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Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” Reaches #15 At AC Radio, #57 At Hot AC, #85 At Pop

While promotion for Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” has thus far focused on the adult contemporary and hot adult contemporary formats, the song was also serviced to pop.

It received airplay at all three during the June 26-July 2 tracking week.

Its airplay was particularly healthy at AC. The “Star Trek: Beyond” single received 240 spins this past week, which earns the song #15 on the Mediabase AC chart.

A weekly spin count of 123 positions “Sledgehammer” as the Mediabase Hot AC panel’s #57 song. It earns the #85 position at pop with a weekly tally of 70 spins.

Brian Cantor

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