Countdown (MuchMusic TV series)
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| Countdown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Presented by | Devon Soltendieck Sarah Taylor |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MuchMusic |
| Status | Ongoing |
The MuchMusic Countdown is a ninety-minute music video program block, that airs on Canadian music television station MuchMusic. The program airs a playlist of the most well-known songs in the mainstream; the first half of the show plays recently released and most popular music videos, while the second half focuses on the top 10 videos, whether they be ascending or descending the chart. Countdown is one of the oldest programs that continues to be aired on Much Music since its debut. Originally sponsored by Coca-Cola, it was known for the first several years as the Coca-Cola Countdown.
The order that the videos are played goes from #30-#1, although only about 16-20 of those videos are actually played, while the rest are just mentioned in a clip, as well as the videos that just played , this part of the show airs before commercials. Most of the videos that go un-played are old videos that are fading off the chart, or less popular videos. A video that is moving down the chart will never get played unless it is still in the Top 10. Every video in the Top 10 is played, as well as videos that are debuting on the chart. A music video that reaches the Number One spot usually stays there for 1–2 weeks.
[edit] Records
Information can only be found from 1988 - Present
- Notable #1's (Songs that have stayed at the top of the charts for over two weeks from 1988-Present)
| Weeks at #1 | Year | # of Weeks to Reach #1 | Weeks | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1999 | 6 | January 8 - February 5 | Britney Spears | ...Baby One More Time |
| 4 | 1991 | 4 | September 6 - September 27 | Metallica | Enter Sandman |
| 4 | 1988 | 5 | October 21 - November 11 | U2 | Desire |
| 4 | 1996 | 5 | March 1 - March 22 | Alanis Morissette | Ironic |
| 4 | 2004 | 7 | January 30 - February 20 | Outkast | Hey Ya |
| 3 | 1995 | 5 | November 17 - December 1 | Smashing Pumpkins | Bullet With Butterfly Wings |
| 3 | 1997 | 5 | February 7 - February 21 | Spice Girls | Wannabe |
| 3 | 1996 | 6 | February 9 - February 23 | Oasis | Wonderwall |
| 3 | 2000 | 7 | May 26 - June 9 | Britney Spears | Oops!...I Did It Again |
| 3 | 2001 | 10 | October 26 - November 9 | Nickelback | How You Remind Me |
| 3 | 1997 | 11 | April 4 - April 18 | Our Lady Peace | Superman's Dead |
| 3 | 2001 | 11 | May 25 - June 8 | Destiny's Child | Survivor |
- Most debuts in one week was five on September 27, 1996; April 18, 1997; October 16, 2008; and October 15, 2009. The songs were:
| Date | Debut Position | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 1996 |
#30 | Marilyn Manson | The Beautiful People |
| #28 | Crash Test Dummies | He Liked To Feel It | |
| #25 | Moist | Leave It Alone | |
| #23 | Celine Dion | It's All Coming Back To Me Now | |
| #21 | 2Pac | I Ain't Mad At Cha | |
| April 18 1997 |
#30 | Blur | Song 2 |
| #28 | Hanson | MMMBop | |
| #27 | Notorious B.I.G. | Hypnotize | |
| #26 | The Chemical Brothers | Block Rockin' Beats | |
| #24 | Wide Mouth Mason | Midnight Rain | |
| October 16 2008 |
#30 | Pussycat Dolls | Whatcha Think About That |
| #29 | Eva Avila | Give Me The Music | |
| #27 | Beyonce | If I Were A Boy | |
| #25 | Katy Perry | Hot N Cold | |
| #24 | Britney Spears | Womanizer | |
| October 15 2009 |
#30 | Owl City | Fireflies |
| #29 | Addictiv | Over It (Cry Baby) | |
| #22 | Taylor Swift | Fifteen | |
| #21 | Justin Bieber | One Less Lonely Girl | |
| #19 | Stereos | Throw Ya Hands Up |
- Hoobastank's "The Reason", Nelly's "Dilemma" and No Doubt's "Don't Speak" spent six weeks within the top three, the longest stay in these ranks.
- Hilary Duff's "Come Clean" peaked at #4 on the Countdown. It began to descend and when it reached number #21, it ascended again to #19. When a song has peaked, it is rare for it to ascend again.
- The Largest ascent on the Countdown in one week was thirteen positions. This was achieved by David Guetta's "Sexy Chick ", which jumped from #22 to #9.
- The largest ascent to the #1 position was accomplished by Metallica's "Enter Sandman", back on September 6 of 1991, where it reached #1 from having been at #8 the previous week. The song also set the record for fastest song to reach #1, doing so within four weeks.
- The largest descent in one week on the Countdown was twenty-four positions. This was achieved by Marianas Trench's "All To Myself" in 2009 falling from #4 to #28.
- The quickest a video has fallen from #1 and off the Countdown is one week. Two videos have achieved this: Kanye West's "Heartless" fell from #1 to #15, and ceased to exist on the countdown the next week, as well as Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You", which fell from #1 to #14, before exiting the chart on the following week.
- The only two artists/bands to have all their music videos reach #1 (excluding One-Hit Wonders) are:
1. Fergie: All 5 of her videos: London Bridge, Fergalicious, Glamorous, Big Girls Don't Cry and Clumsy have reached #1.
2. Three Days Grace: All 6 of their videos: (I Hate) Everything About You, Just Like You, Home, Animal I Have Become, Pain, and Never Too Late have all reached Number 1.
- Mobile's "Out of My Head" reached #1 for one week (May 26) and descended to #10 before starting to ascend the Countdown again. It reached #1 again seven weeks later (July 14), which is the longest gap for the same song at the top position. This feat might have been achieved because the dance remix of the song was released with an edited version of the music video. When it debuted, this probably counted the song as a new entry at number ten. The song spent twenty-two weeks on the Countdown, to date the most since the program's premiere. Elise Estrada's Poison has since tied the record for most weeks on.
- Two videos stalled at the lowest position: one was P. Diddy's "Show Me Your Soul", and the other's was Kid Rock's "Forever", both of which stalled at #27.
- The highest debut on the countdown was at #16, achieved by Lady GaGa's Bad Romance
- During their ascent to the #1 position, Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson's The Way I Are shared the exact same pattern, as The Pussycat Dolls's Don't Cha (27,24,21,17,13,9,7,4,3,2,1), which is very unusual.
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