Currently in the era of her “first, documented, official pop album,” Taylor Swift is responsible for yet another documented pop radio smash.
“Bad Blood,” the latest single connected to Swift’s blockbuster “1989,” now ranks as pop radio’s most played song. If it can retain its lead through Sunday’s chart update — and it surely will — it will become the fourth straight “1989” single to officially claim #1 on Mediabase’s pop airplay listing.
According to Mediabase, “Bad Blood” received 17,753 pop spins during the period between June 13 and June 19. That gives it the edge over Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again (featuring Charlie Puth),” which had retained #1 on the rolling chart.
The “Furious 7” track received 17,711 spins within the June 13-19 window.
Walk the Moon’s “Shut Up and Dance” (17,692), Jason Derulo’s former #1 “Want to Want Me” (17,198) and Tove Lo’s “Talking Body” (14,602) follow.
If Swift’s “Bad Blood” indeed claims #1 on Sunday’s official Mediabase pop chart, it will have done so just five weeks after its formal radio launch.
None of the other “1989” singles, including lead “Shake it Off” and Hot 100 juggernaut “Blank Space,” reached the top of Mediabase’s chart as quickly.
— While its most impressive success has thus far come at pop, “Bad Blood” is proving to be a multi-format sensation. It is currently #5 on the rolling hot adult contemporary airplay chart, #14 on the rolling rhythmic chart and #20 on the rolling adult contemporary chart.
— The “Bad Blood” remix, which features Kendrick Lamar, is the official version of the single at pop and rhythmic radio. That version of the song, which is considered a “1989” single but did not actually appear on the original album, debuted on May 17.