"Brokenhearted": 2012's summer song?

[the golden boy]

Sean Ross seems to think so in his column.

I guess it could be. It does have a nice hook to it and does have a summery feel to it.

 

[atlantaboy]

Does Sean Ross read the CHR airplay chart? The bullet isn't that big, at least not big enough to warrant a prediction like that

And "Every Other Time" by LFO as the summer song of 2001? That song peaked at #10- at the end of September ???

Sorry, but this guy needs to retire from writing columns, at least about CHR...

 

[CatCall]

It's interesting how the song has gained new life on the pop chart.

 

[carolinaradio]

I don't like it a whole lot. I don't really care for her voice, not sure why, but it's kinda irritating to me. I'd rather hear Jessie J or Katy Perry in this genre.

 

[ThatGuyOnTheRadio]

Does Sean Ross read the CHR airplay chart? The bullet isn't that big, at least not big enough to warrant a prediction like that

And "Every Other Time" by LFO as the summer song of 2001? That song peaked at #10- at the end of September ???

Sorry, but this guy needs to retire from writing columns, at least about CHR...

Agreed, if I had a dime for every time this guy called a record by a wrong name or spelled an artist incorrectly, or as you pointed out-- pins songs has HUGE HITS, that were not-- well, I wouldn't be writing on this board. I'd be on a boat.

 

[atlantaboy]

Wow, the bullet for Broken Hearted went up from around +500 yesterday to +721 today - is this guy influential enough to have caused a bullet increase of more than 200 spins in one day?

 

[MarioMania]

I still think "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince is my all time summer song regardless of year

 

[sdh483]

Does Sean Ross read the CHR airplay chart? The bullet isn't that big, at least not big enough to warrant a prediction like that

And "Every Other Time" by LFO as the summer song of 2001? That song peaked at #10- at the end of September ???

Sorry, but this guy needs to retire from writing columns, at least about CHR...

Was LFO even that big back then? I thought NSYNC was much more popular.

 

[atlantaboy]

Does Sean Ross read the CHR airplay chart? The bullet isn't that big, at least not big enough to warrant a prediction like that

And "Every Other Time" by LFO as the summer song of 2001? That song peaked at #10- at the end of September ???

Sorry, but this guy needs to retire from writing columns, at least about CHR...

Was LFO even that big back then? I thought NSYNC was much more popular.

I don't think LFO was ever that popular - the guy just happened to hear their song a lot when he was on a road trip, so he concluded that they must have had the summer song of 2001 :

 

[new_friends_gr]

Was LFO even that big back then? I thought NSYNC was much more popular.

The summer of 2001 was when *NSYNC released their final album, Celebrity. It was basically the "last hurrah" of their popularity.

LFO was not big in 2001. As far as I can recall, "Every Other Time" was kind of a flop. LFO was only popular in the summer of 1999 with their smash hit "Summer Girls".

I don't think LFO was ever that popular - the guy just happened to hear their song a lot when he was on a road trip, so he concluded that they must have had the summer song of 2001 :

As I mentioned above, the only reason LFO was popular was because of "Summer Girls" from two years prior.

 

[editthis]

Every Other Time was the single that gave them the most chart success but everyone remembers them for Summer Girls

 

[atlantaboy]

Was LFO even that big back then? I thought NSYNC was much more popular.

The summer of 2001 was when *NSYNC released their final album, Celebrity. It was basically the "last hurrah" of their popularity.

LFO was not big in 2001. As far as I can recall, "Every Other Time" was kind of a flop. LFO was only popular in the summer of 1999 with their smash hit "Summer Girls".

:

Summer Girls peaked at #16 in 1999
Every Other Time peaked at #10 in 2001

I guess I just assume that people who discuss radio on these boards (and write articles for R&R about pop music) have a clue what they're talking about

 

[new_friends_gr]

Summer Girls peaked at #16 in 1999
Every Other Time peaked at #10 in 2001

I guess I just assume that people who discuss radio on these boards (and write articles for R&R about pop music) have a clue what they're talking about

Sometimes we don't and we're just speaking from memory. I've listened to CHR music for years and remember all the airplay that "Summer Girls" was getting in 1999 compared to what "Every Other Time" was getting in 2001. It is true that lots of airplay doesn't necessarily translate to being at the top of the charts.

But yes ... some of us don't know nearly as much as you do. I must apologize for our ignorance.

 

[atlantaboy]

Summer Girls peaked at #16 in 1999
Every Other Time peaked at #10 in 2001

I guess I just assume that people who discuss radio on these boards (and write articles for R&R about pop music) have a clue what they're talking about

Sometimes we don't and we're just speaking from memory. I've listened to CHR music for years and remember all the airplay that "Summer Girls" was getting in 1999 compared to what "Every Other Time" was getting in 2001. It is true that lots of airplay doesn't necessarily translate to being at the top of the charts.

Those are CHR airplay stats, sir : Summer Girls peaked at #16 IN POP AIRPLAY, while Every Other Time peaked at #10 IN POP AIRPLAY

Instead of calling something a smash hit based on your personal memory of what was played on your local station, how about actually looking it up?

http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/chart.html

 

[new_friends_gr]

Those are CHR airplay stats, sir : Summer Girls peaked at #16 IN POP AIRPLAY, while Every Other Time peaked at #10 IN POP AIRPLAY

Instead of calling something a smash hit based on your personal memory of what was played on your local station, how about actually looking it up?

http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/chart.html

There's no need to get snotty or condescending. I'm not rude to people on here when they don't know exactly where to look for these kinds of statistics. The CHR station I was listening to at that time (WKFR/Kalamazoo) is a very strange station for a CHR and always has been. They are/were not a "normal" mainstream CHR station. And how can a chart like that be universal to what every single CHR station plays?

Thanks for the information anyway.

 

[Morpheux]

Is there a prize for the summer song of 2012? :

Here is my pick....not because it will win but because it should be....down with all the radio consultants.. ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwB-iVAfnMo

 

[atlantaboy]

And how can a chart like that be universal to what every single CHR station plays?

Are you serious?

The Mediabase CHR airplay chart compiles the total spins, nationwide, for each song being played - so if a song has 7412 spins, that means it's getting a total of 7412 spins when you sum up every CHR station on the panel nationwide

Sorry if I sound condescending, but if you're going to discuss CHR on message boards, and especially if you're going to discuss which hit is "bigger" than which other hit, you need to be familiar with the concept of an airplay chart and how it's compiled

 

[new_friends_gr]

The Mediabase CHR airplay chart compiles the total spins, nationwide, for each song being played - so if a song has 7412 spins, that means it's getting a total of 7412 spins when you sum up every CHR station on the panel nationwide

Yes - this is a national listing. But like I said previously, the CHR station I was listening to at the time was likely not playing "Every Other Time" nearly as much as other CHR stations across the country. It was the only CHR I was exposed to at that time, and I was/is a strange station for CHR. So my memory is biased toward that one single station.

When I made my original comment, I was thinking about my memory of one single CHR station and didn't have an opportunity to listen to lots of them. I'm sorry, but there's more to this forum than just facts and statistics. (Yes - that is part of it.) But it's also subjective and allows us to reminisce and reflect upon specific radio experiences in our lives. So please ... just relax and realize that this forum is only for fun and is not meant to be taken so seriously. Goodness ... cut me some slack! This is supposed to be fun!

 

[reelyreal]

And how can a chart like that be universal to what every single CHR station plays?

Are you serious?

The Mediabase CHR airplay chart compiles the total spins, nationwide, for each song being played - so if a song has 7412 spins, that means it's getting a total of 7412 spins when you sum up every CHR station on the panel nationwide

... on the panel. There are hundreds and hundreds of stations that aren't on the panel. You end up with regional hits and stations that spin songs a lot more than Mediabase reflects. I know, I'm one of them. Mediabase is a good tool, but it's not the be all-end all of definitive airplay.

 

[wxman76]

Wow, the bullet for Broken Hearted went up from around +500 yesterday to +721 today - is this guy influential enough to have caused a bullet increase of more than 200 spins in one day?

I think it has more to do with Karmin performing on a repeat of Saturday Night Live (originally aired in February) last weekend than anything to do with what Sean Ross wrote about. A network performance like that can really boost the visibility (which leads to callout scores) among casual CHR listeners.

I would rank "Brokenhearted" #2 so far behind "Call Me Maybe" for the leading candidate for the summer song of 2012. Too early to tell until about July when we will see how fast songs burn or can hold up.