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Originally posted by PurrKaty
This, with the old formula Problem would have easily debuted #1. It really deserved that top spot. And all these long stays at the top make the chart boring imo. I miss the 1-6 weeks stays at #1, and more than that used to seem like a lot. But we've now had Blurred Lines, Royals, Happy have 9-12 weeks within less than a year! Streaming and airplay give songs much more longevity than when Sales were the dominating force.
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Also, when songs are measured by impressions instead of detections (impressions are the most advanced and superior way to determine any song's airplay), the biggest songs tend to climb faster and most songs seem to drop slower. (I compile my charts with impressions and no recurrency rule.)
For example, if a song loses 15 detections for the week -- 10 in Fargo, ND and 5 in LA, it makes a much smaller impact on airplay across America than if that same song lost 15 detections, with 5 in Fargo, ND and 10 in LA. The LA stations have millions more listeners than the stations in Fargo.
The bigger markets hold onto their songs longer, which translates to longer runs on the impressions-based Radio Songs and A-1 Airplay Charts.
P.S. I actually like the 9-12 week runs at #1, and I would really like another 14 week #1 again some time soon!
