Mediabase Hot AC Chart Notes, February '14

[Hot AC Archiver]

February 2, 2014

#1:"Let Her Go" moves into the #1 spot this week.

Oldest Song: "Counting Stars" with 34 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Come to Me" with 24 weeks.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Wake Me Up"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• "Come to Me", which does not have a bullet this week.
• "Sweater Weather", which has a bullet this week

Biggest Mover: "Dark Horse" gallops 7 notches to #19 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts:

• Pharrell Williams gets his first solo appearance on the chart and has the highest debut at #30 with "Happy".
• Imagine Dragons get a fourth hit at #38 with "On Top of the World".
• Shakira gets a 5th song to chart on HAC with "Can't Remember to Forget You", at #40. The song features Rihanna. This is Rihanna's 22nd
  appearance on HAC, counting featurings as well as solo hits. Using that criteria, Rihanna is now the woman with the most appearances on Hot AC.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Bonfire Heart", 16 weeks
• "Fight", 2 weeks
• "XO", 1 week

Other Notes:
Top 10:

• "Let Her Go" reaches #1 in its 28th week on the chart.
• "Say Something" climbs one more, up to #3.
• "Love Don't Die", after moving 11-7 2 weeks ago, slips another notch this week to #9.
• Lorde is now 2 for 2 with singles hitting the top ten, as "Team" moves 11-10.

Top 20:

• "Sweater Weather" gets pushed back 2 to #11, but the song retains a bullet in its 23rd week on the chart.
• Pitbull and Ke$ha climb one more to #13.
• "Love Me Again" reaches top 15 territory, up 1 to #15.
• Bruno Mars inches up 1 to #20 with "Young Girls".

Top 30:

• "Do What U Want" stalls at #22 this week.
• John Legend climbs 2 more to #25.
• "Sleeping with a Friend" rises 3 notches to #26.
• Eminem falls 2 to #25 but his song keeps a bullet.

Bottom 10:

• "Chocolate" moves 33-31.
• "The Man" rises 6 notches to #33 in its 2nd week on the chart.
• Fitz & the Tantrums inch up 1 to #35 in their 2nd week on the chart.
• After debuting at #37 last week, Matt Nathanson falls 2 to #39 this week.

Ouch! of the Week: "Hold on We're Going Home" falls 7 notches to #37.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Story of My Life" (Over a 600 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Unconditionally" (Over a 600 spin loss).

Note: Some of Mediabase's "Last Week" positions are incorrect.

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[Hot AC Archiver]

February 9, 2014

#1:"Let Her Go" holds onto the #1 spot for a second week.

Oldest Song: "Counting Stars" with 35 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Wrecking Ball" with 20 weeks.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Demons"
• "Wake Me Up"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• "Wrecking Ball", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Happy" skips up 9 notches to #21 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts:

• Miley Cyrus gets her 7th hit and has the highest debut of the week at #37 with "Adore You".
• Newcomers to HAC, Cage the Elephant come in at #38 with "Come a Little Closer".
• Paramore come in at #39 with their 4th hit, "Ain't It Fun".
• Lee DeWyze re-enters the survey at #40 with "Fight".

Exiting the Survey:

• "Sweater Weather", 23 weeks, to recurrent ** Mistakenly removed? The song had a bullet last week.
• "Come to Me", 24 weeks, to recurrent
• "Hold on We're Going Home", 17 weeks
• "Can't Remember to Forget You", 1 week

Other Notes:
Top 10:

• "Say Something" continues its slow rise to the top, up 1 more to #2. The song has moved 5-4-3-2 in recent weeks.
• One Direction reach the top 5 at #5, up 1 with "Story of My Life".
• "Team" moves up 2 to #8.
• No songs enter/exit the top 10 this week.

Top 20:

• Daughtry's "Waiting for Superman" reaches a new peak of #11 in its 19th week on the chart.
• "Love Me Again" rises 2 to #13.
• Neon Trees jump 7 notches to #19 with "Sleeping with a Friend".
• "All of Me" moves 25-20 this week.

Top 30:

• "The Man" jumps 6 spots to #27.
• The 1975 climb 3 to #28.
• Mary Lambert moves up 5 to #29 with "She Keeps Me Warm".
• "Hey Brother" sneaks up 2 to #30.

Bottom 10:

• "The Walker" steps up 4 to #31.
• Matt Nathanson rebounds 5 to a new peak of #34.
• "Top of the World" moves 38-35.
• In its 11th week on the chart, the #32 peaking "Lucky Strike" holds at #36.

Ouch! of the Week: A few songs fall 4 notches this week: "Unconditionally" to #25, "Make a Move" to #32, "The Giving Tree" to #33.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Dark Horse" (Over a 700 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Demons" (Over a 600 spin loss).

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[Libra]

Feb 11, 2014 16:01:30 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

Exiting the Survey:
"Sweater Weather", 23 weeks, to recurrent ** Mistakenly removed? The song had a bullet last week.

Guessing that as with Pop, the "2 bulletless weeks" provision doesn't apply if the song went Top 10, as "Sweater Weather" did.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Feb 12, 2014 14:57:30 GMT -5 Libra said:

Feb 11, 2014 16:01:30 GMT -5 Hot AC Archiver said:

Exiting the Survey:
"Sweater Weather", 23 weeks, to recurrent ** Mistakenly removed? The song had a bullet last week.

Guessing that as with Pop, the "2 bulletless weeks" provision doesn't apply if the song went Top 10, as "Sweater Weather" did.

I wasn't aware of that rule, thanks. I guess as soon as it loses its bullet, it's gone.

[Libra]

Basically. Which can be disconcerting when the song peaks at 9 or 10, then the bullet loss takes them right out of the Top 10 and - POOF!

[Hot AC Archiver]

February 16, 2014

#1:"Say Something" climbs into the #1 spot this week.

Oldest Song: "Counting Stars" with 36 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Waiting for Superman" and "Love Me Again" with 20 weeks each.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Demons"
• "Wake Me Up"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• "Waiting for Superman", which does have a bullet this week.
• "Love Me Again", which does have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Come a Little Closer" jumps 6 notches to #32 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts:

• New Politics have the highest debut of the week at #34 with "Tonight You're Perfect". It's their 2nd song to chart at HAC.
• Sara Bareilles gets her 7th hit this week as "I Choose You" enters at #38.
• Shakira re-enters the survey at #39 with "Can't Remember to Forget You".

Exiting the Survey:

• "Wrecking Ball", 20 weeks, to recurrent
• "The Giving Tree", 17 weeks
• "Make a Move", 14 weeks

Other Notes:
Top 10:

• "Say Something" reaches the top after moving 6-5-4-3-2 the past several weeks.
• American Authors climb 1 more to #3.
• "Pompeii" inches up 1 to #6.
• No songs enter/exit the top 10 this week.

Top 20:

• "Dark Horse" moves up 2 to #13.
• "Love Me Again" gets pushed down 2 to #15, but the song retains a bullet.
• Pharrell Williams climbs 4 notches to enter the top 20 at #17.
• After moving up 7 spots last week, Neon Trees hold at #19 this week.

Top 30:

• "The Man" rises 5 to #22.
• "The Monster" moves up 3 to #23 without a bullet.
• The 1975 move 28-25 with "Chocolate".
• Fitz & the Tantrums break into the top 30, up 2 to #29 with "The Walker".

Bottom 10:

• "Kinks Shirt" rises 3 to #31.
• "On Top the World" climbs 2 to #33 in its 3rd week on the chart.
• New Politics' entry at #34 is now the highest position seen by the group as their last song peaked at #38.
• "Can't Remember..." reaches a new peak of #39 in its re-entry on the chart.

Ouch! of the Week: "Hold on" lets go and falls 5 to #21.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Happy" (Over a 700 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Hold on" (Over an 800 spin loss).

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[Hot AC Archiver]

February 23, 2014

#1:"Say Something" holds onto #1 for a second week.

Oldest Song: "Counting Stars" with 37 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Waiting for Superman" and "Love Me Again" with 21 weeks each.

Songs below #5 eligible to go recurrent when falling below #10:

• "Demons"
• "Wake Me Up"

Songs below #10 eligible to go recurrent when reaching 2 weeks w/o a bullet:

• "Waiting for Superman", which does not have a bullet this week.
• "Love Me Again", which has a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Tonight You're Perfect" jumps 6 notches to #28 for the week's biggest move.

Debuts:

• Jason Derulo has the highest debut of the week at #37 with his 7th song to chart at HAC, "Talk Dirty". The song features 2 Chainz.
• Ingrid Michaelson returns to the chart after over 3 years away at #39 with her 4th song to make HAC, "Girls Chase Boys".
• Newcomers NONONO come in at #40 with "Pumpin Blood".

Exiting the Survey:

• "Lucky Strike", 12 weeks
• "Do What U Want", 11 weeks
• "Can't Remember to Forget You", 2 weeks

Other Notes:
Top 10:

• "Best Day of My Life" moves into the runner-up position this week.
• "Story of My Life" becomes One Direction's biggest hit on HAC as the song moves up 2 to #3.
• Passenger falls from #2 to #5.
• Katy Perry gets a 13th top 10 as "Dark Horse" moves 13-9. She now ties Kelly Clarkson for most top 10s by a solo woman on HAC. Not counting her featured appearance on John Mayer's song, this is Katy's 12th consecutive top 10 hit, the most for any artist in HAC history.

Top 20:

• In its 12th week on the chart, "Timber" spends a third week at #12.
• "Happy" rises 3 to #14.
• "Love Me Again" slips 1 to #16 but retains its bullet.
• After holding at #20 last week, John Legend climbs 3 notches to #17.

Top 30:

• Aloe Blacc climbs 1 to #21.
• "The Walker" rises 4 to #25.
• Also moving up 4 is "Hey Brother, up to #26.
• Cage the Elephant enters the top 30 at #30, up 2 with "Come a Little Closer".

Bottom 10:

• "Ain't It Fun" moves 35-33 this week.
• "On Top the World" slips 1 to #34 but keeps its bullet.
• Sara Bareilles climbs 3 to #35.
• "Fight" reaches a new peak of #38 this week.

Ouch! of the Week: "Hold on" falls 6 notches to #27.
Song with the biggest spin increase: "Happy" (Over a 900 spin increase).
Song with the biggest spin loss: "Hold on" (Over a 700 spin loss).

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