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Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj’s “Side To Side” Officially Reaches #1 At Pop Radio

THE 2016 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS(r) - The “2016 American Music Awards,” the world’s biggest fan-voted award show, broadcasts live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, at 8:00 p.m. EST, on ABC. (Image Group LA/ABC) ARIANA GRANDE, NICKI MINAJ

Last week, Ariana Grande’s “Side To Side (featuring Nicki Minaj)” reached #2 on the Mediabase pop radio airplay chart.

This week, it ascends to #1.

Spun ~17,528 times during the December 4-10 tracking week (+980), “Side To Side” seizes the throne from The Chainsmokers’ “Closer (featuring Halsey).”

Credited with ~15,810 weekly spins (-1,212), “Closer” falls to #2 after ten (non-consecutive) weeks on top.

“Side To Side” is Ariana Grande’s third pop radio #1. She previously topped the Mediabase chart with “Problem (featuring Iggy Azalea)” and her “Bang Bang” collaboration with Minaj and Jessie J.

Up one place, The Weeknd’s “Starboy (featuring Daft Punk)” claims #3 on this week’s chart. It received ~15,134 weekly spins (-77).

Maroon 5’s “Don’t Wanna Know (featuring Kendrick Lamar)” soars four places to #4 with ~14,114 weekly plays (+1,739), while DJ Snake’s “Let Me Love You (featuring Justin Bieber)” drops two spots to #5 with ~14,074 (-1,999).

Written by 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.

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