This was posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 by Rodney Ho on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog
Atlanta radio in 2016 played no shortage of songs by the likes of Rihanna, Drake, Twenty One Pilots and Justin Bieber but it all depends on format.
Pop radio embraced the Chainsmokers, Adele and Calvin Harris. R&B/hip hop loved Bryson Tiller, Beyonce and Future. Country played tons of Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan. Christian pop gave plenty of love to Casting Crowns and Chris Tomlin. And classic rock still loves Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Aerosmith.
V-103
1- Rihanna "Work"
2- Rihanna "Needed Me"
3- Jeremih "Oui"
4- Drake "One Dance"
5- Bryson Tiller "Don't"
6- DJ Khaled "For Free"
7- Beyonce "Sorry"
8- Chris Brown "Back to Sleep"
9- Drake "Controlla"
10- Beyonce "Formation"
Top 10 artists
1- Rihanna
2- Drake
3- Beyonce
4- Bryson Tiller
5 Chris Brown
6- The Weeknd
7- DJ Khaled
8- Jeremih
9- Usher
10 - Tory Lanez
Hot 107.9
1- Dae Dae "Wat U Mean"
2- Rihanna "Needed Me"
3- Bryson Tiller "Exchange"
4- O.T. Genasis "Cut It"
5- Rihanna "Work'
6- Jeremih "Oui"
7- DJ Drama "Wishing"
8- YFN Lucci "Key to the Streets"
9- Bryson Tiller "Don't"
10- Future "Wicked"
Top 10 artists
1- Future
2- Drake
3- Rihanna
4- Bryson Tiller
5 Young Thug
6- DJ Khaled
7- Dae Dae
8- Beyonce
9- Yo Gotti
10- Chris Brown
Streetz 94.5
1- Future "Wicked"
2- YFN "Key to the Streets"
3- O.T. Genasis "Cut It"
4- Dae Dae "Spend It"
5- Yo Gotti "Down in the DM"
6- Young Thug "Best Friend"
7- Dae Dae "Wat U Mean"
8- Drake "Controlla"
9- Young Thug "Thief in the Night"
10- Rihanna "Work"
Top 10 artists
1- Future
2- Drake
3- Young Thug
4- Rihanna
5- Dae Dae
6- Yo Gotti
7- Bryson Tiller
8- DJ Khaled
9- Migos
10- Beyonce
Kiss 104.1
Top 10 most played songs
1- Lalah Hathaway "Angel"
2- The Weeknd "Earned It"
3- Jhene Aiko "The Worst"
4- Aaliyah "Rock the Boat"
5- Sam Smith "Stay With Me
6- Charlie Wilson "Charlie, Last Name: Wilson"
7- Adele "Hello"
8- Tyrese "Shame"
9- Jidenna "Classic Man"
10- Kem "Nobody"
Top 10 artists
1- Luther Vandross
2- Michael Jackson
3- Mary J. Blige
4- Stevie Wonder
5- R. Kelly
6- Earth, Wind & Fire
7- Prince
8- Usher
9- Anita Baker
10- Kem
Majic 107.5/97.5
1- Johnny Gill "This One's For Me and You"
2- Guordan Banks "Keep You in Mind"
3- Maxwell "Lake By the Ocean"
4- Ro James "Permission"
5- Lala Hathaway "Angel"
6- Jazmine Sullivan "Let It Burn"
7- Anthony Hamilton "Amen"
8- Yuna "Crush" featuring Usher
9- Tyrese "Shame"
10- Kirk Franklin "Wanna Be Happy?"
Top 10 artists
1- Mary J. Blige
2- Maxwell
3- Jill Scott
4- Michael Jackson
5- Janet Jackson
6- Usher
7- Fantasia
8- Tyrese
9- Erykah Badu
10- Johnny Gill
Power 96.1
1- The Chainsmokers "Don't Let Me Down'
2- Zayn "Pillowtalk"
3- Justin Bieber " Love Yourself"
4- Calvin Harris "This is What You Came For"
5- Twenty One Pilots "Stressed Out"
6- Sia "Cheap Thrills"
7- Ariana Grande "Dangerous Woman"
8- Chainsmokers "Closer"
9- Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
10- Fifth Harmony "Work From Home"
Top 10 artists
1- The Chainsmokers
2- Twenty One Pilots
3- Justin Bieber
4 Ariana Grande
5- The Weeknd
6- Shawn Mendes
7- Fifth Harmony
8- Selena Gomez
9- Major Lazer
10 Zayn
Q100
1- The Chainsmokers "Don't Let Me Down"
2- Justin Timberlake "Can't Stop the Feeling"
3- Justin Bieber "Love Yourself"
4. Calvin Harris 'This is What You Came For"
5- Twenty One Pilots "Stressed Out"
6- Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza"
7- Fifth Harmony "Work From Home"
8- Sia "Cheap Thrills"
9- Ariana Grande "Dangerous Woman"
10- Shawn Mendes "Treat You Better"
Top 10 artists
1- The Chainsmokers
2- Twenty One Pilots
3- Justin Bieber
4- The Weeknd
5- Ariana Grande
6- Shawn Mendes
7- Selena Gomez
8- Calvin Harris
9- Fifth Harmony
10- Justin Timberlake
Star 94.1
1- Pink "Just Like Fire"
2- Meghan Trainor "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
3- James Bay "Let It Go"
4. X Ambassadors "Unsteady"
5- Adele "Send Me Love"
6- Justin Bieber 'Sorry"
7- Calvin Harris "This is What You Came For"
8- Twenty One Pilots 'Stressed Out"
9- Daya "Hide Away"
10- Justin Timberlake "Can't Stop The Feeling"
Top 10 artists
1- Adele
2- Justin Bieber
3- Taylor Swift
4- Meghan Trainor
5- Twenty One Piots
6- Shawn Mendes
7- Maroon 5
8- Ellie Goulding
9- James Bay
10- Daya
B98.5
1- Shawn Mendes "Stitches"
2- Elle King "Ex's and Oh's"
3- Justin Bieber "Love Yourself"
4- Justin Timberlake "Can't Stop the Feeling"
5- Adele "Hello"
6- James Bay "Let It Go"
7- Pink "Just Like Fire"
8- Taylor Swift "Wildest Dreams"
9- Lukas Graham "7 Years"
10- Rachel Platten "Stand By You"
Top 10 artists
1- Taylor Swift
2- Adele
3- Maroon 5
4- Justin Timberlake
5- Justin Bieber
6- Shawn Mendes
7- Pink
8- Katy Perry
9- Ellie Goulding
10- Rachel Platten
Fish 104.7
1- MercyMe "Flawless"
2- Jordan Feliz "The River"
3- Casting Crowns "Just Be Held"
4- Johnny Diaz "Breathe"
5- Danny Gokey "Tell Your Heart to Beat Again"
6- Chris Tomlin "Good Good Father"
7- Lincoln Brewster "There is Power"
8- Lauren Daigle "Trust in You"
9- Phil Wickham "This is Amazing Grace"
10- Big Daddy Weave "My Story"
Top 10 artists
1- Casting Crowns
2- Chris Tomlin
3- MercyMe
4- Big Daddy Weave
5- TobyMac
6- Matthew West
7- Jeremy Camp
8- Newsboys
9- Matt Maher
10- Third Day
Joy 93.3
Top 10 songs
1- Lauren Daigle "Trust In You"
2- Danny Gokey "Tell Your Heart To Beat Again"
3- Jordan Feliz "The River"
4- Matthew West "Grace Wins"
5- Chris Tomlin "Good Good Father"
6- Big Daddy Weave "My Story"
7- Ryan Stevenson "Eye of the Storm"
8- Casting Crowns "Just Be Held"
9- We are Messengers "Everything Comes Alive"
10- Stars Go Dim "You Are Loved"
Top 10 artists
1- Chris Tomlin
2- Casting Crowns
3- TobyMac
4- Big Daddy Weave
5- MercyMe
6- Francesca Battistelli
7- Jeremy Camp
8- Matthew West
9- For King & Country
10- Third Day
Praise 102.5
1- Jermaine Dolly "You"
2- Todd Dulaney "The Anthem"
3- Travis Greene "Made a Way"
4- Hezekiah Walker "Better"
5- Tasha Cobbs "Put a Praise on It"
6- Jekalyn Carr "You're Bigger"
7- Kirk Franklin "Wanna Be Happy?"
8- Marvin Sapp "Live"
9- Damon Little "I Won't Be Defeated"
10- Kirk Franklin "123 Victory"
Top 10 artists
1- Kirk Franklin
2- Marvin Sapp
3- Travis Greene
4- Tasha Cobbs
5- Hezekiah Walker
6- Tamela Mann
7- Donnie McClurkin
8- J.J. Hairston
9- Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
10- Todd Dulaney
94.9/The Bull
1- Thomas Rhett "Die a Happy Man"
2- Dierks Bentley "Somewhere On a Beach"
3- LoCash "I Know Somebody"
4- Old Dominion "Beer Can In a Truck Bed"
5- Thomas Rhett "T-Shirt"
6- Old Dominion "Snapback"
7- Sam Hunt "Raised On It"
8- Chris Lane "Fix"
9- Brett Young "Sleep Without You"
10- Tucker Beathard "Rock On"
Top 10 artists
1- Thomas Rhett
2- Old Dominion
3- Kenny Chesney
4- Luke Bryan
5- Zac Brown Band
6- Jason Aldean
7- Sam Hunt
8- Cole Swindell
9- Keith Urban
10- Florida Georgia Line
Kicks 101.5
1- Jon Pardi "Head Over Boots"
2- Maren Morris "My Church"
3- Old Dominion "Snapback"
4- Tim McGraw "Humble and Kind"
5- Dierks Bentley "Somewhere On a Beach"
6- Eric Church "Record Year"
7- Luke Bryan "Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Everyday"
8- Blake Shelton "Came Here to Forget"
9- Florida Georgia Line "H.O.L.Y."
10- Chris Young & Cassadee Pope "Think of You"
Top 10 artists
1- Luke Bryan
2- Keith Urban
3- Carrie Underwood
4- Jason Aldean
5- Florida Georgai Line
6- Blake Shelton
7- Tim McGraw
8- Kenny Chesney
9- Sam Hunt
10- Thomas Rhett
Radio 105.7
1- Cold War Kids "First"
2- Kaleo "Way Down We Go"
3- The Strumbellas "Spirits"
4- Lumineers "Ophelia"
5- Blink-182 "Bored to Death"
6- The Struts "Kiss This"
7- Cage the Elephant "Trouble"
8- Twenty One Pilots "Heathens"
9- X Ambassadors "Unsteady"
10- Vance Joy "Fire and the Flood"
Top 10 artists
1- Red Hot Chili Peppers
2- Twenty One Pilots
3- Cage the Elephant
4- The Struts
5- Weezer
6- Blink-182
7- Green Day
8- Foo Fighters
9- Nirvana
10- Cold War Kids
Rock 100.5
1- Aerosmith "Sweet Emotion"
2- Who "Who Are You"
3- Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"
4- Rush "Tom Sawyer"
5- Van Halen "Runnin' With the Devil"
6- Who "Baba O'Riley"
7- Aerosmith "Walk This Way
8- Boston "More Than a Feeling"
9- Rolling Stones "Start Me Up"
10- Van Halen "Jamie's Cryin' "
Top 10 artists
1- Pink Floyd (24 titles)
2. Led Zeppelin (45 titles)
3- AC/DC/ (25)
4- Van Halen (44)
5- Lynyrd Skynyrd (19)
6- Aerosmith (21)
7- Def Leppard (11)
8- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (17)
9- Rolling Stones (39)
10- ZZ Top (21)
97.1/The River
1- Boston "More Than a Feeling"
2- 38 Special "Hold On Loosely"
3- AC/DC "Back in Black"
4- Allman Brothers Band "Ramblin' Man"
5- AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long"
6- Guns 'n Roses "Sweet Child o' Mine"
7- Queen "Another One Bites the Dust"
8- Aerosmith "Dream On"
9- John Cougar "Hurts So Good"
10- Queen - We Are the Champions"/"We Will Rock You"
Top 10 artists
1- Led Zeppelin (26 titles)
2- Pink Floyd (23)
3- Rolling Stones (28)
4- Van Halen (23)
5- Def Leppard (15)
6- Fleetwood Mac (17)
7- Police (15)
8- Aerosmith (20)
9- Eagles 924)
10- Queen (11)
SOURCE: Mediabase 24/7
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