02.17.05
Wow...2 years already...time does fly by, it seems like yesterday when I decided to start a ****down, and when i decided to invent the word ****down.
First let's take a look at today's ****down
Close Calls:
20. Mos Def - Ghetto Rock
19. Jet - Look What You've Done
18. Nivea - Okay
17. Will Smith - Switch
16. New Found Glory - I Don't Wanna Know
15. Jesse McCartney - Beautiful Soul
14. John Mayer - Daughters
13. Ryan Cabrera - True
12. Lindsay Lohan - Over
11. Jem - 24
The Top 10:
10. Gwen Stefani ft Eve - Rich Girl
RETURN
Days: 20
Peak: 2
9. The Killers - Mr. Brightside
RETURN
Days: 5
Peak: 2
8. Xzibit - Hey Now (Mean Muggin)
-4
Days: 5
Peak: 2
7. Destiny's Child - Soldier
DEBUT
Days: 1
Peak: 7
6. Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver
RETURN
Days: 3
Peak: 4
5. Guerilla Black ft Mario Winans - You're The One
+2
Days: 19
Peak: 3
4. Bobby Valentino - Slow Down
+1
Days: 17
Peak: 3
3. Garbage - Why Do You Love Me
DEBUT
Days: 1
Peak: 3
2. Sum 41 - Pieces
=
Days: 13
Peak: 1[x1]
1. Jimmy Eat World - Work
=
Days: 29
Peak: 1[x19]
NP: Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver
And now, let's take a look at the VERY FIRST ROBERT LOVING ****DOWN
10. Moby - In This World
9. The Donnas - Take it Off
8. Timo Maas - Help Me
7. Kylie Minogue - Dancefloor
6. Cirrus - Boomerang
5. Jennifer Lopez ft LL Cool J - All I Have
4. Craig David - Hidden Agenda
3. Shakira - The One
2. Jay Z ft Beyonce - '03 Bonnie & Clyde
1. Ja Rule ft Ashanti - Mesmerize
RANDOM FACT: This ****down was originally named "Wicked's ****down to Shove up Your Ass" but someone edited it and it became "Wicked's ****down", and about a year later it became "Robert Loving ****down"
And now let's take a look at the 1st anniversary coundown a year ago:
Close Calls:
20. Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama
19. Basement Jaxx - Lucky Star
18. Chingy - One Call Away
17. Lostprophets - Last Train Home
16. G Unit - Poppin Them Thangs
15. 311 - Love Song
14. Jagged Edge - Walked Outta Heaven
13. Kanye West - Through the Wire
12. Hilary Duff - Come Clean
11. N.E.R.D. - She Wants to Move
The Top 10:
10. Usher ft Ludacris - Yeah
9. Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You
8. Fefe Dobson - Everything
7. Aventura - Cuando Volveras
6. Eamon - Fúck it (Don't Want you back)
5. Maroon 5 - This Love
4. Jessica Simpson - With You
3. Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman
2. Twista ft Kanye West - Slow Jamz
1. Jay Z - Encore
And now it's time for a lot of useless random facts that probably no one cares about
Total # of Debuts: 616
- 297 of them are male vocaled
- 261 of them are female vocaled
- 58 of them are both female and male vocaled (ie collaborations)
- 590 of them are sung in English
- 21 of them are sung in Spanish
- 2 of them are sung in Rumanian
- 1 of them is sung in French
- 1 of them is sung in Italian
- 1 of them is sung in Turkish
- Most succesful foreign language song: La Factoria - Todavia (Spanish)
- 583 were singles
- 33 were non-singles
- Most succesful non-single: Craig David ft Katie Holmes - What's Changed
- 571 were current at the moment they debut
- 45 were "Ol' Skool" debuts
- Most succesful "Ol' Skool" song: Mandy Moore - Cry
Total # of Retired Songs: 82
- Songs retire after 35 days (20 for Ol' Skool) but there's a couple songs that retired after 36 days because I miscounted and those songs are:
Ashanti - Rock Wit U
Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder
- Longest Streak at #1: Green Day - American Idiot (11 days)
- Longest period between debut date and retirement date: Kylie Minogue - Chocolate (256 days)
First debut ever: Moby - In This World
First Retirement Ever: Shakira - The One
First #1 Ever: Ja Rule ft Ashanti - Mesmerize
Artist with most songs that made the ****down: Kylie Minogue (14 songs)
Month with most debuts: June '03 (33 debuts)
First person to ever request on this countdown: Ryan (Robot Rocker)
Most Popular Songs to ever make it on:
1. Jimmy Eat World - Work
2. Vanessa Carlton - White Houses
3. No Doubt - It's my Life
4. Dream ft Loon - Krazy
5. Outkast - Hey Ya
Most days at #1:
1. No Doubt - It's my Life (20 days)
2. Jimmy Eat World - Work (19+ days)
3. Vanessa Carlton - White Houses (19 days)
4. Dream ft Loon - Krazy (17 days)
5. Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers (16 days)
Top Requesters:
1. Kworb 218
2. orangePiXiSTiX 132
3. Macrame Queen 126
4. emmabunton2 109
5. Danger Zone 106
