Ed Sheeran [Will Heath/NBC]
As it celebrates a second week atop the pop radio airplay chart, Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You” enjoys a first stint at #1 on Mediabase’s hot adult contemporary listing.
Up one place from last week’s position, “Shape Of You” takes #1 on the strength of its ~7,090 tracking week spins (+468).
Sheeran’s smash seizes the throne from Alessia Cara’s “Scars To Your Beautiful,” which falls to #2 this week. “Scars” earned ~6,950 spins during the February 19-25 tracking week (+61).
Maroon 5’s former nine-week #1 “Don’t Wanna Know” holds at #3 with ~5,916 (-452), while Adele’s “Water Under The Bridge” keeps #4 courtesy a play count of ~5,854 (-125).
Played ~5,360 times during the tracking week (+534), ZAYN & Taylor Swift’s “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” remains #5.