Following in the footsteps of the previous four “1989” singles, Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” rises to #1 at pop and hot adult contemporary radio.
Last week, Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” ranked as the runner-up on Mediabase’s pop and hot adult contemporary radio charts.
This week, it earns the #1 spot on both listings.
Spun ~18,751 times during the official October 18-24 tracking week (+721), “Wildest Dreams” ascends to #1 on the Mediabase pop chart. It seizes the throne from Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?,” which slips to #2 this week. Bieber’s tune received ~17,913 weekly plays (-632).
The Weeknd’s “The Hills” (#3, = | ~17,319, +1), Shawn Mendes’ “Stitches” (#4, = | ~16,420, +1,567), and R. City’s “Locked Away (featuring Adam Levine)” (#5, = | ~11,318, -3,431) complete pop’s weekly Top 5.
“Wildest Dreams” concurrently received ~6,929 tracking week spins at Hot AC radio, where it takes the crown from X Ambassadors’ “Renegades.” That song, which reigned for two weeks, falls to #2 courtesy its ~6,686 weekly plays (+59).
R. City’s “Locked Away (featuring Adam Levine)” (#3, = | ~6,486, +66), Elle King’s “Ex’s and Oh’s (#4, = | ~6,246, +419), and Meghan Trainor’s “Like I’m Gonna Lose You (featuring John Legend)” (#5, +2 | ~5,122, +621) complete the Top 5.