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Foo Fighters’ “Outside” Enters Alternative’s Top 20; CHVRCHES’ “Trace” Goes Top 30

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Powered by the format’s greatest weekly airplay gain, Foo Fighters’ “Outside” rockets into the Top 20 of this week’s Mediabase alternative radio airplay chart.

Up five places, “Outside” claims #19 on this week’s chart. It received ~868 plays during the August 16-22 tracking week.

That count bests last week’s mark by a healthy 264 spins; no other alternative song enjoyed a gain as great

“Outside” is the lone addition to this week’s Top 20. The Top 25 and Top 30, however, each welcome a new arrival.

— Silversun Pickups’ “Nightlight” enters the Top 25. Spun ~666 times this week (+185), it rises three places to #25 on the chart.

— CHVRCHES’ “Leave a Trace” joins the Top 30. Up one place, it claims #30 on the strength of its ~398 weekly plays (+57).

Written by Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002.

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