Airplay Chart For Christmas Eve
Styles "Daddy Get That Cash"
Chevelle "The Red"
Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti "Mesmerize"
Nelly "Air Force Ones"
Lil Romeo/Solange "True Love"
Solange/NORE "Feelin You"
Amerie "Talkin To Me"
Avril Lavigne "I'm With You"
12 Stones "Broken"
Ashanti "Baby"
On The Bubble:
Nas "Made You Look"
Nivea "Don't Mess With My Man"
3LW "Neva Get Enuf"
3 Doors Down "When I'm Gone"
Baby "Do That"
Close Calls:
28. Nelly "Air Force Ones" (25, 3)-9
27. Ms. Jade Featuring Nelly Furtado "Ching Ching" (34, 2)RETURN
26. OK Go "You're So Damn Hot" CC DEBUT
Me:Welcome to DRL for 12/27/02. This is the episode where we give out the awards for the best of 2002. Who will win? Let's find out. We start with the countdown and after premiering yesterday, Michelle Branch gets her 6th song on DRL. Here's the song "Here With Me" debuting at #25 knocking off Nelly.
25. Michelle Branch "Here With Me" (1, 25)DEBUT (My favorite off The Spirit Room)
Me:Our first award is for best teenage act. Here are the nominees
Lindsay Pagano - 174
Alexa Vega - 175
Hilary Duff - 193
Amy Studt - 235
Avril Lavigne - 236
Best Teenage Act:Avril Lavigne *applause*
Me:#24 today is also by Avril Lavigne. Here's "I'm With You"
24. Avril Lavigne "I'm With You" (60, 4@1)-2
Me:Next is for best fb represenative. They are:
Fonso - 34
Tina - 56
Ike Bart - 113
Emo Kid - 115
WJ - 118
Best FB represenative:WJ01 *applause*
Me:#23-#20 are these:
23. Play "Cinderella" (32, 2@1)+2 (3 to go)
22. Aaliyah "Miss You" (29, 8@1)+2 (3 to go)
21. Nivea "Don't Mess With My Man" (53, 3@1)+2 (3 to go)
20. Styles "Daddy Get That Cash" (40, 1@1)+1 (3 to go)
Here's the nominees for worst song of 2002:
Royksopp - 2
Busta Rhymes - 13
Michael Jackson - 32
Mariah Carey - 199
Slipknot - 1,245
Worst song of 2002:Slipknot "Heretic Anthem"
Now, the nominees for Best Foreign Act. They are:
Jade Anderson - 189
Kylie Minogue - 191
Paulina Rubio - 192
Shakira - 194
Amy Studt - 195
The Vines - 196
Best Foreign Act:The Vines
Here's a look at the best R.I.P. singer. The nominees are:
George Harrison - 32
Dave Williams - 96
2Pac - 101
Left Eye - 104
Aaliyah - 873
Best R.I.P. Singer:Aaliyah *Major applause* (She deserves this award after all she has done in the biz. We're sending it to heaven now.)
Me:#19-#17
19. Swiss Beatz "Bigger Business" (15, 3@1)-1
18. Fabolous "This Is My Party" (27, 1@1)-1
17. Jay-Z/Beyonce "Bonnie & Clyde" (77, 7@1)-1 (3 to go)
Best Austrailian Act:The Vines (283)
Best European Act:Amy Studt (311)
Best New Country Act:Cyndi Thompson (94)
Best Comeback:Christina Aguilera (284)
Me:#16-#11
16. Amerie "Can't Let Go" (13, 10)+4
15. Crazy Town "Drowning" (26, 1@1)+
14. Jennifer Lopez/LL Cool J "All I Have" (25, 2)
13. Chevelle "The Red" (48, 4@1)-2 (Chevelle isn't retiring yet)
12. 3LW "Neva Get Enuf" (77, 9@1)-2
11. 12 Stones "Broken" (48, 4@1)-2
Best Country Album:Shania Twain "Up!" (555)
Best AC Album:Avril Lavigne "Let Go" (300)
Best Rap Album:*drops jaw* Nas "God's Son" (211)
Best Rock Album:The Vines "Highly Evolved" (274)
Best Hip-Hop/R&B Album:Ashanti "Ashanti" (405)
Best Pop Album:3LW "A Girl Can Mack" (379)
Best Album of 2002 nominees:
Nellyville - 435
Up! - 448
Let Go - 472
The Eminem Show - 493
Ashanti - 514
Best Album of 2002:Ashanti "Ashanti"
Me:#10 is Chevelle.
10. Chevelle "Send The Pain Below" (9, 10)+2
09. Ashanti "Baby" (187, 42@1)-1
Me:Ashanti drops 1 to #9. Now, the nominees for viewers choice.
Amy Studt - 31%
Ashanti - 34%
Avril Lavigne - 35%
Winner:Avril Lavigne
Best Remix:Jennifer Lopez Featuring Nas "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (391)
Best Collaboration:On The Line All-Stars "On The Line" (420)
Best Non-Single:Amerie "I Just Died" (222)
Me:#8 is Bowling For Soup.
08. Bowling For Soup "Girl All The Bad Guys Want" (6, 8)+5
07. Amerie "Talkin To Me" (164, 14@1)+
06. Solange "Feelin You" (10, 6)+
Here are the nominees for Best Breakthrough which I should've mentioned.
The Used - 83
The Hives - 101
The Strokes - 111
Amy Studt - 124
Loon - 143
The Vines - 178
Winner:The Vines
Here are the nominess for Best New AC Act:
Default - 9
Jimmy Eat World - 13
Vivian Green - 45
Avril Lavigne - 298
Michelle Branch - 299
Vanessa Carlton - 300
Winner:Vanessa Carlton
Best AC Act:
Santana/Michelle Branch - 56
Creed - 67
Wallflowers - 98
No Doubt - 124
Avril Lavigne - 132
Vanessa Carlton - 974
Winner:Vanessa Carlton
Me:#5-#3
05. LL Cool J/Amerie "Paradise" (27, 1@1)-4
04. Jimmy Eat World "A Praise Chorus" (5, 4)+1
03. DJ Encore/Engelina "I See Right Through To You" (9, 1@1)+
Best New Rock Act:Amy Studt (155)
Best New Rap Act:Ms. Jade (212)
Best New R&B Act:Ashanti (346)
Best Live Performance:On The Line All-Stars "On The Line" (294)
Me:#2 is Lil Romeo.
02. Lil Romeo/Solange "True Love" (6, 2)+
Nominees for Best Rock Song:
"Broken" - 99
"Just A Little Girl" - 99
"Somewhere Out There" - 100
"Letters To You" - 105
"The Red" - 108
"When I'm Gone" - 199
Winner:3 Doors Down "When I'm Gone"
Best Rap Song:
"Nothin" - 74
"Tell Me" - 92
"Daddy Get That Cash" - 102
"One Mic" - 111
"Air Force Ones" - 122
"Bonnie & Clyde" - 356
Winner:Jay-Z Featuring Beyonce Knowles "Bonnie & Clyde"
Best R&B/Hip-Hop Song:
"Happy" - 186
"Why Don't We Fall In Love" - 212
"Call Me" - 232
"Baby" - 276
"Talkin To Me" - 298
"Foolish" - 300
Winner:Ashanti "Foolish"
Best Rock Act:Queens Of The Stone Age (284)
Best Rap Act:Ja Rule (275)
Best R&B/Hip-Hop Act:Amerie (278)
#1 is Ja Rule & Ashanti.
01. Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti "Mesmerize" (2, 1@1)+3
Best New
Group:Soluna
Artist:Ashanti
Best Male
Solo:Nelly
Group:Chevelle
Best Female
Solo:Ashanti
Group:3LW (who else?)
Song Of The Year Nominees:
"Without Me" - 542
"The Red" - 556
"Just A Little Girl" - 574
"Talkin To Me" - 598
"Complicated" - 621
"Baby" - 634
"When I Get There" - 635
Song Of The Year

ream "When I Get There"
Artist Of The Year Nominees:
Amy Studt - 798
Jennifer Lopez - 921
Avril Lavigne - 934
3LW - 978
Amerie - 993
Ashanti - 1,000
Artist Of The Year:Ashanti
Me:Thank you and good night!