Billboard Hot 100: 09/17/2016

[Ravi]

Thanks guys.... But it feels like I'm on deathbed or something.... :) I am not going away and will keep visiting(although less frequently)... it's just that I don't think I would regualrly be able to post full Top-10 predictions.... I would still chime in, if I can, on the interesting weeks.

My new life begins on Monday (been studying for this job all my life)... so wish me luck and good luck to you all!!

[Deleted]

All the best to Ravi in all his future endeavours! :)

[Mike is BAD]

Good luck Ravi and stop by whenever you can! 

Also, did you say you start on MONDAY? Wow, can't believe you start work on LABOR DAY. That's strange.

[Leo ✔]

Good luck Ravi with all the new things

[Leo ✔]

And here's the AI Update

[Deleted]

Looks like Cheap Thrills will be #1 in airplay for at least 3 more weeks :/

[85la]

Well, I guess this was just bound to happen:


www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/7495959/the-chainsmokers-chart-topping-closer-now-credits-2

The Chainsmokers' Chart-Topping 'Closer' Now Credits 2 Members of the Fray as Writers

Two members of the rock band The Fray are now credited as co-writers on The Chainsmokers' No. 1 smash, "Closer."

When it was released this summer, "Closer" drew comparisons to The Fray's 2005 hit, "Over My Head (Cable Car)." Now, the listing for "Closer" on the website for performance rights organization ASCAP includes Fray lead singer Isaac Slade and guitarist Joe King.

A representative for The Fray confirmed that Slade and King are co-writers of "Closer." Reps for ASCAP and The Chainsmokers wouldn't comment.

The Chainsmokers include Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall. The EDM duo's other hits are "Don't Let Me Down," ''Roses" and "Selfie."

"Closer" was also co-written by Taggart, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett and Halsey, who sings on the track. "Over My Head" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Last year Sam Smith gave Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne writing credit on his mega-hit "Stay With Me" after some said it sounded like Petty's 1989 song, "I Won't Back Down." Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars did the same thing last year for their worldwide hit "Uptown Funk" — they extended credit to the five writers of Gap Band's 1979 hit "Oops Upside Your Head" because of similarities.

Both "Stay With Me" and "Uptown Funk" won record of the year at the Grammy Awards in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Most famously last year, a jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children $7.4 million after finding Robin Thicke and Pharrell's "Blurred Lines" copied their father's hit "Got to Give It Up." A judge later cut the verdict to $5.3 million.

The Fray, who had hits with "How to Save a Life" and "You Found Me," also includes Dave Welsh and Ben Wysocki. The Denver-based band will kick off a North American tour Oct. 15 and will release the album, "Through the Years: The Best of The Fray," on Nov. 4.

[Ravi]

Sept 3, 2016 19:05:13 GMT -5 Mike is BAD said:

Good luck Ravi and stop by whenever you can! 

Also, did you say you start on MONDAY? Wow, can't believe you start work on LABOR DAY. That's strange.

I am from India so it's kind of a semi-holiday. :)

[weaver]

Sept 3, 2016 23:06:23 GMT -5 85la said:

Well, I guess this was just bound to happen:


www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/7495959/the-chainsmokers-chart-topping-closer-now-credits-2

The Chainsmokers' Chart-Topping 'Closer' Now Credits 2 Members of the Fray as Writers

Two members of the rock band The Fray are now credited as co-writers on The Chainsmokers' No. 1 smash, "Closer."

When it was released this summer, "Closer" drew comparisons to The Fray's 2005 hit, "Over My Head (Cable Car)." Now, the listing for "Closer" on the website for performance rights organization ASCAP includes Fray lead singer Isaac Slade and guitarist Joe King.

A representative for The Fray confirmed that Slade and King are co-writers of "Closer." Reps for ASCAP and The Chainsmokers wouldn't comment.

The Chainsmokers include Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall. The EDM duo's other hits are "Don't Let Me Down," ''Roses" and "Selfie."

"Closer" was also co-written by Taggart, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett and Halsey, who sings on the track. "Over My Head" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Last year Sam Smith gave Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne writing credit on his mega-hit "Stay With Me" after some said it sounded like Petty's 1989 song, "I Won't Back Down." Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars did the same thing last year for their worldwide hit "Uptown Funk" — they extended credit to the five writers of Gap Band's 1979 hit "Oops Upside Your Head" because of similarities.

Both "Stay With Me" and "Uptown Funk" won record of the year at the Grammy Awards in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Most famously last year, a jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children $7.4 million after finding Robin Thicke and Pharrell's "Blurred Lines" copied their father's hit "Got to Give It Up." A judge later cut the verdict to $5.3 million.

The Fray, who had hits with "How to Save a Life" and "You Found Me," also includes Dave Welsh and Ben Wysocki. The Denver-based band will kick off a North American tour Oct. 15 and will release the album, "Through the Years: The Best of The Fray," on Nov. 4.

I'm listening to these two songs back to back and I guess maybe there is SOMETHING similar about them, but I don't hear it all that much. Which part is supposedly lifted? I guess, though, adding The Fray to the credits is either an admission of guilt or just a way to not get sued...

[Bigfatliar 3]

Sept 4, 2016 8:21:59 GMT -5 weaver said:

Sept 3, 2016 23:06:23 GMT -5 85la said:

Well, I guess this was just bound to happen:


www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/7495959/the-chainsmokers-chart-topping-closer-now-credits-2

The Chainsmokers' Chart-Topping 'Closer' Now Credits 2 Members of the Fray as Writers

Two members of the rock band The Fray are now credited as co-writers on The Chainsmokers' No. 1 smash, "Closer."

When it was released this summer, "Closer" drew comparisons to The Fray's 2005 hit, "Over My Head (Cable Car)." Now, the listing for "Closer" on the website for performance rights organization ASCAP includes Fray lead singer Isaac Slade and guitarist Joe King.

A representative for The Fray confirmed that Slade and King are co-writers of "Closer." Reps for ASCAP and The Chainsmokers wouldn't comment.

The Chainsmokers include Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall. The EDM duo's other hits are "Don't Let Me Down," ''Roses" and "Selfie."

"Closer" was also co-written by Taggart, Shaun Frank, Frederic Kennett and Halsey, who sings on the track. "Over My Head" peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Last year Sam Smith gave Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne writing credit on his mega-hit "Stay With Me" after some said it sounded like Petty's 1989 song, "I Won't Back Down." Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars did the same thing last year for their worldwide hit "Uptown Funk" — they extended credit to the five writers of Gap Band's 1979 hit "Oops Upside Your Head" because of similarities.

Both "Stay With Me" and "Uptown Funk" won record of the year at the Grammy Awards in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Most famously last year, a jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children $7.4 million after finding Robin Thicke and Pharrell's "Blurred Lines" copied their father's hit "Got to Give It Up." A judge later cut the verdict to $5.3 million.

The Fray, who had hits with "How to Save a Life" and "You Found Me," also includes Dave Welsh and Ben Wysocki. The Denver-based band will kick off a North American tour Oct. 15 and will release the album, "Through the Years: The Best of The Fray," on Nov. 4.

I'm listening to these two songs back to back and I guess maybe there is SOMETHING similar about them, but I don't hear it all that much. Which part is supposedly lifted? I guess, though, adding The Fray to the credits is either an admission of guilt or just a way to not get sued...

Or... they really take the inspiration for that part from that The Fray song.

[rimetm]

I'm guessing it's the latter. Labels and writers got the pants scared off them when the Blurred Lines case went to court and went in favor of the estate to the tune of millions of dollars, so they're trying to pre-empt the claims by adding credits as soon as it seems plausible.

For the record, I still don't hear the actual similarity.

[Soulsista]

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

September 19, 1981

01 01 Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (6th of 9 weeks at #1)
02 06 Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton
03 03 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks w/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
04 04 Urgent - Foreigner
05 05 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
06 07 Who's Crying Now - Journey
07 09 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross
08 08 Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores
09 10 Step By Step - Eddie Rabbitt
10 02 Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters


September 20, 1986

01 03 Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & The News (1st of 3 weeks at #1)
02 02 Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
03 04 Friends & Lovers - Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
04 01 Take My Breath Away - Berlin
05 08 Words Get In The Way - The Miami Sound Machine
06 09 Walk This Way - Run-DMC feat. Aerosmith
07 05 Venus - Bananarama
08 11 Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) - Glass Tiger
09 12 Dreamtime - Daryl Hall
10 10 Baby Love - Regina


September 21, 1991

01 02 I Adore Mi Amor - Color Me Badd (1st of 2 weeks at #1)
02 06 Good Vibrations - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch feat. Loleatta Holloway
03 04 Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
04 05 Things That Make You Go Hmmmm... - C&C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams
05 01 The Promise Of a New Day - Paula Abdul
06 03 (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
07 07 Time, Love And Tenderness - Michael Bolton
08 09 Too Many Walls - Cathy Dennis
09 12 Love Of a Lifetime - Firehouse
10 11 The Motown Song - Rod Stewart


September 14, 1996

01 01 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio (7th of 14 weeks at #1)
02 02 I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis
03 03 Twisted - Keith Sweat
04 04 Loungin' - LL Cool J feat. Total
05 06 Change The World - Eric Clapton
06 05 C'Mon N' Ride It (The Train) - The Quad City DJ's
07 12 It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion
08 08 You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow - Toni Braxton
09 09 I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) - R. Kelly
10 10 You Learn / You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette

[Soulsista]

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

September 11, 1961 (For the week ending September 16)

01 01 Michael - The Highwaymen (2nd and final week at #1)
02 06 Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee
03 07 My True Story - The Jive Five
04 08 Hurt - Timi Yuro
05 04 You Don't Know What You've Got - Ral Donner
06 02 Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell
07 11 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor - Lonnie Donegan
08 14 Who Put The Bomp - Barry Mann
09 15 Little Sister - Elvis Presley
10 10 As If I Didn't Know - Adam Wade


September 17, 1966

01 01 You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (2nd and final week at #1)
02 03 Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
03 02 Sunshine Superman - Donovan
04 14 Cherish - The Association
05 09 Bus Stop - The Hollies
06 04 See You In September - The Happenings
07 06 Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
08 11 Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
09 10 Guantanamera - The Sandpipers
10 07 Sunny - Bobby Hebb


September 18, 1971

01 01 Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond (2nd of 3 weeks at #1)
02 02 Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
03 04 Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers
04 10 Maggie May / Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart
05 05 Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey - Paul & Linda McCartney
06 03 Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
07 07 I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth
08 12 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez
09 06 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - The Bee Gees
10 11 Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - The Dramatics


September 18, 1976

01 03 Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry (1st of 3 weeks at #1)
02 01 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
03 04 I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
04 05 A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
05 02 You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
06 07 Lowdown - Boz Scaggs
07 13 Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
08 10 Summer - War
09 11 If You Leave Me Now - Chicago
10 06 You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees

13 26 Disco Duck (Part 1) - Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 Flashback

September 15, 2001

01 01 I'm Real - Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule (2nd of 5 weeks at #1)
02 02 Fallin' - Alicia Keys
03 06 Where The Party At - Jagged Edge feat. Nelly
04 03 Someone To Call My Lover - Janet Jackson
05 04 Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) - Blu Cantrell
06 07 U Remind Me - Usher
07 05 Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve feat. Gwen Stefani
08 08 It's Been Awhile - Staind
09 09 Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) - Train
10 10 Hanging By a Moment - Lifehouse

11 34 You Rock My World - Michael Jackson


September 16, 2006

01 01 SexyBack - Justin Timberlake (2nd of 7 weeks at #1)
02 02 London Bridge - Fergie
03 04 Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
04 05 Buttons - The Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg
05 03 (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul feat. Keyshia Cole
06 06 Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
07 18 Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
08 09 Sexy Love - Ne-Yo
09 11 Far Away - Nickelback
10 07 Me & U - Cassie


September 17, 2011

01 19 Someone Like You - Adele (1st of 5 weeks at #1)
02 01 Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
03 03 Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
04 02 Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock
05 06 Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
06 16 You And I - Lady Gaga
07 04 Lighters - Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars
08 18 You Make Me Feel... - Cobra Starship feat. Sabi
09 09 Give Me Everything - Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
10 05 Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry

16 NE Mirror - Lil Wayne feat. Bruno Mars
20 NE Love On Top - Beyonce


September 19, 2015

01 NE What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber (1st and only week at #1)
02 01 Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd
03 04 The Hills - The Weeknd
04 03 Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) - Silento
05 02 Cheerleader - OMI
06 05 Lean On - Major Lazer x DJ Snake feat. MØ
07 06 Good For You - Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky
08 07 679 - Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz
09 08 Locked Away - R. City feat. Adam Levine
10 13 Where Are U Now - Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Bieber

15 RE Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

[85la]

Sept 4, 2016 8:21:59 GMT -5 weaver said:

I'm listening to these two songs back to back and I guess maybe there is SOMETHING similar about them, but I don't hear it all that much. Which part is supposedly lifted? I guess, though, adding The Fray to the credits is either an admission of guilt or just a way to not get sued...

Me neither, but i guess it seems like the verses in OMH are very similar to the chorus of Closer. The tempo in the former is also faster and the exact notes might be a little different, but I guess the main melody is the same.

[rimetm]

Sept 4, 2016 11:10:12 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

Billboard Top 10 Flashback

September 19, 2015

15 NE Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

Wildest Dreams was a re-entry that week, not a debut. It initially debuted the week of the album launch along with (the album version of) Bad Blood.

[Harx]

Sept 4, 2016 11:10:12 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

September 19, 2015

01 NE What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber (1st and only week at #1)
02 01 Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd
03 04 The Hills - The Weeknd
04 03 Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) - Silento
05 02 Cheerleader - OMI
06 05 Lean On - Major Lazer x DJ Snake feat. MØ
07 06 Good For You - Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky
08 07 679 - Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz
09 08 Locked Away - R. City feat. Adam Levine
10 13 Where Are U Now - Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Bieber

15 NE Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift

That was couple months after I started watching the charts and I remember how shocked I was when Bieber got his first #1, I thought the world was turning upside down. And then he got another two #1 songs. Bieber becoming one of the biggest names in music, that was so surreal for me.

[Harx]

Any predictions on "Hymn for the weekend"? Is it really going to slow down this week? According to some predictions couple days ago it looked like it will only climb 1 spot. I hope it doesn't lose its momentum?

[brady47]

Omg, Wildest Dreams is still in the top 60 of airplay? The longevity of that single on radio is amazing.

[Deleted]

Sept 4, 2016 20:28:30 GMT -5 brady47 said:

Omg, Wildest Dreams is still in the top 60 of airplay? The longevity of that single on radio is amazing.

Shut Up And Dance being still top 50 as well as ahead of Stressed Out is even more impressive

[felipe]

Sept 4, 2016 11:19:25 GMT -5 85la said:

Sept 4, 2016 8:21:59 GMT -5 weaver said:

I'm listening to these two songs back to back and I guess maybe there is SOMETHING similar about them, but I don't hear it all that much. Which part is supposedly lifted? I guess, though, adding The Fray to the credits is either an admission of guilt or just a way to not get sued...

Me neither, but i guess it seems like the verses in OMH are very similar to the chorus of Closer. The tempo in the former is also faster and the exact notes might be a little different, but I guess the main melody is the same.

youtu.be/fFRkpvvop3I?t=56s

I believe this parts sound a lot like the beat drop in Closer. You can actually hum "we ain't ever getting older" to it.

[Leo ✔]

[Mike is BAD]

Cheap Thrills is collapsing in airplay, finally!

[MTSChart21]

Credit to: www.kworb.net/airadio

Songs with *** dropped or added a format so their updates are completely incorrect

[Leo ✔]

RIP Rise :/

[flextamcsignals]

So Ride is falling off, but it's 1. After it finally hit the top 5, and 2. Coinciding with the rise of Heathens, which hit the top 10 with huge sales and streaming thanks to Suicide Squad (the hype has died down but it's still #2 on the iTunes chart), but no airplay. And now that it has airplay, I can see it sticking around.

[divasummer]

Sept 4, 2016 9:02:15 GMT -5 rimetm said:

I'm guessing it's the latter. Labels and writers got the pants scared off them when the Blurred Lines case went to court and went in favor of the estate to the tune of millions of dollars, so they're trying to pre-empt the claims by adding credits as soon as it seems plausible.

For the record, I still don't hear the actual similarity.

Really????
The first time I heard "Blurred Lines" I figured it was a sample or interpolation of music (if that's what it's called).
I'm not being shady are you a music major?
Only reason I ask because there was an artist on TMZ Live who was sticking up for "Blurred Lines" talking about chords etc saying their not exactly the same but were inspired by "Got To Give It Up".

[Deleted]

Is it normal for songs to suddenly freefall on radio if the artist's next single starts gaining a lot of traction? Ever since Closer and Heathens have started gaining 2m+ AI per day, DLMD and Ride have been losing about that much.

[Au$tin]

Sept 5, 2016 12:17:28 GMT -5 @zach808 said:

Is it normal for songs to suddenly freefall on radio if the artist's next single starts gaining a lot of traction? Ever since Closer and Heathens have started gaining 2m+ AI per day, DLMD and Ride have been losing about that much.

Yes, that is extremely common. If that doesn't happen, it's a sign that the new single could eventually brickwall and go nowhere (see: "Out of the Woods" and "New Romantics" against "Wildest Dreams"). Though, it's not always the case. Especially when the songs are released to separate formats, such as Drake. "Too Good" and "Controlla" are able to coincide without hurting each other because they're at different formats for the most part. Also, "Controlla" broke before "Too Good," but it wasn't until "Too Good" hit that "One Dance" was affected since those two would be coming from the same format.

There are also cases where two songs from the same artist can literally just coexist. That's not common, but it can happen, such as "Only Girl (In the World)" and "What's My Name?" from Rihanna at relatively the same time.

[Bigfatliar 3]

So many red cell in the top 10, yet less green cell below top 10