Songs that CHR missed that should've been hits

[pseudo]

What songs do you think CHR missed and is either A) still ignoring or B) playing, but months after its release date?

My picks:
Spill Canvas - All Over You
Keri Hilson - Energy

 

[1900radio]

Energy without a doubt.

 

[jjmac]

I agree "All Over You" should've been a bigger hit. It still baffles me that Mariah "I'll be Lovin You Long Time" wasn't a bigger hit too

 

[wxman76]

When I first saw that Maroon 5 was teaming up with Rihanna on "If I never see your face again", I would have thought it would be much bigger than it was. Even though it may not have been THAT great of a song, I would have thought that a collaboration between 2 of some of the hottest CHR artists of the last few years could do better than just barely scraping the top 30.

Even though September "Cry For You" is a modest nationwide hit, it still baffles me that some major market stations, namely KIIS and KHKS never really put it into rotation. Those two stations were some of the industry leaders when it came to dance/pop back in the 90s.

 

[kms575]

...anything by the Sugababes.

 

[Frank72]

When I first saw that Maroon 5 was teaming up with Rihanna on "If I never see your face again", I would have thought it would be much bigger than it was. Even though it may not have been THAT great of a song, I would have thought that a collaboration between 2 of some of the hottest CHR artists of the last few years could do better than just barely scraping the top 30.

Even though September "Cry For You" is a modest nationwide hit, it still baffles me that some major market stations, namely KIIS and KHKS never really put it into rotation. Those two stations were some of the industry leaders when it came to dance/pop back in the 90s.

I disagree on the Maroon 5/Rihanna. Maroon 5 is what Matchbox 20 was about 6-7 years ago. They're tired. They need a big rest. Furthermore, not only was it not THAT great of a song, it was horrid. One of the songs I was happy that the direct competitor was playing!

My picks? Paramore. They seem underrated in general. I liked the September track but I can understand why some of the heavyweights stay away from dance product. It's just not big with the younger end. I'm not a huge dance fan but I thought the David Guetta track deserved some more attention.

 

[cartman1964]

Basshunter-Now You're Gone

 

[XCountry285]

Lifehouse-Blind
Fall Out Boy- A Little Less Sixteen Candles A Little More Touch Me
Rascal Flatts- What Hurts The Most
Carrie Underwood-This Is Just A Dream
Taylor Swift-Picture To Burn
Lifehouse-Whatever It Takes
Foo Fighters-Let It Die
Jack Johnson-If I Had Eyes
Jason Mraz-Wordplay
Jason Mraz-Geek In The Pink
Anna Nalick-In The Rough
Blink 182-Always

 

[franksandhotdogs]

Lifehouse-Blind
Fall Out Boy- A Little Less Sixteen Candles A Little More Touch Me
Rascal Flatts- What Hurts The Most
Carrie Underwood-This Is Just A Dream
Taylor Swift-Picture To Burn
Lifehouse-Whatever It Takes
Foo Fighters-Let It Die
Jack Johnson-If I Had Eyes
Jason Mraz-Wordplay
Jason Mraz-Geek In The Pink
Anna Nalick-In The Rough
Blink 182-Always

Some of those on CHR? "The Pretender" could've worked, but I doubt "Let it Die" would. And a few of those weren't released in '08.

I totally agree with the first poster on Keri Hilson and Spill Canvas.

The problem with dance records is most people don't even "try" them til they're already a hit. We gave September a chance because it's been a while a dance record was played at my station.

So many PDs just follow charts. Some never try and figure out their audience's likes, dislikes, tendencies, etc. to know if a song like this would even work. They just know that current national trends dictate a Beyonce tune or a rap song with T-Pain, Lil Wayne or Soulja Boy in it will drive the phones nuts.

 

[1900radio]

Lifehouse-Blind
Fall Out Boy- A Little Less Sixteen Candles A Little More Touch Me
Rascal Flatts- What Hurts The Most
Carrie Underwood-This Is Just A Dream
Taylor Swift-Picture To Burn
Lifehouse-Whatever It Takes
Foo Fighters-Let It Die
Jack Johnson-If I Had Eyes
Jason Mraz-Wordplay
Jason Mraz-Geek In The Pink
Anna Nalick-In The Rough
Blink 182-Always

Umm "whatever it takes" and "what hurts the most" were both hits. Maybe not top 5, but top 15. And take out the KIIS and Q102's of the world and they were even bigger hits. A lot of stations powered both.

 

[jradiod]

Out of this year? I thought "Feedback" by Janet would've been a small comeback hit for her. Until its research came out, anyway.

I'll agree with Maroon 5/Rihanna. That was a great record.

 

[jsu5381m]

What about One Ticket by White Devil? Then again they do kind of sound like Eminem.

 

[john77]

When I first saw that Maroon 5 was teaming up with Rihanna on "If I never see your face again", I would have thought it would be much bigger than it was. Even though it may not have been THAT great of a song, I would have thought that a collaboration between 2 of some of the hottest CHR artists of the last few years could do better than just barely scraping the top 30.

Even though September "Cry For You" is a modest nationwide hit, it still baffles me that some major market stations, namely KIIS and KHKS never really put it into rotation. Those two stations were some of the industry leaders when it came to dance/pop back in the 90s.

KIIS hasn't been a "normal" Mainstream Pop station for several years... witness them completely missing the last Nickelback album all the while playing "How You Remind Me" as a gold/recurrent the entire time the album's five hits were charting nationally.

I have to wholeheartedly disagree with those who thought "Energy" should have been a hit... IMHO, it's amongst the most drab, boring songs of the year. It's stuck in the same beat/rhythm the entire duration of the song ala "Touch My Body." And we know poorly that one tested!

Chris Brown's "Say Goodbye" is one that really should have done better. I'd be willing to bet if they released it after "Run It" and not as the 4th single, it would done a lot better than #14.

Boys Like Girls' "Thunder" definitely should have been bigger than the #21 hit it was.

Carrie Underwood's "Last Name" and Taylor Swift's "Should've Said No" both peaked in the 50's. I don't believe either label gave the songs a CHR push ... with any label effort at all, these easily would have gone top 30.

Gavin Rossdale's "Love Remains The Same" looked like it was going to miss the top 40 entirely... Thankfully, the label gave it another push and it's currently at #24... still probably won't peak as high as it should.

I'll add more as I think of them.

 

[johnbasalla]

This one is not from 2008, but over the past few years I think the biggest miss was "Beating Heart Baby" by Head Automatica. It's got it all. It's powerful, with a winning melody, is just as good as hits by Paramore, Fall Out Boy, etc...

 

[vaboi-83]

ANYTHING DANCE - Don't anyone listen to Z1035 from Toronto - The BEST DAMN CHR ! Why can't that work here in the states?

Dance:
Cascada- What Hurts the Most and Faded as long with songs from her first CD - Miracle / Bad Boy / Ready For Love
Tiesto- In the Dark
Basshunters - Now You're Gone / All I Ever Wanted
September- Can’t Get Over / Looking For Love / Satellites
Jupiter- Electropop
Shiny Toy Guns- You Are The One
Seal- Amazing
Kylie Minogue- All I See / The One
David Guetta- Love is Gone / Baby When the Lights Go Out / Everytime We Touch
Paula Abdul- Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow
Cyndi Laper- Into the Nightlife (Soul Seekerz Edit)
Kaskade & Deadmau5- Move For Me
Madonna- Give It 2 Me / Miles Away
Donna Summer- Stamp Your Feet
Alex Young- Cold
Sunfreakz- Drive Out
Nadia Ali- Crash and Burn (maybe a chance still)
Killers- Human (maybe a chance still)
John Legend f/ Andre 3000- Green Light (maybe a chance still)
Lights- Drive My Soul
Kim Sozzi - Feel Your Love
Kim Leoni- Medicine
Saving Jane- Supergirl


URBAN Crossovers:
Baby Bash f/ Sean Kingston- What Is It
Keyshia Cole- I Remember / Heaven Sent
Yung Berg f/ Casha- The Business
Nelly f/ Ashanti, Akon- Body On Me
VIC- Get Silly
Nelly and Fergie- Party People
Usher- Moving Mountains
Kat Deluna f/Busta Rhymes- Run the Show
The-Dream- I Luv Your Girl
Ludacris f/ Chris Brown- When Them Girls Like

Others:
Maroon 5 f/ Rihanna- If I Never See Your Face - up for a grammy !
Puddle of Mudd- We Don’t Have To Look Back Now
The Spill Canvas- All Over You
Matt Nathanson- Come On Get Higher (maybe a chance still)
Seether- Fake It / Rise Above This
Fall Out Boy f/ John Mayer- Beat It
Panic! At the Disco- 9 in the Afternoon
Janet Jackson- Feedback
Lenny Kravitz- I’ll Be Waiting
Switchfoot- This Is Home



Country Crossovers:
Rascal Flatts- What Hurts the Most
Taylor Swift- Picture to Burn / Shouldve' Said No ----great to see Love Story doing well
Carrie Underwood- Just A Dream / Last Name / So Small

 

[CHRles]

ANYTHING DANCE - Don't anyone listen to Z1035 from Toronto - The BEST DAMN CHR ! Why can't that work here in the states?

On this board? I can tell you that aside from me, Midwestclubber is also a huge fan of Z-103.5.

 

[instigator]

Again Kim leoni, Alone Lasgo(old but you did'nt specify) Lifehouse Sick Cycle Carosel, Spill Canvas All Over You , Fuel Wasted Time, Brittny Spears Radar

 

[lovejamminoldies]

I Nine- Seven Days Of Lonely.... I thought that it was a hot song... if i was released years ago, woulda been big
New Kids' Summertime.... Didn't hit top 10 like i wanted it to.

 

[Adam Rivers]

Z103.5 is a great station - but you have to understand the culture and demographics of Toronto. There aren't many similar situations in the US. Radio right now is about the bottom line, and nothing else....and a station like that will not work, anywhere in the US. In this economy, programmers and music directors cannot afford to add songs like many of the ones played there. There are a lot of people in radio, myself not included, that disagree with a lot of corporate decisions that are made, but have to shut their mouths to keep their jobs because there aren't half as many jobs to go around anymore.

 

[Frank72]

Z103.5 is a great station - but you have to understand the culture and demographics of Toronto. There aren't many similar situations in the US.

Bang on. Toronto has a significant Euro population that supports the added dance flavor. What else makes them moderately successful is the lack of a pure CHR in the market. CHUM-FM is the closest thing with an Adult CHR format but the presentation (esp. morning show) is pretty HOT AC. Strange that Canada's biggest market is without a real CHR. No different than San Fran or Denver I guess.