Brick Wall Syndrome
Jun 3, 2008 2:16:24 GMT -5
Post by Gravity Happens on Jun 3, 2008 2:16:24 GMT -5
In a conversation with David right now, we've been talking about songs, usually hotly hyped lead-off singles, that start off fast, hit a "brick wall", usually around the 16-17 range, and have a very quick chart run.
Here's a list I've compiled going back to 1994 (which is when the current PPW era started) of such songs:
Eagles "Get Over It": 28-20-18-19-22-29-off
Michael & Janet Jackson "Scream": 29-21-19-22-23-24-33-off
P.M. Dawn "Downtown Venus": 36-30-23-20-19-19-21-35-off
George Michael "Jesus To A Child": 27-19-18-18-20-26-33-off
Prince "Betcha By Golly Wow": 23-17-16-17-28-off
Prince "The Holy River": 31-21-17-16-15-17-21-35-off
R. Kelly "Gotham City": 31-27-23-18-20-19-29-36-off
Bryan Adams "Back To You": 34-27-23-14-15-17-16-22-30-off
Emilia "Big Big World": 40-27-24-19-21-24-35-off
Alanis Morissette "Unsent": 32-22-21-19-17-16-24-37-off
Baz Luhrmann "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)": 36-28-24-18-20-22-38-off
Britney Spears "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart": 31-22-20-16-17-17-24-29-35
Madonna "American Pie": 34-24-17-16-15-17-18-26-35-off
Backstreet Boys "The Call": 37-27-23-21-19-17-17-22-33-off
Madonna "What It Feels Like For A Girl": 25-21-19-17-15-15-18-27-40-off
Mandy Moore "In My Pocket": 36-35-27-23-22-20-20-22-34-off
Faith Hill "There You'll Be": 29-25-23-22-22-28-37-off
Michael Jackson "You Rock My World": 28-20-15-17-16-22-29-off
Britney Spears "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman": 32-25-24-22-21-21-28-40-off
Avril Lavigne "Losing Grip": 40-29-23-20-18-17-17-24-35-off
Pink "Feel Good Time": 36-24-21-17-18-18-23-34-off
Pink "Trouble": 27-22-20-17-17-29-off
Britney Spears/Madonna "Me Against The Music": 26-14-13-14-13-11-12-21-26-36-off
Janet Jackson "Just A Little While": 30-23-20-19-19-25-off
Britney Spears "My Prerogative": 30-25-22-22-28-off
Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For": 36-26-23-20-19-18-19-25-off
Jennifer Lopez "Get Right": 34-31-23-22-20-19-26-36-off
Snoop Dogg/Justin Timberlake "Signs": 36-30-23-18-20-19-22-35-off
Gwen Stefani "Crash": 38-28-23-22-21-21-26-32-off
Pink "Stupid Girls":31-26-23-20-18-17-19-23-32-37-off
Beyoncé/Jay-Z "Déjà Vu": 33-21-19-15-14-15-22-33-off
Jessica Simpson "A Public Affair": 29-24-21-19-19-16-23-29-39-off
Gwen Stefani "Wind It Up": 31-21-20-19-18-21-23-37-40-off
Beyoncé/Shakira "Beautiful Liar": 39-30-26-21-17-18-18-18-21-24-28-37-off
Will.i.am "I Got It From My Mama": 33-26-22-21-20-20-32-off
Britney Spears "Gimme More": 28-21-19-18-18-17-21-28-34-35-37-36-38-off
If I got any runs wrong, feel free to correct me!
Here's a list I've compiled going back to 1994 (which is when the current PPW era started) of such songs:
Eagles "Get Over It": 28-20-18-19-22-29-off
Michael & Janet Jackson "Scream": 29-21-19-22-23-24-33-off
P.M. Dawn "Downtown Venus": 36-30-23-20-19-19-21-35-off
George Michael "Jesus To A Child": 27-19-18-18-20-26-33-off
Prince "Betcha By Golly Wow": 23-17-16-17-28-off
Prince "The Holy River": 31-21-17-16-15-17-21-35-off
R. Kelly "Gotham City": 31-27-23-18-20-19-29-36-off
Bryan Adams "Back To You": 34-27-23-14-15-17-16-22-30-off
Emilia "Big Big World": 40-27-24-19-21-24-35-off
Alanis Morissette "Unsent": 32-22-21-19-17-16-24-37-off
Baz Luhrmann "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)": 36-28-24-18-20-22-38-off
Britney Spears "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart": 31-22-20-16-17-17-24-29-35
Madonna "American Pie": 34-24-17-16-15-17-18-26-35-off
Backstreet Boys "The Call": 37-27-23-21-19-17-17-22-33-off
Madonna "What It Feels Like For A Girl": 25-21-19-17-15-15-18-27-40-off
Mandy Moore "In My Pocket": 36-35-27-23-22-20-20-22-34-off
Faith Hill "There You'll Be": 29-25-23-22-22-28-37-off
Michael Jackson "You Rock My World": 28-20-15-17-16-22-29-off
Britney Spears "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman": 32-25-24-22-21-21-28-40-off
Avril Lavigne "Losing Grip": 40-29-23-20-18-17-17-24-35-off
Pink "Feel Good Time": 36-24-21-17-18-18-23-34-off
Pink "Trouble": 27-22-20-17-17-29-off
Britney Spears/Madonna "Me Against The Music": 26-14-13-14-13-11-12-21-26-36-off
Janet Jackson "Just A Little While": 30-23-20-19-19-25-off
Britney Spears "My Prerogative": 30-25-22-22-28-off
Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For": 36-26-23-20-19-18-19-25-off
Jennifer Lopez "Get Right": 34-31-23-22-20-19-26-36-off
Snoop Dogg/Justin Timberlake "Signs": 36-30-23-18-20-19-22-35-off
Gwen Stefani "Crash": 38-28-23-22-21-21-26-32-off
Pink "Stupid Girls":31-26-23-20-18-17-19-23-32-37-off
Beyoncé/Jay-Z "Déjà Vu": 33-21-19-15-14-15-22-33-off
Jessica Simpson "A Public Affair": 29-24-21-19-19-16-23-29-39-off
Gwen Stefani "Wind It Up": 31-21-20-19-18-21-23-37-40-off
Beyoncé/Shakira "Beautiful Liar": 39-30-26-21-17-18-18-18-21-24-28-37-off
Will.i.am "I Got It From My Mama": 33-26-22-21-20-20-32-off
Britney Spears "Gimme More": 28-21-19-18-18-17-21-28-34-35-37-36-38-off
If I got any runs wrong, feel free to correct me!