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Post by JCMF3 on Oct 5, 2003 18:55:22 GMT -5
This week (chart week ending 10/10/03) marks the 19th week at #1 for "Drift Away", tying the record set by Celine Dion's "A New Day Has Come" & Phil Collins' You'll Be In My Heart". The only difference is that all of Uncle Kracker's weeks have been consecutive!!!
Of course, the obvious forecast - can "Drift Away" hold on for a NEW RECORD of 20 weeks?? Shania right now is about 100 spins away, but we all know how fickle AC is, and that lead could evaporate tomorrow...
If you would have told me 7 months ago that Uncle Kracker would have a record setting song on AC, I would have laughed. I am just shocked at this. Please DO NOT let this song get the record.
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Post by pophector on Oct 5, 2003 19:11:35 GMT -5
R&R has met its doom :'(
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 5, 2003 19:53:14 GMT -5
Wow! I remember when the song was 10 weeks at #1. That was nine weeks ago?
I don't think the song is THAT bad! And of all Celine songs to be #1 for a record, 'A New Day' is worse if you look at it that way. Either way, I hope Shania does hit #1.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2003 20:04:00 GMT -5
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Post by singingsparrow on Oct 6, 2003 21:28:56 GMT -5
By R&R standards, this is quite true. But by Billboard standards, Uncle Kracker still needs two more weeks to tie Celine Dion's record at 21 weeks, which they predict will most likely happen.
When it comes to Radio and Records, "Drift Away" will definitely set the new record I feel. I predict either "Unwell" or "Forever And For Always" will replace Uncle Kracker in two weeks.
Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by j on Oct 6, 2003 22:35:33 GMT -5
It honestly doesn't matter because some other random song that AC radio will jump on and play to death next year will probably beat the record. I thought Landslide would've gotten close to the record, if not beaten it, if Natalie Maines didn't make her Bush comment. Or perhaps the next time Celine releases a lead single from an album that isn't a dance song, it'll probably go straight to #1 and stay there forever.
Even if Shania beats Uncle Kracker thisweek, there's no telling whether he'll reclaim it the week after. Shania's down in spins today.
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Post by Hervard on Oct 7, 2003 11:36:19 GMT -5
Right now, "Drift Away" is nearly 300 spins ahead of the number two song "Unwell" by Matchbox Twenty. But this doesn't mean anything, since you never can tell what the chart will be like until Sunday, in some cases, the final update. Other formats, like CHR/Pop, are more predictable. Still, Uncle Kracker won't hold the record on AT20 (yet, anyway), since it went to number one a week or two after it was number one on R&R ("Game Of Love" was on top for a few weeks after "Landslide" fell out of the top spot). I have a feeling that "Unwell" will hit the top before "Drift Away" spends a twentieth week on top (probably after it spends its nineteenth week, such has been the case with so many songs!)
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Post by Matt4319 on Oct 7, 2003 11:38:50 GMT -5
I have a feeling that "Unwell" will hit the top before "Drift Away" spends a twentieth week on top (probably after it spends its nineteenth week...) Yeah, that's what usually happens in those cases.
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Post by singingsparrow on Oct 7, 2003 14:22:07 GMT -5
Right now, "Drift Away" is nearly 300 spins ahead of the number two song "Unwell" by Matchbox Twenty. But this doesn't mean anything, since you never can tell what the chart will be like until Sunday, in some cases, the final update. Other formats, like CHR/Pop, are more predictable. Still, Uncle Kracker won't hold the record on AT20 (yet, anyway), since it went to number one a week or two after it was number one on R&R ("Game Of Love" was on top for a few weeks after "Landslide" fell out of the top spot). I have a feeling that "Unwell" will hit the top before "Drift Away" spends a twentieth week on top (probably after it spends its nineteenth week, such has been the case with so many songs!) But "Drift Away" has currently almost 300 more spins than "Unwell" since a week ago, and this has been the same story for about three months now. First, Celine Dion's "Have You Ever Been In Love?" never could cut the deficits behind "Drift Away", and the peak total spin week for "Drift Away" was about 2600. "Drift Away" has only lost about 8% of its total spins from its peak A FEW MONTHS AGO. Though I'd really like a new #1 by next week, I seriously don't see "Unwell" topping the chart THAT soon. It'll take two or more weeks for this to happen. Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by Hervard on Oct 7, 2003 18:21:27 GMT -5
Noah, I meant that "Unwell" will probably top the AT20 chart before its twentieth week, not the R&R chart. Remember, as of this past weekend, "Drift Away" has been at number one for sixteen weeks, since it hit number one two weeks after it topped the R&R A/C chart. And, since it was always much higher up on the AT20 chart than the A/C chart during its climb, it's very likely that it'll overtake "Drift Away" before it does so on the R&R chart. We'll just have to see what happens. Maybe by now, its audience impressions aren't as strong as they were before. Or maybe they're even stronger - I don't know, since I have no idea how the audience impressions work.
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Post by JCMF3 on Oct 13, 2003 16:15:55 GMT -5
And Uncle Kracker has done it! 20 weeks at the top, and he could make it 21 soon if stations don't start dropping this song!!!! URGH, I am so mad that a song like this has shattered the record. >:(
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Post by Mega248 on Oct 13, 2003 17:09:43 GMT -5
Is "Drift Away" likely to be #1 for the year or did it come along too late?
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Post by iceman on Oct 13, 2003 17:50:14 GMT -5
Is "Drift Away" likely to be #1 for the year or did it come along too late? Too late. It is currently #6 for the year and nearly 22,000 spins behind Santana/Michelle Branch for #1.
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Post by Hervard on Oct 13, 2003 20:59:55 GMT -5
Wow, that will be the second year in a row that a monster number one song wasn't the top song of the year. "A New Day Has Come" spent nineteen weeks on top of the charts last year, yet only came in at number three. All this said, one can only wonder how the hell Phil Collins topped the 1999 year end chart when his record didn't come out until April of that year!
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Post by j on Oct 13, 2003 22:19:07 GMT -5
I thought "Angel" topped 1999. Or was that on Billboard AC?
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Post by JCMF3 on Oct 14, 2003 0:30:02 GMT -5
Too late. It is currently #6 for the year and nearly 22,000 spins behind Santana/Michelle Branch for #1. By current estimates, Uncle Kracker will probably end up #3 for the year on AC. It certainly has enough staying power to be there.
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Post by Hervard on Oct 14, 2003 10:41:49 GMT -5
I thought "Angel" topped 1999. Or was that on Billboard AC? That must have been Billboard AC. "Angel" was the number two song of 1999 on R&R, but I'll bet it was very close in points behind Phil Collins, since it came out early in the year and stayed on the chart for a long time.
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Post by Mega248 on Oct 14, 2003 13:34:15 GMT -5
Shania Twain has finally booted Uncle Kracker out of #1. Who knows if she'll stay there till Sunday though.
In other news, Kenny Loggins is up to #18 with "With This Ring". Has anyone else noticed how awkward this song's chart run has been, even for AC? It must be heavily played on Delilah because I've never seen a song that's almost never gotten out of the 21-30 range gain/lose the bullet so many times.
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Post by j on Oct 14, 2003 14:20:29 GMT -5
Shania Twain has finally booted Uncle Kracker out of #1. Who knows if she'll stay there till Sunday though. On the building chart, she's still #2 despite having a hefty gain and Uncle Kracker suffering a -7% loss. However, these gains and losses usually get smaller by Sunday, so I wouldn't be surprised if Uncle Kracker remains at #1 this Sunday. However, I would still consider it good news that Shania has reached #1 mid-week. It shows that the general trend (ignoring the fluctuating bullet gain/loss) for Shania is still upwards.
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Post by Whi$tlin' Pete on Oct 15, 2003 0:33:55 GMT -5
It sure took a long time for Shania to reach the top 5. She spent 4 weeks at number 10 then inched up 1 position until she hit number 5, spent 3 weeks there and then jumped to number 2. I'm glad to see a song spend 20 weeks at number 1. Just wish it didn't have to be a remake.
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Post by HER MINAJesty on Oct 18, 2003 15:42:09 GMT -5
It spent 20 weeks at #1 and only peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, in August?
I guess that's possible, if only one format is playing the song to death, but the song did get CHR/Pop airplay, didn't it?
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Post by Arson on Oct 18, 2003 16:51:38 GMT -5
"Drift Away" reached #10 on CHR/Pop in late July, early August.
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Post by singingsparrow on Oct 18, 2003 17:03:24 GMT -5
#9 is truly a respectable peak for Uncle Kracker's cover.
At the time it peaked, "Drift Away" rounded up the Top 10 on CHR/Pop, and it's spin numbers were not incredibly huge. Had his spin numbers peaked over 5000, he probably would have peaked higher on the Billboard Hot 100, probably at #7. But AC and Hot AC are truly the muscles behind the singles' Hot 100 success.
Sincerely, Noah Eaton
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Post by BFMR on Oct 19, 2003 10:40:15 GMT -5
21 weeks in my mind is too long for a song to be #1... that's already 5 months at #1!
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Post by Arson on Oct 25, 2003 19:50:15 GMT -5
It looks like Shania Twain may possibly get #1 this week!
2 1 SHANIA TWAIN Forever And For Alwa... 2369 2268 101 23.162 1 2 UNCLE KRACKER Drift Away (f/D. Gra... 2336 2392 -56 23.010
Do you think Uncle Kracker will experience resurgence before the final update?
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Post by JCMF3 on Oct 25, 2003 21:27:49 GMT -5
It looks like Shania Twain may possibly get #1 this week! 2 1 SHANIA TWAIN Forever And For Alwa... 2369 2268 101 23.162 1 2 UNCLE KRACKER Drift Away (f/D. Gra... 2336 2392 -56 23.010 Do you think Uncle Kracker will experience resurgence before the final update? On AC, anything is possible. If Uncle Kracker makes it, he will be #1 for 22 weeks, 1 week shy of the R&R all-time record for a #1 song, which is 23 weeks by Santana & Rob Thomas's Smooth on the Hot AC chart.
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Post by j on Oct 26, 2003 0:24:11 GMT -5
It looks like Shania Twain may possibly get #1 this week! I wouldn't place a large bet on it if I were you.
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Post by Hervard on Oct 26, 2003 13:12:42 GMT -5
What was #1 on AT20 this week? I fell asleep during the last hour and even though I did pop in a tape, it ran out during the last archive song, "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie.
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Post by Arson on Oct 26, 2003 15:05:34 GMT -5
#1 on AT20 was "Drriffftt Away" again.
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Post by j on Oct 26, 2003 19:22:23 GMT -5
Isn't that because AT20 is behind by 2 weeks? Or is it 1 week? Last Sunday, I remember pretty clearly that matchbox 20 had a small lead in audience over Uncle Kracker.
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