[Strong Bump] =Unquestionable Smash Hit. Extremely rewind-worthy and one of the better records out currently. Next to no flaws to pick out, that you'll be supporting/playing daily. Something you predict will be a Top-15 Hit or higher.
[Weak Bump] =A Good Moderate Hit. Quality & above average; has more positives than negatives. Might need to grow on you/others, but could catch on. Not a clear smash hit, but something you'd genuinely want people to check out, so you’ll be supporting/playing it occasionally.
Something you predict will be a Top-50 hit.
[Weak Dump] =Sup-Par Record.Not bad, but definitely missing the mark somewhere. More negatives than positives. Listenable, as you might like some parts but not the whole composition. You don’t hate it, and could understand its buzz, but you know you won’t be supporting/playing it much. Something you predict that won’t be on airwaves very long or have much replay-value.
[Strong Dump] =Complete Trash. A record you absolutely hate, and has next to no positives at all. Garbage, and a waste of your time; that you’d want to warn people away from. Something that you’re sure you’ll never be supporting/playing ever; and predict that it’ll fail commercially.
Green=rising
Red =declining
Last week -85
"ONLY YOU"
(Ncredible Gang f/ Nick Cannon, DJ Luke Nasty, & Fat Joe),
Debuting @ #49 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 05/06/18;
via Ncredible Ent./Republic.,
Beginning w/ 666 + 65 Daily US Spins, Now #45 with 731daily US Spins
2 Weeks -84
"OCEAN"(TK Kravitz f/ Jacquees),
Debuting @ #42 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
+ Shipped to Urban formats 05/06/18;
via 300/Atlantic.,
Beginning w/ 741 Daily US Spins, Now #37 with 961daily US Spins, was #42
"ALL OF A SUDDEN"(Lil Baby f/ MoneyBagg Yo),
Debuting @ #45 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 04/26/18;
via QC/Caroline Dist.,
Beginning w/ 682 + 202 Daily US Spins, Now #38 with 1005 daily US Spins was #41
"THIS IS AMERICA" (Childish Gambino f/ Young Thug),
Shipped to Urban formats 05/08/18;
via mcDJ/RCA.,Beginning w/ 223 Daily US Spins, Now #25 with 1554 daily US Spins
3 Weeks - 83
"ALL OF A SUDDEN"(Lil Baby f/ MoneyBagg Yo),
Debuting @ #45 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 04/26/18;
via QC/Caroline Dist.,
Beginning w/ 682 + 202 Daily US Spins, Now #32 with 1150 daily US Spins was #41
"FED UP" (Derez De'Shon),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club formats 04/30/18;
via Commission Group/BMG Dist.,
Beginning w/ 303 + 59 Daily US Spins, Now #43 with 768 daily US Spins
Also still on the charts
"ESSKETIT" (Lil Pump),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club formats 04/24/18;
via Tha Lights Global/Warner Bros.,Beginning w/ 171 + 111 Daily US Spins, Now #39 with 905 daily Us Spins
"JAPAN"(Famous Dex),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club formats 04/12/18;
via 300/Atlantic.,Beginning w/ 168 + 77 Daily US Spins. Now #35 with 1043 daily US Spins was #41
"K.O.D."(J. Cole),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club formats 04/23/18;
via Dreamville/RocNation/Interscope.,Beginning w/ 114 + 84 Daily US Spins, Now #20 with 1871 daily US Spins, was #29
"I BET U WON'T"(Mouse X Level),
+ Shipped to Urban & Rhythmic/Club formats 04/19/18;
via Hunter Promotions/Mayham Ent., Beginning w/ 258 Daily US Spins, Now #42 with 822 daily US Spins WAS #45
"CHUN-LI"(Nicki Minaj),
Debuting @ #37 on Urban formats
Debuting @ #38 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
+ Shipped to Pop formats 04/15/18;
via Young Money/Cash Money/Republic.,
Beginning w/ 905 + 587 Daily US Spins, now #8 with 2922 daily US Spins was #12
"COME THROUGH AND CHILL"(Miguel f/ J. Cole),
Debuting @ #41 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Shipped to Pop + Urban formats 04/14/18;
via ByStorm/RCA.,Beginning w/ 471 + 399 Daily US Spins, now #30 with 1180 daily US Spins was #40
"SHOOT!"(BlocBoy JB),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club formats 04/10/18;
via Block Nation/OVO/Warner Bros.,
Beginning w/ 192 + 163 Daily US Spins, now #27 with 1068 daily US Spins was #31
"NICE FOR WHAT" (Drake),
Debuting @ #43 on Urban formats;
Debuting @ #36 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Shipped to Pop formats 04/08/18;
via Young Money/Cash Money/Universal.,
Beginning w/ 691 + 551 Daily US Spins, now #1 with 5707 daily US Spins was #1
"B.I.D. [BUST IT DOWN]"(Tory Lanez),
Debuting @ #42 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 04/04/18;
via Mad Love/Interscope.
Beginning w/ 705 Daily US Spins, now #16 with 2135 daily US spins was #21
"PLUG WALK"(Rich The Kid),
Debuting @ #50 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 04/08/18;
via Interscope.,
Beginning w/ 498 + 264 Daily US Spins, now #14 with 2384 daily US Spins was #20
"WALKING TROPHY"(HoodCelebrityy),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club + Pop formats 04/01/18;
via KSR/Epic.,Beginning w/ 221 + 90 Daily US Spins, now #29 with 1189 daily US Spins was #32
"LOVE YOU BETTER"(King Combs f/ Chris Brown),
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club + Urban formats 03/30/18;
via Bad Boy/Epic.,Beginning w/ 111 Daily US Spins, now #22 with 1727 daily US Spins was #24
"WALK IT, TALK IT"(Migos f/ Drake),
Debuting @ #41 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 3/28/18;
via QC/Motown/Capitol.,
Beginning w/ 867 + 183 Daily US Spins Now #2 with 5071 daily US Spins was #5
"BE CAREFUL"(Cardi B.),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club formats 04/01/18;
via Atlantic.,
Beginning w/ 451 Daily US Spins Now #6 with 4032 daily US Spins was #7
"BIGG FACTS"(MoneyBagg Yo),
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club + Urban formats 03/25/18;
via Bread Gang/N-Less/CMG/Interscope.,
Beginning w/ 276 Daily US Spins Now #31with 1154 daily US Spins was #30
"LOVE 'N HENNESSY"(A.Chal),
Debuting @ #48 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 3/23/18;
via GAZI World/Epic.,
Beginning w/ 625 + 123 Daily US Spins Now #38 with 916 daily US Spins was #39
"PROUD"(2 Chainz f/ YG & Offset),
Shipped to Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 03/05/18;
via Def Jam.
Beginning w/ 223 Daily US Spins Now #15 with 2266 daily Us Spins Was #17
"FREAKY FRIDAY"(Lil Dicky f/ Chris Brown),
Debuting @ #49 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Shipped to Urban formats 03/19/18;
via Commission Music/BMG Dist.,
Beginning w/ 345 + 363 Daily US Spin Now #10 with 2721 daily US spins Was #11
"BOO'D UP"(Ella Mai),
Currently @ #33 on Urban formats;
via Interscope,
Beginning w/ 1009 Daily US Spins Now #4 with 4695 daily US Spins was #4
"POWERGLIDE"(Rae Sremmurd f/ Juicy J),
Debuting @ #46 on Urban formats;
+ Debuting @ #45 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Shipped to Pop formats 03/12/18;
via Ear Drummers/Interscope,
Beginning w/ 570 + 524 Daily US Spins Now #12 with 2606 daily US spins was #9
"BOSSY" (Keke Palmer),
Shipped to Urban formats;
+ Rhythmic/Club formats 03/19/18;
via Big Boss Ent.,
Beginning w/ 163 Daily US Spins Now #36 with 988 daily US Spins was #36
"TOP OFF"(DJ Khaled f/ Jay-Z, Beyonce, & Future),
Currently @ #38 on Urban formats;
Currently @ #44 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
via Epic,
Beginning w/ 915 + 556 Daily US Spins Now #26 with 1349 daily US spins was #13
"ICY GRL"(Saweetie),
Debuting @ #50 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 03/01/18;
via Warner Bros.,
Beginning w/ 519 Daily US Spins Now #34 with 741daily Us Spins was #36 peak #27
"PSYCHO"(Post Malone f/ Ty Dolla Sign),
Debuting @ #39 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Shipped to Urban formats + Pop formats 2/24/18;
via Republic,Beginning w/ 637 Daily US Spins Now #19 with 1933 daily US spins was #16
"ROCK"(Plies),
Debuting @ #50 on Urban formats;
+ Rhythmic/Club formats 02/25/18;
via Big Gates/Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic,Beginning w/ 353 + 118 Daily US Spins Now #24 with 1560 daily US spins was #23
"LOOK ALIVE"(BlocBoy JB f/ Drake),
Debuting @ #33 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Debuting @ #43 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Pop formats 02/14/18;
via BlocBoy Ent./OVO Sound,
Beginning w/ 786 + 649 Daily US Spins Now #3 with 5069 daily US spins was #2
"GOD'S PLAN"(Drake),
Shipped to Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 01/21/18;
beginning w/ 306 + 79 Daily US Spins now at #5 with 4394 daily US Spins was #3
"KING'S DEAD"(Jay Rock f/ Kendrick Lamar & Future),
Shipped to Urban formats 01/18/18;
beginning w/ 190 + 52 Daily US Spins now at #17 with 2354 daily US Spins was #14
"BROKEN CLOCKS" (SZA),
Debuting #49 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 01/07/18;
beginning w/ 526 Daily US Spins now at #11 with 2969 daily spins was #8
"BARTIER CARDI"(Cardi B f/ 21 Savage)
Debuting #46 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats;
+ Pop formats 12/26/17;
Begin w/ 550 + 290 + 89 Daily US Spins now at #33 with 1131 daily spins was #27 peak position #2
"STIR FRY"(Migos),
Debuting #47 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 12/20/17;
Begin w/ 525 + 114 Daily US Spins now #18 with 2661 daily Us Spins was #19
"NEW FREEZER"(Rich The Kid f/ Kendrick Lamar),
Shipped to Urban formats 11/21/17;
Begin with 168 Daily US Spins now at #9 with 2837 daily spins was #6
"GET YOU"(Daniel Caesar f/ Kali Uchis),
Begin #33 on Adult Contemp. formats;
via ICM Partners/danielcarsar.com 173 Daily US Spins now at #21 with 1868 daily spins was #18
"WHEN WE"(Tank),
Shipped to Adult Contemp. formats + Urban formats on 6/18/17,via Atlantic. Now #7 with 3195 daily US Spins was #10
"ICON"(Jaden Smith),
Shipped to Urban formats;
+ Rhythmic/Club formats 02/06/18;
via MSFTSMusic/Roc Nation.,
Beginning w/ 266 Daily US Spins Now #23 with 1608 daily US Spins was #22
"MERENGUE"(Kent Jones),
Shipped to Pop formats on 01/31/18;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats on 01/31/18;
Shipped to Urban formats on 01/31/18;
via We The Best Ent/Epic.Beginning w/ 259 + 109 + 98 Daily US Spins Now #40 with 850 daily US Spins was #25
R.I.P. ( No Longer apart of the top 45)
"G.O.A.T."(Eric Bellinger f/ Wale),
Debuting @ #46 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 03/23/18;
via Epic/Sony.Beginning w/ 583 Daily US Spins now #44 with 740 daily US Spins was #44
"SOLITAIRE"(Gucci Mane f/ Migos & Lil Yachty),
Shipped to Urban formats;
+ Rhythmic/Club formats 03/15/18;
via GUWOP/QC/Motown/Atlantic/Capitol.,
Beginning w/ 324 + 42 Daily US Spins Now #34 with 1181 daily Us Spins was #31
"TEMPO"(Chris Brown),
Debuting @ #46 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 02/11/18;
Beginning w/ 492 Daily US Spins Now #40 with 870 daily US Spins was #28
Now for this Week's New Singles.
Simple rules:
As we do every week, I'll give you the Top-9 new singles officially sent to Urban-format radio stations, that are either beginning to chart right now or expected to chart soon. In exchange, you can have & listen to them, and personally comment below, stating if you would *Bump It* or *Dump It* for each record and why... [Strong Bump, Weak Bump, Weak Dump, or Strong Dump]
BUMP IT or DUMP IT!, VOL. 86:
"I LIKE THAT" (Janelle Monae),
Debuting @ #44 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club + Adult Contemp/R&B 05/21/18;
via Wondaland/Atlantic.,
[beginning w/ 665 + 76 Daily US Spins]. _ It’s a calm and smooth track. It’s empowering and positive, but it’s the kind of track that most urban stations would only play early until about noon, then you probably wouldn’t or would barely hear it again for the rest of the day. It’s the kind of song the DJ's and radio personalities that have a freedom to play what they want would give a chance but program directors wouldn’t. I like the song, but I don’t expect it to get enough spins to do well on radio or stick around long. I expect it to be in the 40-45 range. – Weak Bump
"PUM PUM"(Messiah f/ Kap G & Play-N-Skillz),
Debuting @ #50 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
+ Shipped to Pop + Tropical + Urban 05/21/18;
via Atlantic.,
[beginning w/ 397 Daily US Spins]. – I don’t like it. It doesn’t seem authentic, it sounds contrived. It’s a deliberate attempt at a radio/ club hit. It severely misses the mark for me. It might get pop and rhythmic spins, but I’m not sure it will get the attention of urban formats. – Strong Dump
"MEDICINE"(Queen Naija),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/22/18;
via Capitol.,
[beginning w/ 378 + 152 + 84 Daily US Spins]. – With the recent success of artist like SZA and H.E.R. it has a chance. These are the type of R&B records that are making the charts. It’s pretty good, but I'm not sure how the stations will play it. They’ll for sure play it late evenings and late nights, but I'm not sure how much throughout the day. I'll guess that it has a shot at charting between 35-45, and it’ll be a slow riser if it gets above that level. – Weak Bump
"YES INDEED"(Lil Baby f/ Drake),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/21/18;
via QC/Motwon/Capitol.,
[beginning w/ 345 + 121 Daily US Spins]. – The song does nothing for me at all. Both verses are subpar, the production misses the mark. I personally don’t like it at all. I wouldn’t be shocked if I heard it on the radio in charting position between 40-45. – Strong Dump
"WELCOME TO THE PARTY"(Diplo f/ French Montana, Lil Pump, & Zhavia),
+ Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/15/18;
via Columbia.,
[beginning w/ 301 + 71 Daily US Spins]. – This is a big club, energy, crew record. It makes you want to party. Expect to hear this across multiple formats. It’s a good record for the spring and summer season. This could chart between 25-35. – Weak Bump
"DINERO"(Jennifer Lopez f/ DJ Khaled & Cardi B,
+ Shipped to Pop + Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/23/18;
via Epic.,
[beginning w/ 220 + 48 + 30 Daily US Spins]. – Just based on the three people on the track it’ll end up being big on multiple formats. It’ll get play on urban probably in the top 20-25 range. It’s an energetic record, but it’s not a sho nuff hit for me. – Weak Bump
"WATCH"(Travis Scott f/ Kanye West & Lil Uzi Vert), [197 + 119]
+ Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/14/18;
via Cactus Jack/Grand Hustle/Epic.,
[beginning w/ 197 + 119 Daily US Spins]. This has top 20-25 potential. The beat is good, the hook works for club scenarios and it has a current, relevant verse from Kanye. It fits with what’s currently on the radio but it definitely stands out. – Strong Bump
"HOW I'M FEELIN"(Tech N9ne f/ Snow Tha Product),
+ Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/15/18;
via Strange Music.,
[beginning w/ 85 + 149 Daily US Spins]. – This has a shot. It fits the sound of the current urban radio, the lyrics have the flow that listeners are currently tuned into. I could see this charting between 30-40. I like it - Weak Bump
"A GOOD NIGHT"(John Legend f/ BloodPop),
Debuting @ 47 on Adult Contemp/R&B;
+ Shipped to Pop + Rhythmic/Club + Urban 05/23/18;
via Columbia/Sony.,
[beginning w/ 79 + 37 Daily US Spins]. – It’s a good adult contemporary song, but I don’t think it’ll chart for urban, it doesn’t fit the current mold. – Weak Bump
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It‘s an average week for new singles. I’m interested in a few and I have mixed views about others, of them It's going to be interesting to see how many of these get significant radio play.
If you want to download these for yourself click this link for this weeks list, judge them for yourself and let me know rather you would bum or this week's new singles? Leave your comments and let me know if I got it right or wrong.
These are my personal reviews, stay tuned to see what The Hear My Voice Panel says about each song later in the week.
*(all radio spins numbers are calculated by and according to Mediabase weekly radio spins reports)
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