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Post by The Party Captain on Dec 31, 2009 1:34:18 GMT -5
Name a song that should have blown up huge on Hot AC.
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Post by Matt4319 on Dec 31, 2009 2:48:46 GMT -5
"I'm Not Over" by Carolina Liar.
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Post by mrclimbfall20 on Dec 31, 2009 13:38:57 GMT -5
"Blind" by Lifehouse and "Don't Go Away" by Buckcherry
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Post by marv1978 on Dec 31, 2009 14:35:48 GMT -5
"Bonfire" Third Eye Blind
"Fallen" Bret Michaels
"Who Says" John Mayer
"Rain" Creed
"At The End Of The Day" & "Glorious" Everclear
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Post by singingsparrow on Dec 31, 2009 21:23:31 GMT -5
"Somewhere In The Middle" - Dishwalla
"Maybe" - Ingrid Michaelson (it's looking like it's peaking)
"Get Out Of My Mind" - Hootie & The Blowfish
"Mystery" - Live (with Chris Daughtry)
"Another White Dash" - Butterfly Boucher
"In The Rough" - Anna Nalick
"Taxi Ride" - Tori Amos
"Give Myself To You" - Train
"Forever" - Vertical Horizon
"Chances" - Five For Fighting
"Resolve" - Foo Fighters
"Wheels" - Foo Fighters (most likely won't move much further)
"Warning" - Green Day
"The One I Love" - David Gray
"American Girls" - Counting Crows
"Dig" - Incubus
"Love Hurts" - Incubus
"Chasin' You Around" - Sugar Ray
"So Insane" - Smash Mouth
"Freeway" - Aimee Mann
"Crystal Village" - Pete Yorn
"Bubble Toes" - Jack Johnson
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Post by musicfanpete on Dec 31, 2009 22:18:37 GMT -5
Well if we are talking about just songs from 2009, I'll give you these four:
"Love, Save The Empty" by Erin McCarley
"99 Times" by Kate Voegele
"Closer To Love" by Mat Kearney (decent hit, but not huge)
"Lucky" by Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Yes, I know "Lucky" was a top 10 hit, but ten years ago this would have been a number one hit for multiple weeks. I guess the chart has become too "pop" and therefore "Lucky" would now be considered too "soft" for some Hot AC stations. Still a decent hit, but not as big as I thought.
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Post by Gravity. on Jan 1, 2010 0:01:29 GMT -5
Love, Save the Empty - Erin McCarley
This song was one of the best of 2009, easily.
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Post by musicfanpete on Jan 1, 2010 0:43:17 GMT -5
Love, Save the Empty - Erin McCarley This song was one of the best of 2009, easily. It definitely was one of my favorites too. Too bad it did not get much airplay here in Chicago aside from our north suburban Hot AC from Lake County, IL, WXLC. You can still hear it played occasionally on there, but the two Chicago Hot AC stations, WTMX and WCFS barely touched it at all. Oh well. At least they both play Black Eyed Peas and Lady Gaga at least twice an hour!  |
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Post by The Party Captain on Jan 1, 2010 1:53:15 GMT -5
I would also say Learning the Hard Way by Gin Blossoms
I agree with most of the ones mentioned.
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Post by thirddegree50123 on Jan 1, 2010 11:09:11 GMT -5
Collective Soul, "How Do You Love"
Default, "Count On Me" and maybe "Taking My Life Away"
I'll think of more later
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Post by Young Money on Jan 1, 2010 11:35:47 GMT -5
Good choices here.
Dave Matthews Band should have gotten some big Hot AC hits this era, especially "You & Me" which was made for Hot AC!
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Post by jmd1961 on Jan 1, 2010 12:38:54 GMT -5
I think Hot AC is missing the boat by not crossing over more country tracks. Here's a list of recent ones that I think would have done well on the format.
Dierks Bentley - Sideways
Lady Antebellum - I Run To You
It's America - Rodney Atkins
Toby Keith - God Love Her
Keith Urban - Sweet Thing
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Billy Currington - Don't
Luke Byran - Do I
Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthews - I'm Alive
Kellie Pickler - Best Days Of Your Life
Jimmy Wayne - I Will
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Post by Houster on Jan 3, 2010 20:48:15 GMT -5
Snow Patrol - "Take Back The City"
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Post by NORTHCOAST on Jan 3, 2010 22:49:22 GMT -5
Collective Soul, "How Do You Love" Default, "Count On Me" and maybe "Taking My Life Away" I'll think of more later Totally agree with Collective Soul one. Still pissed at my Hot AC station for totally ignoring it. Even after having Ed Roland in studio singing it and the morning dj professing his love for the song.  And someone mentioned Anna Nalick. She really could have been a big star if she had followed up her first hit with something else from her album. Something more upbeat and fun. I think they tried to make her too serious when she had a lot of great, pop songs on her album. |
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Post by musicfanpete on Jan 3, 2010 23:19:51 GMT -5
Good choices here. Dave Matthews Band should have gotten some big Hot AC hits this era, especially "You & Me" which was made for Hot AC! Forgot about that one! I'm very surprised that did not at least make the top 20, but I guess DMB has morphed more into a Triple A act than Hot AC act. I'll add one more very obscure song from last year that only got a smattering of airplay on a few Hot AC stations. That would be Mandy Moore's "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day Of The Week". It's a very catchy retro sounding song with a hook that's been stuck in my head much of the year. I did not expect it to be a huge hit, but I think it only barely cracked the HAC top 40 for a few weeks if I recall correctly. |
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Post by Rumors on Jan 4, 2010 5:43:41 GMT -5
I think Hot AC is missing the boat by not crossing over more country tracks. Here's a list of recent ones that I think would have done well on the format. Dierks Bentley - Sideways Lady Antebellum - I Run To You It's America - Rodney Atkins Toby Keith - God Love Her Keith Urban - Sweet Thing Lady Antebellum - Need You Now Billy Currington - Don't Luke Byran - Do I Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthews - I'm Alive Kellie Pickler - Best Days Of Your Life Jimmy Wayne - I Will No offense but if my HotAC station starts playing Toby Keith, I'll turn the station. I like many of the songs that you listed but I'll stick with my opinion that I only think there's so much room on HotAC playlists for rock/pop artists that don't get alternative/rock/pop airplay that if you start giving their airtime to country artists the normal HotAC artists won't have any format left. I don't want to see that happen. |
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Post by MostInterestingManInTheWorld on Jan 4, 2010 8:46:24 GMT -5
I think Hot AC is missing the boat by not crossing over more country tracks. Here's a list of recent ones that I think would have done well on the format. Dierks Bentley - Sideways Lady Antebellum - I Run To You It's America - Rodney Atkins Toby Keith - God Love Her Keith Urban - Sweet Thing Lady Antebellum - Need You Now Billy Currington - Don't Luke Byran - Do I Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthews - I'm Alive Kellie Pickler - Best Days Of Your Life Jimmy Wayne - I Will No offense but if my HotAC station starts playing Toby Keith, I'll turn the station. I like many of the songs that you listed but I'll stick with my opinion that I only think there's so much room on HotAC playlists for rock/pop artists that don't get alternative/rock/pop airplay that if you start giving their airtime to country artists the normal HotAC artists won't have any format left. I don't want to see that happen. I think there are a couple of country artists who'd fit right in - Lady Antebellum would certainly be one, and I'd argue that there are other selections which wouldn't do too badly. But I agree - I sure as heck don't ever want to hear Toby Keith or Tim McGraw, or heaven forbid, Daryl Worley on my HAC station. |
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Post by marv1978 on Jan 4, 2010 16:02:26 GMT -5
"Somewhere In The Middle" - Dishwalla "Maybe" - Ingrid Michaelson (it's looking like it's peaking) "Get Out Of My Mind" - Hootie & The Blowfish "Mystery" - Live (with Chris Daughtry) "Another White Dash" - Butterfly Boucher "In The Rough" - Anna Nalick "Taxi Ride" - Tori Amos "Give Myself To You" - Train "Forever" - Vertical Horizon "Chances" - Five For Fighting "Resolve" - Foo Fighters "Wheels" - Foo Fighters (most likely won't move much further) "Warning" - Green Day "The One I Love" - David Gray "American Girls" - Counting Crows "Dig" - Incubus "Love Hurts" - Incubus "Chasin' You Around" - Sugar Ray "So Insane" - Smash Mouth "Freeway" - Aimee Mann "Crystal Village" - Pete Yorn "Bubble Toes" - Jack Johnson * Sincerely, Lisping Hibiscus i agree with most of your list esp. "Get Out Of My Mind" Hootie, Vertical Horizon "Forever" & Smash Mouth "So Insane" and i got 1 to add,it still gets me why "Downfall" was released instead of "All I Need","Cold","The Difference" & "Hand Me Down" but mostly "All I Need". |
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Post by Libra on Jan 5, 2010 15:46:22 GMT -5
No offense but if my HotAC station starts playing Toby Keith, I'll turn the station. I like many of the songs that you listed but I'll stick with my opinion that I only think there's so much room on HotAC playlists for rock/pop artists that don't get alternative/rock/pop airplay that if you start giving their airtime to country artists the normal HotAC artists won't have any format left. I don't want to see that happen. I think there are a couple of country artists who'd fit right in - Lady Antebellum would certainly be one, and I'd argue that there are other selections which wouldn't do too badly. But I agree - I sure as heck don't ever want to hear Toby Keith or Tim McGraw, or heaven forbid, Daryl Worley on my HAC station. I agree, about half that list is songs that will never see the light of day outside of country. One, though, is on its way to doing so, however - "Need You Now", which is now up to #46. |
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Post by dajross6 on Jan 5, 2010 23:13:04 GMT -5
I think Hot AC is missing the boat by not crossing over more country tracks. Here's a list of recent ones that I think would have done well on the format. Dierks Bentley - Sideways Lady Antebellum - I Run To You It's America - Rodney Atkins Toby Keith - God Love Her Keith Urban - Sweet Thing Lady Antebellum - Need You Now Billy Currington - Don't Luke Byran - Do I Kenny Chesney & Dave Matthews - I'm Alive Kellie Pickler - Best Days Of Your Life Jimmy Wayne - I Will I can't imagine an uptempo country song being played on tons of Hot AC stations, mostly due to the sounds. Seems like the ballads can have the steel guitar and fiddle taken out, but the faster songs seem to keep the 'twang'. In addition, unless it's Keith Urban, I can't imagine any current male artist being played in a different format. Just seems like the vocals stay country. Of the ones listed, I could see Lady A. getting some airplay (like they have) and Pickler as a long shot with this song. |
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Post by esoteric76 on Jan 6, 2010 12:09:55 GMT -5
Delta Goodrem "In This Life"
Lesley Roy "Slow Goodbye"
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Post by musicfanpete on Jan 6, 2010 12:53:08 GMT -5
Delta Goodrem "In This Life" Lesley Roy "Slow Goodbye" Agreed 100% on Delta Goodrem! One of my favorite songs of 2008. I'll add "Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi. |
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Post by johnm1120 on Jan 6, 2010 16:29:55 GMT -5
Celine Dion - Taking Chances (song got to #36 with no promo or adds date)
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Post by john123 on Jul 23, 2010 21:08:24 GMT -5
Californication by RHCP
Sittin At A Bar by Rehab
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Post by john123 on Jul 23, 2010 21:14:17 GMT -5
And Nothing Else Matters by Metallica
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Post by marv1978 on Jul 23, 2010 23:17:57 GMT -5
Bon Jovi- "Work For The Working Man:
Daughtry "All These Lives"
Rob Thomas- "Give Me The Meltdown"
Bret Michaels- "Nothing To Lose" "Raine" and "Fallen"
Lifehouse- "Blind"
Rob Thomas- "Something To Be"
Maroon 5 "Nothing Lasts Forever"
Sheryl Crow- "Love Is Free"
Hootie & The Blowfish "Get Out Of My Mind" and "Space"
Alex Band- "Tonight"
The Calling "Adrienne"
John Mayer- "Who Says"
Collective Soul "You"
BNL "You Run Away"
3 Doors Down- "Your Arms Fee Like Home"
Matchbox Twenty- "All I Need", "Cold", "All Your Reasons" "The Difference"
Pink- "Trouble"
Smash Mouth- "So Insane"
Def Leppard "Nine Lives"
Ingrid Michaelson- "Maybe"
David Cook "Lie To Me"
Weezer- I Want You To"
Breaking Benjamin "Give Me A Sign" (hot ac mix)
Creed "Rain"
Hinder "Without You"
Rod Stewart "Tracks Of My Tears"
Jason Mraz- "Geek In The Pink"
Poison- "What I Like About You"
Sara Mclachlin- "Loving You Is Easy"
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2010 9:34:57 GMT -5
Sara Mclachlan's "Fallen". The song only made it to #15, right?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2010 9:40:37 GMT -5
Got another one:
"One Day In Your Life" by Anastacia
Her music fits the format perfectly...
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Post by MostInterestingManInTheWorld on Jul 24, 2010 12:18:07 GMT -5
Sara Mclachlan's "Fallen". The song only made it to #15, right? Reached #5 in December 2003. |
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Post by No Brake$ on Jul 24, 2010 13:10:22 GMT -5
Seether- "Rise Above This"
Silverchair- "Straight Lines"
Counting Crows- "American Girls"
The Killers- "Human", "Smile Like You Mean It"
Phoenix- "1901"
Safetysuit- "Stay"
Snow Patrol- "Run"
Keane- "The Lovers Are Losing"
Death Cab for Cutie- "Soul Meets Body"
Jack's Mannequin- "The Resolution"
Rob Thomas- "Give Me The Meltdown"
Lifehouse- "Blind", "Everything", "Breathing"
Maroon 5 "Nothing Lasts Forever"
The Calling "Adrienne", "Could It Be Any Harder"
John Mayer- "Who Says"
Matchbox Twenty- "All I Need", "The Difference", "Bed Of Lies"
Take That- "Patience"
Howie Day- "Perfect Time Of Day"
Jimmy Eat World- "Always Be", "Work"
Nine Days- "If I Am"
Travis- "Side" (though it peaked at I believe #16 in 2001)
Hole- Malibu
Muse- "Starlight"
Texas- "In Our Lifetime"
Jimmy Eat World- "Kill"
Dishwalla- "Somewhere In The Middle"
Oleander- "Halo"
Postal Service- "Such Great Heights"
Weezer- I Want You To"
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And someone mentioned Anna Nalick. She really could have been a big star if she had followed up her first hit with something else from her album. Something more upbeat and fun. I think they tried to make her too serious when she had a lot of great, pop songs on her album. 
