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Post by slw84 on Dec 30, 2009 18:56:49 GMT -5
Damn it's amazing how IGAF just won't die!!! I really thought everyone who wanted that song would have had it by now! Six months later and people are still sitting around and deciding that now's the time they want to download it? I've heard of longevity but this song defies everything... I don't even understand what's so great about it? You hear it to death on the radio, and I guess those who don't listen to radio and are just hearing it now somehow are about six months late on the ball? Same goes for Party in the usa, back in the top 10, really ??? I bought it in the summer but I was happy to see it falling down the charts to give others a chance to rise higher and then this week comes. lol. |
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Post by Creme de la Creme on Dec 30, 2009 19:19:15 GMT -5
Thanks Chart attack.
Jay Sean has 2 songs in the Top 10. When last did a British artiste have 2 songs in the Top 10 at the same time?
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Post by Choco on Dec 30, 2009 19:40:02 GMT -5
-- 160 EVANESCENCE BRING ME TO LIFE 25665 444 4714 1042231  Nice to see it up there after so many years. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2009 19:42:36 GMT -5
Whitney has the power to turn a cover into her own, tour-de-force track- she's done it several times. I mean, this is the woman who took "The Star Spangled Banner" to the top 20 and then to the top 10 a decade later- yes, both instances involved trying times (Persian Gulf War, 911), but direct me to a better rendition of the USA national anthem. Didn't think so. :) Jimi Hendrix - Woodstock version Everything else is second rate |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2009 19:44:55 GMT -5
And those were physical copies, not downloaded songs. Meaning people actually had to go to the store and purchase them. Makes it an even more impressive feat. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2009 19:48:59 GMT -5
Whitney has the power to turn a cover into her own, tour-de-force track- she's done it several times. I mean, this is the woman who took "The Star Spangled Banner" to the top 20 and then to the top 10 a decade later- yes, both instances involved trying times (Persian Gulf War, 911), but direct me to a better rendition of the USA national anthem. Didn't think so. :) Jimi Hendrix - Woodstock version Everything else is second rate I would have to agree. That version is a classic. |
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Post by fridayteenage on Dec 30, 2009 19:57:06 GMT -5
23-20 Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls
30-25 Fifteen - Taylor Swift
Yay a new T20 featured hit (+ 11 solo T20's I believe), and a rise for Fifteen...I still hope for T20 peak.
YBWM back to T20.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 30, 2009 20:16:47 GMT -5
Well, yeah, Hendrix is a tough act to follow. But, yes, every other attempt was second rate by comparison, especially among female acts.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Dec 30, 2009 20:47:38 GMT -5
It is just now Christmas, NEXT WEEK is the week after Christmas The confusion may be that this thread is posted WAY too early 1/9/10 is for the chart week ending this Sunday #1 has been in the upper 100s low 200s all year long. I doubt it will jump tp 450K because it is Ke$ha 1 1 KE$HA TIK TOK 610069 175 221493 2048354 IT seems as though everyone here gets a lot of pleasure from seeing 2m's predictions proven wrong... |
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Post by dbt88 on Dec 30, 2009 20:58:16 GMT -5
Oh well, Britney's out of the top ten. I'm still pressed at how Down and PITUSA are doing, and getting back inside the top ten.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 30, 2009 21:26:40 GMT -5
The Chipettes bubbling under the Hot 100. :)
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Post by lugus15 on Dec 30, 2009 21:29:06 GMT -5
Going by last years' numbers, next week most songs will have a decrease of between 29-51% in the sales of the top 50, with the most popular songs (like the I'm Yours of Jason Mraz) having one of as low as 15%. PS: in the new year I will try to participate in this forum more often  |
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Post by colson on Dec 30, 2009 21:43:03 GMT -5
Well, yeah, Hendrix is a tough act to follow. But, yes, every other attempt was second rate by comparison, especially among female acts. What? Madonna didn't attempt to sing the national anthem?lol |
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Post by TGIF on Dec 30, 2009 22:31:05 GMT -5
Going by last years' numbers, next week most songs will have a decrease of between 29-51% in the sales of the top 50, with the most popular songs (like the I'm Yours of Jason Mraz) having one of as low as 15%. PS: in the new year I will try to participate in this forum more often i think the older songs from this earlier this year will fall while the newer ones will rise back up |
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Post by chartfreak on Dec 30, 2009 22:42:23 GMT -5
It is just now Christmas, NEXT WEEK is the week after Christmas The confusion may be that this thread is posted WAY too early 1/9/10 is for the chart week ending this Sunday #1 has been in the upper 100s low 200s all year long. I doubt it will jump tp 450K because it is Ke$ha Are you surprised by the #'s? |
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Post by johnm1120 on Dec 31, 2009 0:04:40 GMT -5
I guess there was another Bieberblast this week.
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Post by stetz on Dec 31, 2009 0:06:19 GMT -5
rise against is so close to crackin the hot 100 for the first time i can hardly believe it. i'd love to see them on there, they definetely deserve it.
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Post by Tanisha Thomas. on Dec 31, 2009 2:02:06 GMT -5
Whitney has the power to turn a cover into her own, tour-de-force track- she's done it several times. I mean, this is the woman who took "The Star Spangled Banner" to the top 20 and then to the top 10 a decade later- yes, both instances involved trying times (Persian Gulf War, 911), but direct me to a better rendition of the USA national anthem. Didn't think so. :) Get 'em together, Holiday! These youngins are only familiar with the crack Whitney with the shot voice. They know nothing about the Whitney you speak of! Let 'em know! ;) |
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Post by Joe1240 on Dec 31, 2009 3:29:54 GMT -5
Awesome for Taylor having 3 songs in the top 25 of Billboard!
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Post by felipe on Dec 31, 2009 8:23:59 GMT -5
And those were physical copies, not downloaded songs. Meaning people actually had to go to the store and purchase them. Makes it an even more impressive feat. What are the best-selling physical singles? |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 31, 2009 9:28:32 GMT -5
No, colson- Madge hasn't done the "National Anthem" thing" in her career as of yet. But if she did, I have a feeling Whitney's still would be tops. :)
Outside of "Candle in the Wind 1997," I don't think another physical single besides "I Will Always Love You" has topped 630K in a single week in the SoundScan era- though I'm not 100% on that one. Even looking at digital singles, "Right Round" would be the only other single in the SoundScan era to crack that amount (if indeed no other physical one has).
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Post by wavetunes on Dec 31, 2009 13:02:56 GMT -5
Thanks so much, bks, Diego and chartattack!!!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Dec 31, 2009 15:20:54 GMT -5
And back in 1993, singles were $2.99+. Not the 99 cents-$1.29 today. |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 31, 2009 16:10:57 GMT -5
Some labels (more than others) marked singles down to less than $2.99+ at certain instances, but that probably didn't take shape until 1995 or so.
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Post by Choco on Dec 31, 2009 17:02:05 GMT -5
How much did Loverboy sell in it's first week? I know 'Bootylicious' topped it, but since it was really cheap I think it sold a sizeable amount that week.
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Post by Honeymoon on Dec 31, 2009 17:23:45 GMT -5
And back in 1993, singles were $2.99+. Not the 99 cents-$1.29 today. Not to mention you had to go out to the shops and buy them as opposed to just visiting the iTunes store and downloading it at the very instant. |
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Dec 31, 2009 17:49:21 GMT -5
How much did Loverboy sell in it's first week? I know 'Bootylicious' topped it, but since it was really cheap I think it sold a sizeable amount that week. Loverboy actually debut at No. 1 on Single Sales chart; Bootlicious was No. 2, but Booty definitely had huge airplay compared to LB. Both singles were discounted heavily. Booty was .99 and LB was .49. I remember because I bought 'em. When I saw Booty marked down, it was clear what TM was doing. It's hard to believe we actually paid $2.49-$3.49 for two-track singles. |
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Post by badrobot on Dec 31, 2009 18:42:35 GMT -5
A lot of these comparisons of physical vs. digital sales are not at all equivalent.
In 1993 if you wanted a song, you either had to buy it, or copy someone else's cassette, or record from CD to cassette (CD burners didn't really show up till the very late 90s), or worse, tape it off the radio -- all with a lot of quality degradation.
In 2009 if you want a song, it is incredibly easy to find an MP3 online for free. Or to get it from a friend, emailed to you. Buying it is only very slightly easier time-wise. Yes it may be much cheaper now, but that's because the alternatives to getting a song free are so much easier for consumers.
I would guess that, on average, more people have a copy of any given popular song (either legally bought or gotten online free) than they did 15-20 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if there are actually tens of millions of digital copies of top songs out there.
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Post by yaya on Dec 31, 2009 19:00:20 GMT -5
Almost a million in one week! Go gaga! You mean almost half a million. ;)  |
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Post by worldofrihannacom on Dec 31, 2009 20:17:18 GMT -5
^ No, I mean what I mean, almost a million.
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