Pipa
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Post by Pipa on Nov 19, 2008 8:49:05 GMT -5
Worst #1's of the millenium: 1. Crazy Town - "Butterfly" 2. Staind - "Believe" 3. Shinedown - "Save Me" Save Me was never a BB Modern Rock #1, though it may have been on MB Alternative www.popradiotop20.com/Alt-2005-12-23.htmIt probably didn't count because there are no official charts around Christmas.
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beejus
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Post by beejus on Nov 19, 2008 9:51:51 GMT -5
I think I am the only person who hated all Kings of Leon before, but actually likes this song.
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Post by fran182 on Nov 19, 2008 12:24:22 GMT -5
#2 on Modern Rock
Digital sales for this doubled this week!
62 38 KINGS OF LEON SEX ON FIRE 33683 76 19162 180772
Expecting a big jump on Hot 100...
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WotUNeed
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Post by WotUNeed on Nov 19, 2008 13:31:38 GMT -5
I think I am the only person who hated all Kings of Leon before, but actually likes this song. :¯\_(ツ)_/¯: I didn't hate all their stuff before, but I didn't hear anything I liked, and I do like this song.
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Ivy Leegue™
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Nov 20, 2008 23:27:58 GMT -5
I started with this album and worked backwards and after seeing them live last week, there are songs from their back catalog that I am obsessed with now, even more than the new stuff, like Ragoo and McFearless and Taper Jean Girl and Milk...they were EPIC.
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Post by Taylor. on Nov 21, 2008 0:13:51 GMT -5
I had this song stuck in my head all yesterday..
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Nov 21, 2008 3:00:39 GMT -5
There are songs from their back catalog that I am obsessed with now, even more than the new stuff, like Ragoo and McFearless and Taper Jean Girl and Milk...they were EPIC. They never played "Ragoo" either of the times I saw them... That and "Knocked Up" are easily my two favorite KOL songs.
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Post by Ragin on Nov 21, 2008 9:00:14 GMT -5
I listened to some earlier stuff. I can see why this is the song that got my attention. I like THIS song by them. A lot. Other stuff is kind of run of the mill alternative to be honest, it's okay.
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Post by fran182 on Nov 21, 2008 13:10:02 GMT -5
#56 on Hot 100
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Post by erzo01 on Nov 23, 2008 0:09:19 GMT -5
Yey, "Sex on Fire" is heartbeats away from an Alternative #1! Now I'm looking forward to see how "Use Somebody" will fare.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Nov 24, 2008 2:28:15 GMT -5
Use Somebody will be even bigger because they can use it on Grey's Anatomy!
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Post by Walking Contradiction on Nov 25, 2008 1:40:58 GMT -5
My bottom three would be:
1. Crazy Town - "Butterfly" 2. Chad Kroeger - "Hero" 3. Puddle of Mudd - "Psycho"
I'll spare you all the sizable list of dishonorable mentions. But I will say that it definitely does NOT include "Survivalism", "Just Because", or this song.
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PHOBES
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Post by PHOBES on Nov 25, 2008 15:34:22 GMT -5
I get why people don't like psycho, even though I don't mind it. But I don't get all the hate for Hero. All I can figure is that it was just because it was essentially a Nickelback song.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Nov 25, 2008 17:10:09 GMT -5
How can this get to #1, while Flobots' "Handlebars" couldn't get there?
Must be the difference in competition right now.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2008 17:15:10 GMT -5
Because this is good?
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Nicholas2.0
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Nov 26, 2008 3:01:48 GMT -5
But I don't get all the hate for Hero. All I can figure is that it was just because it was essentially a Nickelback song. Well, I hate it because it was a boring, overblown, slow, lilting 6/8 song with cheesy lyrics sung by two men whose music I'm usually not a big fan of. Although I'm glad Josey was more the secondary artist, since I think Saliva definitely sucks more overall.
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Post by crash46 on Nov 26, 2008 3:23:05 GMT -5
I heard Chad and Josey fell out over the distribution of royalties for that song, too. Josey walked away with something in the four-figure range; I'm thinking it was $2,000. Lol, I feel so sorry for him.
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Post by jazklash on Nov 26, 2008 11:44:12 GMT -5
The label FINALLY saw the obvious (read: their growing fanbase built through a mix of hard slogging on the road and Internet word of mouth) and decided to push them seriously in the US. Well, they decided to do it pretty much anywhere not called the UK. Having said this, I think KOL represent a lot of what's wrong with "mainstream indie".
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greysky
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Post by greysky on Nov 26, 2008 15:42:01 GMT -5
How can this get to #1, while Flobots' "Handlebars" couldn't get there? Must be the difference in competition right now. Because people like it more than Handlebars. And it probably gets more promotion. (Not because it's 'good'. A matter of opinion shouldn't be debated.)
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Post by Cody on Nov 30, 2008 1:41:19 GMT -5
Handlebars kills this song in my opinions, but this has a bigger audience than Handlebars did, the more people listen, the more it'll get played, and Im just not in the majority, the majority being the people who love this song to death
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Nov 30, 2008 2:53:02 GMT -5
Even though this song's reached #1, it has also lost its bullet as of today.
It's only a matter of time before this song starts plummeting down the chart.
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Post by halo19 on Nov 30, 2008 2:57:40 GMT -5
Um, holiday season is coming soon, so things slow down then. And Apocalyptica have a slightly bigger loss and are moving up. I just don't understand why people freak out every time a song loses a bullet.
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Post by Cody on Nov 30, 2008 17:17:47 GMT -5
Sex On Fire may have a 6 - 10 week run at Modern #1. All songs are heading backwards. See: Incubus - "Love Hurts"
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Post by fran182 on Nov 30, 2008 18:45:48 GMT -5
Ughh, it annoys me know to know this will go #1....With you tell me it may have a 6 - 10 week run at #1...I feel even worse...
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Post by PHOBES on Nov 30, 2008 21:17:23 GMT -5
Sex On Fire may have a 6 - 10 week run at Modern #1. All songs are heading backwards. See: Incubus - "Love Hurts" I was about to mention that. I think the Incubus factor will keep this down to a three week number one. But it's still more than this song deserves in my opinion.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Nov 30, 2008 22:12:56 GMT -5
Ughh, it annoys me know to know this will go #1....With you tell me it may have a 6 - 10 week run at #1...I feel even worse... Same here. Incubus or Shinedown better get to #1 soon. This song doesn't even deserve 2 weeks at #1.
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Post by halo19 on Nov 30, 2008 22:28:30 GMT -5
I disagree. I find it more tasteful than half of what's been #1 this year. Certainly more than "Believe" or "Psycho", as well as the likes of "Fake It." I was disappointed at how the former two soldiered on so well although both songs had flop follow-ups. "SOF" won't last long though since the follow-up is being released soon.
Nice going for Incubus considering the song was released so long after the promotion of its parent album.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Nov 30, 2008 23:46:35 GMT -5
Eh, everyone has different opinions about this song.
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Post by PHOBES on Dec 1, 2008 1:13:49 GMT -5
Certainly more than "Believe," I was disappointed at how the it soldiered on so well although it had a flop follow-up. The followup hasn't even gone for adds yet
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Post by greysky on Dec 1, 2008 17:44:55 GMT -5
#2 again, ass-kicked again too bad it is reaching #1 by the next week.
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