Alexandernvrmind said:

yep , we work backwards to the old addage..... No News is Bad News here

OnTheCorner said:

Black Sweat now number 50!

MattUK said:

Tis true...

http://www.billboard.com/...&g=Singles


When's the last time Prince had a top 50 song??...

*edit: whoops, that's the Pop 100 and not the Hot 100...
[Edited 3/7/06 2:15am]

MattUK said:

no its #60 on Hot100 and #50 on pop100 i think

the chart will only come out mid week so this istoo early to say its goiknt o #50

PurpleKnight said:

yep you were likely right...but I always felt while he may be old news people could not deny his talent. I also thought Universal would be able to push it...regardless of if people wanted to hear it or not. I thought it would be a paper hit so to speak..but the airplay just isn't materializing
[Edited 3/7/06 14:26pm]

Has anyone found the physical single in stores?

MarcelJ said:

Just went over to iTunes and Black Sweat isn't even on todays top 100 downloads

Black Sweat & BLB is #37 on almun downloads


...thats too bad...I'm fairly convinced now that the door may be official closed on P as far as charting goes. Radio just simply ignores him

Alexandernvrmind said:

I've seen the kind of crap that populates the 'charts' nowadays, and i'd rather not see P in the company of it.

Alexandernvrmind said:

Don’t close the door on him yet. He’ll chart. It’s just that it will probably be with a slow song, such as was the case with Call My Name. Slower songs work well with the Urban AC market, which should still be open to him. Just imagine the chart position of Call My Name if he had download sales anywhere near to Black Sweat (or if they counted then). Also, Black Sweat could stay on the charts if he releases the CD to stores now. Lots of Prince’s fans are of an “older” demographic group, which may mean that many don’t do the download thing. I guess we’ll see.

Hey! I just saw that Black Sweat is listed at #1 on the album chart at MSN Music. It's something...

BLB falls to #24 on this weeks Urban AC airplay chart. BS is #1 New and Active on the same chart.

http://www.radioandrecord..._chart.asp

typical Atl radio. They find out Prince will be in town and next thing you know jams like Lady Cab Driver show up on the air waves. Still no Black Sweat. Atl. radio is a trip.

Prince indeed falls off the hot 100 this week, so #60 was the peak and then vanish.

The US charts are totally fucked up imho.

bkw said:

Understatement of the year

bkw said:

It's not the charts so much as the record industry in general. I think including download sales though is a good way to take away Clear Channel's complete dominance of the charts the last few years.

And the British charts are just as messed up. If a song doesn't debut in the top ten, then it's never going to get there.

renfield said:

But even with downloads etc "factored in" the weight is far too much with radio play. Therefore, there is too much power with the radio conglomerates who dictate what you listen to and consequently what charts.

renfield said:

you know it almost seems like when they changed the charts in 1991 with soundscan music has taken a turn for the worse i used to really enjoy chart watching every week but then when they changed it really was no fun..why couldnt they have just left it alone// i mean it was working fine for what 40 years?

Canada Soundscan Singles Chart

1 HUNG UP MADONNA ( WBR )
2 BLACK SWEAT PRINCE ( USI )
3 ALIVE MELISSA O'NEIL ( ViK )
4 DON'T CHA PUSSYCAT DOLLS ( A&M )
4 GET RIGHT JENNIFER LOPEZ ( SNY )
6 INSIDE YOUR HEAVEN CARRIE UNDERWOOD ( RCA )
6 UNTITLED TRACK NO. 1 SIGUR ROS ( MCA )
8 BETTER DAYS (CD SINGLE) THE GOO GOO DOLLS ( WBR )
9 PRECIOUS DEPECHE MODE ( WBR )
10 NO. 1 GOLDFRAPP ( MTC )

audience1 said:

thats cool it looks like they dont have a problem with veteran artists in Canada like they do here

I believe that it’s still listed at #1 on the MSN Music album chart. Be nice to see a cd hit stores as well.

audience1 said:

"Hung Up" is still Number One? That song is old by now

Nice to see Prince doing well in Canada.Apparently,they have better taste than the Americans

The music industry in Canada isn't as catered towards kids as it is in the States. Radio doesn't necessarily cater to a youth driven audience here.

We have MuchMusic which is the crappy Canadian equivelant to MTV, but the artists featured on the channel never sell a lot of records in Canada anyways.

I still havent heard the song on my local station Anyway radio nowadays suck.
[Edited 3/10/06 11:02am]

Mazerati said:

Well, like it or not, the charts are much more accurate now than they were before. Remember, the week after Billboard started using Soundscan, instead of just relying on record store reports, NWA's Efil4zaggin debuted at no.2. There's no way in hell that would've happened before. And remember, the charts are designed for people in the industry; chart-watching can be fun sometimes but they aren't meant for fans, they're meant for industry-folks.

And besides, no matter how the charts are/were compiled...people just weren't buying "Black Sweat." It didn't catch on. Once all the fans got their chance at a purple ticket, that song was done.

vh1 countdown black sweat still stuck at #16

This Weeks Top 20 Countdown:
1. Beyonce featuring Slim Thug and Bun B "Check On It"
2. Natasha Bedingfield "Unwritten"
3. Mary J. Blige "Be Without You"
4. James Blunt "You're Beautiful"
5. Black Eyed Peas "Pump It"
6. Staind "Right Here"
7. Rob Thomas "Ever the Same"
8. Train "Cab"
9. Pink "Stupid Girls"
10. Bon Jovi "Who Says You Can't Go Home"
11. Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris "Unpredictable"
12. Madonna "Sorry"
13. All American Rejects "Dirty Little Secret"
14. KT Tunstall "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
15. Pussycat Dolls "Beep"
16. Prince "Black Sweat"
17. Santana featuring Steven Tyler "Just Feel Better"
18. Coldplay "Talk"
19. LL Cool J featuring Jennifer Lopez "Control Myself"
20. Nickelback "Savin' Me"

Black Sweat is back to being listed as #1 on the Top Album chart at MSN Music. It's been holding that position off and on for the better part of a week. He's also the artist of the month.