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Three songs debut on this week’s edition of the Pop Airplay chart, Billboard’s ranking of the tracks that reach the largest audience at pop radio in the U.S. The highest-ranking of the trio is Taylor Swift’s semi-surprise drop “All the Girls You Loved Before.” The cut opens at No. 37, and with a new win to her credit, the singer ties two other artists for one of the most impressive accumulations of smashes on the competitive list.
This latest entry means that Swift ties with two other musicians for one of the most impressive records of smash hits on the competitive list. “All the Girls You Loved Before” is Swift’s thirty-ninth song to hit the Pop Airplay chart, and it helps her match both Chris Brown and Drake for the fourth-most placements ever on the tally.
While the three musicians currently share the record, Drake has a new single out that is expected to make a splashy debut on a handful of Billboard charts in just
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Currently, Rihanna holds the record for the most hits in the history of the Pop Airplay chart, with 51 placements to her name. The Barbadian pop superstar remains the only act to reach 50 or more wins on the tally.
Nicki Minaj follows Rihanna with 43 placements on the radio-only tally, and, like Swift, she adds to her sum again this week as well. The rapper and singer tacks on another appearance to her impressive list of hits, as she debuts at No. 40 on the 40-spot ranking this week with “Red Ruby Da Sleeze.”
Justin Bieber, with 41 hits on the Pop Airplay chart, sits between Minaj and the trio of Drake, Swift, and Brown.
Swift released “All the Girls You Loved Before” as a surprise just before her The Eras Tour began, and her followers loved it. The poppy tune immediately became a proper hit on several Billboard charts, debuting at No. 12 on the Hot 100, narrowly missing out on becoming another top 10 hit for the star.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2023/04/15/taylor-swift-ties-one-of-drakes-billboard-chart-records-with-her-new-pop-radio-hit/