Weezer on Kimmel | Randy Holmes/ABC
Two former alternative radio number ones continue their climbs at hot adult contemporary.
Weezer’s “Africa” moves into the Top 5 on this week’s Mediabase Hot AC chart. Lovelytheband’s “Broken” hits the Top 10.
Played ~4,940 times during the August 19-25 tracking period, “Africa” ascends one place to #5 on this week’s chart. This week’s count tops last week’s mark by 483 plays, which ranks as the format’s #4 airplay gain.
“Broken” concurrently rises two places to #9. It received ~3,683 spins during the tracking period, besting last week’s count by 379.