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DJ Khaled’s “For Free,” Drake’s “Controlla,” Zara Larsson’s “Lush Life” Enter Pop Radio’s Top 50

Three songs officially crack pop radio’s Top 50 this week, and two involve Drake.

DJ Khaled’s “For Free,” which features Drake, ranks as the Mediabase pop panel’s #45 song this week. Up thirteen places from last week’s position, “For Free” received 582 tracking week spins (+319).

Spun 382 times during the tracking period (+33), Drake’s own “Controlla” rises four places to #49.

Zara Larsson’s “Lush Life” directly follows at #50. The song, which was #79 last week, earns its new peak ranking thanks to a tracking week spin count of 311 (+222).

— While it is not new to the Top 50, Usher’s “Crash” re-enters this week. Up six places, it takes #46 on the strength of its 564 weekly spins (+198).

Written by Brian Cantor

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