Billboard Hot 100: 11/14/15 (Hello Adele!)

[yuh yuh]

Then maybe it could be, because I've seen most people don't like Jamie Foxx in the chorus..

[Soulsista]

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

November 15, 1980

01 02 Lady - Kenny Rogers (1st of 6 weeks at #1)
02 01 Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand
03 05 The Wanderer - Donna Summmer
04 04 Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
05 06 I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
06 07 Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills
07 08 Master Blaster (Jammin') - Stevie Wonder
08 03 He's So Shy - The Pointer Sisters
09 14 More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
10 32 (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon


November 16, 1985

01 05 We Built This City - Starship (1st of 2 weeks at #1)
02 04 You Belong To The City - Glenn Frey
03 01 Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer
04 03 Head Over Heels - Tears For Fears
05 02 Part Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
06 07 Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
07 11 Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
08 12 Never - Heart
09 09 Be Near Me - ABC
10 10 Lay Your Hands On Me - The Thompson Twins


November 17, 1990

01 01 Love Takes Time - Mariah Carey (2nd of 3 weeks at #1)
02 02 Pray - MC Hammer
03 06 More Than Words Can Say - Alias
04 08 Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite
05 13 I'm Your Baby Tonight - Whitney Houston
06 03 Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
07 10 Something To Believe In - Poison
08 15 Because I Love You (The Postman Song) - Stevie B.
09 05 I Don't Have The Heart - James Ingram
10 16 From a Distance - Bette Midler


November 11, 1995

01 01 Fantasy - Mariah Carey (7th of 8 weeks at #1)
02 02 Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio feat. L.V.
03 03 Runaway - Janet Jackson
04 04 Kiss From a Rose - Seal
05 05 Tell Me - Groove Theory
06 06 As I Lay Me Down - Sophie B. Hawkins
07 09 Back For Good - Take That
08 07 Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & The Blowfish
09 11 Who Can I Run To - Xscape
10 12 Name - The Goo Goo Dolls

[Soulsista]

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

November 7, 1960 (for the week ending November 12)

01 01 Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (3rd and final week at #1)
02 02 I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee
03 09 Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson
04 10 Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
05 06 You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
06 03 My Heart Has a Mind Of Its Own - Connie Francis
07 19 Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
08 14 Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go - Hank Ballard
09 15 Blue Angel - Roy Orbison
10 07 Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee


November 13, 1965

01 01 Get Off My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (2nd and final week at #1)
02 02 A Lover's Concerto - The Toys
03 08 1-2-3 - Len Barry
04 06 You're The One - The Vogues
05 12 I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes
06 09 Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
07 04 Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & The Playboys
08 13 Let's Hang On - The Four Seasons
09 10 Taste Of Honey - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
10 15 Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye


November 14, 1970

01 01 I'll Be There - The Jackson Five (5th and final week at #1)
02 02 We've Only Just Begun - The Carpenters
03 03 Fire And Rain - James Taylor
04 07 I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
05 05 Indiana Wants Me - R. Dean Taylor
06 04 Green-Eyed Lady - Sugarloaf
07 13 Tears Of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
08 12 Somebody's Been Sleeping - 100 Proof Aged In Soul
09 18 Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland
10 11 It Don't Matter To Me - Bread


November 15, 1975

01 01 Island Girl - Elton John (3rd and final week at #1)
02 02 Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles
03 04 Who Loves You - The Four Seasons
04 05 Miracles - Jefferson Starship
05 06 Love Is a Rose / Heatwave - Linda Ronstadt
06 19 That's The Way (I Like It) - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
07 08 This Will Be - Natalie Cole
08 09 Feelings - Morris Albert
09 10 The Way I Want To Touch You - The Captain & Tennille
10 12 Low Rider - War

[Au$tin]

Nov 1, 2015 6:32:01 GMT -5 ry4n said:

Top 10 flashbacks for this week

I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH
I WHIP MY HAIR BACK AND FORTH
:'(



1 year ago (11/15/2014)

1 2 Shake It Off - Taylor Swift (3rd week of 4 @ #1)
2 1 All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
+
18 NE Blank Space - Taylor Swift
60 NE Style - Taylor Swift
69 48 Welcome To New York - Taylor Swift
76 NE Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift
80 NE Bad Blood - Taylor Swift
104 NE How You Get The Girl - Taylor Swift 
114 NE All You Had To Do Was Stay - Taylor Swift 
119 NE This Love - Taylor Swift


5 years ago (11/13/2010)

+
17 NE Sparks Fly - Taylor Swift
21 13 Mine - Taylor Swift
27 NE Innocent - Taylor Swift
41 NE The Story Of Us - Taylor Swift
54 NE Dear John - Taylor Swift
56 NE Better Than Revenge - Taylor Swift
63 NE Haunted - Taylor Swift
71 NE Last Kiss - Taylor Swift
75 NE Enchanted - Taylor Swift
84 NE Never Grow Up - Taylor Swift
85 NE Long Live - Taylor Swift

Beautiful

[jenglisbe]

Nov 1, 2015 11:34:59 GMT -5 ry4n said:

Pop tends to be pretty forgiving anyway. Just look at Justin Bieber and Chris Brown.

Good point, though the media and public tend to be more forgiving of males than females.

[Clode]

Nov 1, 2015 13:25:23 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Nov 1, 2015 11:34:59 GMT -5 ry4n said:

Pop tends to be pretty forgiving anyway. Just look at Justin Bieber and Chris Brown.

Good point, though the media and public tend to be more forgiving of males than females.

That's so not true

[balletgirlmom]

Yup, show biz is rather sexist and ageist and the music biz is the worst.  Female artists in their 30's struggle for airplay so never mind a female artist in their 40's or 50's or 60's.  Men are allowed to age and it is considered OK but that is not the case for women.  Hey, maybe Adele can change it and still get adds in her 40's and 50's and 60's.  I sure hope so!

[HolidayGuy]

^That is true, but... what males, as lead acts, are getting a lot of airplay in their 50s and beyond? :)

[Gary]

The last one was probably Carlos Santana

[carreramd]

My predictions:

1 Hello
2 Hotline Bling
3 Sorry
4 The Hills
5 What Do You Mean
6 Stitches
7 Wildest Dreams
8 679
9 Can't Feel My Face
10 Jumpman
11 Watch Me
12 Locked Away
13 Same Old Love
14 Lean On
15 Ex's and Oh's
16 Like I'm Gonna Lose You
17 Downtown
18 Here
19 Good For You
20 Renegades
21 On My Mind
22 Confident
23 Drag Me Down
24 Hit The Quan
25 Trap Queen
26 How Deep Is Your Love
27 Where Ya At
28 See You Again
29 Cheerleader
30 Die a Happy Man
31 Perfect
32 Photograph
33 My Way
34 Strip It Down
35 Antidote
36 Uptown Funk
37 Shut Up And Dance
38 White Inverson
39 Fight Song
40 Back To Back
41 Love Myself
42 Where Are U Now
43 Thinking Out Loud
44 Break Up With Him
45 Cool For The Summer
46 Again
47 All Eyes On You
48 Break Up In A Small Town
49 No Role Modelz
50 Levels
?? Used To Love You
?? Used To Love You Sober

[jenglisbe]

Nov 1, 2015 14:27:16 GMT -5 Clode said:

Nov 1, 2015 13:25:23 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Good point, though the media and public tend to be more forgiving of males than females.

That's so not true

Huh? Look at how many male celebrities are wife beaters, assault women, etc. and still have hits and Grammys. Meanwhile Winona Ryder never recovered from a shoplifting incident. Look at the reaction to Mariah's breakdown versus when Eminem had one.

[kingofpain]

Loot at Janet's tit flash! Her career took a nosedive.

[lyhom]

Nov 1, 2015 21:27:24 GMT -5 Clode said:

Nov 1, 2015 20:04:04 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Huh? Look at how many male celebrities are wife beaters, assault women, etc. and still have hits and Grammys. Meanwhile Winona Ryder never recovered from a shoplifting incident. Look at the reaction to Mariah's breakdown versus when Eminem had one.

Being sexist i see!

[erzo01]

Oct 30, 2015 21:34:17 GMT -5 erzo01 said:

"Hello" and "Sorry" debuted at #1 and #2, respectively, in the UK. I wonder if this would be replicated here.

They're also the top 2 songs (in the same order) in OZ and NZ. US is most definitely gonna have the same rankings and I wonder if Canada will follow suit.

[balletgirlmom]

Male artists are not expected to be sexy after a certain age.  Sadly women are.  It is not fair but true.  I love artists like Katy Perry, Janet Jackson, Adele, Taylor Swift but no matter how big they are as they age airplay gets more and more difficult.  Even after they go past big airplay years it is hard to even remain relevant.  If male older artists like Paul McCartney or Rod Stewart or Mick Jagger were female they would not be as much in the public eye since they all look old.  For some reason men can look like crap and it is OK.  The only women from the 1960's who were able to work into their 50's and 60's (big arenas) are Tina Turner and Cher.  Of course Tina and Cher were still expected to be sexy.  If Cher tours next year as she plans (at age 70) she will still need to wear sexy things.  Her male counterparts like Paul M or Rob S or Elton J and Mick J do not need to worry about it.  None of us want to see them shirtless, right.

The reason I am excited about Adele is her career is so based on talent and not about sexiness.  I think Adele will be able to stay relevant into her 60's and beyond just focusing on her music.    

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

Nov 1, 2015 21:59:55 GMT -5 balletgirlmom said:

 I think Adele will be able to stay relevant into her 60's.    

Or do you not think so far, aheeeeeead~
Cuz I've been thinkin bout you forever,
Or do you not think SO FAR, aheeeeead~
Cuz I've been thinkin bout you forever!

[summers]

Re: Ariana, I'm not that surprised, tbh. I really enjoyed all the releases from My Everything, but Focus doesn't do anything for me.

[jtd Thee Stallion]

Focus is gonna be her Downtown. (Good verses, but a chorus that you either love or hate.)

[Deleted]

Can we just title this thread "Hello Adele! Drag bitches by the ponytail"

[Deleted]

Nov 1, 2015 22:44:35 GMT -5 @spiritanimal said:

Can we just title this thread "Hello Adele! Drag bitches by the ponytail"

Daniel Collins

[85la]

I'm not a big Ariana fan or necessarily trying to defend her, but it has been only 3 days, we might be making judgements too soon. Just because sales aren't opening big, doesn't mean they won't pick up later and airplay can't slowly start to increase. As an example, both of Rihanna's first singles from her last two albums, We Found Love and Diamonds, took several weeks to get to #1.

As for Adele, looks like she'll not only be #1 overall, but top ten in airplay tomorrow - after only 2 weeks, very unusual!

[Deleted]

There's so much going on right now at the very top that it may be as simple as Ariana getting somewhat lost in the shuffle. Like someone else said, she is probably just not yet the super huge force that some like to think she is, so there is no need to try to pin it on her licking doughnuts** or the song being undeniably 'bad.' Problem had a really nice setup and a feature with (at the time) one of the hottest new artists who had a top 5 currently on the chart. There also were not any other new songs at the time to compete for attention. The launch for Focus feels more understated and there are two still-fresh 'event' singles already hogging the spotlight, plus Hotline Bling and The Hills still going strong. When you consider the current star power of Adele/Justin Bieber/Drake/The Weekend, that Ariana will (probably) debut in the top 5 among them is not anything to be disappointed about at all.

The real test for Focus will be callout; radio likes her and will spin her unless and until they are given a reason not to, so I expect to see it make steady gains for the next few weeks at least. The good thing about the timing is that if it looks like the song is going to stall her team will be able to spot that in December, but no one is going to expect them to try to rush out something else then. There will be time to get it together and prepare single #2 for a big launch in late January or February.


**I had completely forgotten about the doughnut thing until I was reading the previous page of this thread, and I imagine that's how it is with the general public as well. That incident wasn't nearly as newsworthy as it's made out to be.

[theflying]

Oct 31, 2015 13:56:49 GMT -5 BlueSwan said:

Funnily enough, while Adele obviously has an outstanding voice, the Glee Cast actually made a pretty amazing medley cover of Someone Like You and Rumour Has It. Probably one of the only Glee covers that I really enjoyed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcc6G9fqOeY

Yes! So great to see someone bringing this up. I still have it on my iPhone.

[felipe]

Nov 1, 2015 21:59:55 GMT -5 balletgirlmom said:

Male artists are not expected to be sexy after a certain age.  Sadly women are.  It is not fair but true.  I love artists like Katy Perry, Janet Jackson, Adele, Taylor Swift but no matter how big they are as they age airplay gets more and more difficult.  Even after they go past big airplay years it is hard to even remain relevant.  If male older artists like Paul McCartney or Rod Stewart or Mick Jagger were female they would not be as much in the public eye since they all look old.  For some reason men can look like crap and it is OK.  The only women from the 1960's who were able to work into their 50's and 60's (big arenas) are Tina Turner and Cher.  Of course Tina and Cher were still expected to be sexy.  If Cher tours next year as she plans (at age 70) she will still need to wear sexy things.  Her male counterparts like Paul M or Rob S or Elton J and Mick J do not need to worry about it.  None of us want to see them shirtless, right.

While it's true that female acts are expected to be sexier even at an old age, let's keep in mind that it's not straight men who expect them to be sexy but rather their gay fans. No man cares whether Cher dresses in sexy outfits or not, but she has to do it because that's what her gay fans expect of her. Same for Madonna. Or Britney.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Licking donuts aren't why Focus isn't setting the world on fire. It's a combination of a lot of things. It's not the strongest lead single ever. It's only a a year since her last album, the last single from My Everything finished its run less than 6 months ago. 5 singles in less than a year is a lot of Ariana. It's EXTREMELY similar to Problem in structure and sound. It was released at a time when there are several monster songs at the top of the chart that it just won't be able to compete with on the merits. They would have needed a full on media blitz release week because Adele has sucked all of the oxygen out of the mainstream media for music.

I wouldn't say Focus is an failure yet. It will need some time and promotion to see if it catches on, and radio will certainly keep it around for at least a while.

[badrobot]

Or maybe a lot of people had way too high expectations for Focus and it's just performing well for an artist not at Taylor/Adele levels.

[Deleted]

Nov 2, 2015 9:56:23 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Or maybe a lot of people had way too high expectations for Focus and it's just performing well for an artist not at Taylor/Adele levels.

Not to mention that Problem was a bit more of an 'event' single, given it had Iggy on it (who was on fire at the time).  Not to say that its wasn't a good song on its own merits, but it was the timing and feature that made it have such a big, splashy debut.  And what's already been mentioned... not enough time has passed since her last single - or even Problem, for that matter. 

I think Focus is a good song... the chorus takes a left turn, which, say what you will about it.... it stands out and has a pair of balls attached to it. 

[Daniel Collins]

Mediabase 11/2/15

1. TAYLOR SWIFT - Wildest Dreams: 178.492 (+ 0.399)
2. THE WEEKND - The Hills: 173.525 (- 0.167)
3. DRAKE - Hotline Bling: 154.213 (+ 1.743)
4. JUSTIN BIEBER - What Do You Mean?: 150.004 (- 1.237)
5. SHAWN MENDES - Stitches: 139.659 (+ 0.550)
6. ELLE KING - Ex's and Oh's: 110.397 (+ 0.879) ▲
7. R. CITY - Locked Away f/Adam Levine: 109.747 (- 1.523) ▼
8. X AMBASSADORS - Renegades: 107.323 (- 0.640)
9. FETTY WAP - 679 f/Remy Boyz...: 89.273 (+ 2.155) ▲
10. THE WEEKND - Can't Feel My Face: 88.416 (- 2.049) ▼
11. ADELE - Hello: 86.135 (+ 5.642) ▲
12. ALESSIA CARA - Here: 84.755 (+ 2.135) ▼
13. MEGHAN TRAINOR - Like I'm Gonna Lose You: 82.210 (+ 2.623) ▲
14. ED SHEERAN - Photograph: 80.333 (- 1.296) ▼
15. MAJOR LAZER - Lean On f/MØ & DJ Snake: 74.631 (- 1.485)
16. SELENA GOMEZ - Good For You f/A$AP Rocky: 73.993 (- 1.494)
17. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up And Dance: 71.664 (- 0.605)
18. ELLIE GOULDING - On My Mind: 69.117 (+ 1.081)
19. OLD DOMINION - Break Up With Him: 65.212 (+ 0.665)
20. COLE SWINDELL - Let Me See Ya Girl: 64.914 (+ 0.887) ▲

ONE DIRECTION - Drag Me Down: 64.416 (+ 0.105)
FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE - Anything Goes: 63.621 (- 0.694)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD - Smoke Break: 59.761 (+ 0.582)
CALVIN HARRIS + DISCIPLES - How Deep Is Your Love: 55.299 (+ 0.178)
SELENA GOMEZ - Same Old Love: 52.021 (+ 1.562)
BLAKE SHELTON - Gonna: 51.299 (- 0.375)
JUSTIN BIEBER - Sorry: 38.417 (+ 1.671)
DEMI LOVATO - Confident: 36.190 (+ 1.505)
RUDIMENTAL - Lay It All On Me f/Ed Sheeran: 34.606 (+ 1.131)
THOMAS RHETT - Die A Happy Man: 29.698 (+ 0.702)
ARIANA GRANDE - Focus: 25.923 (+ 4.049)
RACHEL PLATTEN - Stand By You: 16.584 (+ 0.006)
CHRIS BROWN - Zero: 15.426 (+ 0.556)
DNCE - Cake By The Ocean: 11.986 (+ 1.302)
ONE DIRECTION - Perfect: 11.721 (+ 0.407)
GWEN STEFANI - Used To Love You: 7.127 (+ 0.939)
FALL OUT BOY - Irresistible f/Demi Lovato: 6.561 (+ 0.290)

[Deleted]

Nov 1, 2015 11:49:29 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

November 16, 1985

01 05 We Built This City - Starship (1st of 2 weeks at #1)

YAY GRACE

[Enigma.]

Great update for Gwen