AYIP Supplement April 2008

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

There was a record number of 41-to-75ers in April; hopefully 20 alternatives isn't enough to induce poptimist fatigue. Also, quite a few of these tracks and acts have been listened to and discussed here recently, so go ahead, click the links optional, watch the vids optional and vote and talk away!

[Poll #1183488]

Comments

[koganbot]

it only charted because of a mistake

You mean lots of people were downloading it so it showed up? (I think is what happened with Miley Cyrus's "See You Again" before people realized they had to take it seriously as a single.) This happens more often in the U.S., where airplay is counted towards the charts, so sometimes various radio stations will be getting demand for an album track in addition to the official single so they'll be playing it.

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they downloaded it after seeing her perform on American Idol (which gets quite respectable viewing figures here on a cable channel). It's not due a proper release in the UK until the summer, so it could well (and should) still return.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

The trouble is, they downloaded it just as Jordin's label was starting to promote 'Tattoo'. I think whatever version of 'No Air' is legally available here might have been deleted so as not to fuck up the release schedule, which is pure idiocy of the sort that I'm inured to by now.