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Post by shakemaki on Nov 27, 2024 15:34:45 GMT -5
Drake going full-tilt Karen is only going to push more people to favor Kendrick, so do the most Drake. On top of this, it presents the perfect opportunity for people to run a fine tooth comb through his catalog and see if any of his songs were artificially inflated. Do you know how many downfalls were manifested through trying to smear someone else? The public won't stand for hypocrisy at that level and people are already itching for reasons to pick apart Drake further. Not really smart of him or his people, but I'm not surprised at all. The flip side is that anyone in their right mind would in fact sue for defamation if said allegations are fabricated. And in theory, he should have a real case there too if so. That said, I agree that the type of people actually invested in a rap beef are likely going to use this against him even if he won. Way too much of a toxic masc culture where he’ll be viewed as a (insert derogatory female or gay term here) for pursuing a defamation case against Kendrick. And for the record, I have no dog in this fight, don't like either of them enough to care who’s “right.” |
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Post by wavey. on Nov 27, 2024 16:33:23 GMT -5
If they are playing in your face(only he would know that), and your potential money loss/gain is effected, I'd do it too.🤷🏾
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Post by Choco on Nov 27, 2024 16:37:54 GMT -5
Now you know damn well no one was blacklisting his ass, especially Spotify. Remember when they put him on the cover of EVERY playlist during Scorpion release week? He just didn't connect.
He couldn't get a win musically so he resorted to lame filings. I actually think him giving this "feud" so much power is kinda hurting him more than it would have if he had just moved on. Especially since he's not currently releasing any music to keep people focused on the material and not the drama.
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 27, 2024 17:25:51 GMT -5
CHART PERIOD PREDICTION Dec 7 - Nov 22-28 Kendrick Dec 14 - Nov 29-5 Kendrick/Mariah? Dec 21 - Dec 6-12 Mariah Dec 28 - Dec 13-19 Mariah Jan 4 - Dec 20-26 Mariah That's probably my guess, I could see Mariah over taking Kendrick next week but if he keeps going viral and maintains buzz its a chance. Shaboozey wild card also ?? He is performing Nov 28th at the Thanksgiving halftime show so maybe a little boost the following week Is anyone else releasing this year ? I don't think there will be any A Listers planned unless it is a surprise like Kendrick. And the rumored Christmas Day Kendrick release of "something" as well. (as seen in the music video) Dec 28 - Dec 13-19 MariahWham! Dec. 13 - Sony releases several vinyls, picture disc, CD single and an EP to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of LC. Last, um, year it was #4 during the similar tracking week. Will it be enough? I hope so. FYI - AIWFCIY gets similar treatment for 30th Anniversary on Dec. 6. Brenda Lee could have a chance as well if she has any promo like last year. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 27, 2024 19:58:53 GMT -5
CHART PERIOD PREDICTION Dec 7 - Nov 22-28 Kendrick Dec 14 - Nov 29-5 Kendrick/Mariah? Dec 21 - Dec 6-12 Mariah Dec 28 - Dec 13-19 Mariah Jan 4 - Dec 20-26 Mariah That's probably my guess, I could see Mariah over taking Kendrick next week but if he keeps going viral and maintains buzz its a chance. Shaboozey wild card also ?? He is performing Nov 28th at the Thanksgiving halftime show so maybe a little boost the following week Is anyone else releasing this year ? I don't think there will be any A Listers planned unless it is a surprise like Kendrick. And the rumored Christmas Day Kendrick release of "something" as well. (as seen in the music video) Dec 28 - Dec 13-19 MariahWham! Dec. 13 - Sony releases several vinyls, picture disc, CD single and an EP to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of LC. Last, um, year it was #4 during the similar tracking week. Will it be enough? I hope so. FYI - AIWFCIY gets similar treatment for 30th Anniversary on Dec. 6. I don't see the physical singles for "AIWFCIY" helping much since there's nothing new on them and they did something similar for the 25th anniversary, so who really needs a physical single of it at this point? I'm not sure what's on the "Last Christmas" singles to know if those might help much. It would be nice if it got a new peak, and it does seem to be closer to "RATCT" and "AIWFCIY" this year as compared to past years so we'll see. |
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Post by professord87 on Nov 27, 2024 20:12:53 GMT -5
Beyonce's payola is otherworldly. In no other universe is Beyonce #1 over Taylor. Especially after the Eras Tour
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Post by chartfreak on Nov 27, 2024 21:45:18 GMT -5
CHART PERIOD PREDICTION Dec 7 - Nov 22-28 Kendrick Dec 14 - Nov 29-5 Kendrick/Mariah? Dec 21 - Dec 6-12 Mariah Dec 28 - Dec 13-19 Mariah Jan 4 - Dec 20-26 Mariah That's probably my guess, I could see Mariah over taking Kendrick next week but if he keeps going viral and maintains buzz its a chance. Shaboozey wild card also ?? He is performing Nov 28th at the Thanksgiving halftime show so maybe a little boost the following week Is anyone else releasing this year ? I don't think there will be any A Listers planned unless it is a surprise like Kendrick. And the rumored Christmas Day Kendrick release of "something" as well. (as seen in the music video) Are you under estimating Brenda Lee? |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Nov 27, 2024 21:56:57 GMT -5
The "Last Christmas" singles look to have the original version, the Pudding Mix, a live version from 2006 and an instrumental.
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Post by shakemaki on Nov 27, 2024 22:09:32 GMT -5
I would absolutely love for Last Christmas to snatch a week if anything is gonna unseat Mariah this year. Far better than more Brenda. I also wouldn’t be surprised at all if LC is one of Mariah’s own pop Christmas favs.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Nov 27, 2024 22:14:26 GMT -5
Dec 28 - Dec 13-19 MariahWham! Dec. 13 - Sony releases several vinyls, picture disc, CD single and an EP to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of LC. Last, um, year it was #4 during the similar tracking week. Will it be enough? I hope so. FYI - AIWFCIY gets similar treatment for 30th Anniversary on Dec. 6. I don't see the physical singles for "AIWFCIY" helping much since there's nothing new on them and they did something similar for the 25th anniversary, so who really needs a physical single of it at this point? I'm not sure what's on the "Last Christmas" singles to know if those might help much. It would be nice if it got a new peak, and it does seem to be closer to "RATCT" and "AIWFCIY" this year as compared to past years so we'll see. Last Christmas Vinyl/CD/Digital EP track list: Last Christmas (7" Mix) Last Christmas (Pudding Mix) *Last Christmas (Live at Wembley Arena, December 2006) Last Christmas (Instrumental) *Previously Unreleased In both cases it seems to me that fans would be CD/Vinyls as collector's items. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 27, 2024 22:22:37 GMT -5
I also wouldn’t be surprised at all if LC is one of Mariah’s own pop Christmas favs. Yeah she mentioned it being on her Christmas playlist and listening to it when he passed. I could see it being on of the holiday songs she never covers because she considers the original perfect (she's said she won't cover Nat's "The Christmas Song" and Donny's "This Christmas," for instance). Having said that, "Last Christmas" is really just a breakup song that happens to be centered on Christmas. It's not really a Christmas song otherwise. Did George ever sing any other holiday songs, even if just in concert? |
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Nov 28, 2024 0:59:44 GMT -5
Pretty interesting take on how AIWFCIY became as big as it did during the holidays:
By Jeffrey Ingold 7 Days Ago
When it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple – but 30 years on, it is a track that reigns supreme over the holiday season. What is the secret of its success?
There are now three things that are certain in life: taxes, death and that every December Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You will be inescapable. Whether you're in a shopping mall or at an office party, whether you're listening to the radio or a holiday streaming playlist, you know the festive season has begun when you hear the first notes of Carey's classic song. Released 30 years ago, All I Want for Christmas is You has jingled its way into the pantheon of yuletide standards alongside Blue Christmas, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, and It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
The track was a relatively modest hit when it first came out in 1994, hitting number 12 on Billboard's all-genre Radio Songs tally in the United States and number two in the United Kingdom (blocked by East 17's Stay Another Day) and Japan. That should have been the end of the story. But All I Want for Christmas is You kept coming back stronger and more popular each holiday season. The song has now topped the charts in over 25 countries including the US and the UK, and was officially crowned the greatest holiday song of all time based on commercial performance by Billboard in 2023. The success and cultural staying power of All I Want for Christmas is You is staggering. Which raises the question: Why (and how) did Carey's beloved song become as synonymous with Christmas as Santa Claus himself?
"In the most basic sense, it's such a fun song," says Dr Brittnay L Proctor, professor of media studies and popular culture at The New School, New York. "If you think about the canon of Christmas music, a lot of those songs are not much fun." For Dr Proctor, All I Want for Christmas is You "took the idea of the Christmas standard and flipped it on its head" by "effortlessly bringing together elements of gospel, R&B and pop" in a "heartfelt, jovial way that tapped into this idea of the Christmas spirit". Or as music writer Kate Solomon tells the BBC, it's a "perfect pop song that just so happens to be a Christmas one".
How it gets the Christmas sound exactly right
Obviously, it's no mean feat to create a modern Christmas classic. Such artists as Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and The Killers (to name a few) have tried, but all their original songs have failed to stick. For Nate Sloan, musicologist and co-host of the podcast Switched On Pop, what makes successful Christmas songs hard to write is that "it's the only time there's an exception to the rule that pop artists should innovate and create new sounds". Sloan points out that even when such contemporary artists as Dua Lipa or Bruno Mars reference old sounds like disco or new jack swing in their music, it "has to sound new and fresh… [whereas] when December rolls around there's this completely contrary impulse [from audiences], which is to go back in time to the 1940s and '50s with Bing Crosby and Brenda Lee."
Mariah loves Christmas, and it just so happens that something she absolutely loves is also able to generate her continued goodwill, streams of income and resources – Aisha Harris
Too many contemporary attempts at original Christmas songs fail when they try to have it both ways, harking back to old school sounds but adding a modern twist – see, for example, Ariana Grande's Santa Tell Me. All I Want for Christmas is You, on the other hand, successfully dances between musical eras and genres. Carey said that her goal with the song was to do something timeless, so it didn't feel like the 1990s. This is why she double-tracked her voice in a way that is modeled on the now disgraced Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" production, particularly his work with Ronnie Spector from the Ronettes and their version of Sleigh Ride. As pop culture critic Aisha Harris tells the BBC, the song "feels both modern and nostalgic" thanks to the "instrumentation, the jingling bells and the harmonies that are clearly an homage to Darlene Love's Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [produced by Spector]". The song sounded like an age-old classic when it first came out, and, since it's only wheeled out once a year, it always sounds fresh.
Another part of what makes All I Want for Christmas is You feel like it's from another era of music is the chordal progression. "Most hit pop songs today, like A Bar Song by Shaboozey, are four-chord songs," says Sloan. "But holiday songs like The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) have all these complex chromatic chords that are constantly changing." He estimates that All I Want for Christmas is You has thirteen chords, thus making you feel that you're "experiencing this different harmonic landscape".
Beyond the quality of the song itself, there are other important factors that have helped All I Want for Christmas is You to become the all-conquering holiday classic. First and foremost is the artist herself. "Mariah is very savvy. She knows her brand," says Harris. "She loves Christmas, and it just so happens that something she absolutely loves is also able to generate her continued goodwill, streams of income and resources." In her 2020 memoir, Carey revealed how her "dysfunctional family" would ruin the holidays, and so she vowed that when she grew up, she was going to "make Christmas perfect every year". She even went as far as to try to trademark the moniker "Queen of Christmas" in 2022, although her application was denied.
Its shrewd promotion over the years
The song's ascent to the status of a Christmas standard got a notable boost when it appeared in the climactic scene of the 2003 holiday romantic comedy Love Actually, as performed by young actor Olivia Olson. The film came out at a time when Carey was at a low point in her career: after her feature film debut Glitter had bombed, and she had had a much-publicised public breakdown, she became the subject of many callous late-night host jokes and tabloid magazine covers. She was at risk of leaving the cultural consciousness, but "Love Actually's popularity really did make the song a mainstay in the context of Christmas songs", says Dr Proctor. This symbiotic relationship between people's love of the film and love of the song began and "allowed for further circulation of the song into people's homes".
Since then, Carey has continued to find new and innovative ways to keep All I Want for Christmas is You in people's hearts and minds. In 2010, she released a second Christmas album with an "Extra Festive" version of the song. There's also been the "SuperFestive" version with Justin Bieber (2011), the track's viral performance with The Roots on Jimmy Fallon (2012), a duet with Michael Bublé (2013), a star-studded Carpool Karaoke performance (2016), an Apple TV Christmas special (2020) and an annual Christmas concert residency in New York City turned fully-fledged North American and European tour from 2014 to now. Not to mention that in 2019, Carey started a yearly tradition of posting a video to social media on 1 November declaring "It's time" to kick off the Christmas season.
Harris credits All I Want for Christmas is You's ever increasing popularity to Carey's shrewd ability to keep up with the changing ways people consume music and, in particular, streaming. "Most businesses and public places are using platforms like Spotify and Apple to pump out songs," she says, and during the holiday season "they're playing the same songs over and over". Carey has kept All I Want for Christmas is You in the news every year and so it "is almost always at the top of every playlist" – meaning that you hear it everywhere.
An undersung reason for its enduring impact
There's another crucial, often overlooked, element of this festive classic that helps explain its hook on society: the introduction. Clocking in at 50 seconds long, Carey's slow and melismatic vocal creates not just a sense of suspense, but, as Sloan suggests, a feeling "that you're entering a new space". When the sleigh bells and drums kick in at the end of the intro with a "triplet rhythm", it sounds "like a galloping horse or sleigh ride… it's an announcement that we're not only going to enter the world of this song, but this seasonal world that stands apart from the rest of whatever you're listening to". Sonically, All I Want for Christmas is You's introduction ushers in the festive period for many of us. Which is why it makes sense that the song's intro features prominently in every one of Carey's "It's time!" videos.
Above all, though, All I Want for Christmas is You strikes a chord with so many because it is a song about hope and optimism at a special time of year. The verses are all about everything Carey doesn't want because all she wants is one person. For Solomon, "Christmas is also a time of optimism and All I Want for Christmas is You has that in spades. The vibe is jubilant and it's romantically relatable to pretty much anyone who's ever had a crush. The song lives in that moment of hope and the possibility of getting everything you want."
In 2019, Carey finally got her Christmas wish when the track hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. But it was lodged in countless listeners' hearts well before then. Carey may have failed to trademark herself as the Queen of Christmas, but the boundless popularity of All I Want for Christmas is You means that she will long reign supreme every festive season.
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Post by clsvltn on Nov 28, 2024 6:38:25 GMT -5
I can’t quite in my phone right now but when I listed Mariah for my #1 predictions it was another way of saying a “Christmas song” lol Brenda or wham could also be #1 but yeah I don’t see anyone else being 1 besides a a Christmas song those last 3 weeks. Kendrick might get a 2nd week, we will see
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Nov 28, 2024 7:44:03 GMT -5
Not chart-related, but should influence the charts next week. Taylor will release tomorrow an exclusive Target The Official Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour book.
I just heard that apparently, two million of these have been printed. That sound a bit risky, if you ask me as popular as Taylor is. It does seem to be a good holiday gift for any hardcore Taylor fan, though.
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 28, 2024 8:35:45 GMT -5
By Jeffrey Ingold 7 Days Ago When it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple This statement isn't true, though, as it has been big from the start. It made the top 10 at Top 40 radio in 1994, which I don't think any other holiday song has done in my lifetime. I don't think any other holiday song has even come close to the top 10 has it? "AIWFCIY" also made the top 10 at AC radio that year, which was before that regularly happened with holiday songs (it was the only holiday song in the top 20 at AC that year). Then in 1995 it re-entered both the AC chart (and was the highest ranked holiday song yet again) and the Hot 100 Airplay chart (where it was the only holiday song in the top 50). I do love that they mention the intro since that is an aspect that doesn't tend to get mentioned a lot in these kinds of articles. |
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Post by rosalina4812 on Nov 28, 2024 8:38:42 GMT -5
This time should be full of Christmas songs but we have Kendrick, Tyler, Bruno, Gracie, Wicked, and Arcane delaying us from the inevitable. Thank you all for your service
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Post by stormlover74 on Nov 28, 2024 9:22:30 GMT -5
Pretty interesting take on how AIWFCIY became as big as it did during the holidays: By Jeffrey Ingold 7 Days Ago When it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple This state isn't true, though, as it has been big from the start. It made the top 10 at Top 40 radio in 1994, which I don't think any other holiday song has done in my lifetime. I don't think any other holiday song has even come close to the top 10 has it? "AIWFCIY" also made the top 10 at AC radio that year, which was before that regularly happened with holiday songs (it was the only holiday song in the top 20 at AC that year). Then in 1995 it re-entered both the AC chart (and was the highest ranked holiday song yet again) and the Hot 100 Airplay chart (where it was the only holiday song in the top 50). I do love that they mention the intro since that is an aspect that doesn't tend to get mentioned a lot in these kinds of articles. Yes it definitely wasn't a ripple in 1994. Lots of airplay and the video got quite a bit of play too. I couldn't remember if it was big each year after though but whatever you feel about the song it's one of the few modern classics to achieve that status almost immediately rather than 5 or 10 years later |
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Post by clsvltn on Nov 28, 2024 10:34:16 GMT -5
Not chart-related, but should influence the charts next week. Taylor will release tomorrow an exclusive Target The Official Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour book.
I just heard that apparently, two million of these have been printed. That sound a bit risky, if you ask me as popular as Taylor is. It does seem to be a good holiday gift for any hardcore Taylor fan, though.
I’m sure it will sell out or close to it. Will be a huge stocking stuffer that grandmas and aunts will grab for their young girls on the list. |
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Nov 28, 2024 11:17:03 GMT -5
Radio playing Xmas music for more than a couple of weeks is a relatively new concept and AIWFCIY certainly benefited from that. 24/7 Xmas formats on multiple AC stations really kicked off in 2001 - in response to 9/11. Prior to that, radio playlist were pretty tight - you had your usual standards that were played for a few days and then gone.
Never heard of this 'Love Actually' seminal moment lol, but maybe that's UK.
In the US what really gave AIWFCIY new life + on its way to becoming a holiday classic: TEOM and the fairly recent launch of iTunes. I seem to recall that it came out of nowhere to hit #1 on iTunes that year. I bet somebody here remembers.
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 28, 2024 11:43:13 GMT -5
In the US what really gave AIWFCIY new life + on its way to becoming a holiday classic: TEOM and the fairly recent launch of iTunes. I seem to recall that it came out of nowhere to hit #1 on iTunes that year. I bet somebody here remembers. The great year Mariah had in 2005 certainly helped, but "AIWFCIY" had already been doing well in U.S. downloads prior to 2005: 2003 season - #7 digital sales peak 12/27/03 issue (only holiday song in the top 10) 2004 season - #6 digital sales peak 12/25/04 issue (only holiday song in the top 10) Meanwhile, this is kinda fire lmao: |
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Post by GW on Nov 28, 2024 11:57:47 GMT -5
the (avoidable) ignorance of some writers for reputable news publications sometimes - yikes! the Merry Christmas album scanned nearly 2 million US units in its first 2 months. obviously Mariah was a massive name in 1994 and her holiday album likely would have sold well even without a standout hit song, but AIWFCIY being an album-only radio single was undoubtedly why the album sold THAT much that quickly. yes, it peaked at #12 on the overall airplay chart that year, but holiday songs didn't routinely almost reach the top 10 of the airplay chart - that was huge, especially for a new/original song. context is key. it was a smash hit right out of the gate, full stop.
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Nov 28, 2024 12:54:57 GMT -5
Not chart-related, but should influence the charts next week. Taylor will release tomorrow an exclusive Target The Official Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour book.
I just heard that apparently, two million of these have been printed. That sound a bit risky, if you ask me as popular as Taylor is. It does seem to be a good holiday gift for any hardcore Taylor fan, though.
I’m sure it will sell out or close to it. Will be a huge stocking stuffer that grandmas and aunts will grab for their young girls on the list. One thing that I overlooked is that it is a book filled with photos. If it involved a lot of reading, it would definitely be a harder sell even with Taylor behind it.
I found this, which definitely makes me highly agree with you.
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Post by hughster1 on Nov 28, 2024 13:58:26 GMT -5
Just to add to the recollections people are contributing about the rise of "AIWFCIY": it was very popular when it came out; I think the throwback to the Phil Spector Wall of Sound was definitely part of the popularity (as of course was Mariah being in an imperial period), since "A Christmas Gift for You" had fairly recently come out on CD and had really gained a lot more traction, since the more upbeat versions of Christmas standards were a welcome change. So it was a song that sounded a little vintage even though it was new. (And the people who were young when Spector was having hits were only in theur 40's and 50's at the time!) In the subsequent years it still got a decent amount of play, doing well enough to finally chart on the Hot 100 for the first time in 1998 (when airplay-only singles were first allowed), getting to no. 83 for one week. And in the mid-2000's, I think, things really began to take off. People have noted several of the factors: the switch to weeks of Christmas songs on AC radio, "Love Actually," iTunes. I think another factor is that people who were kids when it was released were now young adults, and this was a song that, basically, they'd always known. It was linked to their memories of childhood Christmases. You'd see something of the same thing happening with "Underneath the Tree" and "Santa Tell Me" later. I remember being at a Christmas party before it was ubiquitous - back when it was still kinda fun to hear it - and watching someone do a very lively lip sync to it! Interestingly, "AIWFCIY" did not hit the top of Billboard's Christmas airplay list until 2008, although it did top the recurrents chart every year between 2005 and 2008. And even after that it alternated with "RATCT" and "Holly Jolly." So I think it was only after 2010 that it was firmly established as THE dominant Christmas song. |
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Post by GW on Nov 28, 2024 14:32:19 GMT -5
Just to add to the recollections people are contributing about the rise of "AIWFCIY": it was very popular when it came out... I think streaming is what ultimately told more of the story. Not sure how AIWFCIY would have faired on the hot 100 prior to streaming if chart rules had been what they are now, but it was probably the predominant holiday hit (or very close) every year of the last 30 years, all things considered. |
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Post by shakemaki on Nov 28, 2024 16:08:44 GMT -5
I would agree that TEOM is mostly responsible for what AIW has become now. I very vividly remember radio going nuts with that song every holiday season starting right after TEOM was so huge for her. It was a perfect storm for it to become such a staple with millennials, since she was one of the biggest artists on the planet at the time to us after TEOM. And it was easy for gen x to latch onto it even more since they were the adults with more Mariah nostalgia from her 90s heyday. Then gen x starting having all the gen z kids and passed the song down to them over the holidays. And of course now millennial parents are passing it down to the newest gens these days.
Anyways, yet another reason excluding her on the greatest pop stars of the 21st century list was crazy. She had such a major impact in the 00s that led to a major impact today with the holiday stuff.
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Post by hughster1 on Nov 28, 2024 16:38:49 GMT -5
Just to add to the recollections people are contributing about the rise of "AIWFCIY": it was very popular when it came out... I think streaming is what ultimately told more of the story. Not sure how AIWFCIY would have faired on the hot 100 prior to streaming if chart rules had been what they are now, but it was probably the predominant holiday hit (or very close) every year of the last 30 years, all things considered. Well we do have some idea where it would have charted prior to streaming from 1998 onward, since it was eligible to chart without restriction beginning in 2012, by which point it was clearly dominant, and we have statistical evidence prior to that, when before 2008 it did not top monitored radio airplay and even after that regularly alternated with two other songs for several years. We know it was the top recurrent song at some point each year between 2005 to 2008, although I haven't found data to tell whether it was on top every week or not. Streaming is what sealed the deal, of course, because Spotify and Amazon put it on their playlists and people just play those without making individual selections. So I'd say it became the single dominant holiday song sometime between 2005 and 2008 - probably 2008 based on it topping Holiday Airplay then - and has stayed there ever since, except for a couple weeks yielding to Little Miss Dynamite. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Nov 28, 2024 17:52:55 GMT -5
By Jeffrey Ingold 7 Days Ago When it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple This statement isn't true, though, as it has been big from the start. It made the top 10 at Top 40 radio in 1994, which I don't think any other holiday song has done in my lifetime. I don't think any other holiday song has even come close to the top 10 has it? "AIWFCIY" also made the top 10 at AC radio that year, which was before that regularly happened with holiday songs (it was the only holiday song in the top 20 at AC that year). Then in 1995 it re-entered both the AC chart (and was the highest ranked holiday song yet again) and the Hot 100 Airplay chart (where it was the only holiday song in the top 50). To reinforce this point more, here are the peaks at Top 40 for some new holiday songs from the past 30 years: - "All I Want for Christmas is You" (Mariah) - #9 (it also got to #35 in 1996 and in 1997, which is higher than most of these songs in their first year)
- "This Gift" (98 Degrees) - #23
- "Merry Christmas" (Ed/Elton) - #36
- "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" (NSync) - #37
- "Santa Tell Me" (Ariana) - #39
- "Mistletoe" (Bieber) - #46
- "Like It's Christmas" (Jonas Brothers) - #48
Cher's "DJ Play a Christmas Song" got into the 30s last year, but I don't know its specific peak. I'm not sure if "My Only Wish" and "Underneath the Tree" made the chart or not. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Nov 28, 2024 19:57:25 GMT -5
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Post by imbondz on Nov 28, 2024 20:01:08 GMT -5
In the good old days (90s), the Drake/Kendrick s pissy feud would've been settled differently. It's fortunate this is a battle of words (lyrics, legal filings, etc.) instead of something else. I mean it's really hard to care about a manufactured PR beef between entitled multimillionaires. Mariah v Nicki cut deeper than this! It’s so dumb I have 2nd hand embarrassment. 40 year old multimillionaires in a manufactured beef. But the kids like it. lol. |
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jdanton2
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 28, 2024 20:10:24 GMT -5
rivalries in some cases with fanbases help both to sell more . on American Idol in Season 2 back in 2003 it helped both with Ruben Studdar and runnerup Clay Aiken .
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