Last week, Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” claimed the top spot on Mediabase’s hot adult contemporary add board. Maroon 5’s “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt” ranked as second-most added.
This week, the two songs switch positions.
Picked up by 34 monitored stations, Maroon 5’s “Summer” ranks as the Hot AC format’s most-added song. Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” earns second-most added on the strength of 30 weekly adds.
“This Summer’s Gonna Hurt” and “Bad Blood” appear at #19 and #18, respectively, on Mediabase’s rolling Hot AC airplay chart.
Ed Sheeran’s “Photograph,” which is already a Top 25 hit at the format, claims third-most added this week. It won support from 23 stations.
Kelly Clarkson’s “Invincible” earns fourth-most added thanks to its 19 pickups, while Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again (featuring Charlie Puth)” ranks fifth with 12 adds.
Other notable Hot AC options: Sam Hunt’s “Take Your Time” (10 adds, 6th-most added), Sam Smith’s “Like I Can” (9 adds, 7th-most added), Tove Lo’s “Talking Body” (8 adds, 8th-most added), American Authors’ “Go Big or Go Home” (6 adds, 9th-most added, tie), Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness’ “Cecilia and the Satellite” (6 adds, 9th-most added, tie) and Nick Fradiani’s “Beautiful Life” (6 adds, 9th-most added, tie).
Major market adds:
Fresh 102.7 (New York) – Dear Future Husband (Meghan Trainor)
104.3 MYFM (Los Angeles) – Photograph (Ed Sheeran), Bad Blood (Taylor Swift)
101.9fm (Chicago) – Photograph (Ed Sheeran), Bad Blood (Taylor Swift), This Summer’s Gonna Hurt (Maroon 5)
Star 101.3 (San Francisco) – Whistle (Katy Tiz), Want to Want Me (Jason Derulo), Like I Can (Sam Smith), Bad Blood (Taylor Swift)
Alice @ 97.3 (San Francisco) – Song for Someone (U2), Invincible (Kelly Clarkson)
103.7 KVIL (Dallas) – Bad Blood (Taylor Swift), This Summer’s Gonna Hurt (Maroon 5), Cecilia and the Satellite (Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness)
102.9 NOW (Dallas) – Photograph (Ed Sheeran)
