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Ellie Goulding’s “Still Falling For You” Repeats As Hot AC Radio’s Most Added

Hot adult contemporary radio programmers are still falling for Ellie Goulding’s “Still Falling For You.” The “Bridget Jones’s Baby” single ranks as the format’s most added song for a second straight week.

“Still Falling For You” was added by 15 Mediabase-monitored stations this week. The count gives Goulding’s tune the narrow edge over The Chainsmokers’ “Closer (featuring Halsey),” which garnered 14 weekly pickups.

Meghan Trainor’s “Better (featuring Yo Gotti)” narrowly trails with 13 adds, while an add count of 11 slots OneRepublic’s “Kids” as fourth-most added. Picked up by 9 stations, Andy Grammer’s “Fresh Eyes” takes fifth place.

This week’s other notable Hot AC options: Ariana Grande’s “Into You” (8 adds, 6th-most, tie), Kungs & Cookin’ On 3 Burners’ “This Girl” (8 adds, 6th-most, tie), Fitz And The Tantrums’ “HandClap” (7 adds, 8th-most, tie), Gavin DeGraw’s “She Sets The City On Fire” (7 adds, 8th-most, tie), and Major Lazer’s “Cold Water (featuring Justin Bieber & MØ)” (7 adds, 8th-most, tie).

Brian Cantor

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