Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, October '09

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[blue]10/04/09 [/blue]

#1: "Use Somebody" holds onto the #1 spot for a fifth week.

Oldest Song:"Second Chance" with 28 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "New Divide" with 16 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Second Chance" will go when it falls below #15 or when it surpasses 30 weeks.
"Come Back to Me" and "Waking Up in Vegas" will go when they fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent None scheduled next week.

Biggest Mover: "Never Gonna Be Alone" jumps 6 notches to #24 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: John Mayer returns to the chart after a year's break with "Who Says", the week's highest debut at #37. It's John's 12th hit.
Also returning after a year away is OneRepublic. They enter at #39 with "All the Right Moves".

Exiting the Survey: "Closer to Love", 26 weeks, to recurrent
"Celebration", 6 weeks

Other Notes: The top 6 songs remain in the same spots as last week.
"Say Hey" climbs 2 to #8.
Green Day score a 5th top 10 on the HAc chart with "21 Guns". The song moves up 2 to #12.
"Already Gone" jumps 4 to #12.
Entering the top 20 in only its 3rd week on the chart is "Someday". The song moves 21-18.
Five for Fighting spend a third week at #19 with "Chances".
Looking top 20 bound is Miley Cyrus. Her "Party in the USA" climbs 2 to #21.
"Maybe" climbs to #23 in its 6th week on the chart.
Blue October rebounds to a new peak of #28 with "Say It".
Shinedown climb 3 to #35 with "If You Only Knew".
"I Want to Know What Love Is" remains in the same spot as it debuted last week, #36.
Ouch! of the Week: "Staring Down" slips 5 to #29.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Someday" (Nearly a 500 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Staring Down" (Nearly a 300 spin loss)

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"Second Chance" will most likely manage to spend its 30th week in the chart.

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[blue]10/11/09 [/blue]

#1: "Use Somebody" holds onto the #1 spot for a sixth week.

Oldest Song:"Second Chance" with 29 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "New Divide" with 17 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Second Chance" will most likely last one more week before being removed in 2 weeks.
"Waking Up in Vegas" will go when it falls below #15.

Going to Recurrent None scheduled next week.

Biggest Mover: "Who Says" leaps 10 notches to #27 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Lady GaGa scores a 4th HAC hit with "Paparazzi", the week's highest debut at #36.
Newcomer Owl City enters at #37 with "Fireflies".
Another newcomer has the 3rd debut this week...Jay Sean comes in at #38 with "Down". The song features Lil Wayne, who was featured on another song to hit Hot AC, "Let It Rock".

Exiting the Survey: "Come Back to Me", 26 weeks, to recurrent
"Staring Down", 15 weeks
"Love Drunk", 4 weeks

Other Notes: Taylor Swift ties the peak of her previous hit, as "You Belong with Me" climbs to #2 this week.
"Fallin' for You" is now Colbie Caillat's 2nd biggest hit. She moves up to #4. Only her #1 "Bubbly" ranks higher.
Kelly Clarkson scores her 7th top 10 with "Already Gone", which moves 12-9 this week.
Green Day get pushed back to #11 in their 19th week on the chart.
Train climbs 3 to #17 with "Hey, Soul Sister".
"Party in the USA" moves to #19 and gives Miley her 2nd top 20 hit.
Jordin Sparks slips to #20. Jordin has never been able to break into the top 10. Her songs have all peaked in the 11-17 range.
"Be There" returns to its peak of #26.
OneRepublic jump 6 to #33 this week.
There are 7 newcomers this week.
Ouch! of the Week: "I'll Go Crazy..." plummets 9 to #39.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Someday" (Over a 500 spin increase). * New stations added to the panel inflate bullets this week
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Battlefiled" (Over a 200 spin loss)

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[blue]10/18/09 [/blue]

#1: "Use Somebody" holds onto the #1 spot for a seventh week.

Oldest Song:"Second Chance" with 30 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "New Divide" with 18 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Her Diamonds" will go when it falls below #15.

Going to Recurrent "Second Chance" should go next week.

Biggest Mover: "Fireflies" vaults 11 notches to #26 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: The only new song this week is "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon. The song was released before "Use Somebody", but
failed to make the top 40. It is now the group's second top 40 hit.
Re-entering the survey after 1 week away is "Love Drunk" by Boys Like Girls.

Exiting the Survey: "Waking Up in Vegas", 22 weeks, to recurrent
"I'll Go Crazy...", 12 weeks

Other Notes: Kings of Leon are tied for 3rd longest running #1 of the year so far. Only The Fray and Shinedown have had
longer runs (12 weeks and 8 weeks respectively)
The top 7 songs remain in the same positions as last week.
"No Surprise" is spending its 15th week in the top 5.
Green Day re-enter the top 10 at #10 with "21 Guns".
"Someday" climbs 3 more to #13 and gives Rob Thomas 2 hits back-to-back at numbers 12 and 13.
Nickelback move into the top 20 at #19 with "Never Gonna Be Alone".
"Maybe" moves up to #20, giving Ingrid Michaelson her 2nd top 20 hit.
Last week's biggest mover, John Mayer, climbs 5 more this week to #22.
"New Divide" holds at #23, and it is spending its 11th week in the 21-23 range.
Blue October slips to #30 this week.
Ouch! of the Week: "Wait for Me" falls 4 to #35.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Already Gone" (Nearly a 300 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Battlefiled" (Over a 300 spin loss)

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[blue]10/25/09 [/blue]

#1: "Use Somebody" holds onto the #1 spot for an eighth week.

Oldest Song:"Her Diamonds" with 27 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "New Divide" with 19 weeks.

Possibly Going to Recurrent: "Her Diamonds" and "21 Guns" will go when they fall below #15.

Going to Recurrent None scheduled next week.

Biggest Mover: "Paparazzi" jumps 9 notches to #22 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: The latest American Idol winner, Kris Allen, has the highest debut at #32 with "Live Like We're Dying".
Creed return to the chart after nearly 7 years with their 6th hit, "Rain", at #37.
Beyonce scores a 7th hit at #40 with "Sweet Dreams".

Exiting the Survey: "Second Chance", 30 weeks, to recurrent
"Wonderful", 6 weeks
"Love Drunk", 5 weeks

Other Notes: Colbie Caillat inches up to #3 with "Fallin' for You".
Uncle Kracker scores his 4th top 10 and his first top 10 in 6 years with "Smile" at #10.
Train inch up to #15 with "Hey, Soul Sister".
"Fireflies" rises 6 to #20.
Green River Ordinance pick up steam and climb 5 to #23 with "Come on".
"If You Only Knew" moves up to #28.
Also breaking into the top 30 this week is OneRepublic, who climb 4 to #29 with "All the Right Moves".
Mariah Carey slips back to #35. Even so, this song is still her biggest hit in 4 years.
Although not the biggest drop of the week, "Good Girls Go Bad" still fall 5 notches to #30.
Ouch! of the Week: "I Wanna" falls from its peak of #24 to #31.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Fireflies" (Nearly a 400 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Her Diamonds" (Over a 300 spin loss)

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