It was an extremely slow week and there were no major singles impacting. Adele's "Hello" (XL/Columbia), Dej Loaf's "Back Up", and The Chainsmokers "Roses" (Disruptor) each grab a handful of adds, as does RCA's Bryson Tiller for his debut single "Don't." Def Jam's Jeremih posts a few new stations for "Oui" as does Big Sean with "Play No Games" (G.O.O.D. Music).

It’s Thanksgiving week, which means a shortened work week, as we gear up to celebrate on Thursday, then rest and shop on Friday. It’s also a light week for new music impacting, which gives a number of records another week in rotation to prove themselves. But with sales season fully in play, Justin Bieber is the big winner. His album sold 520k+ in its first week, pulling away from One Direction, which did 400k. This seems to all be a warm up for Adele, however, whose predictions are now somewhere around 3m for her first week; that would break the all-time record of 2.4m set by NSYNC. Rumors are swirling that Rihanna will be dropping a new single this week, to be followed shortly by her eighth album, ANTI. We need superstar acts, and she certainly is one.

For the fifth consecutive week, Drake’s “Hotline Bling” (YMCMB) is the #1 song in the land. He’s been one of this format’s most consistent artists over the last four years. Republic’s Gary Spangler, Davey Dee and Stef Cole also take Post Malone’s “White Iverson” inside the Top 5, gaining 640 spins. Ariana Grande’s “Focus” jumps #18-12, tacking on an additional 550 spins. Drake & Future’s “Jumpman” (YMCMB/A1/Epic/Republic) have an amazing week as well, moving #24-19 and adding 565 spins. Dawin f/Silento’s “Dessert” (Casablanca) climbs #35-30, up 65 spins, while The Weeknd’s “In the Night” (XO) is this week’s highest debut. It leaps #74-31, gaining 833 spins; that also makes it good enough for the biggest increase of the week. Adrian Marcel’s “Take Your Time” (L7), meanwhile, is just outside of the chart and up 70 spins.

The next record in line to take over #1 is “Here” by Def Jam’s Alessia Cara. Rick Sackheim, Noah Sheer and Scott Maness have her at #3, up 625 spins, and she looks to be about two weeks away from the promised land. Big Sean’s “Play No Games” (G.O.O.D.) is at #14, up 165 spins, with Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” (RBMG) right behind at #15. Bieber was up 510 spins and is firing on all cylinders. 2 Chainz’s “Watch Out,” Rick Ross f/Chris Brown’s “Sorry” (MMG) and Jeremih’s “Oui” are all lingering in the mid-40s and looking to debut next week.


Columbia’s Ayelet Schiffman and James White take Dej Loaf f/Big Sean’s “Back Up” inside the Top 10 with an increase of 465 spins. This is Loaf’s biggest record to date! They also have J. Cole’s “No Role Modelz” (Roc Nation) at #11, gaining 295 spins. Adele’s “Hello” (XL) moves #26-20 this week, sporting a massive 450 spin increase. There are also a few “Hello” remixes floating around, although I think the original is pretty damn good. I heard one featuring Joe that WKYS D.C. is playing, and that was solid. The Chainsmokers’ “Roses” (Disruptor) moves inside the Top 50, up 105 spins, and could debut next week.


RCA’s John Strazza, Inca and Lori G have Chris Brown’s “Zero” at #9, gaining 255 spins. They also have Tinashe f/Chris Brown’s “Player” at #13, up a cool 300 plays. Bryson Tiller’s “Don’t” debuts this week at #34, thanks to a 135 spin increase. Next up on the chart for them is G Eazy’s “Me Myself and I,” which was up 120 spins this week.

Epic’s Sujit Kundu takes Travi$ Scott’s “Antidote” (Grand Hustle) Top 10 this week. This one just keeps on picking up new believers each and every week; it was also up 385 spins. Meghan Trainor f/John Legend’s “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” moves #37-33, picking up an additional 80 spins. It’s still Top 10 in single sales on iTunes. And finally, they’re impacting Yo Gotti’s “Down in the DM” this coming week.

Biggest Increase:
1) The Weeknd “In The Night” XO/Republic
2) Post Malone “White Iverson” Republic
3) Alessia Cara “Here” Def Jam
4) Drake & Future “Jumpman” YMCMB/A1/Epic/Republic
5) Ariana Grande “Focus” Republic

The Pulse:
1) Drake & Future “Jumpman” YMCMB/A1/Epic/Republic
2) Bryson Tiller “Don’t” RCA
3) The Weeknd “In The Night” XO/Republic
4) G-Eazy f/Bebe Rexha “Me, Myself and I” RCA
5) Adele “Hello” XL/Columbia

Drake's epic “Hotline Bling” (YMCMB/Republic) will hold at #1 for a fourth week, with Def Jam's Alessia Cara moving to #2 and up 500 spins. Post Malone also climbs into the top tiers of the chart with "White Iverson" and will see a 500+ spin gain. Dej Loaf's “Back Up” (Columbia) and Ariana Grande's "Focus" (Republic) both enter the Top 10, while Travi$ Scott's “Antidote” (Grand Hustle/Epic) sits just outside at #11. Meanwhile Adele's “Hello” (XL/Columbia) will blast upwards by 400 spins, along with a big move up from Drake & Future as well with “Jumpman” (YMCMB/A1/Epic/Republic). Debuts this week include The Weeknd's “In The Night” (XO) and Bryson Tiller's “Don’t” (RCA).

We’re now officially in Holiday sales mode. Last week, we saw how

Def Jam’s Justin Bieber, Alessia Cara and Logic performed along with SYCO/Columbia’s One Direction. Both Bieber and 1D scored debuts north of 400k, with Logic around 100k. Next, we’ll witness Adele’s power as 25 is released to the world. Speaking of Adele, she performed Tuesday in NYC and I was fortunate enough to attend. On another note, I’d like to congratulate Brandon "Buster" Satterfield for getting the PD gig at WNOW Indy and Shady Spencer for his new gig as PD of WLTO Lexington. Both are well respected and we welcome them back to radio! And what a great time of year if you’re sports fan. The NFL is beginning to get serious. College football has huge upsets every week as top teams jockey for one of the four playoff spots. College basketball (my personal favorite) kicked off this weekend, and the NBA and NHL are just getting started. There’s always something great happening to get your sports fix.

Getting back to the music, Drake‘s “Hotline Bling” (YMCMB) holds the #1 spot for a third week. Gary Spangler, Davey Dee and Stef Cole are currently impacting The Weeknd’s new track, “In the Night” (XO). He’s coming off three #1 records, and there’s a good chance this one will be Most Added on Tuesday. Post Malone’s “White Iverson” climbs to #6, up 335 spins, and is starting to crossover to Top 40 as well. Ariana Grande’s “Focus” leaps #27-18 and gains 855 spins, which is good enough for the biggest increase this week. Drake & Future’s “Jumpman” (YMCMB/A1/Epic) sits at #27 with a 445 spin increase, while Dawin f/Silento’s “Dessert” (Casablanca) is up 80 spins. Shawn Mendes’ “Stitches” (Island) is at #42, and Adrian Marcel’s “Take Your Time” (L7) is at #50.


Def Jam’s Rick Sackheim, Noah Sheer and Scott Maness get Alessia Cara’s “Here” into the #3 position with a 445-spin increase this week. Justin Bieber has two on the chart with “What Do You Mean?” at #5 and “Sorry” already posted at #19, gaining 375 spins. Big Sean’s “Play No Games” (G.O.O.D.) moves up to #13, picking up an additional 190 spins. 2 Chainz’ “Watch Out,” Rick Ross’ “Sorry” (MMG) and Jeremih’s “Oui” are all growing and a few weeks from charting.

Over at RCA, John Strazza, Inca and Lori G take Chris Brown’s “Zero” inside the Top 10 to land at #9, up 185 spins. Tinashe f/Chris Brown’s “Player” climbs #18-14, up 280 spins. Newcomer Bryson Tiller and his debut single “Don’t” move to #43, adding 180 spins. G Eazy’s “Me, Myself, and I” comes in at #43 with a 235 spin increase. This one’s surely a lock to debut next week.


Ayelet Schiffman and James White at Columbia continue to do their thing with Dej Loaf f/Big Sean’s “Back Up,” moving it to #11, up 290 spins. J. Cole’s “No Role Modelz” (Roc Nation) also goes Top 15, tacking on another 175 spins. Adele’s “Hello” (XL) leaps #32-23 this week, adding 460 spins. They’re impacting The Chainsmokers f/Rozes’ “Roses” this week. It’s up 40 spins at Rhythm and nearly 500 spins at Top 40.

Epic’s Sujit Kundu has Travi$ Scott’s “Antidote” (Grand Hustle) at #16, up 310 spins as it continues to gain momentum. Meghan Trainor f/John Legend’s “Like I’m Gonna Lose You” sits at #37, up 60 spins, while it proves to be a real hit at Top 40 and approaches Top 10 there.

Largest Increases:
1) Ariana Grande “Focus” Republic
2) Adele “Hello” XL/Columbia
3) Alessia Cara “Here” Def Jam
4) Drake & Future “Jumpman” YMCMB/A1/Epic/Republic
5) Justin Bieber “Sorry” RBMG/Def Jam

The Pulse:
1) Drake & Future “Jumpman” YMCMB/A1/Epic/Republic
2) Travi$ Scott “Antidote” Grand Hustle/Epic
3) The Weeknd “In The Night” XO/Republic
4) G-Eazy f/BeBe Rexha “Me, Myself, and I” RCA
5) Adele “Hello” XL/Columbia