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Post by Taylor. on Mar 26, 2010 15:16:58 GMT -5
"Today was a Fairytale" was more successful on pop radio (#2) than on country (#41). TWAFT's current peak on pop radio is #25, and that was because it was released to pop as promo for "Valentine's Day" and not to country. It peaked at #2 on the Hot 100. |
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Post by onebuffalo on Mar 26, 2010 15:27:18 GMT -5
What about "Take Me Home, Country Roads".....wasn't that a huge hit before those songs? You are correct. That was his debut on ALL three charts in 1971. It peaked at #50 country, #2 pop, and #3 A.C.! |
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Post by kissin'u on Mar 29, 2010 9:09:55 GMT -5
can't believe this peaked at #9... i wouldve loved to see a music vid of her dancing in the rain in front of car headlights tho
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Mar 29, 2010 9:31:32 GMT -5
I'm glad she got her fifth consecutive top 10 during the Fearless era with this. That's no small feat! Congrats to all of her success this era! Now I can't wait to see what she has in store for us next time around.
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Post by Marv on Mar 29, 2010 10:41:49 GMT -5
She remains the format's most polarizing artist for country PDs, including the stream of ex top 40 PDs who've been reassigned to country radio in the past 18-24 months, many of whom either don't know the music, are unaware of the unmatched passion of the format's key audience (women 35-44), or are programming 3-5 stations in a single market, which is absolutely insane.
Her singles also have the highest 'burn' rate of any of the format's superstars, and especially her last three singles.
It shouldn't have been that big of a surprise that 'Fairytale' went nowhere at country radio, since Nashville is extremely opposed to country stations playing tracks by an artist that are not singles.
The release of a new CD by a format megastar (such as Alan Jackson's 'Freight Train', which comes out tomorrow) is essentially the only exception, and that leeway rarely lasts more than one week for the vast majority of stations out there
The only exception would apply to privately-owned country stations such as KKGO/Los Angeles, whose PDs (Charlie Cook in this case) usually enjoy substantially more leeway than the corporate-owned stations are permitted.
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Post by Joe1240 on Mar 29, 2010 11:19:14 GMT -5
Nice for the song to go top ten on Country radio. Congrats to Taylor! Great era for Taylor!
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Post by justlurkingaround on Mar 29, 2010 12:16:07 GMT -5
Honestly, I think it's a disappointment that this song only went top 10.
First, I like the song. I think it's a good song that basically shows what it's meant to do: a nice first date, in which you feel fearless to take the next step - which in this case, is the first kiss. It's a nice song. However, I don't understand why Today Was A Fairytale was even released to pop. They should have released this song instead.
Taylor doesn't exactly have the best track record with radio concerning her singles. However, being advertised as country's biggest star of today, her song only reaching top 10 is a dud. I think it has to do more with her remixing to pop. That was bound to have a backlash somewhere. I'm sure she doesn't care though. Her sales are still consistently high and I can't say those sales are coming from a country audience.
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Post by joey2002 on Mar 29, 2010 14:08:28 GMT -5
9 9 TAYLOR SWIFT Fearless 3155 3164 -9 23.82 22.715 1.105
it appears that "Fearless" still gained audience this past week, so i'm not sure if it's quite done yet...
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Post by countryfan2002 on Mar 29, 2010 15:11:12 GMT -5
9 9 TAYLOR SWIFT Fearless 3155 3164 -9 23.82 22.715 1.105it appears that "Fearless" still gained audience this past week, so i'm not sure if it's quite done yet... I think it's just pulling a "Fifteen"... I can't imagine radio just letting this one go... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2010 16:23:19 GMT -5
^I agree. I didn't like Fifteen, but I like this one a lot...she could either release new singles, or move on to a new album, but I am really hoping this one isn't done yet...I don't think radio will let it drop yet...please don't, anyway...
go T Swift!!
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Post by kissin'u on Mar 30, 2010 3:17:04 GMT -5
i wish she'd release 'hey stephen' to country
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Post by justlurkingaround on Mar 30, 2010 12:02:45 GMT -5
^ I wish she had released "You're Not Sorry"
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Mar 30, 2010 15:57:03 GMT -5
However, being advertised as country's biggest star of today, her song only reaching top 10 is a dud. She wasn't seen as "country's biggest star of today" solely because of her performance at country radio. She was considered to be the biggest country artist of 2009 based on her performance at country radio, her album sales, her critical recognition, and her monumental crossover success. There's a similar situation happening with Lady Antebellum now. Had they not crossed over with Need You Now their album sales wouldn't have been nearly as impressive and they wouldn't as easily be considered the "biggest country act out currently" in my opinion. If country radio alone determined who was the "biggest country act", Taylor probably wouldn't ever have been considered the "top country act" of whatever moment. One couldn't say they're coming solely from pop audiences either (as there is no method currently available to the public that specifically tracks who purchases albums). I'd say both audiences substantially contributed to her album sales. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2010 16:25:43 GMT -5
^I definitely agree with those points. It would be hard to sort it all out, but if you eliminated the crossover chart performances on some songs and looked strictly at sales in country markets (that'd be almost impossible to do) and most importantly, performance on country charts only, you are going to get a general idea of what radio stations and country fans actually find to be the best country songs...so basically, whoever has the most #1 hits on MB/BB, would probably sell a lot of albums even without crossover appeal, and gets the most airtime on country stations. I'd have to say Lady A and T Swift would still be above average, since Need You Know and Love Story, for example, were solely atop the BB country charts for multiple weeks (and didn't crossover until they were first becoming big on country radio). But the biggest country stars would probably then have to be Brad Paisley or Carrie Underwood, with Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker all close behind (as they also consistently produce #1 or T5 hits)...Lady A and T Swift would fit into that mold as well.
That's my take on the subject.
Anyway, I still hold out hope that Fearless can make a bit of a turnaround on the charts. The album has been so successful in selling and it doesn't appear a new album is due out anytime really soon, so I can certainly see another single put out to keep album sells high and steady, and get more digital sales. I would like to see "Hey Stephen", "You're Not Sorry", or "Forever and Always" released as a single...with the latter of the 3 slightly edging out the other 2 as my favorite choice. Anyway, Fearless is a great song, imo, and Taylor Swift is a hugely successful artist either way you look at it.
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Post by Typo on Mar 30, 2010 16:29:43 GMT -5
They simply made the wrong decision by releasing Fifteen and Fearless. Their were much better choices.
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Post by Joe1240 on Mar 30, 2010 16:37:53 GMT -5
I throught Fearless was fine as a single.I think a mistake in not releasing it to pop radio if it wasn't for TWAF. This could of been a bigger song. Forever & Always would be a perfect followup to this single if there is a another one.
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Post by Modern Myth on Mar 30, 2010 16:46:33 GMT -5
I was really hoping this would go top 5 on country. It's a great choice, sure there's better, but still, it's still decent. Hope the album is more country.
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Post by fridayteenage on Mar 31, 2010 4:15:54 GMT -5
She made a non-video video that I only bothered to watch once; I think that hurt her. I still like the song.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2010 2:59:33 GMT -5
I just got done commenting on the thread for KU's TSCA, and how its spins have been going up on my local station...that song, along with Fearless, are 2 that are returning to the airwaves more and more over just the last day or 2 after seeing a decline from their peaks in airplay. I see Fearless at least moving back up to #10 on the 4/17 chart, with Josh Turner's song leaving for sure...although it's possible she'll hold at #11 if Keep on Lovin You sneaks by...that'll be a close contest. If it doesn't sneak by and Hillbilly Bone loses enough audience/spins to drop off, the best possible outlook for Taylor is to move up to #9, a new peak on BB. Again, I think this song is in serious jeopardy of stalling and falling...but I'm gonna hope for the best yet...
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Post by kim8 on Apr 2, 2010 14:36:39 GMT -5
The single Fearless never connected with me for some reason. From the first time I heard it on the CD, I didn't think it was very catcy and it was always one I'd skip past on the CD. I am anxious to see if another single will be released. I really like Hey Stephen and Forever and Always, so either of those would be great for me.
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Post by Diablo Cody™ on Apr 2, 2010 18:39:36 GMT -5
An actual music video would've been nice. I'm pretty sure they have the money for it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2010 1:17:54 GMT -5
Fearless holds at #11 on the 4/17 BB chart, and it DOES have a bullet...so, it's still hanging by a thread. One of the most interesting things to me, however, is that it was passed up by Steel Magnolia's "Keep on Lovin You". While I like both songs, I like "Fearless" better. The surprising thing is that both acts are signed to Big Machine records, and I agree with promoting a new artist (getting SM to top 10), but with T Swift being so successful I can't imagine Big Machine not promoting Fearless more...
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Post by ClevelandRox on Apr 10, 2010 18:36:09 GMT -5
It's nice to see this have a little turnaround the past couple of days. I'll still be satisfied if this misses the top spot as long as it outpeaks Fifteen. Fifteen doing better than Fearless would be criminal.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2010 1:20:34 GMT -5
It's nice to see this have a little turnaround the past couple of days. I'll still be satisfied if this misses the top spot as long as it outpeaks Fifteen. Fifteen doing better than Fearless would be criminal. Yeah, I was going to comment on its turnaround earlier today but I had no time. Last week's BCU had a big ad of Taylor and the single, so it would seem that her label hasn't given up yet...this next week will be her 17th chart week, which is where I would've expected the peak to be...but maybe she'll make 20-25 weeks. Look probable. I think this one has a good chance to move back past SM's Keep on Lovin You next week, and if the weekend was good to Taylor she'll stay ahead of a hard-charging George. She could be up to #9 this week...I don't have all the data and numbers, but I think it's a reasonable prediction... |
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Post by Modern Myth on Apr 11, 2010 1:31:44 GMT -5
It's weird how her singles started off so well for this album, a #1, #2, and # (for country) 1, and then a #7, and now we don't know what this'll be. Should've picked better singles. Hope this makes top five though even if it's one of my least favorites on the album.
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Post by Taylor. on Apr 11, 2010 1:41:15 GMT -5
It's back up to #9 with a +259 bullet so it seems as though it's picking back up. Hope it can make top 5.
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Post by rowdawg21 on Apr 11, 2010 12:06:30 GMT -5
It's nice to see this have a little turnaround the past couple of days. I'll still be satisfied if this misses the top spot as long as it outpeaks Fifteen. Fifteen doing better than Fearless would be criminal. Yeah, I was going to comment on its turnaround earlier today but I had no time. Last week's BCU had a big ad of Taylor and the single, so it would seem that her label hasn't given up yet...this next week will be her 17th chart week, which is where I would've expected the peak to be...but maybe she'll make 20-25 weeks. Look probable. I think this one has a good chance to move back past SM's Keep on Lovin You next week, and if the weekend was good to Taylor she'll stay ahead of a hard-charging George. She could be up to #9 this week...I don't have all the data and numbers, but I think it's a reasonable prediction... This is yet another example of bullets being meaningless. Although Taylor currently has a bullet of 225, she's down over 400k for the week on Mediabase. Steel Magnolia will probably have a lead close to 2 million over Taylor next week on Billboard, and George will easily pass Taylor (he'll probably have a lead around 1.3-1.4 million). Rascal Flatts is likely to pass Taylor. There's also a small chance she could be passed by Justin Moore, but I think she'll hold him off. So to recap, Taylor will not pass anyone. She'll get passed by George and Rascal Flatts, and Blake will go recurrent. That puts her at #12 next week. |
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Post by HeyHeyHey on Apr 11, 2010 14:02:43 GMT -5
I dont think this one will get any higher than #8 especially with all the movers right behind it
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Post by 👑 Eloquent ™ on Apr 11, 2010 19:22:55 GMT -5
I really loathe how the country chart is different from the Billboard chart considering they both seem to take into consideration only airplay/radio stats. Fearless was #9 for like three weeks on Mediabase yet peaked at #10 on Billboard (yes, I know this kind of thing happens a lot, but it isn't any less frustrating). It does surprise me that this hasn't been pushed a lot more though, especially considering this chart can be heavily manipulated by labels.
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Post by someguy on Apr 12, 2010 20:29:34 GMT -5
I'm sure it's happened before, but I can't remember an instance where a song gained nearly 200 spins (189 in this case), enough to make the top 10 greatest spin gainers of the week (#9), but still lost over 600K in AI. It will be interesting to see this week if "Fearless" will gain pick up again, or if it has peaked. My guess is that, based on the apparent promo that the label is still doing (ads and such), it will re-enter the top 10 at some point. Two spots may very well open up next week, and a good week could give Taylor one of them.
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