Wednesday, November 5, 2014
by Andrew Arnold
In what now seems to be typical fashion, we have a new #1 record after just one week. Iggy Azalea f/Rita Ora’s "Black Widow" (Grand Hustle/Def Jam) gives way to Chris Brown f/Usher & Rick Ross’ "New Flame." RCA's John Strazza, Inca and Lori G have had a great year, and it’s not over yet. Kid Ink f/Usher & Tinashe’s "Body Language" jumps #17-13, up 415 spins, Tinashe f/A$AP Rocky’s "Pretend" is now Top 30, Mr. Probz’s "Waves" sits at #34 and Usher f/Juicy J’s "I Don't Mind" is at #41, and it’s already on the building chart at #38 today. They also have Jamie Foxx f/2 Chainz’s "Party Ain't a Party" and G-Eazy f/Remo’s "I Mean It" at #56 and #57 respectively… Gary Spangler and Davey Dee at Republic have some of the hottest records out there right now, with Rich Gang f/Young Thug & Rich Homie Quan’s "Lifestyle" currently inside the Top 10, gaining 325 spins, and Ariana Grande & The Weeknd’s "Love Me Harder" leaping #18-12, up 525 spins. On top of that, they have DJ Khaled f/Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future & Jeremih’s "Hold You Down" at #14, with an increase of 220 spins, "Habits (Stay High)" by Island’s Tove Lo at #18, up 290 spins, and The Weeknd’s "Often" at #36 and still growing. Look for Nick Jonas’ "Jealous" (Island) to debut this coming week, as well as Nicki Minaj f/Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown’s "Only," which is definitely one of the biggest buzz records out there right now. Drake also dropped a few new tracks, including "How About Now," which a number of stations are starting to play… Def Jam is the proud owner of the Top 2 Most Increased records this week. Rick Sackhiem, Noah Sheer and Scott Maness have Big Sean’s “IDFWU” at #11, up 733 spins, and Iggy Azalea f/M