Mediabase HAC Chart Notes, September '23

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September 3, 2023

#1:"Cruel Summer". **3 weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 34 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Thank God I Do" with 25 weeks.


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

• "Flowers".
• "Wish You the Best".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• "Baby Don't Hurt Me".
• "Chemical".
• "Jaded".

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

• "Thank God I Do", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "Single Soon" (33->18).

Biggest Bullet: "Used to Be Young", (+1289 spins).


Debuts:

• Re-Entry @#36: "Snooze" - SZA.
• Re-Entry @#37: "Don't Get Me Wrong" - Matchbox Twenty.
• Highest Entry @#39: "Keep Going Up" - Timbaland f/ Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake. Timbaland gets a 4th appearance on the chart and the first since 2008. Nelly marks her 7th time on the chart and first since 2007, while Justin marks his 21st time.

Exiting the Survey:

• "A Symptom of Being Human", peak of #14, 25 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Eyes Closed", peak of #1, 23 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "mine", peak of #9, 19 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• "Vampire" (6->5).

Top 10 Entries:

• "Cupid" (13->8). This is Fifty Fifty's first top 10 hit.
• "Wish You the Best" (12->10). Lewis gets his 4th top 10.

Top 15 Entries:

• "NEED A FAVOR" (17->12).
• "Dancing with Your Shadows" (18->15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Used to Be Young" (31->17).
• "Single Soon" (33->18).
• "We Didn't Start the Fire" (21->20).

Top 30 Entries:

• None.

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September 10, 2023

#1:"Dance the Night". **1 week at #1 **. This is Dua's 4th number one hit.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 35 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Sure Thing" with 18 weeks.


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

• "Flowers".
• "Wish You the Best".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• None.

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

• None.

Biggest Mover: "Keep Going Up" (39->23).

Biggest Bullet: "Keep Going Up", (+684 spins).


Debuts:

• Highest Entry @#36: "Lil Boo Thang" - Paul Russell, a newcomer to HAC.
• @#38: "All My Life" - Lil Durk f/ J. Cole. It's Lil Durk's 2nd time on the chart & J. Cole's first.
• @#39: "The Alcott" - The National f/ Taylor Swift. It's the National's first appearance on the chart & Taylor's 40th.
• @#40: "Barbie World" - Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice w/ Aqua. Nicki gets a 12th appearance at HAC; Ice gets a 2nd appearance, while Aqua appear on the HAC chart for the first time. Aqua's "Barbie Girl" was peaking at #21 on the Pop chart about this time in 1997.

Exiting the Survey:

• "Thank God I Do", peak of #14, 25 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Jaded", peak of #10, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Baby Don't Hurt Me", peak of #8, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Chemical", peak of #8, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• None.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Used to Be Young" (17->11).
• "Single Soon" (18->14).

Top 20 Entries:

• "What Was I Made for?" (21->18).
• "Mona Lisa" (22->19).
• "Dial Drunk" (25->20).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Keep Going Up" (39->23).
• "Daylight" (31->28).
• "bad idea right?" (34->29).

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September 17, 2023

#1:"Dance the Night". **2 weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 36 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Sure Thing" with 18 weeks.


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

• "Flowers".
• "Wish You the Best".
• "Karma"

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• None.

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

• None.

Biggest Mover: "Keep Going Up" (23->16).

Biggest Bullet: "Used to Be Young", (+762 spins).


Debuts:

• Highest Entry @#37: "Run All Night" - Goo Goo Dolls. It's the Dolls' 25th time on the HAC chart.

Exiting the Survey:

• "All My Life", peak of #38, 1 week on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "Used to Be Young" (11->7). This is Miley's 5th top 10 hit.

Top 15 Entries:

• "We Didn't Start the Fire" (16->15).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Keep Going Up" (23->16).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Lose Control" (33->30).

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September 24, 2023

#1:"Cruel Summer". **4 non-consecutive weeks at #1 **.


Oldest Song: "Flowers" with 37 weeks.

Oldest Song below #10: "Sure Thing" with 20 weeks.


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

• "Flowers".
• "Wish You the Best".

Former top 10s now below #10 eligible to go recurrent:

• None.

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

• "Sure Thing", which does not have a bullet this week.

Biggest Mover: "bad idea right?" (29->23).

Biggest Bullet: "Dial Drunk", (+321 spins).


Debuts:

• Highest Entry @#39: "STRINGS" - Max f/ JVKE & Bazzi. It's the 5th appearance on the chart for MAX, the 2nd for JVKE, and 3rd for Bazzi.
• @#40: "Lemon" - SMITH, a newcomer to HAC.
  

Exiting the Survey:

• "Karma", peak of #1, 20 weeks on, to recurrent.
• "Satellite", peak of #19, 18 weeks on.

Other Notes:
Top 5 Entries:

• None.

Top 10 Entries:

• "NEED A FAVOR" (11->9). This is the first top 10 for Jelly Roll.
• "Single Soon" (13->10). Selena gets her 7th appearance on a top 10 hit.

Top 15 Entries:

• "Keep Going Up" (16->14).

Top 20 Entries:

• "Hell N Back" (21->19).

Top 30 Entries:

• "Lil Boo Thang" (32->28).
• "Don't Get Me Wrong" (34->29).
• "Get Back Your Fight" (31->30).

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