Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Hot AC 7/17/10
Jul 17, 2010 15:42:47 GMT -5
Post by musicfanpete on Jul 17, 2010 15:42:47 GMT -5
Well, I think it is safe to assume that this week was the "catch up" week that Rick needed after his two week "summer break". While not the wildest chart ever, it was still "old school" as there were plenty of big movers (mainly jumpers) this week, with one song just missing a double digit jump into the top spot.
As expected, Katy Perry has the week's biggest jumper for the third (or technically fifth) week in a row with "California Gurls", though she shares the honor with "King Of Anything" by Sara Bareilles as well. I expected Katy Perry to make a big jump into the top 10 this week, but not quite as high as it got. Nonetheless, she has caught up to the two week gap that one would normally expect on Rick's chart.
Other highlights include Angel Taylor scoring her first top 20 hit with "Like You Do", Michael Buble dropping out of the top 20 after a brief 2 spot rebound last week with "Haven't Met You Yet", and British group La Roux scoring their first top 40 hit with the retro 80's sounding "Bulletproof".
Which brings us to Rick's interesting choice of Sure Shots this year. Once again, for the fifth time this year, the previous week's Sure Shot fails to chart. While this tends to undermine the validity of what a "Sure Shot" is supposed to be, Rick seems to be giving exposure to artists who would otherwise not receive it, which is a good thing. But if the Sure Shots keep falling short of the countdown, he may need to change the name of the segment, considering he could have put La Roux or Lifehouse in that spot last week, two songs that everyone knew would easily make the countdown the next week. But as just stated, I like hearing some of the songs that get played in that slot, and that's probably his intent. And this week is no different as the relatively unknown band The Dirty Heads gets their moment in the spotlight with "Lay Me Down".
TC LC wc Artist/Title
01 01 14 Nickelback: This Afternoon (2 Wks @ #1)
02 13 06 Katy Perry f/Snoop Dogg: California Gurls
03 02 20 Colbie Caillat: I Never Told You
04 07 10 John Mayer f/Taylor Swift: Half Of My Heart
05 04 40 The Script: Breakeven
06 05 24 Lady Antebellum: Need You Now
07 06 13 Jason Derulo: In My Head
08 03 24 Adam Lambert: Whataya Want From Me
09 11 11 Train: If It's Love
10 12 11 Pink: Glitter In The Air
11 15 09 Rob Thomas: Mockingbird
12 08 18 Lady Gaga f/Beyonce: Telephone
13 09 32 Daughtry: Life After You
14 14 14 Ryan Star: Breathe
15 10 16 Kelly Clarkson: All I Ever Wanted
16 16 36 Kris Allen: Live Like We're Dying
17 25 05 Lady Gaga: Alejandro
18 22 10 Angel Taylor: Like You Do
19 24 07 Ke$ha: Your Love Is My Drug
20 31 05 Sara Bareilles: King Of Anything
21 17 35 Michael Buble: Haven't Met You Yet
22 18 25 Orianthi: According To You
23 21 43 Train: Hey, Soul Sister
24 19 10 B.O.B & Bruno Mars: Nothing On You
25 23 12 VV Brown: Shark In The Water
26 27 08 One EskimO: Kandi
27 20 37 OneRepublic: All The Right Moves
28 29 07 Taio Cruz f/Ludacris: Break Your Heart
29 26 24 Muse: Uprising
30 xx 01 Lifehouse: All In
31 30 22 Bon Jovi: Superman Tonight
32 39 02 Goo Goo Dolls: Home
33 34 05 Kris Allen f/Pat Monahan: The Truth
34 32 19 Snow Patrol: Just Say Yes
35 36 02 Jack Johnson: You And Your Heart
36 xx 01 La Roux: Bulletproof
37 35 19 Taylor Swift: Today Was A Fairytale
38 28 20 Theory Of A Deadman: All Or Nothing
39 37 23 Ke$ha: Tik Tok
40 38 34 Lifehouse: Halfway Gone
SS- The Dirty Heads: Lay Me Down
Droppers-
Rihanna: Rude Boy (from #40, 11 weeks on)
Serena Ryder: All For Love (from #33, 8 weeks on)
Bonus Tracks-
Alicia Keys: No One (between #23 & #22)
Gym Class Heroes: Cupid's Chokehold (between #13 & #12)
Maroon 5: This Love (between #7 & #6)
As expected, Katy Perry has the week's biggest jumper for the third (or technically fifth) week in a row with "California Gurls", though she shares the honor with "King Of Anything" by Sara Bareilles as well. I expected Katy Perry to make a big jump into the top 10 this week, but not quite as high as it got. Nonetheless, she has caught up to the two week gap that one would normally expect on Rick's chart.
Other highlights include Angel Taylor scoring her first top 20 hit with "Like You Do", Michael Buble dropping out of the top 20 after a brief 2 spot rebound last week with "Haven't Met You Yet", and British group La Roux scoring their first top 40 hit with the retro 80's sounding "Bulletproof".
Which brings us to Rick's interesting choice of Sure Shots this year. Once again, for the fifth time this year, the previous week's Sure Shot fails to chart. While this tends to undermine the validity of what a "Sure Shot" is supposed to be, Rick seems to be giving exposure to artists who would otherwise not receive it, which is a good thing. But if the Sure Shots keep falling short of the countdown, he may need to change the name of the segment, considering he could have put La Roux or Lifehouse in that spot last week, two songs that everyone knew would easily make the countdown the next week. But as just stated, I like hearing some of the songs that get played in that slot, and that's probably his intent. And this week is no different as the relatively unknown band The Dirty Heads gets their moment in the spotlight with "Lay Me Down".
TC LC wc Artist/Title
01 01 14 Nickelback: This Afternoon (2 Wks @ #1)
02 13 06 Katy Perry f/Snoop Dogg: California Gurls
03 02 20 Colbie Caillat: I Never Told You
04 07 10 John Mayer f/Taylor Swift: Half Of My Heart
05 04 40 The Script: Breakeven
06 05 24 Lady Antebellum: Need You Now
07 06 13 Jason Derulo: In My Head
08 03 24 Adam Lambert: Whataya Want From Me
09 11 11 Train: If It's Love
10 12 11 Pink: Glitter In The Air
11 15 09 Rob Thomas: Mockingbird
12 08 18 Lady Gaga f/Beyonce: Telephone
13 09 32 Daughtry: Life After You
14 14 14 Ryan Star: Breathe
15 10 16 Kelly Clarkson: All I Ever Wanted
16 16 36 Kris Allen: Live Like We're Dying
17 25 05 Lady Gaga: Alejandro
18 22 10 Angel Taylor: Like You Do
19 24 07 Ke$ha: Your Love Is My Drug
20 31 05 Sara Bareilles: King Of Anything
21 17 35 Michael Buble: Haven't Met You Yet
22 18 25 Orianthi: According To You
23 21 43 Train: Hey, Soul Sister
24 19 10 B.O.B & Bruno Mars: Nothing On You
25 23 12 VV Brown: Shark In The Water
26 27 08 One EskimO: Kandi
27 20 37 OneRepublic: All The Right Moves
28 29 07 Taio Cruz f/Ludacris: Break Your Heart
29 26 24 Muse: Uprising
30 xx 01 Lifehouse: All In
31 30 22 Bon Jovi: Superman Tonight
32 39 02 Goo Goo Dolls: Home
33 34 05 Kris Allen f/Pat Monahan: The Truth
34 32 19 Snow Patrol: Just Say Yes
35 36 02 Jack Johnson: You And Your Heart
36 xx 01 La Roux: Bulletproof
37 35 19 Taylor Swift: Today Was A Fairytale
38 28 20 Theory Of A Deadman: All Or Nothing
39 37 23 Ke$ha: Tik Tok
40 38 34 Lifehouse: Halfway Gone
SS- The Dirty Heads: Lay Me Down
Droppers-
Rihanna: Rude Boy (from #40, 11 weeks on)
Serena Ryder: All For Love (from #33, 8 weeks on)
Bonus Tracks-
Alicia Keys: No One (between #23 & #22)
Gym Class Heroes: Cupid's Chokehold (between #13 & #12)
Maroon 5: This Love (between #7 & #6)