Chart Listings: US Airplay Discussion Thread - Page 1966

Kamil24

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26 -1 FIFTH HARMONY Sledgehammer 3590 -194 -930 -97 14.298 -0.803 24

Is this even fair? Why doesn't the radio play songs that actually sell well?

abrahamjmr

Mark and Bruno are still going. Rihanna

Azealia Banks

abrahamjmr

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Originally posted by Kamil24

Is this even fair? Why doesn't the radio play songs that actually sell well?

Probably bad call out scores.

Mark Rih

42. RIHANNA/KANYE WEST/P MCCARTNEY - FourFiveSeconds: 44.714 (+3.139) ▲
Slay a bit.

60. ELLIE GOULDING - Love Me Like You Do: 31.739 (+0.996) ▲
This deserves +2 updates at least.

alexanderao

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Originally posted by Kamil24

Is this even fair? Why doesn't the radio play songs that actually sell well?

There's always been an imbalance between the sales and airplay charts. It's hard to explain. "Some songs are less radio-friendly" or "The call out scores are bad" is sometimes not a good enough explanation. I don't think anyone here can fully explain why some songs only do well on one format

EDIT: In the case of Sledgehammer, though, I think there is a clear explanation. Girl groups have struggled to earn a hit lately as 5H (Bo$$, Sledgehammer), G.R.L. (Wild Wild Love- not even perennial hitmaker Pitbull could do it-, Ugly Heart), and Little Mix (Wings) have all flopped hard lately with releases. I honestly don't think a girl group gets a hit anytime soon, because the GP is not receptive to girl groups.

LostInStereo100

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Originally posted by umich

Ed

This is his Adele moment. His album is number 2 this week. And Grammys are in a few days. Pop classic right here

Imogene

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Originally posted by LostInStereo100

This is his Adele moment. His album is number 2 this week. And Grammys are in a few days. Pop classic right here

Pop classic that just went PLATINUM?
I swear people go too far with these Adele comparisions.

LostInStereo100

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Originally posted by Imogene

Pop classic that just went PLATINUM?
I swear people go too far with these Adele comparisions.

I was talking about the song not the album. I was mentioning that his album is number 2 this week as a side note, plus Grammys being a couple days away. I didn't say anything about sales considering this is the radio thread

melomano

1. MARK RONSON - Uptown Funk f/Bruno Mars: 224.338 (+4.537***)
2. TAYLOR SWIFT - Blank Space: 184.600 (-0.659)
3. ED SHEERAN - Thinking Out Loud: 164.532 (+4.469)
7. MEGHAN TRAINOR - Lips Are Movin: 120.583 (+1.507)
14. TAYLOR SWIFT - Style: 66.605 (+3.323) ▲
15. LILLYWOOD & ROBIN SCHULZ - Prayer In C: 65.331 (+1.656) ▲
17. MAROON 5 - Sugar: 65.002 (+2.978) ▲

tigerlily13

14. TAYLOR SWIFT - Style: 66.605 (+3.323) ▲
This climbed SO fast and it still doesn't have adds

igor

Yassssssss Ed

shelven

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Originally posted by alexanderao

I honestly don't think a girl group gets a hit anytime soon, because the GP is not receptive to girl groups.

It's such a shame, because all three of the groups you mentioned in your post are talented and deserve to succeed. Too bad most teen girls won't accept a pop act unless they either makes them feel "smart" (eg: Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith) or they're a hot boy/group of hot boys

Bonobo

POP:
1 1 MARK RONSON Uptown Funk f/Bruno ... 18242 17038 1204 119.921
+95 spins
+174 bullet
+1.216 AI

RHYTHMIC:
3 2 MARK RONSON Uptown Funk f/Bruno ... 5723 4921 802 31.009
+153 spins
+15 bullet
+0.782 AI

HAC:
4 4 MARK RONSON Uptown Funk f/Bruno ... 6074 5513 561 41.359
+71 spins
-62 bullet
+0.626 AI

URBAN AC:
16 12 MARK RONSON Uptown Funk f/Bruno ... 827 429 398 6.904
+92 spins
+82 bullet
+0.962 AI

AC:
18 16 MARK RONSON Uptown Funk f/Bruno ... 413 316 97 1.955
+19 spins
+5 bullet
+0.097 AI

URBAN:
55 38 MARK RONSON Uptown Funk f/Bruno Mars 491 196 295 2.617
+78 spins
+ 57 bullet
+0.448 AI

ALL FORMATS:
1. Uptown Funk f/Bruno Mars: 224.338 AI (+4.537)

alexanderao

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Originally posted by shelven

It's such a shame, because all three of the groups you mentioned in your post are talented and deserve to succeed. Too bad most teen girls won't accept a pop act unless they either makes them feel "smart" (eg: Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith) or they're a hot boy/group of hot boys

It's interesting because a big component of teen girls' adoration for boy bands is the attractiveness of the boys. You might extrapolate to assume that teen boys would like girl groups because the girls are hot, but no. No one seems to like girl groups.

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I must point out that my prediction of Sledgehammer's peak was way off. I expected a continual increase and a modest peak of #13. Instead, it never recovered from the Christmas freeze and peaked at #21.

umich

Does anyone have a breakdown of the recent highest-peaking girl-group songs on pop radio? I see Danity's Kane's Damaged went to #6 back in 2008, but I'm sure what has come and gone in the past seven years.

Then again, that was 2008.

abrahamjmr

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Originally posted by tigerlily13

14. TAYLOR SWIFT - Style: 66.605 (+3.323) ▲
This climbed SO fast and it still doesn't have adds

Add dates don't mean anything when it comes to huge artists.

alexanderao

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Originally posted by umich

Does anyone have a breakdown of the recent highest-peaking girl-group songs on pop radio? I see Danity's Kane's Damaged went to #6 back in 2008, but I'm sure what has come and gone in the past seven years.

Then again, that was 2008.

First 4 recent ones I thought of (stats are all stations + recurrents, from Kworb's archives which cover summer 2012 and onward)

G.R.L. - Ugly Heart #84
Little Mix - Wings #32
Fifth Harmony - Bo$$ #63
Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer #21
Fifth Harmony - Miss Movin' On #24

All were '14 except Wings which was '13.

shelven

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Originally posted by alexanderao

First 4 recent ones I thought of (stats are all stations + recurrents, from Kworb's archives which cover summer 2012 and onward)

G.R.L. - Ugly Heart #84
Little Mix - Wings #32
Fifth Harmony - Bo$$ #63
Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer #21

All were '14 except Wings which was '13.

Fifth Harmony's debut song "Miss Movin' On" peaked at #24 on All Stations & Recurrents

alexanderao

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Originally posted by shelven

Fifth Harmony's debut song "Miss Movin' On" peaked at #24 on All Stations & Recurrents

Thanks.

Can you think of other girl group songs between summer '12 and '14? If you can I can dig through the Kworb archives and find its peak.