Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, March '12

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[blue]3/4/12 [/blue]

#1:"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" climbs in the top spot this week.

Oldest Song:"Not Over You" with 36 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Sexy and I Know It" with 18 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: None.

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: "Without You"

Going to Recurrent None scheduled next week.

Biggest Mover: Adele vaults up 14 notches to #25 with "Rumour Has It".

Debuts: Newcomers Fun enter the chart at #36 with "We Are Young", the highest debut of the week.
Rapper Pitbull picks up his 3rd hit as the main artist on a song with "International Love".
John Mayer gets his 15th hit on HAC and his first song in about 2 years with "Shadow Days".
Demi Lovato earns a second hit with "Give Your Heart a Break" at #39.
Newcomers Breathe Carolina anchor the chart at #40 with "Blackout".

Exiting the Survey: "Moves Like Jagger", 34 weeks, to recurrent
"Mr. Know It All", 26 weeks, to recurrent
"Crawling Back to You", 23 weeks, to recurrent
"Heartbeat", 20 weeks, to recurrent
"Bad", 20 weeks, to recurrent

Other Notes: Kelly Clarkson gets her 4th #1 on Hot AC this week. She has also had 4 #1s on the pop chart.
Christina Perri's "A Thousand Years" moves up to #10, giving her a second top 10.
Thanks in part to the recurrents being removed, songs #10 to #27 all reach new peak positions this week.
"Part of Me" jumps 8 notches to #12 in its 3rd week on the chart.
In its 22nd week on the chart, "Without You" gets its new peak position of #13.
"Somebody I Used to Know" moves up 5 to #17.
"I Like It Like That" rebounds up 3 to #18.
Foster the People climb 4 to #19.
Florence + the Machine get their 2nd top 20 as "Shake It Out" moves up to #20.
"Run" runs up 5 more to #21.
The Wanted jump 12 notches to #26 with "Glad You Came".
Outasight breaks into the top 30 at #29 with "Tonight Is the Night".
Ouch! of the Week: No songs move down more than a couple of notches this week. (Only 3 songs move down at all!)
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Part of Me" (Nearly a 800 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "The One that Got Away" (Over a 300 spin loss)

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

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Did this one in kind of a hurry...please let me know of all errors I put in here. ;)

[blue]3/11/12 [/blue]

#1:"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" spends a second week on top this week.

Oldest Song:"Not Over You" with 37 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Called Out in the Dark" with 20 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Not Over You".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: "Without You"

Going to Recurrent "Called Out in the Dark" could go next week.

Biggest Mover: "We Are Young" and "Shadow Days" each jump up 9 notches this week to tie for the week's biggest mover. They move to numbers 27 and 29 respectively.

Debuts: Graffiti6 come in at #40 with "Free".

Exiting the Survey: "Blackout", 1 week

Other Notes: Coldplay move up to #4 with "Paradise".
"Domino" moves up to #5, giving Jessie J. her first Hot AC top 5.
Katy Perry inches up to #11 with "Part of Me", pushing "I Won't Give Up" down to #12.
"Somebody I Used to Know" climbs 4 to #13.
Andy Grammer breaks into the top 15 with "Fine by Me", up 2 to #14.
"Rumour Has It" reaches top 20 territory at #20, up 5.
"Shake It Out" falls 3 from its peak to #23.
After jumping 12 notches last week, "Glad You Came" hold at #26 this week.
The Script falls 2 to #32 after climbing 7 last week.
"Watching You Watch Him" loses the 3 spots it gained last week and returns to #34.
Young the Giant slip 2 to #35 with "Cough Syrup".
Ouch! of the Week: "Heart on Fire" falls 4 to #31
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Part of Me" (Over a 400 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "The One that Got Away" (Nearly a 300 spin loss)

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

[cahillg639]

So so happy for Graffiti6's debut! Well deserved and can't wait for the charts to get a taste of "Stare Into The Sun" soon enough.

They're on the rise!

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[blue]3/18/12 [/blue]

#1:"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" spends a third week on top this week.

Oldest Song:"Not Over You" with 38 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Sexy and I Know It" with 20 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Not Over You".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: "We Found Love"

Going to Recurrent "Sexy and I Know It" is eligible next week.

Biggest Mover: "We Are Young" makes an even bigger jump this week and rises 10 to number 17.

Debuts: All-American Rejects have the highest debut of the week at #38 with "Beekeeper's Daughter". It's their 6th hit.
Colbie Caillat picks up her 9th hit at #40 with "Favorite Song".

Exiting the Survey: "Without You", 23 weeks, to recurrent
"Called Out in the Dark", 20 weeks, to recurrent

Other Notes: Train reach the top 5, moving up 2 to #4 with "Drive by".
Chrstina Perri rises 2 to #8 with "A Thousand Years".
"Part of Me" moves into the top 10 at #10, giving Katy Perry her 9th top 10 hit. She is also at #9 with "The One that Got Away"
"Rumour Has It" climbs 5 notches to #15.
Nickelback enter the top 20, up 3 to #18 with "Lullaby".
Adam Lambert gets his third top 20 hit with "Better than I Know Myself", at #20.
After stalling last week, the Wanted move up 4 to #22.
"Shadow Days" rises 5 to #24.
LMFAO move up 2 to #28 with a bullet in their 20th week on the chart.
The Script rebound to a new peak of #29 with "If You Ever Came Back".
"Turn Me on" climbs 5 to #32.
Ouch! of the Week: "I Like It Like that" falls 7 to #26
Song with the biggest spin increase: "We Are Young" (Nearly a 700 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Hearts On Fire" (Over a 300 spin loss)

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

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[blue]3/25/12 [/blue]

#1:"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" spends a fourth week on top this week.

Oldest Song:"Not Over You" with 39 weeks.

Oldest Song below #15: "Sexy and I Know It" with 21 weeks

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10: "Not Over You".

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #15: "The One that Got Away"

Going to Recurrent "Sexy and I Know It" is eligible to go whenever Mediabase feels like it.

Biggest Mover: "Favorite Song" jumps 6 notches to #34 to become the week's biggest mover.

Debuts: Calvin Harris has the week's only debut, coming in at #40 with "Feel So Close".

Exiting the Survey: "Heart on Fire", 17 weeks

Other Notes: "Drive by" climbs another notch to #3.
"Part of Me" moves 10-7.
Rihanna returns to the top 10 as "We Found Love" rebounds 11-10.
After moving up 10 last week, "We Are Young" continues its climb, up 3 to #14.
The Wanted jump 5 to #17.
Also climbing 5 is John Mayer, who moves to #19 with "Shadow Days".
"Ships in the Night" moves up 3 to #27.
Moving into the top 30 is Eric Hutchinson, whose "Watching You Watch Him" moves up 3 to #28 in its 7th week on.
Pitbull moves up 4 to #30.
James Durbin holds at #35.
Demi Lovato slips 1 to #37.
Ouch! of the Week: "Shake It Out" plummets 11 to #38
Song with the biggest spin increase: "We Are Young" (Nearly a 900 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Don't Stop" (Over a 300 spin loss)

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