Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: February 17, 2019

Imagine that! A new chart-topper.

DEBUTS
39. Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me
37. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
26. Kacey Musgraves – Rainbow (36) | BIGGEST MOVER
25. Backstreet Boys – No Place (31)
20. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (27)
17. Dean Lewis – 7 Minutes (22)
15. Dua Lipa – Swan Song (21)
11. Westlife – Hello My Love (16)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Maggie Rogers – Light On (08) | PEAK: #03
09. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (06) | PEAK: #03
08. George Ezra – Hold My Girl (11) | PEAK: #08
07. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (04) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
06. Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man – Giant (09) | PEAK: #06
05. Backstreet Boys – Chances (02) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks
04. The Strumbellas – Salvation (05) | PEAK: #04
03. Walk The Moon – Timebomb (07) | PEAK: #03
02. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
01. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (03) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Kian – Waiting (1)
2. half•alive – Still Feel (2)
3. Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over (4)
4. Dan + Shay – Speechless (3)
5. Betty Who – I Remember (6)
6. Lauv & Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (10)
7. MKTO – How Can I Forget (5)
8. Jeremy Zucker – Comethru (8)
9. Grey featuring LÉON – Want You Back (-)
10. Rachel Crow – Up All Night (-)

In The Mix:
Anna Clendening – Invisible (new)
Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah (new)
Bryan Adams – Shine A Light
Dennis Lloyd – Never Go Back (new)
for KING & COUNTRY – God Only Knows
James TW – You & Me
Jimmie Allen – Best Shot
Josh Groban with Jennifer Nettles – 99 Years
Mabel – Don’t Call Me Up (new)
Mat Kerekes – Ruby
Max Frost – Money Problems
NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts featuring Georgia Ku – So Close (new)
Ocean Park Standoff – Good Time (new)
Sara Bareilles – Fire (new)
Sasha Sloan – Older
Sheppard – On My Way
Shinedown – Get Up
The Score featuring blackbear – Dreamin
X Ambassadors – Boom
Zedd & Katy Perry – 365 (new)

Chart Notes:

• After years of making my personal chart and not reaching the top spot, the Las Vegas band Imagine Dragons finally captures my #1 song of the week with “Bad Liar”. It’s the second radio single from the album Origins. Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves rises from 36-26 with the Biggest Mover on this week’s list, “Rainbow”. It’s a tune from Golden Hour, winner for Album Of The Year. The two debuts in the countdown both impact at the Hot AC format by the end of the month: Lewis Capaldi‘s “Someone You Loved”, already a hit across Europe, starts at #37, while Dermot Kennedy‘s “Power Over Me”, currently in the top ten at Triple A radio here in the States, bows at #39. It’s the first entry for both male singers.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: February 10, 2019

Nothing breaks like a chart.

DEBUTS
40. Dido – Give You Up
38. Passenger – Survivors
36. Kacey Musgraves – Rainbow | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
34. Smith & Thell featuring Swedish Jam Factory – Forgive Me Friend (39)
33. Lizzo – Juice (36)
31. Backstreet Boys – No Place (36)
27. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (33) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)
23. Maren Morris – Girl (29) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)
21. Dua Lipa – Swan Song (26)
09. Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man – Giant (15) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (06) | PEAK: #06
09. Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man – Giant (15) | PEAK: #09
08. Maggie Rogers – Light On (07) | PEAK: #03
07. Walk The Moon – Timebomb (11) | PEAK: #07
06. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (03) | PEAK: #03
05. The Strumbellas – Salvation (08) | PEAK: #05
04. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (04) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
03. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (05) | PEAK: #03
02. Backstreet Boys – Chances (02) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks
01. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Kian – Waiting (2)
2. half•alive – Still Feel (1)
3. Dan + Shay – Speechless (5)
4. Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over (10)
5. MKTO – How Can I Forget (6)
6. Betty Who – I Remember (7)
7. American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart – Neighborhood (4)
8. Jeremy Zucker – Comethru (8)
9. Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved (-)
10. Lauv & Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (-)

In The Mix:
Bryan Adams – Shine A Light
Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me
Emily King – Look At Me Now
for KING & COUNTRY – God Only Knows
Grey featuring LÉON – Want You Back
James TW – You & Me
Jimmie Allen – Best Shot
Josh Groban with Jennifer Nettles – 99 Years (new)
LSD (Labrinth/Sia/Diplo) – Genius
Mat Kerekes – Ruby
Max Frost – Money Problems (new)
Rachel Crow – Up All Night
Sasha Sloan – Older
Sheppard – On My Way
Shinedown – Get Up
The Score featuring blackbear – Dreamin (new)
X Ambassadors – Boom (new)

Chart Notes:

• It’s another week at the top for Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus with “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart”, spending their second frame at the top. In a solid week for notable movers, with seven titles rising either five or six spots, the week’s survey also has a healthy pack of three debuts in the top 40. Leading the way, “Rainbow” from Kacey Musgraves enters at #36. It’s the second chart song off her album Golden Hour, which produced a #2 hit last year in “High Horse”. Passenger scores his tenth top 40 single on my chart with “Survivors”, placing at #38. It’s the follow-up song to “Hell Or High Water”, which got as high as #6 last year. Finally, at #40, Dido returns with her first top 40 hit since January 2004. “Give You Up” is from her forthcoming album Still On My Mind, coming 15 years after “White Flag”, which reached #2 on my chart, fell out of the survey.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: February 3, 2019

Breaking into the top spot.

DEBUTS
39. Smith & Thell featuring Swedish Jam Factory – Forgive Me Friend
38. Lizzo – Juice
36. Backstreet Boys – No Place
33. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
32. FLETCHER – Undrunk (37)
26. Dua Lipa – Swan Song (34) | BIGGEST MOVER
23. Dean Lewis – 7 Minutes (28)
22. The Cranberries – All Over Now (29)
15. Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man – Giant (21)
11. Walk The Moon – Timebomb (17)
(see #5 below)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Scott Helman – Hang Ups (08) | PEAK: #07
09. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (06) | PEAK: #01 for one week
08. The Strumbellas – Salvation (09) | PEAK: #08
07. Maggie Rogers – Light On (05) | PEAK: #03
06. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (07) | PEAK: #06
05. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (10) | PEAK: #05
04. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (04) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
03. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (03) | PEAK: #03
02. Backstreet Boys – Chances (01) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks
01. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (02) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. half•alive – Still Feel (1)
2. Kian – Waiting (2)
3. Passenger – Survivors (6)
4. American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart – Neighborhood (5)
5. Dan + Shay – Speechless (4)
6. MKTO – How Can I Forget (-)
7. Betty Who – I Remember (8)
8. Jeremy Zucker – Comethru (-)
9. Dido – Give You Up (-)
10. Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over (-)

In The Mix:
Bryan Adams – Shine A Light
Emily King – Look At Me Now
for KING & COUNTRY – God Only Knows (new)
Grey featuring LÉON – Want You Back
James TW – You & Me
Jimmie Allen – Best Shot
Lauv & Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired…
LSD (Labrinth/Sia/Diplo) – Genius
Mat Kerekes – Ruby
Parachute – Young
Rachel Crow – Up All Night
Sheppard – On My Way (new)
Shinedown – Get Up (new)

Chart Notes:

• Congrats to Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus, who each earn their first #1 song on my chart with “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart”, up 2-1. The hit is currently in the top 20 on the Top 40 chart, as it approaches the region on the Hot AC list. Dua Lipa‘s “Swan Song” leaps from 34-26, which is enough for the soundtrack cut to claim the title of Biggest Mover. Four new songs enter the top 40 this week, led by Panic! At The Disco‘s “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” at #33. It’s the follow-up to “High Hopes”, a huge radio track that got as high as #2 on here. With their three-week run at the top with “Chances” coming to a close, the Backstreet Boys are in at #36 with the third radio single from their #1 album DNA, “No Place”. You’ll also find it in the top 40 on the Hot AC survey. Further entries this week all come from chart newcomers: Lizzo comes in at #38 with “Juice” and the collaboration from Smith & Thell and Swedish Jam Factory titled “Forgive Me Friend” starts at #39. The latter song is already in the top ten in Sweden, while the former saw a solid sales and streaming spike following a recent performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: January 27, 2019

Five Boys, three weeks.

DEBUTS
38. Drax Project featuring Hailee Steinfeld – Woke Up Late
37. FLETCHER – Undrunk
34. Dua Lipa – Swan Song | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
29. The Cranberries – All Over Now (35)
28. Dean Lewis – 7 Minutes (33)
24. Westlife – Hello My Love (30)
21. Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man – Giant (31) | BIGGEST MOVER
17. Walk The Moon – Timebomb (24)
10. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (17)
09. The Strumbellas – Salvation (14)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (17) | PEAK: #10
09. The Strumbellas – Salvation (14) | PEAK: #09
08. Scott Helman – Hang Ups (07) | PEAK: #07
07. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (09) | PEAK: #07
06. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (06) | PEAK: #01 for one week
05. Maggie Rogers – Light On (04) | PEAK: #03
04. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (03) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
03. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (05) | PEAK: #03
02. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (02) | PEAK: #02
01. Backstreet Boys – Chances (01) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. half•alive – Still Feel (1)
2. Kian – Waiting (4)
3. Freya Ridings – Lost Without You (3)
4. Dan + Shay – Speechless (6)
5. American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart – Neighborhood (2)
6. Passenger – Survivors (-)
7. Smith & Thell featuring Swedish Jam Factory – Forgive Me Friend (8)
8. Betty Who – I Remember (-)
9. Lizzo – Juice (10)
10. Panic! At The Disco – Hey Look Ma, I Made It (-)

In The Mix:
Ariana Grande – 7 Rings
Backstreet Boys – No Place (new)
Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over
Bryan Adams – Shine A Light
David Gray – A Tight Ship
Dido – Give You Up (new)
Emily King – Look At Me Now
Grey featuring LÉON – Want You Back
Haley Reinhart – Don’t Know How To Love You
James TW – You & Me
Jeremy Zucker – Comethru (new)
Jimmie Allen – Best Shot
Lauv & Troye Sivan – I’m So Tired… (new)
LSD (Labrinth/Sia/Diplo) – Genius
Mat Kerekes – Ruby
MKTO – How Can I Forget
Parachute – Young
Rachel Crow – Up All Night (new)
We Three – Heaven’s Not Too Far

Chart Notes:

• As the Backstreet Boys remain at #1 for the third week with “Chances”, three delightful debuts spring onto the chart. Off the soundtrack to the movie Alita: Battle Angel, Dua Lipa scores the week’s Highest Debut with “Swan Song”, breaking in at #34. Lipa has two #1 hits to date on my personal chart and a total of seven weeks at the summit. Starting at #37 with her first hit entry since 2015, FLETCHER is back on the list with “Undrunk”. Her prior chart single, “War Paint”, reached #12 in October of that year. “Undrunk” is her first release for a major label. Lastly, at #38, “Woke Up Late” enters the chart in a newly-released version by the original group, Drax Project, and actor/singer Hailee Steinfeld. Just over a year ago, the tune was a decent-sized hit in the quartet’s native New Zealand.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (January 22, 2019)

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: Ariana Grande rings up another pop hit, while NF gets some great love from the panel. Let’s add ’em up:

SEVEN THE HARD WAY: “7 Rings” is ringing a bell across the U.S. this week, as Grande’s latest release leads the updated adds report at the Top 40 format with a huge 143 adds on impact. That massive debut should help carry the title deep into the top ten in the next few weeks, though it will have to contend with her own “thank u, next”, which recently spent its first official week at #1. At this point, “7” remains midway up the chart, boosted by hourly airplay at many stations upon release last Friday.

Also picking up some good support this week, “If You Want Love” from Christian crossover rapper NF should become his third top 40 single at the format, picking up 33 new stations and tying for third place. His two prior songs to chart here are “Let You Down”, which spent a week at #1 last year, and “Lie”, which got as high as #6. Will this one perform as well? We’ll find out soon.

Next week, look out for impacting songs by Alessia Cara (at #9 this week), Dua Lipa and Jake Miller to appear in the top ten.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
1. ARIANA GRANDE, “7 Rings” (Republic)
2. GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND, “Lost In The Fire” (Columbia)
3-T. NF, “If You Want Love” (Caroline)
3-T. SAM SMITH & NORMANI, “Dancing With A Stranger” (Capitol-RCA)
5. POST MALONE, “Wow.” (Republic)
6. SABRINA CARPENTER, “Sue Me” (Hollywood)
7-T. CALVIN HARRIS & RAG’N’BONE MAN, “Giant” (Columbia)
7-T. LIVVIA, “Damn” (12Tone)
9. ALESSIA CARA, “Out Of Love” (Def Jam)
10. AVA MAX, “Sweet But Psycho” (APG/Atlantic)

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: January 20, 2019

Second chances for #1.

DEBUTS
36. Maren Morris – Girl
35. The Cranberries – All Over Now
33. Dean Lewis – 7 Minutes | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
31. Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man – Giant (40)
30. Westlife – Hello My Love (36)
24. Walk The Moon – Timebomb (35) | BIGGEST MOVER
17. Imagine Dragons – Bad Liar (25)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next (11) | PEAK: #10
09. Ava Max – Sweet But Psycho (10) | PEAK: #09
08. Zara Larsson – Ruin My Life (07) | PEAK: #05
07. Scott Helman – Hang Ups (08) | PEAK: #07
06. Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly (03) | PEAK: #01 for one week
05. Michael Bublé – Love You Anymore (06) | PEAK: #06
04. Maggie Rogers – Light On (05) | PEAK: #03
03. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow (02) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks
02. Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (04) | PEAK: #02
01. Backstreet Boys – Chances (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. half•alive – Still Feel (2)
2. American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart – Neighborhood (1)
3. Freya Ridings – Lost Without You (3)
4. Kian – Waiting (5)
5. Alice Merton – Funny Business (4)
6. Dan + Shay – Speechless (9)
7. Jimmie Allen – Best Shot (10)
8. Smith & Thell featuring Swedish Jam Factory – Forgive Me Friend (-)
9. Drax Project – Woke Up Late (-)
10. Lizzo – Juice (-)

In The Mix:
Ariana Grande – 7 Rings (new)
Billie Eilish – When The Party’s Over (new)
Bryan Adams – Shine A Light (new)
David Gray – A Tight Ship
Emily King – Look At Me Now (new)
Grey featuring LÉON – Want You Back (new)
Haley Reinhart – Don’t Know How To Love You
James TW – You & Me (new)
LSD (Labrinth/Sia/Diplo) – Genius
Mat Kerekes – Ruby
MKTO – How Can I Forget (new)
Parachute – Young (new)
Sasha Sloan – Older
We Three – Heaven’s Not Too Far

Chart Notes:

• As the Backstreet Boys hold at the top for a second week with “Chances” and Walk The Moon claim the Biggest Mover with “Timebomb”, up 35-24, there are three new entries in the countdown. Following his former chart-topper “Be Alright”, Dean Lewis is new at #33 with “7 Minutes”. Two spots lower, at #35, The Cranberries return with “All Over Now”. The track is featured on the group’s upcoming set In The End, their first since the passing of leader Dolores O’Riordan. Back in January 2012, the act last appeared on my personal chart with “Tomorrow”, which reached #30. Finally, at #36, Maren Morris is in with “Girl”, marking her first appearance since her collaboration on Niall Horan‘s “Seeing Blind”, which got a week at #1 during the last week of September. It’ll likely have a splashy debut at the Country radio format this week.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (January 15, 2019)

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: we feel the burn at the top, as several impacting records burst into the top ten with big totals. Let’s add ’em up:

“FIRE” UP THE ADDS: It was a competitive week for two collaborations on the Top 40 adds report, as both accumulated bigger numbers this Tuesday, but by the end of the session, “Lost In The Fire” from Gesaffelstein & The Weekend paced just ahead of “Dancing With A Stranger” by Sam Smith & Normani, with final totals of 118 and 98 stations, respectively. Both of these singles will land well into the top 40 by the published update on Sunday, with “Lost” having the early edge for the higher of the debuts. It’s also possible that both titles could appear in the top five on the adds report again next week, though that’ll depend on the results of several new impacting songs. (See below for more information.)

LIVVIA‘s “Damn” also managed to break into the top five on the new report, securing 23 stations and a fifth place finish. With the Cumulus block add it recently earned, the tune is quickly rising through the top 50 and could easily eclipse the peak of the Quavo-assisted “Catch A Body”, which reached #37 last May.

Next week, look out for three impacting tracks from Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man (ranked at #8 this week), George Ezra and NF to sport some major action on the list.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
1. GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND, “Lost In The Fire” (Columbia)
2. SAM SMITH & NORMANI, “Dancing With A Stranger” (Capitol-RCA)
3. POST MALONE, “Wow.” (Republic)
4. SABRINA CARPENTER, “Sue Me” (Hollywood)
5. LIVVIA, “Damn” (12Tone)
6. AVA MAX, “Sweet But Psycho” (APG/Atlantic)
7-T. CALVIN HARRIS & RAG’N’BONE MAN, “Giant” (Columbia)
7-T. LAUREN DAIGLE, “You Say” (Centricity/12Tone/Warner Bros.)
9. ZARA LARSSON, “Ruin My Life” (TEN/Epic)
10. LOUD LUXURY featuring BRANDO, “Body” (Armada/in2une)

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