11/15/09 Hot AC Chart: Kelly Clarkson just misses #1, Daughtry debuts

Kings of Leon eek out 1 more week at the top of the chart this week, giving them 11 weeks on top with “Use Somebody”. Coming on strong though at #2 is Kelly Clarkson with “Already Gone”. Kelly just missed the #1 spot and ended up 10 spins behind the Kings. Look for Kelly to begin her reign at the top next week.

Uncle Kracker moves up to #5 with “Smile”. It’s the first time Uncle Kracker has hit the top 5 since 2003, when “Drift Away” peaked at #2 (and spent 10 weeks at that position). Daughtry falls out of the top 5 for the first time since the first week of July (“No Surprise” eases down to #8) Moving into the top 10 in only its 6th week on the chart is “Fireflies” by Owl City.

Lifehouse move into the top 20 at #19 with “Halfway Gone”. Reaching the top 30 are Beyonce’s “Sweet Dreams” and Jay Sean’s “Down”. Debuting on the chart this week is the latest by Daughtry (#34) and Boys Like Girls (#40).

Idol Watch: Kris Allen moves up to #21, and Jordin Sparks spends her last week on the chart at #36.

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11/8/09 Hot AC Chart: Kings of Leon reach double digits on top, Several big moves up this week

“Use Somebody” holds at the top of the chart for a tenth week this week. It’s still in 2nd place for longest run at the top of the chart this year, trailing the Fray. Thanks in part to a change in the station panel, Colbie Caillat gets a surge and moves up to #2 with “Fallin’ for You”. However, she still is an underdog to reach the top spot. Although Kelly Clarkson holds at #4 with “Already Gone”, her bullet is almost 3 times the size of Colbie’s. If her bullet can stay the same, Kelly could reach #1 before December.

No songs move into the top 10 this week, and one song moves into the top 20, “Paparazzi” by Lady GaGa. The biggest mover of the week will be in the top 20 soon, “Halfway Gone” by Lifehouse. The song sees a spin increase of over 600 and leaps 8 notches to to #21 in its 2nd week on the chart. Relatively small differences in spins along with the panel change allow other songs to make big moves up the chart this week: “Haven’t Met You Yet” moves 34-27, “Sex on Fire” moves 35-28, and “Sweet Dreams” moves 37-31.

Less than 300 spins separate #40 from #30, and a little over 500 spins separate #30 from #21. Thus the potential for big moves still exists for any song that can get a strong bullet.

Moving in the opposite direction from the  big movers is the Howie Day’s “Be There”. The song falls 6 spots to #33.

Debuting this week are the latest songs from Parachute, Black Eyed Peas, Eric Hutchinson, and Jason Derulo.

Idol Watch: Daughtry holds at #5, Kris Allen moves up 3 to #23, and Jordin falls 3 to #34.

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11/01/09 Hot AC Chart: Lifehouse returns, Rob earns another top 10

Kings of Leon hold once again at the top of the chart, for a total of 9 weeks on top.  The next contender is Kelly Clarkson, who moves up to #4 with “Already Gone”. She is still several hundred spins behind the Kings. With the chart probably starting to slow down soon as we approach the holiday season, Kings may still have a few weeks to go on top.

Rob Thomas moves up to #10 with “Someday”. This is Rob’s 8th consecutive top 10 on Hot AC as a solo artist, starting with his appearance with Santana on “Smooth”. If you count Matchbox Twenty hits, “Someday” is Rob’s 20th top 10 on the Hot AC chart. That’s quite a feat, especially since most acts don’t even have 20 charted hits.

For those readers who’ve been following Bon Jovi, they inch up one more to #12 this week.

The biggest mover on the chart is a song that’s been around for 6 weeks now. “You & Me” by the Dave Matthews band jumps 9 notches to #30 this week.  In the previous 5 weeks, the song had risen no higher than #38.  Other songs making decent moves this week include Kris Allen’s “Live Like We’re Dying” (moving from 32 to 26) and OneRepublic’s “All the Right Moves” (moving from #29 to #24).

Lifehouse return to the chart this week after several months away. They have the highest debut of the week at #29 with “Halfway Gone”. It’s the group’s 10th top 40 hit on Hot AC. They first appeared in 2001 with “Hanging by a Moment”.  Michael Bublé comes back to the chart after a couple of years away with his third hit, “Haven’t Met You Yet”. The song is already top 10 on the AC chart. Rounding out this week’s debuts is Michelle Branch, who comes in with her first hit by herself  since 2004 with “Sooner or Later”.  It’s her 6th hit all by herself, and 9th hit overall counting hits with Santana and the Wreckers.

Idol Watch: Daughtry slips to #5, and Jordin Sparks falls to #31.

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