Billboard Hot 100 : 08/08/15

[Kworb]

Sales estimates

1. Cheerleader 164,000
2. My Way 155,000
3. She's Kinda Hot 140,000
4. Can't Feel My Face 127,000
5. Fight Song 109,000
6. Watch Me 108,000
7. Bad Blood 89,000
8. Good For You 78,000
9. The Hills 77,000
10. 679 71,000
11. Honey, I'm Good. 69,000
12. Lean On 67,000
13. Shut Up And Dance 62,000
14. Worth It 58,000
15. Kick The Dust Up 57,000
16. Where Are Ü Now 57,000
17. Photograph 56,000
18. Cool For The Summer 54,000
19. Trap Queen 50,000
20. Girl Crush 49,000

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[85la]

Jul 22, 2015 15:56:35 GMT -5 THINKIN BOUT YOU said:

Jul 22, 2015 13:04:55 GMT -5 imbondz said:

3 weeks ago I haaaaated Cheerleader. Now I love it. Ha. Weird how music does that.

Same here with Love Me Like You Do... After months it finally grows on me

Yeah, this has happened to me as well with a lot of songs after they become big hits, especially number one. Once it reaches that golden milestone, it instills this idea in you that, because it's doing so well on the charts, a lot of people must like it, so it must be good. But sometimes like a couple years later I think, eh that song wasn't so good lol.

[House Lannister]

Jul 22, 2015 16:47:31 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

My Way could be set up for a jump into the top ten next week...it actually has pretty decent airplay. Not sure about streaming as there is no official video and Spotify doesn't update regularly.
Also is the version with Drake not available on US iTunes or is it just not selling much?

I'll agree that My Way should jump next week.  Surprised it's getting some big time airplay already.

But unless I see sales doing well, I can't see it catapulting to the top 10.  I'm thinking it goes more along the lines of Meek Mill's All Eyes on You (81-32).  So maybe Fetty Wap and Monty jump into the top 30 considering radio's already adopted it.

EDIT:  Top 2 in sales?!?  Alright, top 10 might be possible, but I'll go with inside the top 15 to be safe.  And throw in She's Kinda Hot for the top 20?

[velaxti]

Jul 24, 2015 5:29:34 GMT -5 Ravi said:

Jul 24, 2015 0:22:59 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

Pretty sure My Way will be higher than She's Kinda Hot. The latter isn't even in the top 20 now whereas My Way held its ground much longer.

Yeah... but My Way was came a day later didn't it? I think it climbed the chart on Saturday, no?

I might be wrong, but I think they were released the same day. Just She's Kinda Hot shot straight to #1 immediately whilst My Way climbed a lot slower.

Personally, I think The Weeknd will get a lot more chart hits thank Macklemore. The thing is Macklemore got 4 hit singles then kinda disappeared (although maybe he'll get more in the future). That's not going to happen with The Weeknd, he'll always be doing loads of remixes and collaborations. Obviously not everything he releases will be a hit, but he's not going to completely disappear from the mainstream, I can't see it happening.

Fetty Wap though? Maybe. I was thinking Soulja Boy had 3 big hits, Crank That, Kiss Me Thru The Phone and Turn My Swag On, so Fetty Wap could get 3 big hits and not much else too. However, it does seem like Fetty has quite a big fanbase (mainly of girls, I think girls like the fact that Trap Queen was less misogynistic than most hip hop songs haha), so maybe he'll get more. We'll have to see, but I think Fetty is more likely to disappear from the mainstream than The Weeknd.

[aser94]

I think there's a difference between Macklemore's and Fetty's success though. Fetty got to #2 pretty much without the help of pop radio, and it feels like he found success because the urban audience/format wholeheartedly embraced him. On the other hand, Macklemore just kind of leapt onto pop radio, and when his success came and went, he didn't really have the urban audience/format to fall back on (with only one charting hit on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: "Thrift Shop" at #34), and it made his success look more like a fluke. If anything, the fact that "Trap Queen" *only* got to #20 on Pop Songs, and got as high as it did on the Hot 100, means that he can get a lot bigger, if he were to fully cross over to Top 40.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Macklemore always was a novelty act. White hipster rapping about gay marriage and goodwill. He made pop radio have the warm and fuzzies.

[allow that]

Jul 25, 2015 5:40:48 GMT -5 aser94 said:

I think there's a difference between Macklemore's and Fetty's success though. Fetty got to #2 pretty much without the help of pop radio, and it feels like he found success because the urban audience/format wholeheartedly embraced him. On the other hand, Macklemore just kind of leapt onto pop radio, and when his success came and went, he didn't really have the urban audience/format to fall back on (with only one charting hit on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: "Thrift Shop" at #34), and it made his success look more like a fluke. If anything, the fact that "Trap Queen" *only* got to #20 on Pop Songs, and got as high as it did on the Hot 100, means that he can get a lot bigger, if he were to fully cross over to Top 40.

Yeah, it's quite an odd comparison really. Mackelmore is a pop rapper that appealed to suburban kids & frat boys with little cred to fall back on. His hits were gimmicky and his wardrobe reeked of appropriation before acts began getting called out on it courtesy of Igloo. His success is definitely a result of privilege, let's be real. Still, I don't think it's fair to say he "fell off" when as far as I'm aware he hasn't released a single since 2013? There's a difference between falling off of radio because of flopping and because of being on hiatus. Time will tell if his 2013 breakthrough was the end of his run or not...

Fetty Wap on the other hand is an urban success story. There are tons of superstars at urban radio that pop fans don't even know exist. I swear if someone as big as Future were to suddenly have a top 5 Hot 100 hit, people in this thread would be quick to call him a one hit wonder. Fetty is poised for lots of continued success at urban radio so he's going to shine for a while. As such, I don't understand why he's being compared to Soulja Boy either... whose first hit was a novelty dance and his next two came years later. Fetty is currently having his first three singles blow up all at once.

I don't even know where The Weeknd plays into all of this. He's an established (alt-)R&B singer who's carried a strong fan base and been a critic's darling for five years already. Now he's finally being recognized by the public at large since his label stepped up his promo and production budget for a coming-to-stardom era. He's clearly a huge A&R priority at the moment and being groomed for a lasting hit streak.

[imbondz]

I hate this whole privilege talk. Not just here but in general. He could have dove into drugs and never been heard of with his 'privilege'. He still wrote lyrics, learned how to rap decent and put out an album with ridiculously catchy songs. Some work went into it. That said, Of course McMore/Lewis were manufactured, the whole music industry is. Those cool, hipster thrift store coats he wears in videos probably cost $500 or more.

If born in America I believe we all come from privilege to some degree. We all have the power to work hard and be successful. Some of us start farther along for sure but doesn't matter where you come from you can be successful in life.

Few pop singers struggled to make it. And what's that matter anyways. The music industry only cares if you're young and good looking / beautiful. They add a story line afterwards.

Most artists on the radio are manufactured. Rihanna, every boy band, Britney, Katy, McMore/Lewis, You name em.......alllllllllllll come out of the music industry machine. If you get signed to a label you too will go through the machine.

I just try to enjoy the music. The less I know about an artist the better cuz I probably wouldn't want to hang out w them if I did and probably wouldn't want to listen to their stuff anymore.. If you knew some of them and how they really are, you probably wouldn't like them. Not all obviously but probably more than we'd want to know.

Sorry not sure why I went off on this rant! Guess I needed to get it out. Haha.

[85la]

Not that I want to defend them, but didn't Mackelmore/Ryan Lewis first find their major success without being signed to a major record label?

[Dylan :)]

Well I seem to suck at comparrisons but..

2013: Mackelmore [Thrift Shop, Can't Hold Us, Same Love / Fail?: White Walls]

2014: Iggy Azalea [Fancy, Problem, Black Widow / Fail?: Beg For It]

2015: Fetty WAP [Trap Queen, 679, My Way / Fail?: _]

[imbondz]

I'll be very surprised if Cool for the Summer doesn't blow up. So catchy and so Katy Perry

[allow that]

Jul 25, 2015 10:18:01 GMT -5 imbondz said:

I hate this whole privilege talk. Not just here but in general. He could have dove into drugs and never been heard of with his 'privilege'. He still wrote lyrics, learned how to rap decent and put out an album with ridiculously catchy songs. Some work went into it.

If born in America I believe we all come from privilege to some degree. We all have the power to work hard and be successful. Some of us start farther along for sure but doesn't matter where you come from you can be successful in life.

No one said that Mackelmore didn't "work" to create his music. Of course his album didn't get recorded through osmosis. However, he earned his profit by creating rap music that was embraced at a time when pop radio built an iron wall against successful black rappers. Through all of this, Mackelmore insisted that he was a 'real MC' and not a pop star (if he was categorized alongside Pitbull and Flo Rida instead of erroneously held up against authentic rappers in the Grammy category, for example, his success would be a little more digestible). He profiteered tremendously by favoritism for his very mediocre talent disguised with catchy hooks and gimmicky catchphrases.

Jul 25, 2015 12:33:12 GMT -5 85la said:

Not that I want to defend them, but didn't Mackelmore/Ryan Lewis first find their major success without being signed to a major record label?

But what does that have to do with the type of music Mackelmore makes or him benefiting from racial bias? Mackelmore himself even admit that.

Jul 25, 2015 13:08:28 GMT -5 Dylan :) said:

Well I seem to suck at comparrisons but..

2013: Mackelmore [Thrift Shop, Can't Hold Us, Same Love / Fail?: White Walls]

2014: Iggy Azalea [Fancy, Problem, Black Widow / Fail?: Beg For It]

2015: Fetty WAP [Trap Queen, 679, My Way / Fail?: _]

omgggg Fetty is sooooor not in this lane. Calling the reinforcements! @soblu

[crystalphnx]

White privilege doesn't mean that white people never have to work hard and just get handed everything in life - it means that white people don't have to worry about their race being an obstacle.

Even in 2015, being white still works in your favor and grants you advantages denied to people of color. You don't have to worry about being attacked based on your whiteness, being followed around a store by security based on your whiteness, having people make negative assumptions the second they see/meet you based on your whiteness, etc.

The same goes for male/straight/etc. privilege. If you're in the privileged group, of course it's easy to say "It isn't real and/or doesn't matter" - that's a perfect example of privilege at work. You never have to think or worry about it.

I know this is going beyond the scope of this thread, but I can't just sit back and watch a thread I love following on a site I love following turn into some YouTube/Yahoo!-comment-level regressive nonsense.

[imbondz]

Jul 25, 2015 14:15:52 GMT -5 crystalphnx said:

White privilege doesn't mean that white people never have to work hard and just get handed everything in life - it means that white people don't have to worry about their race being an obstacle.

Even in 2015, being white still works in your favor and grants you advantages denied to people of color. You don't have to worry about being attacked based on your whiteness, being followed around a store by security based on your whiteness, having people make negative assumptions the second they see/meet you based on your whiteness, etc.

The same goes for male/straight/etc. privilege. If you're in the privileged group, of course it's easy to say "It isn't real and/or doesn't matter" - that's a perfect example of privilege at work. You never have to think or worry about it.

I know this is going beyond the scope of this thread, but I can't just sit back and watch a thread I love following on a site I love following turn into some YouTube/Yahoo!-comment-level regressive nonsense.

Ugh. be more dramatic.

[Deleted]

Jul 25, 2015 14:29:25 GMT -5 imbondz said:

Jul 25, 2015 14:15:52 GMT -5 crystalphnx said:

White privilege doesn't mean that white people never have to work hard and just get handed everything in life - it means that white people don't have to worry about their race being an obstacle.

Even in 2015, being white still works in your favor and grants you advantages denied to people of color. You don't have to worry about being attacked based on your whiteness, being followed around a store by security based on your whiteness, having people make negative assumptions the second they see/meet you based on your whiteness, etc.

The same goes for male/straight/etc. privilege. If you're in the privileged group, of course it's easy to say "It isn't real and/or doesn't matter" - that's a perfect example of privilege at work. You never have to think or worry about it.

I know this is going beyond the scope of this thread, but I can't just sit back and watch a thread I love following on a site I love following turn into some YouTube/Yahoo!-comment-level regressive nonsense.

Ugh. be more dramatic.

I was going to respond but I'm sure @soblu can put it more eloquently.

[allow that]

Jul 25, 2015 14:29:25 GMT -5 imbondz said:

Jul 25, 2015 14:15:52 GMT -5 crystalphnx said:

White privilege doesn't mean that white people never have to work hard and just get handed everything in life - it means that white people don't have to worry about their race being an obstacle.

Even in 2015, being white still works in your favor and grants you advantages denied to people of color. You don't have to worry about being attacked based on your whiteness, being followed around a store by security based on your whiteness, having people make negative assumptions the second they see/meet you based on your whiteness, etc.

The same goes for male/straight/etc. privilege. If you're in the privileged group, of course it's easy to say "It isn't real and/or doesn't matter" - that's a perfect example of privilege at work. You never have to think or worry about it.

I know this is going beyond the scope of this thread, but I can't just sit back and watch a thread I love following on a site I love following turn into some YouTube/Yahoo!-comment-level regressive nonsense.

Ugh. be more dramatic.

What's dramatic about it though? If you want to dismiss the point of the post with four little words and not even bother to explain why you disagree with it, it kind of just proves the point. It doesn't affect you so it doesn't exist?

[lyhom]

Jul 25, 2015 14:29:25 GMT -5 imbondz said:

Jul 25, 2015 14:15:52 GMT -5 crystalphnx said:

White privilege doesn't mean that white people never have to work hard and just get handed everything in life - it means that white people don't have to worry about their race being an obstacle.

Even in 2015, being white still works in your favor and grants you advantages denied to people of color. You don't have to worry about being attacked based on your whiteness, being followed around a store by security based on your whiteness, having people make negative assumptions the second they see/meet you based on your whiteness, etc.

The same goes for male/straight/etc. privilege. If you're in the privileged group, of course it's easy to say "It isn't real and/or doesn't matter" - that's a perfect example of privilege at work. You never have to think or worry about it.

I know this is going beyond the scope of this thread, but I can't just sit back and watch a thread I love following on a site I love following turn into some YouTube/Yahoo!-comment-level regressive nonsense.

Ugh. be more dramatic.

how the hell was what he was saying "dramatic", though? lmao

[Deleted]

To be debating as a (most likely) white person whether white privilege exists (or even to what extent it exists) in 2015 is so baffling and silly that it makes me itch. Like what kind of musty ass backwater ignorance does it take to say you are sick of hearing about your own privilege LOL.

Also did I see Fetty slander in here? Despicable. This is a godless No Mans Land, please refrain from tagging me here.

[brucelover]

Every white person knows that their race plays to their favour and would never want to be another race because of that. If you deny it you're playing dumb. Don't be dense.

[House Lannister]

Jul 25, 2015 4:25:05 GMT -5 velaxti said:

Jul 24, 2015 5:29:34 GMT -5 Ravi said:

Yeah... but My Way was came a day later didn't it? I think it climbed the chart on Saturday, no?

I might be wrong, but I think they were released the same day. Just She's Kinda Hot shot straight to #1 immediately whilst My Way climbed a lot slower.

Personally, I think The Weeknd will get a lot more chart hits thank Macklemore. The thing is Macklemore got 4 hit singles then kinda disappeared (although maybe he'll get more in the future). That's not going to happen with The Weeknd, he'll always be doing loads of remixes and collaborations. Obviously not everything he releases will be a hit, but he's not going to completely disappear from the mainstream, I can't see it happening.

Fetty Wap though? Maybe. I was thinking Soulja Boy had 3 big hits, Crank That, Kiss Me Thru The Phone and Turn My Swag On, so Fetty Wap could get 3 big hits and not much else too. However, it does seem like Fetty has quite a big fanbase (mainly of girls, I think girls like the fact that Trap Queen was less misogynistic than most hip hop songs haha), so maybe he'll get more. We'll have to see, but I think Fetty is more likely to disappear from the mainstream than The Weeknd.

I think it's a bit soon to call Macklemore done.  He hasn't released a followup album yet.  When he does, the music will determine whether he has staying power or not.

I think we'll hear the name The Weeknd for quite a while.  Although my first experience was seeing Often chart in 2014, he's apparently someone who's breaking out and showing no signs of slowing down.

I think Fetty's going to be around for awhile, too.  He's got some very good beats so far and he seems to respect women more than other rap musicians or some R and B artists.  About the only negative that I can think of is that I have to look at lyric videos for his songs because they sound a bit garbled.

[Enigma.]

Fetty Wap is such a star right now that Flo Rida's label is using his name on Natalie La Rose's Around the World even though you can barely hear he's on the track LOL

[velaxti]

Someone said Trap Queen was so successful because urban music fans fully embraced it. That's PART of the reason, but not the only reason. Dozens of songs have been fully embraced by urban music fans this decade and not made the top 10, a lot not even the top 20.

Trap Queen has sold 2 million, which is a lot for 2015. How can it sell 2 million in 2015 if only urban music fans like the song? Clearly lots of white people like Trap Queen, how else would it have got to #3 on iTunes, or been at #1 on Spotify for a month? It's clear as day that it's mainly white people who use iTunes, that's why random Taylor Swift album tracks go top 10 whilst Post To Be, Hot N*gga, CoCo never go top 10. It's also logical, since we know that white people tend to be a lot richer than black people. My point is, a lot of the same people like liked Macklemore have been supporting Trap Queen too (I'm one of them), it's wrong to say those songs appeal to completely different audiences. Obviously there'll be many who like one song and not the other, but there's a lot of overlap, it's not two distinct groups of people who like each song.

Has Adorn (i.e. one of the biggest urban radio hits of all time) passed a million sales yet? lol. I know it was close last time I looked. So yeah, urban music fans don't use iTunes much, therefore, the iTunes success of Trap Queen, and other songs like Watch Me, have to be largely due to white people who have more money to spare. Youtube is free, and urban music fares better there. (Sorry if this is offensive, but black people generally being poorer than white people is an uncomfortable truth, and can help explain some things about the way music is consumed).

Also, in reference to an earlier discussion, Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis also charted on R&B/Hip Hop Airplay. Same Love and White Walls didn't make the top 50 though.

[felipe]

Jul 25, 2015 13:33:08 GMT -5 allow that said:

he earned his profit by creating rap music that was embraced at a time when pop radio built an iron wall against successful black rappers.

Did it really though? Did pop radio shun out "black rappers" or did black rappers stop making catchy, radio-friendly songs? You can say that Thrift Shop, Timber, Fancy and The Monster all come from white rappers, but on the other hand all these songs are pretty catchy as well. The likes of Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj all manage to get big hits when they put out catchy songs, just like Eminem. And just like Eminem, the songs don't get as big when they're not so pop influenced.

[ListenToItTwice]

Jul 26, 2015 7:22:20 GMT -5 felipe said:

Jul 25, 2015 13:33:08 GMT -5 allow that said:

he earned his profit by creating rap music that was embraced at a time when pop radio built an iron wall against successful black rappers.

did black rappers stop making catchy, radio-friendly songs?

Yes, that one! An entire race of people forgot how to be successful in the music industry! I bet it's that one!

[allow that]

Jul 26, 2015 9:08:49 GMT -5 ListenToItTwice said:

Jul 26, 2015 7:22:20 GMT -5 felipe said:

did black rappers stop making catchy, radio-friendly songs?

Yes, that one! An entire race of people forgot how to be successful in the music industry! I bet it's that one!

Right?!

I cringe at Spring 2013 when radio was saturating itself with Mackelmore and lauding his social message. Meanwhile, J. Cole realeases what's arguably the catchiest and most universally positive song of the decade so far with "Crooked Smile" which fell on deaf ears despite a push to Pop.

[Daniel Collins]

Mediabase 07/26/15

1. TAYLOR SWIFT - Bad Blood f/Kendrick Lamar: 190.384 (- 0.738)
2. THE WEEKND - Can't Feel My Face: 167.185 (+ 0.852)
3. OMI - Cheerleader: 156.634 (+ 2.160)
4. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance: 145.436 (- 0.905) ▲
5. WIZ KHALIFA - See You Again f/Charlie Puth: 143.883 (- 2.780) ▼
6. DAVID GUETTA - Hey Mama f/N. Minaj & Afrojack: 121.603 (- 1.843)
7. JASON DERULO - Want To Want Me: 106.971 (- 1.330)
8. ANDY GRAMMER - Honey, I'm Good: 106.796 (- 0.878)
9. RACHEL PLATTEN - Fight Song: 103.947 (+ 1.750)
10. FIFTH HARMONY - Worth It f/Kid Ink: 95.073 (+ 0.948)
11. MAJOR LAZER - Lean On f/MØ & DJ Snake: 82.404 (+ 1.079)
12. ED SHEERAN - Photograph: 80.353 (+ 1.255) ▲
13. SKRILLEX & DIPLO - Where Are U Now w/J. Bieber: 79.717 (+ 1.063) ▲
14. MARK RONSON - Uptown Funk f/Bruno Mars: 78.229 (- 0.941) ▼
15. MAROON 5 - Sugar: 72.920 (- 1.796)
16. OMARION - Post To Be f/Chris Brown&Jhene: 72.758 (- 1.421)
17. JASON ALDEAN - Tonight Looks Good On You: 67.578 (- 0.425)
18. BRANTLEY GILBERT - One Hell Of An Amen: 66.693 (+ 0.678)
19. TOVE LO - Talking Body: 65.051 (- 0.463)
20. THE WEEKND - Earned It: 64.146 (- 1.044)

ELLIE GOULDING - Love Me Like You Do: 64.067 (- 0.430)
FALL OUT BOY - Uma Thurman: 61.671 (+ 1.771)
MICHAEL RAY - Kiss You In The Morning: 60.890 (+ 1.025)
DEMI LOVATO - Cool For The Summer: 60.434 (+ 0.658)
SILENTO - Watch Me: 58.636 (+ 0.746)
LUKE BRYAN - Kick The Dust Up: 55.251 (+ 0.583)
JIDENNA - Classic Man: 54.759 (+ 0.033)
SELENA GOMEZ - Good For You f/A$AP Rocky: 54.541 (+ 1.807)
FETTY WAP - My Way f/Monty: 45.710 (+ 0.691)
THOMAS RHETT - Crash And Burn: 39.867 (+ 0.471)
SAGE THE GEMINI - Good Thing f/Nick Jonas: 26.855 (- 0.228)
X AMBASSADORS - Renegades: 26.076 (+ 0.361)
MEEK MILL - All Eyes On You f/Minaj/Brown: 22.127 (+ 0.555)
CHARLIE PUTH - Marvin Gaye f/Meghan Trainor: 20.458 (+ 1.005)
ZEDD - Beautiful Now f/Jon Bellion: 19.943 (+ 0.754)
FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE - Anything Goes: 19.473
JASON DERULO - Cheyenne: 18.800 (+ 0.451)
R. CITY - Locked Away f/Adam Levine: 17.427 (+ 0.862)
KELLY CLARKSON - Invincible: 16.197 (+ 0.193)
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER - She's Kinda Hot: 16.006 (+ 0.862)
JANET JACKSON - No Sleeep: 14.978 (+ 0.812)
THE WEEKND - The Hills: 10.938 (+ 0.571)
SHAWN MENDES - Stitches: 9.602 (+ 0.196)
MEGHAN TRAINOR - Like I'm Gonna Lose You: 8.878 (+ 0.503)
ALESSIA CARA - Here: 6.709
CALVIN HARRIS + DISCIPLES - How Deep Is Your Love: 6.618 (+ 0.474)
CHRIS BROWN - Liquor: 6.107
HOZIER - Someone New: 5.805
LITTLE MIX - Black Magic: 4.528
KYGO - Firestone f/Conrad: 4.009
HALSEY - New Americana: 2.012
CIARA - Dance Like We're Making Love: 1909
A GREAT BIG WORLD - Hold Each Other f/Futuristic: 1.724
TOVE LO - Timebomb: 1.016
YEARS & YEARS - King: 0.937
BEA MILLER - Fire N Gold: 0.841
MAROON 5 - Feelings: 0.456
CASSADEE POPE - I Am Invincible: 0.095

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 from 35, 30, 25, and 20 years ago:

August 9, 1980

01 01 Magic - Olivia Newton-John (2nd of 4 weeks at #1)
02 02 It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel
03 03 Little Jeannie - Elton John
04 06 Take Your Time (Do It Right) - The S.O.S. Band
05 10 Sailing - Christopher Cross
06 05 Shining Star - The Manhattans
07 09 Emotional Rescue - The Rolling Stones
08 04 Cupid - The Spinners
09 07 Coming Up - Paul McCartney
10 49 Upside Down - Diana Ross


August 10, 1985

01 01 Shout - Tears For Fears (2nd of 3 weeks at #1)
02 02 Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
03 03 If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting
04 06 Never Surrender - Corey Hart
05 07 The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News
06 10 Who's Holding Donna Now - DeBarge
07 05 Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
08 12 Freeway Of Love - Aretha Franklin
09 09 Get It On (Bang a Gong) - The Power Station
10 04 You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston


August 11, 1990

01 01 Vision Of Love - Mariah Carey (2nd of 4 weeks at #1)
02 04 The Power - Snap!
03 03 Rub You The Right Way - Johnny Gill
04 02 Cradle Of Love - Billy Idol
05 08 If Wishes Came True - Sweet Sensation
06 11 Come Back To Me - Janet Jackson
07 10 Unskinny Bop - Poison
08 12 King Of Wishful Thinking - Go West
09 05 She Ain't Worth It - Glenn Medeiros feat. Bobby Brown
10 15 Do Me! - Bell Biv DeVoe


August 5, 1995

01 01 Waterfalls - TLC (5th of 7 weeks at #1)
02 03 Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days) - Monica
03 02 One More Chance / Stay With Me - The Notorious B.I.G.
04 05 Kiss From a Rose - Seal
05 04 Boombastic - Shaggy
06 06 I Can Love You Like That - All-4-One
07 07 Water Runs Dry - Boyz II Men
08 10 Run-Around - Blues Traveler
09 12 Colors Of The Wind - Vanessa Williams
10 11 Someone To Love - Jon B. feat. Babyface

[Enigma.]

Get that Urban smash Janet!

[crystalphnx]

Hmmm...I don't want to leap into panic mode too quickly, but what happened to CFMF's gains? It went from pretty consistent +2-3 million updates to under 1 million, and now "Cheerleader" is outpacing it. Sales-wise, "Cheerleader" is still enjoying a healthy lead, partially thanks to that new Kid Ink version.

Do we know anything about the status of a video for CFMF? Has one at least been filmed?

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 from 55, 50, 45, and 40 years ago:

August 1, 1960 (for the week ending August 6)

01 01 I'm Sorry - Brenda Lee (3rd and final week at #1)
02 05 Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Brian Hyland
03 14 It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley
04 02 Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
05 03 Alley Oop - The Hollywood Argyles
06 07 Image Of a Girl - The Safaris
07 08 Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
08 09 Please Help Me, I'm Falling - Hank Locklin
09 06 Mule Skinner Blues - The Fendermen
10 10 That's All You Gotta Do - Brenda Lee


August 7, 1965

01 02 I'm Henry The VIII, I Am - Herman's Hermits (1st and only week at #1)
02 01 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
03 03 What's New, Pussycat - Tom Jones
04 08 Save Your Heart For Me - Gary Lewis & The Playboys
05 22 I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
06 05 Yes I'm Ready - Barbara Mason
07 09 I Like It Like That - The Dave Clark Five
08 04 Cara Mia - Jay & The Americans
09 06 I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
10 14 Don't Just Stand There - Patty Duke


August 8, 1970

01 01 (They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters (3rd of 4 weeks at #1)
02 02 Make It With You - Bread
03 05 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) - Stevie Wonder
04 07 Spill The Wine - Eric Burdon & War
05 04 Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
06 03 Mama Told Me Not To Come - Three Dog Night
07 09 Tighter Tighter - Alive And Kicking
08 06 The Love You Save - The Jackson Five
09 08 Ball Of Confusion - The Temptations
10 10 O-o-h Child - The Five Stairsteps


August 9, 1975

01 03 Jive Talkin' - The Bee Gees (1st of 2 weeks at #1)
02 02 I'm Not In Love - 10cc
03 04 Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
04 01 One Of These Nights - The Eagles
05 06 Someone Saved My Life Tonight - Elton John
06 07 Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester
07 14 Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
08 12 Why Can't We Be Friends - War
09 15 How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
10 13 The Rockford Files - Mike Post