MYX HIT CHART 2009(THE RUNDOWN)

Myx Hit Chart, a text vote- based countdown in the Philippines ended this year with a year-end special where songs from the whole year will be ranked based on their performance, popularity and the votes that made the songs possible in every chart show. Every week, fans of the artist that is fighting for the top spot cannot wait for the weekly results that happen every Sunday from 9 pm- 11 pm. In addition, they have this daily countdown where the votes were counted every single day. It makes the weekly charts more exciting. Another branch of the Myx Hit Chart is the Myx International Top 20 or the so-called M.I.T20. The foreign music videos are ranked weekly, just like the Pinoy Myx Countdown but only O.P.M artist are included.
This year was a shining year from various artists, both local and foreign. The year started with Paramore’s “Decode” on its fourth week on the number one spot. It was also a bright year for the country pop sensation Taylor Swift. She is the first foreign country singer that made it to the top spot since Myx’s first airing all the way back to 2002. She spent eight consecutive weeks at number one with her smash hit “ Love Story”. She also stayed at the Myx Hit Chart for 18 weeks. Another artist that made big this year is the AI Season 7 Runner up David Archuleta. He ended the year 2008 with a song that topped for 5 weeks entitled “Crush”. This year, after Crush jumps out of the charts, his song “A Little Too Not Over You” debuted at no. 9 and went straight to no. 1 for 3 weeks. He also topped the charts for the second time this year with his third single from his debut album. “Touch My Hand” stayed at the top for eight weeks, tied with Taylor Swift who also charted for 8 weeks. After their David vs. David concert, AI Season 7 Champion, David Cook made big at the weekly charts. His single “Come Back to Me”, stayed at the summit for 3 weeks but stayed in the charts for 14 weeks. Miley Cyrus is also a big star this year. After ending 4th in the 2008 Myx Hit Chart year-end countdown, Miley Cyrus continues to be the youngest foreign singer to hit no. 1. Speaking of young artist that hit no. 1, new act Justin Bieber just popped up and suddenly jumps to the top with his carrier single from his debut album, “My World”. “One Time” remains at no. 1 for eight non-consecutive weeks.
Few O.P.M artists made it to the top of the Myx Hit Chart List. It was a drought for Pinoy songs and only three artists was able to stay at no.1. Pedicab starts the year with “FX”, at the top for 2 weeks. Sarah Geronimo has two singles that topped the charts, “You Changed My Life in a Moment”; a soundtrack of the hit movie of Sarah and John Lloyd topped the chart for 2 weeks. Hale was hailed for one week with their beautiful song from their all-Tagalog album “Kundiman” entitled “Bahay Kubo”. Many O.P.M artists made it to the top five but not quite in the top spot just like the three. Many songs only settled at the bottom half of the charts. The ratio for foreign to O.P.M this year only ranges from 12:8-14:6. It happens only once that the ratio is 10:10.
Korean acts were the huge shockers on this year’s Myx Hit Chart. Twelve Korean Songs made it to the foreign charts but only seven made it to the Myx Hit Chart. Even if only one Korean song made it to the top spot (I Don’t Care by 2ne1 for 1 week), six of seven songs that touched the top ten made it to the top three. “Fire” and “It’s You” peaked at no. 2 while “Nobody” and “Genie” peaked at no. 3. “Sorry Sorry” only peaked at no. 8 and “Blue Tomorrow” made it to the Daily charts a week ago.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2009 MYX HIT CHART
Every week is a highlight for the songs on Myx Hit Chart, but these are only few of them:
· Taylor Swift stayed at the charts with four consecutive songs making her visible on the charts for 47 straight weeks and still counting.
· Sarah Geronimo is the longest stayed local artist at no.1. Two songs made it to the top: “You Changed My Life in a Moment” and “Dahil Minahal Mo Ako” with a total of 3 weeks. Short compared to “A Very Special Love” that stayed at no.1 for 5 weeks on 2008.
· Local songs have a total of 6 weeks on number 1.
· Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” jumped to number 1 after debuting just a week before.
· 2ne1’s “I Don’t Care” is the only Korean song that topped the chart since Myx’s birth.
· David Archuleta’s two 2009 hits made it to the top a week after its debut. A Little Too Not Over You debuted at no. 9 then jumped to number 1 while Touch My Hand debuted at no. 10 then jumped to number one.
· Three songs stayed at no. 1 for eight weeks, Love Story, Touch My Hand and One Time.
· When a Korean single made it to the Myx Hit Chart on its third week or earlier at the International countdown, it will surely hit the top 3.
· Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” is the second longest stay at no.1 for 4 consecutive weeks.
· Lady Gaga is the only artist that has five songs all entered in the Myx Hit Chart.