Powered by pop radio’s greatest weekly airplay gain, Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” soars into the Top 15 on this week’s Mediabase airplay chart.
The song received ~7,622 plays during the September 6-12 tracking week. That count, which bests last week’s mark by a format-leading 2,077, propels the song six places to a new high of #12.
Other notable gainers included The Weeknd’s #10 “The Hills” (+1,992), Taylor Swift’s #14 “Wildest Dreams” (+1,900), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ #19 “Downtown” (+1,821), and Shawn Mendes’ #13 “Stitches” (+1,454).
“Wildest Dreams” and “Stitches” are also new to the Top 15.
In addition to its #12 pop position, “What Do You Mean?” grabs #22 at rhythmic and a Top 40 slot at hot adult contemporary.