NLOTH Singles Chart Watch

[Danny Boy]

The Dirty South Radio Mix went out to US radio on June 12. I question how many Rock and AC stations are going to play a radio edit of a dance remix, though.

Anyone seeing it on any airplay charts? I don't see it in the Top 40 of any of the Mediabase charts. Magnificent is down from 4 to 6 on AAA, -81 spins.

 

[cjboog]

U2's new single, I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight, will be released on August 17th by Mercury.

 

[beLIEve]

The Dirty South Radio Mix went out to US radio on June 12. I question how many Rock and AC stations are going to play a radio edit of a dance remix, though.

Anyone seeing it on any airplay charts? I don't see it in the Top 40 of any of the Mediabase charts. Magnificent is down from 4 to 6 on AAA, -81 spins.

Are you sure that remix went out to U.S. radio? I saw where it was given to DJ's in Australia, where "Dirty South" has a following, but what radio format would play it in the States? I listened to it briefly before concluding it was horrible. A single edit of Crazy Tonight, or even the album cut, might do OK on Triple A, Adult Top 40, and perhaps BB's new Rock Top 50 chart, where Magnificent drops to 39 this week. I really hope that U2, or their management, don't actually believe that the D.S. remix would actually get any airplay in the U.S., and if they actually do, then it's just another nail in the coffin for the botched singles strategy for NLOTH.

One other note on Magnificent...it is down to #15 this week on the Top European Airplay chart...but for a song that "flopped" since it wasn't downloaded, it's had quite a run on the radio. It's also up to #11 on the Top 20 songs chart for Asia (measures airplay, video play, and sales in all of SE Asia) this week, while Boots falls off that same chart this week after a Top 5 run.

 

[Maoilbheannacht]

Are you sure that remix went out to U.S. radio? I saw where it was given to DJ's in Australia, where "Dirty South" has a following, but what radio format would play it in the States? I listened to it briefly before concluding it was horrible. A single edit of Crazy Tonight, or even the album cut, might do OK on Triple A, Adult Top 40, and perhaps BB's new Rock Top 50 chart, where Magnificent drops to 39 this week. I really hope that U2, or their management, don't actually believe that the D.S. remix would actually get any airplay in the U.S., and if they actually do, then it's just another nail in the coffin for the botched singles strategy for NLOTH.

One other note on Magnificent...it is down to #15 this week on the Top European Airplay chart...but for a song that "flopped" since it wasn't downloaded, it's had quite a run on the radio. It's also up to #11 on the Top 20 songs chart for Asia (measures airplay, video play, and sales in all of SE Asia) this week, while Boots falls off that same chart this week after a Top 5 run.

I have some questions:

What was "Get On Your Boots" peak position on the following Billboard charts?

Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart
Modern Rock Tracks Chart
Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart

What was "Magnificents" peak position on the following Billboard charts?

Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart
Modern Rock Tracks Chart
Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart

 

[Danny Boy]

Get On Your Boots
Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart - 26
Modern Rock Tracks Chart - 5
Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart - ?

Magnificent
Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart - 29
Modern Rock Tracks Chart - 18
Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart - ?

 

[Danny Boy]

Are you sure that remix went out to U.S. radio

Radioplay sent it out digitally on 6/12. It was targeted at the "Rock," "Euro," and "Dance" Formats.

FMQB now says IGCIIDGCT will be available for AAA airplay on 6/29, but they are probably referring to the single version or the radio edit, not this remix.

 

[beLIEve]

Billboard's July 4 Edition

Magnificent up from 8 to 5 on "Hot Dance Club Play"
Magnificent up from 9 to 5 on "Hot Dance Singles Sales"
Magnificent up from 14 to 11 on "Hot Singles Sales"
Magnificent down from 4 to 6 on Adult Rock/AAA
Magnificent down 1 spot to 15 on "Euro Hot 15 Radio Airplay Chart"
Magnificent down 2 spots to 20 on "Top 100 Hits online" chart

I believe Magnificent peaked at #23 on Adult Top 40; #18 on Modern Rock; #79 on BB Hot 100.

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

whatever happened to that Magnificent single that was supposed to be available at Best Buy? Did that ever happen?

 

[doctorwho]

whatever happened to that Magnificent single that was supposed to be available at Best Buy? Did that ever happen?

It was available. In fact, I made a new thread about it here.

Also, you can see the single at Best Buy here. I ordered mine from Best Buy and it came on the day the single was released. However, the site says the single is now back-ordered.

If Best Buy continues to be delayed, Amazon.com is also offering it here. They even have the 2-track and EP versions of the single available, although both of those are imports.

 

[beLIEve]

On the website "World Top 50 Albums", the have updated several of the world/region singles charts for the period June 15-21.

World Top 100 Singles: Magnificent jumps back up from 48 to 32
Asia Top 20 Singles: Magnificent jumps from 16 to 11, while Boots falls off the chart
Eurochart Top 100 Singles: Magnificent hanging on at #96

Crazy Tonight started showing up on AAA Rock playlists this week, too. In looking at the mediabase playlist data for last week shows that in some markets, Magnificent is at or near the top of # of spins in a number of different cities...while it's nowhere to be found in others. Crazy Tonight is on about 7 radio station playlists that I could find...and Stand Up Comedy was on 3 radio playlists, along with Moment of Surrender.

I would not be surprised if Crazy Tonight debuts on the Triple A/Adult Rock Top 40 this week or next, but that won't really make a difference in boosting album sales. If U2 will do some song promotion...makes some good b-sides available...and get a creative video out for this single in short order, maybe it has a chance to be a modest hit. If they follow the same strategy, or lack thereof, used for Magnificent...forget about it.

Crazy is not my favorite song, but it is the most radio friendly song from NLOTH. If U2 want the kind of commercial success they enjoyed with HTDAAB, they'll promote Crazy heavily to help boost album sales along with the tour. If they just want to make great music and let fans discover it on their own, then they'll basically let a few radio stations decide if they want to play it, and instead put all their effort into playing live for U2360.
I like watching charts and want U2 to do well on them, but at the same time, NLOTH is the album I'VE been hoping for, so either way, I'm happy to be a fan for some 25+ years who thinks NLOTH is a masterpiece.

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

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I like watching charts and want U2 to do well on them, but at the same time, NLOTH is the album I'VE been hoping for, so either way, I'm happy to be a fan for some 25+ years who thinks NLOTH is a masterpiece.

well said

 

[Mrs. Garrison]

It was available. In fact, I made a new thread about it here.

Also, you can see the single at Best Buy here. I ordered mine from Best Buy and it came on the day the single was released. However, the site says the single is now back-ordered.

If Best Buy continues to be delayed, Amazon.com is also offering it here. They even have the 2-track and EP versions of the single available, although both of those are imports.

thanks Doc

good job, as always. Remind me to buy you a Duff if i ever get to meet you in person.

 

[beLIEve]

Crazy debuted today on mediabase "Adult Rock Top 40" at #37, with 16 stations already playing it and that's +11 from just Tuesday of this week. Magnificent is still in the Top 10 on this chart, although it has peaked. It's also hanging on the "Rock Top 40" mediabase chart at #23 with a slight gain in spins.

 

[powerhour24]

Its easy to think how stupid the radio is, or that there's some sort of conspiracy since if anything U2 has done this decade that would scream collossal hit. But Viva La Vida is pretty much the ONLY rock song we've seen take the world by storm in years (and that only happened after an iTunes commercial), the only thing that tops singles charts nowadays are hip-hop songs featuring a million artists, and one new female singer after another. It should have saved rock music on the charts, but it doesn't surprise me that it didn't.

Seriously, aside from VLV and a few weeks of Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" and Nickelback's "How You Remind Me", not a single #1 song on the Hot 100 is a rock song, not even pop 'rock'. On a side note, having gone and checked to back myself up, I'm proud to say I avoid the radio and TV enough that I've heard pretty much none of those songs since like 2003/4. But if garbage commercial rock doesn't even sell in this loop-based, ringtone-oriented, no understanding of artistry culture we have, there's no way real talent is breaking through anytime soon. Remember when the Beatles were the biggest thing going, well they actually brought creativity and sonic art along with their cross-demographic popularity, think something like that will ever happen again?

 

[beLIEve]

Billboard's weekly update:
Magnificent up to #3 from #5 on Hot Dance Club Play Top 40
Magnificent hangs in at #29 on Top Hits online chart
Magnificent down from 3 to 7 on Dance Singles Sales
" " " " " down from 11 to 17 on Overall Singles Sales Chart
As of today, Magnificent at #10 on Triple A/Adult Rock Top 40, while
Crazy Tonight is up to #33 on that same chart...moving up fast
Magnificent still hanging on at #15 on Euro Singles Airplay Chart
Magnificent at #14 on Top 20 songs (airplay + sales) is Asia

 

[Danny Boy]

I just saw the new BlackBerry ad with Crazy Tonight on TV.

It's not quite as iconic as the Vertigo iPod ad, but maybe it will give the single a bump.

 

[beLIEve]

I just saw the new BlackBerry ad with Crazy Tonight on TV.

It's not quite as iconic as the Vertigo iPod ad, but maybe it will give the single a bump.

Saw it twice yesterday on ESPN, then NBC, Wimbledon Coverage. Perfect length, slick graphics, great sound...where has this been for NLOTH? Very much all that's needed to help with promotion. Hope it's not too little, too late. The fascination with the tour will keep U2 in the news, but will it remind folks they have a new album out? We'll see.

 

[beLIEve]

Crazy Tonight up to #25 on Adult Rock/AAA

Magificent at #40 on World Singles Chart
Magnifent at #68 in Germany
Magnificent falls from #15 to #18 in France
Magnificent holds at #14 on Asia Top 20

 

[beLIEve]

Mediabase publishes Market Playlist "Snapshots" every 2 weeks. Here are a few of the playlists (show Top 20 songs only) from their most recent publication:

WRQX-FM
Washington, DC (9)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 FRAY You Found Me 42 38
2 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your Last D 41 43
3 U2 Magnificent 40 41
4 PLAIN WHITE T'S 1, 2, 3, 4 39 43
5 MILEY CYRUS The Climb 26 22
6 KELLY CLARKSON My Life Would Suck W 24 24
7 ROB THOMAS Her Diamonds 24 24
8 LADY GAGA Poker Face 23 24
9 PINK Please Don't Leave Me 23 24
10 SHINEDOWN Second Chance 23 22
11 DAVID COOK Come Back To Me 22 24
12 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 22 21
13 COLBIE CAILLAT Fallin' For You 22 19
14 DAUGHTRY No Surprise 21 20
15 CAROLINA LIAR Show Me What I'm Look 19 20
16 JASON MRAZ Lucky f/Colbie Caillat 18 23
17 FRAY Never Say Never 15 16
18 THEORY OF A DEADMAN Not Meant To Be 14 10
19 K.T. TUNSTALL Black Horse & The Che 10 10
20 SARA BAREILLES Love Song 10 9

WNNF-FM
Cincinnati (28)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 50 47
2 SHINEDOWN Second Chance 48 52
3 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 47 51
4 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 47 50
5 THEORY OF A DEADMAN Not Meant To Be 47 50
6 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your Last D 47 35
7 U2 Magnificent 46 49
8 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 32 33
9 FRAY Never Say Never 32 32
10 THE SCRIPT Man Who Can't Be Moved 32 31
11 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT Sometime Aroun 31 32
12 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 19 11
13 LINKIN PARK New Divide 13 19
14 DUFFY Mercy 11 10
15 ROBERT PLANT/ALISON KRAUSS Gone Gon 11 10
16 SAVING ABEL Addicted 11 8
17 SARA BAREILLES Love Song 10 12
18 KATY PERRY Thinking Of You 10 12
19 BUCKCHERRY Sorry 10 11
20 COLBIE CAILLAT Realize 10 10

WRFY-FM
Reading, PA (130)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 FRAY You Found Me 14 15
2 DAVID COOK Come Back To Me 14 13
3 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 13 15
4 THEORY OF A DEADMAN Not Meant To Be 13 15
5 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 13 14
6 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 13 13
7 CHICKENFOOT Oh Yeah 13 5
8 DAUGHTRY No Surprise 13 1
9 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 13 1
10 NICKELBACK If Today Was Your Last D 12 14
11 HALESTORM I Get Off 11 5
12 ROB THOMAS Her Diamonds 6 10
13 U2 Magnificent 6 7
14 SHINEDOWN Second Chance 6 5
15 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 5 14
16 PAPA ROACH Lifeline 5 6
17 AC/DC Big Jack 5 5
18 U2 Get On Your Boots 4 6
19 COLDPLAY Violet Hill 3 4
20 GAVIN DEGRAW In Love With A Girl 3 4

WRXP-FM
New York (1)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 311 Hey You 24 21
2 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 22 22
3 WILCO You Never Know 22 21
4 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 22 18
5 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 21 22
6 JAMES MORRISON Nothing Ever Hurt Li 20 21
7 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Panic Switch 20 9
8 PETE YORN Don't Wanna Cry 13 11
9 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 11 22
10 JACK'S MANNEQUIN Swim 10 9
11 MIIKE SNOW Animal 10 9
12 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 10 8
13 KILLERS A Dustland Fairytale 9 10
14 PHOENIX 1901 9 10
15 DEPECHE MODE Wrong 9 9
16 RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS Fix It 9 8
17 BELL X1 The Great Defector 9 8
18 INCUBUS Black Heart Inertia 9 8
19 U2 Magnificent 9 8
20 RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS Magick 9 6

KSWD-FM
Los Angeles (2)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 11 4
2 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 9 7
3 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 7 6
4 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 7 5
5 COLLECTIVE SOUL Staring Down 4 3
6 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 3 4
7 GREEN DAY Restless Heart Syndrome 3 2
8 JACK JOHNSON Upside Down 3 1
9 JACK JOHNSON Good People 3 1
10 COLDPLAY Lost! 3 3
11 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Why I Am 3 3
12 U2 I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go .. 3 3
13 COLDPLAY Viva La Vida 1 2
14 COLDPLAY Talk 1 2
15 AU REVOIR SIMONE A Violent Yet Flam 1 0
16 AU REVOIR SIMONE Lark 1 0
17 AU REVOIR SIMONE Stay Golden 1 0
18 CHRIS CORNELL Billie Jean 1 0
19 ELVIS COSTELLO Sulphur To Sugarcane 1 0
20 ROCCO DELUCA & THE BURDEN Open Page 1 0

KFOG-FM
San Francisco (4)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 MAT KEARNEY Closer To Love 23 20
2 CHRIS ISAAK We Let Her Down 21 20
3 U2 Magnificent 20 23
4 FRAY You Found Me 20 22
5 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 20 21
6 SNOW PATROL Crack The Shutters 20 21
7 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 14 15
8 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 14 14
9 BELL X1 The Great Defector 13 12
10 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN My Lucky Day 12 12
11 JAMES MORRISON Nothing Ever Hurt Li 11 13
12 JASON MRAZ I'm Yours 10 9
13 MATT NATHANSON Come On Get Higher 10 9
14 WILCO You Never Know 9 9
15 INCUBUS Love Hurts 9 8
16 DAVID BYRNE/BRIAN ENO Strange Overt 9 7
17 GAVIN ROSSDALE Love Remains The Sam 9 7
18 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Working On A Drea 8 11
19 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 8 10
20 NICKELBACK Gotta Be Somebody 8 9

KDBN-FM
Dallas (5)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 17 15
2 SNOW PATROL Crack The Shutters 16 15
3 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 16 14
4 JAMES MORRISON Nothing Ever Hurt Li 15 20
5 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 15 18
6 WILCO You Never Know 15 16
7 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 15 14
8 U2 Magnificent 14 16
9 O.A.R. Shattered (Turn The Car...) 14 13
10 RAY LAMONTAGNE You Are The Best Thi 14 12
11 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 14 9
12 COUNTING CROWS When I Dream Of Mich 13 9
13 FRAY You Found Me 11 11
14 PETE YORN Don't Wanna Cry 11 9
15 TYRONE WELLS More 10 12
16 BELL X1 The Great Defector 10 11
17 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT Sometime Aroun 10 10
18 FRAY Never Say Never 9 9
19 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire 9 9
20 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE I Will Possess 7 5

WZGC-FM
Atlanta (7)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 31 31
2 U2 Magnificent 31 31
3 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 30 31
4 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 30 29
5 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 29 28
6 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Cath 19 14
7 MY MORNING JACKET I'm Amazed 17 14
8 RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS Magick 16 18
9 BOB DYLAN Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 16 14
10 KILLERS Human 16 14
11 SHERYL CROW Detours 15 17
12 GAVIN ROSSDALE Love Remains The Sam 15 12
13 RAY LAMONTAGNE You Are The Best Thi 14 16
14 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 14 14
15 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Working On A Drea 13 16
16 O.A.R. Shattered (Turn The Car...) 12 17
17 COUNTING CROWS When I Dream Of Mich 12 16
18 COLDPLAY Viva La Vida 12 12
19 FRAY You Found Me 12 9
20 EDDIE VEDDER Hard Sun 12 9

WXPN-FM
Philadelphia (8)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 GRIZZLY BEAR Two Weeks 10 5
2 BAT FOR LASHES Daniel 9 7
3 BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO When The Levee Bre 9 7
4 CONOR OBERST Nikorette 9 5
5 FELICE BROTHERS Run Chicken Run 8 8
6 BELL X1 The Great Defector 8 6
7 PHOENIX 1901 7 10
8 LEVON HELM When I Go Away 7 7
9 U2 I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go .. 7 7
10 TORI AMOS Welcome To England 7 5
11 NEKO CASE People Got A Lotta Nerve 7 5
12 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 7 5
13 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 7 5
14 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 7 4
15 BEN HARPER & RELENTLESS 7 Fly One T 7 4
16 SAM ROBERTS Detroit '67 7 4
17 ROMAN CANDLE Eden Was A Garden 7 3
18 WILCO One Wing 7 3
19 PASSION PIT The Reeling 6 7
20 SON VOLT Down To The Wire 6 7

CIDR-FM
Detroit (11)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 JAMES MORRISON Nothing Ever Hurt Li 32 31
2 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 31 33
3 KILLERS Spaceman 31 32
4 METRIC Help, I'm Alive 31 32
5 SAM ROBERTS Them Kids 31 32
6 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 31 31
7 U2 Magnificent 31 31
8 DEPECHE MODE Wrong 29 31
9 PILOT SPEED Bluff 20 21
10 SERENA RYDER All For Love 20 20
11 TRAGICALLY HIP Morning Moon 20 20
12 TRAGICALLY HIP Love Is A First 20 20
13 OUR LADY PEACE All You Did Was Save 20 19
14 PILOT SPEED Put The Phone Down 20 19
15 THE STILLS I'm With You 19 20
16 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 17 16
17 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 16 16
18 COLDPLAY Lovers In Japan 16 16
19 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 15 15
20 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 15 14

KBCO-FM
Denver (21)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Hey Worl 27 24
2 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 25 23
3 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 25 22
4 JAMES MORRISON Nothing Ever Hurt Li 24 24
5 JACK JOHNSON Go On 22 25
6 COUNTING CROWS When I Dream Of Mich 21 24
7 SNOW PATROL Crack The Shutters 13 15
8 WILCO You Never Know 13 12
9 ERIC HUTCHINSON Rock & Roll 13 11
10 RAY LAMONTAGNE You Are The Best Thi 13 10
11 INCUBUS Love Hurts 12 14
12 MATT NATHANSON All We Are 12 14
13 MISSY HIGGINS Where I Stood 12 11
14 U2 Magnificent 12 8
15 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 11 12
16 COLBIE CAILLAT Fallin' For You 11 11
17 INDIGO GIRLS What Are You Like 11 11
18 B.B. KING How Many More Years 10 13
19 FRAY Absolute 10 12
20 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 10 11

WRNR-FM
Baltimore (22)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 WILCO You Never Know 27 22
2 WHITE RABBITS Percussion Gun 23 27
3 DECEMBERISTS Hazards Of Love 1 (The 23 24
4 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 22 26
5 FLEET FOXES Mykonos 21 12
6 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Ain't No Rest For 16 12
7 SAM ROBERTS Them Kids 16 8
8 SAM ROBERTS Detroit '67 15 16
9 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 15 15
10 THE DEAD WEATHER Hang You From The 15 15
11 YEAH YEAH YEAHS Zero 15 14
12 BAND OF SKULLS I Know What I Am 15 11
13 TORI AMOS Welcome To England 14 13
14 U2 Magnificent 14 12
15 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Shake Me Like A 14 8
16 U2 I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go .. 13 16
17 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 13 14
18 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Panic Switch 13 14
19 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 13 9
20 ERIC HUTCHINSON OK It's Alright Wit 13 8

KINK-FM
Portland, OR (23)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 26 24
2 FLEET FOXES Mykonos 26 24
3 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 26 24
4 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 25 25
5 U2 Magnificent 23 25
6 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 17 15
7 BOB DYLAN Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 17 12
8 ANJULIE Boom 16 15
9 ADELE Right As Rain 16 14
10 GREEN DAY Last Of The American Girl 16 14
11 JACK JOHNSON Go On 16 14
12 WILCO You Never Know 16 14
13 OREN LAVIE Her Morning Elegance 15 16
14 BELL X1 The Great Defector 14 11
15 TORI AMOS Welcome To England 12 10
16 BEN HARPER & RELENTLESS 7 Fly One T 12 8
17 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 12 7
18 TYRONE WELLS More 11 15
19 BRETT DENNEN Heaven 11 13
20 MAT KEARNEY Closer To Love 11 9

KENZ-FM
Salt Lake City (30)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT Sometime Aroun 43 43
2 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 42 42
3 LINKIN PARK New Divide 42 36
4 CAROLINA LIAR Show Me What I'm Look 41 41
5 COLBIE CAILLAT Fallin' For You 40 41
6 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 36 40
7 THE SCRIPT Man Who Can't Be Moved 36 37
8 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 31 30
9 PARACHUTE She Is Love 29 21
10 HOWIE DAY Be There 29 20
11 DEPECHE MODE Wrong 28 30
12 U2 Magnificent 28 29
13 LILY ALLEN The Fear 18 17
14 WEEZER Troublemaker 17 17
15 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS Gives You Hell 16 25
16 KILLERS Spaceman 16 17
17 FRAY You Found Me 16 15
18 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 16 12
19 SNOW PATROL Crack The Shutters 16 9
20 PINK So What 15 19

WTTS-FM
Indianapolis (40)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE No Sunlight 24 26
2 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 24 25
3 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 24 24
4 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 23 15
5 COUNTING CROWS When I Dream Of Mich 22 15
6 BLACK JOE LEWIS & HONEYBEARS Sugarf 17 14
7 ADELE Right As Rain 16 16
8 RHETT MILLER I Need To Know Where I 16 16
9 MATT NATHANSON All We Are 16 15
10 U2 I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go .. 16 15
11 CAROLINA LIAR Show Me What I'm Look 15 16
12 ELMS Back To Indiana 15 16
13 MAT KEARNEY Closer To Love 15 16
14 WILCO You Never Know 15 15
15 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Why I Am 13 11
16 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 13 1
17 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT Sometime Aroun 13 0
18 FRAY Say When 12 24
19 RAY LAMONTAGNE You Are The Best Thi 11 24
20 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 11 14

WRLT-FM
Nashville (44)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 28 25
2 MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD Say Hey 26 22
3 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 24 28
4 MATT NATHANSON All We Are 24 24
5 O.A.R. This Town 17 17
6 WILCO You Never Know 17 17
7 BELL X1 The Great Defector 17 16
8 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 17 16
9 TYRONE WELLS More 16 17
10 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 16 16
11 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 16 16
12 U2 I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go .. 12 16
13 SERENA RYDER Little Bit Of Red 10 17
14 JACK JOHNSON Go On 10 0
15 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Shake Me Like A 9 8
16 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 9 8
17 MINDY SMITH Highs & Lows 9 1
18 BRETT DENNEN Make You Crazy f/Femi 8 9
19 MY MORNING JACKET I'm Amazed 8 9
20 COUNTING CROWS When I Dream Of Mich 8 8

WRQQ-FM
Nashville (44)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 SHINEDOWN Second Chance 13 13
2 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 12 10
3 WILCO You Never Know 11 11
4 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 11 10
5 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 11 10
6 JAMES MORRISON Nothing Ever Hurt Li 10 11
7 O.A.R. This Town 10 11
8 U2 Magnificent 10 11
9 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Ain't No Rest For 10 10
10 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 10 9
11 KID ROCK All Summer Long 10 9
12 SAVING ABEL Drowning (Face Down) 10 8
13 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 9 11
14 BELL X1 The Great Defector 9 10
15 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 8 10
16 PEARL JAM Brother 8 8
17 3 DOORS DOWN It's Not My Time 8 6
18 COUNTING CROWS You Can't Count On M 7 6
19 SAVING ABEL Addicted 7 6
20 EDDIE VEDDER Hard Sun 7 5

WRNX-FM
Springfield, MA (88)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 31 31
2 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 31 30
3 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 29 31
4 WILCO You Never Know 27 15
5 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 26 15
6 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 23 21
7 BOB DYLAN Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 22 18
8 MAT KEARNEY Closer To Love 21 20
9 TORI AMOS Welcome To England 20 20
10 U2 Magnificent 20 17
11 ERIC HUTCHINSON OK It's Alright Wit 19 15
12 BELL X1 The Great Defector 19 14
13 PETE YORN Don't Wanna Cry 16 14
14 HOWIE DAY Be There 15 12
15 THE SCRIPT Man Who Can't Be Moved 14 14
16 FRAY Never Say Never 14 8
17 SERENA RYDER Little Bit Of Red 13 18
18 TYRONE WELLS More 13 14
19 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 13 13
20 JACK JOHNSON Go On 13 8

WMMM-FM
Madison, WI (98)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 SNOW PATROL Crack The Shutters 26 24
2 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 25 25
3 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 24 25
4 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 24 22
5 COUNTING CROWS When I Dream Of Mich 21 16
6 U2 Magnificent 18 22
7 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 17 16
8 WILCO You Never Know 17 15
9 MAT KEARNEY Closer To Love 16 18
10 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 16 16
11 THE SCRIPT Man Who Can't Be Moved 15 16
12 TYRONE WELLS More 15 16
13 ROB THOMAS Her Diamonds 10 6
14 ADELE Right As Rain 9 9
15 BELL X1 The Great Defector 9 8
16 BOB DYLAN Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 9 8
17 FRAY You Found Me 9 8
18 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 9 6
19 PETE YORN Don't Wanna Cry 8 10
20 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT Sometime Aroun 8 8

KTHX-FM
Reno, NV (122)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 20 19
2 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 19 19
3 BOB DYLAN Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 19 19
4 MAT KEARNEY Closer To Love 19 19
5 WILCO You Never Know 19 18
6 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 18 20
7 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 18 19
8 TORI AMOS Welcome To England 16 15
9 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 15 15
10 ERIC HUTCHINSON OK It's Alright Wit 15 15
11 PETE YORN Don't Wanna Cry 15 15
12 BELL X1 The Great Defector 15 14
13 U2 Magnificent 14 17
14 BEN HARPER & RELENTLESS 7 Fly One T 14 15
15 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 13 8
16 IRON & WINE Love Vigilantes 12 8
17 JASON MRAZ I'm Yours 11 6
18 DAVID BYRNE/BRIAN ENO Strange Overt 10 9
19 ADELE Right As Rain 10 7
20 RYAN ADAMS & THE CARDINALS Fix It 9 8

Ann Arbor, MI (148)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 JAMES MORRISON Nothing Ever Hurt Li 21 20
2 WILCO You Never Know 21 15
3 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 20 19
4 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 20 19
5 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 20 18
6 SNOW PATROL Crack The Shutters 19 21
7 U2 Magnificent 19 19
8 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 19 16
9 SERENA RYDER Little Bit Of Red 16 16
10 PETE YORN Don't Wanna Cry 16 15
11 MAT KEARNEY Closer To Love 15 16
12 ADELE Right As Rain 15 14
13 BOB DYLAN Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 15 14
14 TYRONE WELLS More 14 15
15 BELL X1 The Great Defector 14 13
16 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 14 11
17 FRAY You Found Me 13 15
18 TORI AMOS Welcome To England 12 15
19 RAY LAMONTAGNE You Are The Best Thi 12 15
20 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 12 11

WEHM-FM
Hamptons-Riverhe (263)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 25 24
2 BOB DYLAN Beyond Here Lies Nothin' 24 21
3 COLDPLAY Life In Technicolor II 23 24
4 PETE YORN Don't Wanna Cry 21 25
5 WILCO You Never Know 21 16
6 ELVIS COSTELLO Complicated Shadows 19 23
7 YUSUF Thinking 'Bout You 19 19
8 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 19 17
9 HILL COUNTRY REVUE You Can Make It 19 17
10 PAOLO NUTINI Candy 18 19
11 RHETT MILLER I Need To Know Where I 18 18
12 CONOR OBERST Nikorette 18 17
13 CRACKER Turn On Tune In Drop Out Wi 18 14
14 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Little Bribes 16 19
15 MELODY GARDOT Who Will Comfort Me 14 10
16 U2 I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go .. 14 0
17 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN My Lucky Day 13 15
18 M. WARD Never Had Nobody Like You 13 13
19 GOMEZ Airstream Driver 13 12
20 BELL X1 The Great Defector 12 12

KOMP-FM
Las Vegas (33)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 LINKIN PARK New Divide 39 38
2 SHINEDOWN Sound Of Madness 38 34
3 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Ain't No Rest For 35 35
4 METALLICA All Nightmare Long 35 35
5 SAVING ABEL Drowning (Face Down) 32 34
6 CAVO Champagne 32 33
7 DISTURBED The Night 28 36
8 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 26 36
9 MUDVAYNE Scarlet Letters 23 14
10 VEER UNION Seasons 22 14
11 SALIVA How Could You? 16 14
12 GODSMACK Whiskey Hangover 15 16
13 NICKELBACK Burn It To The Ground 15 15
14 RED Death Of Me 15 13
15 POP EVIL 100 In A 55 13 17
16 AC/DC Anything Goes 13 15
17 GAVIN ROSSDALE This Is Happiness 13 9
18 U2 Magnificent 11 17
19 SEETHER Fake It 9 9
20 THREE DAYS GRACE Never Too Late 9 8

WXZZ-FM
Lexington, KY (104)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 LINKIN PARK New Divide 34 35
2 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 34 34
3 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Ain't No Rest For 34 26
4 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 32 33
5 SHINEDOWN Second Chance 24 30
6 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Panic Switch 21 13
7 INCUBUS Black Heart Inertia 14 13
8 311 Hey You 13 12
9 OFFSPRING You're Gonna Go Far, Kid 13 11
10 U2 Magnificent 13 11
11 PAPA ROACH Lifeline 12 22
12 SEETHER Careless Whisper 12 13
13 ANBERLIN Feel Good Drag 12 12
14 TAKING BACK SUNDAY Sink Into Me 11 13
15 RISE AGAINST Audience Of One 11 5
16 SAVING ABEL Drowning (Face Down) 10 13
17 THEORY OF A DEADMAN Hate My Life 10 12
18 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire 10 7
19 SHINEDOWN Sound Of Madness 10 5
20 SICK PUPPIES You're Going Down 8 8

WWIZ-FM
Youngstown, OH (126)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 28 22
2 MUDVAYNE Do What You Do 27 27
3 THEORY OF A DEADMAN Hate My Life 27 27
4 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Ain't No Rest For 27 24
5 INCUBUS Black Heart Inertia 27 24
6 PAPA ROACH Lifeline 27 23
7 POP EVIL 100 In A 55 26 28
8 OFFSPRING You're Gonna Go Far, Kid 26 27
9 SEETHER Careless Whisper 26 24
10 SHINEDOWN Second Chance 26 24
11 DROWNING POOL 37 Stitches 26 23
12 SAVING ABEL Drowning (Face Down) 26 22
13 311 Hey You 25 14
14 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire 24 28
15 SHINEDOWN Sound Of Madness 20 12
16 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Panic Switch 18 14
17 INCUBUS Love Hurts 17 24
18 PEARL JAM Brother 16 26
19 U2 Magnificent 16 26
20 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 16 0

WKRK-FM
Cleveland (29)
rTW ARTIST TITLE TW LW
1 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND Funny The Way It 32 19
2 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Panic Switch 31 31
3 LINKIN PARK New Divide 29 30
4 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 26 30
5 OUR LADY PEACE All You Did Was Save 17 16
6 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Ain't No Rest For 16 17
7 GREEN DAY Know Your Enemy 15 16
8 MGMT Kids 15 16
9 FRANZ FERDINAND No You Girls 15 15
10 GREEN DAY 21 Guns 15 15
11 311 Hey You 15 14
12 OFFSPRING Half-Truism 15 14
13 INCUBUS Black Heart Inertia 15 13
14 U2 I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go .. 15 13
15 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Lazy Eye 15 11
16 RISE AGAINST Savior 15 4
17 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT Sometime Aroun 14 27
18 ANBERLIN Feel Good Drag 14 15
19 PARAMORE Decode 14 11
20 PAPA ROACH Lifeline 12 10

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

Thank God my ATL has taste.

 

[beLIEve]

Thank God my ATL has taste.

I was in Atlanta visiting family over the weekend, and I heard Magnificent, Crazy Tonight, and Stand up Comedy. While all those songs, plus Moment of Surrender and Boots, are being played on U.S. radio, they have not been mainstream hits so far, anyway.

It's amazing just how large the market is for country music on the radio. It explains the success of Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, etc., as they have crossed over to Mainstream Pop while also being in heavy rotation on country music. Same for Lady Gaga, Black Eyed-Peas, etc., who have a strong presence in R&B/Rythmic formats (almost as big as country music), and benefit from mainstream Pop, too.

Coldplay managed to get one big hit off of their latest album, which started out on Modern Rock, Triple A, etc., then crossed over to mainstream and adult Top 40. Basically, U2 had done the same thing with Vertigo and Beautiful Day with their previous two albums, resulting in massive commercial success. NLOTH may not have that "one song" to become a radio summer anthem, or crossover hit, it is still, IMHO, the best of the last 5 U2 studio albums going back to Zooropa. Still hoping the tour and perhaps a remaining single can give it a more universal appeal (and sales numbers), but if not, it's still doing very well relative to the year 2009.

 

[fna692002]

Crazy Tonight is the best get for a big single off NLOTH. Its catchy and has that feel good vibe. I don't see it making a big splash on pop radio, but I do see Modern Rock, and Hot AC picking up on it, which may translate into Top 40 playing it. Downloads can also help as well.

 

[cjboog]

The Blackberry ad appears to be having some impact in the US. Right now "Crazy Tonight" is U2's 5th most downloaded song. When I checked yesterday it was hovering around #20. And that's with almost no radio airplay.

And on the Mediabase charts...

I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight...

Triple A
#20 up from 37 last week
196 plays (+108)

 

[cjboog]

The Blackberry ad appears to be having some impact in the US. Right now "Crazy Tonight" is U2's 5th most downloaded song. When I checked yesterday it was hovering around #20.

Aw shite. False alarm. I think I was in the Spanish store when I saw this. It's actually #19 in U2 songs...

 

[doctorwho]

The ad just started! I haven't even seen it yet (will it even play in CA?). So give it time.

 

[beLIEve]

Magnificent remix up from #3 to #2 on Dance Club Play Chart (#1 next week?)
Magnificent remixes up from 7 to 3 on "Hot Dance Singles Sales"
" " " " up to 15 from 17 on "Singles Sales" chart
Magnificent at #14 on AAA per Billboard, #15 per mediabase
Crazy Tonight up to #17 on Mediabase, should debut on Billboard next week
Magnificent down from 32 to 37 on Eurochart

 

[MSU2mike]

The ad just started! I haven't even seen it yet (will it even play in CA?). So give it time.

It's playing in California - I saw it about three times last weekend. Once during Wimbledon, don't recall what it was during on the other instances, but it's worth noting that I've watched very little television over the last week and still caught it several times. Might be location too - Los Angeles for me.

 

[cjboog]

If you go to the NLOTH page on iTunes, it now appears as though Crazy Tonight has passed Magnificent in popularity of downloads

 

[bcrt2000]

IMO Crazy Tonight will give NLOTH a longer tail. The Blackberry ad is a killer ad and if it gets as much play as the Vertigo ad I think radio will start playing U2 some more... you know the same thing happened to MJ when he released Invincible, by many accounts after his death people are considering it heavily underrated, but it had next to no promotion by Sony and radio wasn't interested in playing music by a 40+ year old MJ and therefore it didn't do nearly as well as his previous work... had he had an iPod style ad flooding the airwaves with You Rock My World I have a feeling it would've done a lot better.

I don't think its just that an ad = better sales, but good music that is underrepresented benefits greatly from something like this.

 

[powerhour24]

I think the CT ad is much more iconic than the iTunes ad because the visuals are unique to the band and to this particular ad, and has a flavor of U2's actual tour and live performance. The impact of having an iTunes ad is bigger, but the actual ad is a lot better.

Magnificent or Breathe with an iTunes ad could have been huge... too bad they're kind of killing their relationship with Apple.