The new Billboard charts are out today...
For the 2nd week in a row, TOML is listed as "greatest gainer," moving up 3 slots from 11 to 8 on Bilbboard's Hot Audlt Contemporary Tracks chart (I feel just like Casey Kasem or Ryan reporting this!).
That's an even greater gain than last week, when it moved up from 13 to 11!
In Adult Top 40 Tracks, another big gain, up to 11 from 16.
And it's really picked up radio spins... see the other thread in this subforum started by Pam08 titled Mediabase.
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Full Version: TOML Moves Up Again in AC!
Yea....just wait till he starts sellling his own stuff 
QUOTE (Kyrie1012 @ Jul 3 2008, 07:53 AM) 
Yea....just wait till he starts sellling his own stuff
6x platinum.
QUOTE (Scott @ Jul 3 2008, 10:45 AM)
The new Billboard charts are out today...
For the 2nd week in a row, TOML is listed as a "greatest gainer," moving up 3 slots from 11 to 8 on Bilbboard's Hot Audlt Contemporary Tracks chart (I feel just like Casey Kasem or Ryan reporting this!).
That's an even greater gain than last week, when it moved up from 13 to 11!
And it's really picked up radio spins... see the other thread in this subform started by Pam08 titled Mediabase.
OUR BOY SELLS RECORDS!
For the 2nd week in a row, TOML is listed as a "greatest gainer," moving up 3 slots from 11 to 8 on Bilbboard's Hot Audlt Contemporary Tracks chart (I feel just like Casey Kasem or Ryan reporting this!).
That's an even greater gain than last week, when it moved up from 13 to 11!
And it's really picked up radio spins... see the other thread in this subform started by Pam08 titled Mediabase.
OUR BOY SELLS RECORDS!
Now that the tour is in full swing - I think that the spins will go up as David and company come to the various cities.
What's the criteria for Platinum?
QUOTE (annette @ Jul 3 2008, 07:58 AM)
Now that the tour is in full swing - I think that the spins will go up as David and company come to the various cities.
What's the criteria for Platinum?
What's the criteria for Platinum?
Platinum = 1 million sold
TOML is currently gold at over 500,000 sold
(but the label must request the certification, it's not an automatic thing)
QUOTE (annette @ Jul 3 2008, 07:58 AM)
Now that the tour is in full swing - I think that the spins will go up as David and company come to the various cities.
What's the criteria for Platinum?
What's the criteria for Platinum?
Platinum is 1 million sold
Gold is 500,000
TOML was certified gold last week
Great - I knew about the certification of GOLD for TOML. It's good to know what the next level is for Platinum. Thanks,
If my memory is correct,
it's the thrid consecutive week for DC to get the "greatest gainer" mark on the Hot AC chart.
It got that during 15-13, 13-11, and 11-8.
it's the thrid consecutive week for DC to get the "greatest gainer" mark on the Hot AC chart.
It got that during 15-13, 13-11, and 11-8.
QUOTE (Scott @ Jul 3 2008, 07:45 AM)
The new Billboard charts are out today...
For the 2nd week in a row, TOML is listed as "greatest gainer," moving up 3 slots from 11 to 8 on Bilbboard's Hot Audlt Contemporary Tracks chart (I feel just like Casey Kasem or Ryan reporting this!).
That's an even greater gain than last week, when it moved up from 13 to 11!
And it's really picked up radio spins... see the other thread in this subform started by Pam08 titled Mediabase.
OUR BOY SELLS RECORDS!
For the 2nd week in a row, TOML is listed as "greatest gainer," moving up 3 slots from 11 to 8 on Bilbboard's Hot Audlt Contemporary Tracks chart (I feel just like Casey Kasem or Ryan reporting this!).
That's an even greater gain than last week, when it moved up from 13 to 11!
And it's really picked up radio spins... see the other thread in this subform started by Pam08 titled Mediabase.
OUR BOY SELLS RECORDS!
I just checked the Adult Top 40 Tracks (I was so excited about Hot AC I forget to check this chart!)... another big gain, up to 11 from 16. One more good week and TOML will crack the top 10 in Adult Top. That would be top 10 in two charts 6 weeks after release! I just added this info to my original post on this thread.
dumb question ahead... the billboard charts indicates the amount of airplay right?
another dumb question ahead....is there a different chart for the digital downloads?
sorry, i'm not so well-versed in this. pls bombard me with info, thanks!
another dumb question ahead....is there a different chart for the digital downloads?
sorry, i'm not so well-versed in this. pls bombard me with info, thanks!
=]=]=] that makes me happy. he deserves it all so much!
QUOTE (airamNroland @ Jul 3 2008, 11:12 AM)
dumb question ahead... the billboard charts indicates the amount of airplay right?
another dumb question ahead....is there a different chart for the digital downloads?
sorry, i'm not so well-versed in this. pls bombard me with info, thanks!
another dumb question ahead....is there a different chart for the digital downloads?
sorry, i'm not so well-versed in this. pls bombard me with info, thanks!
Not dumb at all... most of us don't know exactly how it works! The short answers to your questions, partly yes and yes! Billboard's website is pretty easy to get to know once you navigate through it a little. Digital download ranks are digitil purchases only. You can get those numbers buy selecting digital or singles, and then looking for digital among the singles. Play around on that site a little... http://www.billboard.com
When charts are done in "formats" such as Adult Contemporary, Top 40, Country, they're generally a combination of purchases and airplay. There are numbers for singles and for albums. Hot 100 might be a combo but I'm not sure... TOML came in #3 the first week it was released, but didn't have nearly as much airplay as it's getting now, so I think hot 100 is mostly purchases (download and CD) and The Billboard 200 is a combo, which is why DC's singles (TOML and AI) were lower on that chart.
Neilsen Soundscan, radio spin info from Mediabase, sales figures from retailers... lots of sources go into making up the numbers. Billboard compiles them using a formula and then comes up with their charts.
Please... anyone with more specific knowledge of how this works please jump in, elaborate, correct me, etc! I want to know too!
QUOTE (Scott @ Jul 3 2008, 07:45 AM)
The new Billboard charts are out today...
For the 2nd week in a row, TOML is listed as "greatest gainer," moving up 3 slots from 11 to 8 on Bilbboard's Hot Audlt Contemporary Tracks chart (I feel just like Casey Kasem or Ryan reporting this!).
That's an even greater gain than last week, when it moved up from 13 to 11!
In Adult Top 40 Tracks, another big gain, up to 11 from 16.
And it's really picked up radio spins... see the other thread in this subforum started by Pam08 titled Mediabase.
OUR BOY SELLS RECORDS!
For the 2nd week in a row, TOML is listed as "greatest gainer," moving up 3 slots from 11 to 8 on Bilbboard's Hot Audlt Contemporary Tracks chart (I feel just like Casey Kasem or Ryan reporting this!).
That's an even greater gain than last week, when it moved up from 13 to 11!
In Adult Top 40 Tracks, another big gain, up to 11 from 16.
And it's really picked up radio spins... see the other thread in this subforum started by Pam08 titled Mediabase.
OUR BOY SELLS RECORDS!
It is definitely getting more radio play...heard it last night on XM 20 on 20 (at number 6 for 9 pm hour) and on XM Flight 26--both within 20 minutes of each other.. WOW
Just to explain a little bit more about the Billboard charts:
The Hot 100 is determined with the following formula - I may be a little off on the percentages but you will get the idea (55% airplay across all formats, 40% sales, 5% online streaming). Approximately one point is given for each thousand in sales and one point for each million in audience impressions on the radio (not sure how they use the online streaming). This is how DC's TOML is #51 again this week on the Hot 100 - he lost about 4000 in sales but gained about 4 million in radio audience impressions - so it evens up.
The charts for individual formats are based on airplay only. The digital chart tracks sales only.
Hope that helps somewhat in figuring out the complicated world that is Billboard.
The Hot 100 is determined with the following formula - I may be a little off on the percentages but you will get the idea (55% airplay across all formats, 40% sales, 5% online streaming). Approximately one point is given for each thousand in sales and one point for each million in audience impressions on the radio (not sure how they use the online streaming). This is how DC's TOML is #51 again this week on the Hot 100 - he lost about 4000 in sales but gained about 4 million in radio audience impressions - so it evens up.
The charts for individual formats are based on airplay only. The digital chart tracks sales only.
Hope that helps somewhat in figuring out the complicated world that is Billboard.
QUOTE (slw321 @ Jul 3 2008, 06:04 PM)
Just to explain a little bit more about the Billboard charts:
The Hot 100 is determined with the following formula - I may be a little off on the percentages but you will get the idea (55% airplay across all formats, 40% sales, 5% online streaming). Approximately one point is given for each thousand in sales and one point for each million in audience impressions on the radio (not sure how they use the online streaming). This is how DC's TOML is #51 again this week on the Hot 100 - he lost about 4000 in sales but gained about 4 million in radio audience impressions - so it evens up.
The charts for individual formats are based on airplay only. The digital chart tracks sales only.
Hope that helps somewhat in figuring out the complicated world that is Billboard.
The Hot 100 is determined with the following formula - I may be a little off on the percentages but you will get the idea (55% airplay across all formats, 40% sales, 5% online streaming). Approximately one point is given for each thousand in sales and one point for each million in audience impressions on the radio (not sure how they use the online streaming). This is how DC's TOML is #51 again this week on the Hot 100 - he lost about 4000 in sales but gained about 4 million in radio audience impressions - so it evens up.
The charts for individual formats are based on airplay only. The digital chart tracks sales only.
Hope that helps somewhat in figuring out the complicated world that is Billboard.
Thanks for the explanation... and when I think about, that formula makes more sense to me when I see the numbers! Good explanation!
Amazing. This makes me even more excited about his first album. He's gonna kick butt! 
QUOTE (dreamer @ Jul 3 2008, 11:28 AM)
=]=]=] that makes me happy. he deserves it all so much!
He certainly does--I'm stoked!
thanks so much Scott and SLW... i think eveything is clearer now. then our boy is doing great then,huh? YAY!
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