The Weeknd, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande were the three most-played artists across radio formats in 2021, followed by Dua Lipa and Olivia Rodrigo, according to a year-end report from Mediabase. …
Rounding out the top 10 radio artists in Mediabase’s ranking were Pop Smoke, Doja Cat, 24kGoldn, Ava Max and Drake.
Rounding out the top 10: the Weeknd’s “Save Your Tears” at No. 3, followed by Chris Brown and Young Thug’s “Go Crazy,” Grande’s “Positions,” an older Weeknd trak, “Blinding Lights,” Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open,” Doja Cat and SZA’s “KIss Me More,” Max’s “Kings & Queens” and “Peaches” by Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon.
In label market share of radio songs, Republic came in first, followed by Interscope in second place and Columbia in third, repeating last year’s top winners. RCA had the most movement in radio share, moving up from sixth to fourth. Atlantic came in fifth, with Warner, Capitol, Def Jem, Epic and 300 Ent. rounding out the overall market share top 10.
At the Top 40 format, Grande was on top as the most-played artist, followed by Rodrigo, Bieber, the Weeknd, Lipa, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, 24kGoldn, the Kid Laroi and Billie Eilish. Lipa’s “Levitating” was the No. 1 song for the year at Top 40. At the R&B format, Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” was the most played artist. H.E.R and Jazmine Sullivan were Nos. 2-3, followed by Jam & Lewis, Trey Songz, Snoh Allgra, Tank, Usher, Robin Thicke and Leela James. The top two songs were a reversal of the top-played artist rankings: H.E.R.’s “Damage” came in at No. 1 and “Leave the Door Open” setltled for the second spot.
At Hot AC, the top 10 artists for the year were the Weeknd, Bieber, Lipa, Rodrigo, AJR, Max, 24kGoldn, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5 and Taylor Swift. “Levitating” landed as the No. 1 Hot AC song.
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