Comments on: Workin’ On A Mystery: Tom Petty Is This Week’s Stealth Chart Star

By: Erich Nylen

Erich Nylen — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:38:32 +0000

It\\\’s great here. good study. I\\\’ve been looked this kind of data for a little bit. thanks

By: pchcowboy

pchcowboy — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:32:00 +0000

Reading this article's title made me realize ol' T.P. loves poaching lyrics: Paul Westerberg and the infamous "rebel without a clue" line as well as Bob Seger and "working on mysteries."

"Anything that's rock'n'roll," I guess

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:00:45 +0000

@Chris Molanphy: Yeah, "See You Again".

And yeah, I love that kickdrum. As well as the lyrics, which are a weird but intriguing mix of teenage conversation and non sequitirs ("my friend Leslie says" ... who?), and phrases no teenager would ever utter.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:47:55 +0000

@Al Shipley: Thanks, I had a feeling there was a second Petty comp; ran out of time to double-check that. I guess its sales have been negligible; that original '93 Hits just keeps shifting mad units.

By: Chris Molanphy

Chris Molanphy — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:46:17 +0000

@Audif Jackson Winters III: What, "See You Again"? I've been shamelessly crushing on it 'round these parts for weeks now. Next to Rihanna's "Don't Stop the Music," it's probably my favorite pop song on the radio right now. It's freakishly well-produced - like, whoever mixed it really knew what s/he was doing. (There's this guitar break late in the track where they pull the beat and then bring bring it back, with this slammin' little kickdrum hook, that's, like, Bob Clearmountain-worthy.)

By: Audif Jackson Winters III

Audif Jackson Winters III — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:40:44 +0000

Anyone besides me kind of like that Miley Cyrus track?

By: Artie Fufkin

Artie Fufkin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:12:13 +0000

@Al Shipley: I think they have no rereleased it with SDMHA.

By: Oldboy

Oldboy — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:04:36 +0000

The Rodney Atkins song surely resonates with Fathers raising Daughters. And Bob Christgau made it a Choice Cut, so there…

By: jt.ramsay

jt.ramsay — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:19:57 +0000

That is, in Rhapsody’s chart.

By: jt.ramsay

jt.ramsay — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:19:45 +0000

I wish someone could explain why Soul Asylum’s ‘Misery’ just popped in at No. 5 in their chart.