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The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar’s “Pray For Me” Erupts As Pop Radio’s Most Added Song

“Pray For Me” won a considerable amount of support in conjunction with this week’s impact.

In addition to topping the rhythmic and urban radio add boards, The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar’s “Pray For Me” earns the most-added honor at pop radio.

The “Black Panther” soundtrack single won support from a whopping 126 Mediabase-monitored pop stations in conjunction with this week’s official impact.

The impressive tally more than doubles that of the next-most added song.

Justin Timberlake’s “Say Something (featuring Chris Stapleton),” that song, landed at 62 new stations this week.

Picked up by 48 stations, Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey’s “The Middle” ranks as third-most added. Jack & Jack’s “Beg” takes fourth place with 34 pickups, while an add count of 23 positions Drake’s “God’s Plan” as fifth-most added.

This week’s other notable pop radio options: Troye Sivan’s “MY MY MY” (20 adds, 6th-most), Iggy Azalea’s “Savior (featuring Quavo)” (16 adds, 7th-most), Kent Jones’ “Merengue” (15 adds, 8th-most), Kesha’s “Woman (featuring The Dap-Kings Horns)” (11 adds, 9th-most), and Why Don’t We’s “Trust Fund Baby” (10 adds, 10th-most).

Major Market/Station Adds:
New York – Z100 – Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar), Say Something (Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton)
New York – 103.5 KTU – Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar), Merengue (Kent Jones)

Los Angeles – 102.7 KIIS – Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)
Los Angeles – Radio Disney – [big playlist update this week; add recap should return next week]
Los Angeles – 97.1 AMP – Let Me Go (Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso ft. FGL & watt), Beautiful Trauma (P!nk)

Chicago – B96 – Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar), God’s Plan (Drake), I Know You (Craig David ft. Bastille)
Chicago – 103.5 KISS – Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar), Trust Fund Baby (Why Don’t We), Hold Me Tight Or Don’t (Fall Out Boy), Say Something (Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton)

San Francisco – 99-7 NOW – Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar), This Is Me (Keala Settle), Woman (Kesha ft. The Dap-King Horns), Trust Fund Baby (Why Don’t We)
San Francisco – WiLD 94.9 – Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar), Say Something (Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton), The Middle (Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey)

Dallas – Hot 93.3 – I Miss You (Clean Bandit ft. Julia Michaels), Beg (Jack & Jack), Woman (Kesha ft. The Dap-Kings Horns), I Like Me Better (Lauv)
Dallas – 106.1 KISS – Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

Sirius XM – Hits 1 – Live In The Moment (Portugal. The Man), I Fall Apart (Post Malone), Don’t Wanna Feel It (Wild Things)

Brian Cantor

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