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Kenny Chesney & P!nk’s “Setting The World On Fire” Erupts As Country Radio’s Most Added; The Band Perry Follows

Kenny Chesney’s “Setting The World On Fire (featuring P!nk)” is proving to be a hot commodity with radio programmers. The song easily ranks as country radio’s most added song this week.

“Fire,” which premiered (and received instant iHeartMedia support) this past Thursday, was added by a whopping 115 Mediabase-monitored stations in conjunction with this week’s official impact. The count easily slots the Chesny-P!nk duet atop the country radio add board.

The Band Perry’s new release “Comeback Kid” grabs second place. The song, which debuted Monday morning, had won support from 46 stations by the time the add board closed Monday afternoon.

Luke Bryan’s “Move” follows as third-most added with 31 pickups, while an add count of 28 slots Miranda Lambert’s “Vice” as fourth-most added. Jason Aldean’s “A Little More Summertime” lands in fifth with 22 adds.

This week’s other notable country radio options: RaeLynn’s “Love Triangle” (18 adds, 6th), Toby Keith’s “A Few More Cowboys” (17 adds, 7th), Tim McGraw’s “How I’ll Always Be” (14 adds, 8th), Trent Harmon’s “There’s A Girl” (12 adds, 9th), and Old Dominion’s “Song For Another Time” (11 adds, 10th).

Brian Cantor

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