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

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).

Brian Cantor

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