Billboard AC Chart: December 18, 2010

[johnm1120]

December 18, 2010

TW LW WC Artist - Title (Peak)

01 12 02 Mariah Carey - Oh Santa (1)
02 05 09 Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are (2)
03 01 16 Taylor Swift - Mine (1)
04 02 48 Train - Hey Soul Sister (19 weeks at #1)**
05 04 62 Uncle Kracker - Smile (3)
06 03 39 The Script - Breakeven (2 weeks at #1)*
07 06 47 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now (14 weeks at #1)*
08 07 13 Michael Bublé - Hollywood (6)
09 08 17 Daughtry - September (7)
10 10 49 Rob Thomas - Someday (4)

11 12 11 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream (11)
12 11 24 John Mayer f/Taylor Swift - Half of My Heart (7)
13 15 23 Sara Bareilles - King of Anything (12)
14 14 20 Maroon 5 - Misery (14)
15 17 16 Lady Antebellum - I Run To You (15)
16 23 02 Katharine McPhee f/Chris Botti - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (16)
17 16 19 Five For Fighting - Slice (15)
18 29 02 Dave Barnes f/Hillary Scott - Christmas Tonight? (18)
19 DEBUT Wilson Phillips - Little Drummer Boy (19)
20 DEBUT Glee Cast - We Need A Little Christmas (20)

21 26 16 Jim Brickman f/Matt Giraud - Thank You (21)
22 18 20 Train - If It's Love (17)
23 25 02 Susan Boyle f/Amber Stassi - Do You Hear What I Hear (23)
24 27 02 Wilson Phillips - Santa Claus is Coming To Town (24)
25 24 02 Train - Shake Up Christmas (24)
26 19 09 Bon Jovi - What Do You Got? (19)
27 20 06 Neon Trees - Animal (20)
28 22 09 Enrique Iglesias - I Like It (22)
29 DEBUT Wilson Phillips - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (29)
30 RE 02 Taio Cruz - Dynamite (30)


Falling off:

-- 09 40 Daughtry - Life After You (4)
-- 21 09 Josh Groban - Hidden Away (20)
-- 28 04 Pink - Raise Your Glass (24)
-- 30 13 Seal - Secret (16)

Thanks to the Christmas takeover, there have been 9 debuts in the past 2 weeks. The biggest impact of course is that for the 3rd week in a row, there is a new #1 song. Mariah Carey leaps 12-1 with "Oh Santa" not only outpeaking her staple "All I Want For Christmas Is You" (which peaked at #6), but she also ends a dry AC streak as "Oh Santa" gives Mariah her first #1 on the AC chart in almost 15 years. Her last #1 was "One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men which topped for 14 weeks in 1995/1996. This marks her 6th #1 AC hit. Her others were Vision of Love, Love Takes Time, I Don't Wanna Cry and I'll Be There. This also marks her 21st top 10, her last being "I Want to Know What Love Is" which peaked at #10 earlier this year.

Bruno Mars takes advantage of the season and rises 5-2 giving him a 7 spot jump in just 2 weeks. For the 3rd week in a row the previous #1 song falls to #3 as Taylor Swift does just that with "Mine."

Other songs getting new peaks this week include "Teenage Dream" (#11) and "I Run to You" (#15), as well as the Christmas songs. 2 more sings tie their original peak, "Thank You" (#21) and "Dynamite" (#30).

Wilson Phillips truly wish everyday were Christmas as they have 3 songs on this week's chart. They enter at #19 with "Little Drummer Boy" and at #29 with "I Wish it Could Be Christmas Everyday" while their rendition of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" rises 27-24.

The cast of Glee score their first AC hit as New Directions' take on "We Need a Little Christmas" jumps in at #20 this week.

Mariah's surge allows Daughtry to be purged after 40 weeks. Can we see some more recurrents in the next 3 weeks?

[areyoureadytojump]

^I hope!

I cannot believe Uncle Kracker is sill on the chart!!

Are there less Christmas songs on the chart this year than last year?

[areyoureadytojump]

^LOL. I asked the same question a year ago:

pulsemusic.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=ac&action=display&thread=91862

[HolidayGuy]

Wilson Phillips indeed is spending "Christmas in Harmony" this year.

"Oh Santa" is Mimi's 7th overall No. 1 at AC.

Of note is that the AC chart included Adult Pop stations (before they were classified as such), so it was tougher for a track like "All I Want..." to reach No. 1. it was, though, the top new holiday track on the chart at the time (two others ranked outside the top 20).

Surprised Glee Cast's "Last Christmas" didn't chart on AC last year- it's getting play this year, and is ranked in Mediabase's overall top 10 at AC.

[Cautionme11/16]

I was going to say, I thought it was her 7th.

[johnm1120]

Yes, this is her 7th. I forgot "Can't Let Go"

[johnm1120]

Dec 9, 2010 12:38:08 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Are there less Christmas songs on the chart this year than last year?

Looks like we're ahead this year as opposed to last year. There are 9 Christmas songs charting currently. Last year at this time there were 7 plus a Christmas version of Jim Brickman's Beautiful World.

[JamaicaFunk²]

Katharine might have to settle for a #16 peak. She's taken a tumble on Mediabase, and sits at #35 now.

[areyoureadytojump]

Next week:

Adult Contemporary
*** No. 1 *** No. 1 "Oh Santa!" Mariah Carey
Greatest Gainer No. 16 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day" Wilson Phillips
Debut No. 28 "Universal Child" Annie Lennox
Debut No. 29 "Deck The Rooftop" Glee Cast

[Black Jesus]

Dec 10, 2010 19:21:38 GMT -5 JamaicaFunk² said:

Katharine might have to settle for a #16 peak. She's taken a tumble on Mediabase, and sits at #35 now.

Well for being on an independent label she's done pretty remarkable. IBHFC reached Top 10 on Mediabase and HYAMLC reached Top 20 on Billboard...this is technically her most successful era chart-wise yet.