[Rico Shameless v2]

Originally posted by MJ Boston

Wow. So Michael might not have even made the Top 10 if he were still alive?

Even those before death spins come up to over ~2200 spins.

[BnPac]

He's been dead for more than 2 years now and the list is for the last week. His numbers are impressive.

[Icing]

Originally posted by DullEnlightenment

Thanks everyone, Icing did a great job calculating the stats. I'd also like to thank JC. helping us with Mediabase and whichever mod put this in base. It's been truly entertaining, hope we do it again sometime.

[MJ Boston]

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

And where did you get this idea? He's been dead for three years now.

I was just looking at the list someone posted about the songs' spins before his death.. they were like 1/10th of the spins. His total didn't amount to half of what it is now. I'm not ragging on him, he's clearly deserving of #1.. just saying looking at those numbers is surprising. Regardless of when he passed, it's clear his spins skyrocketed and have stayed high since.

[Elusive Chanteuse]

Human Nature deserves #1. Michael's best song imo

[fortheloveofmusic]

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

"Human Nature" isn't shocking to me. It has been on heavy rotation on my UAC stations for years.

Human Nature is another one of MJ's classic songs so I wasn't surprised.

[Drais.]

#1 Michael Jackson - 4353 spins
#2 Justin Timberlake - 3067 spins
#3 Madonna - 2966 spins
#4 Kelly Clarkson - 2868 spins
#5 Prince - 2727 spins
#6 Whitney Houston - 2611 spins
#7 Alicia Keys - 2217 spins
#8 Beyonce - 2123 spins
#9 P!nk - 2070 spins
#10 Nelly Furtado - 1967 spins
#11 Usher - 1913 spins
#12 Jay-Z - 1861 spins
#13 Mariah Carey - 1833 spins
#14 Shania Twain - 1706 spins
#15 Avril Lavigne - 1592 spins
#16 Mary J. Blige - 1566 spins
#17 Rihanna - 1538 spins
#18 Fergie - 1449 spins
#19 Cyndi Lauper - 1286 spins
#20 Gwen Stefani - 1214 spins
#21 Aaliyah - 1191 spins :shock:
#22 Christina Aguilera - 1145 spins
#23 Janet Jackson - 877 spins
#24 Kanye West - 853 spins
#25 Shakira - 834 spins
#26 Eminem - 710 spins
#27 Celine Dion - 688 spins
#28 50 Cent - 647 spins
#29 Britney Spears - 536 spins
#30 Jennifer Lopez - 514 spins

[Tsuko]

Thanks to everybody who worked in preparing this.

You should maybe do another one in a years time and see how things have changed. I hope Fergie and Nelly Furtado keep it up, and I'm going to request 50 Cent's past discography much more, since he deserves it. Adult Contermporary stations are very biased when it comes to gangsta rap for some reason, it's very unfair.

[Jack. Bauer]

Well done guys.

I'm surprised how distant MJ was from the second place. And I'm wildly surprised Justin got more plays than Madonna!

[Elusive Chanteuse]

Originally posted by MJ Boston

I was just looking at the list someone posted about the songs' spins before his death.. they were like 1/10th of the spins. His total didn't amount to half of what it is now. I'm not ragging on him, he's clearly deserving of #1.. just saying looking at those numbers is surprising. Regardless of when he passed, it's clear his spins skyrocketed and have stayed high since.

Well he was ripped to shreds and pretty much made a fool of during the later part of his career so that's probably why his spins were so low

[MJ Boston]

Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2

Even those before death spins come up to over ~2200 spins.

Right. Which puts him around #7 or #8, and if he were alive his spins might have kept decreasing a little, putting him at risk of not being in the Top 10.

[Cap10Planet]

Originally posted by Drais•▲iko

#29 Britney Spears - 536 spins
#30 Jennifer Lopez - 514 spins

[YoYo]

Originally posted by Jaay

That was shortly after his death though, so that's to be expected.

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

This was right after his death, though. It's normal for an icon like him to see an airplay surge in such a manner.

Oh definitely, he still received massive airplay before his death.

[D.M.F]

I love that both the younger, and the older kings of pop are back to back.

[Cap10Planet]

Originally posted by MJ Boston

Right. Which puts him around #7 or #8, and if he were alive his spins might have kept decreasing a little, putting him at risk of not being in the Top 10.

I seriously doubt an icon like Michael's airplay would keep decreasing. I think the whole point of it is to increase with time, and that's what his songs have done, regardless of his death.

[Benzene]

Originally posted by CloseMyEyes

Well he was ripped to shreds and pretty much made a fool of during the later part of his career so that's probably why his spins were so low

True, he was persona non grata in the U.S., so it's no surprise that his total spins have increased some.

Though the 2397 spins for his top 10 songs from the week before his death (per the link YoYo posted) would still be enough for #7. Not bad for someone who was blacklisted.

[Sinister]

overall, JT only had 100 more spins than Madonna (going by top 10 songs)...that's quite close

[Damien M]

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

Most of the Bad singles being paid DUST.

I wonder where they land after #10.

Cap10 you KNOW for a fact that 'Bad' ****s. Smooth Criminal > All the songs in the Top 10.

[jpsketch]

Originally posted by DullEnlightenment

#1 Michael Jackson - 4353 spins total



Top Ten Songs:

1. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing): 684 spins
2. Billie Jean: 597 spins
3. The Way You Make Me Feel: 560 spins
4. Man in the Mirror: 509 spins
5. Rock With You: 504 spins
6. Human Nature: 343 spins
7. Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’: 342 spins
8. Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough: 328 spins
9. Beat It: 296 spins
10. Off the Wall: 190 spins

YAS!!!

PYTsus slaying the lessors.

[Sinister]

Originally posted by Damien M

Cap10 you KNOW for a fact that 'Bad' ****s. Smooth Criminal > All the songs in the Top 10.

not really
But its his best video (miles better than Thriller)