charts discussion Radio sabotages SZA’s last chance to top the Hot 100

[Michael196]

Today’s radio update came with a format change across all genres

credit to @Ger-55

 

Format changes after re-calibration

Based on comparing yesterday's and today's total audience reported on Top 50 chart of each format.

 

Pop -9.86%

Hot AC -8.03%

Christian -7.51%

AC -3.69%

Alternative -3.57%

Spanish Contemporary -2.64%

Urban -0.87%

Rhythmic -0.63%

Tropical Latin -0.24%

Urban/R&B +0.13%

Country +0.20%

Dance +1.50%

Active Rock +11.24%

Triple A +29.99%

 

 

POP

1. Flowers: 18093 (-97) | 54.903 (-6.521) 

2. Kill Bill: 18091 (+52) | 53.149 (-5.866)

Spoiler

3. Creepin': 17018 (-77) | 52.677 (-5.876) 

4. Die for You: 15227 (-38) | 43.488 (-5.388) 

5. Calm Down: 12373 (+179) | 37.332 (-3.976) 

6. Lavender Haze: 11753 (+10) | 30.794 (-3.663) 

7. Escapism.: 11268 (+11) | 30.907 (-3.507) 

8. Sure Thing: 10318 (+224) | 29.801 (-3.423) 

9. Players: 9096 (+91) | 25.692 (-2.682) 

10. Bloody Mary: 8539 (+39) | 23.650 (-2.770)

 

11. Unholy: 8216 (-124) | 21.178 (-2.236) 

12. Boy's a liar, Pt. 2: 7840 (+170) | 23.547 (-3.310) 

13. Special: 7119 (+73) | 17.874 (-1.997) 

14. Love Again: 6985 (+13) | 14.372 (-0.886) 

15. Eyes Closed: 6412 (+218) | 18.325 (-1.612) 

16. Nonsense: 6261 (+71) | 16.355 (-2.331) 

17. Lottery: 5614 (-43) | 10.869 (-1.055) 

18. River: 5060 (+18) | 11.737 (-0.975) 

19. Thank God: 4843 (-21) | 9.604 (-0.655) 

20. Heaven: 4772 (+59) | 11.209 (-1.001) 

 

21. Last Night: 4742 (+135) | 12.668 (-1.219) 

 

 

OVERALL

 

** = Incorrect update (song was dropped from or added to a format)

 

1. Miley Cyrus - "Flowers" 107.51 (-9.87) 

2. Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage - "Creepin'" 100.34 (-9.74) 

3. SZA - "Kill Bill" 98.65 (-7.66) 

Spoiler

4. The Weeknd - "Die for You" 71.05 (-7.36) 

5. Coi Leray - "Players" 63.93 (-4.51) 

6. Rema & Selena Gomez - "Calm Down" 54.71 (-4.33) 

7. David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - "I'm Good (Blue)" 52.53 (-4.72) 

8. Taylor Swift - "Anti-Hero" 51.81 (-3.73) 

9. Chris Brown - "Under the Influence" 51.54 (-3.59) 

10. Taylor Swift - "Lavender Haze" 50.03 (-4.97) 

 

11 (+3) Bailey Zimmerman - "Rock and a Hard Place" 48.86 (+0.08) 

12 (-1) Harry Styles - "As It Was" 47.06 (-4.17) **

13 (-1) RAYE - "Escapism. (feat. 070 Shake)" 45.95 (-3.89) **

14. Lady Gaga - "Bloody Mary" 42.46 (-4.26) 

15. Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown - "Thank God" 41.61 (-1.42) 

16. Lainey Wilson - "Heart Like a Truck" 40.39 (-2.52) 

17. PinkPantheress & Ice Spice - "Boy's a liar Pt. 2" 38.43 (-3.18) 

18 (+3) Dierks Bentley - "Gold" 37.10 (+0.08) 

19 (+3) Parker McCollum - "Handle on You" 37.08 (+0.47) 

20 (-2) Lizzo - "Special (feat. SZA)" 36.74 (-2.17) 

 

HARDY & Lainey Wilson - "wait in the truck" 35.54 (+0.27) 

Morgan Wallen - "Thought You Should Know" 35.49 (-0.75) 

Sam Smith & Kim Petras - "Unholy" 34.47 (-3.20) 

Miguel - "Sure Thing" 34.19 (-3.61) 

Morgan Wallen - "Last Night" 31.62 (-1.08) 

 

 

[Armani?]

[Azealia Banks]

[Cotton]

Uhm.

[VilsonMuqa]

racist country

[Yog]

This is so shady 

[Sazare]

I don’t really care about Kill Bill one way or the other but radio stations do basically act as a cartel tbh, it’s fascinating how they’re allowed to collude and gatekeep with impunity

Edited April 6, 2023 by Sazare

[Eternium]

7 minutes ago, Sazare said:

I don’t really care about Kill Bill one way or the other but radio stations do basically act as a cartel tbh, it’s fascinating how they’re allowed to collude and gatekeep with impunity

All U.S. stats are heavily manipulated now. It makes me wish we took a note from South Korea. There you have to use basically your SSN to sign up for a streaming service and then their official charts will weed out fraudulent streams that don’t result in profits for the artists.

 

I’m totally disillusioned by the Hot 100 now and it feels like we’re back in 2001-2003 where the chart was just fake as hell  

[pride4jc1222]

Just now, Eternium said:

 

 

I’m totally disillusioned by the Hot 100 now and it feels like we’re back in 2001-2003 where the chart was just fake as hell  

It was more like 1995-1998 where the chart was 'fake' because Billboard refused to include airplay only songs on the chart. Torn and Iris would have easily been #1 on the Hot 100. I haven't taken the charts seriously since Billboard removed UGC in early 2020, and I won't do so until sales are removed from the Hot 100.

[feelslikeadream]

I don't think I understand. It looks like Miley was also negatively impacted? Would Kill Bill be #1 without this change? Cause it seems like Miley would still be #1, based on how this information is presented....

[Green]

31 minutes ago, feelslikeadream said:

I don't think I understand. It looks like Miley was also negatively impacted? Would Kill Bill be #1 without this change? Cause it seems like Miley would still be #1, based on how this information is presented....

 

SZA's competition this week is Morgan not Miley and his airplay barely decreased because Country radio wasn't impacted by this radio change

 

3. SZA - "Kill Bill" 98.65 (-7.66) 

 

Morgan Wallen - "Last Night" 31.62 (-1.08) 

[simmnfierzig]

Dont think it's sabotage to try to make the numbers more accurate 

The timing is a bit unfortunate, yes.

 

Hopefully Kill Bill still gets it

[dooart]

i hope she still bags that #1 cuz it's more than deserved 

[Ger]

22 minutes ago, simmnfierzig said:

Dont think it's sabotage to try to make the numbers more accurate 

The timing is a bit unfortunate, yes.

 

Hopefully Kill Bill still gets it

This. 

[family.guy123]

41 minutes ago, Green said:

 

SZA's competition this week is Morgan not Miley and his airplay barely decreased because Country radio wasn't impacted by this radio change

 

3. SZA - "Kill Bill" 98.65 (-7.66) 

 

Morgan Wallen - "Last Night" 31.62 (-1.08) 

over 40% of his airplay comes from pop though. compared to sza's ~55%. hardly sabotage

[Sscorpionn]

Amerikkka colluding to sabotage a black woman in favour of a racist white man? What’s new? 

[naval23]

omg 

 

this really is "You're Still the One" of the 2020s 

[Miley Cyrus]

Like Crazy outpeaked

[Raphy23]

1 hour ago, feelslikeadream said:

I don't think I understand. It looks like Miley was also negatively impacted? Would Kill Bill be #1 without this change? Cause it seems like Miley would still be #1, based on how this information is presented....

Last Night will be #1. Kill Bill #2.

[BrokenMachine]

Well, during the Future Nostalgia era we basically got used to this kind of arbitrary changes 

 

They way they weighted down radio numbers when Break My Heart was about to reach top 10, just when radio was its strongest format. Then, when they weighted radio UP, just when Levitating was about to reach a new peak, and just when radio was its weakest format 

 

And for a third time when Levitating was about to reach #1, they changed the way they weighted radio numbers AGAIN and it gave Leave The Door Open a pretty suspicious advantage. People always call it on the quick narrative of 'BB taking out 'fake' sales and taking the #1 away from Dua', but even without the 'fake' sales, she had enough points to reach #1. It was the change in radio weighting what made her #2 that week. Winston, TOTC and chartdata were quick to call it out, but ODHs were just too happy circlejerking to even get their facts right 

 

And of course I'm not directly saying 'BB and radio charts are against Dua', but the way they can change radio weighting just because they want to, even with no actual reason to do it, and affecting chart runs for too many songs, it just goes to put their credibility on the pits 

Edited April 6, 2023 by BrokenMachine

[GreatestLoveofAll]

is the radio drop enough to give Morgan the edge then? thats really sad- poor SZA.

[Green]

2 hours ago, simmnfierzig said:

Dont think it's sabotage to try to make the numbers more accurate 

The timing is a bit unfortunate, yes.

 

Hopefully Kill Bill still gets it

 

Well if they had done this change during Anti-hero's last week at #1 SZA would have been easily #1 that week 

[fridayteenage]

2 hours ago, simmnfierzig said:

Dont think it's sabotage to try to make the numbers more accurate 

The timing is a bit unfortunate, yes.

 

Hopefully Kill Bill still gets it

Took it faster than you can say sabotage 

[abrahamjmr]

We still have some hours to stream Kill Bill. Run, stream it!

[Xtripped]

I hate how this "changes" are made only when a female is involved.

 

Levitating and Blackout teas