Georgia Entertainment Scene

Top streamed tunes in Atlanta include 'Trap Queen,' 'See You Again'

May 7, 2015

IHeartRadio provided me an exclusive look at the most popular songs streamed on its app from Atlanta listeners last month. There is a solid correlation with what's popular on Atlanta radio.

Six songs overlapped between the top 10's of each. Fetty Wap's "Trap Queen" is No. 13 on the Mediabase airplay chart but No. 1 on streams. Flo Rida's "GDRF" is at No. 19 on radio airplay but No. 5 on IHeartRadio streams. "Chains" is at No. 12 on airplay, No. 9 on streams and "Slow Motion" at No. 16 on airplay, No. 10 on streams.

Rank Title Artist
1 Trap Queen Fetty Wap
2 See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) Wiz Khalifa
3 Uptown Funk Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
4 Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) The Weeknd
5 GDFR (feat. Sage The Gemini & Lookas) Flo Rida
6 Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
7 Sugar Maroon 5
8 Love Me Like You Do Ellie Goulding
9 Chains Nick Jonas
10 Slow Motion Trey Songz

Just for comparison, here are the top 10 most played songs on Atlanta radio, according to Mediabase 24/7

1. "Earned It" - The Weeknd

2. "Love Me Like You D" - Ellie Goulding

3. "Sugar" Maroon 5

4. "Style" Taylor Swift

5. "Shut Up and Dance" Walk the Moon

6. "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson

7. "Want To Want Me' Jason DeRulo

8. "See You Again" Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth

9. "Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran

10. "Blank Space" Taylor Swift

About the Author

Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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