"Me Against The Music" chart expectations

[prenatt1166]

Opinions on the Madonna/Britney Spears seem to be pretty split on this board. As for your personal charts, how well do you expect MATM to do?

For me, Madonna has hit #1 14 times. She has also debuted at #1 ("Into The Groove") and #2 ("Vogue").

Britney Spears has yet to have a Top 5 single on my chart, but I think MATM could end that.

I'm looking for a high debut on my next chart, most likely within the Top 10.

[pophector]

#1 obviously on my chart... will make a top 2 debut on my chart for room for Stacie Orrico to make #1 though :)

[FreakyFlyBry]

The live version has been on my chart for 3 weeks so far... with the release of the studio version, it should give her a big boost into my top 40 next week.

Projected chart run:
82 66 61 34 27 21 14 12 9 6 6 8 13 19 26 37 42 53 67

Peak position: #6
Weeks in top 100: 19
Weeks in top 40: 13
Weeks in top 10: 4
2003 year-end projection: #87

[Joe1240]

Most likely to have a big debut on the chart. All of her other songs were hits on my chart. Should last for awhile on the chart.

Predictions:
Debut-#1
Year End Chart-#30s
Peak-6 Weeks @ 1
Weeks on chart-25

[kingLUKE22]

My top 5, for the first time in months, is about to become female dominated. Sarah McLachlan just took #1 this week. Sheryl Crow is in the top 5. And MATM will be in the top 5... soon. Britney has one #1 song with "Baby One More Time." Madonna has seven. I think the song is great. So, yeah. Big hit.

[pophector]

kingLUKE22 said:

My top 5, for the first time in months, is about to become female dominated. Sarah McLachlan just took #1 this week. Sheryl Crow is in the top 5. And MATM will be in the top 5... soon. Britney has one #1 song with "Baby One More Time." Madonna has seven. I think the song is great. So, yeah. Big hit.

Didn't You Drive Me Crazy & Oops both hit #1 too? I remember from your year end charts one of those hit #1...

[kingLUKE22]

Actually, "Oops" is on my 100 biggest hits of all-time, but it never reached #1. Close though. That's really awesome that you remember that. I have an avid reader! :)

[Deleted]

It will not chart, and if it does for some odd reason, it won't make it out of the 40-50 region.

[allow that]

Britney has yet to hit my chart (it started in January '01, had I had it in '99 she would have had 3 top 10's but no #1's).

Madonna has had 3 #1's on my chart (she would have had more had I started my chart earlier).

My first time hearing MATM I didnt like it. I was "planning" on liking it before I heard it, if you know what I mean? But I didn't.... maybe it'll grow on me but even if it does, Top 10 is extremely unlikely.

[Diablo Cody™]

Hopefully #1 on mine... :o

[j]

I don't chart messes masquerading as songs, so guess where it'll land on my chart.

[WhySoSerious?]

Definite Top 20, if it continues to grow on me as it has been, it could make Top 10.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Britney has done surprisingly well on my chart with maybe 6 or 7 Top 10 hits but I haven't heard this one yet. Based on people's comments, it'll probably pull an 'American Life' but at the same time, it could pull a 'Dirrty'. Meaning it won't go Top 60 or it could hit #2. Madonna had a few #1s on my chart and has done quite well since 98 so if she didn't make it high on my chart, it would be another disappointment for her.

[iceman]

I don't think this one will chart.

Here is how her first singles have performed on my chart:

Baby One More Time - #5
Oops... I Did it Again - #8
I'm a Slave 4 U - #24

As you can see it gets worse with each one.

[Matt4319]

j said:

I don't chart messes masquerading as songs, so guess where it'll land on my chart.

LOL.

Something pretty weird would have to happen for the song to make my chart.

[Control]

Will not chart. Especially since I don't plan on ever hearing it.

[FriendsFan]

Top 5 is very likely, at the very moment. It'll probably stay on my personal chart for no longer than 10 weeks; which is pretty abysmal. Then again, I could be wrong.

[kingLUKE22]

The song debuted at #11 this week, which is insanely high considering it's a top 20. I think only about five other songs have debuted higher this year.

[dragoneyez]

Well, first, I'll overview Britney and Madonna's chart histories separately.

In '02, "Die Another Day" made the top twenty, not bad for a song that sounded like Euro-Crap. "American Life" was horrible, and didn't make it past about #8 on my Bubbling Unders (songs below the top forty). "Hollywood" did only slightly better, making it to about #5 on Bubbling Unders.

In '01, "I'm a Slave 4 U" made it to #9 out of my then top fifty. I hate the song now, and regret the fact that it got that high. "I'm Not a Girl..." made it to #32 (also to my regret). "Overprotected" went to #47 and "Boys spent one week on, at #50. All those songs charted before my countdown became a top forty.

My outlook on Me Against the Music? Well, I've heard the song, and it sucks (pardon my French ;)). I don't expect it to make Bubbling Under, let alone to chart. But, if it does make the top forty (still, I doubt it), I don't expect it to get higher than #38, and I don't expect it to spend more than two weeks on.

The lyrics are horrible, poorly written. The beat is horrible. If Britney was aiming at a techno or a dance song, she failed miserable. I can't dance well at all, but if I could, I don't think I could dance to this song anyway. And Madonna's only there to whore herself and get her name on a song. She doesn't contribute anything to the song.

[strong4PMB!]

It'll be a top 10 hit on my chart. Top 5 isn't out of the question.