The lead single from Adam Lambert’s forthcoming “The Original High” ranks as this week’s most added song at hot adult contemporary radio.
According to Mediabase, the former “American Idol” contestant’s “Ghost Town” scored adds from 15 monitored Hot AC stations this week. No other song received as many pickups.
Currently #50 on Mediabase’s rolling hot adult contemporary airplay chart, “Ghost Town” will leverage the new wave of support to continue its climb.
Meghan Trainor’s “Dear Future Husband,” which is officially a Top 20 hit on the format’s airplay chart, ranks as second-most added this week. The follow-up to “Lips are Movin” won support from an additional 13 monitored stations.
Picked up by 10 monitored stations each, James Bay’s “Hold Back the River,” Jason Derulo’s “Want to Want Me” and Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again (featuring Charlie Puth)” tie for third-most added.
Other noteworthy Hot AC options included Fall Out Boy’s “Uma Thurman” (6th-most added, 9 adds), Tove Lo’s “Talking Body” (7th-most added, 8 adds), The Weeknd’s “Earned It” (8th-most added, 7 adds), Sam Hunt’s “Take Your Time” (9th-most added, 6 adds), Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness’ “Cecilia and the Satellite” (10th-most added, 5 adds), Andy Grammer’s “Honey, I’m Good” (10th-most added, 5 adds), Grace Potter’s “Alive Tonight” (10th-most added, 5 adds), Hilary Duff’s “Sparks” (10th-most added, 5 adds), Katy Tiz’ “Whistle (While You Work It)” (10th-most added, 5 adds), Natalie La Rose’s “Somebody (featuring Jeremih)” (10th-most added, 5 adds) and Rihanna’s “American Oxygen” (10th-most added, 5 adds).
Major market adds:
95.5 PLJ (New York) – Somebody (Natalie La Rose), Earned It (The Weeknd)
Fresh 102.7 (New York) – Ghost Town (Adam Lambert)
104.3 MYFM (Los Angeles) –
101.9fm (Chicago) – Honey, I’m Good (Andy Grammer), Dear Future Husband (Meghan Trainor)
Star 101.3 (San Francisco) – Ghost Town (Adam Lambert)
Alice @ 97.3 (San Francisco) – Ghost Town (Adam Lambert), Girl Crush (Little Big Town), I Believe (Christina Perri), Can’t Deny My Love (Brandon Flowers), Cecilia and the Satellite (Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness)
103.7 KVIL (Dallas) – Girl Crush (Little Big Town), Lay Me Down (Sam Smith), Nothing Without Love (Nate Ruess)
102.9 NOW (Dallas) – Bad Blood (Taylor Swift), See You Again (Wiz Khalifa)
