Green Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 "Flowers" Makes Fastest Trip to No. 1 on Pop Airplay Chart Since 2016 Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” bounds to No. 1 on Billboard’s mainstream top 40-based Pop Airplay chart (dated Feb. 25). The song, released on Smiley Miley/Columbia Records, becomes Cyrus’ third Pop Airplay leader, after “Party in the U.S.A.” reigned for a week in November 2009 and “Wrecking Ball” ruled for two weeks in November-December 2013. She boasts six top 10s among 15 total entries on the radio ranking. Notably, “Flowers” tops Pop Airplay, flying from No. 5 to No. 1 (up 15% in plays on 153 reporters Feb. 10-16, according to Luminate), in just its fifth week on the chart, dating to its debut, at No. 16, on the Jan. 28 list. It claims the quickest coronation since Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” also needed just five frames to hit No. 1 in 2016. Here’s a recap of the songs to lead Pop Airplay the fastest, with four having ruled in just their fourth week each on the chart. Four weeks to No. 1 on Pop Airplay: “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston, hit No. 1 on the chart dated Dec. 12, 1992 “Dreamlover,” Mariah Carey, Sept. 4, 1993 “I’ll Be There for You,” The Rembrandts, June 17, 1995 “Over and Over,” Nelly feat. Tim McGraw, Nov. 6, 2004 Five weeks to No. 1 on Pop Airplay: “That’s the Way Love Goes,” Janet Jackson, hit No. 1 on the chart dated May 29, 1993 “All That She Wants,” Ace of Base, Oct. 30, 1993 “I Swear,” All-4-One, May 28, 1994 “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men, Sept. 10, 1994 “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, Dec. 9, 1995 “Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, July 4, 2015 “Hello,” Adele, Dec. 5, 2015 “Can’t Stop the Feeling!,” Justin Timberlake, June 18, 2016 “Flowers,” Miley Cyrus, Feb. 25, 2023 https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/miley-cyrus-flowers-number-1-pop-airplay-chart-1235256112/
naval23 Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 the fact this she's only had 3 radio top 10 hits is tragic omg - they did her so dirty
jdanton2 Posted February 17, 2023 Posted February 17, 2023 interesting that 9 of the songs listed happened between 1992-2004 and then the others 4 between 2015 and 2023.
Ger Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 4 hours ago, Green said: “Over and Over,” Nelly feat. Tim McGraw, Nov. 6, 2004 This smash came FAST
pride4jc1222 Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 IWALY should be in a category by itself. It got to #1 in its third week (23-9-1).
Walk_Away21 Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 4 hours ago, naval23 said: the fact this she's only had 3 radio top 10 hits is tragic omg - they did her so dirty They used to hate the Disney girls. And then Dead Petz killed her Bangerz buildup
Genius1111 Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 “Over and Over,” Nelly feat. Tim McGraw, Nov. 6, 2004 I still don't get what's so great about this song, but I guess it was because Nelly was at his peak then.
Genius1111 Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 6 hours ago, naval23 said: the fact this she's only had 3 radio top 10 hits is tragic omg - they did her so dirty She has 3 #1s on Pop Airplay / Mainstream Top 40, but she has 3 other songs that peaked in the top 10. See You Again #4 The Climb #5 We Can't Stop #9 Still tragic either way.
Communion Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 Isn't this usually bad for longevity given how radio works post-1999?
elincomprendid Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 The change in the tracking period for Billboard radio charts definetely helped it tho, if released like 1 month before it would've been 6 weeks cause of the stupid sunday-saturday Still would've been the fastest since CSTF but well Columbia is just too big and so is the song
fridayteenage Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 the new can't stop the feeling, whew!
CottageHore Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 This is just incredible but it’s allowing her to get away with being LAZY and I’m sick of it! DO SOMETHING MILEY! You’re better than this.
brianc33710 Posted February 18, 2023 Posted February 18, 2023 4 hours ago, pride4jc1222 said: IWALY should be in a category by itself. It got to #1 in its third week (23-9-1). I remember that. She moved 30-11-2-1 on BB which had moved to electronic tracking 1 year earlier and 23-9-1 on Radio & Records, now MB. She broke We Are The World's record 4 week climb which was considered impossible. R&R began using spins & audience in 1994. Houston spent 7 #1 wks but only 14 T40 R&R. BB was 9#1 wks & 19 T40 wks.
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