NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of February 15, 2019

Oh “Say”, can you chart?

Can’t say it’s an uneventful week for fresh releases with all these titles in the mix! Here are all the notable albums and singles hitting the market as Valentine’s Day concludes:

AVRIL LAVIGNE – Head Above Water (iTunes)
Features: the title track, a recent top 30 entry on the Hot AC chart, as well as the Nicki Minaj-assisted single “Dumb Blonde”

FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE – Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (iTunes)
Features: “Simple”, a #1 song last fall on the Country chart, and “Talk You Out Of It”, currently in the top 30 at the format

Notable albums out this week: Betty Who‘s Betty (iTunes), Elvis Presley‘s The Best Of The ’68 Comeback Special (iTunes), Hayes Carll‘s What It Is (iTunes), India.Arie‘s Worthy (iTunes), Jukebox The Ghost‘s Off To The Races (Deluxe) (iTunes), Manila Luzon‘s Rules! (iTunes), ONE OK ROCK‘s Eye Of The Storm (iTunes), Picture This‘s MDRN LV (iTunes), Quinn XCII‘s From Michigan With Love (iTunes), Robbie Williams‘s Under The Radar (Vol. 3) (iTunes), Ryan Bingham‘s American Love Song (iTunes), SWMRS‘s Berkeley’s On Fire (iTunes), Tedeschi Trucks Band‘s Signs (iTunes), Trisha Yearwood‘s Let’s Be Frank (iTunes)

Notable EPs out this week: 1K Phew‘s What’s Understood (iTunes), Chaka Khan‘s Hello Happiness (iTunes), FRANKIE‘s STA7GES (iTunes), Joey Graceffa‘s Kingdom (iTunes), Kid Buu‘s Blind For Love 2 (iTunes)

New digital singles that you can buy this week include:
“1 Sided Love”, Blackbear (iTunes)
“11 Minutes”, YUNGBLUD & Halsey featuring Travis Barker (iTunes)
“365”, Zedd & Katy Perry (iTunes)
“Adore You”, Jessie Ware (iTunes)
“Anyone Out There”, Iselin (iTunes)
“Beggar’s Song”, Matt Maeson (iTunes)
“Blue”, SG Lewis (iTunes)
“Butterfly”, Kehlani (iTunes)
“Cold In L.A.”, Why Don’t We (iTunes)
“Communication”, Aaron Taos (iTunes)
“Cuz I Love You”, Lizzo (iTunes)
“Dance Tonight”, Jon Langston (iTunes)
“Dancing With A Stranger (Acoustic)”, Sam Smith & Normani (iTunes)
“Don’t Call Me Up (R3HAB Remix)”, Mabel (iTunes)
“Don’t Count Me Out”, Flawes (iTunes)
“Don’t Feel Like Crying (MK Remix)”, Sigrid (iTunes)
“Dead 2 Me”, Emily Vaughn (iTunes)
“Dinner & Diatribes”, Hozier (iTunes)
“Don’t Give Up On Me”, Andy Grammer (iTunes)
“Fever”, Wanderer & Justin Reece (iTunes)
“Fire”, Sara Bareilles (iTunes)
“Fluctuate”, Catfish And The Bottlemen (iTunes)
“Get Well”, Donna Missal (iTunes)
“Giant (Robin Schulz Remix)”, Calvin Harris & Rag’N’Bone Man (iTunes)
“Give Up The Ghost”, LPX (iTunes)
“Greatest Love”, Ciara (iTunes)
“Hard Pass”, Tritonal with Ryann (iTunes)
“Hell Or High Water”, Billy Raffoul (iTunes)
“High Love”, Badflite featuring Kyle Reynolds (iTunes)
“Hold My Breath”, ANNALIA (iTunes)
“Hurts So Much”, Sam Setton (iTunes)
“I Can’t Have Nice Things”, CXLOE (iTunes)
“I Don’t Even Know You Anymore”, Netsky featuring Bazzi & Lil Wayne (iTunes)
“I Heart You”, Baby Ariel (iTunes)
“Ice Me Out (Remix)”, Kash Doll featuring 2 Chainz (iTunes)
“IKYMM”, Love, Abbey (iTunes)
“Last Hurrah”, Bebe Rexha (iTunes)
“Last Night Every Night”, Hannah Jane Lewis (iTunes)
“Let Me See”, Juicy J featuring Kevin Gates & Lil Skies (iTunes)
“Let’s Forget We Were In Love”, Stellie (iTunes)
“Lonely For You”, Armin Van Buuren featuring Bonnie McKee (iTunes)
“Love”, Simon Curtis (iTunes)
“Love Me”, Felix Cartal & Lights (iTunes)
“Love Me Anyway”, Conrad Sewell (iTunes)
“Lovely”, Fly By Midnight (iTunes)
“Loyal”, Jasmine Thompson (iTunes)
“Moral Of The Story”, Ashe (iTunes)
“Move On (Dwilly Remix)”, Mike Posner (iTunes)
“Never Go Back”, Dennis Lloyd (iTunes)
“Never Too Scared”, Luke Christopher (iTunes)
“New Habit”, DUSK featuring Call Me Loop (iTunes)
“New House”, Rex Orange County (iTunes)
“No Matter Where You Are”, Adam Friedman (iTunes)
“Nothing Left To Say”, XYLØ (iTunes)
“Obvious”, SUMif (iTunes)
“On The Luna”, Foals (iTunes)
“One In A Million”, Otto Knows (iTunes)
“Opening Up”, Cruisr (iTunes)
“Paradise (Acoustic)”, RAY BLK (iTunes)
“Patient”, Monica Martin (iTunes)
“Please Me”, Cardi B x Bruno Mars (iTunes)
“Preach”, John Legend (iTunes)
“Pretend”, CNCO (iTunes)
“Raise A Man”, Alicia Keys (iTunes)
“Ring The Alarm”, Nicky Romero & David Guetta (iTunes)
“Rippling”, Cubbi (iTunes)
“Robbery”, Juice WRLD (iTunes)
“Sad Songs”, Brigetta (iTunes)
“Say So”, PJ Morton x JoJo (iTunes)
“Say Something”, Lucas & Steve (iTunes)
“Selfish”, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike featuring Era Istrefi (iTunes)
“Sleep”, Johnny Orlando (iTunes)
“Someone You Loved (Madism Remix)”, Lewis Capaldi (iTunes)
“Something Better”, Minke (iTunes)
“Sticky”, John The Blind (iTunes)
“Stay Young”, Maisie Peters (iTunes)
“Summer”, ALMA (iTunes)
“That’s How Strong Our Love Is”, Bryan Adams featuring Jennifer Lopez (iTunes)
“The Answer”, Jamie Lawson (iTunes)
“The Promise”, Superfruit (iTunes)
“The Sound Of Silence”, Pentatonix (iTunes)
“Think About You”, Kygo featuring Valerie Broussard (iTunes)
“Tudo Bom”, Static & Ben El and J Balvin (iTunes)
“Valentino”, Years & Years and MNEK (iTunes)
“We Could Leave”, Mansionair (iTunes)
“Wild Heart”, SoMo (iTunes)
“You”, Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine (iTunes)
“Your Way”, Jai Wolf featuring Day Wave (iTunes)

Next week, look out for new albums from Badflower, Kehlani and many more. For Adam’s personal picks of the week, listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: June 2, 2013

Counting down those top ten treasures.

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 five years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of June 2, 2013…

Debuts:
40. P!NK featuring LILY ROSE COOPER, “True Love”
39. LAWSON, “Brokenhearted”

Biggest Movers:
MAYER HAWTHORNE, “Her Favorite Song” (37-25, twelve spots)

10. BRUNO MARS, “Treasure” (up 6)
Album: Unorthodox Jukebox (2012, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #3

09. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, “Out Of My League” (down 2)
Album: More Than Just A Dream (2013, Elektra Records)
Peak: #2 for five weeks

08. WALK OFF THE EARTH, “Red Hands” (up 2)
Album: R.E.V.O. (2013, Columbia Records)
Peak: #5 for two weeks

07. MICHAEL BUBLE, “It’s A Beautiful Day” (down 2)
Album: To Be Loved (2013, Reprise/Warner Bros. Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

06. KELLY CLARKSON, “People Like Us” (up 2)
Album: Greatest Hits – Chapter One (2012, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #6 for two weeks

05. DANIEL POWTER, “Crazy All My Life” (down 2)
Album: Turn On The Lights (2012, Capitol Records)
Peak: #3 for two weeks

04. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE featuring NELLY, “Cruise (Remix)” (steady, second week)
Album: Here’s To The Good Times… This Is How We Roll (2013, Big Machine/Republic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

03. DAFT PUNK featuring PHARRELL WILLIAMS, “Get Lucky” (up 3)
Album: Random Access Memories (2013, Columbia Records)
Peak: #2 for five weeks

02. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Mirrors” (steady, third week)
Album: The 20/20 Experience (2013, RCA Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

01. PASSENGER, “Let Her Go” (steady, fourth week)
Album: All The Little Lights (2012, Nettwerk/Warner Bros. Records)
Peak: #1 for twelve weeks

Check back next Saturday for another Adam’s Top 40 Flashback countdown and don’t forget to follow the blog by using the tab below or find PGTC on social media by clicking the “Get Social!” tab at the top of the page.

RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (April 15, 2018)

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. Get your taxes filed by Tuesday! Luckily, we always file the current and future radio hits for you on this report, and you don’t even have to pay for it. Let’s do some counting:

ZEDDS ARE BURNING: Still in positive territory in its third week atop the list, Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey‘s “The Middle” continues to slay the Top 40 airwaves, picking up about 280 more spins this week. It also looks good for #1 on the Hot AC chart in a few weeks, coming in at #4 once again, but gaining almost 750 spins in the process. “Meant To Be” from Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line, last week’s #2 song, looks like it may be out of the race for #1, as Camila Cabello‘s “Never Be The Same” bolts 4-2, knocking Rexha and the duo down to #3. (It’s not all bad news, however: “Meant” is the new #1 song on this week’s Hot AC update.) Cabello is aiming for her third solo chart-topper on the Top 40 list outside of the group Fifth Harmony — will she achieve the goal next week, or does “The Middle” strengthen again to secure a fourth week at #1? We’ll find out seven days from now.

FREAKS AND PEAKS: Leading the week’s top 50 debuts at the pop format is the current Rhythmic and Urban radio hit from two performers with a bit of a body swap problem. Lil Dicky‘s “Freaky Friday”, featuring Chris Brown, is new at #46. In April 2016, a collaboration from Lil Dicky and featured rapper Fetty Wap, another viral hit called “$ave Dat Money”, got as high as #49. Making its debut at #48 is a song by an artist who hasn’t been on the pop chart in some time: “All Night” by OutKast member Big Boi. His last credited appearance as a soloist was in 2005 as a featured performer on Brooke Valentine‘s “Girlfight”, which got to #29 that July. Big Boi was last heard on a #1 song at the format in early 2004, when OutKast’s “The Way You Move”, featuring singer Sleepy Brown, spent three weeks there in February. Lastly, at #50, “Nowhere Fast” marks a new charting track for Eminem and featured singer Kehlani. The female soloist is also featured on Charlie Puth‘s “Done For Me”, which soars from 43-31 this week.

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (November 5, 2017)

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. How does the extra hour of sleep feel? Well, I sure thought it was good. However, you better not sleep on any of these songs! They’re all making moves on this week’s pop chart:

MAKING THE RIGHT CALL: After nearly stalling halfway up the Top 40 chart, then miraculously saved by a giant performance on MTV’s Video Music Awards, Logic‘s “1-800-273-8255” leaps into the top spot in its 19th week in the top 40. That powerful song, climbing 3-1, features Alessia Cara and Khalid, the former artist scoring her fourth #1 at the format, with the latter artist, as well as Logic, each scoring their first. Everybody, the third album by the main-credited performer, peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200. At this time, “1-800-273-8255” is also in the top 40 on both the AC and Hot AC charts. (It peaked at #3 on the Rhythmic radio survey.)

For more logical fun and chart runs, you can head back in the Radio & Records archives from 1979 to find that Supertramp‘s “The Logical Song” spent a week at #1 on the pop chart that June, knocking out Donna Summer‘s “Hot Stuff”. (“Logical” also ranked at #1 for a week on the Gavin Report, one week after its frame on R&R, though it missed on the other major trade charts.) It’s certainly too early to tell if “1-800-273-8255” will be able to hold for a second week at the top, with multiple hot tunes on the rise, but it could happen. Stay tuned!

GET IN, LINE: As they rise up the Country survey with “Smooth”, which isn’t a hot Santana featuring Rob Thomas remake, the duo Florida Georgia Line finds themselves with two collaborations on Top 40 radio stations. Of course, they’ve been climbing up the top 40 for a few weeks at this format on “Let Me Go” (credited to Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso featuring the duo & watt) and on this week’s chart, they debut at #43 as the featured act on “Meant To Be” by Bebe Rexha. The singer and songwriter is still looking for her first main-credited top ten at the format, though she’s appeared in the region in a featured slot, so perhaps this new tune will finally be the one to do it.

Adding a touch of sweetness to the chart, “Kiwi” from Harry Styles debuts a few spots below “Meant”, launching at #48 this week. It’s the third radio single to be released off his self-titled #1 album from earlier this year. “Kiwi” hits the top 50 at the same time that another single called “Lemon”, performed by N.E.R.D and Rihanna, is starting up at a small group of stations on the pop panel. If any other selections from the fruit basket of bops make their way onto the format, we’ll make sure to peel, wash and add them to the tasty salad we’re making. Meanwhile, in non-food related music, the final top 50 entry on the new chart belongs to newcomers Alex Aiono and Trinidad Cardona. “Does It Feel Like Falling” falls into place at #50. Cardona also breaks the top 50 on the Rhythmic chart this Sunday with “Jennifer”.

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RADIO REPORT: What’s Popping At Top 40 Radio This Week (October 23-24, 2017)

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 seven fresh singles impacting this week at the Top 40 format:

ALEX AIONO featuring TRINIDAD CARDONA – “Does It Feel Like Falling” (Interscope)
Album: TBA
Past T40 History: Both soloists are newcomers here. Cardona’s song “Jennifer” has some minor airplay from the Rhythmic panel.

BEBE REXHA featuring FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE – “Meant To Be” (Warner Bros.)
EP: All Your Fault: Pt. 2 (2017)
Past T40 History: Rexha’s had ten top 40 titles since her first in 2014, one going to #1. The country duo has three pop hits to date.

CHEAT CODES featuring FETTY WAP – “Feels Great” (300 Entertainment/in2une)
Album: TBA
Past T40 History: The EDM trio is coming off a #6 song in “No Promises”, while the New Jersey rapper looks for his sixth pop hit.

CNCO & LITTLE MIX – “Reggaetón Lento (Remix)” (Syco/Columbia)
Album: Primera Cita (2016) (original version)
Past T40 History: The male quintet is new here, while the female quartet has three top 40 singles to date. In the U.K., it got to #5.

LIAM PAYNE – “Bedroom Floor” (Republic)
Album: TBA
Past T40 History: Payne topped the pop chart two weeks ago with “Strip That Down”, which falls to #4 on the most recent survey.

LORDE featuring POST MALONE, KHALID & SZA – “Homemade Dynamite (Remix)” (Lava/Republic)
Album: Melodrama (2017) (original version)
Past T40 History: The New Zealand performer has four top 40 songs to date. Her previous entry, “Green Light”, hit #19 in March.

NF – “Let You Down” (Capitol CMG/Caroline)
Album: Perception (2017)
Past T40 History: “Down” just made top 50 at this format, becoming his first chart single. His latest album recently entered at #1.

Next week: The latest singles from Avicii and Rita Ora, as well as Harry Styles, are among next Tuesday’s top contenders.

Which of these new songs would you like to see top the charts? Let me know!

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: May 19, 2013

“Go” back with “Us”.

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 four years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of May 19, 2013…

Debuts:
39. OLLY MURS, “Dear Darlin'”
38. TRAIN featuring ASHLEY MONROE, “Bruises”

Biggest Mover(s):
BRUNO MARS, “Treasure” (33-24, nine spots)

10. P!NK featuring NATE RUESS, “Just Give Me A Reason” (down 2)
Album: The Truth About Love (2012, RCA Records)
Peak: #1 for five weeks

09. FUN., “Why Am I The One?” (steady, second week)
Album: Some Nights (2012, Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #6 for two weeks

08. KELLY CLARKSON, “People Like Us” (up 3)
Album: Greatest Hits – Chapter One (2012, 19/RCA Records)
Peak: #6 for two weeks

07. MATT HIRES, “Restless Heart” (steady, second week)
Album: This World Won’t Last Forever, But Tonight We Can Pretend (2013, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #7 for two weeks

06. FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE featuring NELLY, “Cruise (Remix)” (steady, second week)
Album: Here’s To The Good Times… This Is How We Roll (2013, Big Machine/Republic Records)
Peak: #3 for three weeks

05. FITZ & THE TANTRUMS, “Out Of My League” (down 3)
Album: More Than Just A Dream (2013, Elektra Records)
Peak: #2 for five weeks

04. MICHAEL BUBLE, “It’s A Beautiful Day” (down 1)
Album: To Be Loved (2013, Reprise/Warner Bros. Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

03. DANIEL POWTER, “Crazy All My Life” (up 2)
Album: Turn On The Lights (2012, Capitol Records)
Peak: #3 for two weeks

02. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Mirrors” (up 2)
Album: The 20/20 Experience (2013, RCA Records)
Peak: #2 for three weeks

01. PASSENGER, “Let Her Go” (steady, second week)
Album: All The Little Lights (2012, Nettwerk/Warner Bros. Records)
Peak: #1 for twelve weeks

Check back next Saturday for another Adam’s Top 40 Flashback countdown and don’t forget to follow the blog by using the tab below or find PGTC on social media by clicking the “Get Social!” tab at the top of the page.

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of August 26, 2016

Keep tabs on Babs.

The old and the new converge on this last New Music Friday of August, and there’s plenty of time to sample all of that late summer rush of music. The question is, who will you listen to first? Here are the notable albums and singles released this week:

• BARBRA STREISAND — Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (iTunes)
  • Several of the titles in this week’s report could end up at #1 on the Billboard 200 next week, with this new set of duets from the legendary Streisand and friends looking like it might follow 2014’s Partners to the top of the chart. She’ll be on The Tonight Show later this evening to promote the album with a performance featuring actor Alec Baldwin.
• FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE — Dig Your Roots (iTunes)
  • The popular male duo has a crossover hit in “H.O.L.Y.”, a recent #1 on the Country radio chart that currently sits just under the top 20 at Hot AC radio, with “May We All” now racing up the top 40 at their core format. The set will likely have a solid first week, but will probably be under what 2014’s Anything Goes did in its debut frame.
• BRITNEY SPEARS — Glory (iTunes)
  • After 2013’s Britney Jean and a series of radio singles failed to make a lasting impact on the charts, the superstar has a chance to reclaim her former chart glory with her ninth studio album. It’s led by “Make Me…”, a recent top 20 song on the CHR/Top 40 radio chart.
• INGRID MICHAELSON — It Doesn’t Have To Make Sense (iTunes)
  • As “Hell No” remains in the top 20 on Hot AC radio, Michaelson is out with her seventh studio album. She’s hit a high of #5 on the Billboard 200 with her previous two releases. Can she make it three in a row?
• CARLY RAE JEPSEN — E•MO•TION: Side B (iTunes)
  • Are we worthy of another pop music treasure? This set commemorates the first anniversary of E•MO•TION, released worldwide on August 21 of last year. It’s sure to be another fun listen.
• More albums out this week: Banks & Steelz‘s Anything But Words (iTunes), Butch Walker‘s Stay Gold (iTunes), Cassius‘s Ibifornia (iTunes), Celine Dion‘s Encore Un Soir (iTunes), CNCO‘s Primera Cita (iTunes), DREAMERS‘s This Album Does Not Exist (iTunes), Futuristic‘s As Seen On The Internet (iTunes), Glass Animals‘s How To Be A Human Being (iTunes), Tesla‘s Mechanical Resonance (Live) (iTunes), Unspoken‘s Follow Through (iTunes), Young Thug‘s No, My Name Is JEFFREY (iTunes), XOXO (TV Soundtrack) (iTunes)
• More EPs out this week: Prophets Of Rage‘s The Party’s Over (iTunes)

New digital-only singles that you can buy this week include:

• “Atlantis”, Bridgit Mendler featuring Kaiydo (iTunes)
• “Crazy”, James TW (iTunes)
• “Homeland”, Chord Overstreet (iTunes)
• “Hurt Like Hell”, The Heydaze (iTunes)
• “La La”, Laura Marano (iTunes)
• “Lose Control”, Matt Simons (iTunes)
• “Nobody Better”, Jakubi (iTunes)
• “Perfect Story”, Idina Menzel (iTunes)
• “Quicksand”, Tom Chaplin (iTunes)
• “Rhythm & Blues”, The Head And The Heart (iTunes)
• “Something Wrong”, Timeflies (iTunes)
• “Tag Team”, Lawrence Taylor (iTunes)
• “Traumatized”, Grouplove (iTunes)
• “Wish That You Were Here”, Florence + The Machine (iTunes)

We’ll see you next week for new releases from A Day To Remember, Dagny, James Vincent McMorrow and more.