Bebe Rexha’s smash “Meant To Be (featuring Florida Georgia Line)” just ended its pop radio run, and programmers are evidently excited about the follow-up.
Picked up by 57 Mediabase-monitored stations, “I’m A Mess” ranks as the format’s most added song.
Kygo’s “Remind Me To Forget (featuring Miguel)” takes second place. The song, which is the new iHeartRadio “On The Verge” pick at pop radio, won support from 36 new stations.
Each added by 32 stations, Alessia Cara’s “Growing Pains” and Nicki Minaj’s “Bed (featuring Ariana Grande)” tie for third. 5 Seconds Of Summer’s “Youngblood” follows in fifth with 22 pickups.
This week’s other notable pop radio options: Post Malone’s “Better Now” (19 adds, 6th-most), Sabrina Carpenter’s “Almost Love” (18 adds, 7th-most, tie), Years & Years’ “If You’re Over Me” (18 adds, 7th-most, tie), Khalid x Normani’s “Love Lies” (17 adds, 9th-most), Meghan Trainor’s “Let You Be Right” (16 adds, 10th-most).
Major Market/Station Adds:
New York – Z100 – Bed (Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj), Almost Love (Sabrina Carpenter), What You Want (Belly ft. The Weeknd), Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (Backstreet Boys)
New York – KTU – Remind Me To Forget (Kygo ft. Miguel)
Los Angeles – 102.7 KIIS – Remind Me To Forget (Kygo ft. Miguel), Call Out My Name (The Weeknd)
Los Angeles – 97.1 AMP – Walk It Talk It (Migos ft. Drake)
Chicago – B96 – Better Now (Post Malone), Bed (Nicki Minaj ft. Ariana Grande), I Like It (Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin)
Chicago – 103.5 KISS – I’m A Mess (Bebe Rexha), Remind Me To Forget (Kygo ft. Miguel), Better Now (Post Malone)
San Francisco – 99-7 NOW – Finest Hour (Cash Cash ft. Abir), Colour (MNEK ft. Hailee Steinfeld), Summer On You (PRETTYMUCH), Dirty Mind (Stanaj ft. Ty Dolla $ign)
San Francisco – WiLD 94.9 – Lucid Dreams (Juice WRLD), Jackie Chan (Tiesto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Post Malone)
Dallas – Hot 93.3 – Dinero (Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B)
Dallas – 106.1 KISS – Remind Me To Forget (Kygo ft. Miguel)
Sirius XM – Hits 1 – Colour (MNEK ft. Hailee Steinfeld), All Night (Big Boi), Father Father (Cole Redding)
Radio Disney –