lockebox
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Post by lockebox on Jul 18, 2010 13:35:08 GMT -5
Not sure if this'll top Billboard, as "In One Ear" is currently in second.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jul 18, 2010 13:46:53 GMT -5
I mean, what would they be able to do now? Anything more than 15/20 would be extreme. Well, how about considering a starting point with the song's clear peak position (anywhere in the Top 10) and then, say, a generous 20 weeks without climbing any higher? Or give it, say, 10 additional weeks if a follow-up single is released? I guess the only problem with that is, if the follow-up falls way short, the record labels would want attention back on that previous single to keep album promotion going while they gear up for something else. While the chart is boring to follow, the primary purpose of the chart is to rank the most popular alternative rock songs in order of their current popularity, using radio airplay as its indicator. I think changing the recurrent rules any further than they already have would be dishonest and also allow for poor comparison as to what a peak position means now and what it meant back in the day. Sure, fewer songs have been able to attain top 10 status on alternative recently, but that just reflects that there are fewer true hits on the format. It's the format that has the problem, not the chart. Changing the rules would just be an ill-informed cover up. It wouldn't stop us from having to hear "Uprising" and "Savior" 5 times a day into 2011 just because they wouldn't be on the chart anymore.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 19, 2010 3:22:30 GMT -5
While I'm glad this finally (and unexpectedly) dethroned "Lay Me Down," I'm fairly burned out on this song and ready for the alleged "Closer to the Edge" to come out. And if they change their mind, then "Night of the Hunter."
In the meantime, I hope it sticks around up there until something cool can take over. Though the next song I'd actually be fine with doing that is "Crossfire" all the way down at #14...
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jul 20, 2010 8:29:57 GMT -5
I'm thinking the next #1 will be "The Catalyst" once it's released.
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Post by Devin on Jul 23, 2010 22:55:02 GMT -5
How did this decrease and then burst into the #1 spot with +200 bullet??? The war is won. I like who won finally. Hopefully this does well on Active too
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Post by crve015 on Jul 24, 2010 17:10:57 GMT -5
^ That is interesting because the same thing happened to "From Yesterday." It looked like #2 was going to be its peak. For some unexplained reason (I thought it was payola), it exploded with a large bullet, took over the top spot for a week, and then started losing spins very quickly. "This Is War" followed the same pattern, but it's possible that its +200 came from the 4th of July recovery. It is now -113.
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Post by rockmaniac on Apr 6, 2011 9:36:51 GMT -5
music video (FINALLY!)
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