Originally filed Thursday, December 27, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog
This was definitely Drake’s year. He was incredibly dominant on Atlanta urban radio this year and had several hits on pop as well.
On both V-103 and Hot, Drake was by the most popular artist by a wide margin, beating out Migos, Cardi B and Ella Mai.
Hot played 39 titles this year from Drake more than 7,000 times or about once every 75 minutes. 96.7/The Beat one-upped Hot by playing him more than 9,000 times or once an hour on average.
Over the year, V-103 spun a whopping 51 different Drake songs (and that didn’t even include songs where he was merely “featured”). The Beat? 53 different Drake tunes.
On country, Georgians Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean dominated. On Christian pop, it was Chris Tomlin and locals Casting Crowns. The top artist on alternative rock’s Alt 105.7 was Imagine Dragons, same as Star 94.1. Maroon 5 also had a stellar year on pop radio in Atlanta.
V-103
1. “Boo’d Up” Ella Mai
2. “God’s Plan” Drake
3. “Nice For What” Drake
4. “LOVE” Kendrick Lamar
5. “Look Alive” Blocboy JB
Top artists
1. Drake
2. Cardi B
3. Ella Mai
4. Migos
5. Kendrick Lamar
Hot 107.9
1. “Boo’d Up” Ella Mai
2. “Yes Indeed” Lil Baby featuring Drake
3. “God’s Plan” Drake
4. “Nice For What” Drake
5. “Smile B*tch” Lil Duval with Snoop & B Greezy
Top artists
1. Drake
2. Cardi B
3. Migos
4. Ella Mai
5. Lil Baby
Streetz 94.5
Top songs
1. “Yes Indeed” Lil Baby featuring Drake
2. “God’s Plan” Drake
3. “Booty” Blac Youngsta
4. “Boo’ed Up” Ella Mai
5. “Hardaway” Derez De’Shon
Top artists
1. Migos
2. Drake
3. Cardi B
4. Ella Mai
5. Lil Baby
96.7/The Beat
1. “Nice for What” Drake
2. “God’s Plan” Drake
3. “LOVE” Kendrick Lamar
4. “Look Alive” Blocboy JB
5. “Boo’d Up” Ella Mai
Top artists
1. Drake
2. Migos
3. Cardi B
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. Ella Mai
Majic 107.5/94.5
Top songs
1. “Focus” H.E.R.
2. “Finesse” Bruno Mars & Cardi B
3. “When We” Tank
4. “Best Part” Daniel Caesar & H.E.R.
5. “Long as I Live” Toni Braxton
Top artists
1. Mary J. Blige
2. Usher
3. Toni Braxton
4. Beyonce
5. Maxwell
Kiss 104.1
Top songs
1. “Before I Do” Sevin Streeter
2. “That’s What I Like” Bruno Mars
3. “Redbone” Childish Gambino
4. “When We” Tank
5. “Get You” Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis
Top artists
1. Michael Jackson
2. Usher
3. Bruno Mars
4. Mary J. Blige
5. Tamar Braxton
Q100
Top songs
1. “New Rules’ Dua Lupa
2. “How Long” Charlie Puth
3. “Wolves” Selena Gomez and Marshmello
4. “The Middle” Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey
5. “Finesse” Bruno Mars & Cardi B
Top artists
1. Maroon 5
2. Dua Lipa
3. Charlie Puth
4. Ariana Grande
5. Camila Cabello
Power 96.1
1. “New Rules” Dua Lipa
2. “Psycho” Post Malone
3. “Never Be the Same” Camila Cabello
4. “Better Now” Post Malone
5. “The Middle’ Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey
Top artists
1. Post Malone
2. Ariane Grande
3. Dua Lipa
4. Camila Cabello
5. Drake
Star 94
Most spun songs
1. “Thunder” Imagine Dragons
2. “Perfect” Ed Sheeran
3. “Lights Down Low” Max
4. “How Long” Charlie Puth
5. “New Rules” Dua Lipa
Top artists
1. Imagine Dragons
2. Maroon 5
3. Taylor Swift
4. Ed Sheeran
5. Pink
B98.5
Most played songs
1. “What About Us” Pink
2. “Perfect” Ed Sheeran
3. “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back” Shawn Mendes
4. “Shape of You” Ed Sheeran
5. “Meant to Be” Bebe Rexha featuring Florida-Georgia Line
Top artists
1. Maroon 5
2. Pink
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Shawn Mendes
5. Bruno Mars
Kicks 101.5
1. “Heaven” Kane Brown
2. “Tequila” Dan + Shay
3. “One Number Away” Luke Combs
4. “Get Along” Kenny Chesney
5. “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” David Lee Murphy/Kenny Chesney
Top artists
1. Luke Bryan
2. Jason Aldean
3. Thomas Rhett
4. Luke Combs
5. Blake Shelton
94.9/The Bull
1. “Heaven” Kane Brown
2. “Tequila” Dan + Shay
3. “One Number Away” Luke Combs
4. “Singles You Up” Jordan Davis
5. “Rich” Maren Morris
Top artists
1. Jason Aldean
2. Luke Bryan
3. Thomas Rhett
4. Luke Combs
5. Blake Shelton
97.1/The River
Top songs
1. “I Want You To Want Me” Cheap Trick
2. “Who Are You” Who
3. “Carry on Wayward Son” Kansas
4. “More Than a Feeling” Boston
5. “Feels Like the First Time” Foreigner
Top artists
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Aerosmith
3. Tom Petty
4. Van Halen
5. Fleetwood Mac
Rock 100.5
Top songs
1. “Runnin’ With the Devil” Van Halen
2. “Tom Sawyer” Rush
3. “Sweet Emotion” Aerosmith
4. “The Spirit of Radio” Rush
5. “Sharp-Dressed Man” ZZ Top
Top artists
1. AC/DC
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Pink Floyd
4. Def Leppard
5. Van Halen
Alt 105.7
Top songs
1. “Feel It Still” Portugal, The Man
2. “Whatever It Takes” Imagine Dragons
3. “Say Amen” Panic! At the Disco
4. “Broken” Lovelytheband
5. “Sweet Disaster” Dreamers
Top artists
1. Imagine Dragons
2. Weezer
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Portugal, The Man
5. Green Day
Praise 102.5
1. “Won’t He Do It’ Koryn Hawthorne
2. “I Got That” Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
3. “You Waited” Travis Greene
4. “Even Me” Darlene McCoy
5. “I’m Getting Ready” Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Top artists
1. Anthony Brown and Group Therapy
2. Marvin Sapp
3. Tamela Mann
4. Travis Greene
5. Koryn Hawthorne
Fish 104.7
Top songs
1. “Grace Got You” MercyMe
2. “All My Hope” Crower
3. “Resurrection Power” Chris Tomlin
4. “Come to the Table” Sidewalk Prophets
5. “Reckless Love” Cory Ashbury
Top artists
1. Chris Tomlin
2. Casting Crowns
3. MercyMe
4. TobyMac
5. Matt Maher
Joy 93.3
Top songs
1. “Reckless Love” Cory Asbury
2. “I Just Need U” TobyMac
3. “All MY Hope” Crowder
4. “Witness” Jordan Feliz
5. “Control” Tenth Avenue North
Top artists
1. Chris Tomlin
2. Casting Crowns
3. MercyMe
4. TobyMac
5. Matthew West
CREDIT: Mediabase 24/7
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