Sure, I miss a week and all hell breaks loose!
Was it just last blog that I sang the praises of Glass Animals' "Heat Waves" breaking the Billboard Hot 100 longevity record in its 91st week on the big chart? And that it could be clear sailing until Mariah Carey thaws out and dominates the holiday season once again?
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| Taylor Swift's new album Midnights spawns the entire top 10 of Billboard, as Ms. Swift becomes the first artist to completely dominate the upper portion of the Billboard Hot 100. |
Well, that didn't even make it out of the week. Seems that the rapper (I'm assuming he's a rapper by his name), Lil Baby debuted several new songs into the Top 25, essentially forcing out "Heat Waves" off the list, with those 91 weeks the new standard (but no higher).
And then Taylor Swift came along and steamrolled over not just Lil Baby, but Sam Smith (who had knocked Steve Lacy out of the #1 spot the week before), Lacy and for that matter Harry Styles, clearly out of the Top 10, by debuting ten songs---that's right---10, in the Hot 100 Top 10.
And Mariah is still a few weeks away.
The news is especially depressing if you're a fan of The Beatles, or even Drake. Those of the Baby Boomer generation, including yours truly had always held the believe that the Fab Four's domination of the Top 5 on April 4, 1964, would last forever. After all, it was rare that several 45 rpm records would be released by one act at the same time. But when the advent of Beatlemania hit a couple months before, some of the record labels that had the rights to their prior songs, released them; the five records appeared on three different labels (one song was a B-side, while the other was the follow-up, both on their main label, Capitol Records). No other recording act would come close; any glut of product coming out in the next several decades would actually be overkill. Thus, many said it could never happen again.
But what they didn't anticipate was technology. Between digital downloads and especially streaming, in recent years it became apparent that this could happen very soon. Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande had the top three songs in recent years. And then Drake, just a little over a year ago, debuted nine songs from his new album in the top 10, setting a record. If it wasn't for The Kid LAROI's "Stay" featuring Bieber holding tight at #6 that week, the Beatles would still share the record.
But last week, with Taylor Swift's new album Midnights released, ten of the songs, including the new #1, "Anti-Hero", took up ALL ten positions on the Hot 100. Oh, and she also had numbers 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26, 32 and 33.
I am not going to rehash why an artist can dominate a chart these days, as I spent a blog last year explaining the reasons, when Drake pulled off his monopoly. You can click below to access that blog.
Congratulations to Ms. Swift on that achievement. "Anti-Hero" which leads the pack, does debut on the SNS 100 this week. However, you just have to wonder if The Beatles' heyday was in the current high-tech era, how much would THEY dominate. If they had some sort of special promotion (and in fact, a remastered version of Revolver is about to be released, albeit on CD), and all of the tracks were to be released as streaming and downloads, I wouldn't doubt the Fab Four would still dominate, as the band, sixty years later is still relevant to this day.
Speaking of the Billboard Hot 100 history, I came across a video on YouTube, which featured every #1 song on the Hot 100's history, starting with 1958's "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson, and going all the way to earlier this year, with Adele's "Easy on Me", with video and audio clips of every song in between. SiriusXM had done something similar a few years ago on the Hot 100's sixtieth anniversary, transcending the different eras. The main difference, of course, is that the YouTube video consists of seven-second snippets. If you have two-plus hours to kill, check it out (although many will opt out past 1989!) You can definitely see the contrasts in music styles through the decades, and how the last twenty-five years are vastly different from what came before.
Incidentally, I am sort of working on a project to do the same, a video with all my blog hits from August 2010 to December 2022. I am currently in 2014 and hope to have it completed by the end of the year.
TO MY CHART: While Taylor is dominating the national chart, an unknown singer-songwriter from California tops my list this week: Juliet Callahan's alt/indie-sounding "Burning" leaps from #4 to the top spot. In a year dominated by pop and beach music hits, it's been a while since an aspiring indie artist of Ms. Callahan's caliber has headed my list. While I don't really know too much about this artist, aside from that she's from California, she has released five singles thus far, dating back to late last year. "Burning" was her third release, coming out in March of this year. "Venom" and "Ghost Girl" have come out since. Ms. Callahan has had a unique strategy, garnering a following on social media and slowly gaining some momentum. Juliet has showcased her looks but it's only part of her musical experience, and her songs---especially "Burning" is top notch.
Steve Lacy's "Bad Habit", which held the top spot for one blog week, drops to #2 (as he did on the Hot 100 a couple weeks back). Carolina Dreamers, Starbuck and The Black Keys round out the top five.
The second half of the top 10 is very busy. If there's anyone out there who thinks the Carolina beach music phenomenon has peaked, they need only look to Rick Strickland's "You're the One For Me" (19-6, tying his peak with "Sandy"), and Deb Browning & Six Piece Suits' "It Don't Get Better Than This", which gabs Impact honors in a 22-7 move. It's Ms. Browning's 4th straight top 10, including two with the Suits. Doyle Wood & Sylvia Johns Ritchie's :Not Tonight (I Have a Heartache)" also enters the top 10, the first for both artists (15-9). Also, away from the shore, we have Roselle Parker Jennifer Cintron's "Run" (18-8), and Einstein's Dad's Steve Shouse's "Back to 69" (16-10). Ms. Cintron is the second Roselle Park Arts Festival performer to hit the Top 10, following ScreenAge in 2019.
Scooter Lee's "Shama Lama Ding Dong" remake nabs the Mover honors (68-50). It also debuted on John Hook's Beach Music Top 40. Meanwhile, Sam Hunt's "23" hits a new peak, moving 46-32, in its 23rd week. The song was originally added as it was on the beach music charts, but it petered out. However, the song is all over those charts once again, spurring its resurgence on the SNS 100. Another country song getting beach airplay is Blake Shelton's "No Body", which moves 55-37.
DEBUTS, WE HAVE DEBUTS: While many major artists enter the list this week, the Top Debut is by an act called Say She She, with "Trouble". Say She She is a seven-piece all female band from Brooklyn, an alt-rock hotbed not heard from in a while. It's a catchy indie song, for sure, but it transcends that label. The harmonies are awesome on this one.
The only other newbie act to the blog is by another female act, U.S. Girls, ironically from Toronto Canada and consists solely of Meghan Remy. It's a driving, rhythmic romp that is infectious with repeated listens.
The other acts have been on my blog and on the charts for quite some time. Arctic Monkeys had their best blog showing with the 2012 #11 "R U Mine", they return with "I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am", a mid-tempo, rather bluesy thing with a David Bowie overtone.
Probably two of the biggest solo female pop acts of the last decade and a half, Taylor Swift and Rihanna, debut this week. As mentioned above, Ms. Swift sweeps the top ten, and I add the #1 "Anti-Hero". Swift has been all over the place musically. While perhaps not her best, the new one is far from her worst, it is a good middle of the road pop song that may do well here, we shall see. I haven't checked out her other songs yet (apparently, I'm the only one who hasn't!) Rihanna has always been one of my favorites, and she reemerges from a hiatus with "Lift Me Up". The singer, scheduled to perform at the halftime show at the upcoming Super Bowl, returns with this song from the latest Black Panther movie. Rihanna had a blog #1 with "Love on the Brain", and this one is actually a rather soothing ballad that does in fact, sound like a movie theme.
Keith Urban is one of the few country artists to have a blog #1 ("The Fighter", with Carrie Underwood), and he returns with "Texas Time", which is on some beach music lists, and the steady-beat song straddles both genres. Finally, there's Jack White, who tremors at #101 with "A Tip from You and Me".
Scenes ‘n’ Soundwaves 100 Playlist
October 23 / 30, 2022 (Week ending November 5)
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This
Week |
Oct 16 |
ARTIST-Title |
Weeks
on List |
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1 |
4 |
NUMBER ONE:  "Burning" (Single Only) |
10 |
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2 |
1 |
8 |
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3 |
3 |
7 |
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4 |
5 |
7 |
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|
5 |
2 |
17 |
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|
6 |
19 |
4 |
|
|
7 |
22 |
TOP 20 IMPACT OF THE WEEK:  DEB BROWNING and SIX PIECE SUITS "It Don't Get Better Than This" (Single Only) |
3 |
|
8 |
18 |
6 |
|
|
9 |
15 |
Doyle Wood and Sylvia Johns Ritchie - Not Tonight (I Have a
Heartche) |
8 |
|
10 |
16 |
7 |
|
|
11 |
8 |
11 |
|
|
12 |
17 |
8 |
|
|
13 |
7 |
Rev. Bubba D. Liverance and the Cornhole Prophets - In My '64 |
17 |
|
14 |
11 |
10 |
|
|
15 |
6 |
10 |
|
|
16 |
10 |
Carolina Coast Band ft Rhonda McDaniel - The Thing About You● |
18 |
|
17 |
13 |
17 |
|
|
18 |
20 |
10 |
|
|
19 |
9 |
12 |
|
|
20 |
14 |
24 |
|
|
21 |
12 |
14 |
|
|
22 |
21 |
24 |
|
|
23 |
23 |
10 |
|
|
24 |
26 |
7 |
|
|
25 |
30 |
6 |
|
|
26 |
24 |
28 |
|
|
27 |
34 |
6 |
|
|
28 |
36 |
5 |
|
|
29 |
29 |
9 |
|
|
30 |
42 |
5 |
|
|
31 |
47 |
6 |
|
|
32 |
46 |
23 |
|
|
33 |
40 |
6 |
|
|
34 |
32 |
24 |
|
|
35 |
43 |
7 |
|
|
36 |
48 |
5 |
|
|
37 |
55 |
5 |
|
|
38 |
28 |
12 |
|
|
39 |
45 |
7 |
|
|
40 |
25 |
19 |
|
|
41 |
27 |
13 |
|
|
42 |
44 |
8 |
|
|
43 |
54 |
Orbis Max with Tim Izzard and
Martin Holt - Infatuated With Your Love |
5 |
|
44 |
52 |
6 |
|
|
45 |
31 |
11 |
|
|
46 |
35 |
21 |
|
|
47 |
38 |
20 |
|
|
48 |
33 |
9 |
|
|
49 |
39 |
22 |
|
|
50 |
68 |
MOVER OF THE WEEK:  "SHAMA LAMA DING DONG" (Single Only) |
3 |
|
51 |
50 |
31 |
|
|
52 |
61 |
5 |
|
|
53 |
37 |
13 |
|
|
54 |
41 |
18 |
|
|
55 |
66 |
3 |
|
|
56 |
64 |
20 |
|
|
57 |
65 |
5 |
|
|
58 |
59 |
10 |
|
|
59 |
51 |
11 |
|
|
60 |
49 |
14 |
|
|
61 |
72 |
3 |
|
|
62 |
71 |
4 |
|
|
63 |
53 |
20 |
|
|
64 |
56 |
16 |
|
|
65 |
57 |
21 |
|
|
66 |
70 |
4 |
|
|
67 |
85 |
2 |
|
|
68 |
58 |
15 |
|
|
69 |
62 |
13 |
|
|
70 |
81 |
4 |
|
|
71 |
80 |
3 |
|
|
72 |
69 |
7 |
|
|
73 |
82 |
3 |
|
|
74 |
63 |
16 |
|
|
75 |
67 |
19 |
|
|
76 |
76 |
11 |
|
|
77 |
79 |
4 |
|
|
78 |
60 |
16 |
|
|
79 |
90 |
2 |
|
|
80 |
89 |
3 |
|
|
81 |
92 |
2 |
|
|
82 |
74 |
21 |
|
|
83 |
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TOP DEBUT:  "Trouble" (Single Only) |
1 |
|
84 |
94 |
2 |
|
|
85 |
86 |
5 |
|
|
86 |
84 |
9 |
|
|
87 |
91 |
4 |
|
|
88 |
73 |
8 |
|
|
89 |
--- |
1 |
|
|
90 |
77 |
15 |
|
|
91 |
--- |
1 |
|
|
92 |
93 |
3 |
|
|
93 |
--- |
1 |
|
|
94 |
--- |
1 |
|
|
95 |
75 |
9 |
|
|
96 |
--- |
1 |
|
|
97 |
83 |
17 |
|
|
98 |
78 |
17 |
|
|
99 |
87 |
19 |
|
|
100 |
99 |
2 |
Tremors:
101. Jack White, "A Tip From You and Me"
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Songs
with the greatest increase in favorite points over the prior week. ●
Songs with
25 or more plays on iTunes/iPods ▲ Songs with 50 or more plays.
Tremors:
Songs which have steady or increasing points but not enough to chart on the SNS
100.
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