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Evidenced by social media conversation and its positions on iTunes and Apple Music, Nicki Minaj’s “Barbie Dreams” has clearly generated early interest from music fans.
It is also receiving early support at rhythmic radio.
Picked up by 32 Mediabase-monitored rhythmic stations, the “Queen” track ranks as this week’s most added song.
Quavo’s “W O R K I N M E,” which landed at 26 stations, follows in second place.
Travi$ Scott’s “SICKO MODE” follows in third with 16 adds, while an add count of 12 slots Drake’s “Nonstop” in fourth place.
Each added by 9 stations, Iggy Azalea’s “Kream (featuring Tyga)” and Logic’s “One Day (featuring Ryan Tedder)” tie for fifth.
This week’s other notable rhythmic radio options: Queen Naija’s “Medicine” (8 adds, 7th-most), J. Cole’s “ATM” (7 adds, 8th-most, tie), Lil Duval’s “Smile Bitch (featuring Snoop Dogg & Ball Greezy)” (7 adds, 8th-most, tie), Fat Joe, Chris Brown & Dre’s “Attention” (6 adds, 10th-most, tie), and Wiz Khalifa’s “Hopeless Romantic (featuring Swae Lee)” (6 adds, 10th-most, tie).