American Top 40 2/9/2013

[jdelachjr2002]

Here is this weekend's show. Conor Maynard and Olly Murs finally debut, Will.I.Am and Britney crack the Top Ten and Taylor Swift ends Bruno Mars' five-week reign at #1

AMERICAN TOP 40 - FEBRUARY 9, 2013
LW TW WKS Artist - Title
-- 40 (01) Conor Maynard Featuring Ne-Yo - Turn Around (40)
40 39 (03) The Ready Set - Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) (39)
36 38 (38) David Guetta featuring Sia - Titanium (3)
38 37 (04) Of Monsters And Men - Little Talks (37)
34 36 (38) Neon Trees - Everybody Talks (3)
35 35 (10) Chris Wallace - Remember When (Push Rewind) (35)
Extra: Psy - Gangnam Style
31 34 (29) Pink - Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (1)
-- 33 (01) Olly Murs featuring Flo Rida - Troublemaker (33)
Breakout: Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
33 32 (43) Ellie Goulding - Lights (1)
32 31 (09) Hunter Hayes - Wanted (31)
Optional Extra: Rihanna featuring Drake - What's My Name
30 30 (28) Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me (2)
29 29 (25) Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up (6)
28 28 (05) Ludacris featuring Usher and David Guetta - Rest Of My Life (28)
Two For One: Ludacris featuring Mary J. Blige - Runaway Love
27 27 (28) Alex Clare - Too Close (4)
17 26 (27) Fun. - Some Nights (2)
26 25 (06) The Script featuring Will.I.Am - Hall Of Fame (21)
25 24 (06) Imagine Dragons - It's Time (24)
16 23 (21) Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) (4)
23 22 (06) One Direction - Little Things (18)
21 21 (10) Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (21)
Optional Extra: Hot Chelle Rae - Tonight Tonight
13 20 (18) Ke$ha - Die Young (1)
20 19 (05) Ke$ha - C'mon (19)
24 18 (02) Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z - Suit And Tie (18)
22 17 (04) Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz - Thrift Shop (17)
12 16 (16) Phillip Phillips - Home (9)
19 15 (06) Maroon 5 - Daylight (15)
18 14 (06) Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (14)
Breakout: Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait
15 13 (11) Pitbull featuring TJR - Don't Stop The Party (13)
10 12 (27) Maroon 5 - One More Night (1)
14 11 (06) Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire (11)
Optional Extra: Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
09 10 (14) Ed Sheeran - The A Team (9)
06 09 (17) Rihanna - Diamonds (2)
11 08 (06) Will.I.Am featuring Britney Spears - Scream And Shout (8)
On The Verge: John Hart featuring French Montana - Who Booty
07 07 (10) Pink - Try (7)
05 06 (15) Flo Rida - I Cry (4)
08 05 (12) Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin - Don't You Worry Child (5)
04 04 (11) Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj - Beauty And A Beat (4)
03 03 (13) The Lumineers - Ho Hey (2)
Optional Extra: Jessie J. featuring BOB - Price Tag
01 02 (16) Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (1)
02 01 (06) Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble ** 1st week @ no. 1 **

DROPPERS:
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (from #39, 22 weeks on)
Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time (from #37, 29 weeks on)

If I missed an extra, please let me know.

[musicfan09]

Good songs! C'Mon Let Me Ride still isn't on?

[josh]

Yassss "Little Talks" continuing its domination, moving 38-37, making its chart run thus far a nice 40-39-38-37.

[musicfan09]

Feb 8, 2013 21:30:41 GMT -5 josh said:

Yassss "Little Talks" continuing its domination, moving 38-37, making its chart run thus far a nice 40-39-38-37.

Lol, love it!

[QuEenOfpoP]

where exactly do you find these charts so early? or is that like top secret?

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Feb 8, 2013 22:20:21 GMT -5 QuEenOfpoP said:

where exactly do you find these charts so early? or is that like top secret?

Nice avatar.

Just go through the AT40 website, they update Thursday/Friday usually, go up in the number suffix and you'll eventually find it

[QuEenOfpoP]

Feb 8, 2013 22:27:20 GMT -5 Geometrical said:

Feb 8, 2013 22:20:21 GMT -5 QuEenOfpoP said:

where exactly do you find these charts so early? or is that like top secret?

Nice avatar.

Just go through the AT40 website, they update Thursday/Friday usually, go up in the number suffix and you'll eventually find it

thanks!

[mkarns]

Feb 8, 2013 21:30:41 GMT -5 josh said:

Yassss "Little Talks" continuing its domination, moving 38-37, making its chart run thus far a nice 40-39-38-37.

At that rate it should be #1 in mid-October. Taylor Swift, meanwhile, narrowly misses what would have been the rare feat of starting and ending the countdown, if "We Are Never..." had hung on at #40. Seeing as how "I Knew..." continues to hold a huge lead at Mediabase, hitting the record-setting 16K spin mark this week, she'll probably be on top for a while (likely at least a month.)

Cool to see Mumford & Sons finally on AT40 (almost). I don't think they've ever put the 2 for 1 that low (after #28); usually it's been in or close to the top 10.

I'm guessing the numbers in parenthesis after the titles are the songs' peak positions thus far.

[musicfan09]

Feb 9, 2013 1:19:06 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Feb 8, 2013 21:30:41 GMT -5 josh said:

Yassss "Little Talks" continuing its domination, moving 38-37, making its chart run thus far a nice 40-39-38-37.

At that rate it should be #1 in mid-October. Taylor Swift, meanwhile, narrowly misses what would have been the rare feat of starting and ending the countdown, if "We Are Never..." had hung on at #40. Seeing as how "I Knew..." continues to hold a huge lead at Mediabase, hitting the record-setting 16K spin mark this week, she'll probably be on top for a while (likely at least a month.)

Cool to see Mumford & Sons finally on AT40 (almost). I don't think they've ever put the 2 for 1 that low (after #28); usually it's been in or close to the top 10.

I'm guessing the numbers in parenthesis after the titles are the songs' peak positions thus far.

About Little Talks, that sounds right!

[johnnywest]

Feb 8, 2013 20:58:18 GMT -5 musicfan09 said:

Good songs!

Agreed! Good to hear "Runaway Love" and "Price Tag."

Also, Taylor Swift becomes the 1st country act to score three #1 songs on this countdown (previously, she was tied with Kenny Rogers).

[josh]

2 of those are pure pop songs and 1 (not sure which one it was) probably had a pop mix, right? What were Kenny's hits like? Pure country?

[billme]

Feb 9, 2013 13:20:34 GMT -5 josh said:

2 of those are pure pop songs and 1 (not sure which one it was) probably had a pop mix, right? What were Kenny's hits like? Pure country?

Written by Lionel Richie pure country?

[QuEenOfpoP]

what is up with this whole Folk Music craze lately? my pop radio station is driving me nuts! not much of a fan of whats been going on the last month or so :/

[Libra]

Feb 9, 2013 13:20:34 GMT -5 josh said:

2 of those are pure pop songs and 1 (not sure which one it was) probably had a pop mix, right? What were Kenny's hits like? Pure country?

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong on this, but back then, one did not need to "remix" country songs prior to crossing over. Actually, remixing in general was in its infancy back in the 80s.

That said, Lionel Richie did write and produce his biggest hit "Lady", and produce his subsequent album Share Your Love. And Barry Gibb of The Bee Gees produced 1983's Eyes That See in the Dark (the album that gave us "Islands in the Stream" - actually, all three Bee Gees wrote that song as well as most of the others on that album). So yes, there was a Pop edge to several of his hits already - but, not for all of them.

[Libra]

Feb 9, 2013 18:19:16 GMT -5 QuEenOfpoP said:

what is up with this whole Folk Music craze lately? my pop radio station is driving me nuts! not much of a fan of whats been going on the last month or so :/

You can thank this week's second Breakout for the surge in that sound.

[QuEenOfpoP]

Feb 9, 2013 18:27:53 GMT -5 Libra said:

Feb 9, 2013 18:19:16 GMT -5 QuEenOfpoP said:

what is up with this whole Folk Music craze lately? my pop radio station is driving me nuts! not much of a fan of whats been going on the last month or so :/

You can thank this week's second Breakout for the surge in that sound.

i know... i just hope this isnt too long of a phase :'(

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I hope it's something that stays. It's one of the few genres that I like that has never seen a surge in popularity at pop radio in the nearly 20 years I've been a music fan.

[QuEenOfpoP]

Feb 9, 2013 18:44:41 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

I hope it's something that stays. It's one of the few genres that I like that has never seen a surge in popularity at pop radio in the nearly 20 years I've been a music fan.

well as long as its not the only genre they play then i guess im fine! Dance music seems to be sticking around to and im TOTALLY fin with that! i love dance music!

[mkarns]

Feb 9, 2013 13:20:34 GMT -5 josh said:

2 of those are pure pop songs and 1 (not sure which one it was) probably had a pop mix, right? What were Kenny's hits like? Pure country?

Taylor began as a country-oriented artist, and still has a fanbase at that format, so Ryan's stat is, I guess, technically correct. But of her 3 chart toppers (and nearly 4; "We Are Never..." peaked at #2), only "Love Story" sounded remotely country in the versions played by pop radio IMO. (And relating to the mention of Kenny Rogers, most of his 1970s and 80s pop crossover hits didn't sound very country either, except for his vocal qualities.)

New AT40 listeners who might not be familiar with Taylor's earlier material may have been surprised by that categorization.

[richie]

Nice to see a bit more movement this week. So far we've had 15 new songs this year, and 7 of them came in the first week.
Little Talks should be called Little Steps. We get a bonus 241 with Ke$ha. Scream and Shout has become an "ear worm" for me. All in all, a good show this week.

[johnnywest]

Feb 9, 2013 23:45:27 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Feb 9, 2013 13:20:34 GMT -5 josh said:

2 of those are pure pop songs and 1 (not sure which one it was) probably had a pop mix, right? What were Kenny's hits like? Pure country?

Taylor began as a country-oriented artist, and still has a fanbase at that format, so Ryan's stat is, I guess, technically correct. But of her 3 chart toppers (and nearly 4; "We Are Never..." peaked at #2), only "Love Story" sounded remotely country in the versions played by pop radio IMO. (And relating to the mention of Kenny Rogers, most of his 1970s and 80s pop crossover hits didn't sound very country either, except for his vocal qualities.)

New AT40 listeners who might not be familiar with Taylor's earlier material may have been surprised by that categorization.

Since Ryan said "country act," not "country song," then I would think that would be correct, regardless if the song sounds twangy or not.

[musiciscool]

I enjoyed today's show (like I do every week). It was a given that Taylor was going to be #1, but now who will be next seeing as how she will be there for a while? I always find this entertaining. :)

[jayman]

"Hall of Fame" has been on for 14 weeks.