RE: Free in Hot AC Top 30
The airplay numbers are up on idolchatter, and here is the news:
Free got 594 spins last week, 538 of them on Hot AC radio. She is officially number 29 on the Hot AC charts. Last week she was actually number 31, apparently.
For what it's worth, I've charted the airplay for the single since it debuted in late March:
WEEK ENDING SPINS (increase) Hot AC Chart
April 2 88
April 9 149 (+61)
April 16 209 (+60)
April 23 298 (+89)
April 30 312 (+14) 40
May 7 400 (+88) 38
May 14 431 (+31) 34
May 21 497 (+66) 33
May 28 531 (+34) 31
June 4 596 (+65) 29
So a slow, steady increase over the course of two months. I don't know whether the single will finally pick up momentum now that it's in the Top 30. I would guess it might a little, but not enough to make it a smash hit. After all, the only songs that seem to cross over from the Hot AC charts are the ones in the top 10 or so, and those receive about 2,000 plays a week, a far cry from where Free is. It's probably time for them to release the hounds, AKA Oh My! or Undone, to radio.
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