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Post by allow that on Jun 21, 2004 21:16:16 GMT -5
WLTW just added this. With 8 spins, it already has 1.6 in AC audience impressions. Only 1 other AC station is playing this so far, but I think the add in NYC may lead to a few more stations jumnping on the bandwagon. IMO, this song fits in perfectly at AC... what do you guys think?
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Post by tico on Jun 22, 2004 7:06:13 GMT -5
I think this is a good one for AC. "Fallin'" did get some AC airplay. If "You Don't Know My Name" would've done better on pop, it probably could've translated into a breakout record for her at AC.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2004 7:27:03 GMT -5
I think this is her most AC friendly song to date.
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Post by KikiMets on Jun 22, 2004 10:12:08 GMT -5
I think this is her most AC friendly song to date. I agree, and I'm surprised that it hasn't been promoted there. |
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Post by JCMF3 on Jun 22, 2004 13:43:49 GMT -5
I agree, and I'm surprised that it hasn't been promoted there. Why bother? It seems in the last couple of years, AC PDs couldn't care less about newer music to fill their playlists. They just keep playing the safe favorites over and over again (e.g., I Hope You Dance, Hero, Superman).  |
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Post by Mega248 on Jun 22, 2004 13:48:22 GMT -5
Why bother? It seems in the last couple of years, AC PDs couldn't care less about newer music to fill their playlists. They just keep playing the safe favorites over and over again (e.g., I Hope You Dance, Hero, Superman). Don't forget "Drift Away", which has been in the top 10 for 59 weeks now. |
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Post by Hervard on Jun 22, 2004 13:53:25 GMT -5
Wow, Mega248's message was posted at 2:48 (well, at least that's what the clock said...)
Anyway, yeah, there are a lot of songs that would fit A/C radio like a glove, but they have this idea that everyone wants to hear the same five songs over and over again. I can see it now: AT10 will soon become AT5. Or better yet, they'll probably start only counting down the top two. "TWO??!!" I can hear Casey Kasem shouting in disbelief...
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Post by Mega248 on Jun 22, 2004 20:14:14 GMT -5
Wow, Mega248's message was posted at 2:48 (well, at least that's what the clock said...) Anyway, yeah, there are a lot of songs that would fit A/C radio like a glove, but they have this idea that everyone wants to hear the same five songs over and over again. I can see it now: AT10 will soon become AT5. Or better yet, they'll probably start only counting down the top two. "TWO??!!" I can hear Casey Kasem shouting in disbelief... It says 3:46 for me. It's 11:04 PM EST right now. Lets see how accurate the clock here is. |
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Post by Mega248 on Jun 22, 2004 20:16:12 GMT -5
Hmm, it says 10:12 PM for me. I guess I should go play around with my time settings.
Edit: I managed to get it within 1 minute of the actual time, which I can live with.
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Post by jaxxalude on Jun 23, 2004 15:19:08 GMT -5
I agree with both JCMF3 and Mega. AC radio became too conservative and self-aware. I look at the AC charts and, really, I shake my head in disbelief, thinking how can a radio format be so static. I mean, come on: "Calling All Angels", "The First Cut Is The Deepest", "White Flag" and "You Raise Me Up" seem to be on the Currents Chart for what seems like centuries!!!  And take a big look at this week's Recurrents! Looks like we're stuck in a 2002-early 2003 time quake!!!  And another thing: why won't AC radio bet some more on current Urban artists with AC friendly songs? Songs with undoubted AC appeal like K-Ci & JoJo's "All My Life", "Tell Me It's Real" and "Crazy", TLC's "Unpretty", Aaliyah's "Miss You", R Kelly's "The World's Greatest", Jagged Edge's "Promise" and "Let's Get Married" (the slow version, of course, not the remix), Beyoncé's "Me, Myself And I" or Ashanti's "Rain On Me" and "Foolish" (hey, why not?) went by and didn't chart! Why the hell?! I know what you're going to tell me: "there's Urban AC for that", right? But we're talking about "general" AC here. And the fact is that AC radio is becoming too one-dimensional, playing mostly Celine Dion and all her clones. I'm curious about what they're going to do about Usher's "Burn". Very AC friendly, just like "If I Ain't Got You". |
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Post by Mega248 on Jun 23, 2004 16:16:52 GMT -5
K-Ci & JoJo's "All My Life", "Tell Me It's Real" and "Crazy", TLC's "Unpretty", Aaliyah's "Miss You", R Kelly's "The World's Greatest", Jagged Edge's "Promise" and "Let's Get Married" (the slow version, of course, not the remix), Beyoncé's "Me, Myself And I" or Ashanti's "Rain On Me" and "Foolish" "The World's Greatest" actually did chart, peaking at #26. I don't think any of the others did though. I don't think "Burn" is that AC-friendly. "Can U Help Me" is the Usher song that should've been huge on AC. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2004 16:25:11 GMT -5
"Burn" isn't AC friendly at all. I don't think Ashanti's singles or "Unpretty" are very AC friendly either.
Also, AC is as much about the image as it is about the music. If the artist is a primarily hip-hop artist, and they toss a ballad out to release, that doesn't mean it's going to cross over to Adult Contemporary. The image itself could be enough of a turn off.
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Post by reception on Jun 23, 2004 17:13:15 GMT -5
KUMU Lite 94.7 added this recently.
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Post by Arson on Jun 23, 2004 17:40:45 GMT -5
I've heard Ki-Ci and JoJo's "All My Life" on several AC stations before.
AC has been stale for a while now. Chart movement is down to nil. Even staple AC artists (Phil Collins and Celine Dion included) rarely get much airplay with their third singles (sometimes, even the second single is ignored in favour of overplaying the first). Artists like Edwin McCain and Gloria Estefan, who did have AC success at one point, are ignored.
For recurrents and gold, only a few of each artist's hits are chosen and played day after day after night ad nauseum.
Most pop crossovers on AC as of late have been pop-rock stuff like Train, which is fine except AC just latches to one song and plays it to death!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2004 14:40:28 GMT -5
This goes for adds on August 9.
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Post by allow that on Jul 19, 2004 9:53:27 GMT -5
This goes for adds on August 9. I'm glad it's getting an official push. I don't think it guarentees it success, but I can see it breaking the Top 20 at least. It SHOULD go Top 5 though. |
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Post by Arson on Jul 19, 2004 14:33:29 GMT -5
It took me a while to get into this one, but I really like it now. I can see how it can have a little difficulty taking off among some AC listeners. I didn't initially see it as an AC fit, but I've changed my mind.
I don't understand why this song isn't on Hot AC already, though, since they should be able to take in a greater diversity of songs. It would give variety to their playlists.
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Post by allow that on Aug 12, 2004 6:13:39 GMT -5
Went for adds this week.... now on 18 stations, not bad.
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Post by reception on Sept 5, 2004 15:49:26 GMT -5
Dick Clark played as this week's preview on the US Music Survey.
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Post by allow that on Sept 5, 2004 16:02:00 GMT -5
Dick Clark played as this week's preview on the US Music Survey. Hopefully that'll boost into the Top 20! It's been one of the greatest gainers for a couple weeks now and is now on 55 AC stations. |
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Post by reception on Sept 5, 2004 16:13:08 GMT -5
He also mentioned it made a big jump from 30 to 23.
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Post by j on Sept 6, 2004 0:50:42 GMT -5
No. 20 because Evanescence went recurrent.
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Post by allow that on Sept 6, 2004 9:22:15 GMT -5
Up to #19, with a chance of getting as high as #17 by the end of the week. A steep climb after that though.
This song has already done better than I could've hoped for here, but now I'm hoping it continues all the way into the Top 10!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2004 9:34:49 GMT -5
Now that this song is doing well on AC and looks like it may stabilize, this just means more time on the Hot 100. This song has been around forever and rightfully so!
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Post by reception on Sept 19, 2004 13:06:10 GMT -5
No. 20 because Evanescence went recurrent. |
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Post by allow that on Sept 19, 2004 18:24:43 GMT -5
Yep, it debuted at #20 on the US Music Survey this week! Dick Clark mentioned "Fallin'" peaked at #23. Cool, do a lot of AC stations carry US Music Survey? If so, then Alicia will get a nice boost this week. |
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Post by EvanJ on Sept 20, 2004 21:02:57 GMT -5
Cool, do a lot of AC stations carry US Music Survey? If so, then Alicia will get a nice boost this week. American Top 10 with Casey Kasem The full Top 20 is played on Dick Clark's US Music Survey. Countdown _1 _2 _3 _4 KKCW Sa 15:00 LIVE: asx WMRS Sa 16:00 m3u m3u WLIT So 4:00 asx asx (unavailable in Nov/December) WLYF So 11:30 LIVE: asx asx WASH So 14:00 cox cox mms (unavailable in Nov/December) CFQR So 15:00 cox cox mms WLHT So 15:00 cox cox asx KPLA So 16:00 LIVE: srf KGBY So 16:00 LIVE: asx WLTM So 21:00 LIVE: asx |
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