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“Cheap Thrills” Will Indeed Become Sia’s First Pop Radio #1

With three days of the tracking week now in the books, it appears safe to conclude that Sia’s “Cheap Thrills (featuring Sean Paul)” will claim #1 on this week’s Mediabase pop radio airplay chart.

The song received 7,774 spins during the first three days of the July 17-23 tracking week. Up 12.2% from the count at the same time last week, the tally positions “Cheap Thrills” at a comfortable #1 on the building chart.

Since they are on the decline, The Chainsmokers’ building #2 “Don’t Let Me Down (featuring Daya)” and Drake’s building #3 “One Dance” do not pose credible threats to Sia’s tune. Calvin Harris’ building #4 “This Is What You Came For (featuring Rihanna)” is up in week-to-week airplay (7,015 spins across the first three days, +5.9%), but it is not gaining quickly enough to challenge “Cheap Thrills” for #1 this week.

Upon topping this week’s chart, “Cheap Thrills” will become Sia’s first #1 hit at pop radio. Her previous high came courtesy Flo Rida’s #2-peaking “Wild Ones,” on which she appears as a featured artist.

Prior to “Cheap Thrills,” Sia’s highest ranking pop hit as a lead artist was the #10-peaking “Chandelier.”

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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