American Top 40 (Hot AC) - August 15-16, 2009

[Battle601]

At 99 weeks (and one shy of reaching the century mark), it's no longer a matter of if, but when Sara Bareilles' "Love Song" will finally leave the chart. It will be nearly a month since this shattered the record for the longest run in AT40 Hot AC chart history. For the better part of the summer, this song has been moving up and down in the #30s, it's just become impossible to predict its direction week after week. And with AT40 being behind the official Mediabase charts by at least two weeks, this song remains inside the Top 40 with recurrents included. All of which makes this song's chances of reaching its 100th week likely but also questionable until the posting of next week's chart.

Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" is now the latest song on this week's chart to reach the 60+ week mark joining Gavin Rossdale's "Love Remains the Same" (64 weeks) and Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" (65 weeks).

"I Gotta Feeling" is this week's fastest rising song while "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" is not only moved...but down enough to become the week's fastest faller.

Off this week's chart:
40 Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight (5 weeks)

LW TW Wks Title - Artist
BR 40 (01) Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey (I Love You)
29 39 (17) The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved
38 38 (64) Gavin Rossdale - Love Remains The Same
34 37 (09) Beyoncé - Halo
39 36 (03) Collective Soul - Staring Down
37 35 (99) Sara Bareilles - Love Song
31 34 (18) Carolina Liar - Show Me What I'm Looking For
35 33 (07) Coldplay - Life In Technicolor II
EXTRA (EX): Linkin Park - New Divide
32 32 (25) Plain White T's - 1, 2, 3, 4
27 31 (35) Taylor Swift - Love Story
OPTIONAL EXTRA: David Cook - Time Of My Life
36 30 (05) Safetysuit - Stay
28 29 (43) Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
30 28 (60) Coldplay - Viva La Vida
26 27 (29) Lady GaGa featuring Colby O'Donis and Akon - Just Dance
25 26 (54) O.A.R. - Shattered (Turn The Car Around)
17 25 (12) Kelly Clarkson - I Do Not Hook Up
24 24 (43) Katy Perry - Hot 'N Cold
22 23 (16) Lady GaGa - Poker Face
BREAKOUT (BR): Jordin Sparks - Battlefield
33 22 (02) Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
23 21 (05) Green Day - 21 Guns
OPTIONAL EXTRA: Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
18 20 (28) Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
20 19 (65) Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
21 18 (29) Pink - Sober
16 17 (10) Parachute - She Is Love
15 16 (14) Mat Kearney - Closer To Love
13 15 (26) Theory Of A Deadman - Not Meant To Be
14 14 (30) The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
19 13 (04) Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
12 12 (35) The Fray - You Found Me
10 11 (10) The Fray - Never Say Never
OPTIONAL EXTRA: Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy
06 10 (16) Miley Cyrus - The Climb
11 09 (06) Colbie Caillat - Fallin' For You
08 08 (15) David Cook - Come Back To Me
07 07 (09) Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
09 06 (08) Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
05 05 (11) Daughtry - No Surprise
04 04 (17) Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day
01 03 (17) Shinedown - Second Chance
OPTIONAL EXTRA: All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret
03 02 (12) Pink - Please Don't Leave Me
02 01 (14) Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds (1st week at #1)