French Montana, Swae Lee | Andrew Lipovsky/NBC
French Montana’s “Unforgettable (featuring Swae Lee)” previously hit #1 at urban and rhythmic radio. Portugal. The Man’s “Feel It Still” is the reigning #1 song at alternative radio.
This week, the two crossover hits will continue their climbs at pop radio. Both songs are set to claim Top 10 spots on this week’s Mediabase pop radio airplay chart.
“Unforgettable” received 7,775 spins during the first six days of the September 10-16 tracking week. Up 10.0% from the count at this time last week, the tally slots “Unforgettable” at #9 on Mediabase’s building pop chart.
“Feel It Still” is #10 on the building pop chart. It received 7,725 spins during the aforementioned six-day window (+19.7%).
Neither song holds a huge lead over Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s building #11 “Despacito (featuring Justin Bieber),” which received 7,677 spins during the tracking period’s first six days. Both, however, hold a clear momentum advantage. Whereas “Unforgettable” and “Feel It Still” are up 10.0% and 19.7%, respectively, from their marks at this time last week, “Despacito” is down 16.9%.
The trajectories suggest “Unforgettable” and “Feel It Still” will build on their leads as the chart goes final.
As they face no other imminent threat, “Unforgettable” and “Feel It Still” should indeed earn Top 10 positions on the official chart.