Rolling 2006 US Charts Thread

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I'm always mystified by the success of songs like Cascada's "Everytime We Touch." It's like there's a quota that a song with that generic pulsation has to have a radio presence every few months, so we get pointless stuff like that, the "Listen to Your Heart" and "Heaven" covers, and worst of all, that one about the girl who hits or hates the treadmill every day.

Kelly Clarkson scores her fifth Top 40 hit from Breakaway; I don't think anyone else but Usher's done that this decade, so accolades.

And YAY, Dolly Parton's back in the Top 40 for the first time since the ealy '80s. But alas, no new Grammy-related entries (though Madonna experiences a slight rebound with "Hung Up," perhaps aided by the exposure).

Gwen Stefani is SO CLOSE:

Hollaback Girl - 1
Rich Girl - 7
Cool - 13
Luxurious - 21
What You Waiting For - 47
Crash - 74

Cascada still don't make any sense in there, do they? Glee.

Pink debuts at #24. I can think of two or three songs that have debuted inside the 50 since I've been paying attention to it - that Gavin DeGraw thing, POD, and... possibly one of the High School Musical ones. They've all vamoosed rather rapidly - will this do any better? Does this kind of thing happen often?

I'd assume that the video for "Stupid Girls" is stoking the song's (and track's) downloads.

It happens a lot more now that the charts have been adjusgted to include digital songs. Other examples from the last year or so include Weezer's "Beverly Hills," The Foo Fighters' "Best of You," Coldplay's "Speed of Sound," The White Stripes' "Blue Orchid," and a few others--basically highly anticipated tracks by previously established artists. In the case of all but The White Stripes, the songs dipped slightly after their high debut and rebounded back afterwards.

Aly & AJ's "Rush" was played 74 times on the CHR Pop stations reporting to Mediabase; given that it was also played 71 times on Radio Disney (which is way more if you multiply it by each station in the chain), it's pretty much only the kids who are hearing it (and whoever is driving them to and from school).

Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life" was played 371 times on the CHR Pop stations, 36 times on the rock stations. Probably also got some mainstream AC and Hot AC action, but I couldn't find my way into the long versions of those charts.

Blunt is getting a lot of his airplay on the AC stations, and is also number one for downloads. Beyoncé is clobbering him on "mainstream hit" radio plays: 10,145 to his 3,890.

Crazytown - "Butterfly"
Matchbox 20 - "Bent"
Nickelback - "How You Remind Me"

all #1s

By the way, is "Since U Been Gone" generally perceived as a rock song? To me, the sound is overwhelmingly and obviously rock, but I get the feeling that many listeners simply won't count it as rock, because it's too melodic and too pop and because it's Kelly. Did it get much play on the rock stations? It's getting absolutely none right now on the active rock and alternative rock stations. Compare to System of a Down's "B.Y.O.B." which has also been around for a while and over the last week got 344 plays on alternative and 281 on active rock, putting it in 63rd place on alternative and 38th on active rock. "B.Y.O.B." got 1 play total on a CHR Pop station last week, while "Since U Been Gone" got 901 plays, placing it 57th. (These are of the stations reporting to Mediabase, that is.)

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Schoolboy error, really.

It does really suit her quite well, though.

Also, Bon Jovi now have a top 20 country single, if nobody noticed.

I really didn't expect "Check On It" to have this much staying power, but yeah, ummm, James Blunt and stuff.

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Invasion of Britain iminent?

BYE-BYE BLUNTY, BLUNTY GOODBYE... Yep, the king of blandcore has been dislodged after one week as Ne-Yo storms to the top from last week's 9, doing the Hot 100-Billboard 200 double. Rock music is reportedly 'miffed'. Elsewhere in the ten, no major waves - Sean Paul's slow clamber continues, up to 2 this week, and The Mighty Trance Warrior Queen that is Cascada is nudged out to 11 by Dem Franchise Boyz climbing to 'lucky' #9.

CRAP HAT ON THE MARCH - up 15 to this week's #14, with Bubba close behind at #15. Keyshia Cole's up 5 to #20, and there's some yo-yo-ing about down below, most notably with 'Rompe's eight-place climb to #31. New in the 50 this week: Sheryl Crow & Sting's 'I No Longer Want To Ride My Bicycle' is straight in at #35, and Rihanna's 'SOS', Kanye's 'Touch The Sky' and Kenny Chesney's 'Living In Fast Forward' occupy numbers 46 thru 48.

Worth noting, I guess, is that "So Sick" is the 6th #1 of the year so far. At this point last year, I think "Let Me Love You" was just finishing up its nine-week reign. So I guess that's a step forward of sorts.

Also loving the rapid turnover at the #1 position.

This is a real song?!?

this is a sad state of affairs, Joseph.

He's pulling your leg. The real title is "We Met In The Bordello".

In the rest of the country, Laffy Taffy peaked at the time it hit number one. It wasn't played on the radio here (Seattle) til Octover/November. You have to remember that in Atlanta D4L are a local group and so radio there picked up on it before they were nationally known.

* - 'cuz now Ne-Yo passed them all on the right, right?