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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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (May 30, 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 one peachy holiday weekend romp up the pop radio chart, here’s what’s ripening at the format this week:

YOU’RE A PEACH: Justin Bieber easily picks up a third week atop on the Top 40 radio list with Daniel Caesar and GIVĒON-assisted “Peaches”, which is very likely to reign for a fourth week if the current trends remain on the same track. Elsewhere, the tune dips from 1-2 on the Rhythmic chart, but rises from 11-10 at the Hot AC format.

It’s another busy week in the top 40 with four new songs in the region, led by Marshmello and the Jonas Brothers with the collaboration “Leave Before You Love Me”, which bounces from 45-27. It’s their 11th and 13th top 40 hits at the format, respectively. Majid Jordan earns their first top 40 song in 7-1/2 years with “Waves Of Blue”, which splashes up the list from 42-36. Rising from 41-39, “I Did It” is still moving for DJ Khaled with Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby and DaBaby. As individual artists, this single marks their 12th, 14th, fifth, first and fourth top 40 hits, respectively. Polo G also takes his recent #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 into the top 40 on the pop radio list, as “Rapstar” advances from 44-40. It’s his first top 40 hit here, though he’s had plenty on both the Rhythmic and Urban charts.

Two new songs enter the top 50 this week: TikTok star and chart newcomer Bella Poarch comes in at #46 with her viral hit “Build A Bitch”, while Em starts without a bullet at #48 with “Say What You Mean”.

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (May 9, 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. This week’s survey is full of rap stars and pop stars aplenty, so here’s what’s moving at the format this week:

STILL SAVING THE CHART: “Save Your Tears” spends a third week at #1 on the Top 40 radio chart, as The Weeknd‘s big hit lifts from 2-1 on the Hot AC chart. This will likely be its last week at the summit here on the pop list, as Justin Bieber is salivating for a sweet jump to the top with this week’s #2 song, the Daniel Caesar and GIVĒON-assisted “Peaches”.

Hong Kong’s Jackson Wang is up from 41-39 on the Top 40 radio chart with “LMLY (Leave Me Loving You)”, giving Wang his third top 40 song at the format. Meanwhile, Los Angeles-based songwriter Annika Wells earns her first top 40 hit as an artist with “Sucks Being Sober”, leaping from 45-40.

In the top 50, Polo G debuts at #45 with “Rapstar”, which recently starred at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Starting at #48, “I Did It” marks a giant collaboration for DJ Khaled with Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby and DaBaby. You can find it on the recent album Khaled Khaled, which just landed at the top of the Billboard 200 list.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (March 16, 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: duo Silk Sonic narrowly gets the win and opens the door to the top. Let’s add ’em up:

“DOOR” GOES FOR MORE: “Leave The Door Open” checks into the hit hotel for another week, as Silk Sonic (featuring Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) leads the Top 40 adds report with 35 new stations in its second week. That puts the track just ahead of two singles tied for second place, coming in with 31 adds: “Astronaut In The Ocean” by Masked Wolf and “Beautiful Mistakes” by Maroon 5 featuring Megan Thee Stallion. All three songs are well into the top 30 at the format.

Breaking out in the top ten, Tones And I came in fifth place with 21 stations on impact for “Fly Away”, while Justin Bieber held onto ninth place with “Hold On”, securing 17 more adds this week.

Charting singles from AJR, Daya and JESSIA returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

Next week, Duncan Laurence hits the adds arcade at the Top 40 format, as his song crosses from the AC and Hot AC charts.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (ELEVEN)
1. SILK SONIC (BRUNO MARS/ANDERSON .PAAK), “Leave The Door Open” (Aftermath/Atlantic)
2-T. MAROON 5 featuring MEGAN THEE STALLION, “Beautiful Mistakes” (222/Interscope)
2-T. MASKED WOLF, “Astronaut In The Ocean” (Elektra/EMG)
4. BEBE REXHA, “Sacrifice” (Warner)
5. TONES AND I, “Fly Away” (Bad Batch-Elektra/EMG)
6-T. AJR, “Way Less Sad” (S-Curve/Hollywood)
6-T. GLASS ANIMALS, “Heat Waves” (Republic)
8. DAYA, “Bad Girl” (Sandlot/AWAL)
9. JUSTIN BIEBER, “Hold On” (Def Jam)
10-T. JESSIA, “I’m Not Pretty” (Artist Driven/Republic)
10-T. LIL TJAY featuring 6LACK, “Calling My Phone” (Columbia)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (March 9, 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: Maroon 5 and Megan Thee Stallion keep the adds report looking very beautiful. Let’s add ’em up:

MAROONED AT THE TOP: With 145 stations on impact, Maroon 5 and Megan Thee Stallion earn the week’s Most Added track at the Top 40 format with “Beautiful Mistakes”, a song that has already entered the top 30 as of last weekend. The song also scored 72 adds at the Hot AC format yesterday, more than enough to lead that report too. Look for it to continue to grow into the spring.

The new duo Silk Sonic, comprised of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, finishes in second place with 129 stations for “Leave The Door Open”. The tune also took the runner-up spot at the Hot AC and Rhythmic formats with 48 and 44 adds, respectively. At R&B (f/k/a Urban AC) radio, it paced well ahead of the competition with 53 adds on impact and a Most Added win.

Bebe Rexha also had a pretty good day with “Sacrifice”, earning 44 adds on impact and a third place finish. It’s the follow-up to a recent top 20 entry at the format, the Doja Cat-assisted “Baby, I’m Jealous”, which got as high as #19 in December.

Charting singles from Cardi B, Daya and Glass Animals returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

Taking flight on next week’s adds report: the impacting “Fly Away” by Tones And I, among other titles.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
1. MAROON 5 featuring MEGAN THEE STALLION, “Beautiful Mistakes” (222/Interscope)
2. SILK SONIC (BRUNO MARS/ANDERSON .PAAK), “Leave The Door Open” (Aftermath/Atlantic)
3. BEBE REXHA, “Sacrifice” (Warner)
4. GLASS ANIMALS, “Heat Waves” (Republic)
5. CARDI B, “Up” (Atlantic)
6-T. ASHE & FINNEAS, “Till Forever Falls Apart” (Mom + Pop/Further.)
6-T. DAYA, “Bad Girl” (Sandlot/AWAL)
8-T. AJR, “Way Less Sad” (S-Curve/Hollywood)
8-T. LIL TJAY featuring 6LACK, “Calling My Phone” (Columbia)
8-T. MASKED WOLF, “Astronaut In The Ocean” (Elektra/EMG)

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RADIO REPORT: What’s Popping At Top 40 Radio This Week (March 8-9, 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? Here are the four tracks impacting this week at the Top 40 format:

AJR, “Way Less Sad” (S-Curve/Hollywood)
Album: OK Orchestra (2021)
Past T40 History: The group now has their sixth top 40 single. “Bang!”, their biggest hit so far, recently held at #6 for three weeks.

ASHE & FINNEAS, “Till Forever Falls Apart” (Mom + Pop/Further.)
Album: TBA (2021)
Past T40 History: Finneas has never charted here as an artist. Ashe’s “Moral Of The Story” narrowly missed the top 20 in October.

MAROON 5 featuring MEGAN THEE STALLION, “Beautiful Mistakes” (222/Interscope)
Album: TBA (2021)
Past T40 History: With a debut in the top 30, this collaboration earns the group their 29th top 40 single since their debut in 2003.

SILK SONIC, “Leave The Door Open” (Aftermath/Atlantic)
Album: An Evening With… Silk Sonic (2021)
Past T40 History: The first taste of the soulful project featuring Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak has now reached the top 50 here.

Next week: Australia’s Tones And I hopes to fly up the adds report with her latest release, “Fly Away”.

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (March 7, 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. The door is open and all the chart activity is here, so let’s take a look at what’s popping at the format this week:

KEEP ON DRIVING: It’s a second week at #1 on the Top 40 chart for Olivia Rodrigo and her huge hit “Driver’s License”, which pulls ahead of the song at #2 by more than 1,800 spins. The tune looks poised to approach or eclipse 20,000 spins next week.

As expected, this week’s top new entry comes from Maroon 5 and Megan Thee Stallion at #30 with “Beautiful Mistakes”. It also enters in the top 30 (#24, to be exact) on this week’s Hot AC chart. It’s their 29th and fourth top 40 entries, respectively. Scoring his third top 40 song to date, Conan Gray rises from 43-37 with “Overdrive”, which matches the peak of “Maniac” from last year. AJR is also on the move with “Way Less Sad”, which jumps from 46-38. It’s the trio’s sixth trip into the top 40 here.

Down in the top 50, the duo Silk Sonic enters at #43 with “Leave The Door Open”. The act is a new project featuring Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, who are credited as solo artists as well. Fresh off his performance at the Pokémon Day Virtual Concert, Post Malone lands at #50 with his cover of Hootie & The Blowfish‘s “Only Wanna Be With You”. The original song spent three weeks at #1 in the fall of 1995.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (January 26, 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: Jason Derulo and Adam Levine have a stylish look on the log. For this new collaboration and much more, let’s add ’em up:

A STYLISH LIST: Jason Derulo and Adam Levine have lived the Top 40 lifestyle for years now, so it’s very appropriate that their song called “Lifestyle” is this week’s Most Added song at the format. It earns 69 stations during its first week. The single snuck into the top 50 at the format on Sunday and is on the move. It also led the report at the Hot AC format yesterday with 33 stations there.

Ava Max returns to the runner-up position with 50 new stations for “My Head & My Heart”, while Sabrina Carpenter enters in third place with “Skin”, picking up 36 stations in its first week.

Charting singles from Megan Thee Stallion and Olivia Rodrigo returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

We’ll see you next week for more adds activity.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
1. JASON DERULO featuring ADAM LEVINE, “Lifestyle” (Atlantic)
2. AVA MAX, “My Head & My Heart” (Atlantic)
3. SABRINA CARPENTER, “Skin” (Island/Republic)
4. OLIVIA RODRIGO, “Driver’s License” (Geffen/Interscope)
5. THE KID LAROI, “Without You” (Grade A/Columbia)
6-T. MADISON BEER, “Boysh*t” (Access/Epic)
6-T. MEGAN THEE STALLION, “Body” (1501 Certified/300 Ent.)
8. SAWEETIE featuring DOJA CAT, “Best Friend” (ICY/Warner)
9. TRAVIS SCOTT & HVME, “Goosebumps” (Cactus Jack-B1/Epic)
10. BLACK EYED PEAS x SHAKIRA, “Girl Like Me” (Epic)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (January 19, 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: Olivia Rodrigo gives it some gas and races into the top spot for a second week, but who else is on the road to radio love? For this emerging hit and much more, let’s add ’em up:

DRIVING TO THE TOP: Disney star Olivia Rodrigo continues her reign at Top 40 radio with “Driver’s License”, scoring another 77 adds and the Most Added title for the second consecutive week. The tune became her first top 40 hit this past weekend, entering way up at #30. It was also this week’s Most Added song at the Hot AC format, picking up 20 stations there. Look for the track to fly on both charts during the next couple of months.

Ava Max landed in second place with 32 stations for “My Head & My Heart”, which is still scheduled to impact here a month from now. It tied with Travis Scott and HVME‘s “Goosebumps”, a remix of a remix of Scott’s 2017 hit at the Rhythmic format.

Charting singles from CJ, Justin Bieber and The Kid LAROI returned to the top ten on the adds report this week.

Singer Indiana Massara hopes to squeeze onto the report next week with her current single.

MOST ADDED — THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN (TWELVE)
1. OLIVIA RODRIGO, “Driver’s License” (Geffen/Interscope)
2-T. AVA MAX, “My Head & My Heart” (Atlantic)
2-T. TRAVIS SCOTT & HVME, “Goosebumps” (Cactus Jack-B1/Epic)
4. SAWEETIE featuring DOJA CAT, “Best Friend” (ICY/Warner)
5. THE KID LAROI, “Without You” (Grade A/Columbia)
6-T. ALL TIME LOW featuring BLACKBEAR, “Monsters” (Fueled By Ramen/EMG)
6-T. JUSTIN BIEBER, “Anyone” (Def Jam)
6-T. MEGAN THEE STALLION, “Body” (1501 Certified/300 Ent.)
9. NELLY & FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, “Lil Bit” (RECORDS/Columbia)
10-T. CJ, “Whoopty” (Warner)
10-T. LOONA, “Star” (Blockberry Creative)
10-T. ZARA LARSSON featuring YOUNG THUG, “Talk About Love” (TEN/Epic)

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