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Cage The Elephant’s “Mess Around” Reclaims #1 at Alternative Radio

Cage The Elephant’s “Mess Around” suffered a loss in weekly airplay during the February 14-20 tracking week.

Coldplay’s “Adventure Of A Lifetime” suffered a bigger one.

As a result, “Mess Around” returns to #1 on the Mediabase alternative airplay chart.

The song, which ceded the throne to “Adventure” last week, returns to the top thanks to the ~2,798 spins it received during the official February 14-20 tracking week (-93).

Spun ~2,791 times this week (-127), “Adventure” slips to #2.

Up one place, Foals’ “Mountain At My Gates” follows at #3 with ~2,401 weekly spins (+138). Twenty one pilots’ “Stressed Out” drops a place to #4 courtesy its ~2,391 tracking week plays (-82), while Nothing But Thieves’ “Trip Switch” holds at #5 on the strength of its ~2,288 weekly spins (+38).

Brian Cantor

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