Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” Spends 3rd Week As #1 Song On Pop Radio Chart

“Cruel Summer” remains the biggest song at pop radio.

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Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” extends its pop radio reign by another week.

Indeed, the 2019 fan favorite turned 2023 radio single celebrates a third week at #1 on the Mediabase pop radio chart. “Cruel Summer” received ~16,544 spins during the August 6-12 tracking period, trailing last week’s mark by 18 but keeping nearly 2500 spins ahead of the competition.

Olivia Rodrigo’s “vampire,” which received ~14,050 spins (+1,941), holds at #2.

Rema & Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” drops a spot to #3, while Miguel’s “Sure Thing” stays at #4. Down two places, Swift’s fellow single “Karma” earns #5 on this week’s chart.

Brian Cantor

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