Billboard AC Chart 10/24/09

[johnm1120]

TW LW WC Artist - Title (Peak)

01 01 31 Miley Cyrus - The Climb (15th week at #1)
02 02 13 Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me (2nd week at #2)
03 04 22 Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds (3)
04 05 25 Matt Nathanson - Come On Get Higher (3)
05 03 38 The Fray - You Found Me (5 weeks at #2)
06 06 10 Colbie Caillat - Falling For You (6)
07 07 16 Pink - Please Don't Leave Me (7)
08 08 06 Michael Bublé - Haven't Met You Yet (8)
09 09 51 Taylor Swift - Love Story (1x6 weeks)
10 10 52 Leona Lewis - Better in Time (4)
11 13 18 Daughtry - No Surprise (11)
12 12 25 Plain White T's - 1, 2, 3, 4 (10)
13 15 04 Mariah Carey - I Want to Know What Love Is (13)
14 14 08 Keith Urban - Kiss A Girl (14)
15 18 06 Five For Fighting - Chances (15)
16 17 13 Mat Kearney - Closer to Love (16)
17 19 06 Kings of Leon - Use Somebody (17)
18 21 10 Jim Brickman & Adam Crossley - Beautiful World (We're All Here) (18)
19 20 19 Shinedown - Second Chance (19)
20 22 13 Parachute - She is Love (17)
21 25 04 Jordin Sparks - Battlefield (21)
22 23 10 Whitney Houston - I Look To You (22)
23 24 09 Eagles - I Don't Want to Hear Anymore (23)
24 ** 01 Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone (24)
25 27 10 Brad Paisley - Then (25)
26 29 02 Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (26)
27 26 07 Katy Perry - Waking Up in Vegas (26)
28 28 02 Foreigner - When it Comes to Love (28)
29 ** 01 Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey (I Love You) (29)
30 30 02 Uncle Kracker - Smile (30)


Falling Off:
-- 11 40 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold (9)
-- 16 20 David Cook - Come Back to Me (15)



The recurrent marathon continues. Next week Leona Lewis heads off followed by a clearout of 3 potential recurrents.

[areyoureadytojump]

Yes, chart cleaning!

[dawhite76]

The chart may be clearing, but the airwaves are not. Even though these songs will be "demoted" to the Recurrent chart, they will still be receiving the same excessive airplay as before. "Every Breath You Take" would still be a Top 40 hit if all songs regardless of vintage were included on the chart! You have to wonder why Billboard even bothers with an AC chart anymore.

[areyoureadytojump]

^I agree. It's a waste. Did you see the letter at Chart Beat Chat saying that Billboard should just stop compiling the AC chart?

[dawhite76]

I did read that. In Billboard's defense, they are reporting what radio is playing. That's the problem - radio has destroyed the AC format. (Forget that the format is no longer "easy listening" or "soft rock," but some Classic Top 40 with a few current hits hybrid now.) It's a pity that the average AC radio listener tolerates such redundancy. How many times per week does one need to hear "Something To Talk About" - another perpetual AC "Top 40" hit? All formats are guilty of this to some degree especially in the last decade. (Look how many songs now need over 30 weeks to reach the Country Top 10 when it was rare for even a No. 1 to once clock 20 total chart weeks there.) But, at least there is some decent chart movement at these other formats - not the same ten songs occasionally shifting chart positions before arbitrary chart rules force them off after one year.