Comments on: Jesus of Cool: Talking Hot 100 Blues, with Geoff Mayfield http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/ your daily dose of pop culture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:20:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’90s | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-34421 Jesus of Cool: We Wuz Robbed! Great #2 Hits of the ’90s | Popdose Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:31:33 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-34421 [...] the Billboard Hot 100 charts of that decade were messed up. (I put it somewhat less than simply in a long-winded column last year.) The pop radio format split in two, resulting in charts that rarely reflected [...] [...] the Billboard Hot 100 charts of that decade were messed up. (I put it somewhat less than simply in a long-winded column last year.) The pop radio format split in two, resulting in charts that rarely reflected [...]

]]> By: We Wuz Robbed! Great Number 2 Hits of the ’50s | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-34359 We Wuz Robbed! Great Number 2 Hits of the ’50s | Popdose Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:35:35 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-34359 [...] shenanigans through the years that have kept a deserving song from ascending to glory. As I explored last year, the Top 40 has never been a perfect beast; who knows how many times a single has gotten stuck at [...] [...] shenanigans through the years that have kept a deserving song from ascending to glory. As I explored last year, the Top 40 has never been a perfect beast; who knows how many times a single has gotten stuck at [...]

]]> By: Fixing the Billboard Hot 100 chart: Part II « John’s Blog - Coast To Coast http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-8811 Fixing the Billboard Hot 100 chart: Part II « John’s Blog - Coast To Coast Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:30:08 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-8811 [...] exploit this loophole in Billboard’s Hot 100, perhaps ironically, was Mariah Carey. As this GREAT article entitled “Hot 100 Blues” by Jon Cummings points [...] [...] exploit this loophole in Billboard’s Hot 100, perhaps ironically, was Mariah Carey. As this GREAT article entitled “Hot 100 Blues” by Jon Cummings points [...]

]]> By: Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’00s | Popdose http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-8067 Jesus of Cool: The Worst Number One Songs of the ’00s | Popdose Mon, 19 May 2008 15:36:44 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-8067 [...] to find similar gaps in their knowledge of this decade’s chart-topping songs. As I detailed last week in this space, huge changes at radio and in the marketplace have turned the Hot 100 into something of a warehouse [...] [...] to find similar gaps in their knowledge of this decade’s chart-topping songs. As I detailed last week in this space, huge changes at radio and in the marketplace have turned the Hot 100 into something of a warehouse [...]

]]> By: mojo http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-40827 mojo Tue, 13 May 2008 14:32:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-40827 Phenomenal blog. It goes on my list of best #1 hits of the '00s. Phenomenal blog. It goes on my list of best #1 hits of the '00s.

]]> By: mojo http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-16738 mojo Tue, 13 May 2008 13:32:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-16738 Phenomenal blog. It goes on my list of best #1 hits of the '00s. Phenomenal blog. It goes on my list of best #1 hits of the '00s.

]]> By: steed http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-16736 steed Tue, 13 May 2008 00:17:04 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-16736 Oh, wow. Yes, I just listened to it and knew it right away. Oh, wow. Yes, I just listened to it and knew it right away.

]]> By: JonCummings http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-16735 JonCummings Mon, 12 May 2008 23:26:15 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-16735 I mean that "Torn" topped Hot 100 Airplay for 11 weeks...not the big chart itself. I mean that “Torn” topped Hot 100 Airplay for 11 weeks…not the big chart itself.

]]> By: JonCummings http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-16734 JonCummings Mon, 12 May 2008 23:25:08 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-16734 It's pretty much your standard-issue post-grunge love song-with-distortion. I always prefer the guys singing love songs to have at least half a dozen tats and just as many piercings...it creates such a romantic mood. BTW, you'd recall it instantly, if only because you've probably heard it in 50 different TV shows and movies over the last six years.<br><br>The song that perplexes me is "Torn." It only topped the Hot 100 for 11 weeks and AT40 for 14 weeks--but I could swear, based on the stations I used to listen to in DC, that "Torn" was the most-played song for at least a year and a half... It's pretty much your standard-issue post-grunge love song-with-distortion. I always prefer the guys singing love songs to have at least half a dozen tats and just as many piercings…it creates such a romantic mood. BTW, you'd recall it instantly, if only because you've probably heard it in 50 different TV shows and movies over the last six years.

The song that perplexes me is “Torn.” It only topped the Hot 100 for 11 weeks and AT40 for 14 weeks–but I could swear, based on the stations I used to listen to in DC, that “Torn” was the most-played song for at least a year and a half…

]]> By: Steed http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/comment-page-1/#comment-16733 Steed Mon, 12 May 2008 22:44:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/jesus-of-cool-talking-hot-100-blues-with-geoff-mayfield/#comment-16733 I can't believe "Smooth" was '99 - seems like only yesterday. And 5 weeks on the airplay chart? That thing was on the radio every minute of every day for months. <br><br>Yep, AT40 is what I was thinking of. <br><br>I'm sure I'd know it but I can't even recall what "wherever you will go" sounds like. I can't believe “Smooth” was '99 – seems like only yesterday. And 5 weeks on the airplay chart? That thing was on the radio every minute of every day for months.

Yep, AT40 is what I was thinking of.

I'm sure I'd know it but I can't even recall what “wherever you will go” sounds like.

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