[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 - 94
"SMILE B**TH" (Lil Duval f/ Snopp Dogg & Ball Greezy),
Debuting @ #38 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club on 8/4/18;
via Rich Broke Ent. LLC./EMPIRE Dist.,
Beginning w/ 990 + 187 Daily US Spins, Now #29 with 1354 daily US Spins
2 Weeks - 93
NO BRAINER"
(DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Quavo, & Chance The Rapper),
Debuting @ #32 on Pop formats;
Debuting @ #33 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Debuting @ #47 on Urban formats;
via We The Best/Epic.,
Beginning w/ 1,774 + 694 + 704 Daily US Spins Now #26 with 1453 daily US Spins was #37
Pop: Now #13 with 6895 daily US Spins was #18
Rhythmic/Club: Now #11 with 3112 daily US Spins was #16
"FEFE" (6ix9ine f/ Nicki Minaj),
Debuting @ #28 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Debuting @ #46 on Urban formats;
via Scumgang/TenThousand Projects/Interscope.,
Beginning w/ 831 + 706 Daily US Spins, Now #20 with 1658 daily US Spins was #33
Rhythmic Club: Now #18 with 1905 daily US Spins was #22
3 Weeks – 92
"SUMMERTIME MAGIC" (Childish Gambino),
Debuting @ #25 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
+ Shipped to Urban 07/17/18;
via Wolf+Rothstein/RCA.,
Beginning w/ 1,104 + 71 Daily US Spins, Now #37 with 1003 daily US Spins was #42
Rhythmic/Club: Now #16 with 2067 daily US Spins, was #17
"IN MY FEELINGS" (Drake),
Debuting @ #19 on Pop formats;
Debuting @ #6 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Debuting @ #4 on Urban formats;
Debuting @ #44 on Adult Contemp/R&B formats;
via Young Money/Cash Money/Republic.,
[beginning w/ 3,762 + 4,814 + 4,584 + 62 Daily US Spins]. Now 1 with 6097 daily US Spins, was #1
Adult Contemp/R&B: Now #17 with 610 daily US spins was #37
Pop Format: Now #11 with 10,263 daily US Spins was #13
Rhythmic/Club: Now #1 with 7195 daily US Spins was #1
"NARCOS" (Migos),
Debuting @ #39 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 07/07/18;
via QC/Capitol/Motown.,
[beginning w/ 812 + 129 Daily US Spins]. Now #23 with 1520 daily US Spins, was #29
Rhythmic/Club: Now #41 with 572 daily US Spins was #45
"ATM" (J. Cole),
Debuting @ #50 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 07/22/18;
via Dreamville/RocNation/Interscope.,
[beginning w/ 557 + 116 Daily US Spins]. Now #17 with 1864 daily US Spins was #26
Rhythmic: Now #38 with 627 daily US Spins
Also still on the charts
"NASCAR" (1Playy),
Debuting @ #43 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 06/25/18;
via Commission/BMG Dist.,
Beginning w/ 642 + 64 Daily US Spins, Now #42 with 847 daily US Spins was #40, peak #37
"I'LL TAKE YOUR MAN" (City Girls),
Debuting @ #46 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 07/01/18;
via QC/Caroline Dist.,
Beginning w/ 572 Daily US Spins, Now #32 with 1201 daily US Spins was #31
"DO BETTER" (Lil Donald),
Debuting @ #49 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 07/08/18;
via Kuhnsinity/EMPIRE Dist.,
Beginning w/ 517 + 81 Daily US Spins, Now #27 with 1424 daily US Spins was #28
"LUCID DREAMS" (Juce Wrld),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 06/26/18;
via Interscope.,
Beginning w/ 388 + 287 Daily US Spins, Now #13 with 2464 daily US Spins was #16
Pop: Now #26 with 2797 daily US Spins was #30
Rhythmic/Club: Now #7 with 3867 daily US Spins was #8
"BLACK BONNIE" (Wale /f Jacquees),
Debuting @ #49 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 06/27/18;
via Warner Bros.,
Beginning w/ 543 + 161 Daily US Spins, Now #40 with 944 daily US Spins was #39
"JUGG KING" (Young Scooter),
Debuting @ #41 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 06/19/18;
via Freebandz/1017 Brick Squad.,
Beginning w/ 703 + 121 Daily US Spins, Now #34 with 1090 daily US Spins was # 34
Rhythmic/Club:
"THE LIGHT" (Jeremih f/ Ty Dolla $ign),
Debuting @ #43 on Urban formats;
Debuting @ #46 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
+ Shipped to Pop 06/25/18;
via Def Jam/Atlantic.,
Beginning w/ 633 + 483 + 94 Daily US Spins, Now #22 with 1612 daily US Spins was #25
Rhythmic/Club : Now #21 with 1624 daily US Spins, was #21
Pop:
"APESHIT" (The Carters),
Debuting @ #30 on Urban formats;
Debuting @ #45 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
+ Shipped to Pop 06/24/18;
Beginning w/ 1,068 + 578 Daily US Spins, Now #5 with 4360 daily Us Spins was #5
Rhythmic/Club: Now #10 with 3381 daily US Spins was #9
"GANG OVER LUV" (Brent Faiyaz),
Debuting @ #37 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 06/14/18;
via Lost Kids LLC.,
Beginning w/ 892 + 191 Daily US Spins, Now #16 with 2125 daily US Spins was #18
"WIN" (Jay Rock),
Debuting #39 on Urban formats;
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club 06/15/18;
Beginning w/ 817 + 102 Daily US Spins, Now #15 with 2327 daily US Spins was #14
Rhythmic/Club : Now #39 with 534 daily US Spins - RIP
"BIG BANK" (YG f/ 2 Chainz, Big Sean, & Nicki Minaj),
Debuting @ #32 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Debuting @ #41 on Urban formats;
via 400/CTE World/Def Jam.,
Beginning w/ 825 + 738 Daily US Spins, Now #12 with 2636 daily US Spins, was #17
Rhythmic/Club: Now #8 with 3576 daily US Spins was #10
"WHAT YOU WANT" (Belly f/ The Weeknd),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/28/18;
via XO/Republic/RocNation.,
Beginning w/ 359 + 357 Daily US Spins, Now #43 with 868 daily US Spins was #41
Rhythmic/Club: Now #27 with 838 daily US Spins was #19
"THAT'S ON ME" (Yella Beezy),
Debuting @ #48 on Urban formats,
+ Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 05/29/18;
via PMG Ent.,
Beginning w/ 528 + 111 Daily US Spins, now #11 with 3012 Daily US Spins last week #12
Rhythmic/Club: Now #33 with 749 daily US Spins was #34
"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, Now #38 with 1001 Daily US Spins, was #38
Adult Contemp: Now #10 with 948 daily US Spins was #12
"MEDICINE" (Queen Naija),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/22/18;
via Capitol.,
Beginning w/ 378 + 152 + 84 Daily US Spins, Now #8 with 3460 daily US Spins was #9
Adult Contemp: Now #42 with 67 daily US Spins was #43
Rhythmic: Now #28 with 820 daily US Spins
"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, Now #19 with 1689 daily US Spins was #21
Rhythmic/Club: Now #36 with 663 daily US Spins was #23
"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, Now #2 with 5365 daily US Spins was #4
Rhythmic/Club: Now #12 with 3099 daily US Spins was #11
"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 #10 with 3058 daily US Spins, was #8
Rhythmic/Club: Now #23 with 1105 daily US Spins was #27
"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 #22 with 1497 daily US Spins, was #22 peak #5
Rhythmic/Club; Now #35 with 605 daily US spins - RIP
"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 #18 with 1797 daily US Spins was #15
"I LIKE IT" (Cardi B f/ Bad Bunny & J. Balvin),
Debuting @ #34 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
+ Shipped to Urban & Latin-Urban & Pop formats 04/23/18;
via KSR/Atlantic.,
Beginning w/ 692 + 328 + 80 Daily US Spins, Now #4 with 4909 Daily Us Spins was #3
Pop : Beginning w/ 80 daily US Spins, Now #3 with 14181 daily US Spins was #5
Rhythmic/Club: Now #2 with 6537 daily US Spins was #2
"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 #44 with 757 daily US Spins, was #41, peak #8
Rhythmic/Club:
"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 #33 with 1095 daily US Spins was #23, peak #15
Rhythmic/Club : Now #40 with #505 daily US Spins - RIP
"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 #7 with 4030 daily US Spins was #6 peak #1
Pop – Now #24 with #3200 daily US Spins was #20
Rhythmic/Club: Now #6 with 4238 daily US Spins was #6
Adult Contemp/R&B: Now #41 with 75 daily US Spins was #39 - RIP
"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 #21 with 1633 daily US Spins was #19, peak #5
Rhythmic/Club: Now #30 with 781 daily US Spins was #25
"WALKING TROPHY" (HoodCelebrityy),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club + Pop formats 04/01/18;
via KSR/Epic.,
Beginning w/ 221 + 90 Daily US Spins, now #36 with 1008 daily US Spins was #20
Rhythmic:
Pop:
"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 #28 with 1411 daily US Spins was #24 peak #1
Rhythmic/Club: Now #25 with 925 daily US Spins was #26
"BE CAREFUL" (Cardi B.),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club formats 04/01/18;
via Atlantic.,
Beginning w/ 451 Daily US Spins Now #14 with 2458 daily US Spins was #11
Rhythmic/Club: Now #17 with 1953 daily US Spins was #13
"BOO'D UP" (Ella Mai),
Currently @ #33 on Urban formats;
via Interscope,
Beginning w/ 1009 Daily US Spins Now #3 with 5145 daily US Spins was #2, peak #1
Pop : Now #34 with 1809 daily US Spins was #34
Rhythmic/Club: Now #5 with 5075 daily US Spins was #4
Adult Contemp/R&B: Now #1 with 2567 daily US Spins was #1
"GUATEMALA" (Swae Lee f/ Slim Jxmmi),
+ Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/22/18;
Beginning w/ 357 Daily US Spins. Now #35 with 1021 daily US Spins was #27
"TASTE" (Tyga f/ Offset),
+ Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club 05/28/18;
Beginning w/ 215 Daily US Spins. Now #6 with 4127 daily US Spins was #7
Rhythmic/Club: Now #4 with 5568 daily US Spins was #5
R.I.P. ( No Longer apart of the top 45)
"B.I.D. [BUST IT DOWN]" (Tory Lanez), - RIP
Debuting @ #42 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club formats 04/04/18;
via Mad Love/Interscope.
Beginning w/ 705 Daily US Spins, now #35 with 1083 daily US spins was #27
"LOOK ALIVE" (BlocBoy JB f/ Drake), - RIP
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 #13 with 2528 daily US spins was #10
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. 95
"EASTSIDE" (Benny Blanco f/ Hasley & Khalid),
Debuting @ #29 on Pop formats;
Debuting @ #48 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Shipped to Urban + Adult Contemp/R&B on 8/8/18;
via Mad Love/Interscope.,
[beginning w/ 2,352 + 394 + 172 Daily US Spins]. - It's a pretty good song, I dig the collaboration and the production and the familiarity of the story. Unfortunately, I don’t think it has a chance on Urban formats for two reasons, it doesn't fit the sound and it’s rare to get any R&B vibes on the Urban format now. I don’t think it’s mature enough sounding for Adult Contemporary. I think it’s easily a top 20-25 for Pop, but I'm not sure if it sticks around for a long time, the song is good but it’s not catchy or addictive. It's not something I'm going to want to hear over and over again - Weak Bump
"NONSTOP" (Drake),
Debuting @ #19 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Debuting @ #30 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Pop on 8/4/18;
via OVO/Young Money/Cash Money/Republic.,
[beginning w/ 1,882 + 1,363 Daily US Spins]. - I'm a little shocked this was shipped to radio, it’s a little harder sounding and less catchy than your average happy go lucky sing along Drake single. I like the beat, not much of a fan of the rest of it, it doesn’t give me any kind of feelings, positive or negative. I feel like we’re about to find out what the star power of Drake is if he can put out literally anything and it becomes a top 10 record. I’ll overestimate and say I expect it to be a top 15 -20, just because it’s Drake. It’ll probably do well across multiple formats - Weak Bump
"SWERVO" (G-Herbo f/ Southside),
Debuting @ #45 on Urban formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club on 7/22/18;
via Machine/CMG/Epic.,
[beginning w/ 669 + 47 Daily US Spins]. - The beat is not bad, it’s nothing special but listenable. Lyrically it’s sub-par, I dislike his flow and the hook is wack to me, it’s lazy. I suppose it’s club music but it doesn’t feel or sound like a radio single to me. I feel like this is a low 30’s- 45 charting record, one of those records that’s constantly in jeopardy of falling out of the top 45. It’s close but it doesn’t quite have the sound of whats currently on the charts, neither does it have the appeal for it to be played over and over. - Weak Dump
"CHAMPION" (Nav f/ Travis Scott),
Debuting @ #44 on Rhythmic/Club formats;
Shipped to Urban + Pop on 7/31/18;
via XO/Republic.,
[beginning w/ 542 + 49 Daily US Spins]. - Sounds like a club song. It’s simple and kind of catchy, I can definitely see it on Rhythmic formats, but I can see it getting spins on Urban in 30-35 range. It’s melodic, flow and sound effect driven, I’m not even sure what the lyrics are or what they are really talking about, but it’s a fun sounding record trip record that has some bounce to it. - Weak Bump
"TRIP" (Ella Mai),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club;
+ Adult Contemp/R&B on on 8/9/18;
via 10 Summers/Interscope.,
[beginning w/ 464 + 112 + 48 Daily US Spins]. - I like the song, I like her voice, I like her vibe. I just feel like she’s in an impossible position considering how big and unescapable Boo’d up was and still continues to be. I think this song will chart and be given an opportunity to be a success, but I feel it’s going to fall short of Good up. It could comet of nowhere just like Good up and go straight to the top, because I didn’t see that one jumping off like that either, but it’s harder too do the second time around with expectations. I expect this to do well on Adult Contemporary, I'm going to say that it gets into 30-35 range on Urban, but for a much shorter time on the charts than Boo’d Up. This is good but I expect it’ll perform like a strong album cut rather than a sure enough hit. - Weak Bump
"HOPELESS ROMANTIC" (Wiz Khalifa f/ Swae Lee),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club;
+ Adult Contemp/R&B on 8/7/18;
via Taylor Gang/Atlantic.;
[beginning w/ 357 + 214 + 15 Daily US Spins]. - I don’t like it. Nothing about the song stood out to me, The beat didn’t catch my attention, the hook is bland, and there was nothing special about the lyrics that popped. The song quickly faded into background noise for me. This doesn’t sound like a wise choice for a radio single, it actually sounds like a weaker album cut. If I heard this on the radio, I’d actually tune out or switch stations, if I heard it in the club, I’d leave the dance floor and head to my seat or to the bar. I’d say if it charts, it’ll be in 40-45 range and short-lived - Strong Dump
"FEBRUARY 3RD" (Jorja Smith),
Debuting @ #26 on Adult Contemp/R&B formats;
Shipped to Rhythmic/Club on 8/6/18;
via FAMM Ltd.,
[beginning w/ 214 Daily US Spins] -This is definitely not a record for urban formats, it doesn’t have the catch or the bounce. It definitely fits Adult Contemporary formats better because it’s laid back and it focusses on the singing more. However, this song just doesn’t do it for me. The singing is alright but the words don’t pull or resonate with my heart or emotions, and her voice doesn’t jump out and make me take notice despite her showing range. The production fails to pull me in also, it left little to no impact on me, it didn’t jam. - Weak Dump
"REVERSE" (Vic Mensa f/ G-Eazy & Marshmello),
Shipped to Urban + Rhythmic/Club on 7/21/18;
via RocNation/Capitol.,
[beginning w/ 139 Daily US Spins]. - I kind of like it, I could definitely see it on urban and rhythmic formats. It’s simple, catchy, and bouncy, it’s also instructional so it’s perfect for girls to dance to; it’s perfect for the club. If it blows up I could see it getting a remix with at least one of the Migos on it. It fits the current sound so I could see this getting spins and charting in the 25-30 range possibly, now the uphill battle for it will be this; because it sounds so much like what's currently on radio, it’s not a must-have in every DJ's set so it has the potential to blend in or be replaceable. I like it tho- Weak Bump
"REACH 4 ME" (En Vogue),
Debuting @ #29 on Adult Contemp/R&B formats;
Shipped to Urban on 8/8/18;
via EVR/eOne.,
[beginning w/ 132 + 87 Daily US Spins]. - Has no shot on Urban formats, because they don’t play older artist new music, also this doesn’t fit the current sound of urban. It will do well on Adult Contemporary, they will definitely show it love and give it a shot. I can see †his being in the 20-25 range. It has a nice little upbeat groove for the steppers. It’s hard bottom music that’ll get the older folks groin. It’s ok, I'm not a huge fan of it, but I don’t have any specific or glaring complaints about it either. - Weak Bump
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It‘s an above average week for new singles. I’m interested in a few and I have mixed views about others, of them Its going to be interesting to see how many of these get significant radio play.
If you want to download these for yourself click 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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