ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (March 22, 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 sweeten the report once again. Let’s add ’em up:

ANOTHER PIECE OF “PIE”: After picking up a cool 140 stations on impact, “Sweetest Pie” saw another 32 stations and the Most Added title at the Top 40 format again this week. The collaboration from Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa continues its run in the top 20.

Female artists dominate the top three spots on the report, with the impacting “Mamiii” scoring 29 adds and a second-place finish for Becky G and Karol G, while newcomer Em Beihold ranks in the third place with 22 more stations for “Numb Little Bug”.

Charting singles from Eddie Benjamin, Fireboy DML and Tyga 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. BECKY G & KAROL G, “Mamiii” (Kemosabe/RCA)
3. EM BEIHOLD, “Numb Little Bug” (Moon Projects/Republic)
4. FIREBOY DML x ED SHEERAN, “Peru” (YBNL Nation/EMPIRE/Further.)
5-T. EDDIE BENJAMIN, “Weatherman” (Vol. 1/Epic)
5-T. TYGA featuring DOJA CAT, “Freaky Deaky” (EMPIRE-Kemosabe/RCA)
7-T. CHARLOTTE SANDS, “Dress” (PIVTL Projects/Lakeside)
7-T. DOVE CAMERON, “Boyfriend” (Disruptor/Columbia)
9. DIPLO & MIGUEL, “Don’t Forget My Love” (Higher Ground/Mad Decent)
10. 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER, “Complete Mess” (BMG)

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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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RADIO REPORT: What’s Popping At Top 40 Radio This Week (March 14-15, 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:

EDDIE BENJAMIN, “Weatherman” (Vol. 1/Epic)
Album: TBA (2022)
Chart Position: #49 (3/13/22)
T40 Hits To Date: None

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MEGAN THEE STALLION & DUA LIPA, “Sweetest Pie” (1501 Certified/300 Ent.)
Album: TBA (2022)
Chart Position: #33 (3/13/22)
T40 Hits To Date: 7 (Megan Thee Stallion) / 17 (Dua Lipa)

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (March 13, 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 may be the sweetest of the month…

YOU’VE GOT GAYLE: 17-year-old GAYLE spends a third (and likely final) week at #1 on the Top 40 radio chart with “Abcdefu”. The single is headed for the top of the Hot AC chart, advancing from 5-3 this week.

The latest baked treat served hot and fresh on the chart is “Sweetest Pie”, a collaboration from Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa at #33. It’s their seventh and 17th top 40 hits at the format, respectively. Em Beihold rises from 41-36 with her viral hit “Numb Little Bug”, her first top 40 hit ever. Lastly, Tyga and Doja Cat jump from 47-40 with “Freaky Deaky”. Not so freaky: it’s the tenth top 40 single for both artists.

A couple of buzzing collaborations lead some entries in the top 50 this week: newcomer Omah Lay and chart regular Justin Bieber land at #46 with “Attention”, while Latin stars Becky G and Karol G start at #47 with “Mamiii”. The forecast also looks solid for Eddie Benjamin and “Weatherman”, which becomes his first chart entry at #49.

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (December 26, 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. Let’s see what’s wandering up the list at the format this week:

“EASY” TO PIVOT: As radio shifts from seasonal to year-end programming, Adele holds at #1 on the Top 40 radio chart for a fourth week in a row with “Easy On Me”. The song is still in the top ten at four separate formats: AC, Hot AC, R&B (formerly Urban AC) and Top 40.

Format star Doja Cat scores her ninth top 40 hit with “Woman”, soaring from 41-33 this week. It’s the fourth single to chart from her album Planet Her. Rising from 46-38, “Merry Christmas” goes on a sleigh ride up the survey for Ed Sheeran and Elton John. It’s the 24th top 40 song for Sheeran and the 48th for John when combining the archives of both Mediabase and Radio & Records since late 1973. Lastly, “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)” leaps from 42-40 this week, as Jimmy Fallon, Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion sit and unwrap their first, 27th and sixth top 40 presents, or singles, respectively.

The last top 50 entry of the year is a posthumous hit from Juice WRLD in a collaboration with Justin Bieber. “Wandered To LA” wanders into the countdown at #48.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (December 14, 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: GAYLE force winds remain in the forecast at the format as we head into 2022. Let’s add ’em up:

A-B-C U NEXT YEAR: Securing another 47 adds this week, newcomer GAYLE has the Most Added tune at the format for the second week in a row with “Abcdefu”. It also tied for fourth place on the report at the Alternative format, picking up a total of five stations there.

This was truly the week of the woman at the format, as Doja Cat‘s “Woman” and Emmy Meli‘s “I Am Woman” continued their run up the adds report with their best totals to date. The former track earned 25 new adds and tied for second place, while the latter jumped into fourth place with 23 adds.

Charting singles from Adele, Benson Boone and Latto returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next year for another action-packed adds session. Happy holidays from PGTC!

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
1. GAYLE, “Abcdefu” (Atlantic)
2-T. ACRAZE featuring CHERISH, “Do It To It” (Thrive/Virgin)
2-T. DOJA CAT, “Woman” (Kemosabe/RCA)
4. EMMY MELI, “I Am Woman” (Disruptor/Arista)
5. JIMMY FALLON featuring ARIANA GRANDE & MEGAN THEE STALLION, “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)” (St. James Place/Republic)
6-T. CHLÖE, “Have Mercy” (Parkwood/Columbia)
6-T. CKAY, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” (Chocolate City/Atlantic)
8. BENSON BOONE, “Ghost Town” (Night Street/Warner)
9. LATTO, “Big Energy” (Streamcut/RCA)
10. ADELE, “Oh My God” (Melted Stone/Columbia)

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (December 12, 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 Christmas and chart magic, let’s see what’s popping at the format this week:

AS EASY AS PIE: It’s the second week at #1 on the Top 40 chart for Adele with “Easy On Me”, the lead single from her new album 30. The international hit holds for a fourth week at #1 on the Hot AC radio chart.

Newcomer GAYLE blasts into the top 40 with her recent viral TikTok hit, as “Abcdefu” rises from 42-25. The tune continues a strong run on both the streaming and composite charts internationally, appearing in the top ten throughout Australasia and Europe. GAYLE is not the only new artist in the top 40 this week, as American Idol alum Benson Boone leaps from 45-37 with “Ghost Town”. His first charting song is yet another success story for the video app, where Boone teased it before its official release. LISA secures her first solo hit outside of the popular group BLACKPINK with “Money”, up from 41-38 this week. Finally, Charli XCX jumps from 43-40 with “Good Ones”, her seventh top 40 hit to date at the format.

19 years after his first single was serviced to Top 40 radio stations, comedian and host Jimmy Fallon appears in the top 50 for his first time with the Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion-assisted “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)”, which checks in at #46. A second seasonal song is in at #47: “Merry Christmas”, a recent #1 single in the United Kingdom, which teams Ed Sheeran and Elton John. Now ranking in the top 20 at the Dance radio format, “The Motto” lands at #48 on the Top 40 survey for Tiësto and Ava Max. Finally, at #50, Wale and J. Cole are in with “Poke It Out”, a current top ten hit at the Rhythmic and Urban radio formats.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (December 7, 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: GAYLE balances the alphabet and adds for her impact week. Let’s add ’em up:

GAYLES OF DECEMBER: Format newcomer GAYLE continues to perform with her viral smash “Abcdefu”, which comes in with 66 adds this week, easily becoming the Most Added song on the Top 40 report. It landed at #42 on last weekend’s chart. “Abcdefu” also ties for third place at the Alternative radio format with eight adds there.

A new seasonal song of note debuts from comedian and host Jimmy Fallon, who vaccinates the adds report with his Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion-assisted “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)”. The collaboration starts with 20 adds and ties for fourth place this week. Look for the song to get a booster into the top 50 for the next few weeks ahead of the big holiday.

Charting singles from Benson Boone, Silk Sonic and Taylor Swift 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. GAYLE, “Abcdefu” (Atlantic)
2. ADELE, “Oh My God” (Melted Stone/Columbia)
3. ACRAZE featuring CHERISH, “Do It To It” (Thrive/Virgin)
4-T. JIMMY FALLON featuring ARIANA GRANDE & MEGAN THEE STALLION, “It Was A… (Masked Christmas)” (St. James Place/Republic)
4-T. TAYLOR SWIFT, “Message In A Bottle” (Republic)
6-T. BENSON BOONE, “Ghost Town” (Night Street/Warner)
6-T. SILK SONIC, “Smokin’ Out The Window” (Aftermath Ent./Atlantic)
8. CKAY, “Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ah)” (Chocolate City/Atlantic)
9-T. CHLÖE, “Have Mercy” (Parkwood/Columbia)
9-T. LATTO, “Big Energy” (Streamcut/RCA)
9-T. PITBULL featuring ANTHONY WATTS & DJWS, “I Feel Good” (Mr. 305)

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (July 18, 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. Gather your crew for what’s popping at the format this week:

REMEMBER THE “NAME”: Earning a second week at #1 on the Top 40 chart, Lil Nas X‘s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” lands just 34 spins ahead of the song at #2: “Good 4 U”, a future #1 at the format for Olivia Rodrigo. Meanwhile, “Montero” advances from 3-1 on the Rhythmic chart.

Post Malone leads a pack of five debuts in the top 40, as “Motley Crew” advances from 43-29 this week. It’s his 15th top 40 song to date. Up from 46-35, Billie Eilish picks up her eighth top 40 single with “NDA”. At three letters in length, it becomes one of the shortest titles to land on the chart, though we’ve had even shorter ones historically, including “Go”, “I”, “If” and “No”. Maroon 5 secures their 30th top 40 entry at the format with another relatively short title, “Lost”, lifting from 45-37. Kane Brown and Blackbear are next at #38 with “Memory”, which debuts at that position. It’s their third and eighth top 40 hits, respectively, though Brown has earned quite a few more on the Country chart. A fifth and final title moves from 41-40 to just sneak into the region, as TikTok star Nic D scores his first top 40 hit with “Fine Apple”. The song now joins a handful of other titles containing apples or pineapples to enter the chart, including “Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie”, “Little Green Apples”, “One Bad Apple” and “Pineapple Princess”.

Currently in the top 20 on both the Rhythmic and Urban charts, “Thot Sh*t” twerks onto the pop radio list for Megan Thee Stallion at #49. One spot lower, we have another significant hit from the two radio lists: “Late At Night”, debuting at #50 for Roddy Ricch.

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RADIO REPORT: What’s Popping At Top 40 Radio This Week (May 31-June 1, 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? These three new releases will be impacting this week at the Top 40 format:

BELLA POARCH, “Build A Bitch” (Warner)
Album: TBA (2021)
Past T40 History: TikTok star Poarch is already off to a nice start at the format, reaching the top 50 last weekend with her first hit.

DJ KHALED featuring POST MALONE, MEGAN THEE STALLION, LIL BABY & DABABY, “I Did It” (We The Best/Epic)
Album: Khaled Khaled (2021)
Past T40 History: From his recent #1 album on the Billboard 200 list, this big collaboration hit the top 40 on last weekend’s chart.

TXT (TOMORROW X TOGETHER), “Magic Island” (BigHit/Republic)
EP: The Dream Chapter: Magic (2019)
Past T40 History: Based in South Korea, this two-year-old cut is the first song to impact at the format for the five guys from Seoul.

Next week: P!nk and Tai Verdes are A-O-K with some new support from the pop panel on Tuesday.

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