Since launching several weeks ago, Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” and Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” have enjoyed a similar rise up the pop radio airplay chart.
They reached the Top 20 in the same week. They reached the Top 15 in the same week. They reached the Top 10 in the same week.
This week, both are poised to officially reach the Top 5.
“Wildest Dreams” received 7,531 pop radio spins during the first four days of the current September 27-October 3 tracking week. Up 21.7% from last week’s count, the tally positions “Wildest Dreams” at #5 on Mediabase’s building pop radio airplay chart.
“What Do You Mean?” is #4 on the building chart; it received 7,736 plays during the tracking week’s first four days.
Facing no imminent threats, the two songs will be able to retain their Top 5 positions over the final three days of the tracking week.
Both, therefore, will claim Top 5 positions on Mediabase’s pop radio airplay chart. “WDYM” and “Wildest Dreams” were #8 and #9 on this past week’s chart, respectively.
