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Earlier this week, Headline Planet discussed the possibility that 5 Seconds Of Summer’s “Youngblood” would go #1 at pop radio this week.
That possibility is officially a reality.
Up three places, “Youngblood” earns #1 on this week’s Mediabase pop radio airplay chart. It seizes the throne from Khalid x Normani’s “Love Lies,” which spent two weeks in the pinnacle position.
“Youngblood” received ~17,406 spins during the September 23-29 tracking period. This week’s count tops last week’s mark by 1,657 plays. That actually ranks as the pop radio format’s greatest airplay gain.
Played ~17,134 times during the tracking week (-1,277), “Love Lies” takes #2 on this week’s chart. Post Malone’s “Better Now” falls one spot to #3 with ~16,956 spins (-1,150), while a play count of ~16,713 (-431) brings Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You (featuring Cardi B)” down one place to #4.
Selena Gomez’s “Back To You,” which received ~15,544 spins (+311), spends another week at #5.