Denver has a new dance station...the time is now New York!

[RockTheGlobe]

I wouldn't call it "hijacking" by CHR. The whole concept of Top 40/CHR is that you play the hits.. you play what people want to hear. It always goes in phases. Rock will be huge for a few years, and CHR will play rock. Hip Hop's big for a few years, CHR plays hip hop. Turbopop/dance has been big for a couple of years, so CHR's been playing it. That's the beauty of CHR... it's always changing. Tastes change, and CHR is nimble enough to move with it.

That's exactly my point about Dance...it is in demand currently and has given top 40 big numbers. It is not a niche format as some might want to keep repeating.

Sadly, the music simply being currently in demand doesn't prove your case, and I wouldn't say that Dance alone is responsible for Top 40's big numbers right now.

Dance is a niche format, and the fact that Top 40 has built some Dance material into its repertoire for now doesn't mean that Dance is sustainable as a standalone format for long periods of time. Stations that have attempted all-Dance in the past have flipped out of the format within a couple of years because there just wasn't enough commercially acceptable material to play, nor was there advertiser support for the small yet vocal audience who were devoted to those stations. It's too narrow a lane for stations to maintain over long periods of time and thrive.

Yes, stations might attempt to go all-Dance and capitalize on the music's popularity at the moment. But in the long-term, that's not a good strategy since it takes time to build up an audience and a brand and gain awareness in the market, and any station that goes into a non-mass-appeal format will have to pour time and money into a short-term effort that they're going to have to blow up and invest in all over again in a couple of years. Top 40 is a flexible format that can incorporate aspects of other formats into it like Dance, Rock, Rhythmic, etc., without going 100% full-on in any direction, but it's a cycle, and eventually the compass will swing in a new direction. Read Guy Zapoleon's stuff on the 10-year cycle that Top 40 goes through regularly and has done so since the inception of the format in decades ago.

 

[KyleSmith1988]

60dbu is not city grade; 70 dbu is. 65 dbu is about the minimum signal that will penetrate homes and workplaces, where about 70% of radio listening takes place.

Regardless of the booster, it still has a bad signal (coverage maps be damned, have any of you actually driven around Denver trying to listen to this station? Because I have) and will probably abandon this move within a year or two.

I'm sure it's signal is still good in the city of Denver and out 10 miles,
and I know it's got a better signal in Denver than KYLI/KXLI Jelli 96.7 (and former Vibe 94.5) does in Las Vegas,
those signals target Vegas and their boosters are fringe at only 340 watts...
compared to 20,000 watts a few miles away from Denver like KDHT. 60 dbu coverage will still be static free on most car radios.
I really hope this station does well even though it's not 100% metro coverage, but I'm sure it's gonna have a huge following.
94.5 the Vibe had a huge following with an even more mostly limited desert signal...lol

 

[RockTheGlobe]

I'm sure it's signal is still good in the city of Denver and out 10 miles,

60 dbu coverage will still be static free on most car radios.
I really hope this station does well even though it's not 100% metro coverage, but I'm sure it's gonna have a huge following.

No, its signal is not that good in the city of Denver. Driving around downtown, there is a lot of static. The signal is best east of the city, which is populated more heavily by families and not a target demo area for the format, and the actual DMA also includes Boulder (which is northwest of Denver) and the I-25 corridor running between the two cities, which is not covered by KDHT's signal well at all. There's a reason why the station hasn't been able to manage higher than a mid-1-share 6+ over the past few years and is one of the lowest-rated FMs in the market, and the format isn't it.

 

[Morpheux]

I wouldn't call it "hijacking" by CHR. The whole concept of Top 40/CHR is that you play the hits.. you play what people want to hear. It always goes in phases. Rock will be huge for a few years, and CHR will play rock. Hip Hop's big for a few years, CHR plays hip hop. Turbopop/dance has been big for a couple of years, so CHR's been playing it. That's the beauty of CHR... it's always changing. Tastes change, and CHR is nimble enough to move with it.

That's exactly my point about Dance...it is in demand currently and has given top 40 big numbers. It is not a niche format as some might want to keep repeating.

Sadly, the music simply being currently in demand doesn't prove your case, and I wouldn't say that Dance alone is responsible for Top 40's big numbers right now.

Dance is a niche format, and the fact that Top 40 has built some Dance material into its repertoire for now doesn't mean that Dance is sustainable as a standalone format for long periods of time. Stations that have attempted all-Dance in the past have flipped out of the format within a couple of years because there just wasn't enough commercially acceptable material to play, nor was there advertiser support for the small yet vocal audience who were devoted to those stations. It's too narrow a lane for stations to maintain over long periods of time and thrive.

That might have been the case in the past. But Take a look at the charts and you will see that it is loaded with commercial pop/dance rhythmic/dance and Dance. The # 1 song this week is the The Wanted-Glad you came, a dance pop song from a boy band to boot.Nicki Minaj and David Guetta were at # 2 the previous week and Calvin Harris this week is the first European Dance act in many years to break into the Top 10 without the help of an American artist. Just take a look of what's on the Top 10 of NY radio stations that are CHR or Rhythmic and you will see plenty of commercial Dance. The material is there now.

 

[RockTheGlobe]

Sadly, the music simply being currently in demand doesn't prove your case, and I wouldn't say that Dance alone is responsible for Top 40's big numbers right now.

Dance is a niche format, and the fact that Top 40 has built some Dance material into its repertoire for now doesn't mean that Dance is sustainable as a standalone format for long periods of time. Stations that have attempted all-Dance in the past have flipped out of the format within a couple of years because there just wasn't enough commercially acceptable material to play, nor was there advertiser support for the small yet vocal audience who were devoted to those stations. It's too narrow a lane for stations to maintain over long periods of time and thrive.

That might have been the case in the past. But Take a look at the charts and you will see that it is loaded with commercial pop/dance rhythmic/dance and Dance. The # 1 song this week is the The Wanted-Glad you came, a dance pop song from a boy band to boot.Nicki Minaj and David Guetta were at # 2 the previous week and Calvin Harris this week is the first European Dance act in many years to break into the Top 10 without the help of an American artist. Just take a look of what's on the Top 10 of NY radio stations that are CHR or Rhythmic and you will see plenty of commercial Dance. The material is there now.

I don't know what charts you're looking at, but Mediabase says that the #1 song on Top 40 right now is Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger." The #1 song on Z100 is Fun.'s "We Are Young," and the #1 song on 92.3 Now is Drake's "Take Care."

Yes, there are some Dance-leaning tracks populating the Top 40 chart right now, I never disputed that. But enough to support an entire standalone playlist, or "loaded" with Dance-leading tracks? No. As I said, Top 40 has built some Dance-leaning tracks into its repertoire for now because the format is flexible enough to incorporate various genres and is designed to encompass whatever's popular, but that doesn't mean that Top 40 owes its success to any particular genre and nothing else. Fun. is extremely popular at the format now, and Gotye is getting more airplay, so should we say that Top 40 is dependent on Alternative because that's where those bands got their start? Or since Adele, the most popular artist on Top 40 of 2011 who is currently top 10 at the format with her fourth single off her latest album, started at Hot AC, should we say that Top 40 owes its success to Hot AC?

As you said, there is material out there "right now," but that doesn't mean that it will still be there in 2-3 years to sustain a long-term standalone format. Again, I encourage you to read up on Guy Zapoleon's theories on Top 40's 10-year music cycle. Dance will be gone from Top 40's playlists within a couple of years as the format moves onto its next phase. All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.

 

[TonySantiago]

Sadly, the music simply being currently in demand doesn't prove your case, and I wouldn't say that Dance alone is responsible for Top 40's big numbers right now.

Dance is a niche format, and the fact that Top 40 has built some Dance material into its repertoire for now doesn't mean that Dance is sustainable as a standalone format for long periods of time. Stations that have attempted all-Dance in the past have flipped out of the format within a couple of years because there just wasn't enough commercially acceptable material to play, nor was there advertiser support for the small yet vocal audience who were devoted to those stations. It's too narrow a lane for stations to maintain over long periods of time and thrive.

AND (in response to Morpheux)

I don't know what charts you're looking at, but Mediabase says that the #1 song on Top 40 right now is Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger." The #1 song on Z100 is Fun.'s "We Are Young," and the #1 song on 92.3 Now is Drake's "Take Care."

Yes, there are some Dance-leaning tracks populating the Top 40 chart right now, I never disputed that. But enough to support an entire standalone playlist, or "loaded" with Dance-leading tracks? No. As I said, Top 40 has built some Dance-leaning tracks into its repertoire for now because the format is flexible enough to incorporate various genres and is designed to encompass whatever's popular, but that doesn't mean that Top 40 owes its success to any particular genre and nothing else. Fun. is extremely popular at the format now, and Gotye is getting more airplay, so should we say that Top 40 is dependent on Alternative because that's where those bands got their start? Or since Adele, the most popular artist on Top 40 of 2011 who is currently top 10 at the format with her fourth single off her latest album, started at Hot AC, should we say that Top 40 owes its success to Hot AC?

As you said, there is material out there "right now," but that doesn't mean that it will still be there in 2-3 years to sustain a long-term standalone format. Again, I encourage you to read up on Guy Zapoleon's theories on Top 40's 10-year music cycle. Dance will be gone from Top 40's playlists within a couple of years as the format moves onto its next phase. All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again.

OKAY. I've kept quiet LONG ENOUGH HERE. Here we go....

Assuming you live in Denver "RockTheGlobe", perhaps you do not know about what we went through here with Pulse 87 (2008 - 2009). In brief I will be very happy to explain.

Pulse 87 launched in February 2008 on 87.7 FM (yes, a LOUSY dial position that some in here called a "TV Station" because it did transmit on Channel 6 (analog) as well as certain car stereos not being able to go that low). The signal, transmitted from that "big blue building in Queens" (otherwise known as the Citigroup Building) was crappy. Most of New York City could get it, but certain parts of Brooklyn (to the south), Staten Island and parts of Central NJ could not. At best the signal was about a 20 mile radius. Compounded with those two anomalies, the station STILL pulled a 1.0 at a peak. That may STILL sound low to most of you hardcore radio pundits but if that signal was powerful and above 92, I would GUARANTEE that the station would be in the Top 5. Why did it fail? It wasn't the format but the ownership of the station that had financial issues BEFORE the launch.

Now, let's get to your argument because you're only seeing what's in front of you as a "CHR only" basis. You're not totally looking at this from a core point of view...and that's understandable if you don't follow dance music to the extent that I or others (such as Morpheux) do. You only look at the charts but you don't see what's bubbling on the outside. And that's where we have PLENTY of material to go with (along with the "electro pop" that's happening now.) And quite honestly, we've had material for QUITE a while now (even before Pulse, even during the gap where we had "nothing" as 'KTU tweaked to a rhythmic A/C format). I just never thought "corporate" knew how to handle because of the varieties of music in the dance "umbrella" to cover...especially in a market like New York where there are so many differing mentalities.

I understand that PD's can only limit the music to whatever "slots" are open. And let's face it, those slots tend to be open to the major labels. Problem with dance is that while we have our "major labels", they don't have nearly the financial clout as a Sony, WEA, Interscope, Def Jam, etc. So, it's harder for our labels to "convince" CHR radio to give it a shot, let alone having a company open up to dance/rhythmic as a format to allow for more of our music to have those "open slots" in a style catered to our tastes as opposed to what is "generic". But things are getting stronger in terms of EDM (something that was JUST bubbling as Pulse 87 was on the air). Love or hate David Guetta, Avicii and all these other "DJ's as rockstars", this is what is riding high now.

BTW, I have read up on Guy Zapoleon. Basing on Top 40, he is right. 10 years ago, hip-hop was the RAGE all over the CHR dial. 20 years ago, it was grunge. YET....you still had radio stations that have targeted those genres as a standalone. While hip-hop may be on the downward cycle as of late due to "electro pop", you STILL have stations such as Hot 97 and Power 105.1 here in New York committed to the format. Grunge may have disappeared and rock as a whole may be "struggling" (at least in NYC anyway) but you still have rock stations out there. My point? Yeah, this "electro pop" format won't last forever, at least until another genre gets favored in the "cycle" (in effect agreeing with Guy Zapoleon's theory). But in that sense, we really need to get OUR BRAND of dance in there somehow because once that eventually becomes stronger, then the Rihanna's, Flo Rida's, Pit Bull's, Chris Brown's out there can go back to their "roots" and we'll be fine because our brand came through and stayed strong.

So Hot 107.1 signal wise is similar to Pulse 87. As long as people are tuning in somehow (and yes, thank those smartphones!) and it gets the advertisers to take notice....WE WIN.

 

[RockTheGlobe]

Tony, I'm well-aware of what happened in New York with Pulse 87.

I was not the one who brought Top 40 into this argument -- it was claimed that Top 40 was "hijacking" Dance music and that the format's current success was due to an overabundance of Dance, so that's what I based my argument upon.

Guy Zapoleon's 10-year music cycle applies to Top 40, not other formats. However, to claim that other format splintered from Top 40's forays into those areas is less than 100% accurate. 10 years ago, hip-hop may have been the rage all over Top 40, but Top 40 was not the birth of the Rhythmic or Urban formats -- stations like Hot 97 in New York and KYLD in San Francisco (and even Power 1490 in Tucson) pioneered them in the early to mid-'90s without any support from Top 40. Alternative had been around for much longer than 20 years in the form of new wave stations like KROQ in Los Angeles, San Diego's 91X and WFNX/Boston, which had been playing modern rock for a while and brought grunge into their playlists... support for bands like Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots and Soundgarden did not come from Top 40.

However, there was plenty of Dance on Top 40 playlists in the early '90s as part of that iteration of the 10-year cycle, what with artists like TKA, Noel, George LaMond, etc., getting airplay, but even back then, it wasn't enough to support a full-time format.

Regardless of who gets into Top 40's playlists, the fact remains that Top 40 is not a breeding ground for new formats, and if you want Dance to stand on its own, you need the format to gain traction commercially. Sadly, Dance's track record is less than stellar, with stations having tried and ditched the format in places like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Dallas. What makes you think this time around, it'll be different?

 

[XCountry285]

For the 90th time KTU & NOW FM ARE COVERING DANCE JUST FINE! Although I feel KTU should go back to Dance completely & maybe be like Pulse 88.7. Play some Strillex

 

[davideduardo]

For the 90th time KTU & NOW FM ARE COVERING DANCE JUST FINE! Although I feel KTU should go back to Dance completely & maybe be like Pulse 88.7. Play some Strillex

Why would a station that is currently averaging #2 in 25-54 want to change anything?

 

[Morpheux]

Sadly, the music simply being currently in demand doesn't prove your case, and I wouldn't say that Dance alone is responsible for Top 40's big numbers right now.

Dance is a niche format, and the fact that Top 40 has built some Dance material into its repertoire for now doesn't mean that Dance is sustainable as a standalone format for long periods of time. Stations that have attempted all-Dance in the past have flipped out of the format within a couple of years because there just wasn't enough commercially acceptable material to play, nor was there advertiser support for the small yet vocal audience who were devoted to those stations. It's too narrow a lane for stations to maintain over long periods of time and thrive.

That might have been the case in the past. But Take a look at the charts and you will see that it is loaded with commercial pop/dance rhythmic/dance and Dance. The # 1 song this week is the The Wanted-Glad you came, a dance pop song from a boy band to boot.Nicki Minaj and David Guetta were at # 2 the previous week and Calvin Harris this week is the first European Dance act in many years to break into the Top 10 without the help of an American artist. Just take a look of what's on the Top 10 of NY radio stations that are CHR or Rhythmic and you will see plenty of commercial Dance. The material is there now.

I don't know what charts you're looking at, but Mediabase says that the #1 song on Top 40 right now is Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger." "Glad You Came" is #1 so far this week for the chart that comes out on Sunday.Regardless, the song is a success so why split hairs? The #1 song on Z100 is Fun.'s "We Are Young," and the #1 song on 92.3 Now is Drake's "Take Care." Have you heard Drake's Take Care? It's A mid tempo Dance song

Yes, there are some Dance-leaning tracks populating the Top 40 chart right now, I never disputed that. But enough to support an entire standalone playlist, or "loaded" with Dance-leading tracks? No. As I said, Top 40 has built some Dance-leaning tracks into its repertoire for now because the format is flexible enough to incorporate various genres and is designed to encompass whatever's popular, but that doesn't mean that Top 40 owes its success to any particular genre and nothing else. Fun. is extremely popular at the format now, and Gotye is getting more airplay, so should we say that Top 40 is dependent on Alternative because that's where those bands got their start? Or since Adele, the most popular artist on Top 40 of 2011 who is currently top 10 at the format with her fourth single off her latest album, started at Hot AC, should we say that Top 40 owes its success to Hot AC? Those tracks and artists are the exception and they stand out in a sea of dance leaning Top 40 songs whether they're on the pop or rhythmic side.

As you said, there is material out there "right now," but that doesn't mean that it will still be there in 2-3 years to sustain a long-term standalone format.Sounds like speculation on your part... Again, I encourage you to read up on Guy Zapoleon's theories on Top 40's 10-year music cycle. Dance will be gone from Top 40's playlists within a couple of years as the format moves onto its next phase. All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again. I am aware of the cycles. Why do you think KTU has shifted in the last year or so? One thing that has change is that American music acts are competing more so than ever on a global scale. This why you have pop and even Hip Hop artists embracing EDM since it has become a global movement.And if the major labels want to compete in other countries they have to serve up the beats.

 

[RockTheGlobe]

"Glad You Came" is #1 so far this week for the chart that comes out on Sunday. Regardless, the song is a success so why split hairs?

I'm looking at the Mediabase chart that was published on Sunday, what chart are you looking at?

Those tracks and artists are the exception and they stand out in a sea of dance leaning Top 40 songs whether they're on the pop or rhythmic side.

A "sea of dance"? Let's take a look at that Top 40 chart... like I said, I never disputed the fact that Top 40 has some Dance songs populating the chart, but the top 10 also includes Kelly Clarkson, Fun., Katy Perry, Adele and Gym Class Heroes -- Dance is not exactly occupying the entire chart.

Sounds like speculation on your part...

You'll note I didn't flat-out declare "there will not be any Dance in 2-3 years." However, your baseless defense notwithstanding, history is on my side -- as I said previously in this thread, the early '90s afforded Top 40 the same kind of Dance lean, but it disappeared within 2-3 years as the Top 40 cycle moved to its next phase.

I am aware of the cycles. Why do you think KTU has shifted in the last year or so? One thing that has change is that American music acts are competing more so than ever on a global scale. This why you have pop and even Hip Hop artists embracing EDM since it has become a global movement. And if the major labels want to compete in other countries they have to serve up the beats.

If you're aware of the cycles, then, as I asked previously, what makes you think that this time, it will be different? What makes you think that just because KTU has shifted in a direction you like this time, it will stay in that lane despite having shifted several times over the past decade?

This thread is getting to be a waste of time, so I'm moving on... I'm happy that you guys have such a passion for Dance and I hope you get what you want, but I'll maybe put a reminder in my iCal to come back here in 2 years or so and see whether the phase is over and Top 40 has moved on, as I suspect will happen, or if the perpetual "this time, it'll be different" cry actually panned out this time, which I doubt.

 

[TonySantiago]

For the 90th time KTU & NOW FM ARE COVERING DANCE JUST FINE! Although I feel KTU should go back to Dance completely & maybe be like Pulse 88.7. Play some Strillex

XCountry, admit that you don't follow dance music like I do if you're satisfied with what 'KTU and Now are doing. At least Now doesn't try to shove into people's faces that they ARE a dance station when they are clearly not. And to that, I don't follow country like you do so I'm not going to say anything regarding the country outlets in the 'burbs and be satisfied with what they are offering since you probably know more background on it than I do.

I won't quote David Eduardo but for what 'KTU is, they do well. Rhythmic A/C? Yes. Dance music? NO.

 

[TonySantiago]

This thread is getting to be a waste of time, so I'm moving on... I'm happy that you guys have such a passion for Dance and I hope you get what you want, but I'll maybe put a reminder in my iCal to come back here in 2 years or so and see whether the phase is over and Top 40 has moved on, as I suspect will happen, or if the perpetual "this time, it'll be different" cry actually panned out this time, which I doubt.

BEFORE YOU GO, I mean after all we certainly don't want to "waste your time" anymore, you had asked "what makes you think that this time, it will be different?"

Right now, dance (aka: EDM) is going VERY strong. Festivals such as Electric Zoo, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy have grown to sell out crowds, which NEVER happened before. Swedish House Mafia sold out Madison Square Garden in under 31 minutes! Corporate is slowly recognizing this as DJ's such as Avicii was featured in a Bud Light commercial that aired during the Super Bowl. Late at night, MTV is playing dance music videos. The pendulum has shifted this way. With New York traditionally being a rhythmic market, people are in demand for dance. And how do I know that?? Because I've led a group all these years and constantly get feedback.

Here's the conflict as I see it with you. You're looking at this clearly from a CHR/Top 40 perspective which only gives you a small indication of the potential "big picture". Sure, if you see it from what is going on with stations like 92.3 Now, Z-100 you're only GETTING a small portion of what is out there. And what has gone on is the "electro pop" that has been pushed by the MAJOR labels (Sony, Interscope, WMG, etc.) But OUR branded labels aren't being heard as much (such as Ultra, Nervous, Strictly Rhythm....MAYBE Robbins) and that's where a treasure trove of our brand of dance is and is also represented in many of these festivals. CHR can only do so much and based on those cycles, yes and I'll actually agree with you there...based SOLELY ON CHR.

But let's also remember this....Hot 103/97 back in the 80's and 90's was doing well. If it wasn't for bad management decisions made by Emmis, it could have still been a dance station but they went for what going on in terms of the hip-hop movement and made that flip...not just NYC but in LA. Other stations in other markets did similar. In that sense, dance did not fail the corporations...the corporations in effect "failed" dance.

Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful that CHR is starting to support dance to a certain extent. And CHR being what it is, I also understand that they play the hits. But our brand isn't going to get that fair treatment of a slot being open unless a station, that caters more to dance music from a core POV, opens up those opportunities. And yes, you still play what's on CHR because you still have to get that "casual" fan in somehow. But in this case, such as what they are doing on KDHT and other stations, you open up more of OUR product.

No need to worry about your iCal. I'll follow up. That's what I do anyway . Come down from the "ego"...please.

 

[Morpheux]

I'm looking at the Mediabase chart that was published on Sunday, what chart are you looking at?

The Mediabase chart that will be published on 4/8.

A "sea of dance"? Let's take a look at that Top 40 chart... like I said, I never disputed the fact that Top 40 has some Dance songs populating the chart, but the top 10 also includes Kelly Clarkson, Fun., Katy Perry, Adele and Gym Class Heroes -- Dance is not exactly occupying the entire chart.

Not "dance" perse but plenty of electro pop (Pitbull,Flo Rida,Nicki Minaj,The Wanted etc) on the Top 40 and btw Katy Perry,Adele,Fun,Gym Class Heroes all can be play on a Dance intensive Top 40 station via a remix. In fact,it is being played. The wheel does not need to be reinvented. Top 40 dance leaning stations have been successful in the past and they still can be today. Here is a list of adds from the last week. Plenty of material for a Dance station to pick from.

86 JENNIFER LOPEZ Dance Again f/Pitbull Epic 86
67 JUSTIN BIEBER Boyfriend Island/IDJMG 141
53 TAYLOR SWIFT Eyes Open Universal Republic 104
42 PITBULL Back In Time Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA 50
35 CARLY RAE JEPSEN Call Me Maybe School Boy/Interscope 116
22 GOTYE Somebody That I Used To Know Fairfax/Republic 118
13 ADELE Rumour Has It XL/Columbia 129
13 DEMI LOVATO Give Your Heart A Break Hollywood 68
13 HOT CHELLE RAE Honestly RCA 32
7 ELLIE GOULDING Lights Cherrytree/Interscope 70
7 NEON HITCH F U Betta Warner Bros. 68
6 CHRIS RENE Young Homie Epic 62
6 FLO RIDA Wild Ones f/Sia Poe Boy/Atlantic 152
6 MADONNA Girl Gone Wild Live Nation/Interscope 27
5 B.O.B So Good Rebel Rock/GH/Atlantic 114
5 JAKE MILLER What I Wouldn't Give --- 8
5 K'NAAN F/NELLY FURTADO Is Anybody Out There? A&M/Octone/Interscope 75
4 ANDY GRAMMER Fine By Me S-Curve 7
4 ONE DIRECTION What Makes You Beautiful Columbia 152
4 T-PAIN Turn All The Lights On f/Ne-Yo RCA 18
3 DRAKE Take Care f/Rihanna YMCMB/Republic 134
3 DRAKE The Motto f/Lil Wayne YMCMB/Republic 36
3 MEGAN & LIZ Are You Happy Now Collective Sounds 5
3 NEON TREES Everybody Talks Mercury/IDJMG 4
3 SEAN PAUL She Doesn't Mind Atlantic 33
3 T. MILLS Vans On Columbia 3
3 TRAIN Drive By Columbia 118
3 WALLPAPER F**king Best Song Everrr Boardwalk/HYPE/Epic 50
2 DAVID GUETTA Titanium f/Sia Astralwerks/Capitol 2
2 HAVANA BROWN We Run The Night f/Pitbull Republic 61
2 KADY Z Beautiful Disaster Fraknwitch/Type One 8
2 NAMESAKE Worlds Away Imagen Records 5
2 THE CAB La La Z-Entertainment 5
2 USHER Climax RCA 48
2 VIENNIE V For You Aurora 12
1 ATLAS GENIUS Trojans Frogs Head Records 1
1 AVICII Levels Atom Factory/Interscope 65
1 CARISHMA Glow In The Dark Giant Peach 4
1 CHRIS BROWN Strip f/Kevin McCall Jive/RCA 15
1 CHRIS BROWN Turn Up The Music RCA 148
1 CHRISTINA PERRI A Thousand Years ChopShop/Atlan/Summit/RRP 68
1 ED SHEERAN The A Team Atlantic 1
1 FAR EAST MOVEMENT Live My Life f/Justin Bieber Interscope 21
1 FAT JOE Another Round f/Chris Brown Terror Squad 1
1 FUN. We Are Young f/Janelle Monae Fueled By Ramen/RRP 152
1 J. COLE Can't Get Enough f/Trey Songz Roc Nation/Columbia 22
1 KARMIN Broken Hearted Epic 144
1 KIRKO BANGZ Drank In My Cup LMG/Unauth/Warner Bros. 5
1 LANA DEL REY Born To Die Interscope 1
1 MIKA NEWTON Don't Dumb Me Down Friendship Collective 12
1 NICKI MINAJ Right By My Side f/Chris Brown YMCMB/Republic 3
1 RIHANNA Birthday Cake Def Jam/IDJMG 11
1 RIHANNA Talk That Talk f/Jay Z Def Jam/IDJMG 92
1 SCARS ON 45 Heart On Fire Chop Shop/Atlantic 1
1 SELENA GOMEZ & THE SCENE Hit The Lights Hollywood 2
1 TOBY KEITH Red Solo Cup SDU/IDJMG 9

 

[RockTheGlobe]

I'm looking at the Mediabase chart that was published on Sunday, what chart are you looking at?

The Mediabase chart that will be published on 4/8.

So you're looking at a chart from the future that doesn't exist because the airplay hasn't happened yet. Can you also tell me what this Friday's MegaMillions numbers will be?

 

[Morpheux]

I'm looking at the Mediabase chart that was published on Sunday, what chart are you looking at?

The Mediabase chart that will be published on 4/8.

So you're looking at a chart from the future that doesn't exist because the airplay hasn't happened yet. Can you also tell me what this Friday's MegaMillions numbers will be?

Mediabase Spins as of today for the week:

1 = WANTED Glad You Came 12908 +54 1105 -142 92.959 +1.069 7
2 = KELLY CLARKSON Stronger (What ... 12560 -186 -765 -113 91.978 -0.824 10
3 = DAVID GUETTA Turn Me On f/Nick... 11780 -224 -673 -215 89.015 -0.378 34

 

[RockTheGlobe]

Mediabase Spins as of today for the week:

That's a rolling chart and is used for research, not an actual published chart. Mediabase published charts are strictly weekend to weekend and are published every Saturday.

 

[Morpheux]

Yeah dude,that's why I said as of today.

 

[RockTheGlobe]

Yeah dude,that's why I said as of today.

Except you also said the track was #1 on a chart that will be published on 4/8. Mediabase doesn't publish rolling charts, nor will the published Top 40 chart look the same when it comes out on 4/7 (not 4/8). That's like saying the guy in the lead at Mile 13 won the New York Marathon.

 

[JerseyDude]

Interesting NY Times article:

Electronic Dance Concerts Turn Up Volume, Tempting Investors
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/b...nre-tempts-investors.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all