Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, March '11

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue] 3/6/11 [/blue]

#1: "Firework" holds onto the #1 spot for a fourth week.

Oldest Song:"Secrets" with 33 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Dog Days Are Over" with 20 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Secrets" and "Just the Way You Are".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: "Maybe".

Going to Recurrent None scheduled next week. "Dog Days..." will likely be left on as it is increasing in spins.

Biggest Mover: "Grenade" moves up 4 notches to #6 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Lifehouse celebrates the beginning of their second decade on the Hot AC chart with "Falling in", their 11th HAC hit and the highest debut at #38. ("Hanging by a Moment" debuted on 2/23/01)
Newcomers Fitz & the Tantrums enter at #40 with "MoneyGrabber".

Exiting the Survey: "Give a Little More", 20 weeks, to recurrent
"Stuttering", 1 week

Other Notes: Pink continues with 2 hits in the top 3, although they switch places with "Perfect" moving to #2.
"Marry Me" rebounds to a new peak of #4.
Bruno Mars is back-to-back at numbers 6 and 7 with "Grenade" and "Just the Way You Are".
Cee Lo Green enters the top 10 at #10 with "F**k You", giving him his 2nd top 10 overall.
Both songs with the "F" word in their title are in the top 10 this week.
"Born This Way" moves up 2 to #11.
"Rolling in the Deep" moves up 3 to #15.
Avril Lavigne gets pushed back to #16.
No songs enter the top 20 this week.
After moving up 5 last week, Maroon 5 hold at #20 and Colbie Caillat inches up 2 to #22.
After moving up 6 last week, "Keep Your Head Up" climbs 1 to #25.
No songs enter the top 30 this week.
Last week's debuts remain steady ("New Day" at #37) or only climb 1 ("More" 36-35)
Ouch! of the Week: No songs move down more than 3 notches.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "F**k You (Forget You)" (Nearly a 500 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Just the Way You Are" (Nearly a 300 spin loss)

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[blue] 3/13/11 [/blue]

#1: "F**kin' Perfect (Perfect)" climbs into the pole position this week.

Oldest Song:"Jar of Hearts" with 29 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Dog Days Are Over" with 21 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Just the Way You Are".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: "Maybe".

Going to Recurrent None scheduled next week. "Dog Days..." will be removed if it starts consistenly losing spins.

Biggest Mover: "Falling in" jumps up 7 notches to #31 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Newcomers Grace Potter & the Nocturnals have the only debut at #39 with "Paris (Ooh La La)".

Exiting the Survey: "Secrets", 33 weeks, to recurrent

Other Notes: Pink racks up her 4th #1 hit with "F**kin' Perfect". She's the only artist to get 2 #1s from new releases from a greatest hits package, and she is tied with Katy Perry for solo female with the most #1s. The only act to have more than 4 #1s is Nickelback with 5.
"Grenade" moves into the top 5 at #5.
Cee Lo Green jumps 4 to #6 this week. Two weeks in a row a song has moved from #10 to #6.
Lady GaGa earns her 3rd top 10 as "Born This Way" moves to #10 in just its 5th week in the top 40.
"Back to December" rebounds to a new peak of #11.
"What the Hell" returns to #15
Mumford & Sons also rebound, to a new peak of #16.
Colbie Caillat moves up 2 to enter the top 20 at #20.
"Stuck Like Glue" returns to #22.
Thirty Seconds to Mars moves up 4 to #26.
Parachute moves into the top 30 at #29, up 2 from last week.
Little movement is seen below #31 this week, as numbers 32-36 either remain steady or only move up 1.
Ouch! of the Week: "Raise Your Glass" falls 4 to #7.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "F**k You (Forget You)" (Over a 500 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Maybe" (Over a 600 spin loss)

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[blue] 3/20/11 [/blue]

#1: "F**kin' Perfect (Perfect)" holds onto the top spot for a second week.

Oldest Song:"Jar of Hearts" with 30 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Dog Days Are Over" with 22 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Just the Way You Are" and "Jar of Hearts".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: "Waiting for the End".

Going to Recurrent None scheduled next week. "Dog Days..." will be removed if it starts losing spins.

Biggest Mover: "Paris (Ooh La La)" leaps 9 notches to #30 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: Michael Franti & Spearhead get their 3rd Hot AC hit with "I'll Be Waiting", the highest debut at #37
Katy Perry racks up an 8th hit with "E.T." at #39. Mediabase does not list Kanye West in the credits.

Exiting the Survey: "Maybe", 21 weeks, to recurrent
"New Day", 3 weeks

Other Notes: Cee Lo Green moves up 3 to #3 in only his 3rd week in the top 10.
The Script inch up to #7 with "For the First Time".
No songs enter or exit the top 10.
"Rolling in the Deep" moves up to #11.
Maroon 5 regain momentum and move up 4 to #14.
"Little Lion Man" reaches the top 15 at #15.
"Sing" moves into the top 20, up 1 to #20.
Lifehouse make a big move up 7 notches to #24 in their 3rd week in the top 40.
"Rocketeer" falls back to #29.
Usher rises 4 to #31 with "More".
"Happily Ever After" also moves up 4, to #34.
"MoneyGrabber" spends a 3rd week at #40 this week.
Ouch! of the Week: "Stay the Night" plummets 8 to #36.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "F**k You (Forget You)" (Nearly a 400 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Raise Your Glass" (Nearly a 400 spin loss)

Top 50 Hot AC chart can be found at: www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 All chart data © Mediabase Research

[MostInterestingManInTheWorld]

Just out of curiosity, for how many weeks has "1901" been bouncing around the top 50?

[Hot AC Archiver]

Sorry, I don't keep track of top 50 weeks, just the top 40, which was 5 weeks as of the 3/20 chart.

[Hot AC Archiver]

[blue] 3/27/11 [/blue]

#1: "F**kin' Perfect (Perfect)" holds onto the top spot for a third week.

Oldest Song:"Jar of Hearts" with 31 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Little Lion Man" with 19 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Jar of Hearts".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: "Waiting for the End", "Dog Days Are Over".

Going to Recurrent None scheduled next week.

Biggest Mover: "E.T." vaults 11 notches to #28 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts: OneRepublic picks up another hit with "Good Life", the highest entry at #29.
Rihanna racks up her 14th hit in 5 years with "S&M" at #39.
Ke$ha picks up her 5th top 40 hit with "Blow", at #40

Exiting the Survey: "Just the Way You Are", 29 weeks, to recurrent
"Stay the Night", 10 weeks
"1901", 5 weeks

Other Notes: The top 2 songs now have the "F" word in their titles as Cee Lo Green moves up to #2.
Bruno Mars inches up 1 to #4.
Adele breaks into the top 10 for the first time with "Rolling in the Deep", moving 11-9 this week.
"Waiting for the End" climbs 2 to #11.
"Dog Days Are Over" moves into the top 15, up 3 to #14 in its 23rd week in the top 40.
Andy Grammer moves up 2 to #19.
Sara Bareilles inches up 1 more to #22.
Usher rises 5 notches to #26 with "More".
Stone Sour climb 1 more to #31 with "Hesitate".
"I'll Be Waiting" moves up 3 to #34 in its second week in the top 40.
After spending 3 weeks at #40, "MoneyGrabber" moves up 2 to #38.
"Hold It Against Me" falls 7 to #35.
Ouch! of the Week: "Rocketeer" plummets 8 to #37.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "F**k You (Forget You)" (Over a 400 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Jar of Hearts" (Over a 300 spin loss)

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