Lots of hot movers this week including songs from Sheryl Crow ("Summer Day," 21-12), Macy Gray featuring Velvet Revolver ("Kissed It," 19-13), Gaslight Anthem ("American Slang," 20-14), Enrique Iglesias featuring Akon ("One Day at a Time," 23-18) and Scissor Sisters ("Skin Tight," 37-31) and three new songs in the Top 10. But to make room for all this movement, some songs had to fall -- and no song had a more dramatic fall this week than last week's No. 1. "Summertime" from Barenaked Ladies slipped all the way to No. 11. It's the first time that's happened since my weekly charts resumed in 2006. (Before that, it had only happened once -- when Billy Joel's "Pressure" dropped 1-12 the week of December 19, 1982.) This drop is a combination of pressure (no pun intended) from new songs rising into the chart's upper reaches and the Barenaked Ladies' song losing steam after taking 16 weeks to rise to the top.
At No. 1 this week with "Free," The Zac Brown Band become the second act to rebound to the top this summer; The Bird and the Bee's "Heard It on the Radio" did the trick a few weeks back.
Of the three debuts this week, two are follow-ups to No. 1 hits: Katy Perry goes solo this time with "Teenage Dream" at No. 36 while Lady Antebellum returns with "Our Kind of Love" at No. 39. The third debut is "Marilyn" from chart newcomers Larsen B. The band, from Hertfordshire, England, is named after a former Arctic ice shelf. The song is this week's iTunes free download, and it joins four former iTunes free downloads on the survey: Nikki Yanofsky's "Cool My Heels" at No. 2, Two Door Cinema Club's "Something Good Can Work" at No. 4, Gaslight Anthem's "American Slang" at No. 14 and Erik Hassle's "Hurtful" at No. 27.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Week of July 25
This week, with their ascension to No. 1, Barenaked Ladies have one of the 10 biggest "summer" songs in the roughly three-decade span of my charts. Here's how "Summertime" ranks as of this week, with "summer" songs defined as songs with the actual season in the title:
1. Endless Summer Nights – Richard Marx, 1988
2. Sausalito Summernight – Diesel, 1981
3. ’Til Summer Comes Around – Keith Urban, 2010
4. All Summer Long – Kid Rock, 2008
5. The Boys of Summer – Don Henley, 1985
6. Summertime – Barenaked Ladies, 2010
7. Hot Summer Nights – Night, 1979
8. Suddenly Last Summer – The Motels, 1983
9. Summer Son – Texas, 2000
10. Blame It on the Summer – Basia, 2009
Oddly enough, several of these songs (e.g., "The Boys of Summer," "Sausalito Summernight") were not hits in the actual summertime, but that didn't stop them from becoming successful. It looks like Sheryl Crow could join that club in the next few weeks as her "Summer Day" moves 27-21 this week.
Elsewhere, Pitbull enters the Top 40 for the second time in three weeks as a guest artist. While "I Like It," his collaboration with Enrique Iglesias, moves 31-28, his team-up with Usher leapfrogs his earlier hit by debuting at No. 27. "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is Usher's third Top 40 hit in 2010, following "Papers" (No. 20 in January) and "Making Love (Into the Night)" (No. 23, last month).
Brandon Flowers debuts at No. 39 with "Crossfire." It's the first solo single for the lead singer of The Killers, who have hit the Top 40 four times, with their biggest single being "Read My Mind" (No. 2 in 2007).
1. Endless Summer Nights – Richard Marx, 1988
2. Sausalito Summernight – Diesel, 1981
3. ’Til Summer Comes Around – Keith Urban, 2010
4. All Summer Long – Kid Rock, 2008
5. The Boys of Summer – Don Henley, 1985
6. Summertime – Barenaked Ladies, 2010
7. Hot Summer Nights – Night, 1979
8. Suddenly Last Summer – The Motels, 1983
9. Summer Son – Texas, 2000
10. Blame It on the Summer – Basia, 2009
Oddly enough, several of these songs (e.g., "The Boys of Summer," "Sausalito Summernight") were not hits in the actual summertime, but that didn't stop them from becoming successful. It looks like Sheryl Crow could join that club in the next few weeks as her "Summer Day" moves 27-21 this week.
Elsewhere, Pitbull enters the Top 40 for the second time in three weeks as a guest artist. While "I Like It," his collaboration with Enrique Iglesias, moves 31-28, his team-up with Usher leapfrogs his earlier hit by debuting at No. 27. "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is Usher's third Top 40 hit in 2010, following "Papers" (No. 20 in January) and "Making Love (Into the Night)" (No. 23, last month).
Brandon Flowers debuts at No. 39 with "Crossfire." It's the first solo single for the lead singer of The Killers, who have hit the Top 40 four times, with their biggest single being "Read My Mind" (No. 2 in 2007).
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Week of July 18
In 25+ years of personal charting, only a handful of songs have proved strong enough to hit No. 1, bide their time for three weeks or more, and then return to the top. This week, The Bird and the Bee joins that club, as "Heard It on the Radio" is back at No. 1, returning after six weeks. That ties the record for the longest time between No. 1 appearances for a song in one chart run. Here are the other songs that have waited out chart fortunes several weeks for a second shot at the top:
* 1983: "I Won't Hold You Back," Toto -- three weeks
* 1995: "I Can Love You Like That," All-4-One -- three weeks
* 1998: "Crush," Jennifer Paige -- three weeks
* 1999-2000: "When the Heartache Is Over," Tina Turner -- six weeks
* 2007: "When She Loves You," Emerson Hart -- five weeks
* 2008: "Stamp Your Feet," Donna Summer -- five weeks
* 2009: "I Look to You," Whitney Houston -- three weeks
With its return to the top, The Bird and the Bee vaults into the top five of 2010 (so far).
Elsewhere, Sara Bareilles lands her fourth Top 10 hit in five tries as "King of Anything" moves 16-10. Uncle Kracker makes a bid for a third consecutive No. 1 hit as his collaboration with Kid Rock, "Good to Be Me" leaps 23-15. Right behind is Maroon 5's latest hit, "Misery," up 24-16.
Among this week's debuts, Darius Rucker has the highest at No. 37 with "Come Back Song," the first release from his new album. His first country album spun off three consecutive No. 1 hits. And Daughtry notches a ninth Top 40 hit with "One Last Chance" at No. 38 from the EP "Leave This Town, the B-Sides." The group has put together an impressive run in the past four years, with six of its first eight hits going to the Top 10.
* 1983: "I Won't Hold You Back," Toto -- three weeks
* 1995: "I Can Love You Like That," All-4-One -- three weeks
* 1998: "Crush," Jennifer Paige -- three weeks
* 1999-2000: "When the Heartache Is Over," Tina Turner -- six weeks
* 2007: "When She Loves You," Emerson Hart -- five weeks
* 2008: "Stamp Your Feet," Donna Summer -- five weeks
* 2009: "I Look to You," Whitney Houston -- three weeks
With its return to the top, The Bird and the Bee vaults into the top five of 2010 (so far).
Elsewhere, Sara Bareilles lands her fourth Top 10 hit in five tries as "King of Anything" moves 16-10. Uncle Kracker makes a bid for a third consecutive No. 1 hit as his collaboration with Kid Rock, "Good to Be Me" leaps 23-15. Right behind is Maroon 5's latest hit, "Misery," up 24-16.
Among this week's debuts, Darius Rucker has the highest at No. 37 with "Come Back Song," the first release from his new album. His first country album spun off three consecutive No. 1 hits. And Daughtry notches a ninth Top 40 hit with "One Last Chance" at No. 38 from the EP "Leave This Town, the B-Sides." The group has put together an impressive run in the past four years, with six of its first eight hits going to the Top 10.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Week of July 11
At the top of the charts, Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg's "California Gurls" finally yields to the Zac Brown Band's "Free" after a five-week run, the longest of any song so far in 2010. Elsewhere, the large chart logjam of last week breaks in a big way, with songs from MercyMe, Adam Lambert and Lady GaGa plummeting and strong moves for Erik Hassle (16-12), Janelle Monae and Big Boi (17-13), the Steve Miller Band (18-14) and One Eskimo (24-17).
A mini logjam in positions 5 through 9 means Nikki Yanofsky is living up to the title of her first hit. "Cool My Heels" has now been No. 7 for a month, joining chartmates Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (No. 6) and the Rolling Stones (No. 5) for four consecutive weeks in their respective positions.
Two down, 48 to go: Melissa Etheridge debuts this week at No. 36 with the "Fearless Love" album track "Indiana." This isn't her first time in the Top 40 with a title referencing a state. "California" went to No. 39 in 2007. (Wonder what "Rhode Island" or "Oregon" might sound like?)
Enrique Iglesias storms the charts this week, with two tracks from his new release "Euphoria" entering the Top 40 and another chartbound. All three feature guest performers. At No. 32, he has the week's highest debut with "One Day at a Time" featuring Akon. At No. 39, "I Like It" marks the first Top 40 appearance on my charts for rapper Pitbull. And Pussycat Dolls lead singer and "Dancing With the Stars" champion Nicole Scherzinger is chartbound on Iglesias' "Heartbeat." These collaborations aren't the first ones to score for Iglesias. Last year, he and Ciara hit No. 13 with "Takin' Back My Love." And a decade ago, he and Whitney Houston teamed up on "Could I Have This Kiss Forever?" which went to No. 7.
At No. 34, Ed Kowalczyk, the former lead singer of the group Live, debuts with his first solo hit, "Drink (Everlasting Love)." And at No. 33, "Don't Wake Me When It's Over" marks Lifehouse replacing itself in the countdown as the band's former No. 1, "It Is What It Is," drops out this week.
A mini logjam in positions 5 through 9 means Nikki Yanofsky is living up to the title of her first hit. "Cool My Heels" has now been No. 7 for a month, joining chartmates Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (No. 6) and the Rolling Stones (No. 5) for four consecutive weeks in their respective positions.
Two down, 48 to go: Melissa Etheridge debuts this week at No. 36 with the "Fearless Love" album track "Indiana." This isn't her first time in the Top 40 with a title referencing a state. "California" went to No. 39 in 2007. (Wonder what "Rhode Island" or "Oregon" might sound like?)
Enrique Iglesias storms the charts this week, with two tracks from his new release "Euphoria" entering the Top 40 and another chartbound. All three feature guest performers. At No. 32, he has the week's highest debut with "One Day at a Time" featuring Akon. At No. 39, "I Like It" marks the first Top 40 appearance on my charts for rapper Pitbull. And Pussycat Dolls lead singer and "Dancing With the Stars" champion Nicole Scherzinger is chartbound on Iglesias' "Heartbeat." These collaborations aren't the first ones to score for Iglesias. Last year, he and Ciara hit No. 13 with "Takin' Back My Love." And a decade ago, he and Whitney Houston teamed up on "Could I Have This Kiss Forever?" which went to No. 7.
At No. 34, Ed Kowalczyk, the former lead singer of the group Live, debuts with his first solo hit, "Drink (Everlasting Love)." And at No. 33, "Don't Wake Me When It's Over" marks Lifehouse replacing itself in the countdown as the band's former No. 1, "It Is What It Is," drops out this week.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Week of July 4
When summertime rolls around, the heat either gets people moving quickly or slowing substantially. Summertime music charts have a way of doing the same thing.
This week, my charts slow down in a way they haven't since their 2006 resumption, as the top 17 songs hold position from the previous week. (Technically, the week of June 22, 2008, had an even greater slowdown as all 40 songs held position from the week before. But that was a fluke, as I was on vacation out of the country and did not post chart updates, so the survey locked down.) Prior to this week, the longest non-vacation chart slowdown occurred the week of Oct. 14, 2007, when the top nine songs held position, anchored by James Blunt's "1973" at No. 1. When combined with the fact that last week's top seven held position, this makes for a tightly packed set of songs atop the summer 2010 charts. My guess is that the pressure cooker will blow next week.
Whenever it does, several big movers in the lower positions this week are poised to take advantage. Moving six places or more up the survey are the Steve Miller Band's "Sweet Soul Vibe" (24-18), Sara Bareilles' "King of Anything" (25-19), Kylie Minogue's "All the Lovers" (29-23), One Eskimo's "Kandi" (30-24), Uncle Kracker featuring Kid Rock's "Good to Be Me" (34-25), Maroon 5's "Misery" (35-26) and Macy Gray featuring Velvet Revolver's "Kissed It" (36-30).
Among this week's debuts: Secondhand Serenade avoids being a one-hit wonder as "Something More" enters at No. 40. (The act's "Fall for You" hit No. 12 in December 2008.) And Sheryl Crow continues her seasonal streak with "Summer Day" entering at No. 38. Her first No. 1 hit, "All I Wanna Do," broke through in the summer of 1994, and one of her other charttoppers, "Soak Up the Sun," was a huge hit in summer 2002. This marks her first Top 40 solo appearance in about two years, when "Love Is Free" went to No. 14.
This week, my charts slow down in a way they haven't since their 2006 resumption, as the top 17 songs hold position from the previous week. (Technically, the week of June 22, 2008, had an even greater slowdown as all 40 songs held position from the week before. But that was a fluke, as I was on vacation out of the country and did not post chart updates, so the survey locked down.) Prior to this week, the longest non-vacation chart slowdown occurred the week of Oct. 14, 2007, when the top nine songs held position, anchored by James Blunt's "1973" at No. 1. When combined with the fact that last week's top seven held position, this makes for a tightly packed set of songs atop the summer 2010 charts. My guess is that the pressure cooker will blow next week.
Whenever it does, several big movers in the lower positions this week are poised to take advantage. Moving six places or more up the survey are the Steve Miller Band's "Sweet Soul Vibe" (24-18), Sara Bareilles' "King of Anything" (25-19), Kylie Minogue's "All the Lovers" (29-23), One Eskimo's "Kandi" (30-24), Uncle Kracker featuring Kid Rock's "Good to Be Me" (34-25), Maroon 5's "Misery" (35-26) and Macy Gray featuring Velvet Revolver's "Kissed It" (36-30).
Among this week's debuts: Secondhand Serenade avoids being a one-hit wonder as "Something More" enters at No. 40. (The act's "Fall for You" hit No. 12 in December 2008.) And Sheryl Crow continues her seasonal streak with "Summer Day" entering at No. 38. Her first No. 1 hit, "All I Wanna Do," broke through in the summer of 1994, and one of her other charttoppers, "Soak Up the Sun," was a huge hit in summer 2002. This marks her first Top 40 solo appearance in about two years, when "Love Is Free" went to No. 14.
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