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YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP

Columbia’s Tyga and Curtis Roach turn the TikTok hit “Bored in the House” into this week’s most added, grabbing 30 stations first week. Epic sees two records in the most added column, as Young T & Bugsey’s “Don’t Rush” and Bia’s “Cover Girl” get 19 and 15 commitments, respectively. Interscope’s Moneybagg Yo grabs 17 adds on impact with “1 23” f/Blac Youngsta, while Columbia cleans up 12 more stations on Powfu’s “coffee for your head” f/beabadoobee.


 
 
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In other news, not much has changed with the Top 2 records. The real race is now on at RCA with H.E.R.’s “Slide” f/YG and Doja Cat’s “Say So” (Kemosabe). “Slide” moves to #3, up 615 spins, while Doja Cat climbs to #5, gaining an astounding 970 spins! Lori G and Inca also have SZA X Justin Timberlake’s “The Other Side” at #23, Usher’s “Don’t Waste My Time” at #40 and are impacting G-Eazy’s “Still Be Friends” f/Tory Lanez this week, which is off to a solid start at #60.

Republic’s Davey Dee and Garrett Ream have The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (XO) at #6, up 680 spins and aiming for Top 5. Skip Marley & H.E.R.’s “Slow Down” enters the Top 20, thanks to a 200-spin increase. Karol G & Nicki Minaj’s “TUSA” follows at #21, up 250 spins. The Weeknd’s “In Your Eyes” (XO) explodes into the Top 25 with a 680-spin increase. Drake’s “Toosie Slide” dropped on Friday and grabbed 870 spins in 48 hours, debuting at #36. It’s safe to say that it’ll be a big ass record! Pop Smoke’s “Dior” debuts at #38, up 140 spins. NAV & Gunna’s “Turks” rockets to #50, up 395 spins. The streams on this one are amazing and it should debut this coming week.

Warner’s Brannon B Dot Scales has a big debut with PARTYNEXTDOOR’s “Believe It” f/Rihanna, landing at #31. It’s up 790 spins and will quickly enter the Top 20. Bryce Vine’s “Baby Girl” is at #49. Also impacting is NLE Choppa’s “Walk Em Down.”

At Interscope, Nino Cuccinello sees Summer Walker’s “Come Thru” f/Usher soar into the Top 10, up 340 spins and moving #15-8! Lil Mosey’s “Blueberry Faygo” is quickly moving to the next level as it’s streaming and Shazam numbers are crazy. It’s up 575 spins and shows no signs of slowing down. Eminem’s “Godzilla” follows as at #19, up 215 spins. DaBaby’s “Vibez” takes a 420-spin jump and vaults to #28. This is a monster at Urban as well.

Columbia’s John Strazza looks to debut Arizona Zervas’ “FML” this coming week, coming in at #48 and up 240 spins. They’re also getting airplay on Powfu’s “coffee for your head” f/beabadoobee, which is exploding with streams and buzz. Make sure you check this one out!

Epic’s Rick Sackheim and Dontay Thompson see Jackboys’ “Out West” (Cactus Jack) leap #29-22, gaining 325 spins. Yo Gotti’s “H.O.E” continues to develop.

Capitol’s Dixie Tipton has Migos’ “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott moving #16-13, up triple digits. Lil Yachty’s “Oprah’s Bank Account” f/Drake sees a 270-spins increase and is now #35. Lil Baby’s “Sum 2 Prove” is also starting to buzz.

Def Jam’s Noah Sheer welcomes Justin Bieber’s “Intentions” f/Quavo inside the Top 10. It’s up 275 spins and looks to get inside the Top 5 soon. Jhené Aiko’s “OTW” is #30, adding 175 spins to her total. Danileigh’s “Levi High” is at #43, gaining 170 spins. It looks to be a week away from a debut.

Lee L’Heureux and Geffen’s Rod Wave rockets #17-11 with “Heart on Ice,” gaining 390 spins and heading Top 10 this week! He also just misses a debut with J.I. The Prince of N.Y.’s “Need Me.” Look for this to hop on the chart this week.

Biggest increase:

Doja Cat “Say So” (Kemosabe/RCA)

Drake “Toosie Slide” (OVO/Republic)

PARTYNEXTDOOR “Believe it” f/Rihanna (Westbury Road/OVO/Warner)

The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (XO/Republic)

The Weeknd “In Your Eyes” (XO/Republic)

Buzz Records:

Drake “Toosie Slide” (OVO/Republic)

Arizona Zervas “FML” (Columbia)

Danileigh “Levi High” (Def Jam)

J.I. The Prince of N.Y. “Need Me” (Geffen/Interscope)

Pop Smoke “Dior” (Victor Victor/Republic)


 
 
YOUR RADIO CHART PREVIEW

There’s a lot of movement inside the Top 5 this week. RCA has H.E.R.’s “Slide” f/YG and Doja Cat’s “Say So” (Kemosabe) moving up, while Republic’s The Weeknd will be #5 this week with “Blinding Lights” (XO). Republic also has Drake’s “Toosie Slide” (OVO) aiming Top 10, just one week after it was released! Interscope’s Lil Mosey enters the Top 15 with “Blueberry Faygo.” Warner’s PARTYNEXTDOOR enters the Top 25 with “Believe It” f/Rihanna, which will be up over 650 spins. Look for Republic’s NAV & Gunna to debut this week with “Turks.”


 
 
YOUR RADIO ADD RECAP

Republic locks down 66 out of 72 stations on the panel this week with Drake’s “Toosie Slide,” pulling in the most adds for a record in a number of months. Warner grabs 25 commitments on NLE Choppa’s “Walk Em Down” f/Roddy Ricch. RCA’s G-Eazy pulls in 23 adds on “Still Be Friends” f/Tory Lanez, while Columbia sees 11 early believers in Powfu’s “coffee for your head,” and Warner’s PARTYNEXTDOOR closes out another 10 adds this week on “Believe It” f/Rihanna.