This is a follow up to the thread on songs 30-40, but I notice looking through that a lot of songs which were hardly played get up to say #20 on the pop charts despite low airplay. For example, the song Miss You by Oliver Tree got there and so did other songs which did not feel like modest hits (felt lower) to me and some only got overnight spins. Thoughts?
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Profile of songs that peak #17-30 on pop charts?
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Those songs are not able to meet or reach a consensus among the chart reporters. That's the same answer as for songs 30-40. Songs receive airplay. They are heard on the radio and streaming services. Radio people study responses to those songs and make decisions based on the responses. Record labels weigh in and try to influence those decisions with their own information and research. Overnight spins are better than no spins. It's a competition, not a charity. So if a song doesn't win, then it goes away. There are lots of reporting stations, plus syndicated music services and SiriusXM who contribute to the Billboard and Mediabase charts. Lots of people in lots of geographic areas. What you see comes after a lot of careful consideration.
we called 'em, Mid-Charters, they're not hits...
The other thing to keep in mind is that the Billboard Hot 100 and other main Billboard charts incorporate streaming, and as streaming increases, that information shifts the center of those charts from radio to music listeners. If a song isn't causing actual music listeners to increase their own listening to that song, then the problem is with that song. Not all songs are meant to be #1 songs. Some are destined to be #20. Actually Miss You peaked at #84 in the US Hot 100. It did much better in Australia and UK.
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According to Billboard, it's #84 on Hot 100
Oliver Tree | Biography, Music & News | Billboard
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Now I see Billboard Pop Airplay:
So it did better at radio than in streaming. My guess is the airplay was regional, perhaps along the coasts.
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