TAG THEY'RE IT: SHAZAM'S BIGGEST MOVERS
DJ Khaled has a solid of history of getting listeners to point phones at speakers, and his latest We The Best/Epic jam, “Wild Thoughts” f/Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, has done it again.
The fourth track to be released prior to Friday’s drop of Grateful is #4 on the Shazam USA Top 100 and #5 on the U.K. Top 100, making it the biggest mover on the chart in both countries. It rose 197 slots in the week topping the impressive 165-space rise of Calvin Harris f/Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean’s’ “Feels” (Columbia). “Feels” is up 139 spaces to #62 in the U.K.
Bishop Briggs’ “River” (Island) came out in 2015 and rose into the Top 10 at Alternative radio. It enjoys a 135-slot jump to #66 this week thanks to use on three dance competitions in the last three weeks: World of Dance, Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Dance.
World of Dance also provided an assist to Bruno Mars’ “Chunky” and “Powerful,” a 2015 release from Major Lazer f/Ellie Goulding and Tarrus Riley.
Back in the U.K., 18-year-old YouTube sensation Grace Grundy, now signed to Sony, sees her cover Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa’s “Scared to Be Lonely rise 161 slots to #40. Rufus Wainwright’s 2002 cover of Lennon & McCartney’s “Across the Universe” is up 151 slots to #50 thanks to a Samsung ad.
