Originally posted Monday, December 30, 2019 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog
The most played artists in Atlanta radio included Chris Brown and Megan Thee Stallion in hip hop, Mary J. Blige in R&B, Khalid, Jonas Brothers and Ariana Grande in pop, Luke Combs and Luke Bryan in country and Chris Tomlin and Casting Crowns in Christian pop.
Here are the top 5 most played artists and artists on various Atlanta music stations in 2019, according to Mediabase 24/7.
On Spotify, Atlanta listeners loved Post Malone the most.
V-103
Top songs
1- Khalid “Talk”
2- Chris Brown “No Guidance”
3- “Before I Let Go” Beyonce
4- Meek Mill “24/7”
5- YFN Lucci “All Night Long”
Top artists
1- Chris Brown
2- Meek Mill
3. Megan Thee Stallion
4- Drake
5- Wale
Hot 107.9
Top songs
1- Megan Thee Stallion “Big Ole Freak”
2- Dababy “Suge”
3- Chris Brown “Heat”
4- Lil Baby & Gunna “Drip Too Hard”
5- Chris Brown “No Guidance”
Top artists
1. Megan Thee Stallion
2- Chris Brown
3- Dababy
4- City Girls
5- Drake
Streetz 94.5
Top songs
1- Dababy “Suge”
2- Meek Mill “Going Bad”
3- Megan Thee Stallion “Big Ole Freak”
4- Megan Thee Stallion “Cash S**t”
5- Meek Mill “24/7”
Top artists
1- Megan Thee Stallion
2- Meek Mill
3- Dababy
4- Chris Brown
5- Yella Beezy
96.7/The Beat
Top songs
1- Meek Mill “Going Bad”
2- LIl Baby & Gunna “Drip Too Hard”
3- Dababy “Suge”
4- Chris Brown “No Guidance”
5- Cardi B “Money”
Top artists
1- Meek Mill
2- Drake
3- Chris Brown
4- Cardi B
5- Dababy
Majic 107.5/97.5
Top songs
1- Snoh Aalegra “I Want You Around”
2- H.E.R. “Could’ve Been”
3- Kirk Franklin “Love Theory”
4- PJ Morton “Say So”
5- Lucky Dave “Roll Some Mo”
Top artists
1- Mary J. Blige
2- H.E.R.
3- Usher
4- Johnny Gill
5- Tank
Kiss 104.1
Top songs
1- Ella Mai “Boo’d Up”
2- Childish Gambino “Redbone
3- Ella Mai “Trip”
4- Kendrick Lamar “ LOVE”
5- Khalid “Location”
Top artists
1. Mary J. Blige
2. Michael Jackson
3- Alicia Keys
4- Usher
5- Alliyah
Q100
Top songs
1- Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
2- Marshmello “Happier”
3- Sam Smith & Normani “Dancing With a Stranger”
4- Ava Max “Sweet But Psycho”
5- Benny Blanco, Halsey & Khalid “Eastside”
Top artists
1- Ariana Grande
2- Post Malone
3- Jonas Brothers
4- Khalid
5- Panic! At the Disco
Power 96.1
Top songs
1- Khalid “Talk”
2- Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
3- Halsey “Without Me”
4- Sam Smith & Normani “Dancing With a Stranger”
5- Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Top artists
1- Ariana Grande
2- Post Malone
3- Khalid
4- Jonas Brothers
5- Halsey
B98.5
Top songs
1- Maroon 5 “Girls Like You”
2- Dan+Shay “Tequila”
3- Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey “The Middle”
4- Halsey “Without Me”
5- Bebe Rexha “Meant to Be”
Top artists
1- Maroon 5
2- Pink
3- Shawn Mendes
4- Taylor Swift
5- Imagine Dragons
Star 94.1
Top songs
1- Pink “Walk Me Home”
2- Sam Smith & Normani “Dancing With a Stranger”
3- Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid “Eastside”
4- Halsey “Without Me”
5. Ellie Goulding X Diplo “Close to Me”
Top artists
1- Taylor Swift
2- Jonas Brothers
3- Pink
4- Panic! At the Disco
5- Halsey
94.9/The Bull
Top songs
1- Brantley Gilbert & Lindsay Ell “What Happens in a Small Town”
2- Morgan Wallen “Whiskey Glasses”
3- Chase Rice “Eyes on You”
4- Eric Church “Some Of It”
5- Luke Combs “Beautiful Crazy”
Top artists
1- Luke Combs
2- Jason Aldean
3- Luke Bryan
4- Blake Shelton
5- Carrie Underwood
New Country 101.5
Top songs
1- Morgan Wallen “Whiskey Glasses”
2- Luke Combs “Beautiful Crazy”
3- Lee Brice “Rumor”
4- Dan+Shay “Speechless”
5- Justin Moore “The Ones That Didn’t Make It”
Top artists
1 - Luke Combs
2- Luke Bryan
3- Jason Aldean
4- Thomas Rhett
5- Old Dominion
Praise 102.5
Top songs
1- Koryn Hawthorne “Unstoppable”
2- Donald Lawrence & Tri-City “Deliver Me”
3- Fresh Start Worship “Mention”
4- Tasha Cobbs Leonard “You Know My Name”
5- William Murphy “Settle Here”
Top artists
1- Kirk Franklin
2- Jekalyn Carr
3- Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
4- William Murphy
5- Donald Lawrence & Tri-City
Rock 100.5
1- Five Finger Death Punch “Blue on Black”
2- Godsmack “Under Your Scars”
3- The Glorious Sons “S.O.S.”
4- Tool “Fear Inoculum”
5- Highly Suspect “16”
Top artists
1- AC/DC
2- Van Halen
3- Aerosmith
4- Led Zeppelin
5- Metallica
97.1/The River
Top songs
1- Whitesnake “Here I Go Again”
2- Guns n Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
3- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts “I Love Rock n Roll”
4- Scorpions “Rock You Like a Hurricane”
5- Queen “We are the Champions/We Will Rock You”
Top artists
1- Aerosmith
2- Led Zeppelin
3- Journey
4- Van Halen
5- AC/DC
Fish 104.7
Top Songs
1- Micah Tyler “Even Then”
2- MercyMe “Best News Ever”
3- For King & Country “God Only Knows”
4- Zach Williams “Survivor”
5- Hillsong Worship “Who You Say I Am”
Top artists
1- MercyMe
2- Casting Crowns
3- TobyMac
4- Chris Tomlin
5- Zach Williams
Joy 92.5/93.3
Top songs
1- For King & Country “God Only Knows”
2- We Are Messengers “Maybe It’s Okay”
3- Pat Barrett “Build My Life”
4- Unspoken “Reason”
5- Lauren Daigle “Look Up Child”
Top artists
1- Casting Crowns
2- Chris Tomlin
3- Tobymac
4- Lauren Daigle
5- MercyMe
11Alive also received Spotify's most popular songs and artists of 2019 from Atlanta users with Post Malone at the top, of course. He was also the most played artist nationwide.
Most-streamed songs in Atlanta on Spotify in 2019:
1. "Sunflower"- Post Malone and Swae Lee
2. "MIDDLE CHILD"- J. Cole
3. "Wow"- Post Malone
4. "7 Rings"- Ariana Grande
5. "Truth Hurts"- Lizzo
Most-streamed artists in Atlanta on Spotify in 2019
1. Post Malone
2. Drake
3. Khalid
4. Ariana Grande
5. Billie Eilish
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