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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: January 15, 2017

Chart hits on the weekend.

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 January 15, 2017…

Debuts:
40. AMERICAN AUTHORS, “I’m Born To Run”
38. BON JOVI, “Roller Coaster”
37. JULIA MICHAELS, “Issues”
36. GROUPLOVE, “Good Morning”
35. BROODS, “Heartlines”

Biggest Mover(s):
DANIEL POWTER, “Delicious” (up 29-21, eight spots)

10. NIALL HORAN, “This Town” (down 2)
Album: Flicker (2017, Neon Haze/Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

09. ZAYN & TAYLOR SWIFT, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” (up 2)
Album: Fifty Shades Darker (Soundtrack) (2017, Universal Studios-Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

08. KELLY CLARKSON, “It’s Quiet Uptown” (up 1)
Album: The Hamilton Mixtape (2016, Hamilton Uptown/Atlantic Records)
Peak: #6 for two weeks

07. CAPTAIN CUTS featuring NATEUR, “Love Like We Used To” (down 1)
Album: Epic Lit (2017, Epic Records)
Peak: #5

06. LP, “Lost On You” (up 1)
Album: Lost On You (2016, Vagrant/BMG/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

05. JAMES TW, “When You Love Someone” (steady, third week)
Album: First Impressions – EP (2016, Island/Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for seven weeks

04. JOHN MAYER, “Love On The Weekend” (steady, third week)
Album: The Search For Everything (2017, Columbia Records)
Peak: #3 for two weeks

03. TRAIN, “Play That Song” (steady, second week)
Album: A Girl, A Bottle, A Boat (2017, Sunken Forest/Columbia Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

02. ADELE, “Water Under The Bridge” (steady, second week)
Album: 25 (2015, XL/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

01. RAG’N’BONE MAN, “Human” (steady, second week)
Album: Human (2017, Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for six 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.

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of December 3, 2021

Wandering onto the release schedule.

The WRLD has been waiting for a new pack of hot New Music Friday releases, including big albums from Khalid, Polo G and Volbeat, as well as top tracks from Ariana Grande, Juice WRLD and Shawn Mendes. It’ll be okay with all these terrific tunes:

Notable albums out this week: Blake Shelton‘s Body Language (Deluxe) (Stream), Charlotte Day Wilson‘s Alpha (Deluxe) (Stream), Dempsey Hope‘s I Hate Rollercoasters (Stream), JLS‘s 2.0 (Stream), Kenny G‘s New Standards (Stream), Khalid‘s Scenic Drive (Stream), LP‘s Churches (Stream), LPB Poody‘s I’m The One (Stream), No Rome‘s It’s All Smiles (Stream), Norah Jones‘s I Dream Of Christmas (Deluxe) (Stream), Polo G‘s Hall Of Fame 2.0 (Stream), Volbeat‘s Servant Of The Mind (Stream), West Side Story (2021) (Soundtrack) (Stream)

Notable EPs out this week: Bensbeendead.‘s Lovely Creatures (Stream), Brynn Cartelli‘s Live From Babe Studios (Stream), Cozz‘s Fortunate (Stream), EST Gee‘s Bigger Than Life Or Death, Pt. 2 (Stream), Gabriels‘s Bloodline (Stream), Hastings‘s Hastings (Stream), Joan‘s Bye (Stream), Kings Elliot‘s Chaos In My Court (Stream), Matt Haughey‘s Homesick (Stream), Nathan Evans‘s Merry Christmas Everyone (Stream), Poutyface‘s Boys Will Be Boys (Stream), Shallou‘s The Long Way Home (Stream), Spill Tab‘s Bonnie (Stream), Tierra Whack‘s Rap? (Stream), Toosii‘s Pretty Girls Love (Stream), Trinidad Cardona‘s Por Favor (Stream)

New digital singles that you can buy/stream this week include:
“2000 Miles”, GRACEY (Stream)
“2011”, 5 Seconds Of Summer (Stream)
“About You”, Blxst (Stream)
“Anxious”, Party Favor & MASN (Stream)
“Backroom”, Mike Dimes (Stream)
“Basic Bitch”, Exrly! (Stream)
“Bella Ciao”, Becky G (Stream)
“Better On Me”, Erin Kinsey (Stream)
“Block Boy”, TM88 & Pi’erre Bourne (Stream)
“Build Me A Way”, Bakar (Stream)
“Can’t Do Without Me”, Chayce Beckham & Lindsay Ell (Stream)
“Catwalk”, RuPaul featuring Skeltal Ki (Stream)
“Cautious”, Cochise (Stream)
“Cheers”, New Rules (Stream)
“Christmas Bells”, James Arthur (Stream)
“Christmas Highway”, Bahamas (Stream)
“Coconuts”, Kim Petras (Stream)
“Comfortable”, Cameron Forbes (Stream)
“Crisis”, “Secret” and “Set Me Free”, Joshua Bassett (Stream)
“Day After Tomorrow”, Phoebe Bridgers (Stream)
“Deja Vu”, Oliver Heldens & Anabel Englund (Stream)
“Emiliana”, CKay (Stream)
“Everybody Hates Me”, Bruce Wiegner (Bruiser) (Stream)
“Ex’s Side”, Maddie Zahm (Stream)
“Fade Into A Dream”, LÉON (Stream)
“Friends”, Bren Joy featuring Kiana Ledé (Stream)
“Frozen Halos”, Au/Ra (Stream)
“F**k U Love U”, Alison Wonderland (Stream)
“F**kboys”, Stefan Alexander (Stream)
“Glitter”, Daisy The Great (Stream)
“Go To Hell”, Clinton Kane (Stream)
“Happy Loner”, MARINA (Stream)
“Hate Me”, Robert Grace (Stream)
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas”, Flor (Stream)
“Heathens”, AURORA (Stream)
“Honey”, Jetta (Stream)
“Hot One”, Leyla Blue, Baby Tate & REI AMI (Stream)
“I Wish (Christmas Version)”, Joel Corry featuring Mabel (Stream)
“If I Go Down”, French Montana (Stream)
“In Need Of Repair”, Band Of Horses (Stream)
“It’ll Be Okay”, Shawn Mendes (Stream)
“Just Look Up”, Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi (Stream)
“Keep Me Up All Night”, Charlotte Sands (Stream)
“Life’s Too Short”, Two Friends & FITZ (Stream)
“Lose It! Lose It!”, Push Baby (Stream)
“Lose My Cool”, 070 Shake featuring NLE Choppa (Stream)
“Love To Keep Me Warm”, Laufey & Dodie (Stream)
“Madison (Friends Version)”, Orla Gartland (Stream)
“Me Or Sum”, Nardo Wick featuring Future & Lil Baby (Stream)
“Mercedes”, Brent Faiyaz (Stream)
“Memory”, Windser (Stream)
“Merry Christmas”, Ed Sheeran & Elton John (Stream)
“Missing Piece (RAC Remix)”, Vance Joy (Stream)
“My Favourite Day”, Fickle Friends (Stream)
“Nino”, The Linda Lindas (Stream)
“No Small Thing”, Tears For Fears (Stream)
“Nobody”, Renao (Stream)
“Offset”, Hotboii (Stream)
“Out Of My Skin”, Scotty Sire (Stream)
“Party 22”, Lilyisthatyou (Stream)
“People Don’t Change”, Mazie (Stream)
“Player Of Games”, Grimes (Stream)
“Pop That Trunk”, Juicy J & Wiz Khalifa (Stream)
“Radiohead”, Alix Page (Stream)
“Rambo”, Joyner Lucas & Lil Durk (Stream)
“Semi-Pro”, Hippo Campus (Stream)
“Shakes”, Stevie Howie (Stream)
“Shootin’ Up The Club”, T-Pain (Stream)
“So-Called Life”, Three Days Grace (Stream)
“Somebody Desperate”, The National (Stream)
“Stable Life”, Dhruv (Stream)
“Stoned Nights”, WizTheMC (Stream)
“Story Of My Life”, ILLENIUM featuring Sueco & Trippie Redd (Stream)
“Straight Up Relaxin'”, Yung Bae featuring Cosmo’s Midnight (Stream)
“Stupid Big Teeth”, EMMY (Stream)
“Stupid Face”, Abe Parker (Stream)
“Sun Goes Down”, Boon (Stream)
“Super Glue”, Garrett Nash & Slimdan (Stream)
“Talking To The Stars”, HRVY (Stream)
“The Dying Light (Winter Version)”, Sam Fender (Stream)
“The River Way”, Archie (Stream)
“This Is Life (Merry Christmas)”, The Lumineers featuring Daniel Rodriguez (Stream)
“Too Late Now”, Wet Leg (Stream)
“U Are My High”, DJ Snake & Future (Stream)
“Wandered To LA”, Juice WRLD & Justin Bieber (Stream)
“We Not Humping”, Monaleo (Stream)
“What It Means To Be A Girl”, EMELINE (Stream)
“When We Love”, LZRD & Sam Tinnesz (Stream)
“Where You Been Hiding”, Sinead Harnett (Stream)
“Whiskey Me Away”, Jason Aldean (Stream)
“You’re So F**king Pretty”, The Regrettes (Stream)

Next week, the latest albums from Alicia Keys and Juice WRLD 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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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: February 26, 2017

This chart is all about Julia.

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 February 26, 2017…

Debuts:
40. NOAH KAHAN, “Young Blood”

37. JP COOPER, “September Song”

Biggest Mover(s):
MICHAEL BUBLÉ, “I Believe In You” (33-21, twelve spots)

10. KATY PERRY featuring SKIP MARLEY, “Chained To The Rhythm” (up 6)
Album: Witness (2017, Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for four weeks

09. JULIA MICHAELS, “Issues” (up 1)
Album: Nervous System (EP) (2017, Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

08. ONEREPUBLIC, “Let’s Hurt Tonight” (steady, second week)
Album: Oh My My (2016, Mosley/Interscope Records)
Peak: #8 for two weeks

07. LP, “Lost On You” (down 3)
Album: Lost On You (2016, Vagrant/BMG/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

06. ED SHEERAN, “Castle On The Hill” (up 1)
Album: ÷ (2017, Atlantic Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

05. DANIEL POWTER, “Delicious” (up 1)
Album: Giants (EP) (2018, KDS Farrell/Warner Bros. Records – Japan)
Peak: #5

04. JULIA BRENNAN, “Inner Demons” (down 1)
Album: Inner Demons (EP) (2016, Columbia Records)
Peak: #3

03. MUNA, “I Know A Place” (up 2)
Album: About U (2017, RCA Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

02. RAG’N’BONE MAN, “Human” (steady, second week)
Album: Human (2017, Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

01. ZAYN & TAYLOR SWIFT, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” (steady, second week)
Album: Fifty Shades Darker (Soundtrack) (2017, Universal Studios-Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for two weeks

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: December 11, 2016

The new bops in town.

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 December 11, 2016…

Debuts:
40. TOM CHAPLIN, “Quicksand”
38. ZAYN & TAYLOR SWIFT, “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”
37. STEVIE WONDER featuring ARIANA GRANDE, “Faith”
35. ONEREPUBLIC, “Let’s Hurt Tonight”

Biggest Mover(s):
PASSENGER, “Anywhere” (up 36-28)
JULIA BRENNAN, “Inner Demons” (up 33-25, eight spots)

10. LP, “Lost On You” (up 2)
Album: Lost On You (2016, Vagrant/BMG/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

09. JOHN MAYER, “Love On The Weekend” (up 2)
Album: The Search For Everything (2017, Columbia Records)
Peak: #3 for two weeks

08. STING, “I Can’t Stop Thinking About You” (down 4)
Album: 57th & 9th (2016, A&M/Interscope Records)
Peak: #4

07. ANDREW MCMAHON IN THE WILDERNESS, “Fire Escape” (down 1)
Album: Zombies On Broadway (2017, Vanguard Records)
Peak: #4 for two weeks

06. CAPTAIN CUTS featuring NATEUR, “Love Like We Used To” (up 2)
Album: Epic Lit (2017, Epic Records)
Peak: #5

05. EMELI SANDÉ, “Hurts” (down 2)
Album: Long Live The Angels (2016, Capitol Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

04. TRAIN, “Play That Song” (up 3)
Album: A Girl, A Bottle, A Boat (2017, Sunken Forest/Columbia Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

03. JAMES TW, “When You Love Someone” (down 2)
Album: First Impressions – EP (2016, Island/Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for seven weeks

02. ADELE, “Water Under The Bridge” (up 3)
Album: 25 (2015, XL/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three weeks

01. NIALL HORAN, “This Town” (up 1)
Album: Flicker (2017, Neon Haze/Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

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.

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ADAM’S TOP 40 FLASHBACK: December 25, 2016

Some talented humans on the chart.

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 three years and find out what was topping my chart for the week of December 25, 2016…

Debuts:
(none)

Biggest Mover(s):
MUNA, “I Know A Place” (up 39-31, eight spots)

10. SHAWN MENDES, “Mercy” (up 2)
Album: Illuminate (2016, Island/Republic Records)
Peak: #9

09. EMELI SANDÉ, “Hurts” (down 3)
Album: Long Live The Angels (2016, Capitol Records)
Peak: #2 for four weeks

08. LP, “Lost On You” (up 1)
Album: Lost On You (2016, Vagrant/BMG/RCA Records)
Peak: #2

07. JOHN MAYER, “Love On The Weekend” (steady, second week)
Album: The Search For Everything (2017, Columbia Records)
Peak: #3 for two weeks

06. CAPTAIN CUTS featuring NATEUR, “Love Like We Used To” (down 1)
Album: Epic Lit (2017, Epic Records)
Peak: #5

05. RAG’N’BONE MAN, “Human” (up 5)
Album: Human (2017, Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for six weeks

04. NIALL HORAN, “This Town” (down 2)
Album: Flicker (2017, Neon Haze/Capitol Records)
Peak: #1 for one week

03. JAMES TW, “When You Love Someone” (steady, third week)
Album: First Impressions – EP (2016, Island/Republic Records)
Peak: #1 for seven weeks

02. TRAIN, “Play That Song” (up 2)
Album: A Girl, A Bottle, A Boat (2017, Sunken Forest/Columbia Records)
Peak: #2 for two weeks

01. ADELE, “Water Under The Bridge” (steady, second week)
Album: 25 (2015, XL/Columbia Records)
Peak: #1 for three 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.

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of December 7, 2018

A genius holiday gift.

The Evil forces are out to get you this Friday! Will they be strong enough to take the spot on the Billboard 200 survey? These are the notable digital and physical releases out this Friday:

GUCCI MANE – Evil Genius (iTunes)
Featuring the current #1 hit on the Rhythmic and Urban radio charts, “Wake Up In The Sky”, a collaboration with Bruno Mars and Kodak Black, the set could become Mane’s first #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. He’s had a pair of albums peak at #2 since 2016.

21 SAVAGE – I Am > I Was (iTunes)
This performer made the top five on the Billboard 200 survey twice in 2017 with a solo set and a collaborative effort with Offset and Metro Boomin. We’ll see if his latest solo outing is savage enough to return to the region. (It very likely will.)

Notable albums out this week: Bastille‘s Other People’s Heartache, Pt. 4 (iTunes), Brett Young‘s Ticket To L.A. (iTunes), Coldplay‘s Live In Buenos Aires (iTunes), Cold War Kids‘s This Will All Blow Over In Time (iTunes), John Mellencamp‘s Other People’s Stuff (iTunes), LP‘s Heart To Mouth (iTunes), Plested‘s First & Foremost (iTunes), XXXTentacion‘s Skins (iTunes), Mary Poppins Returns (Soundtrack) (iTunes)

Notable EPs out this week: AFI‘s The Missing Man (iTunes), Benny Blanco‘s Friends Keep Secrets (iTunes), Justin Jesso‘s Let It Be Me (iTunes), SHY Martin‘s Overthinking (iTunes), Smallpools‘s Social (iTunes), Tyde Levi‘s Tyde Levi (iTunes)

New digital singles that you can buy this week include:
“8 Letters (Party Pupils Remix)”, Why Don’t We (iTunes)
“All Into Nothing”, R3HAB & Mokita (iTunes)
“Alive” and “Wrapped Up”, Natalie Portman (iTunes)
“Animals”, RØMANS (iTunes)
“As Long As I’m With You”, Omi featuring CMC$ (iTunes)
“Bad Night”, Joshua Speers (iTunes)
“Better Now”, Yuna (iTunes)
“Call Your Girlfriend”, Clara Mae (iTunes)
“Catch Me If You Can”, Kelsy Karter (iTunes)
“Closer”, Astrid S (iTunes)
“Come With Us”, Bronze Radio Return (iTunes)
“Cowboy (Just Kiddin Remix)”, ALMA (iTunes)
“Done (Acoustic)”, Nikki Vianna (iTunes)
“Dragonflies”, SVRCINA (iTunes)
“Emotional Karate”, Gracen Hill featuring Lukr (iTunes)
“Everything Or Nothing”, Picture This (iTunes)
“Feelin Like”, Flipp Dinero (iTunes)
“Gimme Your Love”, Stan Walker (iTunes)
“Glow (Acoustic)”, Gavin James (iTunes)
“Good Years”, ZAYN (iTunes)
“Grip”, Seeb x Bastille (iTunes)
“Hey Julie!”, KYLE featuring Lil Yachty (iTunes)
“How Can I Forget (Ryan Riback Remix)”, MKTO (iTunes)
“How You Love Me”, Hardwell featuring Conor Maynard & Snoop Dogg (iTunes)
“Hurt”, Oliver Tree (iTunes)
“I Don’t Think About You”, HRVY (iTunes)
“K For Christmas”, Lil Mosey (iTunes)
“Last Christmas”, James TW (iTunes)
“Let You Know”, Sody (iTunes)
“Losing My Mind (Acoustic)”, Betcha (iTunes)
“Love Has No Limits”, Fleurie (iTunes)
“Neighborhood”, American Authors featuring Bear Rinehart (iTunes)
“No Fun”, birthday (iTunes)
“Operate”, Vesperteen (iTunes)
“Prefer The Rain”, Luke Christopher (iTunes)
“Project Dreams”, Marshmello x Roddy Ricch (iTunes)
“Real Estate”, Adam Melchor (iTunes)
“Ride Wit U”, Millie Go Lightly (iTunes)
“Sexual Vibe”, Stephen Puth (iTunes)
“Thursday (Nicky Romero Remix)”, Jess Glynne (iTunes)
“Touch Down (Remix)”, Stylo G x The Fanatix featuring Nicki Minaj & Vybz Kartel (iTunes)
“Twenty One”, Greyson Chance (iTunes)
“White House”, Bibi Bourelly (iTunes)

Next week: look out for new albums from Bruce Springsteen, Mitchell Tenpenny, Offset, ZAYN and more. For Adam’s personal picks of the week, listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of January 26, 2018

II becomes one.

Get cultured with the top new releases in genres like pop, rap and more! Here’s what you’ll find on digital services and in stores this Friday:

MIGOS – Culture II (iTunes)
The Atlanta trio is having quite an era at Rhythmic and Urban radio with hits like “MotorSport” and “Stir Fry”, and it won’t stop anytime soon. Already expected to be a monster at streaming services in the coming days, the set will likely be competing with a number of Grammy winners from Sunday night’s telecast for the #1 spot. However, this will definitely have the advantage going into the weekend.

More albums out this week: Burna Boy‘s Outside (iTunes), Cory Asbury‘s Reckless Love (iTunes), Craig David‘s The Time Is Now (iTunes), JONGHYUN‘s Poet | Artist (iTunes), LP‘s Forever For Now (iTunes), Mike Posner & The Legendary Mike Posner Band‘s I Was Born In Detroit On a Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Cold Day (iTunes)

More EPs out this week: Drake‘s Scary Hours (iTunes), Mike Shinoda‘s Post Traumatic (iTunes), State Of Sound‘s Stardust (iTunes)

New digital singles that you can buy this week include:
“9 To 5”, Harrison Brome (iTunes)
“Ancient Names, Pt. II”, Lord Huron (iTunes)
“Bad Vibe”, M.O, Lotto Boyzz & Mr Eazi (iTunes)
“Beg (Acoustic)”, Jack & Jack featuring Olivia O’Brien (iTunes)
“BOOM”, Tiësto, Gucci Mane & Sevenn (iTunes)
“Corporation”, Jack White (iTunes)
“Dance”, DNCE (iTunes)
“Dangerous Night”, Thirty Seconds To Mars (iTunes)
“Don’t Make Me Wait”, Sting & Shaggy (iTunes)
“Fake Nice”, The Aces (iTunes)
“Feels Great (Party Pupils Remix)”, Cheat Codes featuring Fetty Wap & CVBZ (iTunes)
“Focus”, Elias (iTunes)
“Guilt Trip”, Julie Bergan (iTunes)
“Heaven”, Julia Michaels (iTunes)
“Helium”, Sia vs. David Guetta & Afrojack (iTunes)
“High For Me”, Olivia Noelle featuring Kid Ink (iTunes)
“Home”, Matt Gresham (iTunes)
“Hummingbird”, LCAW featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor (iTunes)
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)”, Lady Gaga (iTunes)
“Joyful”, X Ambassadors (iTunes)
“Know This Love”, KREAM featuring Litens (iTunes)
“Lockdown”, LINES (iTunes)
“Lullaby”, R3HAB & Mike Williams (iTunes)
“Merengue”, Kent Jones (iTunes)
“My Name Is The Night (Color Me Black)”, Brian Fallon (iTunes)
“Perfect”, Topic & Ally Brooke (iTunes)
“Potential”, VOKES (iTunes)
“Rocket”, Johnny Stimson (iTunes)
“Sativa”, Jhene Aiko featuring Rae Sremmurd (iTunes)
“Say Something”, Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton (iTunes)
“Soldier”, Paul Rey (iTunes)
“Suspended”, Elle Watson (iTunes)
“The Middle”, Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey (iTunes)
“The Mountain”, Three Days Grace (iTunes)
“Toxic Love (Acoustic)”, The Beach (iTunes)
“Wait”, Maroon 5 featuring A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie (iTunes)
“Why”, Bazzi (iTunes)
“Your Favorite Song (Loote Remix)”, Eighty Ninety (iTunes)

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

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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of May 5, 2017

Looking for “Room” at the top.

It’s a logical fight between a traveller and a logician this week, as two big releases attempt to steal the #1 spot away from Kendrick Lamar‘s hot set. Can one of them pull it off? Here’s all the action from this week’s schedule:

CHRIS STAPLETON – From A Room: Volume 1 (iTunes)
Stapleton’s sophomore album follows 2015’s Traveller, which garnered universal acclaim and a number of awards. It also ranked at #4 on the list of 2016’s best-selling albums here in the States. Lead single “Either Way”, which wasn’t released prior to the album in an unusual move, impacts at Country radio on Monday. It’s pretty clear that this will be a contender for #1, but it’ll have to compete with…

LOGIC – Everybody (iTunes)
The third studio album for this Maryland rapper is also looking at a notable first week, thanks to a lot of positive buzz and a nice list of collaborators. Of course, his first two albums reached the top five in the last few years, but his following continues to expand. “1-800-273-8255”, both the radio single and the number for the Suicide Prevention Hotline, is headed to the Rhythmic format.

More albums out this week: Blondie‘s Pollinator (iTunes), Day Wave‘s The Days We Had (iTunes), Diana Krall‘s Turn Up The Quiet (iTunes), Goodbye June‘s Magic Valley (iTunes), LP‘s Lost On You (iTunes), Mac DeMarco‘s This Old Dog (iTunes), Patti LaBelle‘s Bel Hommage (iTunes), Russ‘s There’s Really A Wolf (iTunes), Ruth B.‘s Safe Haven (iTunes), The Head And The Heart‘s Stinson Beach Sessions (iTunes), Vinyl Theatre‘s Origami (iTunes), Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years Of The Story (iTunes), NOW That’s What I Call Music, Vol. 62 (iTunes)

More EPs out this week: James Hersey‘s Pages (iTunes), Kita Alexander‘s Hotel (iTunes), Sigrid‘s Don’t Kill My Vibe (iTunes), Tim Chadwick‘s Early Days (iTunes)

New digital-only singles that you can buy this week include:
“All Falls Down”, Paul Rey (iTunes)
“Bring It Back”, Lil Yachty (iTunes)
“Bout You”, VÉRITÉ (iTunes)
“Call The Police” / “American Dream”, LCD Soundsystem (iTunes)
“Caramel”, Terror Jr (iTunes)
“Dear Ana (Acoustic)”, Matthew Koma (iTunes)
“Despacito (Major Lazer & MOSKA Remix)”, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (iTunes)
“Do You Think About Me”, Benjamin Ingrosso (iTunes)
“Driver”, Billy Raffoul (iTunes)
“Electric Touch (Ayokay Remix)”, A R I Z O N A (iTunes)
“Eyes Closed”, Halsey (iTunes)
“Eyes Closed”, Tyga (iTunes)
“Fair-Weather Friend”, Bruno Major (iTunes)
“Got A Little Drunk”, Madcon (iTunes)
“High Without Your Love”, Loote (iTunes)
“Hunter”, Galantis (iTunes)
“Hurt By You”, Emily Warren (iTunes)
“Issues (Alan Walker Remix)”, Julia Michaels (iTunes)
“Killing Time”, Serena Ryder (iTunes)
“Mama”, Jonas Blue featuring William Singe (iTunes)
“Moonlight”, Dan Owen (iTunes)
“On The Charts”, DREAMCAR (iTunes)
“Perfect Color”, SafetySuit (iTunes)
“SHE”, Isac Elliot (iTunes)
“Sink”, Noah Kahan (iTunes)
“Slow Hands”, Niall Horan (iTunes)
“Sundays”, Tom Prior (iTunes)
“Sweet Creature”, Harry Styles (iTunes)
“Tears Gone Bad”, Mr. Probz (iTunes)
“The Breakup”, LANY (iTunes)
“Told You So”, Paramore (iTunes)
“Want You Back”, Haim (iTunes)

We’ll see you next week for new albums from Harry Styles, Zac Brown Band and more. Listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: February 26, 2017

Swiftly taking the top spot.

In-Zayn in the brain.

DEBUTS
40. Noah Kahan – Young Blood
37. JP Cooper – September Song | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
33. Take That – Giants (39)
28. Maroon 5 – Cold (35)
25. James TW – Ex (32)
21. Michael Bublé – I Believe In You (33) | BIGGEST MOVER
17. Imagine Dragons – Believer (22)
(see #10)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (16) | PEAK: #10
09. Julia Michaels – Issues (10) | PEAK: #09
08. OneRepublic – Let’s Hurt Tonight (08) | PEAK: #08
07. LP – Lost On You (04) | PEAK: #02
06. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (07) | PEAK: #06
05. Daniel Powter – Delicious (06) | PEAK: #05
04. Julia Brennan – Inner Demons (03) | PEAK: #03
03. MUNA – I Know A Place (05) | PEAK: #03
02. Rag’n’Bone Man – Human (02) | PEAK: #01 for six weeks
01. ZAYN & Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (01) | PEAK: #01 for two weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Jonathan Roy – Good Things (1)
2. The Strumbellas – Young & Wild (4)
3. Michelle Branch – Hopeless Romantic (3)
4. Skip Marley – Lions (8)
5. Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin (7)
6. Lady Antebellum – You Look Good (10)
7. Walk Off The Earth – Fire In My Soul (9)
8. The Band Perry – Stay In The Dark (-)
9. MisterWives – Machine (-)
10. Wrabel – Bloodstain (-)

In The Mix:
Adele – All I Ask (new)
Bea Miller – Song Like You (new)
FRENSHIP – 1000 Nights
Gavin DeGraw – Making Love With The Radio On
John Mayer – Still Feel Like Your Man (new)
LeAnn Rimes – Long Live Love
Ruth B – Superficial Love
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This (new)

Chart Notes:

  • Two newcomers make their way into the top 40 this week. The higher of the two is English performer JP Cooper, coming in at #37 with “September Song”. You might know the name from Jonas Blue‘s single “Perfect Strangers”, which was released last year and charted well across Europe. Though a number of “September” titles have hit the top 40 over the decades, many of them have peaked in other months. (For example, Earth, Wind & Fire‘s “September” reached #5 in Radio & Records in January 1979, while Neil Diamond‘s “September Morn” hit #6 in February 1980.) We’ll see how Cooper’s track does at the Hot AC format very soon.
  • At #40 is the week’s other entry, “Young Blood” by Vermont native Noah Kahan. His debut track recently topped a million streams at Spotify, while it impacts at the Triple A radio format on March 13. (A late birthday present, perhaps?) Kahan is on the road with Milky Chance for several shows next month. By the way, it was in 2004 that Vermont-born JoJo reached #2 on my chart with “Leave (Get Out)”, which remains the highest-charting song by an act from the state.
  • As I turn 27 (eek!) on Wednesday, I feel that it’s best to remind you that I’ve had two chart songs since 1999 that contain “27” in their titles. In December 2014, Passenger hit #10 with “27”, and in December 2007, Mike Doughty peaked at #28 with “27 Jennifers”. I know what you’re saying, “27! That’s still young!” Just wait, 30 is coming up in a few years…

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Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: February 19, 2017

Swiftly taking the top spot.

Swiftly taking the top spot.

DEBUTS
39. Take That – Giants
35. Maroon 5 – Cold
33. Michael Bublé – I Believe In You
32. James TW – Ex | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
22. Imagine Dragons – Believer (28)
16. Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained To The Rhythm (31) | BIGGEST MOVER
(see #7 below)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Julia Michaels – Issues (13) | PEAK: #10
09. Passenger – Anywhere (11) | PEAK: #09
08. OneRepublic – Let’s Hurt Tonight (10) | PEAK: #08
07. Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill (12) | PEAK: #07
06. Daniel Powter – Delicious (06) | PEAK: #06
05. MUNA – I Know A Place (05) | PEAK: #05
04. LP – Lost On You (03) | PEAK: #02
03. Julia Brennan – Inner Demons (04) | PEAK: #03
02. Rag’n’Bone Man – Human (01) | PEAK: #01 for six weeks
01. ZAYN & Taylor Swift – I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (02) | PEAK: #01 for one week | NEW #1

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Jonathan Roy – Good Things (2)
2. Sigma featuring Birdy – Find Me (1)
3. Michelle Branch – Hopeless Romantic (5)
4. The Strumbellas – Young & Wild (4)
5. JP Cooper – September Song (-)
6. Alice Merton – No Roots (3)
7. Rag’N’Bone Man – Skin (9)
8. Skip Marley – Lions (-)
9. Walk Off The Earth – Fire In My Soul (6)
10. Lady Antebellum – You Look Good (10)

In The Mix:
FRENSHIP – 1000 Nights
LeAnn Rimes – Long Live Love
MisterWives – Machine (new)
Ruth B – Superficial Love (new)
Tavish Crowe – Fire
The Band Perry – Stay In The Dark
Wrabel – Bloodstain (new)

Chart Notes:

  • There’s a new one at the top this week! ZAYN and Taylor Swift‘s “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” marches up a notch, giving Malik his third #1 on my chart, while Swift lands her seventh. As a result, the Fifty Shades Of Grey franchise (this song being from Fifty Shades Darker) is now the only series of films to have #1 hits on my chart from each of its two (so far) companion soundtracks. “Don’t” is also in the top three on the CHR/Top 40 chart. Should it reach #1 there, it’ll be the first male-female duet from a film to hit the top since Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle‘s “A Whole New World” (from Aladdin) in 1993.
  • He has a former #1 track that’s still in the countdown after 26 weeks, and he takes this week’s Highest Debut. For 19-year-old James TW, I’d say that’s a pretty great start to his run on Adam’s Top 40. “Ex” marks the spot at #32, following “When You Love Someone”, which slips to #23 on the current chart. “Ex” was co-written with Nolan Sipe, who claims has fifth (including previous single “When”) top 40 single on my chart as a writer.
  • “I Believe In You” is the latest single from chart regular Michael Bublé, and I certainly believe in it. It makes its entrance at #33. Bublé topped my list for four weeks with “Nobody But Me” last September and October, becoming his fifth #1 since the single “Everything” reached the top in June 2007. A music video starring dancer Derek Hough debuted earlier this month. It looks to pass four million views on YouTube soon.
  • Though Maroon 5 continues to reach the top ten on my chart fairly consistently, they haven’t hit #1 in just under five years. Will their new single “Cold” be the one to make some moves into the top spot? It’s too early to tell, but the song does make a debut at #35 this week. Their previous single, “Don’t Wanna Know”, reached #1 on both the CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC charts recently.
  • Finally, at #39, is a new entry from Take That. “Giants” is the lead single from their upcoming album Wonderland, which is due on March 24. The guys are the only act in the history of my chart to reach the top ten as a trio, quartet and quintet. Their current single is the fourth to make my top 40 under their current arrangement as a trio, as well as their 12th overall.

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