the first song to rebound since "Half Of My Heart" over a month ago.

And the debut at #40 is the first at that position since "Just The Way You Are" in late September.

[musicfanpete]

Oct 23, 2010 18:05:32 GMT -5 johnnywest said:

I heard from a friend that Mike Kasem also guest-hosted the "World Chart Show." I've never heard that show before. I don't think it airs in the U.S.

To the best of my knowledge, "Home" by the Goo Goo Dolls is the first song to rebound since "Half Of My Heart" over a month ago.

And the debut at #40 is the first at that position since "Just The Way You Are" in late September.

Yeah, quite a few rebounders and quite a few #40 debuts this year! That is what you would expect considering this happens all the time on Mediabase.

[MostInterestingManInTheWorld]

I listened to the CHR version of this show - I was surprised to hear them play snippets of songs that were #1 6, 16 and 26 years ago, as they did in the 1990's. To show how old I am, I can remember when "I Just Called To Say I Love You" hit #1 - on John Leader's Countdown America!

It was an interesting experience - the three-way hosted show. I had a hard time getting a read on Spears, he essentially did Rick's schtick when it was his turn.

Finally, is it just me, or has the quality of production for this show gradually gotten better over the past year or so?