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Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar’s “Pray For Me,” Maroon 5’s “Wait” Reach Top 20 At Pop Radio

“Pray For Me” rises to #17, while “Wait” ticks up to #20.

Maroon 5 and Kendrick Lamar once collaborated on a pop radio hit in “Don’t Wanna Know.”

This week, separate songs from the acts officially enter the Top 20 on the Mediabase pop radio chart.

The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar’s “Pray For Me” rises five places to #17. Maroon 5’s “Wait” concurrently climbs one spot to #20.

“Pray For Me” received 5,962 spins during the February 11-17 tracking period. This week’s count tops last week’s mark by a healthy 2,001 spins.

Only Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey’s “The Middle” (+2,327), Justin Timberlake’s “Say Something (featuring Chris Stapleton)” (+2,234) and NF’s “Let You Down” (+2,128) posted greater airplay gains.

“Wait” meanwhile received 4,656 tracking period plays. The figure reflects a week-over-week gain of 675.

Brian Cantor

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