Mariah Carey - Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel

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Discuss the album's singles, sales, airplay, chart positions, and related chart news here.

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"Obsessed" is the official first single off the album. It was released to radio on June 16th and digitally on July 7th.

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Here are its peak positions so far on the following charts:

U.S. Billboard Hot 100: #11
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #15
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #41
Billboard Radio Songs: #40
Billboard Yahoo Video: #1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart: #23
Australian Music Report: #26
Canadian Hot 100: #15
Italian Singles Chart: #6
Japan Hot 100: #16

Downloads, first two weeks: 180,699

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“Obsessed” spins increased to 7,102 over a seven day period. The airplay breakdown is:

Rhythmic: 3,625 spins
Pop: 1,060 spins
Urban: 2,115 spins
Urban AC: 240 spins
Hot AC: 27 Spins
Alternative: 3 Spins

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 37.876 million (+1.001 million)

[Wayne]

Awww thats a fantastic increase! So far, its registered more airplay than half E=MC2's singles, which I suppose is good! :P

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I knew impressions would see a healthy increase once it went for official adds on pop. I hope it continues!

[Aaliyahfan]

It's finally taking off :D. What number is it on iTunes?

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Back to #20 on iTunes!

[Nichu94]

Back to #20 on iTunes!
Maybe there's a chance it will peak higher than 11.... Let's wait and see

[Wayne]

Now this is good:

LW | TW

17 14 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED 64018 4 61433 244717

Here's how Hot 100 Airplay ended up before recurrents were removed:

No. 29 - Mariah Carey (+5.8 million)

[HeatSeeker]

Good news! This means it might move up on the Hot 100.

[britneyfan09]

I really hope Obsessed can at least make the top 10. #11 peak is horrible. :twisted:

[Nichu94]

Some good news :)
But I'm afraid for album.....

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Touch My Body never saw a weekly increase in sales when it was in the top 20 of the Hot 100 right? So Obsessed is proving to be a more consistent single so far, and airplay has been slowly but steadily increasing basically every day.

It's currently still #20 on iTunes : )

[gimme1mimi]

I don't give a rat's fart if this doesn't enter top 10.

THIS SHOULD JUST ESTABLSH ITSELF IN THE TOP 20 for a couple of months regardless of whether H.A.T.E.U. is released within that time or not.

An ALBUM just CANNOT sell on songs like Obsessed.IT NEEDS a ballad..especially from Mimi.

[Aaliyahfan]

Obsessed has over a 100 points with airplay & sales plus streams. It will be #18 or higher on the Hot 100.

[Aaliyahfan]

I don't give a rat's fart if this doesn't enter top 10.

THIS SHOULD JUST ESTABLSH ITSELF IN THE TOP 20 for a couple of months regardless of whether H.A.T.E.U. is released within that time or not.

An ALBUM just CANNOT sell on songs like Obsessed.IT NEEDS a ballad..especially from Mimi.

E=MC2 sold off of Touch My Body. Obsessed is a much better song.

I hope Obsessed will go Top 10 and H.A.T.E U will be #1.

[Wayne]

in its 3rd week on the Hot 100, "Obsessed" climbs a few spots to No. 17

*11*-20-17

many thanks to bks!

[Aaliyahfan]

Yay! I was right lol 8-)




I wonder what Perez Hilton would say about this.

[Wayne]

We'll probably find out tomorrow knowing that idiot! :roll:

Great that she has risen on the Hot 100 though! I must admit, I thought this was over. Its increasing its airplay and download sales - if it does this week-on-week, or at least manages to maintain, then gimme1mimi will probably have a point about it stabilising around the top 15-20 area!

[Wayne]

Thanks to HolidayGuy, here are the digital sales for ALL Mariah singles released in the US!

Can't believe we finally got this, i'm throwing fireworks in the sky right now lol

All numbers are up to 02/11/2008, unless noticed, and it includes all versions of the song.

MARIAH CAREY

Vision of Love 99,540 (396)
Love Takes Time 54,105 (239)
Someday 46,620 (173)
I Don't Wanna Cry 53,905 (216)

EMOTIONS

Emotions 60,360 (230)
Can't Let Go 45,780 (167)
Make it Happen 30,440 (120)

MTV UNPLUGGED

I'll Be There 78,955 (300)

MUSIC BOX

Dreamloer 101,105 (430)
Hero 273,625 (1,090)
Without You 74,125 (350)
Anytime You Need a Friend 31,710 (109)

MERRY CHRISTMAS

All I Want For Christmas Is You 1,215,663 (47,519) (10/01/2009)

DAYDREAM

Fantasy 257,195 (1,111)
One Sweet Day ?
Always Be My Baby 358,080 (1,453)
Forever 30,210 (110)

BUTTERFLY

Honey 96,425 (274)
Butterfly 45,105 (169)
My All 95,615 (351)
Breakdown 53,945 (238)

#1'S

Sweetheart 17,055 (50)
When You Believe ?
I Still Believe 47,110 (154)

RAINBOW

Heartbreaker 153,925 (524)
Thank God I Found You 7,160 (22)
Crybaby 9,600 (23)
Can't Take That Away 15,015 (51)

GLITTER

Loverboy 1,900 (54)
Never Too Far 2,110 (54)
Don't Stop 505 (17)

CHARMBRACELET

Through the Rain 49,185 (147)
Boy (I Need You) 12,945 (30)
Bringing on the Heartbreak 12,990 (29)

THE EMANCIPATION OF MIMI

It's Like That 409,800 (220)
We Belong Together 1,157,000 (1,525)
Shake It Off 620,285 (745)
Don't Forget About Us 452,410 (275)
Say Somethin' 104,455 (110)
Fly Like A Bird 52,355 (125)

E=MC²

Touch My Body 1,226,000 (2,555)
Bye Bye 427,380 (1,325)
I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time 106,560 (1,050)
I Stay In Love 26,370 (1,170)

OTHERS

My Love 99,796 (9,237) 02/05/2009

[Gillyberto]

I'm so happy this is re-bounding... promo should help it even more! :D

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IDJ Chairman L.A. Reid hosted a listening party for Mariah's new album Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel (in stores Sept. 15th) earlier today in New York and Essence magazine was there live-tweeting from the scene.

Getting another early listen at Mariah Carey's new album with LA Reid

The Dream, Tricky and Mariah wrote everything on the album...nice.

first four Mariah songs sound like hits to us... loving "H.A.T.E.U."

Okay, Mariah's so long song "Standing Ovation" sounds very Ne-Yoish

The Dream is feeling "Ribbon"...

OMG... Mariah does Journey's "I Wanna Know What Li... oops... "i wanna know what love is" and it sounds AMAZING

Naz just corrected me, that's Foreigner's song but Mariah put her foot it in

From the Twitter posts above, we get a confirmation of Mariah's cover of Foreigner's "I Want To Know What Love Is" which was first reported by the New York Post in April 2009; and a new song title "Standing Ovation."

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"Obsessed" tidbits:

• "Obsessed" remains the #1 song at RateTheMusic at both the Urban and Rhythmic formats.

• After debuting at #9 Monday on KIIS FM's Jojo's Top 9 @ 9 (Los Angeles, CA), the song shot to the #1 spot in only 2 days!

• The video climbed two spots to #4 in yesterday's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live," its 4th consecutive day on the countdown

• In Australia, "Obsessed" in its 2nd week on the official Australian charts rose 3 spots to #23 on Top Singles and up 6 spots to #16 on Top Digital Tracks.

• In Thailand, the song is at #3 this week on Met 107's Top 40 chart. Met 107 is the country's largest and most listened to radio station.

• In Croatia, "Obsessed" is #8 this week on Radio Samabor and a new entry at #19 at Radio Sibenik. In Montenegro, the song rose 2 spots to #6 on Radio Skala's playlist.

• In the Philippines, "Obsessed" remains the #1 most requested song on Monster Radio RX 93.1.

• "Obsessed" debuts at No. 6 on the official Italian Singles Chart

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Billboard Hot Hip-Hip/R&B Songs

17. Obsessed (up 6)

[gimme1mimi]

^ That's great.

I heard this gained 1.5 million AI yest. :shock:

It's gain is MASSIVE-you WERE right.Pop boosts AI.

!!!!

[Nichu94]

What do you think about its AI peak?
60-70 million?

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Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” spins increased to 7,333 over a seven day period, the airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 3,738 spins
Pop: 1,113 spins
Urban: 2,164 spins
Urban AC: 251 spins
Hot AC: 28 Spins
Alternative: 3 Spins

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 39.392 million

Great! That's about 1.5 million up from yesterday.

[Wayne]

That's absolutely fantastic! Nearly broke the 40m barrier! This is a surprising turn of events. If her record company release the 2nd single just as this starts to blow up on radio/downloads, then won't that sabotage Obsessed's chance of recovery? Gawd almighty! :roll: :D

[Nichu94]

Obsessed is #18 on US itunes

[Aaliyahfan]

I hope she doesn't responf to Fem :x

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Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed,” possibly the Billboard Hot 100’s first song ever to reference Windex in its lyrics, cleans up on the Rhythmic airplay chart. The cut advances 12-10 on Rhythmic, marking Carey’s 21st top 10 since the list launched in October 1992. She now stands within one of Ludacris’ record for most top 10s in the chart’s archives.

While we’ll need to wait to see if “Obsessed” can become Carey’s 19th No. 1 on the Hot 100, where it rebounds 20-17 after debuting at No. 11 two weeks ago, the lead track from “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel” does lead another chart. The title tops the Yahoo! Video chart, now available on billboard.com, for a second consecutive week.

[gimme1mimi]

i think this song will peak at 60 mill AI.

The way it's progressing..it'll take a month to reach that peak and i feel it's quite a reasonable prediction considering it's limited longevity.

[gimme1mimi]

wtf..Obsessed at 21 while She wolf's at 22 :shock: :shock:

Oh...this is just wack...She wolf is BS compared to this.

[gimme1mimi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzHnNPLWsDQ

eminem replies to obsessed.

He SUCKS.


This is Mariah's reply to his reply :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrlf8aeopho

[HeatSeeker]

^ She-wolf is new though so it's bound to peak a little high on the iTunes chart.

Japan Hot 100
45. Obsessed (up 14)

Billboard Ringtone Chart
6. Obsessed (up 2)

Billboard Streaming Chart
23. Obsessed (up 1)

[Wayne]

7/30/2009 40.416 7499 +1.024

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7/30/2009 40.416 7499 +1.024

Great 8-)

[gimme1mimi]

30/07/2009

Al: 40.416 (+1.024) ( i knw u already provided this Wayne,but i wanted to count the spins increase too.)


Spins: 7499 (+166)


She's getting very decent airplay.

Up one spot to #20 on itunes.The digital sales will fall this week.(I hope NOT).

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Spin breakdown:

Rhythmic: 3,826 spins
Pop: 1,170 spins
Urban: 2,179 spins
Urban AC: 254 spins
Hot AC: 29 Spins
Alternative: 3 Spins

[Wayne]

Here's the weekly breakdown:

07/30/2009 40.416M 7499 +7.24M +1195
07/23/2009 33.178M 6304 +4.90M +952
07/16/2009 28.275M 5352 +5.70M +1270

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Still #20 on iTunes. It's about time she's had a single with longevity.

[Aaliyahfan]

Saturday, 01-Aug-2009, 12:49AM EDT | Posted by Lynn
The Monetization of Mimi: Mariah CD to Have Ads

As music sales continue to drop like they're not so hot throughout the industry, Island Def Jam Music Group is jamming on a new business model: integrating brands into artists' CD booklets.

The first deal, created for the Mariah Carey release Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel on Sept. 15, is a 34-page co-production with Elle magazine that includes lifestyle ads from Elizabeth Arden, Angel Champagne, Carmen Steffens, Le Métier de Beauté and the Bahamas Board of Tourism. Providing the experiment goes well, the label is eyeing bigger brand deals for booklets of CDs by Rihanna, Bon Jovi, Kanye West and other artists.

The mini magazine contains Mariah-centric editorial ("VIP Access to Her Sexy Love Life," "Amazing Closet," "Recording Rituals") and lifestyle advertising along with lyrics and other CD booklet elements. Elle contributed the editorial and designed the layout.

The booklets were created for the first run of U.S. CDs (1 million) and the first 500,000 overseas, said Jeff Straughn, svp-strategic marketing for Island Def Jam Music Group. It will also be available in a digital format for those who buy music online. A condensed version of the Mariah mag, sans the 14 pages of CD-specific material, will be inserted into 500,000 subscription copies of Elle's October issue, which arrives mid-September.


"The idea was really simple thinking: 'We sell millions of records, so you should advertise with us,'" said Antonio "L.A." Reid, chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group, a unit of Universal Music Group. "My artists have substantial circulation—when you sell 2 million, 5 million, 8 million, that's a lot of eyeballs. Most magazines aren't as successful as those records."

Carey was "very open" to the concept when Reid showed her a mock-up of the booklet in a magazine format that included brand imagery synonymous with her lifestyle. "I wouldn't want to do Mariah Carey and Comet abrasive cleaner," Reid said, laughing. "I wanted things that really reflected her taste."

Reid said the program was unprecedented. Terry Dry, president of Los Angeles-based digital-word-of-mouth marketing agency Fanscape, agreed, saying that the CD booklet advertising is a first, though he wouldn't be surprised if more labels look into doing the same thing: "Hollywood Records [Disney], I know they love to monetize all over the place for something like a Jonas Brothers record. Open any rap record and a couple of inserts will come flying out, usually for a business the artist is a part of. I wouldn't be surprised if 50 Cent had a Vitaminwater thing."


Labels are looking for ways to eke out extra bucks, borrow equity and cut costs anywhere they can today. Year-to-date album sales were down 13.9 percent for the week ending July 19, 2009, compared with the period last year, according to Nielsen SoundScan (227 million units vs. 195.5 million units). Of those 2009 sales, 18.9 percent, or 41.9 million, were digital.

Ad revenues are subsidizing 100 percent of Island Records' costs for the Carey booklet, but label execs also see the alliance as a way to expand distribution at a time when the local music store is becoming as rare as the Beatles' Yesterday and Today LP with the "Butcher" cover.

"We don't have music retailers any more, so a smart consumer products company that understands the value in distributing music is going to restore the vitality of our business," Reid speculated. "If we distribute music properly and if it's done tastefully, it could be a huge profit center for all of us. That is the missing link—we need partnerships."

To underscore the point: At one large retail establishment, partner Elizabeth Arden is allowing the label to cross-promote the release. The CD Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel will be merchandised directly outside Walmart's music aisle with Carey's new signature Arden fragrance, Forever, which has its ad on the booklet's back cover. The CD and scent will also be displayed together in the beauty department.

[Wayne]

AI: 40.995m (+0.579m)
Spins: 7635 (+136)
iTunes: 20 & 139

It's #8 on rhythmic, #39 on pop and #14 on urban

[Aaliyahfan]

Yay, Top 40 on Pop :P

[HeatSeeker]

Spins: 7,669
AI: 41.301 million

Not a great update...

[HeatSeeker]

#19 on iTunes yay

[Aaliyahfan]

Spins: 7,669
AI: 41.301 million

Not a great update...

the AI increased so that's good 8-)

[HeatSeeker]

Still #19 on iTunes songs and #08 on iTunes videos.

[Aaliyahfan]

audience: 42.117 +1.122
spins: 7828 +193

[HeatSeeker]

audience: 42.117 +1.122
spins: 7828 +193

Great! 8-)

[Wayne]

bks @ Pulse:

Here's how Hot 100 Airplay is shaping up before recurrents are removed w/ 3 days left:

No. 1 - Keri Hilson / Kanye West (-0.4 million)
No. 2 - Drake (-1.5 million)
No. 3 - Black Eyed Peas (+5.0 million)
No. 4 - Taylor Swift (+5.1 million)
No. 5 - Lady Gaga (-3.3 million)
No. 6 - Katy Perry (+1.4 million)
No. 7 - Young Money (-1.7 million)
No. 9 - Sean Kingston (-1.3 million)
No. 11 - Pink (-2.4 million)
No. 12 - Kings Of Leon (+2.5 million)
No. 15 - Pitbull (+3.4 million)
No. 18 - Maxwell (+1.5 million)
No. 19 - Twista (+0.4 million)
No. 20 - Mario (+2.4 million)
No. 22 - Mariah Carey (+4.5 million)
No. 24 - Beyonce (+2.4 million)

On R&B airplay, Maxwell is 1, Drake 2, Mario 3, Beyonce 4, Young Money 5, Ginuwine 6, Keyshia Cole/Monica 7, Twista 8, Drake (Successful) 10, Mariah 15, Mary Mary 18, Whitney 20, Jay Z/Rihanna/Kanye 23, Maxwell (Bad Habits) 32, R Kelly/Keri Hilson 38, Kid Cudi/Kanye West 40, Mary J. Blige/Drake 44 and Keri Hilson 76 (Slow Dance).

[Wayne]

audience: 42.117 +1.122
spins: 7828 +193

Where did you read that? I've got this:

8/1/2009 42.117 7828 (+0.816m)

rhy: #7 (biggest bullet in the top 10)
urb: #14 (8th greatest gainer on top 40)
urbac: #27 (8th greatest gainer on top 40)
pop: tba #39 i guess

week gain: +5.24m (5 days in)

:?

[HeatSeeker]

That's great! It's on its way to climbing back towards its peak position. The fact that it's still gaining in airplay and sales are steady are proving everyone wrong who said it would flop and fall quickly off the charts after its first week.

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Spins: 7,857
AI: 42.326 million

[Aaliyahfan]

audience: 42.117 +1.122
spins: 7828 +193

Where did you read that? I've got this:

8/1/2009 42.117 7828 (+0.816m)

rhy: #7 (biggest bullet in the top 10)
urb: #14 (8th greatest gainer on top 40)
urbac: #27 (8th greatest gainer on top 40)
pop: tba #39 i guess

week gain: +5.24m (5 days in)

:?

Pulse :lol:

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Top 40 Format
Mariah Debuts: The lone debut this week is from MARIAH CAREY (Island/IDJMG) at 38* with “Obsessed.”

Rhythmic Format
Mariah Top 10: New to the top 10 is MARIAH CAREY (Island/IDJMG), who motors 11*-7* with “Obsessed” - up over 550 spins.

[Wayne]

AI: 43.471m (+1.354m)
Spins: 8022 (+194)
iTunes: 19 (-) & 150 (-5)

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AI: 43.471m (+1.354m)
Spins: 8022 (+194)
iTunes: 19 (-) & 150 (-5)

Sweet 8-)

[Wayne]

I just posted the AGT Obsessed tsping to the Obsessed topic - that should hopefully result in spiked sales for her

[HeatSeeker]

^ Oh, thanks. I posted the DL link in the DC area.

Currently #18 on iTunes

[Wayne]

I hate singles like this - that are unstable and just do whatever they like! :P

[Gillyberto]

WOW! I'm really Impressed by her whistle in her performance.. I almost died...


I'm so happy for her airplay gains and itunes rise.. this may have a shot at top 10 :shock:

[Wayne]

8/03/2009 43.997 8107 +0.526
only +85 spins

She's up to #17 on iTunes

[HeatSeeker]

Only +85? Is that bad?

And uggh my iTunes refuses to connect lol.

[Wayne]

Well I suppose it just means she's reaching a wider audience but getting fewer plays :? In terms of yesterday anyways! This is Shakira's:

Audience: 22.719 million (+0.788)
Spins: 4216 (+190)

Her spins are better! :P

[HeatSeeker]

Um, why are you posting irrelevant Shakira updates on MC's thread??? lol

[Wayne]

Um, why are you posting irrelevant Shakira updates on MC's thread??? lol

Well I'm trying to show you that Shakira only has a 0.2 increase on Mariah over yesterday, but over 100 more spins. Spins probably do more for the track than AI

[HeatSeeker]

Oh, ok. Sorry :oops:

Doesn't Billboard count the AI and not the spins?

[Wayne]

I think they track AI yeah.

But what I mean is that at the moment, she is sacrificing over 100 spins per day for an extra 0.2 AI. Well its obviously not her fault, but thats whats happening! :P In this instance, I'd rather her have the extra 100 spins and suffer a decrease 0.2 AI daily, as I think it'd work better for her

[Gillyberto]

OMG! Obsessed is doing amazing :shock:

[Gillyberto]

Btw. up to 15 on itunes :shock:

[Nichu94]

Btw. up to 15 on itunes :shock:
#14 now :shock:

[Wayne]

If we're doing the one by one countdown, its upto #13 now, with over 44m AI!

[HeatSeeker]

Wow!! I wish my iTunes would connect so I could see this lol.

[HeatSeeker]

#1 on BET yesterday, woohoo (10-10-6-4-3-2-2-2-1)

And:

http://www.mariahconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/rtmmariahobsessed.jpg

[Wayne]

BB HOT 100: #17 --> #14

11-17-14

[Gillyberto]

I'm so happy for her! She's doing pretty good

[HeatSeeker]

You mean 11-20-17-14

Back into the top 15! Few would have predicted that, awesome : )

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"Obsessed"

Billboard Hot 100: #14 (Last week: #17)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #22 (Last week: #29)
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream: #39 (Debut)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #15 (Last week #17)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #15 (Last week #17)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #12 (Last week: #14)
Downloads this week: 65,457 (+2%)
Total downloads: 310,174


Below are the artists with the most Mainstream Top 40 appearances since the chart launched in October 1992:

Mariah Carey (29)
Madonna (26)
Janet Jackson (23)
Britney Spears (23)
Nelly (20)

[Wayne]

You mean 11-20-17-14

Back into the top 15! Few would have predicted that, awesome : )

I knew I'd missed a week out! :oops:

[Wayne]

8/05/2009 44.865 8391 +0.165
+130 spins
I have a bad feeling it won't pass 50m audience.

[Wayne]

39 35 MARIAH CAREY Obsessed 1265 947 318 6.030

+57 spins
+8 bullet
+0.334 AI
--------
TODAY:

8/06/2009 45.094 8503 +0.229
+ 152 spins

[Wayne]

AI 45.125 +0.031

+ its #11 on iTunes US

[HeatSeeker]

Wow, this has better resiliency than any of E=MC^2's singles.

[Wayne]

#12 on iTunes

[HeatSeeker]

^ Amazing update :lol:

I hope airplay increases.....

[HeatSeeker]

Spins: 8,601
Audience Impressions: 45.231 million.

Small increases but at least they're still increases.

[Wayne]

itunes us: #11 (STILL)

Obsessed ITUNES:

#11 USA
#18 Australia
#28 Canada
#37 Italy
#60 Japan
#62 Ireland
#69 New Zealand
#88 France
#93 Denmark
#110 Spain
#136 USA
#136 Belgium
#161 Sweden
#187 Switzerland

O on official singles charts: 4 countries

USA: 11-20-17-14- (310.000)
Italy: 17-11-15-19-
Australia: 26-23-33- (7.800)
Canada: 15-41-49-48-

Thanks stevvy

[Aaliyahfan]

Airplay will increase (hopefully). It just had a slow week. It's AI would probably be at 48 by the end of the tracking week.

[Gillyberto]

Airplay incresed by .8 today and it's around 46 million now.

This is far from over :)

[Gillyberto]

Here is the airplay : 8/8/2009 45.858 8753 +0.733m
:D :D

[HeatSeeker]

I'm so happy that this is moving in the right direction in both sales and airplay! :D

[HeatSeeker]

Spins: 8,789
Impressions: 46.086

Again, not a great increase but it's till an increase :D

[HeatSeeker]

itunes us: #11 (STILL)

O on official singles charts: 4 countries

USA: 11-20-17-14- (310.000)
Italy: 17-11-15-19-
Australia: 26-23-33- (7.800)
Canada: 15-41-49-48-

Thanks stevvy

It's also at No. 11 this week (no change) on the Brazil Hot 100

[Nichu94]

^Brazil hot 100 is fake

[HeatSeeker]

^ What do you mean by "fake"?

[Nichu94]

^ What do you mean by "fake"?
It's not official... someone says it's completely invented...

Ask Wayne, I think he should know it better

[Wayne]

8/9/2009 46.336 8899 +0.478m (+146 spins)

The Brazil Hot 100 is indeed fake. The official Brazilian charts are compiled by an external agency (I'll fine more out and post - I have it written down somewhere)

[Gillyberto]

Good increase :D

[HeatSeeker]

Obsessed is currently at #12 on the iTunes top 100 songs.

[Wayne]

46.969 (+0.633)

[Gillyberto]

Great day :D

[HeatSeeker]

AIRPLAY

• Following are the airplay numbers for "Obsessed" as of 8/10/2009 according to Mediabase: 46.969 million in audience impressions with 8899 spins (Rhythmic - 4506, Urban - 2377, Pop - 1807, Urban A/C - 258, Hot A/C - 35, Alternative - 2, FUSE - 14, BET - 8, VH1 - 14, MTV - 7, MTV2 - 2).

POP
#34 (Last week #36)
+354 spins, 7.241 million impressions
#10 greatest gainer with 115 stations playing

RHYTHMIC
#7 (Last week #7)
+350 spins, 24.744 million impressions
#7 greatest gainer with 92 stations playing

URBAN
#14 (Last week #14)
+65 spins, 12.625 million impressions
76 stations playing

URBAN AC
#29 (Last week #27)
+4 spins, 0.956 million impressions
43 stations playing

• "Obsessed" remains the #1 song on RateTheMusic at both the Urban and Rhythmic formats. T

MUSIC VIDEO

• "Obsessed" reclaimed the top spot on BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live" countdown last night (Aug. 10). This is the video's 13th day on the BET countdown since debuting at #10 on July 23rd. The video's positions in the 13 days it has been on the countdown are as follows: 10-10-6-4-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-2-1.

• On the VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown, "Obsessed" climbed 4 spots to #14 in its 2nd week on the countdown

• In the Philippines, "Obsessed" remains the #1 most requested song in its 4th week on Monster Radio RX 93.1

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS

Below are the current rankings for "Obsessed" at various digital outlets:

iTunes - #15 (-4)
Amazon - #10 (+2)
Walmart - #55 (+1)

[Wayne]

Thanks ju_miguel:

• In Australia, "Obsessed" in its 4th week on the official Australian charts rose 13 spots to #20 on Top Singles and up 12 spots to #17 on Top Digital Tracks.

• In the Philippines, "Obsessed" remains the #1 most requested song in its 4th week on Monster Radio RX 93.1.

• In Thailand, the song is at #2 this week on Met 107's Top 40 chart. Met 107 is the country's largest and most listened to radio station.

• In Croatia, "Obsessed" remains at #8 this week on Radio Samabor and up 4 spots to #2 at Radio Sibenik. The Remix debuts at #7 on Radio Trogir's Strana Top Songs. In Montenegro, the song advanced a place to #2 on Radio Skala's playlist.

• "Obsessed" is being played on one of Jamaica's popular radio stations, Fame 95 FM, and getting rave reviews!

• In Singapore,"Obsessed" was #3 on 91.3 FM's Hot 30 Countdown last night. Click on the link to vote!

• In Indonesia, "Obsessed" rose 7 spots to #1 on CreativeDisc Top 50 Chart in its 5th week on the chart! CreativeDisc Top 50 Chart is compilation of Indonesian radios' Top 40 charts.

[Wayne]

Hot 100 Airplay (before recurrents removed):
Mariah - #17
Shakira - #21
Madonna - #903

Soundscan
Shakira - #11 (+219%) 75,425
Mariah - #12 (+9) 71,640
Madonna - #40 (+57%) 31,882

[Wayne]

08/11/09

Obsessed
audience: 47.336 (+0.367)
spins: 9079 (+49)

HAC: 36 (+1)
POP: 1870 (+63)
ALT: 2 (0)
URB: 2358 (-19)
UAC: 258 (0)
RHY: 4511 (+5)
MTV: 7 (0)
MTV2: 2 (0)
BET: 7 (-1)
VH1: 15 (+1)
FUSE: 13 (-1)

[HeatSeeker]

PRC Poll: Mariah is 13th Top Act of All Ages

Love them? Overall, we still do

Ask people of various ages about their favorite music and what do you get? Perhaps more common ground between the generations than you'd expect. A Pew Research Center survey found the Beatles high on the list of every age group and other acts from the 1960s and 1970s popular among people too young to have known them when they performed.

Among those younger than 30, Michael Jackson was the No. 1 pick. For those 30-49, the Eagles won out. People 50-64 picked the Beatles – the winners overall. For those 65 and older, Frank Sinatra can't be beat.

Rock was the favorite type of music for every age group except 65 and above. Older people preferred country music, followed by classical.

Top 20 acts in the poll:

1. Beatles; 2. Eagles; 3. Johnny Cash; 4. Michael Jackson; 5. Elvis Presley; 6. Rolling Stones; 7. Aretha Franklin; 8. Frank Sinatra; 9. Carrie Underwood; 10. Garth Brooks; 11. Jimi Hendrix; 12. Bruce Springsteen; 13. Mariah Carey; 14. Bob Dylan; 15. Jefferson Airplane; 16. Nirvana; 17. Madonna; 18. Coldplay; 19. Kanye West; 20. Grateful Dead

[Wayne]

audience 48.616 +1.280
spins 9260 +181

Great day for AI! Wish spins had been better though!

[gimme1mimi]

pop had +102 spins alone !!!!

It's hardly O's airplay peak now....

Now,it just needs to somehow get into the T10 on Itunes.


Maybe pple who listen to pop haven't herd the song much yet ???

This could pick up...I don't hope much since this has outperformed my expectations...but only if it could hang in the T15 till she releases her album... :oops:

[Wayne]

Mariah’s ‘Memoirs’ Pushed Back Again

Mariah Carey is turning back the page on her Memoirs. Mimi’s new album has been pushed back again.

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel will now arrive two weeks later on September 29, Rap-Up.com can confirm. This is the second delay for Mariah’s 12th studio album. Memoirs was originally scheduled for an August 25 release before being moved to September 15. In addition, the three CD collector’s set has been postponed.

The “Obsessed” singer has pulled out of a string of appearances surrounding the album’s release, including “VH1 Storytellers,” the “Today” show concert series, 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and her Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony.

http://www.rap-up.com/2009/08/13/mariah ... ack-again/ (http://www.rap-up.com/2009/08/13/mariahs-memoirs-pushed-back-again/)

[Nichu94]

Mariah’s ‘Memoirs’ Pushed Back Again

Mariah Carey is turning back the page on her Memoirs. Mimi’s new album has been pushed back again.

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel will now arrive two weeks later on September 29, Rap-Up.com can confirm. This is the second delay for Mariah’s 12th studio album. Memoirs was originally scheduled for an August 25 release before being moved to September 15. In addition, the three CD collector’s set has been postponed.

The “Obsessed” singer has pulled out of a string of appearances surrounding the album’s release, including “VH1 Storytellers,” the “Today” show concert series, 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and her Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony.

http://www.rap-up.com/2009/08/13/mariah ... ack-again/ (http://www.rap-up.com/2009/08/13/mariahs-memoirs-pushed-back-again/)

So it will be release the same day of Madonna GH... Not good at all

1. She won't be #1 WW
2. There will be more Madonna vs. Mariah fights here....

[HeatSeeker]

Canadian Hot 100
41. Obsessed (up 7)

Fans are not happy at all about the album being pushed back. It better be worth it!

Good airplay increase :D

[HeatSeeker]

"Obsessed"

Billboard Hot 100: #14 (Last week: #14)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #17 (Last week: #22)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #44 (Last week: #49)
Billboard Mainstream Top 40: #35 (Last week #39)
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40: #7 (Last week: #8)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #17 (Last week #15)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #17 (Last week #15)
Billboard Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop: #14 (Last week: #14)
Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay: #25 (Last week: #25)
Billboard Hot Dance Airplay: #13 (Last week #25)
Billboard Hot Videoclip Tracks: #1 (Last week #1)
Billboard Yahoo Video: #1 (Last week: #2)
Billboard AOL Radio: #14 (Debut)
Billboard Lala.com: #7 (Last week: #10)
Billboard iLike Libraries: Most Added: #@2 (Debut)
Billboard Ringtone Chart: #5
Billboard Hot Digital Tracks: #13 (Last week: #16)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #12 (Last week: #12)
Downloads this week:
Obsessed (Original): 62,982 (+12%)
Obsessed (Remix): 8,658 (-5%)
Total: 71,640 (+4%)
Total downloads: 381,814

Billboard Hot Singles Sales: #1 (Debut)
Sales this week:
Obsessed (Walmart): 1,103 (Street violation)

Billboard Canadian Hot 100: #41 (Last week: #48)
Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Singles: #29 (Last week: #41)

TV Airplay:
BET: 8 Plays
Fuse TV: 13 Plays
VH1: 14 Plays
MTV: 9 Plays
MTV 2: 2 Plays

[HeatSeeker]

iTunes: #14 (-)
Amazon: #10 (+2)
Wal-Mart: #34 (+21)

[gimme1mimi]

AI +1.024


:shock:


will cross the 50 mill mark today.

[HeatSeeker]

Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” spins increased to 9,420 over a seven day period, as the single continues to impact at more stations in the United States.
The airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 4,625 spins
Pop: 2,070 spins
Urban: 2,381 spins
Urban AC: 253 spins
Hot AC: 36 Spins
Alternative: 2 Spins
AC: 5 Spins

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 49.695 million

[Wayne]

Australian Airplay Chart

Obsessed #29 (last week: #33)
CHART WEEK ENDING DATE 22/08/09.

[HeatSeeker]

Good increase :D

Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” spins increased to 9,553 over a seven day period, as the single continues to impact at more stations in the United States. The airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 4,666 spins
Pop: 2,174 spins
Urban: 2,367 spins
Urban AC: 250 spins
Hot AC: 39 Spins
Alternative: 2 Spins
AC: 8 Spins

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 50.453 million

[HeatSeeker]

Spins: 9,723 (+133) . The airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 4,726 spins
Pop: 2,277 spins
Urban: 2,373 spins
Urban AC: 252 spins
Hot AC: 40 Spins
Alternative: 2 Spins
AC: 8 Spins

Audience Impressions: 51.680 million (+0.937)

[Wayne]

Diego, your increase was wrong! :P

8/15/2009 51.680 9723 +1.227m

increase (current week): +4.7m (5 days in)

;)

---

Australia Singles Chart:

Obsessed: #18(20)
sales: approx: 14.000

[gimme1mimi]

^ LOVE seeing these Massive airplay increases...


Obsessed is FAR FROM OVER.

[britneyfan09]

Hey Diego just a heads up that the picture you posted in the first post of this thread is gone. ;)

[HeatSeeker]

Hey Diego just a heads up that the picture you posted in the first post of this thread is gone. ;)

Whoa I hadn't noticed, thanks for telling me.

[britneyfan09]

^^ No problem ;)

Nice to see Obsessed increase on airplay.

[HeatSeeker]

Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” spins increased to 9,750 over a seven day period, as the single continues to impact at more stations in the United States. The airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 4,740 spins
Pop: 2,282 spins
Urban: 2,381 spins
Urban AC: 252 spins
Hot AC: 40 Spins
Alternative: 2 Spins
AC: 8 Spins

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 51.866 million

[Wayne]

8/16/2009 53.576 9984

+1.896

WTF?! :shock:

[gimme1mimi]

;)



The POWER of Mariah carey. :o :lol:


Talk about the US radio abandoning her.

[Wayne]

Australia

Mariah Carey’s Obsessed sold another 3,794 downloads last week to take the Official Australian Singles Chart No.18 position. This brings sales for Obsessed to 14,812 since release!
---
According to MediaBase’s Monday roundup, Mariah Carey’s Obsessed is performing really well:


Top 40: Nice jump for MARIAH CAREY (Island/IDJMG), who leaps 35*-27* with “Obsessed"

[gimme1mimi]

15000 copies sold in AU :? is it good ?

[Wayne]

35,000 is Gold there, and considering that 18 is its highest peak so far, and that sales in Aus aren't exactly amazing, its very good! :)

[Wayne]

Wayne...has mariah overtaken Madonna is the US already ????????????

album sales
and
total record sales :twisted:

:P Hmm.

Albums:

Mariah has shifted around 68m albums in the USA; Madonna a bit more (around 69-69.5m). Both have shots at passing 70m this year (Madonna will almost certainly pass it) - both are far from the leader of the pack though. Barbra Streisand has shifted over 83m albums in the States, and continues to sell well through catalogue and compilation sales.

Singles

Mariah has sold over 27m singles Stateside - a phenomenal amount for a singer who put out her first single only 19 years ago. However, this pales in comparison to Madonna; Madonna has sold over 46m singles in the USA, one of the highest tallies of any soloist ever. Barbra has sold over 40m singles herself in the US.

Album Sales:

Barbra - 83m+
Madonna - 69m
Mariah - 68m+

Single Sales:

Madonna - 46m
Barbra - 40m+
Mariah - 27m
.
.
.
.
.
Total:

Barbra - 125m
Madonna - 115m
Mariah - 95m

[gimme1mimi]

aaaaaaaargh.

WTF.

Can't she leave atleast the US alone ?????????? :evil:


Don't care bout barbra.(respect the elderly).

[Wayne]

Barbra will never be surpassed. She actively releases music on a regular basis, she has very healthy catalogue sales and when she does finally pass to the other side (so to speak) her sales will skyrocket. Barbra will probably be the first female to reach over 100m album sales

[HeatSeeker]

If she's so popular why haven't I ever heard of her? lol

[Nichu94]

If she's so popular why haven't I ever heard of her? lol
You've also never heard some Madonna's most popular songs....

It makes me think you listen only to Mariah's music :roll:

[Wayne]

Airplay update for 08/17/2009

Al: 54.662 (+1.086)
Spins: 10172

on POP: 2486

week9:
8/11/2009 47.336 9079 +0.367
8/12/2009 48.616 9260 +1.280
8/13/2009 49.695 9420 +1.079
8/14/2009 50.453 9553 +0.758
8/15/2009 51.680 9723 +1.227
8/16/2009 53.576 9984 +1.896
8/17/2009 54.662 10172 +1.086 (+7.693)

[gimme1mimi]

great week !!!

Hope the AI doesn't slump the next week.

I see this going T5 on airplay.

[gimme1mimi]

no one checks the R&B/soul section..so here we go -











MemoirsTracklist Revealed, Next Single is Foreigner Cover
Foreigner's Mick Jones can start ordering caviar and Champagne again: Mariah Carey is releasing her own gospel-tinged version of his masterwork song, "I Want to Know What Love Is."

It's the first "real" single from her new album following the summer release of the witty "Obsessed," which is also included on "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel." The album and the single hit the world on Sept. 29th.

I heard the Foreigner song yesterday along with all of "Memoirs" and let me tell you: Mariah's got a hit on her hands along the lines of "Emancipation of Mimi "The hour-long CD is ballad-centric. Written and produced with The Dream and Tricky (I know, but these are their stage names), "Memoirs" boasts a lot of singles. Starting with the Foreigner song is a canny move in these uncertain times. By the time its run is over, a new generation will think "I Want to Know What Love Is" is a Mariah Carey song.

Mick Jones, who wrote it, should start picking out some nice new cars thanks to Carey. The money should come rolling in quickly.

The other songs on the album – these are the titles, although the running order is still being finalized: "Betcha," "Obsessed," "H.A.T.E.U.," "Candy Bling," "Ribbon," "Standing O's.," "Impossible," "It's a Wrap," "Inseparable," "Up Out My Face," "More than Just Friends," and "Angels Cry."

Several of these are radio ready. "Angels Cry" is an honest-to-god ballad a la "Vision of Love," and should be a gigantic success. "Standing O's" also has potential, as do "H.A.T.E.U." – which stands for "having a typical emotional upset" – and "Inseparable."

Def Jam's L.A. Reid – who previewed the CD for the first time yesterday with a clutch of staffers – is playing with the order, to get it right. But he really can't go wrong. Carey's album, is, as they used to say, "what the kids want." Plus, it's got stuff for the slightly older crowd. I loved the doo-woppy "It's a Wrap." And the Foreigner track is so powerful, it's going to be everywhere.

Good news, too: no more songs about Eminem. One was plenty.

So, by the end of September we'll have new CDs from Whitney and from Mariah. They're each top notch and different from each other enough that their fans should want them both. Maybe we'll see a return to record stores (we have but a few in Manhattan now) and diva duels on radio if programmers are smart.
-Mariahdaily.

[gimme1mimi]

um...he/she says that both Whitney and Mariah's albums are top notch.

He SLOTS THEM BOTH IN ONE CATEGORY.

i'M OFFICIALLY WORRIED.

[gimme1mimi]

Ok I'm over my worries.


Now the excitement's trickling in !!!

I'm not lying that I'm shouting here...Just wana listen to IWKWLI !!!!!


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh.

[HeatSeeker]

If she's so popular why haven't I ever heard of her? lol
You've also never heard some Madonna's most popular songs....

It makes me think you listen only to Mariah's music :roll:

Just because I don't listen to 50+ year old hasbeens does not mean I don't listen to a myriad of other artists :roll: What are you doing here anyway? You get annoyed when people post irrelevant things on topics. TALK ABOUT A HYPOCRITE.

[Wayne]

Oh will you two get a room! :P

[Wayne]

Update (18/08/2009)

Al: 55.882 (+1.22)
Spins: 10360 (+188)

on POP: 2578 (+91)

Added to which, Obsessed has gone upto 11 on US iTunes!

[gimme1mimi]

Mariah Needs No Grammys
Mariah Carey's new album to debut too late for Grammy consideration... or battle with Whitney Houston

Mariah Carey is refusing to be pushed around by the Grammys anymore.

The songbird, who has won a mere five awards out of 21 nominations since 1991, is officially taking herself out of the running this year. She'll release her album "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" on Sept. 29, missing the Grammy cutoff date by just one day.

"Mariah's been shafted so many times before that it's like a big 'Kiss my butt' to the Grammy folks," says a music industry insider. "She doesn't need the awards, because her career is already so successful."

The diva definitely doesn't need trophies to sell her album: "Memoirs" has already spawned the hit single, "Obsessed" and has generated heavy industry buzz.

Although the singer just rescheduled a series of promotional appearances on programs like the "Today" show and "VH1 Storytellers," the insider says Carey is just busy adding more songs to her album, wanting the end result to be perfect.

In addition to her CD, the singer is drawing rave reviews for her performance as a Harlem-based social worker in the indie flick "Precious." The Lee Daniels-directed movie debuted earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival.

Meanwhile, fans hoping for a Battle of the Divas will be disappointed to learn that Whitney Houston's new CD will be released nearly a month earlier than Mariah's; the icon's first album in seven years is now set to hit shelves on Sept. 1.

Whit should be thankful she's avoiding a showdown with Mimi. Her album's first single, "I Look to You," received a lukewarm reception on pop radio, finally debuting on Billboard's Hot 100 last week at No. 74. Mariah, meanwhile, blasted onto that chart at No. 11 with "Obsessed."
Source: New York Daily News




ooooooooooooo whitney :oops:

and grammys can kiss our 10 million butts too !

[gimme1mimi]

OMg,100% snippet leaked !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEE IT !!!!!!!!!!!

[HeatSeeker]

• "Obsessed" will be released in Vinyl format on August 25th and is now available for pre-order for $5.68 at Amazon.

BILLBOARD CHARTS
Hot 100: #11 (Last week: #14)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #15 (Last week #17)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #15 (Last week #17)
Hot Digital Songs: #13 (Last week: #12)
Downloads this week: 73,123 (+2%)
Total downloads: 454,937
Hot Singles Sales (Walmart): #1 (Last week: #1)
Sales this week: 8,266
Total Sales: 9,369


AIRPLAY
• Following are the airplay numbers for "Obsessed" as of 8/18/2009 according to Mediabase: 55.822 million in audience impressions with 10360 spins (Rhythmic - 4962, Pop - 2578, Urban - 2457, Urban A/C - 256, Hot A/C - 45, A/C - 15, Alternative - 3, FUSE - 16, BET - 5, VH1 - 12, MTV - 8, MTV2 - 3).


POP
#26 (Last week #33)
+567 spins, 10.115 million impressions
#7 greatest gainer with 128 stations playing


RHYTHMIC
#6 (Last week #7)
+386 spins, 28.611 million impressions
#6 greatest gainer with 93 stations playing


URBAN
#12 (Last week #14)
+78 spins, 14.226 million impressions
72 stations playing


URBAN AC
#25 (Last week #28)
+4 spins, 0.935 million impressions


• "Obsessed" remains the #1 rated song on Rate The Music at both the Urban and Rhythmic formats. The song is also eligible for rating at Urban AC. It likely will be added to the Top 40 list on Friday. Take the surveys and give the song a "Love It" rating here!

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
Below are the current rankings for "Obsessed" at various digital outlets:

iTunes - #14
Amazon - #12
Rhapsody - #7
Napster - #6
Walmart - #29
Zune - #11


INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• Australia: "Obsessed" is a new entry at #4 on Urban Singles chart this week.

• Brazil: "Obsessed" is up 2 spots to #5 on the popular radio station, Jovem Pan FM.

• Croatia: "Obsessed" advanced a spot to #49 on the official Croatian Airplay chart. It is #1 at Radio Sibenik; a new entry on Radio Otvoreni at #26; up 3 to #8 on Radio Plus. The Remix climbed 6 places to take the #1 spot in its 2nd week on Radio Trogir's Strana Top Lista.

• Montenegro: the song remained steady at #2 on Radio Skala's playlist.

• South Africa: "Obsessed" is up a spot to #13 on the latest GoodHope FM's Top 30 chart.

• Thailand: the song remains at #1 this week on Met 107's Top 40 chart. Met 107 is the country's largest and most listened to radio station.

[Wayne]

Airplay update for 08/19/2009

Al: 56.34 (+0.458)
Spins: 10420 (+60)

So its slowed down a bit, but still a good increase!

[HeatSeeker]

Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #12 (Last week: #17)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #26 (Last week: #44)

[HeatSeeker]

The national Australian music survey (which is sent to every radio station, TV network & newspaper/media outlet) Top Songs:

http://www.mariahconnection.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/australiamariahobsessedsurvey.jpg

[HeatSeeker]

Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” spins increased to 10,705 over a seven day period, as the single continues to impact at more stations in the United States. The airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 5,099 spins
Pop: 2,618 spins
Urban: 2,491 spins
Urban AC: 249 spins
Hot AC: 43 Spins
Alternative: 3 Spins
AC: 14 Spins

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 57.464 million

Hot 100 Airplay Top Ten here we come!

[Wayne]

Airplay update for 08/20/2009

Al: 57.464 (+1.124)
Spins: 10705 (+285)

[britneyfan09]

Smash! 8-)

[PlatinumDiva]

Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” spins increased to 10,705 over a seven day period, as the single continues to impact at more stations in the United States. The airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 5,099 spins
Pop: 2,618 spins
Urban: 2,491 spins
Urban AC: 249 spins
Hot AC: 43 Spins
Alternative: 3 Spins
AC: 14 Spins

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 57.464 million

Hot 100 Airplay Top Ten here we come!brilliant 60mil next target

[Gillyberto]

Really amazed at how well this is doing. So happy for Mariah! She deserves this

[gimme1mimi]

BET Reviews Memoirs
L.A. Reid Unveils Mariah's Memoirs Album
Earlier this week, L.A. Reid held an exclusive album listening event with various members of the press for Mariah Carey's upcoming Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel album, due out on Island Records in late September. The room listened attentively to the tracks that were previewed in L.A.'s candle-lit corner office.

After the album's prelude, Memoirs leads off with MC's first single "Obsessed," which has already reached #1 on BET's "106 & Park" countdown show. But the song is followed by a powerful blend of uptempo dance tracks, mid-tempo R&B jams and heartfelt ballads.

L.A. Reid confirmed that Mariah's second single will be the remake of Foreigner's classic "I Wanna Know What Love Is," where Mariah exercises her vocal range. On other songs, Carey continues to show off her unique talents, singing her heart out on "Angels Cry" and "Ribbon."

Written and produced entirely by Mariah, Tricky and The-Dream, the album's strongest selling point is its musical consistency. The tracks seem to flow into each other nicely, and as usual, Mariah has more than enough potential singles. The writing on songs like "Standing O" will keep all-time Mariah fans happy, while a younger audience will appreciate the down-to-earth rawness of songs like "Up Out My Face" and "It's A Wrap."

For most of the album, Mariah is belting out notes that only she can hit, and by the end of the session, the entire room was applauding her efforts. L.A. thanked the attendees for their time, before insisting that the album was what he believed to be a "classic" ("and I don't say that too often," he said).


It's a freakn classic...I'm feelin it too.
These reviews are hardly the thing..It's when the reviewers are actually CALLEd into the record company one by one and actually hear the record OVER AND OVER.

It's not a one time thing.ALL slow songs would be boring if such reviews are to be believed.

[Wayne]

AI: 58.964 (+1.5m)
SP: 10843

pop:2804
rhy:5144
urb:2543

[gimme1mimi]

AI: 58.964 (+1.5m)
SP: 10843

pop:2804
rhy:5144
urb:2543

SMASH !

This gonna go top 10 net week

[Wayne]

And with over a 60m audience! :o

[stevyy]

And with over a 60m audience! :o


I never dreamed of such a success on radio.. i mean she came from several hardcore flops like my love and i stay in love.. this is amazing and suprising at the same time.

[Wayne]

• Mariah's 2nd single, "I Want To Know What Love Is," will reportedly premiere at radio after Labor Day (Sept. 7). A firm date has yet to be announced.

• The release of Tennessee on DVD, originally scheduled for Sept. 1, has been pushed back to January 26, 2010. The film's official site now shows the new release date.

• No "star" for Mariah this year? According to Ana Martinez, VP of Media Relations for the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Mariah's star ceremony originally scheduled for August 25th has been postponed due to scheduling issues; and that it doesn't look like it will be this year as the Walk of Fame calendar is already booked all year.

• Casting director Mike F. of Gotham Casting has informed us that the taping for Storytellers still has no new date.

Thanks to naughtynae for this! :)

[Wayne]

In Australia this week:

19 (18) Obsessed – Mariah Carey

[Wayne]

Audience: 60.749 (+1.785)
Spins: 11042 10.843 (+199)

Added to which, 50 Cent's album has been pushed back, meaning Mariah has a better shot at number one that week!

[HeatSeeker]

Audience: 60.749 (+1.785)
Spins: 11042 10.843 (+199)

Added to which, 50 Cent's album has been pushed back, meaning Mariah has a better shot at number one that week!

WOW! It's really taken off this week, and now the album can debut at #1, hopefully while Obsessed is in the top 10 :D

[AyuM]

Audience: 60.749 (+1.785)
Spins: 11042 10.843 (+199)

Added to which, 50 Cent's album has been pushed back, meaning Mariah has a better shot at number one that week!

WOW! It's really taken off this week, and now the album can debut at #1, hopefully while Obsessed is in the top 10 :D

Don't forget that she will face stiff competition by Jay-Z. IMO she still has a lot of potential to top the Top 200 though, regardless of any competition. It's MC's new album after all. ;)

[britneyfan09]

Yesterday:
60.749 (+1.785)
Today:
61.766 (+1.017)
spins 11118 (+76)

[gimme1mimi]

Yesterday:
60.749 (+1.785)
Today:
61.766 (+1.017)
spins 11118 (+76)


wow...i just remembered wayne saying,She can only dream of the airplay that beyonce is recieving.

I'm not taunting,don't get me wrong...but that WAS the general belief of pple.She has outgrown ALMOST EVERY expectation.

[Wayne]

Beyonce's lead singles get airplay of 100m+. Mariah's traditionally do well too! But Obsessed is doing as well as the fourth single of Beyonce's, not wanting to downgrade its success or anything! ;)

[stevyy]

Yesterday:
60.749 (+1.785)
Today:
61.766 (+1.017)
spins 11118 (+76)


wow...i just remembered wayne saying,She can only dream of the airplay that beyonce is recieving.

I'm not taunting,don't get me wrong...but that WAS the general belief of pple.She has outgrown ALMOST EVERY expectation.

u'r right, she's actually #9 on mediabase airplay and might enter BB Hot 100 airpolay top 10 this week.. who would have predicted that???

+ it will break 500.000 paid digital downloads, joining the club of

AIWFCIY 1.220.000
WBT 1.160.000
SIO 620.000
TMB 1.225.000
O ~520.000 (454.000 currently)

[Wayne]

Obsessed's worldwide performance, so far:

Download Charts

Italy #6
United States #6
France #32
Canada #10
Australia #16

Singles Charts

United States #11
Canada #15
Australia #18
Japan #16
Worldwide #18

Airplay Charts

Czech Republic #26
United States #12
France #32
New Zealand #76
Japan #13
Argentina #100
Australia #23
Indonesia #1
Germany #92
Slovakia #43
Croatia #49
Italy #32
Canada #69

Other charts

UK Urban Club Chart #11
New Zealand Urban Radio #16
U.S. R&B/Hip Hop Songs #15
U.S. Hot Dance/Club Play #18
U.S. Pop Songs #26
UK TV Airplay Chart #22
France TV Airplay Chart #34
U.S. Hot Singles Sales #1
Canadian Singles Chart #1
Australia Urban Singles Chart #4

Sales

United States 454,937 (digital) + 9,369 (physical)
Australia 18,637 (digital)

Thanks to Ju-Miguel

[Wayne]

61.766 (+1.017)
spins 11118 (+76)

[Wayne]

8/24/2009 63.225 11257 +1.459m

O by weeks: mediabase gains!

week 1 - 10.628m (1.)
week 2 - +3.995m
week 3 - +7.181m (4.)
week 4 - +5.315m
week 5 - +4.648m
week 6 - +5.097m
week 7 - +7.120m (5.)
week 8 - +2.972m
week 9 - +7.693m (3.)
week 10 - +8.563m (2.)

O by format:

#6 RHY
#9 URB
#23 POP
#31 UAC

Itunes:
#15
#137

Thanks to Stevvy!

[Wayne]

61.766 (+1.017)
spins 11118 (+76)

USA update

Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” spins increased to 11,257 over a seven day period, as the single continues to impact at more pop stations in the United States. The airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 5,326 spins
Pop: 2,986 spins
Urban: 2,608 spins
Urban AC: 244 spins
Hot AC: 40 Spins
Alternative: 2 Spins
AC: 11 Spins

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 63.225 million

[stevyy]

this will hit 70m on mediabase and peak.. its kinda weird to see mariah having such a radio success.. in 2009...

[HeatSeeker]

Yeah even I wasn't expecting those numbers. When Obsessed fell 11-20 on the Hot 100 many people thought it would be over, but look where it is now 8-) If only sales would increase : ( It's slipped to #16 on iTunes atm.

[wannarock81]

up 3 spots to number 13 :D :D on itunes

[HeatSeeker]

Yea.and hey. I'm finally back . My 2 bberys had ate thru the bottle. Today,we FiNALLY finished the album! Really gave my all for you

About 4 hrs ago from Twitter

[Wayne]

US Airplay Update:
Audience: 64.585 (+1.36)
Spins: 11447 (+190)

Obsessed scores its first major top 5 airplay position, as it rises to no5 on Rhythmic:

#5 rhythmic
#9 urban
#23 pop
#31 urban ac

Thanks stevvy! Its also upto number 13 on US iTunes

[HeatSeeker]

Wow! How many days has it been increasing by at least a million now? I can definitely see this going 70,000,000 AI. Any chances of it rising to No. 10 on the Hot 100?

[Wayne]

Physical Singles:

1 1 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED (WALMART) 5,298 -36 8,266 14,667

Digital Chart:

13 11 CAREY*MARIAH OBSESSED 71812 -2 73123 526749

So she's stagnant on the physicals, and she falls on the digital chart. It's almost a certainty that she'll be no11 this week on the BBHot100!

Here's how Hot Airplay is shaping up:

No. 1 - Black Eyed Peas (+4.1 million)
No. 2 - Taylor Swift (+1.0 million)
No. 5 - Kings Of Leon (+6.1 million)
No. 6 - Jay Sean / Lil Wayne (+13.0 million)
No. 8 - Pitbull (+3.0 million)
No. 9 - Mariah Carey (+7.6 million)

[gimme1mimi]

US Airplay Update:
Audience: 64.585 (+1.36)
Spins: 11447 (+190)

Obsessed scores its first major top 5 airplay position, as it rises to no5 on Rhythmic:

#5 rhythmic
#9 urban
#23 pop
#31 urban ac

Thanks stevvy! Its also upto number 13 on US iTunes

hahahaha..this is me having the last laugh(on haters and my own o-hating phase.)


wow,you GO MIMI. !!

[Wayne]

Thanks to Ju_Miguel

United States of America update http://www.ozelsel.de/index_files/usa_flag.gif

*Résumé* :D

Digital Sales:
Hot Digital Songs: #11 (Last week: #13)
Downloads this week: 71,812 (-2%)
Total downloads: 526,749

Singles Sales:
Hot Singles Sales (Walmart): #1 (Last week: #1)
Sales this week: 5,298 (-36%)
Total sales: 14,667

Airplay: (Nielsen BDS)
Hot 100 Airplay: #9 (Last week: #12)
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #12 (Last week #15)
Audience impressions this week: +7.6 million

Mediabase
"Obsessed" has registered 64.585 million audience impressions with 11447 spins (Rhythmic - 5391, Pop - 3094, Urban - 2625, Urban A/C - 245, Hot A/C - 39, A/C - 9, Alternative - 2, MTV - 6, MTV2 - 3, BET - 8, VH1 - 11, Fuse - 14).

All Access
CHR/Top 40: #23 (Last Week: #26)
+441 spins, 14.186 million impressions

Rhythmic: #5 (Last Week: #6)
+289 spins, 31.975 million impressions

Urban: #9 (Last Week: #12)
+159 spins, 15.491 million impressions

Urban A/C: #31 (Last Week: #25)
-12 spins, 0.885 million impressions

[HeatSeeker]

Billboard Hot 100
11. Obsessed (no change)

Billboard R&B 100
12. Obsessed (up 3)

SO close :( It's not fair :cry:

[stevyy]

5 weeks inside the top 15...

CR: 11-20-17-14-14-11-11-

530.000 paid downloads (600.000 next week)

[stevyy]

8/26/2009 66.46 11714 +1.875m

RHY: #3 :o :shock: :lol: :D
URB: #9
POP: #23
URBAC: #31

[gimme1mimi]

spins +267.

:o :shock: :o

SMASH

[gimme1mimi]

IWKWLI premiering in Germany TOMMOROW.

Oh Stevvy, YOU D YOU D BEST !

[AyuM]

Billboard Hot 100
11. Obsessed (no change)

Billboard R&B 100
12. Obsessed (up 3)

SO close :( It's not fair :cry:

Yes. it's pretty annoying to be honest. It will make the top 10 though, considering that O's iTunes sales are stable, while it's airplay continues rising! ;)

[gimme1mimi]

Obsessed has gained 10.5 Million AI over the last 7 days. :shock:

That's +1.5 EVERY DAY :o

[HeatSeeker]

8/26/2009 66.46 11714 +1.875m

RHY: #3 :o :shock: :lol: :D
URB: #9
POP: #23
URBAC: #31

YES! YES! Keep going! Looks like American radio is becoming obsessed too! :D

[Gillyberto]

Ok, seriously, I don't want to overreact, but this may be her best song ever, and the best song of all time. It's just immense and out of this world. Everyone go to DOWNLOAD CENTRALS to download I Want To Know What Love Is


It's THE BEST THING SHES DONE THIS DEACDE :?

[Gillyberto]

And the WHSTLE AT THE END :shock: :?

[Nichu94]

^^I'm gonna download it now :)

[HeatSeeker]

Below, find Mariah's chart positions in Billboard magazine issue dated September 5, 2009.

"Obsessed"
Billboard Hot 100: #11 (Last week: #11)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #9 (Last week: #12)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #24 (Last week: #26)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #12 (Last week #15)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #12 (Last week #15)
Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs: #18 (Last week #30)
Billboard Lala.com: #2 (Last week: #5)
Billboard Yahoo Video: #2 (Last week: #2)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #11 (Last week: #13)
Downloads this week: 71,812 (-2%)
Total downloads: 526,749
Billboard Hot Singles Sales (Walmart): #1 (Last week: #1)
Sales this week: 5,298 (-36%)
Total sales: 14,667

Holding the No. 11 spot once again this week is Mariah Carey's "Obsessed," which also becomes Carey's record-extending 23rd top 10 on Hot 100 Airplay.

[samueldidi]

IWKWLI premiering in Germany TOMMOROW.

Oh Stevvy, YOU D YOU D BEST !
oh my god it is the best song ever heard :o

[AyuM]

8/26/2009 66.46 11714 +1.875m

RHY: #3 :o :shock: :lol: :D
URB: #9
POP: #23
URBAC: #31

YES! YES! Keep going! Looks like American radio is becoming obsessed too! :D


:lol: :lol: Yes I have to agree. Initially they kinda ignored the song, but now I listen to it all the time on the radio. Wether it makes the top 10 or not, O is a sizeable hit! ;)

[stevyy]

IWKWLI premiering in Germany TOMMOROW.

Oh Stevvy, YOU D YOU D BEST !
oh my god it is the best song ever heard :o


i was recording the song from its live stream first ever airing in germany today at 6.05 a.m. i'm so obsessed with it.. its really amazing.

BTW did you just notic that the Obsessed remix is #20 on UK Itunes RIGHT NOW!?

this could actually outpeak bye bye (#30)

[Wayne]

7. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 67.685 (+ 1.225) =

[stevyy]

Obsessed is #18 on UK Itunes... :shock: :o

it was #30 yesterday.. top 10 tomorrow?

[Wayne]

Its getting a helluva lot of TV support at the moment. A lot of the time when I turn the channel over to a music channel, Obsessed is being played. This Eminem scandal has served her well! :P

[samueldidi]

IWKWLI premiering in Germany TOMMOROW.

Oh Stevvy, YOU D YOU D BEST !
oh my god it is the best song ever heard :o


i was recording the song from its live stream first ever airing in germany today at 6.05 a.m. i'm so obsessed with it.. its really amazing.

BTW did you just notic that the Obsessed remix is #20 on UK Itunes RIGHT NOW!?

this could actually outpeak bye bye (#30)
yes it will outpeak bye bye .i guess !and i am totally obsessed with "obsessed"and "IWKWLI" ;)

[Wayne]

7. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 67.812 (+ 0.127) =

Yesterday's update! ^^

[HeatSeeker]

Spins: 12,101
AI: 68.167 million

[HeatSeeker]

Official Australian Singles Chart
13. Obsessed (up 6) *NEW PEAK*

Official Australian Digital Singles Chart
17. Obsessed (up 5)

[stevyy]

Spins: 12,101
AI: 68.167 million

good evening update (because of AT40)

i guess well see 69m on todays update (really hope so.)

[Wayne]

Thanks to stevvy!

Complete chart history of Obsessed 2009

USA:
Hot 100: 11-20-17-14-14-11-11
Digital: 6-17-14-12-12-13-11-
Airplay: 60-49-41-29-22-17-12-9-
R&B: 52-37-31-28-23-17-15-17-15-12-
Singles sales: 1-1-1-

Canada:
Hot 100: 15-41-49-48-41-42-44-
Digital: 10-30-39-41-29-32-34-
Airplay: 87-77-71-72-69-71-81-

France:
Digital: 49-32-31-
Airplay: 44-42-36-32-31-

Australia:
Top 50: 26-23-33-20-18-19-13-
Digital: 22-19-29-17-19-22-17-
Airplay: 26-23-33-29-30-37-32-

Italy:
Digital: #6

New Zealand:
Airplay: 76-67-

Japan: *incomplete*
Hot 100: 59-45-...

[samueldidi]

Spins: 12,101
AI: 68.167 million
yeah :D keep going....we can dream of another top 10 !

[gimme1mimi]

Official Australian Singles Chart
13. Obsessed (up 6) *NEW PEAK*

Official Australian Digital Singles Chart
17. Obsessed (up 5)


*rubs eyes and stares at the screen*

UP 6 SPOTS ??!!

lol,just when you give up on it...

[gimme1mimi]

7. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 67.812 (+ 0.127) =

Yesterday's update! ^^

eVERY single song in the T20 had an AI descrease except Down and O on this day.

[Wayne]

7. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 69.968 (+ 1.565) =

She had the biggest AI increase in the top 20!

[OnlyOneRoad]

It is SO nerver racking seeing it increase everyday on airplay and STILL sitting on #11.
It will stay at #11 this week too. Sure thing.

[gimme1mimi]

7. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 69.968 (+ 1.565) =

She had the biggest AI increase in the top 20!


2 DAY UPDATE:

8/30/2009 12,559 69.968 (+2.156)

+502 spins :shock:

POP 3034 (+241)
RHY 5214 (+99)
URB 2581 (+55)
UAC 237 (+3)

POP #22 (+1)
RHY #2 (=)
URB #8 (+1)
UAC #30 (=)

POP 16.883 (+1.544)
RHY 33.858 (+0.491)
URB 15.943 (-0.070)
UAC 0.876 (-0.017)


thanx to hush hush.

[Gillyberto]

Oh god! :lol:

[HeatSeeker]

Damn! I wonder why it's doing so well with no promotion atm, the song is just catching on like an irresistible fire. Maybe it's because it's a hot, catchy, witty, and enjoyable summer anthem :P This is far from what I call a "flop" ;)

[HeatSeeker]

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
Below are the current rankings for "Obsessed" at various digital outlets.

iTunes - #15
Amazon - #15
Rhapsody - #17
Napster - #6
Walmart - #18

MUSIC VIDEO
"Obsessed" still reigns as the #1 video on BET's 106 & Park's "Top 10 Live." This is the video's 8th day at the top and its 25th day on the countdown: 10-10-6-4-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-2-1-1-1-2-2-4-Out-10-9-Out-5-2-1-1-1.


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Australia: "Obsessed" in its 7th week on the official Australian charts climbed 6 spots to #13 (new peak!) on Top Singles, up 4 to #17 on Top Digital Tracks and up a spot to #3 on Urban Singles.

• Bosnia: "Obsessed" is a new entry at #12 on Radio M Sarajevo's International Top List.

• Croatia: Airplay rankings for "Obsessed": Radio Trogir #1 (=), Radio Sibenik #6 (-5), Radio Plus #3 (=), Radio Nasice #19.

• Czech Republic: "Obsessed" takes a huge leap from #27 to #16 on the official Top 100 Airplay chart.

• Israel: "Obsessed" is down 3 spots to #8 in its 2nd week on Top 25 Songs at 100 FM. The song is at #9 (-2) this week on Celcom's Top Ringtones chart.

• Montenegro: Radio Skala: #1 for another week!

• Poland: The "Obsessed" video dropped to #2 on today's MTV MAXXX HITS. Please " target="_blank">vote (vote = glosuj in blue table) for Mariah every day!

• Serbia: "Obsessed" jumps to #1 this week on Radio Pingvin's McDonald's I'm Loving It Top list. It means that the song will be played every hour this entire week. On Radio ProSound's Airplay chart, the song is at #34. MTV ADRIA will play Mariah Carey: Top at 10 on Monday August 31st. It will be the "Obsessed" video's premiere on the music channel.

• Slovakia: "Obsessed" is #43 this week on the official Top 100 Airplay chart.

• South Africa: "Obsessed" rose 4 spots to #5 on this week's GoodHope FM's Top 30 chart. It also finally entered this week's Nokia Take 40 chart, debuting at #40!

[Wayne]

1. BLACK EYED PEAS - I Gotta Feeling = 122.101 (- 0.248) =
2. TAYLOR SWIFT - You Belong With Me = 121.083 (- 0.374) =
3. DRAKE - Best I Ever Had = 103.700 (- 1.430) =
4. KERI HILSON - Knock You Down = 103.535 (- 1.406) =
5. KINGS OF LEON - Use Somebody = 90.450 (+ 1.101) =
6. JAY SEAN - Down f/ Lil Wayne = 78.083 (+ 1.391) =
7. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 70.738 (+ 0.770) =

[Gillyberto]

So here are my predictions.

If I'm wrong, and 'IWTKWLI' doesn't explode. Her sales should look like this

800k- 1m USA
300K - Europe
300k - Asia

and around 1.7-2m WW

BUT! If 'IWTKWLI' does explode, it will be more like this.

1.5-2m USA
500K - 700K Europe
500k Asia

2.5m - 3m WW.

I'm not expecting much tbh, and I expect her sales to look more like my first prediction :p

[gimme1mimi]

Ladies and gentlemen, Mariah Carey is back!

After the not-so-warm reception of her “buzz” single, “Obsessed,” MiMi got back into the ballad saddle to deliver
one hell of a power-ballad in the form of a cover of Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is.”


The song, which is now slated as the first single from MC’s upcoming Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, due
September 29, sounds like something Mariah would have created in the 90’s: big, sweeping vocals, gospel
choir backing, bust your eardrum high-note. It’s classic MC and damn! Is it good to have it back in action


http://neonlimelight.com/2009/08/27/new ... t-love-is/ (http://neonlimelight.com/2009/08/27/new-music-mariah-carey-i-want-to-know-what-love-is/)







Mariah Carey "I Want To Know What Love Is" Goes to European Radio - She Hits It Out of the Park
Friday August 28, 2009

What do you do when you are one of the top pop recording artists of all time and still possess much of
the original talent that got you there? If you are Mariah Carey, you keep reaching for new sonic
achievements in music. The new single from Carey's upcoming Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel album is a
remake of Foreigner's #1 smash hit single "I Want to Know What Love Is." The original version hit #1
on the US pop singles chart for two weeks in 1985. Mariah Carey's new version could leave you speechless.


The diversity of vocal coloring expressed in this recording is stunning. While the single "Obsessed"
remains disappointing, this single is a reminder of just how formidable Carey's talents are given a strong
production and arrangement. The production here is courtesy Christopher "Tricky" Stewart and James "Big Jim"
Wright. The official release of "I Want to Know What Love Is" is not scheduled until September 29, 2009 when
the album hits stores. However, the song goes to European radio today and has already leaked online. Listen
to a snippet below.
- BILL LAMB (an ACTUAL critic.)

[AyuM]

800k- 1m USA
300K - Europe
300k - Asia


Your first prediction is very realistic gilly. About 1,5 - 1,7 million copies globally. :? If only Obsessed had become a #1 hit... :(

[HeatSeeker]

Mariah is scheduled to be on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Friday, September 18th, during the show's Season Premiere Week.

No taping schedule is available currently

[HeatSeeker]

Digital Sales:
Hot Digital Songs: #12 (Last week: #11)
Downloads this week: 69,147 (-4%)
Total downloads: 595,896

Singles Sales:
Hot Singles Sales (Walmart): #1 (Last week: #1)
Sales this week: 3,578 (-32%)
Total sales: 18,247

Airplay:
Hot 100 Airplay: #7 (Last week: #9)
2nd greatest gainer with +6.5 million audience impressions

Mediabase
71.111 million audience impressions with 12922 spins (Rhythmic - 5821, Pop - 3978, Urban - 2764, Urban A/C - 247, Hot A/C - 59, A/C - 13, MTV - 8, MTV2 - 7, BET - 6, VH1 - 8, Fuse - 11).

All Access
CHR/Top 40: #20 (Last Week: #23)
+690 spins, 17.555 million impressions
#4 most increased spins with 143 stations playing

Rhythmic: #2 (Last Week: #5)
+433 spins, 34.111 million impressions
#7 most increased spins with 96 stations playing

Urban: #7 (Last Week: #9)
+192 spins, 16.005 million impressions

Urban A/C: #32 (Last Week: #30)
+4 spins, 0.874 million impressions

Streaming:
#16 (Last week #29)

[AyuM]

She's gonna make the BB Top 10 today! ;)

[HeatSeeker]

She's gonna make the BB Top 10 today! ;)

Really???

[HeatSeeker]

Ugh at remaining at No. 11!!! 4th week, 3rd in a row :(

[Wayne]

IWTKWLI 9/2/2009 0.566 55

[Wayne]

7. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 71.693 (+ 0.582) =

[gimme1mimi]

IWTKWLI 9/2/2009 0.566 55
Audience
0.566 (+0.358) :shock: :shock:
Spins: 55 (+37) :o :o

POP: 29 (+20) 8-)
AC: 3 (+1)
RHY: 17 (+10)
URB: 2 (+2)
UAC: 4 (+4)

This song goes for adds(fundamentally) 12 DAYS FROM NOW.

Oh.My.God.

[gimme1mimi]

+107 spins on pop

Up to #18 on pop from #20(+2) !!!!!


total spins +207


Now that's COOL

[Neil]

I'm so upset she didn't get top 10 with Obsessed this week :(
Again her downloads are relatively stable, and her airplay is still increasing, but it's not increasing as much as the people above her on the airplay charts, and I can see that 'Whatcha Say' song making top 10 this week, knocking Mimi down a spot, or keeping her at #11... again!

[Wayne]

Her airplay increases have been cut in half or even thirds over the last 2-3 days, so she'll need to pick up those too! I think next week, her downloads will fall further too, as the WalMart exclusive single will gradually cut down. If she was ever going to reach the top 10, then it would've been this week. Still, I refuse to make predictions with Mimi nowadays, as her chart performances are so unpredictable

[gimme1mimi]

Her airplay increases have been cut in half or even thirds over the last 2-3 days, so she'll need to pick up those too! I think next week, her downloads will fall further too, as the WalMart exclusive single will gradually cut down. If she was ever going to reach the top 10, then it would've been this week. Still, I refuse to make predictions with Mimi nowadays, as her chart performances are so unpredictable


It's not that her total AI is faling.The thing is Urban and Uac are the ones where it's declining.Like yest. Pop's AI was +.75 M whereas in Urban it lost .3M.Pop is picking up now.The spins increase was PHENOMENAL(+107).

And you know what,this song is just not IT.STILL,it's doing so well.The Top10 is pretty strong(Miley cyrus's single IS good,Down etc.)Mimi is just proving that being 40 and still pleasing the teens is something which she can do.
At the end of the day it's just a BIG snub to all the haters and other 40+ divas who are struggling to even crack the T50.Loving it right now. :clap:
I can be wrong(bout it's chart run/appeal) but IWKWLI is an AWESOME song.Obviously,radio should give it a chance,but if it DOES,I'm pretty sure this era will be FAB.

On the other hand,i'm feeling a bit sorry for Whitler.

[HeatSeeker]

"Obsessed"
Billboard Hot 100: #11 (Last week: #11)
Billboard Hot 100 Airplay: #7 (Last week: #9)
Billboard Pop 100 Airplay: #21 (Last week: #24)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: #14 (Last week #12)
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: #14 (Last week #12)
Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs: #8 (Last week #18)
Billboard Lala.com: #2 (Last week: #2)
Billboard Yahoo Video: #1 (Last week: #2)
Billboard Hot Digital Songs: #12 (Last week: #11)
Downloads this week: 69,147 (-4%)
Total downloads: 595,896
Billboard Hot Singles Sales (Walmart): #1 (Last week: #1)
Sales this week: 3,578 (-32%)
Total sales: 18,247

[gimme1mimi]

IWKWLI



AI: 0.784 (+.218)
Spins: 92 (+37)

POP: 53 (+24)
AC: 3 (=)
RHY: 26 (+9)
URB: 4 (+2)
UAC: 6 (+2)

[feedback]

Her airplay increases have been cut in half or even thirds over the last 2-3 days, so she'll need to pick up those too! I think next week, her downloads will fall further too, as the WalMart exclusive single will gradually cut down. If she was ever going to reach the top 10, then it would've been this week. Still, I refuse to make predictions with Mimi nowadays, as her chart performances are so unpredictable

That's not true ;)

Cobra Starship, Keri Hilson, Pitbull and Drake - all have ther airplay falling. Keri even million per day. Considering a fact that the difference between them was very small this week, the following she could surpass all 4!! Only Jason Derulo will make a jump ahead of her (my predicition considering his position on iTunes for days now).

+ her airplay is still raising.....+0.8 today...
Now everything depends on her stability on download chart. Just this one more week she has to stay strong there, not falling from top 16,17...and top 10 is guaranteed. Fingers crossed!

[HeatSeeker]

MariahDailyJournal is happy to reveal the official tracklisting for Mariah's new 2-Disc album, Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel, due out in stores on Tuesday, September 29th!

Disc 1
1. Betcha Gon' Know (the prologue)
2. Obsessed
3. H.A.T.E.U.
4. Candy Bling
5. Ribbon
6. Inseparable
7. Standing O
8. It's A Wrap
9. Up Out My Face
10. Up Out My Face (the reprise)
11. More Than Just Friends
12. The Impossible
13. The Impossible (the reprise)
14. Angel (the prelude)
15. Angels Cry
16. Languishing (the interlude)
17. I Want To Know What Love Is

Disc 2
1. Obsessed - Cahill Radio Mix
2. Obsessed - Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Radio Edit
3. Obsessed - Jump Smokers Radio Edit
4. Obsessed - Friscia and Lamboy Radio Mix
5. Obsessed - (Video)
6. Obsessed (Remix) - (Video)

NOTE: Fortunately for us fans, the 2-Disc edition is still on release schedule! Also note that neither JD's "100%" (reported theme song of Precious) nor the Timbaland production made the album's cut. Come back later for full production details of the album!

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7. MARIAH CAREY - Obsessed = 72.578 (+ 0.885)

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Mariah Carey is once again mentioned in Billboard’s Q & A this week:

Question: Hey Gary! How’s everything?

In the last Ask Billboard column, you wrote that “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is Mariah’s biggest-selling digital song, but I had recently accessed the sales for almost all her singles, and there were at least two that sold more: “We Belong Together” and “Touch My Body.” Maybe the numbers you cited did not account for remixes of each of the latter two titles?
Thank you for the work you do on the column. I love reading about Nielsen SoundScan figures. You’ve been providing much information, with precise numbers. I really appreciate that and had to let you know!

Have a nice week!
Vagner Coser
Bento Goncalves, Brasil

In response Billboard writes:

Answer: Thanks very much Vagner.

You are correct. I used the numbers of Carey’s top individual tracks, as opposed to songs (combining all versions of each title). When adding up all tracks, Carey’s top-selling downloaded songs, according to Nielsen SoundScan, rank as follows:

1,361,000, “Touch My Body”
1,253,000, “We Belong Together”
1,235,000, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”

Thanks for the catch. And, with Labor Day weekend upon us in the U.S., the holiday season is fast approaching. That will give an edge to “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in the coming weeks and perhaps push it to the top in the tight race among Carey’s best-selling digital songs.

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Official Dutch Singles Chart Top 100
61. Obsessed (new entry)

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For the fourth straight week, Mariah Carey’s Obsessed holds steady on Billboard’s Ringtone Chart. The track remains at No.3.

[AyuM]

i just can't believe that it remained at #11. I wanted it to make the top 10 so bad. :cry:

[Nichu94]

#11 again? So frustrating!

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13,432 spins with 73.262 million audience impressions (+0.684)

[gimme1mimi]

9/04/2009

0.903 ( +0.119m)(labor day (or whatever Americans call it) EFFECT)
spins: 124(+32)


I'm suprised this even got a increase.

10 days to go for adds and this is the 6th MOST ADDED song.

:cheer:

In other news,Obsessed increased by almost 1M in AI on POP format (.92M precisely).That's fabulous !

[stevyy]

it will finally enter the top 10 next week.. It could even go as high as #9..

Obsessed is #13 right now on itunes.. it was already #11 today.. despited falling like last week O is on the way top crack the itunes top 10 again.. :o

[gimme1mimi]

^ This is THE week if it's gonna crack T10.Coz labor day was in this week and amazon had some free download thing going on.And we KNOW how the lambs are.Just see the jumps on the streaming chart and you'll know :lol:

[Wayne]

US Update:

iTunes:
Original - #12
Remix - #128

Airplay:
Audience: 73.478
Spins: 13561

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Amazon: #5

This is doing very well! The airplay is still increasing and sales are steady. This single has longevity, something that all her singles from her last album lacked! Moreover, it's doing so with hardly any promo! Good job lambs, keep supporting :D

[zhicheng23]

Amazon: #5

This is doing very well! The airplay is still increasing and sales are steady. This single has longevity, something that all her singles from her last album lacked! Moreover, it's doing so with hardly any promo! Good job lambs, keep supporting :D

If a song has longevity, I believe the general public like the song. Fans can only help the single normally at the first few weeks of the song once released. It's 8th week on the chart and going strong! Therefore, I believe the general public like this song! This song is going to sell over 1m copies digitally!

[gimme1mimi]

IWKWLI



AI: 1.163 (+.259)
Spins: 160(+ 56)

pop: 111

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Obsessed is still No. 5 on Amazon and No. 12 on iTunes :)

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"Obsessed" afternoon update:

Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed” spins increased to 13,599 over a seven day period, as the single continues to impact at more pop stations in the United States. The airplay is divided as follows:

Rhythmic: 5,958 spins
Pop: 4,512 spins
Urban: 2,766 spins
Urban AC: 224 spins
Hot AC: 85 Spins
AC: 12 Spins
AAA: 1 Spin

Total audience impressions for Mariah Carey’s “Obsessed”: 74.034 million