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Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber’s “Despacito” Is Scoring Well With Pop Radio Listeners

“Despacito” posts glowing marks in this week’s pop radio callout report.

Mediabase and Critical Mass Media’s latest pop radio callout report confirms a very positive listener reaction to Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito (featuring Justin Bieber).”

Based on a survey of pop radio listeners, the report says that the song is receiving a positive reaction from 68.8% of listeners, a negative reaction from 15.9% of listeners and thus a “net positive” score of 52.9%.

It also boasts a “favorite” rating from 30.7%.

Thirty-five songs are featured in this week’s pop callout report, and “Despacito” is one of the best-scoring for all columns. It has the fourth-highest positive score, is tied for the lowest negative score, has the second-best positive score, and holds the #1 favorite rating.

“Despacito” is quickly climbing the pop radio chart and already #1 on the all-encompassing Billboard Hot 100.

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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