Chart Talk

New On The Hot 100 This Week: Taylor Swift's "Ronan," PSY's "Gangnam Style," And More

By Robert Myers Thu., Sep. 13 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Big Sean, Chart Talk, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, PSY, Robert Myers, Taylor Swift

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This week's Hot 100 debuts include big names and the viral video of the year—and, surprisingly, a nearly year-old track by Beyoncé. "Dance For You" was released on the deluxe version of 4 a little less than year ago and has been on the Hot R&B Songs chart since April; for a good but nowhere near great record, it's showed remarkable staying power.

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Hot 100 Roundup: Jerrod Niemann Gets Happy, Passion Pit Tells A Sad Story, Karmin Remains Annoying, And More

By Robert Myers Thu., Sep. 6 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: Chart Talk, Guy Sebastian, Jerrod Niemann, Karmin, Kelly Rowland, Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Macklemore, OneRepublic, Passion Pit, Robert Myers

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This week the new entries in the Hot 100 attain a near-perfect balance: Two good to great records (Passion Pit and Jerrod Niemann), two terrible ones (Karmin and Macklemore), and a bunch of mediocre stuff in the middle. Over the course of a year, the quality of the Hot 100 usually settles into a normal probability curve, but it's rare to see the entire spectrum in a single week of new arrivals.

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Hot 100 Roundup: Eric Church And Luke Bryan Milk It, Eminem Gets Silly, And More

By Robert Myers Thu., Aug. 30 2012 at 2:00 PM
Categories: Chart Talk, Chief Keef, Eminem, Eric Church, Lil Reese, Luke Bryan, Muse, Robert Myers, Slaughterhouse, The Script, Trey Songz, will.i.am

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It's almost September (it already is on the Hot 100, which is dated over a week ahead of time), and the labels are starting to roll out the medium-sized guns: Muse! The Script! Trey Songz! Slaughterhouse? The best stuff is older, though: The Chief Keef track is from a mixtape released in March, and the Eric Church and Luke Bryan tracks are both over a year old and milking best-selling albums. None of this week's entries is great, and three of them are awful (guess), but the fall season has officially started. Don't forget to duck.

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Hot 100 Roundup: Brandy Comes Back, Lil Wayne Gets Gross, And More

By Robert Myers Thu., Aug. 23 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: 2 Chainz, Brandy, Chart Talk, Chris Brown, Florida Georgia Line, Lil Wayne, Lupe Fiasco, Robert Myers

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Editors' note: Each week in this space, chart-watcher Robert Myers will offer his reactions to all the new entries on the Hot 100, Billboard's big board for popular songs.

The late-summer doldrums continue in the world of Hot 100 debuts with two less-than-stunning rap records that won't be on the chart next week, an attempted comeback (its release timed, no doubt, to take advantage of the lack of competition), and a country debut that will probably outperform them all in the long run.

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Hot 100 Roundup: Taylor Swift's Kiss-Off To Country, Mumford & Sons' Folkie Rave, And More

By Robert Myers Thu., Aug. 16 2012 at 12:00 PM
Categories: Chart Talk, Future, Green Day, Jake Owen, Mumford & Sons, Robert Myers, Taylor Swift

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Editors' note: Each week in this space, chart-watcher Robert Myers will offer his reactions to all the new entries on the Hot 100, Billboard's big board for popular songs.

Late August on the pop charts used to be what I called the summer doldrums—almost the entire music industry went on vacation, resting up for the autumn onslaught of new releases. Now that singles have re-established themselves as the major form of product, though, and the promotion cycle is faster and more omnipresent than ever, there's no telling when a major star is going to drop something big. So this week we get new Taylor Swift, new Mumford & Sons, and even something new from country, the genre that still holds closest to the old ways (I mean Jake Owen). No one gets a vacation anymore.

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