Monday Morning Mediabase Update: Feb 18-24

By On 02/25/2013 · 41 Comments · In American Idol, Charts

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Three American Idols and an X-Factor winner achieve Monday Morning Mediabase Milestones this week.

Phil Phillips, the latest American Idol winner from Season 11 starts things off by achieving two milestones on his own with his new single while also topping a chart on with his original single. Phil’s second single “Gone, Gone, Gone” went top 20 on AAA this week and top 30 on HAC (and topping the “Taking Off” chart in that format). His coronation song “Home” continues to top the AC chart.

Kelly Clarkson, the original American Idol winner, also has two milestones. Her “Catch My Breath” (a song anchoring her Greatest Hits album) went top 5 on AC. The song is currently top 5 in two formats and top 15 in all three mainstream formats. Her Country single with Vince Gill (“Don’t Rush” went top 30 on Country.

Finally, Colton Dixon, also from the last season of Idol went top 15 on CAC with his “You Are”. This is his first Mediabase top 15 song.

From the UK (and original) franchise of X-Factor, we have Little Mix who won the eight season of that show. They were the first group winners from either X-Factor UK or US. They begin their assault on the US pop charts with “Wings” which entered the top 50 this week.

Carly Rae Jepsen (CI):
“Call Me Maybe”: 8 AC (8)
“Good Time” with Owl City: 13 AC (13)

Carrie Underwood:
“Two Black Cadillacs”: ^6 Country (7)

Cassadee Pope
“Over You”: 41 AC (44)

Cher Lloyd:
“With Ur Love” f/Juicy J: ^34 Pop (36)

Chris Mann:
“Roads”: 44 AC (39)

Colton Dixon:
“You Are”: ^15 CAC (16)

Fantasia:
“Lose To Win”: ^11 UAC (12)

Kelly Clarkson:
“Catch My Breath”: ^5 HAC (5); ^4 AC (6); ^14 Pop (14)
“Don’t Rush” f/Vince Gill: ^29 Country (31)

Little Mix:
“Wings”: ^49 Pop (54)

Marcus Canty:
“Used By You”: ^36 Urban (36)

Olly Murs (UK XF):
“Troublemaker” f Flo Rida: ^19 Pop (18); ^38 HAC (39)

One Direction (UK XF):
“Kiss You”: ^21 Pop (21)

Phillip Phillips:
“Gone, Gone, Gone”: ^17 AAA (22); ^26 HAC (31)
“Home”: 10 HAC (10); ^1 AC (1); 38 ALT (40)

Vicci Martinez:
“Come Along” f. Cee Lo Green”: ^24 HAC (24); ^24 AAA (27)

Note: Numbers indicate position on the chart while numbers in brackets indicate the position on the chart the previous week. The “^” (aka “a bullet”) indicates that a song gained spins since last week

Adds listed on AllAccess:
March 11: Country: Tate Stevens “Power of a Love Song”

This is the daily numbers thread for Monday. Stats collected on Monday morning.

 
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  • DragonFly

    Think even tho it appears stations are independently picking & choosing songs to play/promote, the frequency of Rate the Music surveys being sent to me (groan most times for it)– they have to be gathering this info for some decision making.  It’s also occasionally sent out for new artists music & I would assume if they get an across-the-board bad response (or good) to a song, even if it’s an established, “current” Hitmaker, they kind of get a feel for a song’s possible public response in advance.  Then again, maybe even an “iffy” song from (the RIGHT?) current artist will get a push just b/c they are IN at the moment. 

    Not referring to any Idol’s music here, just in general.

  • Mateja Praznik

     There is a difference between “pop” the radio format and a genre of “pop” music.

    “Pop” the radio format or “CHR” plays “pop” music and popular songs from various other genres. Right now, the current fad are AAA songs crossing over.

    I personally can’t wait for this to end, because I dislike most of those songs. Mumfold & Sons, Of Monsters and Men, Lumineers, Imagine Dragons, Phillip Phillips and co. get “dislike a lot” and “sick and tired” on my Rate The Music surveys by default.

  • irockhard

    At the rate it’s going you’re gonna have to wait at least another 2 years, music trends change about every 3-4 years on average. I hope this alt. rock wave will usher in hard rock, I want real rock back on the radio. 

    I do like the direction R&B is going in with Frank Ocean and The Weekend – away from EDM and back to it’s soulish roots.

  • http://twitter.com/bilolobi Namarinad

    i hope that whatever Phillip’s genre is stays forever because i love what he proposes lol

  • Anny_nanny

    I want to come back rock (all kinds, I agree to turn the radio off when it sounds metal) and blues. But I still listen to the player and classical music. LOL
    I don’t know what “pop”. Is it something, in a relationship with what no one wants to be recognized?

  • TheOther

    This genre of music has always been around.  But now it has moved into more mainstream acceptance.  Jimmy Iovine alluded to it in the Billboard cover story.

  • jpfan2

    I think GGG will have to break into the top 100 on iTunes for CHR to start paying attention. 

    Home was a monster seller from day one so that forced Pop radio to play it.
    GGG will cross over more slowly. I think an Idol appearance and a surge up iTunes will help. However the song is moving up more quickly on HAC/AAA than Home did so that’s a plus.

  • Mateja Praznik

    It’s always been around. I just hope it goes out of mainstream as soon as possible because I just don’t like most of these alternative crossover hits. I can tolerate fun. and Adele, but not much more than that.

  • irockhard

    Metal is fine for later at night, but not during lunchtime LOL.

  • irockhard

    Generally speaking with this kind of music the songs that are not as radio friendly tend to be better. fun. is more alt. than folk which is why I prefer them to M&S or Lumineers. I just wish this stuff was heavier, both in sound and lyrical content.

  • Anny_nanny

    Metal it is always OK, if this is not the only metal. If on the radio sounds only one ????, I change wave after half an hour.

  • Caro3278sweet

     I heard Casey J on my radio today – he has really grown into a good interviewee – articulate and quite excited to be coming here next weekend.  I also saw on Country AIr Check that he will have a new single the first week of April

    Yes, he’s gotten much much better at interviews. I still think back to those early radio interviews right after AI and cringe. Yah, he’s my snowflake, but he had some learnin’ to do. So it’s nice to see his progress.

    It’s all over the Casey blogs about the new single. Announcement Wed. Everyone’s predicting Drive. 1st of April is a good launch date for a perfect summer song. And Drive fits the bill. :-)

  • windmills

    Welcome back springboard2!

  • IrisandLilies

    Pop music is good if I just want music that makes me want to dance.  If I want to listen to music with quality lyrics, i.e., lyrics that make me think, are clever or poetic, then I listen to folk/alternative music.  If I want to listen to music that makes me feel, then I listen to old-time country/bluegrass/blues.  And rock music is great when I’m in a good mood and just want a song I can sing along to.  However, I’m not big on heavy metal and as much as I’ve tried, I just can’t get into jazz and R&B (although I appreciate intellectually what those genres are trying to do). 

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/PVEFG2TOUIXSROKUSO2O2DOWWE Taylor

    GGG is probably going to have to get a lot higher than just the top 100 and stay there for a long while. Home was in the top 100 for weeks the first, before the Olympics, and during that time Home made a small appearance on the CHR chart and then dropped out of the top 50.

    It took Some Nights staying in the itunes top 20-30, and then the top 10 for weeks, before CHR accepted fun’s second single. We Are Young was a #1 Pop radio hit (as well as several other formats) and it took a long time and a sustained top placement on itunes for CHR stations to get on board with it.

    One consideration, though, is the fact that CHR stations are now accepting songs like I Will Wait and Little Talks that they ignored at earlier times. There does seem to be a shift in Pop radio playlists as a whole. This could make GGG’s transition easier than it would have been a few months ago.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/PVEFG2TOUIXSROKUSO2O2DOWWE Taylor

    General Definition of Pop Music:

    http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/a/popmusic.htm

    Like other art forms that aim to attract a mass audience (movies, television, Broadway shows), pop music has been and continues to be a melting pot that borrows and assimilates elements and ideas from a wide range of musical styles. Rock, r&b, country, disco, punk, and hip hop are all specific genres of music that have influenced and been incorporated into pop music in various ways over the past 5 decades. Most recently, Latin music seems to be impacting pop music more significantly than at any point in the past.

    Contemporary pop/rock
    http://www.allmusic.com/style/contemporary-pop-rock-ma0000004443

    Naturally, with its commercial accessibility, pop/rock produced some of the biggest stars of the ’70s, such as Elton John, Peter Frampton, Paul McCartney & Wings, and Fleetwood Mac; it continued on into the ’80s with Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Hall & Oates, George Michael, and many others. In the ’90s, pop/rock became largely the province of well-established veterans, as alternative rock, urban R&B, hip-hop, and teen pop took over the pop charts to the exclusion of most everything else.

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