ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (June 22, 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: Tate McRae and Khalid work it and easily take the top spot this week. Let’s add ’em up:

“WORKING” ON IT: The new collaboration from Tate McRae and Khalid is called “Working”, and it’s really working, scoring 124 adds in its first week at the Top 40 format. It debuted at #43 on Sunday’s chart update, so expect this one to soar by this coming weekend’s list.

Two other impacting singles reached the top five: in second place, “Our Song” picked up 18 adds for Anne-Marie and Niall Horan. At the Hot AC format, the collaboration is rising in the top 30. Close behind, Tones And I tied for a fourth place finish with “Cloudy Day”, scoring 15 more stations. It also tied for the same position on yesterday’s report at Hot AC radio with six adds there.

Just outside the region, another recent TikTok hit came in sixth place: Nic D and “Fine Apple”, with 13 stations taking a bite on impact.

Charting singles from Anitta, Bella Poarch and Tai Verdes 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 (THIRTEEN)
1. TATE MCRAE x KHALID, “Working” (RCA)
2. ANNE-MARIE & NIALL HORAN, “Our Song” (Warner)
3. CHEAT CODES featuring TINASHE, “Lean On Me” (Further.)
4-T. BELLA POARCH, “Build A Bitch” (Warner)
4-T. TONES AND I, “Cloudy Day” (Bad Batch-Elektra/EMG)
6. NIC D, “Fine Apple” (Republic)
7-T. ANITTA, “Girl From Rio” (Warner)
7-T. TAI VERDES, “A-O-K” (Last Nite/Arista)
9. RITON x NIGHTCRAWLERS featuring MUFASA & HYPEMAN, “Friday” (RCA)
10-T. AREA21, “La La La” (STMPD/Hollywood)
10-T. COLDPLAY, “Higher Power” (Parlophone/Atlantic)
10-T. NF, “Just Like You” (Virgin)
10-T. POLO G, “Rapstar” (Columbia)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (June 15, 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: no ties at the top spot this week, but we do have Tai leading the way. Let’s add ’em up:

NUMBER ONE IS A-O-K: Picking up another 28 adds this week, “A-O-K” from newcomer Tai Verdes is most certainly okay with taking the top spot on the adds report. The song debuted at #45 on the Top 40 chart last Sunday, while coming in at #30 on the Alternative chart.

In the top five, two new singles entered the region, which both came in third place with 17 commitments apiece: newcomer Tesher with the Jason Derulo-assisted remix of “Jalebi Baby” and Tones And I with her “Cloudy Day”. The former title impacted at the format this week, while the latter officially heads for adds next week.

Charting singles from Anitta, Coldplay and Polo G 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. TAI VERDES, “A-O-K” (Last Nite/Arista)
2. BELLA POARCH, “Build A Bitch” (Warner)
3-T. TESHER x JASON DERULO, “Jalebi Baby” (Namah/Capitol)
3-T. TONES AND I, “Cloudy Day” (Elektra/EMG)
5-T. ANITTA, “Girl From Rio” (Warner)
5-T. POLO G, “Rapstar” (Columbia)
7. CHEAT CODES featuring TINASHE, “Lean On Me” (300 Ent./Further.)
8. RITON x NIGHTCRAWLERS featuring MUFASA & HYPEMAN, “Friday” (RCA)
9-T. COLDPLAY, “Higher Power” (Parlophone/Atlantic)
9-T. DJ KHALED featuring POST MALONE, MEGAN THEE STALLION, LIL BABY & DABABY, “I Did It” (We The Best/Roc Nation/Epic)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (May 25, 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: BTS is really cooking with gas with their bold and buttery new release. Let’s add ’em up:

SHOULD’VE KNOWN BUTTER: K-pop septet and worldwide phenomenon BTS had a huge first week at the Top 40 format, earning the commitments of entire panel (180 stations) on impact with “Butter”. It is the first song since 2019 to achieve this goal. Elsewhere, the big hit scored 52 and 25 adds at the Hot AC (second place) and Rhythmic (third place) radio formats, respectively.

Entering in the runner-up position with a still fairly substantial 115 adds this week, Marshmello and the Jonas Brothers impacted at the format with “Leave Before You Love Me”. It led yesterday’s report at the Hot AC format with 56 stations, just sneaking past BTS.

Finally, after earning 40 early adds last week, Olivia Rodrigo grabbed another 86 stations for “Good 4 U”, ranking in third place. The song recently became her third top 40 hit from the Sour album, which is likely to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart later this month.

Charting singles from Anitta and GIVĒON 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. BTS, “Butter” (BigHit/Columbia)
2. MARSHMELLO x JONAS BROTHERS, “Leave Before You Love Me” (Joytime Collective/Republic)
3. OLIVIA RODRIGO, “Good 4 U” (Geffen/Interscope)
4. ANITTA, “Girl From Rio” (Warner)
5. DJ KHALED featuring POST MALONE, MEGAN THEE STALLION, LIL BABY & DABABY, “I Did It” (We The Best/Roc Nation/Epic)
6. RITON x NIGHTCRAWLERS featuring MUFASA & HYPEMAN, “Friday” (RCA)
7. REGARD, TROYE SIVAN & TATE MCRAE, “You” (Ministry Of Sound/Epic)
8. GIVĒON, “Heartbreak Anniversary” (Not So Fast/Epic)
9. NESSA BARRETT featuring JXDN, “La Di Die” (Warner)
10-T. JACKSON WANG, “LMLY (Leave Me Loving You)” (88rising/12Tone)
10-T. KALI UCHIS, “Telepatía” (Virgin EMI/Interscope)

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (May 16, 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 all the important juicy fruit facts and chart champs, here’s what’s popping at the format this week:

POP GOES THE PEACHES: Justin Bieber climbs a notch to the top of the pop radio chart with Daniel Caesar and GIVĒON-assisted “Peaches”. This is his second #1 song of 2021: he previously led the list for a week in February with the Benny Blanco-assisted “Lonely”.

The international dance hit “Friday” moves up from 42-38 on the chart for four artists that are all scoring their first top 40 entry here: Riton and Nightcrawlers, both DJ acts, as well as featured artists and social media personalities Mufasa and Hypeman. A notch lower, there is one other newcomer checking into the top 40 this week: Brazilian star Anitta, who blasts onto the list at #39 with “Girl From Rio”.

Newcomer Mimi Webb leads a pack of top 50 entries with “Good Without”, which comes in at #44. It recently entered the top 20 nationally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Just behind her, NF lands at #45 with “Just Like You”, the second top 50 entry from the mixtape Clouds at the format. (The title track spent a week at #50 in late March.) Coldplay is hoping to earn their first top 40 single since 2017 with “Higher Power”, which bows at #47. Finally, at #49, Major Lazer is back on the chart with the Sia and Labrinth-assisted “Titans”.

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (May 11, 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: it’s a return to the top spot for Regard, Troye Sivan and Tate McRae regarding the latest adds report. Let’s add ’em up:

“YOU” KNOW THIS SONG: In a largely uneventful week in terms of big numbers, the current chart hit “You” earned another 29 adds on the updated report, as Regard, Troye Sivan and Tate McRae claim the top spot for the third time in the last four weeks. Their reactive tune is currently breezing through the top 30 at the format.

Fresh titles from Mimi Webb and NF performed well enough to reach the top five on the report, as the former’s “Good Without” earned 22 stations during the session and a third place finish, while the latter’s “Just Like You” picked up 21 stations and took fourth.

Charting singles from Billie Eilish, Kali Uchis and Polo G 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. REGARD, TROYE SIVAN & TATE MCRAE, “You” (Ministry Of Sound/Epic)
2. BILLIE EILISH, “Your Power” (Darkroom/Interscope)
3. MIMI WEBB, “Good Without” (Epic)
4. NF, “Just Like You” (Virgin)
5. KALI UCHIS, “Telepatía” (Virgin EMI/Interscope)
6. ANITTA, “Girl From Rio” (Warner)
7-T. POLO G, “Rapstar” (Columbia)
7-T. RITON x NIGHTCRAWLERS featuring MUFASA & HYPEMAN, “Friday” (RCA)
9. COLDPLAY, “Higher Power” (Parlophone/Atlantic)
10. DJ KHALED featuring POST MALONE, MEGAN THEE STALLION, LIL BABY & DABABY, “I Did It” (We The Best/Roc Nation/Epic)

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ADD LIB — Brace For (CHR) Impact (May 4, 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: superstar Billie Eilish is happier than ever at the top of the adds report. Let’s add ’em up:

A “POWER” GRAB: Taken from her upcoming album Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish easily grabs the top spot on the adds report at Top 40 radio with “Your Power”, picking up 141 commitments in its first week. Unsurprisingly, the track also led this week’s report at Alternative radio, earning 48 adds there.

The numbers drop off significantly from there, with several new or emerging collaborations taking up the rest of the top four.

Charting singles from AJR, Kali Uchis and Lil Nas X 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. BILLIE EILISH, “Your Power” (Darkroom/Interscope)
2. REGARD, TROYE SIVAN & TATE MCRAE, “You” (Ministry Of Sound/Epic)
3. RITON x NIGHTCRAWLERS featuring MUFASA & HYPEMAN, “Friday” (RCA)
4. MAJOR LAZER featuring SIA & LABRINTH, “Titans” (Mad Decent)
5. KALI UCHIS, “Telepatía” (Virgin EMI/Interscope)
6. LIL NAS X, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” (Columbia)
7. GIVĒON, “Heartbreak Anniversary” (Not So Fast/Epic)
8. DJ KHALED featuring POST MALONE, MEGAN THEE STALLION, LIL BABY & DABABY, “I Did It” (We The Best/Roc Nation/Epic)
8-T. POLO G, “Rapstar” (Columbia)
10-T. AJR, “Way Less Sad” (S-Curve/Hollywood)
10-T. ANITTA, “Girl From Rio” (Warner)

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RADIO ACTIVE — A Weekly Chart CHRonicle (March 21, 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 all the songs that continue to drive onto the pop radio highway, here’s a look at what’s hitting the gas at the format this week:

DRIVERS WANTED: Holding steady for a fourth week, Olivia Rodrigo claims the top spot on the pop chart and remains above 19,000 spins with “Driver’s License”. However, the song is in need of some fuel: it’s down more than 500 spins. Additionally, the hit advances from 2-1 on the Hot AC chart, marking her first chart-topper at that format as well.

Justin Bieber has the highest of two new entries in the top 40 with “Hold On”, climbing from 45-34. Accordingly, it’s also his 34th top 40 single to date. Also new to the top 40: “Sacrifice”, the 18th chart entry for Bebe Rexha, which leaps from 44-35.

There’s also some larger debut activity in the top 50 this week: leading things off, “Friday” comes in at #45 for producers Riton and Nightcrawlers. Their song features a sample of a viral video created by internet personalities Mufasa and Hypeman. “Friday” is already a solid hit overseas, reaching the top ten in some parts of Europe. Chart regular Drake starts at #47 with one of three songs he released earlier this month, “What’s Next”. It just debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list. Lastly, at #49, is the TikTok-fueled “In The End”, a partial remake of Linkin Park‘s 2002 hit from producer Tommee Profitt and singer Fleurie. Profitt has a small history of top 40 entries as a songwriter and producer for NF, including his chart-topping “Let You Down” from three years ago.

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