Just Dance only got picked up by Rhythmic because of this anyway.
And from there, Poker Face was played due to her name.
Also, Telephone peaked at 8 on Rhythmic Top 40, but that was just 'cause of Beyonce. At least, that's what Wiki is telling me, but that could be wrong as well.
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I don't remember Lady Gaga ever being a true force on Rhythmic. I think "Just Dance" went top 10, but nothing else. That's why her airplay trailed airplay by other pop stars. Correct me if I'm wrong, someone.
I could be wrong, but I think she wasn't "too gay" for Rhythmic until "Paparazzi" and its video came out. Sure people talked about her, but I think that was when it stopped being "cool" to like her. Then she didn't start getting HAC/AC for crossover airplay until the singles following Judas. (BR and BTW only did well on HAC).
Lady Gaga as well. Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame (and maybe more) all went top 10 on rhythmic I think.
I don't know what happened to Lady Gaga on rhythmic. Her first album she got so many top 10s, then her 2nd album I think 3 of her singles completely missed the top 50.
It's strange, because Stay and When I Was Your Man did so well, but Just Give Me a Reason did so poorly, and JGMAR is the one that actually has drums.
Rhythmic has changed a lot in the past 12 months though. Firstly, it's playing more white artists than ever (the entire top 5 today is white!). Secondly, it's not playing pop music much anymore, the entire top 16 is R&B/hip hop influenced. Even only 6 months ago there were songs like Sweet Nothing and Don't You Worry Child in the top 10, but not anymore.
I forgot about Gaga. Bad Romance made Top 10 too, if I'm not wrong. Not sure about Born This Way though. TiK ToK was a rhythmic smash as well, but Ke$ha's succeeding singles were only mild top 20 hits.
EDM in general seems to be fading across radio formats, and it's probably bound to have some resurgence as a genre soon, but I do appreciate the "break" from it. It's nice to see R&B/hip-hop getting more attention again, and not in excessive amounts like during the mid-00's.
Rhythmic has always been an odd format. I had found out recently that this now-defunct station in my area was Rhythmic-leaning. Note, this station was around when Rhythmic as a whole was VERY urban-leaning. I had always thought it was an urban format. There's another Rhythmic station in my area I had just learned was Rhythmic when they played Jason DeRulo, Flo Rida and Chris Brown's dance-pop stuff. I guess it's a mash between mainstream urban music and some stuff that gets played on pop.
I forgot about Gaga. Bad Romance made Top 10 too, if I'm not wrong. Not sure about Born This Way though. TiK ToK was a rhythmic smash as well, but Ke$ha's succeeding singles were only mild top 20 hits.
EDM in general seems to be fading across radio formats, and it's probably bound to have some resurgence as a genre soon, but I do appreciate the "break" from it. It's nice to see R&B/hip-hop getting more attention again, and not in excessive amounts like during the mid-00's.
EDM probably won't be a strong presence on radio for another couple of years. Not until 2018 anyway. Pop music generally seems to run in ten-year cycles, so that's what I'm basing it off of.
We'll have substitutes, like what crunk served as back in 2003-2005, but time will tell how long these trend waves take to pass.
^ Yeah, it's not just rhythmic, HAC are playing noticeably less dance-pop too.
However, the crossover success of Get Lucky makes me think if a pop star still wants to go the dance route they could try a more retro/disco-ish sound.
And I agree with ClashAndBurn, I think the Paparazzi era might have been first to hurt her success on rhythmic. Paparazzi was also her first song not to go top 100 on urban. I think a song like LoveGame, lyrically it's something that the rhythmic audience would like with the innuendo and everything (think Rude Boy by Rihanna), and its music video too, whilst Paparazzi, the song is slower, and also the video is more in the "pop icon" direction.
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Rhythmic has always been an odd format. I had found out recently that this now-defunct station in my area was Rhythmic-leaning. Note, this station was around when Rhythmic as a whole was VERY urban-leaning. I had always thought it was an urban format. There's another Rhythmic station in my area I had just learned was Rhythmic when they played Jason DeRulo, Flo Rida and Chris Brown's dance-pop stuff. I guess it's a mash between mainstream urban music and some stuff that gets played on pop.
Yeah. I always though Hot 97 was urban, since it plays exactly what an urban station would play (apart from Macklemore and it also played Harlem Shake a lot), but apparently it's rhythmic.
^ Yeah, it's not just rhythmic, HAC are playing noticeably less dance-pop too.
However, the crossover success of Get Lucky makes me think if a pop star still wants to go the dance route they could try a more retro/disco-ish sound.
And I agree with ClashAndBurn, I think the Paparazzi era might have been first to hurt her success on rhythmic. Paparazzi was also her first song not to go top 100 on urban. I think a song like LoveGame, lyrically it's something that the rhythmic audience would like with the innuendo and everything (think Rude Boy by Rihanna), and its music video too, whilst Paparazzi, the song is slower, and also the video is more in the "pop icon" direction.
Didn't Bad Romance go Top 20 on RHY?
I think Alejandro was the single that killed her crossover appeal and she became kinda ''uncool'' to like.
Didn't Bad Romance go Top 20 on RHY?
I think Alejandro was the single that killed her crossover appeal and she became kinda ''uncool'' to like.
I think Bad Romance went top 10 infact (I think around #8 or #9), but it did noticeably worse than Just Dance and Poker Face, which made me think Paparazzi hurt her a bit.
Yeah. I always though Hot 97 was urban, since it plays exactly what an urban station would play (apart from Macklemore and it also played Harlem Shake a lot), but apparently it's rhythmic.
Mediabase classifies Hot 97 as "Rhythmic," but if you go to their site, it says "Hip Hop & R&B". That means "urban."
I think the rhythmic stations are a product of their environment. I currently live in DC, and most of the listening demographic is, my guess, pop-leaning; therefore, they'd probably be more inclined to play pop music. When I lived in Detroit a few years ago (where the listening demographic is mostly urban), they would tend to play more urban songs.
Hot 97, for example, is classified as a rhythmic station, but if you look at their YTD playlist on All Access, there's only one or two pop songs (out of 50)
It's weird, all the dance pop hits this year besides I Knew You Were Trouble have peaked at #2 or 3 on Pop radio. It kind of gives off the impression that dance is declining moreso than it is in reality because they haven't been able to go to #1. But they are literally peaking right behind
POP
1. Blurred Lines +246
2. Come & Get It -124
3. Get Lucky +55
4. Radioactive +85
7. Cruise -5
8. The Other Side +24
9. Clarity +106
11. Treasure +113
12. Love Somebody +47
13. I Need Your Love +58
14. Cups +16
17. Same Love +249
18. Safe And Sound +88
19. We Can't Stop +122
21. Right Now +148
22. Crazy Kids +45
23. Ooh La La +51
24. What About Love +9
28. Chloe +30
29. Gone, Gone, Gone +22
30. Beneath Your Beautiful -19
Sow updates today.
RIHANNA Right Now POP
21. Right Now +148 spins / +1.091 Al
RHYTHMIC
17. Right Now +47 spins / +0.168 Al
BRUNO MARS Treasure POP
11. Treasure +113 spins / +0.654 Al
POP
1. Blurred Lines +246
2. Come & Get It -124
3. Get Lucky +55
4. Radioactive +85
7. Cruise -5
8. The Other Side +24
9. Clarity +106
11. Treasure +113
12. Love Somebody +47
13. I Need Your Love +58
14. Cups +16
17. Same Love +249
18. Safe And Sound +88
19. We Can't Stop +122
21. Right Now +148
22. Crazy Kids +45
23. Ooh La La +51
24. What About Love +9
28. Chloe +30
29. Gone, Gone, Gone +22
30. Beneath Your Beautiful -19
Bad Romance made Top 10 too, if I'm not wrong. Not sure about Born This Way though. TiK ToK was a rhythmic smash as well, but Ke$ha's succeeding singles were only mild top 20 hits.
for Robin!
oh well, it was still #1 on Mediabase for a week 
I sense a huge radio hit outta this one.
Hopefully it won't kill Tunnel Vision 
I hope the tomorrow's update will be much better 
