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Taylor thanks country radio for setting airplay record
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As forecasted last week, Taylor Swift’s “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” roars onto multiple Nielsen BDS based Billboard radio airplay charts following its first week of availability.
“Never”,which Swift wrote with pop hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback and which serves as the first single from her fourth studio album, Red, due Oct. 22, launches on Hot Country Songs at No. 13, Adult Contemporary (No.16), Mainstream Top 40 (No. 18) and Adult Top 40 (No. 21).
Big Machine and Universal Republic Records teamed with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment to help premiere “Never,” as several of the chain’s country, pop and adult stations gave it top of-the-hour airplay upon its release late Monday (Aug.13) through the following night (Aug.14).
On Hot Country Songs, the bow of “Never” ties as the second-best since BDS data began powering the chart in 1990 and is the best among women in that span. In April, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw’s “Feel Like a Rock Star” (also aided by promotional Clear Channel airplay) likewise debuted at No. 13; Garth Brooks’ “More Than a Memory” blasted in at No. 1 the week of Sept. 15, 2007.
On Mainstream Top 40, “Never” starts with the fifth-best opening rank since the chart began the week of Oct. 3, 1992. The format’s four higher arrivals also belong to women: Mariah Carey’s “Dreamlover” (No. 12, 1993), Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” (No. 14, 2011), Britney Spears’ “Hold It Against Me” (No. 16, 2011) and Madonna’s “Frozen” (No. 16, 1998).
Only one song by a female artist has started higher than “Never” on Adult Top 40: Alanis Morissette’s “Thank U” (No. 13, 1998).
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Source: Billboard Official Top 40 Update
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