somebody60

My stations must be waiting until the adds date to play So Small. I still haven't heard it!

Today, while on a fairly long road trip, I heard BHC twice, Wasted twice, and even I'll Stand By You one time (different stations).

Yesterday, for the very short time I listened to the radio, I heard JTTW one time, along with BHC one time.

I'm patiently waiting...(AH!!)

idolfan4carrie

SS is climbing the charts like crazy

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cary78663

So Small (+201 spins, +1.748 million AIs) moves up a spot to #29 with 980 spins and 9.444 million AIs. It is now being played on 162 of the 223 stations monitored on Mediabase. That's over 72% of the stations playing So Small in the 1st 5 days. It's looking right now like So Small will end the week in the #22-#25 range on Mediabase. On Billboard/R&R, So Small should debut in the #20-#22 range.

On AC, BHC (-5 spins, -0.024 million AIs) remains at #6. On Hot AC, BHC (-14 spins, -0.069 million AIs) drops a spot #14.

ISBY (-11 spins, -0.087 million AIs) remains at #56. As expected, ISBY is now losing airplay as the stations move to the new single.

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Kemlawn

great first week

vogan

These incredible airplay numbers are more evidence that in less than 2 years Carrie has attained superstar status in country music. There are just a few male stars/groups that would be able to post similar numbers and I don't imagine there is another country female artist at the present that would command such a positive response from radio.

The fact is, Gretchen Wilson 2 years ago was where Carrie is today. To see where Gretchen is now is a reminder that there is a slippery slope at the top of the mountain. I don't see Carrie's popularity fading anytime soon, however as fans we need to savor these times and continue to support Carrie every way possible.

thaifood

You only need to look at the corresponding numbers for the new LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood, & Sara Evans songs among many other female artists to confirm exactly what you are saying.

John99

wow this is getting real exciting real fast!!!is the comment I read in a different thread, that SS will get a spin for every time it's streamed at AOL true??

cary78663

I don't know what thread you are refering to. However, my guess is that it was refering to the fact that the Billboard Hot 100 now includes AOL streaming in its formula. AOL streaming is not included in the genre-specific airplay charts.

John99

^^^^ahhh ok thanks

CarrieForever16

Great week! We should see a 1000+ spin bullet tomorrow for the week!

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jatale

Cary, what can we expect to happen next week? I assume that all the stations that have been holding off on actively playing SS will start to do so then. If that happens, then SS should show another real jump early next week - is this correct? Where do you think SS might rank at the end of next week?

cary78663

Well, here are a couple of examples of similar debut weeks and the 2nd week performance. I am using the Mediabase numbers, because I don't have the Billboard/R&R numbers.

Rascal Flatts' Take Me There
Debut - #29 with 959 spins and 9.604 million AIs
2nd Week - #20 with 1891 spins and 13.886 million AIs

Keith Urban's One In A Lifetime
Debut - #23 with 1321 spins and 14.943 million AIs
2nd Week - #13 with 2096 spins and 20.071 million AIs

So Small's debut will fall somewhere in between with about 1200 spins and 11 million AIs, which will position So Small in the low 20s. Notice that in both cases, the 2nd week percentage increase for AIs is smaller for AIs than it is for spins. This occurs mainly because during the debut week, the song got more primetime airplay. During the 2nd week, the airplay will be more evenly distributed over the various timeslots. Also, because the Mediabase week starts with Sunday airplay, the debut week on Mediabase includes only 6 days of airplay. So, on Monday, a full day of airplay is added. After that, we only get the change from the debut week. Taking this into account, we get the following:

2nd Week Gains Breakdown (approximate)

Rascal Flatts' Take Me There
Monday - 160 spins and 1.6 million AIs
Tuesday thru Sunday - 130 spins and 0.45 million AIs

Keith Urban's Once In A Lifetime
Monday - 220 spins and 2.5 million AIs
Tuesday thru Sunday - 90 spins and 0.44 million AIs

So, if So Small follows a similar pattern, it would end week 2 on Mediabase at around 2000 spins and over 15 million AIs. That would probably put So Small at about #19 at the end of next week. On Billboard/R&R, So Small will probably be in a similar position after 2 weeks.

Mirasa45A

^^^ Thank you for the info, Cary. If Carrie cannot break these guys records, Carrie will still become the first female country artist to do so, right ???

stricklt

WOW!!! That's going to be an awesome debut!!!

cowman