Discussion: Are covers eligible for Hot 100? (Boyce Avenue/Fifth Harmony

Dust2

For example, if this song get 1.3 million USA streams during Billboard week, it would be good enough for the Hot 100. It is selling on Itunes and available on Spotify too.

From Billboard's chart alert:

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Hadouken!: "Levitate" debuts on Streaming Songs at No. 36 with 1.2 million U.S. streams (up 92%), a decisive factor in the song's No. 99 debut on the Hot 100. 92% of its Hot 100 activity, in fact, is being driven by streams. The song's popularity on YouTube is fueled by a video created by using clips of people performing extreme athletic feats, entitled "People Are Awesome 2013," which features "Levitate" as background audio. The video has drawn 30 million global YouTube views.

Leviate got #99 on Hot 100 mostly based on 1.2 million USA streams.

I wonder if Mirrors cover by Boyce Avenue/Fifth Harmony will get 1.2-1.5 million streams.

jomarr

Yes. 1.3 Million US streams wont let them chart tho

DvnR

Glee covers always did, I see no reason why it wouldn't be.

Dust2

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Originally posted by jomarr

Yes. 1.3 Million US streams wont let them chart tho

If 1.2 million USA streams was good enough for #99 for Hadouken!: "Levitate" , why won't 1.3 million US Streams be good enough?

Kingfisher

i assume covers have to be 'cleared' before being eligible

Superiore

IIRC last year the Walk Off The Earth's cover of Somebody That i Used To Know charted so I think this could.