ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (March 15, 2022)

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: Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa have a tasty pie for the pop panel. Let’s add ’em up:

THE “SWEETEST” THING: Earning 140 stations on impact, “Sweetest Pie” is the delicious and deserving winner of the Most Added title at the Top 40 radio format, as the collaboration from Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa is off to a quick start. Last weekend, it became their seventh and 17th top 40 hits, respectively, and could end up just outside the top 20 by the weekend.

The only other impacting title of note comes from Eddie Benjamin, who tied for seventh place with 20 adds for “Weatherman”. The single entered at #49 on last weekend’s chart and should move up a bit with the new activity. It’s his first song to impact here.

Charting singles from Dove Cameron, Em Beihold and Tate McRae also 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
1. MEGAN THEE STALLION & DUA LIPA, “Sweetest Pie” (1501 Certified/300 Ent.)
2-T. 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, “Complete Mess” (BMG)
2-T. TYGA featuring DOJA CAT, “Freaky Deaky” (EMPIRE-Kemosabe/RCA)
4. DOVE CAMERON, “Boyfriend” (Disruptor/Columbia)
5. LABRINTH & ZENDAYA, “I’m Tired” (HBO/Columbia)
6. TIESTO & AVA MAX, “The Motto” (Atlantic)
7-T. EDDIE BENJAMIN, “Weatherman” (Vol. 1/Epic)
7-T. EM BEIHOLD, “Numb Little Bug” (Moon Projects/Republic)
9-T. KYGO featuring DNCE, “Dancing Feet” (RCA)
9-T. TATE MCRAE, “She’s All I Wanna Be” (RCA)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (March 8, 2022)

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: Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran jam some “Bam” into the adds report. Let’s add ’em up:

MORE ED-UCATION: Taken from her forthcoming album Familia, Camila Cabello landed at the top spot on this week’s adds report with the Ed Sheeran-assisted “Bam Bam”, earning 158 stations on impact. It launched at #35 on the Top 40 chart last weekend, marking the 16th solo top 40 hit for Cabello and the 26th overall for Sheeran. Look for the song to see some larger chart moves in the next few weeks.

5 Seconds Of Summer also had a robust impact week for “Complete Mess”, starting in second place on the log with 117 stations. The tune came in at #37 on last weekend’s official chart, becoming the group’s 12th top 40 single at the Top 40 format. It tied with “Bam Bam” for the Most Added title at the Hot AC format yesterday, earning 36 adds there.

Another handful of new releases ranked just below the top five on this week’s adds report. Of note, “I’m Tired” started with 19 stations and a sixth-place finish, as Labrinth and Zendaya continue to ride a wave of streaming momentum from HBO’s Euphoria.

Charting singles from Dove Cameron, Em Beihold and Mimi Webb also 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
1. CAMILA CABELLO featuring ED SHEERAN, “Bam Bam” (Syco/Epic)
2. 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, “Complete Mess” (BMG)
3. DOVE CAMERON, “Boyfriend” (Disruptor/Columbia)
4-T. EM BEIHOLD, “Numb Little Bug” (Moon Projects/Republic)
4-T. TATE MCRAE, “She’s All I Wanna Be” (RCA)
6. LABRINTH & ZENDAYA, “I’m Tired” (HBO/Columbia)
7. MIMI WEBB, “House On Fire” (Epic)
8. KYGO featuring DNCE, “Dancing Feet” (RCA)
9. TYGA featuring DOJA CAT, “Freaky Deaky” (EMPIRE-Kemosabe/RCA)
10. LAWRENCE, “Don’t Lose Sight” (Beautiful Mind/Lakeside)

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (March 6, 2022)

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. This week’s chart isn’t a complete mess, but one new entry is…

ABCDEF-TWO: 17-year-old GAYLE scores a second week at #1 on the Top 40 radio chart with “Abcdefu”, the first hit from A Study Of The Human Experience (Volume One), an EP due on March 18. It also ranks at #5 on this week’s Hot AC chart and #14 at the Alternative format.

Three songs charge into the top 40 this week: leading the pack, Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran enter at #35 with “Bam Bam”, the second top 40 single from her forthcoming Familia album. The collaboration marks the 16th top 40 entry for Cabello as a solo artist and the 26th for Sheeran, who has three titles on the chart. Next, 5 Seconds Of Summer returns to the top 40 for the first time in two years with “Complete Mess”, new at #37. It’s the group’s 12th top 40 song to date, which isn’t messy whatsoever. Finally, Kygo and DNCE have all the right moves with “Dancing Feet”, which spins and sways from 49-38. It’s their eighth and sixth top 40 entries, respectively.

Aiming for her second top 40 entry, singer Mimi Webb lands at #46 with “House On Fire”, a recent top ten hit in the U.K. and Ireland. New at #47, “Freaky Deaky” teams Tyga and Doja Cat, a collaboration which also makes the top 40 at the Rhythmic radio format. Finally, after a major resurgence on TikTok, “Lost” debuts at #49 for Frank Ocean. The popular cut can originally be found on 2012’s channel ORANGE.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: March 6, 2022

Crossing to the top.

DEBUTS
40. Eddie Benjamin – Weatherman
39. Regina Spektor – Becoming All Alone | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
35. Tears For Fears – Break The Man (40)
32. Coldplay – People Of The Pride (37)
30. Regard x Years & Years – Hallucination (36)
28. Kygo featuring DNCE – Dancing Feet (39) | BIGGEST MOVER
23. Dove Cameron – Boyfriend (31)
16. Mimi Webb – House On Fire (22)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Kacey Musgraves – Camera Roll (11) | PEAK: #10
09. Taylor Swift – All Too Well (Taylor’s Version) (06) | PEAK: #06
08. Jaymes Young – Infinity (10) | PEAK: #08
07. Ben Rector – Living My Best Life (09) | PEAK: #07
06. Maren Morris – Circles Around This Town (08) | PEAK: #06
05. Adele – Oh My God (04) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks
04. Alesso & Katy Perry – When I’m Gone (05) | PEAK: #04
03. Benson Boone – Ghost Town (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks
02. GAYLE – Abcdefu (02) | PEAK: #02
01. Lauren Spencer-Smith – Fingers Crossed (03) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Bob Moses – Love Brand New (1)
2. Charli XCX featuring Rina Sawayama – Beg For You (2)
3. Griff & Sigrid – Head On Fire (3)
4. Erin Kinsey – Just Drive (4)
5. The 502s – Just A Little While (5)
6. Train – AM Gold (7)
7. Mat Kearney – Anywhere With You (9)
8. Diplo & Miguel – Don’t Forget My Love (10)
9. The Band CAMINO – I Think I Like You (-)
10. Bonnie Raitt – Made Up Mind (-)

In The Mix:
5 Seconds Of Summer – Complete Mess (new)
Abe Parker – Butterflies (new)
Ashe – Another Man’s Jeans (new)
Benson Boone – Room For 2
Emeli Sandé – Brighter Days
Lukas Graham – All Of It All
Sabrina Carpenter – Fast Times
SEB – F**k It, I’m The Man

Chart Notes:

• Newcomer Lauren Spencer-Smith earns her first #1 song on my personal chart with “Fingers Crossed”, moving from 3-1 this week. It currently appears in the top 20 on both the Hot AC and Top 40 radio charts. Among the many big movers on the chart, “Dancing Feet” is whirling and twirling the fastest, as the Kygo and DNCE collaboration leaps from 39-28. Two songs are new to the countdown: Regina Spektor is back on my list for the first time since 2008 with “Becoming All Alone”, which starts at #39. Eddie Benjamin also lands on the chart with “Weatherman”, his first entry, which comes in at #40.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (March 1, 2022)

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: Kygo and DNCE get the Top 40 radio panel dancing and reporting. Let’s add ’em up:

“FEET” DON’T FAIL ME NOW: It was a more moderate start for the new collaboration from Kygo and DNCE, which led the adds report at the Top 40 format this week. “Dancing Feet” waltzed in with 59 stations on impact, well ahead of the tracks tied for the runner-up spot. It also tied for the Most Added title at the Hot AC format yesterday, scoring another 18 adds there. “Dancing” edged in at #49 on the pop chart last weekend and is currently seeing a nice climb for the next published update.

Watch out for emerging releases from Diplo & Miguel (18 adds) and Mimi Webb (17 adds), which are also beginning to see some action.

Charting singles from Avril Lavigne, Dove Cameron and Em Beihold also 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
1. KYGO featuring DNCE, “Dancing Feet” (RCA)
2-T. CAST OF “ENCANTO”, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (Walt Disney/Hollywood)
2-T. TATE MCRAE, “She’s All I Wanna Be” (RCA)
4. IMAGINE DRAGONS x JID, “Enemy” (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope)
5-T. DIPLO & MIGUEL, “Don’t Forget My Love” (Higher Ground/Mad Decent)
5-T. DOVE CAMERON, “Boyfriend” (Disruptor/Columbia)
7. MIMI WEBB, “House On Fire” (Epic)
8. AVRIL LAVIGNE featuring BLACKBEAR, “Love It When You Hate Me” (DTA/EMG)
9. EM BEIHOLD, “Numb Little Bug” (Moon Projects/Republic)
10. TIESTO & AVA MAX, “The Motto” (Atlantic)

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RADIO REPORT: What’s Popping At Top 40 Radio This Week (February 28-March 1, 2022)

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:

KYGO featuring DNCE, “Dancing Feet” (RCA)
Album: TBA (2022)
Chart Position: #49 (2/27/22)
T40 Hits To Date: 7 (Kygo) / 5 (DNCE)

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MIMI WEBB, “House On Fire” (Epic)
Album: TBA (2022)
Chart Position: #71 (2/27/22)
T40 Hits To Date: 1

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (February 27, 2022)

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. A-b-see you at the top spot…

THE GAYLES OF FEBRUARY: Format newcomer GAYLE earns her first #1 song at the Top 40 format with “Abcdefu”, rising from 2-1 in its 12th week in the countdown. It’s taken from her upcoming EP titled A Study Of The Human Experience (Volume One), due on March 18.

Actress and singer Dove Cameron leaps from 49-40 with “Boyfriend”, marking this week’s only top 40 entry. It’s her first song to chart.

In the top 50, there are three additional debuts: Diplo and Miguel come in at #48 with “Don’t Forget My Love”, which appears in the top 20 at the Dance radio format. Next, Kygo and DNCE shimmy into the #49 spot with “Dancing Feet”, a tune which impacts at the Top 40 format this week. Lastly, the #1 song at the Rhythmic and Urban formats starts at #50: “Super Gremlin”, new from Kodak Black and Syko Bob.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: November 1, 2020

Plastic hearts and personal charts.

DEBUTS
40. Paris Jackson – Let Down
38. FINNEAS – Can’t Wait To Be Dead | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
31. LANY – If This Is The Last Time (36)
28. Ritt Momney – Put Your Records On (34)
27. Julia Michaels – Lie Like This (32)
17. JP Saxe – A Little Bit Yours (25) | BIGGEST MOVER — two weeks

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Royal & The Serpent – Overwhelmed (11) | PEAK: #10
09. Chris Cornell – Patience (08) | PEAK: #06
08. Kygo & Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It? (06) | PEAK: #02
07. Ava Max – Kings & Queens (05) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks
06. Harry Styles – Golden (10) | PEAK: #06
05. Joel Corry featuring MNEK – Head & Heart (07) | PEAK: #05
04. BANNERS – Someone To You (02) | PEAK: #02
03. Ashe – Save Myself (04) | PEAK: #03
02. Dua Lipa – Levitating (03) | PEAK: #02
01. Miley Cyrus – Midnight Sky (01) | PEAK: #01 for four weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Ben Rector featuring Ingrid Michaelson – It Would Be You (1)
2. Rachel Platten – Soldiers (4)
3. Kylie Minogue – Magic (3)
4. Parson James – High Tide, Low Tide (6)
5. Kygo & Donna Summer – Hot Stuff (5)
6. Cobi – Faith In Tomorrow (10)
7. Meg Myers – Any Way You Wanna Love (8)
8. Sir Sly – Material Boy (9)
9. Donovan Woods – Clean Slate (7)
10. Ruth B – Slow Fade (-)

In The Mix:
Better Than Ezra – In Your Eyes (new)
Crowded House – Whatever You Want (new)
Des Rocs – This Is Our Life
Dua Lipa featuring Angèle – Fever (new)
James Hersey – Forget (About Everyone Else)
Jeris Johnson & Ricky Desktop – Damn!
Mat Kearney – Grand Canyon
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Work Hard And Be Nice
Rozzi – Orange Skies
Semisonic – Basement Tapes (new)
SHAED – No Other Way

Chart Notes:

• Miley Cyrus spends a fourth week at the top of my personal chart with “Midnight Sky”, as JP Saxe earns the title of Biggest Mover for the second week in a row with “A Little Bit Yours”, advancing from 25-17. FINNEAS scores his fourth top 40 single with “Can’t Wait To Be Dead” at #38, the Highest Debut on the chart. Meanwhile, newcomer Paris Jackson (daughter of Michael) starts at #40 with “Let Down”.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: October 25, 2020

On time and on top.

DEBUTS
39. Fitz – Head Up High
38. Noah Kahan featuring MXMToon – Pride | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
34. Ritt Momney – Put Your Records On (40)
25. JP Saxe – A Little Bit Yours (33) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie)
22. Why Don’t We – Fallin’ (28)
10. Harry Styles – Golden (18) | BIGGEST MOVER (tie) — two weeks
03. Dua Lipa – Levitating (10)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Harry Styles – Golden (18) | PEAK: #10
09. Saint Motel – Preach (11) | PEAK: #09
08. Chris Cornell – Patience (06) | PEAK: #06
07. Joel Corry featuring MNEK – Head & Heart (07) | PEAK: #07
06. Kygo & Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It? (02) | PEAK: #02
05. Ava Max – Kings & Queens (03) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks
04. Ashe – Save Myself (05) | PEAK: #04
03. Dua Lipa – Levitating (10) | PEAK: #03
02. BANNERS – Someone To You (04) | PEAK: #02
01. Miley Cyrus – Midnight Sky (01) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Ben Rector featuring Ingrid Michaelson – It Would Be You (2)
2. Keith Urban & P!nk – One Too Many (1)
3. Kylie Minogue – Magic (3)
4. Rachel Platten – Soldiers (6)
5. Kygo & Donna Summer – Hot Stuff (4)
6. Parson James – High Tide, Low Tide (8)
7. Donovan Woods – Clean Slate (7)
8. Meg Myers – Any Way You Wanna Love (10)
9. Sir Sly – Material Boy (9)
10. Cobi – Faith In Tomorrow (-)

In The Mix:
Ariana Grande – Positions (new)
Bea Miller – Feel Something
Des Rocs – This Is Our Life
Finneas – Can’t Wait To Be Dead (new)
James Hersey – Forget (About Everyone Else)
Jeris Johnson & Ricky Desktop – Damn!
Johnny Orlando – Everybody Wants You
Mat Kearney – Grand Canyon (new)
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Work Hard And Be Nice
Rozzi – Orange Skies
Ruth B – Slow Fade
SHAED – No Other Way

Chart Notes:

• Miley Cyrus and her current single “Midnight Sky” earn a third week at #1 on my personal chart, as Dua Lipa‘s “Levitating” (up 10-3) looks ready to take over the top spot. Meanwhile, Harry Styles and JP Saxe tie for the Biggest Mover this week, as “Golden” advances from 18-10 and “A Little Bit Yours” lifts from 33-25. Noah Kahan earns this week’s Highest Debut at #38 with the Mxmtoon-assisted “Pride”, while Fitz (lead singer of Fitz & The Tantrums) has his first solo entry with “Head Up High”, which starts at #39.

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: October 4, 2020

She’s a killer Queen.

DEBUTS
40. Why Don’t We – Fallin’
39. Bastille – Survivin’
36. Shawn Mendes – Wonder | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
33. Harry Styles – Golden (40)
30. Dua Lipa – Levitating (39) | BIGGEST MOVER
20. Marshmello & Demi Lovato – OK Not To Be OK (26)
16. Royal & The Serpent – Overwhelmed (24)
12. Joel Corry featuring MNEK – Head & Heart (20)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande – Rain On Me (06) | PEAK: #01 for ten weeks
09. Ashe – Save Myself (11) | PEAK: #09
08. Chris Cornell – Patience (10) | PEAK: #08
07. Zedd & Jasmine Thompson – Funny (07) | PEAK: #07
06. BANNERS – Someone To You (09) | PEAK: #06
05. Dua Lipa – Hallucinate (03) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks
04. Taylor Swift – Cardigan (04) | PEAK: #04
03. Miley Cyrus – Midnight Sky (05) | PEAK: #03
02. Kygo & Tina Turner – What’s Love Got To Do With It? (02) | PEAK: #02
01. Ava Max – Kings & Queens (01) | PEAK: #01 for three weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. JP Saxe – A Little Bit Yours (6)
2. Shawn Hook – Holding On To You (1)
3. Keith Urban & P!nk – One Too Many (7)
4. Tate McRae – You Broke Me First (2)
5. Sasha Sloan – Lie (3)
6. Kylie Minogue – Magic (10)
7. Kygo & Donna Summer – Hot Stuff (9)
8. LP – The One That You Love (5)
9. Julia Michaels – Lie Like This (-)
10. Ritt Momney – Put Your Records On (-)

In The Mix:
Alicia Keys – Love Looks Better
Aloe Blacc – My Way
Bea Miller – Feel Something
Demi Lovato – Still Have Me (new)
Des Rocs – This Is Our Life (new)
Donovan Woods – Clean Slate
Johnny Orlando – Everybody Wants You (new)
JVKE – Upside Down
Lady Gaga – 911
Meg Myers – Any Way You Wanna Love (new)
Miley Cyrus – Heart Of Glass (new)
Parson James – High Tide, Low Tide (new)
Rachel Platten – Soldiers
Ruth B – Slow Fade (new)
Sir Sly – Material Boy
Steps – What The Future Holds

Chart Notes:

• Singer Ava Max spends a third week at #1 on my personal chart with her big hit “Kings & Queens”, as Miley Cyrus edges closer to the top spot with a 5-3 leap for “Midnight Sky”. There are a number of notable climbers within the countdown this week: the Biggest Mover title belongs to Dua Lipa with “Levitating”, which rises from 39-30 in its second week on the chart. Three new songs land in the top 40 this week, two of which are by performers who have peaked at #1 on my chart with several tracks: Shawn Mendes with “Wonder” and Bastille with “Survivin'”, debuting at #36 and #39, respectively. Mendes is looking for his fourth chart-topper, while Bastille is looking for their sixth. Meanwhile, Why Don’t We is looking to break into the top 20 once again with “Fallin'”, which bows at #40.

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