[M i x]

Originally posted by alexanderao

I wouldn't say there's a cutoff. Eminem slayed with The Monster, it was #1 for over a month on pop.

Eminem is in another league, plus it had RihRih.

But yeah, I don't think there will be cutoff for Rih, Katy..If they keep slaying till 33 or sth.

[Green]

Originally posted by alexanderao

I wouldn't say there's a cutoff. Eminem slayed with The Monster, it was #1 for over a month on pop.

He's a male and the most important thing: He had Rihanna!

[Rico Shameless v2]

Originally posted by Damien M

LA Love should have been a hit but Fergie is clearly too old for pop radio (cut off is 33) and it came out just as the DJ Mustard wave was ending.
Gwen's situation is even worse. To think that these 2 were huge in the mid '00s....

I don't think her age is holding her back. BEP collectivelly average like late 30s and will get played.

You are right Mustard wave is ending though and the sound never got fully embraced at Pop. She got close or around where Show Me reached. DTE is an exception but it has a more accessible hook.

[Starkboy]

X-Factor UK Finale effect
2 & 52 & 92. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud [+2 & +21 & -1]
8 & 49. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass [+7 & -4]
20 & 81 & 281 & 368. Ella Henderson - Ghost [+27 & +70 & +33 & +236]
29. Ed Sheeran - Photograph [+363]
42 & 491. Imagine Dragons - Demons [+326 & RE]
58 & 589. Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful (feat. Emeli Sandé) [+352 & RE]
112 & 352. Lorde - Everybody Wants To Rule The World [+544 & RE]
163. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) [+304]

24. Fleur East - Uptown Funk (X-Factor Performance)
35. Ben Haenow - Demons (X-Factor Performance)
119. Fleur East - Can't Hold Us (X-Factor Performance)
161. Ben Haenow - Thinking Out Loud (X-Factor Performance)

Ed.


2, 52, 92 Thinking Out Loud [+2 & +21 & -1]
25, 467, 469, 821 Sing [+3]
29, 329 Photograph [+363]
45, 169, 441, 734 Don't [+4]
127 I See Fire [+16]
133, 880 Lego House [+111]
172, 410, 654 The A Team [+159]
179 One [+264]
181 Make It Rain [+5]
305 Tenerife Sea [+284]
335 I'm a Mess [+128]
357 Afire Love [+112]
389, 454 Drunk [+358]
411, 438 Give Me Love [+267 & +330]
449 All of the Stars [+21]
494 Small Bump [+312]
505 Nina [+41]
524 Bloodstream [+189]
587 Everything Has Changed [+32]
608 Runaway [+148]
612 You Need Me, I Don't Need You [+268]
692 Take it Back [+174]
695 Even My Dad Does Sometimes [RE]


2, 7 x [+1 & +5]
32, 46 + [+53 & +73]

He appears on TV and all his songs/albums increase.

[MusicTalker]

Originally posted by alexanderao

I wouldn't say there's a cutoff. Eminem slayed with The Monster, it was #1 for over a month on pop.

Older men are treated differentely than older women on radio. Older women have to be "beautiful" and "young looking" to still get played, while older men... don't. There's definitely some sexism.

[fridayteenage]

Thinking Out Loud is now at less than half of Blessed Space's bars.

[Delilah.]

Originally posted by Damien M

LA Love should have been a hit but Fergie is clearly too old for pop radio (cut off is 33) and it came out just as the DJ Mustard wave was ending.
Gwen's situation is even worse. To think that these 2 were huge in the mid '00s....

i think fergie can get a hit, La love just wasn't good for pop radio imo. i think the nicki collab will do much better

gwen on the other hand, i don't think she has a chance to get a hit this era

[lousaysthings]

The point for me is that, yes, it IS harder to get a hit after 30 but it doesn't mean it can't be done. The material just has to be right and in both Gwen and Fergie's cases, it simply wasn't.

[Katy V.!]

Fergie's song just isn't hit material (I like it, but I don't see its "hit potential")

The fact that it's selling somewhat good while flopping on radio means people are here for Fergie, just not for that song.

[castle13]

Blank Space very stable

[Wonderland]

OMG yasssss @ Everybody Wants to Rule the World getting promo

This must be one of her best-selling non-singles

[Sinister]

L.A Love isn't winter material
it suits the spring/summer better

[alexanderao]

Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2

I don't think her age is holding her back. BEP collectivelly average like late 30s and will get played.

You are right Mustard wave is ending though and the sound never got fully embraced at Pop. She got close or around where Show Me reached. DTE is an exception but it has a more accessible hook.

DJ Mustard on Rhythmic Radio: 5th Edition
#1 I Don't **** With You
#8 Don't Tell 'Em
#14 You And Your Friends
#20 L.A.LOVE (la la)
#24 2 On
#29 No Mediocre

[M i x]

I've realized L.A. Love is AWFUL. From the lyrics, to the beat, to the disastrous 'chorus'. Ugh.

[Chemical X.]

Fergie definitely has the opportunity to get a top 10 hit this era. LA Love peaked right outside the top 10 after the AMA's. She managed to peak at #27 on the hot 100 with mediocre radio support and one promo performance. With better music she'll be fine.

Gwen on the other hand

[castle13]

Shake It Off dark green

[Ghostlysnaker]

40 OneRepublic - I Lived

[Rentboy]

Has Shake it off even hit 3 million yet? I think Sam's Stay with me has sold much more.

Ed with 3 songs still in top 30. He's killing it this era. I can see his album reaching 5 million WW eventually.

[Superpower]

Originally posted by DejaEntendu

IKAG and Fancy both spent 7 weeks at #1

HnC and BW both peaked at #3

TOY and BFI (so far) have both peaked at #29

Iggy's next single will be a "moderate hit" like WUIV

Iggy's next single will be her best song so far

[umich]

Originally posted by Rentboy

Has Shake it off even hit 3 million yet? I think Sam's Stay with me has sold much more.

Ed with 3 songs still in top 30. He's killing it this era. I can see his album reaching 5 million WW eventually.

It just hit three million as of last week. Without CMA, it would probably be above 3.3 million. SWM is near the 3.1-3.2 million mark, so it's not that much further above SIO.