Republic’s Gary Spangler, Davey Dee and Stef Cole are sitting on top again this week with The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” (XO), which was up 460 spins. It has a comfortable, nearly 1000-spin gain on the next record. Meanwhile, his new single, “The Hills,” was the biggest debut on the chart, and had an increase of 580 spins. That’s a combined 1030 new spins on him! I think it’s safe to say that The Weeknd is now a core artist for the format. Taylor Swift f/Kendrick Lamar’s “Bad Blood” (Big Machine) climbs #8-7, adding 175 spins to her total. They also have Sage The Gemini f/Nick Jonas’ “Good Thing” at #11, gaining 150 spins, and Natalie La Rose f/Fetty Wap’s “Around the World” at #15, tacking on 290 spins.

The #2 record belongs to Columbia, and Ayelet Schiffman and James White. OMI’s “Cheerleader” (Ultra) was up 535 spins and is next in line to inherit the #1 throne in a few weeks. Samantha J’s “League of My Own” slides into the #30 position, up 95 spins. They’re impacting Dej Loaf f/Big Sean’s “Back Up” this week; it already has a number of early supporters, including WJMN Boston, KUUU Salt Lake City, WRCL Flint, KOPW Omaha and SiriusXM’s The Heat. They’ve got new tracks from J. Cole and Juicy J coming shortly as well.

John Strazza, Inca and Lori G take Kid Ink f/Dej Loaf’s “Be Real” #5-4 this week. They just miss charting with Miguel’s “Coffee” (#41), which was up 75 spins. R. City f/Adam Levine’s “Locked Away” had another solid week, up triple-digits. And Prince Royce f/Pitbull & Jennifer Lopez’s “Back It Up” moves inside the Top 50, and looks to debut in the next few weeks. They’re impacting Chris Brown’s “Liquor” this week; it’s already debuted at Urban, and moves to #33 this week at that format.


Def Jam’s Rick Sackhiem, Noah Sheer and Scott Maness are heating up. They have Big Sean f/Kanye West & John Legend’s “One Man Can Change the World” at #21, gaining 235 spins this week. Jeremih f/J. Cole’s “Planes” adds an additional 160 spins and moves to #28. Afrojack’s “SummerThing!” is now inside the Top 50, while YG’s “Twist My Fingaz” has quite an impressive week, gaining 160 spins. They’re impacting Alessia Cara’s “Here” this week; it’s seeing multiple format support already.

Epic’s Sujit Kundu has Fifth Harmony f/Kid Ink’s “Worth It” sliding to #17. This record has been on the chart for 19 weeks, and it’s still growing. Casey Veggies’ “Tied Up” moves to #44 this week. The jump of the week comes from Future f/Drake’s “Where Ya At” (A1/Freebandz); it leaps #174-51, up 250 spins, and looks to debut next week. His sales were amazing as well, as the album debuted at #1.

Lee L’Heureux and Warner Bros. have Jason Derulo’s “Cheyenne” (Beluga Heights) at #26, adding 140 spins this week. Nico & Vinz f/Kid Ink’s “That’s How You Know” ascends to #60, tacking on another 170 spins. It’s still very early, but there’s a solid buzz on that one.

Also, make sure you check out the remix of Janet Jackson’s “No Sleeep,” which features J. Cole. It really adds some flavor and soul to the record.


Largest increases:
1) Silento “Watch Me” Bolo Productions/Capitol
2) The Weeknd “The Hills” XO/Republic
3) OMI “Cheerleader” Ultra/Columbia
4) The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” XO/Republic
5) Major Lazer f/DJ Snake “Lean On” Mad Decent

The Pulse:
1) Dej Loaf f/Big Sean “Back Up” Columbia
2) The Weeknd “The Hills” XO/Republic
3) Nico & Vinz f/Kid Ink “That’s How You Know” Warner Bros.
4) Future f/Drake “Where Ya At” A1/Freebandz/Epic
5) Alessia Cara “Here” Def Jam

New music this week includes a hot collabo from two Detroit natives Dej and Sean, a new 18 year-old Toronto soul singer who wrote a wallflower anthem, certified g-funk West Coast vibes for YG from one of Kendrick Lamar's core producers on TPAB and a superstar who was finally allowed to leave the Philippines after being marooned in immigration over a concert dispute for three days.

Dej Loaf f/ Big Sean, "Back Up" (IBGM/Columbia)
Alessia Cara, "Here" (EP/Def Jam)
YG, "Twist My Fingaz" (Def Jam)
Chris Brown, "Liquor" (RCA)

The Weeknd (XO/Republic) follows up his first number one record "Earned It" with yet another, as "Can't Feel My Face" lands in the #1 spot this week while his other track "The Hills" blasts onto the chart with a 450+ spin increase. Abel Tesfaye is on fire, but Omi is in hot pursuit as “Cheerleader” (Ultra/Columbia) sits right behind at #2 with momentum strong. Major Lazer's “Lean On” (Mad Decent/Columbia) climbs into the top 10 this week. Sage The Gemini's “Good Thing” (Empire/Republic) and Natalie La Rose's “Around The World” (IMG) will both see significant gains, as will Def Jam label mates Big Sean with “OMCCTW” and Jeremih's “Planes”.

Republic’s The Weeknd (XO) has quickly become a household name. For many stations, it started with “Earned It,” from the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack. Then came “Can’t Feel My Face,” which just this week, became the new #1 record at Rhythm (up another 1000 spins); it’s also steamrolling up the Pop and Hot A/C charts. His new record, “The Hills,” is up over 200 spins and is at #47 at the format this week. Amazingly, sales are over 138k a week, and that’s in addition to the incredible sales on “Can’t Feel My Face.” A record that wasn’t even a “radio record” until this week has earned over 530k at iTunes. That really shows how rabid and passionate his fan base is. His upcoming LP Beauty Behind the Madness is set to drop 8/28, and “The Hills” impacts this week. Gary Spangler, Davey Dee and Stef Cole also have Taylor Swift f/Kendrick Lamar’s “Bad Blood” (Big Machine), which is up an additional 310 spins, and moves to #8. Sage The Gemini f/Nick Jonas’ “Good Thing” slides into the #13 position, adding 330 spins, while Natalie La Rose f/Fetty Wap’s “Around the World” (IMG) climbs inside the Top 20, gaining 380 spins.



Columbia’s Ayelet Schiffman and James White have OMI’s “Cheerleader” (Ultra) dancing its way into the Top 5; it was up another 850 spins this week, good enough for the #2 biggest increase this week. Samantha J’s “League of My Own” moves to #31, with an increase of 115 spins. And next week, they debut Dej Loaf f/Big Sean’s “Back Up.” Expect new tracks from Juicy J and J. Cole in the near future as well.


Def Jam’s Rick Sackhiem, Noah Sheer and Scott Maness take Big Sean f/Kanye West & John Legend’s “One Man Can Change the World” inside the Top 25. It was up 325 spins, and continues to gain new believers each week. Jeremih f/J. Cole’s “Planes” climbs #33-29 this week, up 170 spins. They dropped a brand new YG track, “Twist My Fingaz,” last week, and it already has major market airplay from the West Coast. Alessia Cara’s “Here” is ramping up at Rhythm, with WPGC D.C. and WZMX Hartford among the early believers.

John Strazza, Inca and Lori G at RCA deliver another Top 5 record from Kid Ink. “Be Real,” featuring Dej Loaf, moves #6-5 and increases 340 spins. Pitbull f/Chris Brown’s “Fun” (Mr. 305/Polo Grounds) sits at #17, up 70 spins, while Miguel f/Wale’s “Coffee” is at #43 this week. R. City f/Adam Levine’s “Locked Away” had a very impressive week, adding 140 spins and moving #80-56. Chris Brown’s “Liquor,” meanwhile, is just getting started, and it’s gaining traction at Urban radio.

Epic’s Sujit Kundu has Fifth Harmony f/Kid Ink’s “Worth It” at #19 this week, having had one of its best weeks to date; it was up 260 spins and has been on the chart for 18 weeks now. Casey Veggies f/Dej Loaf’s “Tied Up” climbs to #46, and Future f/Drake’s “Where Ya At” impacts this week. Speaking of Future, early album sales are being projected at 130k+ first week.


Warner Bros.’ Lee L’Heureux impacts Nico & Vinz f/Kid Ink’s “That’s How You Know” this week. He also has Jason Derulo’s “Cheyenne” (Beluga Heights) going to #28, posting an additional 260 spins.

Largest increases:
1) The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” XO/Republic
2) OMI “Cheerleader” Ultra/Columbia
3) Major Lazer f/DJ Snake “Lean On” Mad Decent
4) Silento “Watch Me” Bolo Productions/Capitol
5) Natalie La Rose f/Fetty Wap “Around The World” IMG/Republic

The Pulse:
1) Dej Loaf f/Big Sean “Back Up” Columbia
2) The Weeknd “The Hills” XO/Republic
3) Nico & Vinz “That’s How You Know” Warner Bros.
4) Samantha J “League of My Own” Columbia
5) Alessia Cara “Here” Def Jam