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Billboard 200
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And the rest of the world
 
Dance/Club Play Songs - Greatest Gainer No. 4 "Hollywood Tonight" Michael Jackson

Dance/Club Play Songs
*** No. 1 *** "Till The World Ends" Britney Spears
Greatest Gainer No. 4 "Hollywood Tonight" Michael Jackson
Hot Shot Debut No. 32 "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" Katy Perry
Debut No. 43 "Run The World (Girls)" Beyonce
Debut No. 47 "Who Says" Selena Gomez & The Scene

http://www.billboard.com/#/column/c...ts-pop-dance-club-play-songs-1005185612.story
 
Yippppppee that's awesome news! Here's hoping Michael has toppled Britney from the top spot in the next update :)
 
Number 4 on Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs and it still didn't chart on Billboard Hot 100? Why?
 
It does seem a bit strange to me. As I don't follow this chart usually, is it normal for this to happen?

I presume that DJs are playing this song so much because the crowd are enjoying it, not because they have some personal need to play it. If that's the case, why aren't those people loving the song in clubs buying it??? Or perhaps they are buying it but the club scene is too small in the US for the sales it generates to impact the mainstream chart?? Sounds unlikely.

US radio never really picked up on this single and so maybe you need BOTH club and radio play to generate enough sales. I'm thinking out loud here, but now the song is doing well on the club charts, wouldn't US radio start to play it??? Doesn't the club chart success show there is an audience for this song???


Does anybody have access to airplay data for this song?
 
I'm not sure HT was released on iTunes in the US, except for the album version. Sony is really not doing any promotion for these singles, it's a shame. They could've at least premiered the video on some of those "Most watched" shows to generate buzz and sales. Even the hottest artists are doing this, because it's great promotion and it sends their singles in the top 10 or even at #1 on iTunes right away. Sony are not putting even the slightest effort......
 
Only - it's a little weird this good position doesn't affect the sales of the album Michael.
 
I don't understand if it's popular in the clubs then they should play it on the radio. Give it a chance.
 
serendipity said:
I'm not sure HT was released on iTunes in the US, except for the album version. Sony is really not doing any promotion for these singles, it's a shame. They could've at least premiered the video on some of those "Most watched" shows to generate buzz and sales. Even the hottest artists are doing this, because it's great promotion and it sends their singles in the top 10 or even at #1 on iTunes right away. Sony are not putting even the slightest effort......
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Sony did not release the digital single (2 tracks) or digital EP (4 tracks) on iTunes in the US.
 
bobmoo79 said:
It does seem a bit strange to me. As I don't follow this chart usually, is it normal for this to happen?

I presume that DJs are playing this song so much because the crowd are enjoying it, not because they have some personal need to play it. If that's the case, why aren't those people loving the song in clubs buying it??? Or perhaps they are buying it but the club scene is too small in the US for the sales it generates to impact the mainstream chart?? Sounds unlikely.

US radio never really picked up on this single and so maybe you need BOTH club and radio play to generate enough sales. I'm thinking out loud here, but now the song is doing well on the club charts, wouldn't US radio start to play it??? Doesn't the club chart success show there is an audience for this song???


Does anybody have access to airplay data for this song?
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US Radio Data is poor:

SONG CHARTS : 7-DAY REPORT
Mediabase Urban AC
Published (U.S.) -- Rolling Chart -- Currents Only
lw: May 3 - May 9 TW: May 10 - May 16
lw TW Artist Title TW lw Move Aud
1 1 MARSHA AMBROSIUS Far Away 1855 1880 -25 11.908
2 2 R. KELLY Love Letter 1697 1714 -17 12.324
3 3 Up this week ANTHONY DAVID 4evermore f/Algebra 1637 1622 15 9.918
4 4 KIRK FRANKLIN I Smile 1600 1615 -15 11.827
6 5 Up this week JILL SCOTT So In Love f/Anthony... 1571 1466 105 12.001
5 6 JENNIFER HUDSON Where You At 1526 1533 -7 8.088
7 7 KELLY PRICE Not My Daddy f/Stokl... 1370 1427 -57 9.92
8 8 CHARLIE WILSON You Are 1299 1327 -28 9.375
9 9 MARY MARY Walking 1176 1307 -131 8.943
10 10 KEM Share My Life 1087 1197 -110 8.067
11 11 Up this week MUSIQ SOULCHILD Anything f/Swizz Bea... 965 859 106 6.331
12 12 Up this week MELANIE FIONA Gone And Never Comin... 754 739 15 4.033
17 13 Up this week RAPHAEL SAADIQ Good Man 711 560 151 4.413
16 14 Up this week KEM If It's Love 689 623 66 4.529
14 15 Up this week NOEL GOURDIN Beautiful 678 672 6 3.669
15 16 LEDISI Pieces Of Me 661 669 -8 4.401
18 17 Up this week SADE Still In Love With Y... 643 555 88 3.621
19 18 Up this week MINT CONDITION Caught My Eye 589 503 86 3.739
20 19 Up this week FANTASIA Collard Greens & Cor... 485 484 1 2.239
21 20 Up this week JOE Closer 462 449 13 2.406
23 21 Up this week TREY SONGZ Love Faces 410 370 40 2.162
22 22 Up this week JAGGED EDGE Baby 397 380 17 1.885
26 23 Up this week R. KELLY Radio Message 321 292 29 1.641
25 24 JAZMINE SULLIVAN Excuse Me 309 311 -2 1.483
24 25 AVANT Your Body Is The Bus... 306 316 -10 1.343
33 26 Up this week BRIAN MCKNIGHT Fall 5.0 292 180 112 1.336
27 27 Up this week TANK I Can't Make You Lov... 288 258 30 1.346
30 28 Up this week CHRIS WALKER I Got That Love 255 249 6 1.082
29 29 JAMIE FOXX Best Night Of My Lif... 231 252 -21 1.268
37 30 Up this week VASHAWN MITCHELL Nobody Greater 223 153 70 1.516
55 31 Up this week CHARLIE WILSON Life Of The Party 217 51 166 1.093
28 32 MICHAEL JACKSON Hollywood Tonight 203 255 -52 1.059
32 33 Up this week JILL SCOTT Lovely Day 199 185 14 0.676
31 34 L.J. REYNOLDS Come Get To This 186 241 -55 0.652
35 35 Up this week MUSIQ SOULCHILD Yes 173 164 9 2.397
41 36 Up this week KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL Magic Happens 162 118 44 0.816
42 37 Up this week CEE LO GREEN Fool For You f/Melan... 154 96 58 1.571
71 38 Up this week TIMOTHY BLOOM Until The End Of Tim... 136 27 109 0.419
39 39 TRIN-I-TEE 5:7 Heaven Hear My Heart 136 146 -10 0.405
38 40 BOBBY V Words 134 150 -16 0.441
46 41 Up this week MIGUEL Sure Thing 113 77 36 0.593
34 42 SUNSHINE ANDERSON Say Something 112 174 -62 0.479
43 43 Up this week TENE WILLIAMS Your Love Completes ... 105 94 11 0.275
40 44 JENNIFER HUDSON Don't Look Down 89 124 -35 1.259
50 45 Up this week DEITRICK HADDON Well Done 83 69 14 0.589
99 46 Up this week KEKE WYATT Saturday Love f/Rube... 81 14 67 0.224
51 47 Up this week R. KELLY Number One Hit 81 66 15 0.646
47 48 Up this week JAMES FORTUNE I Believe f/Shawn Mc... 79 74 5 0.605
45 49 WILLIAM MCDOWELL I Give Myself Away 79 85 -6 0.458
44 50 CHRIS BROWN No BS 79 87 -8 0.311

The peak position for the song in R&B/Hip-hop Songs chart is only No. 60.
 
Ok, so now I understand.
The album version was issued to radio and is available on itunes to buy. BUT it's the remix that is getting lots of spins on the club circuit and I guess the most likely to generate sales from this point on, so why don't Sony now issue the club mix?? They could also reissue the video with the club mix - that would be quick and easy (and therefore CHEAP) for somebody to do.
Surely in this age of digital releases it is VERY cheap (or FREE) to add the club mix to itunes. With that in mind, I can't think of a single reason why Sony wouldn't want to capitalise on this club chart success. Sure, itunes must take a cut, but even if they only sold 100 copies they'd still make a profit wouldn't they??
 
^See if they were smart that's exactly what they should do -- release the remix on iTunes and re-issue the video with the remix (get it played on some of those popular shows). Everybody and their mama are releasing remixes lately (Britney, Rihanna etc.) to get some additional sales, so why is Sony sleeping on this remix and its success in the clubs? I understand that they are planning on releasing BTM as the official US single, but why not get some additional sales and buzz with this remix? Oh well.....
 
Billboard 2011-5-28

Billboard 200
145-147-1-13 Number Ones

R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
93-83-7-60 Hollywood Tonight

Dance/Club Play Songs
4-10-5-4 Hollywood Tonight
 
Here's the Top 10 if anybody's interested:

*1 *2 Original Sin INXS Featuring Rob Thomas & Introducing DJ Yaleidys Petrol Electric/Atco/Rhino
*2 *G4 Hollywood Tonight Michael Jackson MJJ/Epic :clapping:
*3 *3 Fade Kristine W Fly Again
4 *1 Till The World Ends Britney Spears Jive/JLG
*5 *5 World Keeps Turning Sylvia Tosun Sea To Sun
*G6 *16 (Greatest Gainer) Judas Lady Gaga Streamline/KonLive/Interscope
*7 *10 Mirrors Natalia Kills Cherrytree/Interscope
8 *6 Kick Us Out Hyper Crush Universal Motown
9 11 Dancing Tonight Kat DeLuna Global Music Brand/Universal Music Belgium
10 7 Beautiful People Chris Brown Featuring Benny Benassi Jive/JLG
 
serendipity said:
^See if they were smart that's exactly what they should do -- release the remix on iTunes and re-issue the video with the remix (get it played on some of those popular shows). Everybody and their mama are releasing remixes lately (Britney, Rihanna etc.) to get some additional sales, so why is Sony sleeping on this remix and its success in the clubs? I understand that they are planning on releasing BTM as the official US single, but why not get some additional sales and buzz with this remix? Oh well.....
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I agree. Personally, I think that Sony needs to reconsider their position on this. Why couldn't they release both singles worldwide? It would still have been great if they release the HT remix in the US as a b-side with the BTM single. They could get more money than what they spent back if the release was a success here also. I can't deny that I'm disappointed.
 
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Number 2!! That is amazing! Hope for Number One next week.. I wish we could help somehow.. 2 bad that the song is not available on itunes in US. Maybe requesting the song on the radio can help..
 
Yes, it's an acknowledged chart, it's Billboard after all.

This is taken from their website:
"Dance/Club Play Songs: The week's most popular songs played in dance clubs, compiled from reports from a national sample of club DJs."

HT really is the 2nd most played song in US clubs!

That's great! :punk:
 
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