American Idol "Billboard Top 10" Predictions - who will sing what?

[LoadStar]

So... looking at the Billboard charts, and assuming that they're allowed to pick from the top 10 on any Billboard chart... who do you think will sing what?

Here is a good link to many of the charts:
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsEntertainmentCharts.aspx?type=billboardCharts
(I say most, because I notice that, glaringly, Christian AC is not featured.)

Looking at the charts, even I have trouble making a prediction. I have this feeling next week is going to be another trainwreck week.

[madscientist]

Hah, I was just listening to Temperature on XM this morning and I was laughing to myself trying to imagine someone on Idol trying to sing it.

I vaugely remember in Rock Star last fall someone was trying to sing something with "a lot of words" as the judges put it... I can't remember exactly what the song was. I think it was Aerosmith. They did OK overall but messed up a few times.

[brott]

Anybody gonna sing Bad Day? Probably not.

Taylor or Elliot might sing You're Beautiful, though. Depends on whether or not they want to have two weeks of a softer song or not.

[Jesda]

Man, popular music is horrible these days. Next week has the potential to suck even harder.

[ILoveCats&Tivo]

I wonder if Katharine or Paris will try Kelly Clarkson. I know that went over like a lead balloon last time someone did one of her songs.

I need to listen to the radio more, I hardly know any of these songs! :(

Addendum:

OK On the adult contemporary list I know these:

You're Beautiful - Elliot
Bad Day - Taylor
You And Me - Chris
Because Of You - Katharine

From the Latin Chart:

Hips Don't Lie - Paris teehee

[MickeS]

This reminded me that I had seen a category "Billboard Charts" on iTunes, and thought I'd check it out and listen to some current popular songs (I almost never listen to the radio, so I have no clue what's popular right now). Turns out the charts they have are three from 2004?? Uh... are mine not refreshing, or are they just not updating these anymore?

[aindik]

This reminded me that I had seen a category "Billboard Charts" on iTunes, and thought I'd check it out and listen to some current popular songs (I almost never listen to the radio, so I have no clue what's popular right now). Turns out the charts they have are three from 2004?? Uh... are mine not refreshing, or are they just not updating these anymore?

I tried the same thing last weekend and got the same results. Maybe the deal expired.

Also, no Hot A/C chart on that Reuters link.
Ace would have sung "You're Beautiful," all in falsetto. Too bad he's gone. Not.

Nobody will dare sing "Bad Day." That's more of an invitation to get booted than singing "Another One Bites the Dust" during Queen week.

Chris might try "No Way Back" by the Foo Fighters (Modern Rock chart). Though I would like to hear Ryan Seacrest say "singing 'Crazy Bitch,' here's Chris Daughtry."

The others are soul or R&B type singers, and there isn't much of that stuff on the chart now. Even the R&B chart is mostly Rap. Nobody's gonna touch Natasha Bedingfield's song. Randy already said he hated it when Ayla Brown sang it.

Rhianna's SOS is a decent track, but probably not a vocal powerhouse, and Katharine and Paris aren't right for it.

[Droobiemus]

My main wish list is for someone to tackle a Rob Thomas song. Probably won't happen, though.

[jlb]

I could also see Elliot or Taylor doing either Bad Day or You're Beautiful. I did not like Ace, but would not You're Beautiful have been perfect for him?

Other songs I would like to see performed from the Charts:

Pop 100:
Kelly Clarkson Walk Away.....love this song. I would die if Kat did it.

Pop 100 Airplay:
Hips Don't Lie.....again, Kat, but she would never try it, I don't think.
Unwritten is there too, but since Ayla already got bounced with it, I doub't anyone would try again.

Hot Country Songs:
The Bon Jovi/Jennifer Nettles duet version of Who Says You Can't Go Home is on this chart. Taylor could do it. Chris could do it. Kat could do it too as her voice has range similar to Jennifer Nettles.

There's other good country artists on the top 10 of this chart too, including Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Brooks and Dunn, LeAnn Rimes, Dierks Bentley, Faith Hill, Rascall Flatts, etc.

Adult Contemporary:
Has Faith Hill's Like We Never Loved at All. That would be another good one for Kat.


Regarding the "from the year you were born" song..........I think this provides a leg up for Taylor. As the oldest in the group (right?), there is so much available to him that is right up his alley, assuming clearance can be obtained.....Seger....Eagles.....etc.

[MitchO]

My main wish list is for someone to tackle a Rob Thomas song. Probably won't happen, though.

That's funny, one of my wishes is for someone to tackle Rob Thomas, period. :)

[marksman]

It would be funny if someone sung Bad Day and got voted off.

Edit: Triple Smeek with a twist.

[ILoveCats&Tivo]

That's funny, one of my wishes is for someone to tackle Rob Thomas, period. :)

I will volunteer ;)

[jlb]

Daniel Powter sang Bad Day on Ellen yesterday. This really is a good song. If Taylor does it, he will really need to bring it down a few keys to better fit his lower range. Elliot may very well be able to do a good job with it.

Of course, as said above and in the main post (I think), who in their right mind would sing a song on Idol that references having a bad day........paging Mr. Murphy!

[aindik]

Daniel Powter sang Bad Day on Ellen yesterday. This really is a good song. If Taylor does it, he will really need to bring it down a few keys to better fit his lower range. Elliot may very well be able to do a good job with it.

Of course, as said above and in the main post (I think), who in their right mind would sing a song on Idol that references having a bad day........paging Mr. Murphy!

Um, you do know that it's not just the lyrics themselves that would be an invitation to get you booted, don't you?

Everyone knows that "Bad Day" is the song they play on the results show every week, when they recap the "journey" of the eliminated contestant, right?

[jlb]

Everyone knows that "Bad Day" is the song they play on the results show every week, when they recap the "journey" of the eliminated contestant, right?

Doh! I am such an idiot!!


Then again, if one of them thought they could knock it out of the park, I think they would get a lot of props from the judges for doing it. But it would have to be perfect. Then again, any current Top 10 song is going to have to be perfect since we have all heard them on the radio so much lately.......Sort of like the Kelly Clarkson comments Simon made to Lisa.......

[latenight]

Here are the top 10 Billboards .. .
Hip Hop/R&B
T.I.-What You Know
Mary J. Blige-Be Without you
Busta Ryhmes-Touch It
Dem Franchize Boyz-Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
Jamie Fox-Unpredictable
Sean Paul-Temperature
Yung Joc-It's Going Down
Kirk Franklin-Lookin For You
Shawnna-Getting' Some
Avant-4 minutes

Country
Bon Jovi, Sugarland-Who Says You Cant Go Home
Rascall Flats-What Hurts The Most
Jason Aldean-Why
Jack Ingram-Wherever You Are
Faith Hill-The Lucky One
Dierks Bentley-Settle for a Slowdown
Leanne Rimes-Something's gotta give
Brooks & Dunn-Believe
Tim Mcgraw-When the Starts go Blue
Keith Urban-Tonight I wanna Cry

Rock
Red Hot Chili Peppers-Dani California
Tool-Vicarious
Pearl Jam-World Wide Suicide
Blue October-Hate Me
Panic! At The Disco-The Only Difference btwn Martyrdom
The Raconteurs-Steady, As She Goes
Angels & Airwaves-The Adventure
Foo Fighters-No Way Back
Hawthorne Heights-Saying Sorry
Artic Monkeys-I Bet you look good on the dance floor

Adult
Daniel Powter-Bad Day
Natasha Bedingfield-Unwritten
James Blunt-You're Beautiful
Kelly Clarkson-Walk Away
Rob Thomas-Ever The Same
Bon Jovi-Who Says You Cant Go Home
The Fray-Over My Head
Nickelback-Savin' Me
KT Tunstall-Blackhorse & The Cherry Tree
Staind-Right Here

Pop 100
Daniel Powter-Bad Day
Sean Paul-Temperature
Natasha Bedingfield-Unwritten
James Blunt-You're Beautiful
LLCool J-Control Myself
Kelly Clarkson-Walk Away
Rihanna-SOS
Cascada-Everytime we touch
Ashley Park Angel-Let U Go
Mary J. Blige-Be Without you

Pop 100 Airplay
Sean Paul-Temperature
Rihanna-SOS
Shakira-Hips Don’t Lie
Natasha Bedingfield-Unwritten
Mary J. Blige-Be Without you
Daniel Powter-Bad Day
James Blunt-You're Beautiful
Kelly Clarkson-Walk Away
Cascada-Everytime we touch
Fort Minor Feat Hollybrook-Where'd You go

[latenight]

Heres the best I could come up with for each...

Katherine - Everytime We Touch (Cascada) - Theres actually a non-dance version that would fantastic for her
Elliott - Over My Head (The Fray)
Paris - SOS (Rihanna) - Shes young .. needs to sing a fast moving song
Chris - Savin Me (Nickelback)
Taylor - World Wide Suicide (Pearl Jam)

[LoadStar]

Left off the list above:

Hot Christian Adult Contemporary
Aaron Shust - My Savior, My God
Casting Crowns - Praise You In This Storm
Chris Tomlin - How Great Is Our God
Carrie Underwood - Jesus, Take The Wheel
Mark Schultz - I Am
Selah - Bless The Broken Road
Matthew West - Only Grace
MercyMe - So Long Self
Third Day - Cry Out To Jesus
Jeremy Camp - This Man

Hot Christian Songs
Aaron Shust - My Savior, My God
Casting Crowns - Praise You In This Storm
Chris Tomlin - How Great Is Our God
Carrie Underwood - Jesus, Take The Wheel
Mark Schultz - I Am
Matthew West - Only Grace
Selah - Bless The Broken Road
Third Day - Cry Out To Jesus
MercyMe - So Long Self
Jeremy Camp - This Man

[TonyD79]

What???

No "I'm in Luv Wit a Strippa?"

[richNYC]

Left off the list above:

Hot Christian Adult Contemporary
Aaron Shust - My Savior, My God
Casting Crowns - Praise You In This Storm
Chris Tomlin - How Great Is Our God
Carrie Underwood - Jesus, Take The Wheel
Mark Schultz - I Am
Selah - Bless The Broken Road
Matthew West - Only Grace
MercyMe - So Long Self
Third Day - Cry Out To Jesus
Jeremy Camp - This Man

Hot Christian Songs
Aaron Shust - My Savior, My God
Casting Crowns - Praise You In This Storm
Chris Tomlin - How Great Is Our God
Carrie Underwood - Jesus, Take The Wheel
Mark Schultz - I Am
Matthew West - Only Grace
Selah - Bless The Broken Road
Third Day - Cry Out To Jesus
MercyMe - So Long Self
Jeremy Camp - This Man
I am totally unfamiliar with Christian music. Why do they bother with two charts if the same songs are on both charts in almost the same order?

[richNYC]

I just looked on billboard.com. Wow - what a ridiculous number of charts:

HOT 100
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The Billboard Hot 100
Hot 100 Singles Recurrents
Hot 100 Airplay
Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay
Hot 100 Singles Sales
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles

POP 100
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The Billboard Pop 100
The Billboard Pop 100 Airplay

Digital Downloads and Ringtones
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Hot Digital Tracks
Hot Ringtones
Hot Digital Songs

HOT R&B/Hip-Hop
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
Hot Rap Tracks
Adult R&B Airplay

HOT COUNTRY
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Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Recurrents
Hot Country Singles Sales

ROCK TRACKS
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Mainstream Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks

ADULT CONTEMPORARY
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Adult Contemporary
Adult Contemporary Recurrents

HOT CHRISTIAN
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Hot Christian Adult Contemporary
Hot Christian Singles & Tracks

HOT GOSPEL
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Hot Gospel Tracks

HOT DANCE
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Hot Dance Music/Club Play
Dance Radio Airplay
Hot Dance Singles Sales

HOT LATIN
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Hot Latin Songs
Latin Pop Airplay
Latin Regional Mexican Airplay
Latin Tropical Airplay
Latin Rhythm Airplay

TOP 40
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Rhythmic Top 40
Adult Top 40
Top 40 Adult Recurrents

CANADIAN SINGLES
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Canadian Singles Chart

HOT VIDEOCLIPS
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Hot Videoclips

[LoadStar]

I am totally unfamiliar with Christian music. Why do they bother with two charts if the same songs are on both charts in almost the same order?

The Billboard Christian charts are quite limited, unfortunately. The A/C chart surveys 39 "reporters," stations playing an A/C format. The Top Singles surveys the same 39 reporters, plus adds an addition 9 stations playing a Top 40 format.

The result is that Top Singles might include a "hotter" mix of music, music that would normally be found on a CHR or even a Rock station.

[Jesda]

Waiting now for Billboard to rank the Jesda Top 50.

[MickeS]

I wish Chris would do that Busta Rhymes song. He needs to break out of his format a bit. :D:D:D