While Def Jam has not yet confirmed the rhythmic radio follow-up to Rihanna’s “Needed Me,” which reached #1 on this past week’s Mediabase airplay chart, there is reason to believe it may be “Sex With Me.”
“Sex With Me” was recently added to Def Jam’s weekly radio recap, which analyzes the Mediabase positions of the label’s official singles.
The “ANTI” track was actually down in weekly airplay – falling from #63 to #67 on the Mediabase rhythmic chart and from 157 spins to 139 weekly spins – but its inclusion in the weekly recap is still telling.
“Sex With Me” would not necessarily be a surprising choice. One of the top performers from the album, it has been on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for thirteen weeks. It appeared at #9 on last week’s edition of the chart.
Def Jam’s recap focuses only on the song’s rhythmic position, but “Sex With Me” would also presumably serve as a new single at urban radio, where “Needed Me” has ruled for three straight weeks.
“Sex With Me” is currently one of the Top 10 songs on New York’s Power 105.1 (urban), DC’s 93.9 WKYS (urban), and New York’s Hot 97 (rhythmic).
