Strongest and weakest #1s on R&R/Pulse 100

[Matt4319]

While updating the Pulse 100 database earlier today, I was noticing some of the weak totals that some #1 songs have had lately. So I did a little calculating, and I came up with these totals as far as Points Per Reporter (PPR) totals for all 101 weeks of the chart's existence. I've highlighted the 10 songs with the highest and lowest PPR totals (not the highest 10 individual weeks, although you will see that too since all 101 weeks are ranked from highest to lowest).

Three songs were in both the top 10 and bottom 10 lists. It's also interesting that the same artist has both the strongest and weakest #1s.

You might be surprised to see Shakira so high on the list; I believe it's due to the fact that "Whenever, Wherever" was #1 the first week of the chart's existence (in fact, I extended it retroactively by two weeks) and there were only something like 25 reporters, which gives the number a larger "margin of error".

Strongest 10 Songs:

05/27/03 34.26 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
11/12/02 34.09 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
04/09/02 32.31 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
01/08/02 31.21 Shakira - "Whenever, Wherever"
03/19/02 30.04 Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
08/20/02 29.24 Kylie Minogue - "Love at First Sight"
01/22/02 28.72 Linkin Park - "In the End"
07/02/02 27.95 Avril Lavigne - "Complicated"
12/09/03 26.81 OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
05/21/02 26.37 Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"

Strongest 10 Weeks:

05/27/03 34.26 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
11/12/02 34.09 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
11/19/02 33.89 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
11/26/02 33.89 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
05/13/03 33.04 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
06/03/03 33.03 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
05/20/03 32.97 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
05/06/03 32.65 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
12/03/02 32.53 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
04/09/02 32.31 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"

04/29/03 32.16 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
11/05/02 31.93 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
01/08/02 31.21 Shakira - "Whenever, Wherever"
04/02/02 31.00 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
12/10/02 30.77 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
03/26/02 30.67 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
06/10/03 30.64 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
01/15/02 30.61 Shakira - "Whenever, Wherever"
04/23/02 30.51 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
04/22/03 30.18 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
03/19/02 30.04 Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
03/05/02 29.76 Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
04/30/02 29.32 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
05/07/02 29.28 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
08/20/02 29.24 Kylie Minogue - "Love at First Sight"
03/12/02 29.18 Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
06/17/03 29.01 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
10/29/02 28.93 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
04/16/02 28.85 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
01/22/02 28.72 Linkin Park - "In the End"
08/27/02 28.67 Kylie Minogue - "Love at First Sight"
05/14/02 28.57 Michelle Branch - "All You Wanted"
09/03/02 28.26 Kylie Minogue - "Love at First Sight"
02/26/02 28.25 Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
07/02/02 27.95 Avril Lavigne - "Complicated"
12/17/02 27.70 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
01/29/02 27.38 Shakira - "Whenever, Wherever"
04/15/03 26.90 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
12/09/03 26.81 OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
06/24/03 26.66 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
05/21/02 26.37 Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"
07/09/02 26.28 Avril Lavigne - "Complicated"
08/13/02 26.12 Kylie Minogue - "Love at First Sight"
06/18/02 26.08 Eminem - "Without Me"
06/25/02 26.03 Avril Lavigne - "Complicated"
04/08/03 25.87 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
09/10/02 25.86 Kylie Minogue - "Love at First Sight"
07/16/02 25.83 Avril Lavigne - "Complicated"
08/06/02 25.83 Pink - "Just Like a Pill"
06/11/02 25.63 Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"
05/28/02 25.41 Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"
07/30/02 25.32 Avril Lavigne - "Complicated"
06/04/02 25.26 Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"
07/22/03 25.26 Jewel - "Intuition"
12/02/03 25.09 OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
02/19/02 25.06 Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
07/15/03 25.02 Jewel - "Intuition"
12/24/02 24.98 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
10/22/02 24.95 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
07/23/02 24.69 Chad Kroeger f/Josey Scott - "Hero"
07/01/03 24.62 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
01/21/03 24.56 Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You"
09/17/02 24.45 Kylie Minogue - "Love at First Sight"
02/15/03 24.42 t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
03/04/03 24.40 t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
01/14/03 24.38 Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You"
02/11/03 24.31 Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You"
03/11/03 24.30 t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
02/12/02 24.22 No Doubt - "Hey Baby"
03/18/03 24.14 t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
02/04/03 23.87 Justin Timberlake - "Cry Me a River"
04/01/03 23.78 Evanescence f/Paul McCoy - "Bring Me to Life"
01/28/03 23.62 Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You"
12/31/02 23.59 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
07/08/03 23.50 Beyonce f/Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love"
03/25/03 23.42 t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
01/07/03 23.35 Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"
02/05/02 22.97 Shakira - "Whenever, Wherever"
02/18/03 22.87 t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
10/01/02 22.65 Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This"
08/05/03 22.60 Beyonce f/Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love"
07/29/03 22.47 Beyonce f/Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love"
11/04/03 22.26 3 Doors Down - "Here Without You"
08/19/03 22.11 Michelle Branch - "Are You Happy Now?"
11/25/03 21.97 OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
08/26/03 21.84 Michelle Branch - "Are You Happy Now?"
11/11/03 21.72 3 Doors Down - "Here Without You"
10/28/03 21.71 3 Doors Down - "Here Without You"
09/02/03 21.68 Michelle Branch - "Are You Happy Now?"
11/18/03 21.53 OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
10/15/02 21.27 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"

Weakest 10 Weeks:

08/12/03 21.02 Michelle Branch - "Are You Happy Now?"
10/08/02 21.02 Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This"
10/21/03 20.74 3 Doors Down - "Here Without You"
09/24/02 20.39 Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This"
09/09/03 19.88 Michelle Branch - "Are You Happy Now?"
09/30/03 19.27 3 Doors Down - "Here Without You"
10/07/03 18.91 3 Doors Down - "Here Without You"
10/14/03 18.80 3 Doors Down - "Here Without You"
09/23/03 18.55 Evanescence - "Going Under"
09/16/03 18.30 Evanescence - "Going Under"

Weakest 10 Songs:

01/07/03 23.35 Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful"
02/05/02 22.97 Shakira - "Whenever, Wherever"
02/18/03 22.87 t.A.T.u. - "All the Things She Said"
07/29/03 22.47 Beyonce f/Jay-Z - "Crazy In Love"
11/18/03 21.53 OutKast - "Hey Ya!"
10/15/02 21.27 Santana f/Michelle Branch - "The Game of Love"
09/24/02 20.39 Daniel Bedingfield - "Gotta Get Thru This"
09/09/03 19.88 Michelle Branch - "Are You Happy Now?"
10/14/03 18.80 3 Doors Down - "Here Without You"
09/16/03 18.30 Evanescence - "Going Under"

Mean: 26.12
Median: 25.41

In "Bring Me to Life"'s record PPR week of 5/27/03, the song was #1 by 1007 points (2261 to 1254). The lead increased to 1107 points the next week (2345 to 1238). That lead is nearly as much as the total the #1 song had this September 16 (1171 points). That song? "Going Under".

[Eyeball]

So am I the ONLY reporter who has NEVER added "Bring Me To Life" even for one week?

[FreakyFlyBry]

Eyeball said:

So am I the ONLY reporter who has NEVER added "Bring Me To Life" even for one week?

No, there were a few others (Jersey Boy being one, for instance). The panel was larger at the time.

[Matt4319]

Eyeball said:

So am I the ONLY reporter who has NEVER added "Bring Me To Life" even for one week?

There's no way to determine that unless you try to think of people that you know wouldn't add the song, but in that peak week of 5/27/03, 14 people out of 66 didn't have the song on. 15 out of 71 didn't have it on the next week.