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Maddie & Tae’s “Girl in a Country Song” is Most-Played, Set for #1

Now country radio’s most-played song on a rolling basis, Maddie and Tae’s “Girl in a Country Song” is due to formally claim the #1 position on this week’s official Mediabase airplay chart. It was #2 last week.

According to Mediabase, the song claimed a format-leading 7,777 spins during the seven day period between November 27 and December 3. That gives it the airplay edge over Keith Urban’s reigning #1 hit “Somewhere in My Car,” which received 7,564 spins within that window.

Urban’s tune claimed a slight audience advantage over that period (56.21 million vs. 56.00 million impressions), but the rising “Girl in a Country Song” is expected to quickly overtake the falling “Car” in that regard as well.

Mediabase’s official airplay chart, which tracks performance from Sunday-Saturday, will be formally revealed Sunday evening. “Girl in a Country Song” has thus far amassed 4,524 spins in conjunction with that official tracking period, which gives it a comfortable edge over Tim McGraw’s “Shotgun Rider” (4,186) and Urban’s “Somewhere in My Car” (4,171).

The debut single from the Maddie & Tae duo, “Girl in a Country Song” became a media obsession this summer due primarily to its sharp attack on bro country cliches. Poetry exists in the fact that a song responsible for criticizing country’s portrayal of women will achieve the rare feat of thrusting an unestablished female act to the top of the airplay chart.

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. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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