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Post by jlthorpe on Sept 29, 2013 7:22:26 GMT -5
Remember when there would be a ton of Top 40 hits that came from soundtracks? Now it seems like there are hardly any. The only recent examples I can think of are Pitbull's "Back In Time" from Men In Black III and "Skyfall" from the film of the same name.
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Post by johnnywest on Sept 29, 2013 19:05:14 GMT -5
Right now there's "Cups" from "Pitch Perfect." I think "Part of Me" and/or "Wide Awake" was from Katy Perry's movie.
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Post by freakyflybry on Sept 29, 2013 22:52:17 GMT -5
There was also "Ooh La La" by Britney Spears from The Smurfs 2.
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Post by dmvden on Sept 30, 2013 8:44:02 GMT -5
Along the same lines, remember when the Academy Award for Best Song would usually be a #1 or at least a top 10 hit? From 1969 (Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head) to 1987 (I've Had The Time of My Life) they were almost all top 10 songs, the majority going to #1. That trend trickled off in the early 90s and now it's very rare (although "Skyfall" hit #8, that was an aberration).
I do miss those days when a blockbuster movie would promote the hit singles on the chart and vice versa.
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Post by jlthorpe on Oct 2, 2013 20:44:48 GMT -5
Along the same lines, remember when the Academy Award for Best Song would usually be a #1 or at least a top 10 hit? From 1969 (Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head) to 1987 (I've Had The Time of My Life) they were almost all top 10 songs, the majority going to #1. That trend trickled off in the early 90s and now it's very rare (although "Skyfall" hit #8, that was an aberration). I do miss those days when a blockbuster movie would promote the hit singles on the chart and vice versa. How about the 1984 Academy Awards, when every single nominee was a #1 hit ("Against All Odds", "Footloose", "Ghostbusters", "I Just Called To Say I Love You", and "Let's Hear It For The Boy"). |
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Post by johnnywest on Oct 2, 2013 21:52:11 GMT -5
"It Will Rain" was from one of the "Twilight" films and so was "A Thousand Years."
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Oct 3, 2013 7:59:03 GMT -5
I think the reason why soundtrack hits are not as prevalent on AT40 in this day and age is because movies don't do as greatly like they did some years ago. To be quite honest, I have only seen 3 movies after 2005: Aquamarine and Ice Age 2 - both from 2006, and The Simpsons Movie in 2007 (yes, it's been over 6 years since I last saw a movie). Aquamarine used at least one element from 1984's Splash, if I recall; and it seems as if elements from past movies are being recycled in current movies. No wonder the Hollywood writers went on strike a few years back! Plus there seems to be more movies now based on fairy tales and popular books. Today's movies and TV shows to me are just pure crap. I can see why shows like The Price is Right and some talk shows will retain staying power than current sitcoms or dramas will nowadays.
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Post by michaelcasselman on Oct 3, 2013 9:47:37 GMT -5
Most soundtrack albums I see these days, if they contain pop songs at all, are essentially compilation albums with songs from the 60's, 70's, 80's, and maybe the 90's.
I think the true hey-day of the soundtrack album that produced hit singles began with Saturday Night Fever, and ended sometime around Dirty Dancing (which was itself mostly a compilation of hits from previous years).
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Post by johnnywest on Mar 24, 2014 10:26:43 GMT -5
The latest I believe is "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," which is #1 on Mediabase's CHR chart now.
Aside from soundtrack hits, other things we've seen less and less of over the years are instrumentals (the last 100% instrumental was in 2001), spoken word and novelty singles (we have "#Selfie" now), remakes ("Cups" was based on an old folk song), and the use of unnecessary (beginning) subtitles.
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Post by freakyflybry on Mar 24, 2014 11:13:53 GMT -5
Idina Menzel also has a current chart hit with "Let It Go", from "Frozen".
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Post by mkarns on Mar 24, 2014 12:30:54 GMT -5
The latest I believe is "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," which is #1 on Mediabase's CHR chart now. Aside from soundtrack hits, other things we've seen less and less of over the years are instrumentals (the last 100% instrumental was in 2001), spoken word and novelty singles (we have "#Selfie" now), remakes ("Cups" was based on an old folk song), and the use of unnecessary (beginning) subtitles. I'd call Martin Garrix's current hit "Animals" an instrumental, as the only word in it is the title spoken a few times. "Harlem Shake" was also sort of instrumental under that standard, as just "Do the Harlem Shake" once a minute or so really doesn't make it a vocal hit IMO. AT40 says that "#Selfie" is the first spoken word hit to reach the countdown since Kenny G's holiday hit "Auld Lang Syne" in January 2000. |
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Mar 24, 2014 14:26:34 GMT -5
The latest I believe is "Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," which is #1 on Mediabase's CHR chart now. Is "Happy" the song by Pharrell Williams? If so, I do admit, it is the only new song I enjoy so far in 2014. |
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Mar 24, 2014 14:30:14 GMT -5
How about the 1984 Academy Awards, when every single nominee was a #1 hit ("Against All Odds", "Footloose", "Ghostbusters", "I Just Called To Say I Love You", and "Let's Hear It For The Boy"). What about "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy"? |
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Post by michaelcasselman on Mar 24, 2014 14:51:40 GMT -5
How about the 1984 Academy Awards, when every single nominee was a #1 hit ("Against All Odds", "Footloose", "Ghostbusters", "I Just Called To Say I Love You", and "Let's Hear It For The Boy"). What about "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy"? They weren't nominees. |
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Post by jlthorpe on Mar 24, 2014 16:44:31 GMT -5
What about "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy"? They weren't nominees. No, but Prince did win an Oscar that year in the category "Scoring: Original Song Score and/or Adaptation" for the film itself. |
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