"Crush" Could Be Number 1 on the Hot 100, With Our Help--Important Options

[soundscene]

Hey all--I just got some info that "Crush" is very close to getting #1 on the Hot 100 (this isn't speculation, like we were talking about in the other threads; this is pretty much fact). Rihanna's "Disturbia" has the slight edge right now because of airplay. And we also have to worry about other airplay risers to sneak in there.

Here's what we can do--if you have friends or family that you think would like the song, or if you haven't gifted copies that you intended to gift, or, heck, if you haven't bought it yet, the time to do so is NOW. Nobody is asking you to buy 50 copies of the song yourself or do anything else unreasonable, but if you've been holding back about showing the song to family or friends, don't hold back anymore.

He needs these sales before Saturday night. That's right--the deadline is tomorrow night. (Note: Technically, the sales week ends on Sunday, so the days don't match up with what I was told. If you can, please continue to promote the song and get it out there into Sunday and beyond. That's the best way you can help the song succeed.)

David can gain a lot of credibility by debuting at #1. He would be the very first Idol to get to the top of the Hot 100 without using the coronation song to do it.

Wherever you post online, spread the word, and encourage people to listen to the song and, if they like it, buy it now from iTunes. Post this online where you can.

Also, there's a gifting campaign going on for people who can't purchase the song. Go here for more details: http://teamarchie.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194

This is another way to help:

Here are the top 40 radio station markets. If you live in one of these areas, call your local Top 40/Hot AC/AC radio station and start requesting right away. During your request, mention that the song is available for sale and that "Crush" is #1 on iTunes right now. Even if you don't live in one of these areas, call your local radio station and let them know. Don't bombard the station; one request a day is fine.

1 New York
2 Los Angeles
3 Chicago
4 San Francisco
5 Dallas-Ft. Worth
6 Houston-Galveston
7 Philadelphia
8 Atlanta
9 Washington
10 Boston
11 Detroit
12 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood
13 Puerto Rico
14 Seattle-Tacoma
15 Phoenix
16 Minneapolis-St. Paul
17 San Diego
18 Nassau-Suffolk
19 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
20 St. Louis
21 Baltimore
22 Denver-Boulder
23 Portland
24 Pittsburgh
25 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
26 Riverside-San Bernardino
27 Sacramento
28 Cleveland
29 Cincinnati
30 San Antonio
31 Salt Lake City
32 Kansas City
33 Las Vegas
34 Orlando
35 San Jose
36 Milwaukee-Racine
37 Columbus
38 Middlesex-Somerset-Union
39 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket
40 Indianapolis

More ways to help!

Billboard is augmenting its ranking of digital music sales for its Hot 100 chart formula by including weekly streamed and on-demand music data from Yahoo and AOL Music.

Under the new Billboard Hot 100 formula, radio play will average about 55 percent of the chart’s total points, digital for about 40 percent, and streaming media for 5 percent.

unfortunately, the CRUSH link in yahoo is not working. AOL is working, so you can play CRUSH from there.

so instead of listening to CRUSH on your IPOD/youtube, go play it on AOL instead, helping David get to #1 spot in the process.

AOL Link: http://music.aol.com/artist/david-archuleta/811577

[erin(:]

i'm completely willing to gift the songs to people or to my family and friends...but my mom won't let me. and i've told all my friends to buy it but i don't think any of them have.

[soundscene]

i'm completely willing to gift the songs to people or to my family and friends...but my mom won't let me. and i've told all my friends to buy it but i don't think any of them have.

Ask them again.

[zs803]

Hey all--I just got some info that "Crush" is very close to getting #1 on the Hot 100 (this isn't speculation, like we were talking about in the other threads; this is pretty much fact). Rihanna's "Disturbia" has the slight edge right now because of airplay.

That's amazing!


I have some free song credits from Ticketmaster left. I think I'll redeem some of them for Crush.

[canuck_4archie]

This is AMAZING news soundscene! Thanks for the heads up!
We all want David to do really really well with 'Crush'...so if anyone cannot buy the single via iTunes, pm me and I can gift one for you!

Thanks!!

[butterflygirl87]

I think I should gift my bff!

[newarchiefan]

wow that's awesome. I can still gift if anyone needs to be gifted.

I'll buy a few more copies myself too.

[erin(:]

Ask them again.

my best friend was actually going to buy it (she's the only one that gets my obsession devotion ), but she can't find her itunes card.

[xxmari]

ah this is awesome *gifts everyone i can think of*

[HAiLeY008]

haha i should just buy like 5 more

[Pizzle]

Ahh. This is so exciting!
I can try gifting.

[katmcpheefanx]

I wish I even knew how to/was allowed to buy even one copy. But that's great that he's so close. If he ended up being #1 that'd be amazing.

[Hawaii4David]

I can gift 20 .. pm me for email addresses ...

[jive]

Hey all--I just got some info that "Crush" is very close to getting #1 on the Hot 100 (this isn't speculation, like we were talking about in the other threads; this is pretty much fact). Rihanna's "Disturbia" has the slight edge right now because of airplay.

Here's what we can do--if you have friends or family that you think would like the song, or if you haven't gifted copies that you intended to gift, or, heck, if you haven't bought it yet, the time to do so is NOW. Nobody is asking you to buy 50 copies of the song yourself or do anything else unreasonable, but if you've been holding back about showing the song to family or friends, don't hold back anymore.

He needs these sales before Saturday night. That's right--the deadline is tomorrow night.

David can gain a lot of credibility by debuting at #1. He would be the very first Idol to get to the top of the Hot 100 without using the coronation song to do it.

Wherever you post online, spread the word, and encourage people to listen to the song and, if they like it, buy it now from iTunes. Post this online where you can.

When you say Hot 100 do you mean Digital Downloads or THE Billboard Hot 100?

[soundscene]

I'm available to gift as well, just PM me your email address.

I'm going to gift my older sister right now--I'm sure she'll appreciate it.

[JenniLee]

i'm completely willing to gift the songs to people or to my family and friends...but my mom won't let me. and i've told all my friends to buy it but i don't think any of them have.

That's OK erin. Since you can't participate in the purchasing of Crush, maybe you can participate by requesting the song on every radio station within radius of your area so it gets more airplay, which is very important too.

[soundscene]

When you say Hot 100 do you mean Digital Downloads or THE Billboard Hot 100?

Billboard.

[newarchiefan]

When you say Hot 100 do you mean Digital Downloads or THE Billboard Hot 100?

the Hot 100, he will be #1 on Digital Downloads for sure.

[ashx]

Really?
I'll find some friends of who might want a copy.

[xAriel]

This post has been edited by xAriel: Aug 15th 2008, 5:41 PM