Billboard Hot 100 : 04/04/2015 - 12th Week for Uptown Funk!

[Mikel Echarri]

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I don't know if it's #R8 or a new single, in that case... BE PREPARED UPTOWN FUNK

[imbondz]

Mar 25, 2015 16:25:22 GMT -5 Gary said:

Mar 25, 2015 15:59:05 GMT -5 bat1990 said:

I've been streaming UF at work to do my part in finally unseating "One Sweet Day"

One person can make a difference if they put their mind too it.   The song had 19.1 million streams last week.  Not sure how many you need to make a difference but I am sure it is possible, if you have the time and don't tire of the song too quickly.

Happy streaming.

Well...one person can only stream so much in a week. There are 1440 minutes in a day. Check my math but If the song is 4 minutes long and you just kept hitting repeat, that'd be 360 streams per day and only 2,520 streams per week!

Even if you did multiple devices it wouldn't add up too much in a week. You'd need multiple friends (who are geeks and would help) to make any sort of dent.

[Dylan :)]

That's what Arianators do ^ And international ones using the Hola Chrome extension

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Mar 25, 2015 17:23:51 GMT -5 imbondz said:

Mar 25, 2015 16:25:22 GMT -5 Gary said:

One person can make a difference if they put their mind too it.   The song had 19.1 million streams last week.  Not sure how many you need to make a difference but I am sure it is possible, if you have the time and don't tire of the song too quickly.

Happy streaming.

Well...one person can only stream so much in a week. There are 1440 minutes in a day. Check my math but If the song is 4 minutes long and you just kept hitting repeat, that'd be 360 streams per day and only 2,520 streams per week!

Even if you did multiple devices it wouldn't add up too much in a week. You'd need multiple friends (who are geeks and would help) to make any sort of dent.

But just remember how Problem was literally less than 100 sales away from debuting at #1 last May if I'm not mistaken lol. When it comes to a close race, one person could potentially make all the difference! I'm still bitter about that :( I really wanted the song to make #1...

[rimetm]

Hasn't been mentioned yet, but Outside hits a new peak 37-30 this week.

Also, the thread title can now be set in stone.

[ss8]

It's def looking like UF is in a MUCH better position than Blurred Lines, Low, etc..... I cant remember the last time a song w/ this many weeks actually *gaining and/or having such minimal declines and competition! Yes, Rihanna may drop something any moment and may get initial huge sales (and possibly a #1 debut if the song is even decent) but she'd still have to catch up *big time to all mega leads (across endless formats) that UF STILL has. The fact she dropped FFS as the *first single and it got a meh reception at best, if that song w/ the b word is indeed her 2nd single, the title alone may be a major deterrent to radio and the public). I'd love to see her come back and hit #1 w/ an instant classic Rihanna pop/dance.  But, sorry, but *enough w/ the B word being used in almost every A list diva song/single or album tracks. Wont say who but think most here know all too well 'who' (and it's been more than a few ranging from very young to older superstars across different genres).

[Rocky]

Mar 25, 2015 18:17:00 GMT -5 ss8 said:

The fact she dropped FFS as the *first single and it got a meh reception at best, if that song w/ the b word is indeed her 2nd single, the title alone may be a major deterrent to radio and the public). I'd love to see her come back and hit #1 w/ an instant classic Rihanna pop/dance.  But, sorry, but *enough w/ the B word being used in almost every A list diva song/single or album tracks. Wont say who but think most here know all too well 'who' (and it's been more than a few ranging from very young to older superstars across different genres).

B word? You mean B.i.t.c.h. ? 

[Mikel Echarri]

http://instagram.com/p/0qqLF2BM5r

The new single of Rihanna "Bitch Better Have My Money" comes out TOMORROW

[Gary]

As this is the biggest song since Blurred Lines, I wonder if Nona Gaye thinks Marvin wrote this? (just kidding)

[ss8]

If the song is indeed produced by Kayne and based on the title alone,reeks from an urban/r&b jam (like You Da One). Of course it'll get pop spins but this entire era reeks from her doing things totally different from her last several songs/albums (effective pop/dance/r&b formula). I'm just a bit concerned that FFS was the first single. Hopefully this is better. If FFS is the 'best' she to offer has the era :#...well she's Rihanna, still very young, A+ list, and has endless lives/passes left.

[Deleted]

Without decent first-week streams and airplay, even a 500k sales debut won't be enough to dethrone UF on the Hot 100. The best it will be able to do is keep Uptown Funk from passing Low's record on Digital Songs.

[ss8]

Just crazy...UF keeps getting green updates while LMLYD (while gaining w airplay) looks like it's basically stagnant at best on iTunes. Gut is telling me both Sugar (which is starting to plummet on iTunes) and LMLYD (the more likely of the two to get #1) just aren't strong enough. So far (unlike Blurred Lines) this is a very non competitive time. I vividly remember how competitive that summer of 2013 was. Even w/ the monster updates BL kept getting (sales and airplay) it def. was in trouble by it's 10th and and 11th week. Plus, was well known Katy had Roar coming out at any time. Again, nothing is guaranteed ('something' could go viral or come out of the blue any time) but dunno 'what' lol. The only thing going viral are different versions of Uptown Funk! lol. As a few others said, imagine if some hot new remix of UF comes out and that impacts iTunes in addition to the 2 currently doing so. Their record co. HAS to know what's up here and would be foolish to not ensure they get another month or so at #1 when every ingredient is in their favor.

[Deleted]

At this point Uptown Funk is pretty much guaranteed not only Hot 100 year-end #1, but also year-end #1 in each of the three chart components (well airplay is not really certain because we could have a Blurred Lines-sized airplay hit come out in the next few weeks but sales and streaming are probably a lock at this point and a lock for year-end airplay top two)

[ss8]

Even though UF is falling on pop how is it holding up on other formats? Meaning if it starts to free fall on pop, are its streaming and everything else significant enough to give it at least 3-4 more weeks (or more)?

[Gary]

Mar 25, 2015 21:02:50 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

At this point Uptown Funk is pretty much guaranteed not only Hot 100 year-end #1, but also year-end #1 in each of the three chart components (well airplay is not really certain because we could have a Blurred Lines-sized airplay hit come out in the next few weeks but sales and streaming are probably a lock at this point and a lock for year-end airplay top two)

Ya never know, we could have a 'Dark Horse' candidate appear later ;)

[Deleted]

Mar 25, 2015 21:15:58 GMT -5 Gary said:

Mar 25, 2015 21:02:50 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

At this point Uptown Funk is pretty much guaranteed not only Hot 100 year-end #1, but also year-end #1 in each of the three chart components (well airplay is not really certain because we could have a Blurred Lines-sized airplay hit come out in the next few weeks but sales and streaming are probably a lock at this point and a lock for year-end airplay top two)

Ya never know, we could have a 'Dark Horse' candidate appear later ;)

Even Dark Horse couldn't get 15-20 million streams per week for so many weeks
the only thing that could possibly prevent UF would be a Harlem Shake dance meme-type thing and even then it might still not be enough because of how strong UF is proving to be in streams. I pray that something like that doesn't come up because, well, we all know how I feel about those things counting towards streaming points so let's not go there

[ss8]

Well someone/thing better come up w/ something on the ASAP cause 13th week is basically in the bag now which only leaves 3 weeks to tie the record (aka not impossible but highly, highly unlikely there's any Harlem Shuffle out there that's gonna do it in time).

At this point, if Adele or the like drop something out of the blue 'that' could it. For obvious reasons its super top secret but the gut is telling me Adele and her team are still tweaking things up to be like 1000% sure that first song is picture perfect. It would also be an odd time of the year for her or someone close to her level dropping something. In the event there's any skepticism about the 1st single (Skyfall quality lol), they may wait for late summer/ 3rd or 4th quarter to guarantee maximum sales and debuts.

[Deleted]

I'm really eager to see if Rihanna's new single will become huge and somehow dethrone Uptown Funk in a couple weeks or if it'll be a flop like What Now...I wouldn't count on it being huge though tbh. If FourFiveSeconds couldn't make the top 3, I just can't see BBHMM dethroning Funk, especially considering its title lol. I could be wrong though. But it looks like Uptown Funk is pretty much guaranteed a 13th week at #1. A 14th will depend on first-week (well, first-and-a-half week) sales, airplay and streaming for BBHMM but again my prediction is it won't be #1. I can see top ten because of its promotion and the fact that Rihanna posted it on Instagram where 16M+ followers can see but I just don't see a #1 for it.

[Enigma.]

BBHMM, the Madonna impact in naming songs!

[Deleted]

I wonder where Dear Future Husband re-entered at this week with the new release of the video and some sales and a wee bit of airplay. Surely it is higher than its previous peak of #64. I don't see it being a big success. I don't even know if it'll be a top ten. I predict a peak of around #15 for the song. My prediction for this week is that it re-entered at #55-#60

[lyhom]

It actually re-entered at #47.

[velaxti]

Mar 25, 2015 19:16:36 GMT -5 ss8 said:

If the song is indeed produced by Kayne and based on the title alone,reeks from an urban/r&b jam (like You Da One). Of course it'll get pop spins but this entire era reeks from her doing things totally different from her last several songs/albums (effective pop/dance/r&b formula). I'm just a bit concerned that FFS was the first single. Hopefully this is better. If FFS is the 'best' she to offer has the era :#...well she's Rihanna, still very young, A+ list, and has endless lives/passes left.

Well, if it's like You Da One it has no chance at getting #1. If it's like What's My Name?, Rude Boy, Live Your Life, then it could, those songs can get enormous airplay if pop agrees to support them. But I just can't see it happening in the space of 3 weeks. She'd need a radio deal on 3 formats and a music video out asap to do it imo.

From the snippet I heard it doesn't sound very commercial though, but it sounds like the type of song that could do very well on streaming.

I think Dear Future Husband will go top 10, maybe top 5.

[Deleted]

Damn I should've stuck to my original prediction of DFH re-entering in the top 50 lol.
And luckily for Dylan :), Chandelier is still alive, moving 47-46 this week

[rimetm]

Guess who's back?

-Lay Me Down doesn't quite collapse as hard as I thought it would; it only retreats 8-18.

-The week's sole new entry into the top 20 is Shut Up + Dance, moving 21-15; could it be a top 10 contender? It kicks out I'm Not the Only One 19-23.

-After the music video launch last week, it seems like Take Your Time's sales just keep powering on; it hits a new peak 27-21 with a #16 in Digital Songs.

-I Want You to Know stabilizes after the video launch last week, only stumbling 24-26.

-Want You to Want Me gains radio traction, moving up from its debut 45-27. It should go even further once the music video affects the chart.

-Now that radio is dropping it like a rock, She Knows takes a Hot 100 drop 26-36.

-New to the hit zone are Post to Be (41-32), the aforementioned Want to Want Me, and Talking Body (46-39); expect the latter to fall since it returns to normal price and is slipping in sales. They usurp 7/11 (36-42), Prayer in C (39-44), and Believe (31-67).

-Dear Future Husband re-enters at #47 thanks to the music video, and Night Changes makes a top 50 return (52-45). New to the top 50 entirely is Lonely Eyes (57-50). Gone with these movers are Ghost (44-X, recurrent), I Bet (43-61), and the aforementioned Believe.

-Notable gains this week are Honey I'm Good (77-56; sales-based), Budapest (72-62; sales-based maybe?), and See You Again (100-82; sales-based).

-Country airplay has finally given up on a couple of songs: Make Me Wanna (75-89), Lonely Tonight (65-80), Just Gettin' Started (56-70), and Mean to Me (53-68). Also in the scene, Little Red Wagon hits a rut after its music video debut, tumbling 55-72.

-Florida Georgia Line are preparing their next single, as Sippin' on Fire re-enters at #96.

-To Pimp a Butterfly is host to most of the debuts this week: King Kunta is the Hot Shot at #61, The Blacker the Berry isn't far behind at #66, and Alright (#83), Wesley's Theory (#91), These Walls (#94), and Institutionalized (#99) all debut. The songs are primarily Spotify-based, much like Drake's string of debuts for If You're Reading This It's Too Late.

-Also new this week are Fairly Local (#84; sales-based) and...that's it. As I said, Lamar has the majority of the debuts.

-Gone this week are the already mentioned Ghost, Little Toy Guns (99-X), Diamond Rings and Old Barstools (98-X), Wild Child (97-X), Bright (96-X), Games (94-X), What We Ain't Got (91-X), Conqueror (86-X), and Masterpiece (85-X).

-Set to go next week are The Heart Wants What it Wants (82-86), Mean to Me, and I Bet My Life (60-54, though with a bullet, so there's a small chance it might not go).

-CANADA NEWS: I'm an Albatraoz finally shakes up the top 10, moving 12-9. Riptide returns to the top 20 22-17. Outside now challenges in the top 20 27-19. Take Your Time (50-36) and Talking Body (41-38) are now hits. Happy crumbles 19-45. No Way No makes the top 50 52-46 and Somebody does the same 53-41. Off the top 50 are Bang Bang (43-X, Recurrent) and Soundwave (42-X, Recurrent).

-JAPAN (Overseas Chart) NEWS: All About That Bass continues to lead (and is also #10 on the Hot 100 from #11). Living for Love closes the gap to challenge with its #2 (and an 18-11 move on the Hot 100). I Really Like You is picked up even better than in Canada, moving 4-3 (22-13). Uptown Funk thus falls 3-4 (relatively steady on the Hot 100 19-20). I Want You to Know holds at #5 (33-42), but is now challenged by the 7-6 move of Sugar (47-43). Notably falling is Love Me Like You Do going 6-7 (42-56), which is now set to be overtaken by Shake it Off in a 10-8 move (67-58). Another 2014 staple returning is Happy, re-entering the top 10 11-9 (79-66). Staggering is Ballad of the Mighty I (an unknown from England that minorly charted there and Ireland) in a 9-10 move (66-68).

-UK NEWS: The Lay Me Down collab version continues its lead (the main version stumbles 18-19), tailed again by King. FourFiveSeconds returns to its US peak 5-3. Hold Back the River makes a 10-4 move to finally make the top 5. Sugar returns 11-10 after its 1 week stint out of the top 10. The top debut this week is So Freakin' Tight at #11. Bloodstream begins its singles push 37-26. Time of Our Lives now officially contends, moving 51-28. Firestone similarly begins its top 40 run 53-37. Trouble finally becomes a force 81-52. King Kunta debuts higher than the US at #56. Classic songs Iris (#80) and No Diggity (#95) return.

[Deleted]

Over here in Canada, with a 13th week at #1, Uptown Funk! ties Apologize and Blurred Lines for the second-longest run at #1 in the 8-year history of the chart.

[jayhawk1117]

So the only thing stopping Uptown Funk from breaking the record is BBHMM, ADELE pulling a We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, or a sudden sales surge for Shut Up and Dance

[dajross6]

There's still a lot of time between 12 weeks and a new record. I expect airplay and sales to start slipping, and four weeks is a ton of time for SOMETHING to happen.

[Gary]

Of course. It is actually FIVE weeks to a new record. This the strongest challenger in some time however. 13 seems to be a sure thing and 14 seems likely. We will know when the end is near because the lead over #2 will start to decrease. That has not happened yet.  Even then, once it starts to decline, you have a couple weeks still before a new #1.

[pnobelysk]

Mar 25, 2015 14:36:28 GMT -5 YourFaveIsAFlop said:

It's not just a question of UF though. Sugar is falling on sales & streaming as well. I dont know how much longer the 50SOG songs will last. We're now over a month out from a movie that way underperformed expectations except on the soundtrack. But there's nothing to push the songs going forward either. FourFiveSeconds is starting to slide at radio, but it will be several weeks before Pitbull, Flo Rida, or whoever that guy is that does Trap Queen have anywhere close to a shot at #1.

The best shot at unseating UF in the next week or two is probably Rihanna dropping single #2 with a radio deal and a video of her 3/4s naked at the same time.

The 50 shades movie has made 550 million at the box office already. It was made with $40 million. That's nothing close to an underperformer

[bat1990]

Mar 25, 2015 16:03:52 GMT -5 allow that said:

Mar 25, 2015 15:59:05 GMT -5 bat1990 said:

I've been streaming UF at work to do my part in finally unseating "One Sweet Day"

LOL, Madonna fans...

Pshaw!!! As much as I love and support Her Madgesty, she is not my #1 fave that I stan for. Besides, it's exciting to see chart records broken or nearly broken and to be hopeful about it instead of being pessimistic and resigning oneself to OSD holding the record forever.

When "Blurred Lines" was on top forever, I was actually rooting against it to overtake the records, because I find that song date rape-y and didn't want it being the "biggest hit on the Hot 100 ever"