ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (November 30, 2021)

Welcome to Add Lib, your Tuesday report on POP! Goes The Charts that’s mad about CHR/Top 40 adds, based on the station data provided by Mediabase 24/7 and Add Board. This week: Adele opens her bottle of bops for a refreshing record at the top. Let’s add ’em up:

“OH” SAY, CAN YOU STREAM: With her follow-up to “Easy On Me”, superstar Adele took the top spot on the adds report with “Oh My God”, securing 105 stations at the Top 40 format this week. The song ranked at #38 on the chart last weekend, becoming her 11th top 40 hit to date. Her recent album 30 is expected to hold atop the Billboard 200 chart for a second week.

Back in the runner-up spot, Taylor Swift picked up another 43 stations for “Message In A Bottle” this week. The single from Red (Taylor’s Version) has been joined by a handful of other songs from the album at the format, including a re-recording of “All Too Well”, which led the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month.

A week ahead of impact, “Abcdefu” scored 35 new stations at the format, giving newcomer GAYLE her first top five appearance on the adds report in the #3 position. The recent viral hit has become a global streaming smash and should do well at several radio formats into 2022.

Charting singles from ACRAZE, Benson Boone and Billie Eilish returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for another action-packed adds session.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (ELEVEN)
1. ADELE, “Oh My God” (Melted Stone/Columbia)
2. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Message In A Bottle” (Republic)
3. GAYLE, “Abcdefu” (Atlantic)
4. SILK SONIC, “Smokin’ Out The Window” (Aftermath Ent./Atlantic)
5. ACRAZE featuring CHERISH, “Do It To It” (Thrive/Virgin)
6. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
7. BENSON BOONE, “Ghost Town” (Night Street/Warner)
8. BILLIE EILISH, “Happier Than Ever” (Darkroom/Interscope)
9. PITBULL featuring ANTHONY WATTS & DJWS, “I Feel Good” (Mr. 305)
10-T. BLXST & TYGA featuring TY DOLLA $IGN, “Chosen” (Red Bull/Evgle/in2une)
10-T. GIVĒON, “For Tonight” (Not So Fast/Epic)

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RADIO REPORT: What’s Popping At Top 40 Radio This Week (November 29-30, 2021)

It’s time once again to analyze the airwaves and find out if your favorite new releases will be lighting up your local station’s playlist this week. Which tunes will climb to the top and which ones will hit a stop? Here’s one song impacting this week at the Top 40 format:

ADELE, “Oh My God” (Melted Stone/Columbia)
Album: 30 (2021)
Past T40 History: While “Easy On Me” remains at #2 again this week, the follow-up hit is already flying at the format, charting at #38.

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (November 28, 2021)

Welcome to Radio Active, a Sunday evening report from POP! Goes The Charts that gets to the chart of the matter: all the highlights from the CHR/Top 40 chart, as published by Mediabase 24/7 and Mediabase Research. For some heat waves and hits for a cool end of November, it’s time to see what’s popping at the format this week:

A DOZEN REASONS TO STAY: “Stay” extends its stay at #1 on the Top 40 radio chart for a twelfth week, as the enduring track from The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber continues to perform very well at the format. As noted last weekend, “Stay” now ties the plays-per-week era record for the most weeks at #1, first accomplished by Donna Lewis in November 1996 with “I Love You Always Forever”. Will the two men establish another piece of chart history next week, or will Adele‘s “Easy On Me” (up 3-2) ease up a notch and take the top spot? Stay tuned…

Due to several weeks of strong airplay following a resurgence on TikTok and streaming services, “Heat Waves” re-enters the list way up at #8 for Glass Animals. The song previously peaked at #14 earlier this year.

In other Adele news, she debuts at #38 with the second single from her new album 30. “Oh My God” is her 11th top 40 entry to date.

Newcomer Benson Boone debuts at #46 with “Ghost Town”, while Taylor Swift slides into the top 50 with her re-recorded version of “All Too Well” at #50. The latter single recently started at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, boosted by an extended rendition that runs just over ten minutes in length.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: November 28, 2021

“Easy” is thankful for another week at #1.

DEBUTS
40. LANY – Ex I Never Had
39. Avril Lavigne – Bite Me
36. GAYLE – Abcdefu | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
35. Jenna Raine – See You Later (Ten Years) (40)
25. Adele – Oh My God (39) | BIGGEST MOVER
22. Ed Sheeran – Overpass Graffiti (29)
21. Taylor Swift – Message In A Bottle (30)
20. Benson Boone – Ghost Town (28)
13. Silk Sonic – Smokin’ Out The Window (18)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. MUNA featuring Phoebe Bridgers – Silk Chiffon (12) | PEAK: #10
09. Jax – Like My Father (09) | PEAK: #09
08. John Mayer – Wild Blue (08) | PEAK: #08
07. Kacey Musgraves – Justified (05) | PEAK: #03
06. Coldplay x BTS – My Universe (07) | PEAK: #06
05. Ed Sheeran – Shivers (04) | PEAK: #04
04. The Script – I Want It All (06) | PEAK: #04
03. Duran Duran – Anniversary (03) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
02. Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (02) | PEAK: #01 for eight weeks
01. Adele – Easy On Me (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Dean Lewis – Looks Like Me (1)
2. JESSIA – But I Don’t (3)
3. The Walters – I Love You So (5)
4. Tiësto & Ava Max – The Motto (6)
5. BoyWithUke – Toxic (9)
6. TWICE – The Feels (2)
7. JP Saxe – Soft Landing (-)
8. Elton John & Eddie Vedder – E-Ticket (8)
9. Kelly Clarkson – Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You) (-)
10. Taylor Swift – All Too Well (-)

In The Mix:
Adele – Can I Get It
Joel Corry featuring Mabel – I Wish
Mokita – Colorblind
Neon Trees – Holiday Rock
Rob Thomas – Small Town Christmas
Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton – I Bet You Think About Me

Chart Notes:

• Adele not only earns a second consecutive week at #1 on my personal chart with “Easy On Me”, but follow-up “Oh My God” is the Biggest Mover in the top 40, climbing from 39-25 in its second week. This week’s three debuts come from GAYLE, Avril Lavigne and LANY: “Abcdefu” (#36), “Bite Me” (#39) and “Ex I Never Had” (#40) were all recently serviced to different radio formats. Of the three singles, two impact in the next couple of weeks: “Ex I Never Had” heads for adds at the Hot AC format on Monday, while “Abcdefu” has its official date at Top 40 radio in early December. (Lavigne’s “Bite Me” is nearing the top 40 at the Alternative format, as it’s seen some airplay activity since the middle of the month.)
• This is the last chart to be included for the 2021 chart year… stay tuned for more details about my Top 100 of 2021 in the coming weeks.

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: November 28, 2010

Extending their chart stay for more nights.

It’s the start of another weekend, which means it’s time for another trip back into the archives on Adam’s Top 40 Flashback! Every Saturday, the day before my latest top 40 goes up for the week, I feature the highlights of a past countdown. They’re all here — the hit songs, the songs that flopped, and the songs that may be a little embarrassing to reflect on.

This week, we stroll back eleven years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of November 28, 2010…

Debuts:
40. KYLIE MINOGUE, “Better Than Today”
39. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Back To December”

Biggest Mover(s):
ADELE, “Rolling In The Deep” (39-32, seven spots)

10. NEON TREES, “Animal” (down 2)
Album: Habits (2010, Mercury Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

09. KATY PERRY, “Teenage Dream” (down 2)
Album: Teenage Dream (2010, Capitol Records)
Peak: #2 for six weeks

08. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Mine” (down 2)
Album: Speak Now (2010, Big Machine/Universal Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

07. KYLIE MINOGUE, “Get Outta My Way” (up 3)
Album: Aphrodite (2010, Capitol Records)
Peak: #6 for four weeks

06. THE SCRIPT, “For The First Time” (up 5)
Album: Science & Faith (2011, Epic Records)
Peak: #3

05. SUGARLAND, “Stuck Like Glue” (down 1)
Album: The Incredible Machine (2010, Mercury Nashville Records)
Peak: #4

04. P!NK, “Raise Your Glass” (up 1)
Album: Greatest Hits… So Far!!! (2010, LaFace/Jive Records)
Peak: #2 for seven weeks

03. RYAN STAR, “Start A Fire” (down 1)
Album: 11:59 (2010, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

02. MICHAEL BUBLÉ, “Hollywood” (down 1)
Album: Crazy Love (Hollywood Edition) (2010, 143/Reprise Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

01. JAMES BLUNT, “Stay The Night” (up 2)
Album: Some Kind Of Trouble (2011, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #1 for five weeks

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of November 26, 2021

New Music Friday has gone wild.

Need some new music after a big Thanksgiving meal? We’re thankful for these New Music Friday releases, including top albums from Alan Walker, Gary Barlow and Westlife, as well as fresh tracks from Becky Hill, Jessie Murph and Years & Years. Here are some sweet talkers and tunes:

Notable albums out this week: Alan Walker‘s World Of Walker (Stream), Allie X‘s Cape God (Deluxe) (Stream), Christina Perri‘s Songs For Rosie (Stream), Deep Purple‘s Turning To Crime (Stream), Gary Barlow‘s The Dream Of Christmas (Stream), Westlife‘s Wild Dreams (Stream)

Notable EPs out this week: Ama Lou‘s At Least We Have This (Stream), Grace Davies‘s I Wonder If You Wonder (Stream), Kurtis Wells‘s Ricardo (Stream), Trolls: Holiday In Harmony (Stream)

New digital singles that you can buy/stream this week include:
“2gether”, Mura Masa (Stream)
“555”, CMTEN (Stream)
“Always Been You”, Jessie Murph (Stream)
“Amazing Gr4ce”, TOKYO’S REVENGE (Stream)
“Another Day In America”, Kali Uchis & Ozuna (Stream)
“Bad Little Thing (The Him Remix)”, Noa Kirel (Stream)
“Borracho”, Sech & DJ Khaled (Stream)
“Boujee On A Budget”, Robyn Ottolini (Stream)
“Break My Heart”, Hook N Sling x Nico & Vinz (Stream)
“Burn The Empire”, The Snuts (Stream)
“Can’t Be Wrong”, Maverick Sabre (Stream)
“Car Crash”, Low Lying Sun (Stream)
“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”, Cast Of Sing 2 (Stream)
“Destroy Myself Just For You”, Montell Fish (Stream)
“Do The Most”, Yayo Da Cartune (Stream)
“Don’t Miss Me”, Claire Rosinkranz (Stream)
“Eyes For U”, Karma Child featuring Conor Maynard & Gia Koka (Stream)
“Fine By Me”, Morgen (Stream)
“Go”, $NOT (Stream)
“God Must Hate Me”, Catie Turner (Stream)
“Got A Lil’ Older”, SpotemGottem & Hurricane Wisdom (Stream)
“Grateful”, Kota The Friend (Stream)
“Greatest Hits (Acoustic)”, Gavin James (Stream)
“Haunted House”, Matt Schuster (Stream)
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, Becky Hill (Stream)
“Head Like A Hole”, Sam Tinnesz (Stream)
“I Hope You Change Your Mind”, Donovan Woods (Stream)
“IDC”, Daine (Stream)
“I’ll Take You Down”, 220 Kid featuring Chilli Chilton (Stream)
“Just Say It”, KILLBOY (Stream)
“Lie Lie Lie”, MICO (Stream)
“Light It Up (Fa La La)”, Kallico (Stream)
“Love Sux”, JXN (Stream)
“Love&Adoration”, Madison Ryann Ward (Stream)
“Make Me Feel”, Tyron Hapi (Stream)
“Midas Touch”, AURORA (Stream)
“Miranda”, Frank Turner (Stream)
“My Everything (Part III)”, B-Lovee featuring G Herbo (Stream)
“Never Say”, Jac Ross (Stream)
“Nothing Breaks Your Heart Like Christmas”, Matt Maltese (Stream)
“Nothing’s Impossible”, Dionne Warwick featuring Chance The Rapper (Stream)
“Old Flame”, Sody (Stream)
“On My Mind”, Jonasu & JC Stewart (Stream)
“Outrun Myself”, Jack Kays & Travis Barker (Stream)
“Pennsylvania”, Dylan Rockoff (Stream)
“Pieces”, AVAION, VIZE & Leony (Stream)
“Roberto C”, Young T & Bugsey featuring Unknown T (Stream)
“Santa’s Gotta Dirty Job”, Rich & Rowe (Stream)
“Save The City”, Cast Of Marvel’s Hawkeye (Stream)
“Second Hand Love”, Julie Bergan featuring Ruben (Stream)
“Shady Intentions”, NGHTMRE & Zeds Dead featuring Tori Levett (Stream)
“Shame”, Midwxst (Stream)
“Shampoo”, Jack Omstead (Stream)
“Shivers (Remix)”, Ed Sheeran featuring Jessi & SUNMI (Stream)
“Single Bells”, The Band McMillan (Stream)
“Sunroof”, Nicky Youre & Dazy (Stream)
“Sweet Talker”, Years & Years x Galantis (Stream)
“Take A Chance”, SERA (Stream)
“Tell Me”, Steel Banglez featuring Clean Bandit, Wes Nelson, Stefflon Don & Unknown T (Stream)
“The Best Is Yet To Come”, Ben Rector (Stream)
“The Life We Planned”, Benedict Cork (Stream)
“The Realest”, Quando Rondo (Stream)
“Tractor”, Tom Rosenthal (Stream)
“Traps”, Bloc Party (Stream)
“U Up?”, Young Bombs featuring Stondon Massey (Stream)
“Want What I Can’t Have”, Ivy Adara (Stream)
“Wash My Sorrows Away”, Budjerah (Stream)
“What’s Not To Like”, Lime Cordiale & Idris Elba (Stream)
“Why Do I Call”, Nicky Romero (Stream)
“Wishes Come True”, Duncan Laurence (Stream)
“You Killed Me”, Munn (Stream)
“You’re Not Harry Styles”, DYLAN (Stream)
“Zombie”, SMYLES (Stream)

Next week, the current albums from Khalid and Polo G are the largest releases on the schedule. For Adam’s personal picks of the week, listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (November 23, 2021)

Welcome to Add Lib, your Tuesday report on POP! Goes The Charts that’s mad about CHR/Top 40 adds, based on the station data provided by Mediabase 24/7 and Add Board. This week: Taylor Swift opens her bottle of bops for a refreshing record at the top. Let’s add ’em up:

A “MESSAGE” TO THE FORMAT: In addition to the 56 adds she earned last week, Taylor Swift managed another 31 stations at the Top 40 format this week for “Message In A Bottle”, the current radio single from the #1 album Red (Taylor’s Version). The tune flew from 46-39 on the chart last weekend. Swift also topped the adds report at Hot AC radio yesterday with 34 new stations there. Her song currently sits in the top 30 at that format, jumping from 41-26 last weekend.

Newcomer and former American Idol alum Benson Boone was just behind Swift with 28 adds on impact for “Ghost Town”. The viral song from TikTok will soon become his first top 40 hit. Boone was tied for second place at Hot AC radio yesterday with a dozen new stations.

Charting singles from ACRAZE, Pitbull and Silk Sonic returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for another action-packed adds session. Happy Thanksgiving!

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (TWELVE)
1. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Message In A Bottle” (Republic)
2. BENSON BOONE, “Ghost Town” (Night Street/Warner)
3. ACRAZE featuring CHERISH, “Do It To It” (Thrive/Virgin)
4. SILK SONIC, “Smokin’ Out The Window” (Aftermath Ent./Atlantic)
5-T. PITBULL featuring ANTHONY WATTS & DJWS, “I Feel Good” (Mr. 305)
5-T. SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA & THE WEEKND, “Moth To A Flame” (Republic)
7-T. ADELE, “Oh My God” (Melted Stone/Columbia)
7-T. ALYA, “Pleasure Is Mine” (Ind.)
9. 88RISING & BIBI, “The Weekend” (88rising/12Tone)
10-T. CKAY, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” (Chocolate City/Atlantic)
10-T. GIVĒON, “For Tonight” (Not So Fast/Epic)
10-T. LISA, “Money” (YG Ent./Interscope)

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RADIO REPORT: What’s Popping At Top 40 Radio This Week (November 22-23, 2021)

It’s time once again to analyze the airwaves and find out if your favorite new releases will be lighting up your local station’s playlist this week. Which tunes will climb to the top and which ones will hit a stop? Here are two songs impacting this week at the Top 40 format:

BENSON BOONE, “Ghost Town” (Night Street/Warner)
Album: TBA (2022)
Past T40 History: Known for his run on American Idol earlier this year, Boone’s first radio single is earning airplay at several formats.

YOUNG THUG featuring POST MALONE & A$AP ROCKY, “Livin’ It Up” (YSL/300 Ent.)
Album: Punk (2021)
Past T40 History: This new collaboration comes from Young Thug’s recent #1 album. It recently reached the top 60 at the pop format.

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (November 21, 2021)

Welcome to Radio Active, a Sunday evening report from POP! Goes The Charts that gets to the chart of the matter: all the highlights from the CHR/Top 40 chart, as published by Mediabase 24/7 and Mediabase Research. For a musical and monetary experience, here’s what’s popping at the format this week:

THE KID STAYS AROUND: Back at the #1 spot on the chart, The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber score an 11th nonconsecutive week at the summit with “Stay”. The smash extends its reign as the longest-running #1 tune at the Top 40 format this year. “Stay” is also a week away from tying the plays-per-week era record for the most weeks at #1 on the survey, a feat established by Donna Lewis in November 1996 with “I Love You Always Forever”.

The duo Silk Sonic (consisting of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) rises from 44-28 on the chart with “Smokin’ Out The Window”, the third top 40 hit from the duo’s An Evening With Silk Sonic album. Individually, it’s their 24th and third chart entries, respectively. Up 46-39, “Message In A Bottle” gives Taylor Swift her 34th top 40 single to date. The song can be found on Red (Taylor’s Version), which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

LISA is counting coins and chart positions, as she lands at #43 with “Money”. It’s the first solo appearance for the BLACKPINK member. A remix of “Do It To It” starts at #46, as producer ACRAZE makes his debut. The tune also soars from 4-1 on the Dance radio chart. The group who originally sang it (Cherish) is credited in a featured role: their original track reached #6 in August 2006. Finally, “The Weekend” is new to the top 50, as the collective 88rising and soloist Bibi settle into the #50 spot.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: November 21, 2021

An easy chart-topper for the holidays.

DEBUTS
40. Jenna Raine – See You Later (Ten Years)
39. Adele – Oh My God | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
30. Taylor Swift – Message In A Bottle (40) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)
18. Silk Sonic – Smokin’ Out The Window (28) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie) — two weeks

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Troye Sivan – Angel Baby (10) | PEAK: #10
09. Jax – Like My Father (09) | PEAK: #09
08. John Mayer – Wild Blue (08) | PEAK: #08
07. Coldplay x BTS – My Universe (07) | PEAK: #07
06. The Script – I Want It All (06) | PEAK: #06
05. Kacey Musgraves – Justified (04) | PEAK: #03
04. Ed Sheeran – Shivers (05) | PEAK: #04
03. Duran Duran – Anniversary (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
02. Elton John & Dua Lipa – Cold Heart (02) | PEAK: #01 for eight weeks
01. Adele – Easy On Me (03) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Dean Lewis – Looks Like Me (1)
2. TWICE – The Feels (2)
3. JESSIA – But I Don’t (4)
4. Avril Lavigne – Bite Me (7)
5. The Walters – I Love You So (6)
6. Tiësto & Ava Max – The Motto (8)
7. ABBA – Just A Notion (5)
8. Elton John & Eddie Vedder – E-Ticket (10)
9. BoyWithUke – Toxic (9)
10. GAYLE – Abcdefu (-)

In The Mix:
Adele – Can I Get It (new)
Joel Corry featuring Mabel – I Wish
JP Saxe – Soft Landing (new)
Kelly Clarkson – Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You)
LANY – Ex I Never Had (new)
Mokita – Colorblind (new)
Neon Trees – Holiday Rock
Rob Thomas – Small Town Christmas
Taylor Swift featuring Chris Stapleton – I Bet You Think About Me

Chart Notes:

• Superstar Adele achieves her ninth #1 hit on my personal chart with “Easy On Me”, moving from #3 last week. It’s the lead single from her newest album 30, a set which is expected to have the largest debut of the year on the Billboard 200 list later this month. The new singles from Silk Sonic and Taylor Swift tie for the Biggest Mover in the countdown this week, both moving up ten spots each. There are two new entries on the chart and the aforementioned Adele has one of them with “Oh My God”, a popular album cut that comes in at #39. It also ranks in the top 50 at the Hot AC radio format from unsolicited airplay. At #40, “See You Later (Ten Years)” marks the first chart entry for newcomer Jenna Raine, whose song became a recent viral hit on the video app TikTok.

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