Amercian Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest Chart

[Matt4319]

EvanJ said:

Did you do that on purpose. The person Ludacris features is "Shawnna," not "Shawwna." In the two appearances of "Stand Up" you spelled it two different ways.

He said that because that's how it sounds like Sean pronounces his name.

[ted11804]

Are they ever going to post this weeks chart on the AT40 website?

[af18c]

ted11804 said:

Are they ever going to post this weeks chart on the AT40 website?

It says come back Monday to rank the songs or whatever. I think what theyre going to do is have the chart...one column being the top 30 position, and the other column-the internet poll results for each song.

[ted11804]

af18c said:

It says come back Monday to rank the songs or whatever. I think what theyre going to do is have the chart...one column being the top 30 position, and the other column-the internet poll results for each song.

Are the registered users the ones who vote for this "other column"? If so, I will vote.

[af18c]

ted11804 said:

Are the registered users the ones who vote for this "other column"? If so, I will vote.

not sure. most likely.

[krazymack]

richie said:

I am so upset about this garbage! It reminds me of back in 1985 when Coca Cola came out with "new Coke" which caused such an uproar that they quickly went back to the old formula and called it "Classic Coke" . Can we hope and pray for "Classic AT 40" Maybe if enough people call their stations and contact Premiere it might do some good, and at least get a little more of the old format back.

I sent AT40 this e-mail today:

Heard some of it last night on the Internet, and while I like you, Ryan, this new AT40 is garbage. What's with all the recurrents returning to the countdown, and without even any explanation. And what exactly is the chart based on? And why play an extra which is repeated in the top 5? I have been listening to American Top 40 since the mid 70's, but I don't know if I can stomach this version. I expect that you will hear a lot of similar negative comments. What were the powers that be "thinking"?
Or should I say drinking? No long distance dedications, no continuity. Who is this supposed to appeal to. The chart is less fresh, with all the older songs. What an insult to Casey Kasem! What a MESS!

I totally agree. I am listening to the countdown on Z100 for the first time right now and I just want to puke. It is such a mess indeed. I doubt I'll be tuning in again, I honestly feel like changing the channel right now from all of this garbage.

I also absolutely hate the format of the new show. They just used Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40 as a template for the new AT40 countdown. This is such a ”kindergarten” kind of way to makeover a countdown show.

I also caught them playing "Forgot About Dre," as an instrumental background when Ryan announces a song, "What the heck?" They don't even announce some songs from the beginning like Beyonce's "Me, Myself, and I" which is a major turn off for me when any countdown show does that.

Here is another big turnoff, playing a song like "In Da Club," what the …? I remember hearing the song since early 2003. The song is mad old! I can't believe they let the song revive from the dead after it was sent to a recurrent chart already, how silly. I’m sure there will be AT40 listeners who will be rather upset about those stale songs even if they are not all that familiar with the charts. I don't care how high of a recurrent it is, there is just simply no reason for them to play many of these stale songs on a CHR countdown. The video is not even in rotation that much anymore. The meaning of ‘contemporary’ means current, “In Da Club,” “Bring Me To Life,” and “Unwell,” are not currently released singles.

Plus, I don't like how when Ryan announces a song he uses his personal opinion like, "This is a beautiful song." He did this when announcing Kelly Clarkson's "The Trouble With Love Is." No offense against Ryan's opinion, he is definitely entitled to that. However, when counting down the hits I honestly don't care about all the extra stuff, I just want to hear about the hits and information about all of the stars with a non-biased approach. Ryan is also plugging in information about his new show called “On Air.” In the past couple of days I’ve been bombarded will all of the advertisements to this show on New York City buses and subways. Do you think I want to hear another thing about your television show?

There is just no uniform and organized way to announce the hits with a certain level of sophistication everything seems to have been thrown together in some messy format.

The way that AT40 has revamped this show really sucks, in my opinion. The show has totally gone downhill in my eyes. I smelled the rat when AT40 was undergoing its transformation. They are desperate to get ratings from younger listeners.

I really hate all of this 'mumbo jumbo.' I never thought I'd be saying that I hate AT40, :o How sad. :'(

[tobedawg]

After reading the posts in this topic, I decided to listen to AT20 online today instead of even checking out the new AT40!!

I grew up listening to Casey back in the 80's and early 90's, and I have a feeling that if I listened to the new AT40, it would make me cry.. At Hot 20 may be a slow moving chart, but it's Casey Kasem!!

I have a feeling the new AT40 will eventually end up like the old AT40 when Shadoe Stevens took over!! (I give it 6 years if that).. Who needs another Carson Daly or Rick Dees??

[af18c]

Im currently listening to it. Its horrible! They need to follow mediabase. "Its My Life" jumped from 16 to 11?? Its supposed to be #7 or 8!! :( One depressing AT40. I miss Casey

[GordonUM]

I'm thinking Ryan might not have been quite on point when announcing the wrong movements for Lil Jon and No Doubt. Just a hunch because when going through the week's new releases, he included "Eigth World Wonder" by Kimberley Clark. Uhh, don't you kinda know her?

[Cerebro]

GordonUM said:

I'm thinking Ryan might not have been quite on point when announcing the wrong movements for Lil Jon and No Doubt. Just a hunch because when going through the week's new releases, he included "Eigth World Wonder" by Kimberley Clark. Uhh, don't you kinda know her?

Yeah, picked up in the "Clark" error too. Just the fact that all three of these goofs happened in the same 10 minute interval tells me that someone was asleep at the wheel. You'd think that they could catch this sort of thing in production. Sticks out like a sore thumb.

[irice22]

GordonUM said:

he included "Eigth World Wonder" by Kimberley Clark. Uhh, don't you kinda know her?

LOL! True.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Matt4319 said:

He said that because that's how it sounds like Sean pronounces his name.

Yeah! And it's funny! ;)

Doesn't the website say you can only vote for the song in the Top 10 or something? I tried to register (had to lie about the station I listened to) and am still waiting back for my registeration key thing. LOL! My email might have been full the first time... :(

[jdanton2]

fans of both clay and kimberly locke refer to them as the clocke

[richie]

GordonUM said:

I'm thinking Ryan might not have been quite on point when announcing the wrong movements for Lil Jon and No Doubt. Just a hunch because when going through the week's new releases, he included "Eigth World Wonder" by Kimberley Clark. Uhh, don't you kinda know her?

Kimberly-Clark makes Kleenex tissues, which you certainly need to get through this ________. Fill in the blank.

[Daniel Shywaoub]

Ryan @ AT40.com Irrespective of all the fubars like "Kimberly Clarke", until you return to using the OFFICIAL R&R PRINTED CHART, I will not listen again. One must assume you're just using the playlists of your affiliates; well, that doesn't represent AMERICA'S Top 40, now does it? Nor do people want or expect these modly oldie songs in the countdown; that's why R&R instituted their 20/20 recurrent rule though--so the "BIG HITS" would still be retained in the Top 20, which of course are the show's highest-rated hours. AT40 used to be the "respectable" show, which used "real" charts; but at this rate, you'll be just as laughable and irrelevant as Dees.

I don't even listen, but I'll be outraged anyway! I'm so sick of these shows making up their own charts...there are many downsides to MediaBase, and this functionality is the greatest thorn in the side, as we can see!

[chebingeo]

Well, this morning I got to hear this tragic mess they were calling "American Top 40" My God, based on how the chart is compiled and the way the show is going, I wouldn't be suprised to see this show terminated after 13 weeks.

They should NOT HAVE CHANGED A THING!!! Even keep the LDD!!! They only change I would've accepted would be to re-word the facts so it would sound like something Ryan would read, but this is ridiculuos.

This not using Mediabase is crap too. They might as well call it "Affiliate Top 40."

I'll send them my e-mail of complaint now.

*hangs head in shame*

[tico]

I heard a little bit of the new AT40 during an impromptu trip to Atlanta today. It left a lot to be desired of.

[Eyeball]

I have a feeling they'll switch back to the R&R chart eventually...

[mst3k]

I never imagined it would come to this, but AT40's new format makes me want to listen to Rick Dees instead. And for that, Premiere must burn in Hades. >:(

[Eyeball]

I heard part of it on Sunday...they don't even announce some of the songs until the end of the song...

[lacrosseboy]

Overall, I have to say that the new American Top 40 is not too bad. It does some things now that I wish it would have done in the past, however, other things that I like have gone the way of the slag heap.

-----What I don't like-----
-There were not many chart facts. Part of American Top 40's history has to do with how the music does. Just about everyone enjoys listening to information about how well a recording act has done in the past, or what hit was #1 x number of years ago.
-Some songs were not introduced. All that was heard was a jingle, but not who recorded the song or the song's title. Some people may never have heard the song and not telling what the song is until AFTER it has played is just a reason for them to change stations.
-Extras need to have jingles or something introducing them. Otherwise they are lost and may sound like they are a part of the top 40, when they are not. Extras should preferrably be past hits, not "sure shots." Playing songs that have not yet hit may strike some as odd and some people amy assume that there is payola going on. Plus, whenever you hear a song on the radio that has not been played for a LONG time makes people say "I haven't heard this song in SUCH a long time! I love it!" I have experienced this with friends driving around as KDWB occasionally plays songs that are maybe 3 or so years old.
-When artists such as Ludacris swear, it should be EDITED OUT COMPLETELY. I felt that Ludacris came off as a jerk with his swearing and his excessive bragging about his house.
-I do not like the constant plugging. I honestly got sick of hearing Ryan plug his TV show or Ludacris plugging his album. I want to hear about the artists, and hearing from them is good as long as they don't advertise (mentioning their album is fine though).
-Ryan should not be the one saying the opening and closing billboards. It sounds incredibly corporate. It's better to do it like with Casey's show where Ed McMann (or someone else) says who is sponsoring the countdown that particular week. Having Ryan introduce the show and then talk about gum really ruins the natural flow that should take place.
-It was extremely cheesy to have Ryan say "I told you guys to leave your cell phones off!" It sounds like the show is run unprofessionally then. Very bizarre.
-Ryan shouldn't give his opinion of songs. Some people may like them, others may not. It's not part of his job to say that a song is good or bad. He shouldn't give his personal song preferences.
-Recurrents should not be a part of the chart. Recurrents do not keep the show sounding fresh or on top of the music scene. It doesn't matter how many spins they receive, they are not new and breaking. The chart moves slower and has people wondering why "In Da Club" is still ine top 40, even though the song has definately lost popularity and people are getting sick of it.

-----Things that I do like-----
-I LOVE the new jingles and intros/outros. They sound really good. Put more in there so they aren't quite so repetitive every hour of the show!
-I enjoy hearing from the artists. It's good to hear them say it in their own words.
-Artist spotlight of the week was an excellent idea. Hopefully you can have more people in (as long as they don't plug their albums, swear, or brag like Ludacris did.
-The new intro with the clips of last weeks top 5 was a feature that I've always wanted to hear.
-Playing extras was a good idea, however, they should be of past hits, not potential ones (see above).
-I'm glad to hear Casey and Don still given tribute in the credits. Keep that up!
-This one may be4 controversial, but I have to say that I like hearing beds of music played underneath Ryan's speaking. It keeps the flow of the show. Casey never needed it because his voice was so warm and crackling that you didn't need to have anything else. However, Ryan doesn't have the best voice in the world. He doesn't have a bad voice by any means, it's just nothing unique.
-I like Ryan's little jokes here and there. They are pretty funny!

A suggestion for improvement that doesn't really fit in anywhere is that there should be a Guest DJ feature like the former "Rhythm Countdown with Ellen K" had. Interactivity is something that is needed now that there are no more Long Distance Dedications. I don't think that voting for songs on the website is a good idea to be used on the show. Voting for the songs loses credibility. I hope that you don't sue the votes on the show! Use the Mediabase 24/7 charts without recurrents

That's all that I can think of.

[mst3k]

Lacrosse said:

-Playing extras was a good idea, however, they should be of past hits, not potential ones.

And also not ones that are currently in the countdown (much as I love the song, I really didn't need to hear "Stand Up" twice on the same AT40 show).

[GordonUM]

More weirdness: Trapt is suddenly at #2 on the AT40 website chart (not the voting chart but the "official" one) and if you click on the link for the song, it says that their chart rank for the week is #1. Everything else is the same (or moved back a notch behind Trapt) as on the show. Do I smell the next "Focus Artist"?

[richie]

GordonUM said:

More weirdness: Trapt is suddenly at #2 on the AT40 website chart (not the voting chart but the "official" one) and if you click on the link for the song, it says that their chart rank for the week is #1. Everything else is the same (or moved back a notch behind Trapt) as on the show. Do I smell the next "Focus Artist"?

I bet you're smelling a "trapt" skunk.

[johnnywest]

richie said:

I am so upset about this garbage! It reminds me of back in 1985 when Coca Cola came out with "new Coke" which caused such an uproar that they quickly went back to the old formula and called it "Classic Coke" . Can we hope and pray for "Classic AT 40" Maybe if enough people call their stations and contact Premiere it might do some good, and at least get a little more of the old format back.

I sent AT40 this e-mail today:

Heard some of it last night on the Internet, and while I like you, Ryan, this new AT40 is garbage. What's with all the recurrents returning to the countdown, and without even any explanation. And what exactly is the chart based on? And why play an extra which is repeated in the top 5? I have been listening to American Top 40 since the mid 70's, but I don't know if I can stomach this version. I expect that you will hear a lot of similar negative comments. What were the powers that be "thinking"?
Or should I say drinking? No long distance dedications, no continuity. Who is this supposed to appeal to. The chart is less fresh, with all the older songs. What an insult to Casey Kasem! What a MESS!

So...did you get a response?

[richie]

No response. Maybe I'm #2,563 in line for a reply. I won't hold my breath.