Canadian Charts: 2004/06/27

[Scot]

This is the first chart reflecting new listening data from the Spring 2004 BBM Ratings.

RADIO AIRPLAY:

LW TW ARTIST -- Title - Audience (millions)

01 01 HOOBASTANK -- The Reason - 15.2 9 weeks #1
02 02 MAROON 5 -- This Love - 11.8 3 weeks #1
03 03 ALANIS MORISSETTE -- Everything - 9.4
04 04 SARAH MCLACHLAN -- Stupid - 7.2
07 05 GEORGE MICHAEL -- Amazing - 6.4
05 06 SHANIA TWAIN -- It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing - 6.29
06 07 LIONEL RICHIE -- Just For You - 6.28
09 08 SEETHER/AMY LEE -- Broken - 6.1
10 09 LENNY KRAVITZ -- Where Are We Runnin'? - 5.8
11 10 AVRIL LAVIGNE -- Don't Tell Me - 5.5
12 11 NICKELBACK -- Feelin' Way Too Damn Good - 5.4
08 12 JACKSOUL -- Still Believe In Love - 5.3 3 weeks #1
16 13 JET -- Cold Hard Bitch - 5.0
14 14 RON SEXSMITH -- Whatever It Takes - 4.7
15 15 GRETCHEN WILSON -- Redneck Woman - 4.64
32 16 CÉLINE DION -- You And I - 4.624
27 17 THE CORRS -- Summer Sunshine - 4.623
24 18 VELVET REVOLVER -- Slither - 4.603
00 19 BEYONCÉ -- Naughty Girl - 4.599
25 20 DIDO -- Don't Leave Home - 4.596
20 21 THE CALLING -- Our Lives - 4.39
31 22 MISTEEQ -- Scandalous - 4.37
19 23 FEFE DOBSON -- Don't Go (Girls & Boys) - 4.34
18 24 LONESTAR -- Let's Be Us Again - 4.30
23 25 THE TRAGICALLY HIP -- Vaccination Scar - 4.28
22 26 NELLY FURTADO -- Try - 4.25
17 27 3 DOORS DOWN -- Away From The Sun - 4.23
13 28 FIVE FOR FIGHTING -- 100 Years - 4.15
21 29 MARIO WINANS/ENYA/P. DIDDY -- I Don't Wanna... - 4.13
39 30 COUNTING CROWS -- Accidentally In Love - 4.12
38 31 LOS LONELY BOYS -- Heaven - 4.09
35 32 MONTGOMERY GENTRY -- If You Ever Stop Loving Me - 4.08
34 33 EVANESCENCE -- My Immortal - 4.06
26 34 THORNLEY -- So Far So Good - 3.99
00 35 FINGER ELEVEN -- One Thing - 3.97
37 36 3 DOORS DOWN -- Here Without You - 3.92 7 weeks #1
00 37 KENNY CHESNEY -- I Go Back - 3.89
00 38 TIM MCGRAW -- Live Like You Were Dying - 3.87
28 39 ADAM GREGORY -- Never Be Another - 3.84
00 40 DIDO -- White Flag - 3.83 2 weeks #1

Falling off the chart:

BROOKS & DUNN -- That's What She Gets For Loving Me
Peak Position: 27, Weeks On Chart: 5

BLINK-182 -- I Miss You
Peak Position: 9, Weeks On Chart: 16

SHERYL CROW -- The First Cut Is The Deepest
Peak Position: 1, Weeks On Chart: 37

SARAH HARMER -- Almost
Peak Position: 36, Weeks On Chart: 3

AVRIL LAVIGNE -- My Happy Ending
Peak Position: 40, Weeks On Chart: 1


CMT:
#1 GRETCHEN WILSON -- Redneck Woman
#2 KENNY CHESNEY -- Live Those Songs
#3 PAUL BRANDT -- Leavin'
#4 MONTGOMERY GENTRY -- If You Ever Stop Loving Me
#5 AARON PRITCHETT -- My Way

MUCH MORE MUSIC:
#1 HOOBASTANK -- The Reason
#2 ALANIS MORISSETTE -- Everything
#3 USHER -- Burn
#4 GEORGE MICHAEL -- Amazing
#5 JANET JACKSON -- All Nite (Don't Stop)

MUCH MUSIC:
#1 BILLY TALENT -- River Below
#2 EVANESCENCE -- Everybody's Fool
#3 BEASTIE BOYS -- Ch-Check It Out
#4 K-OS -- B-Boy Stance
#5 HOOBASTANK -- The Reason

MUSIQUE PLUS:
#1 MIS-TEEQ -- Scandalous
#2 EXTERIO -- Bonhomme 7H
#3 LINKIN PARK -- Breaking The Habit
#4 MUSE -- Time Is Running Out
#5 THE RASMUS -- In The Shadows



Radio and video charts ©Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

When they say 15 million listeners for the #1 song, does that mean that 15 million different people heard it during the week at least once? That would be about half of Canada's population.

[Scot]

The said:

When they say 15 million listeners for the #1 song, does that mean that 15 million different people heard it during the week at least once? That would be about half of Canada's population.

The 15 million is a "gross impression", therefore the number does not represent unique individuals.  So to answer your question: no, it doesn't mean 15 million different people heard the same song.

For example:  let's say one day, 500,000 people heard The Reason on a popular Toronto radio station's morning show.  350,000 people heard The Reason in PM drive on the same station.  No doubt, a significant percentage of the PM drivers also heard the song on the morning show.  To BDS, it doesn't matter however.  The total audience is still 850,000 listeners, even if they are counted twice.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

So basically they add up the # of listeners every time the song is played. So if it's played 500 times in Canada, wouldn't the totals add up more than they are? Even in smaller markets like Halifax would have so many thousands to add to it, wouldn't it?

[Scot]

The said:

So basically they add up the # of listeners every time the song is played. So if it's played 500 times in Canada, wouldn't the totals add up more than they are? Even in smaller markets like Halifax would have so many thousands to add to it, wouldn't it?

Radio consumption habits are not as high as one might think. With all the forms of media out there, radio doesn't fair that well compared to television. You have to remember that most people who visit these boards are above the norm when it comes to radio listening. Of the people who do listen to the radio, a good percentage are only casual listeners. Also, with a market like Toronto for example, there is an abundance of choice. Not everyone listens to the same station at the same time.

[j]

As comparison, the most listened to song in the US gets about 200mil Mediabase audience (160 BDS audience) in a nation of 300mil. So the 15mil for Canada's #1 is comparable.