This week\u2019s most-added song on Top 40 radio was Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d, the third single from her extremely successful album The Life of a Showgirl.<\/i> \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d and \u201cOpalite\u201d were obvious smash hits from the beginning, leading in stream counts on Spotify, spins on radio and requests on Liveline<\/i>. There aren\u2019t many artists who manage to achieve three number-ones off a single album, but in the past few years, artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo have proven it possible. The best instance is the legendary string of hits from Katy Perry\u2019s \u201cTeenage Dream\u201d in 2010, with six chart-toppers. Something no one has achieved before or in the streaming era!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d has been out since October 3. It was initially one of the album\u2019s streaming leaders but is no longer in the Spotify Top 200. \u201cOphelia\u201d (31) and \u201cOpalite\u201d (#57) are both still in the Spotify Top 60. Her fans and average listeners are not showing strong passion for the album\u2019s other tracks.\u00a0 <\/span>We\u2019ve only had two requests for the song since its release. Yes, it\u2019s by a core artist\u2014practically the only one CHR had for several years\u2014but there are millions of people listening to so many other huge streaming hits that many programmers are still ignoring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Quick Observations on Emerging Hits<\/b><\/p>\n Bella Kay \u2013 <\/b>\u201ciloveitiloveitiloveit\u201d:<\/i><\/b> It\u2019s been all over TikTok for the past two months and actually translating to streams too. The whole song is good, not just 8 seconds of it. Already Top 10 on Spotify in a dozen countries, including the US where it\u2019s #9. She\u2019s 19 and from Orlando. She had another song last August with 102 million streams called \u201cThe Sick.\u201d Atlantic Records is behind it now, and it\u2019s our #16 request. Showing all the signs of a big Pop Smash!<\/p>\n Dominic Fike \u2013 <\/b>\u201cBabydoll\u201d:<\/i><\/b> Now #1 on Spotify in the world, this 90-second song from 8 years ago is proving to be much more than just a quick social media moment. It\u2019s also #3 streaming in the US and is huge with the 18-34 audience, but was a streaming phenomenon when it first came out and for whatever reason is having its real time to shine now! How can you argue with a #1 song in the world? Some streaming hits are challenging for various reasons\u2014this one is cute, fun, and popular already. More evidence that the real hits are there in front of us. Liveline\u2019s #12 request last week.<\/p>\n Ella Langley \u2013 <\/b>\u201cChoosin\u2019 Texas\u201d:<\/i><\/b> A consistent Top 3 hit on Spotify since December. #1 country song of the past three years. Why are so many major-market stations not playing it at all? It\u2019s not a \u201crural\u201d or small market thing. Streaming statistics and our real, raw Liveline<\/i> requests show that men and women of all ages love this song, even if they aren\u2019t typical country fans. #6 in requests last week with really stiff competition above it. Why wait for callout? When requests from Liveline\u2019s radio audience match big streaming numbers, it\u2019s already a hit with the audience.<\/p>\n Bruno Mars \u2013 <\/b>\u201cRisk It All\u201d: <\/i><\/b>The follow up to \u201cI Just Might\u201d which just went #1 on Top 40 and Rhythmic radio! A slowed down, Latin-infused ballad that women love! #6 on Spotify in the US and #3 in the world. While global charts are heavily influenced by Latin and European countries, the numbers also show that it\u2019s a hit here. A song like \u201cRisk It All\u201d attracts people of all ages and is not just the cheesy formula pop like \u201cI Just Might\u201d which is now being compared to soccer-mom favorites like \u201cCan\u2019t Stop the Feeling\u201d by Justin Timberlake and \u201cBeliever\u201d by Imagine Dragons. As a Gen Z myself, I can assure you that people 16-25 do not like those songs, but they\u2019re responding to this one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source radioinsight.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This week\u2019s most-added song on Top 40 radio was Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d, the third single from her extremely successful album The Life of a Showgirl. \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d and \u201cOpalite\u201d were obvious smash hits from the beginning, leading in stream counts on Spotify, spins on radio and requests on Liveline. 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Harry Styles \u2013 <\/b>\u201cAmerican Girls\u201d: <\/i><\/b>In the past 9 days since its release, \u201cAmerican Girls\u201d has already gotten more total requests than \u201cAperture\u201d has since January 22. The first single was really odd, but the rest of the album is actually pretty good, though much of it is still a bit artsy for Top 40. \u201cAmerican Girls\u201d is the best performing of them all, currently #4 on Spotify in the US (\u201cAperture\u201d is #30, despite a first week rebound) and was our #14 request last week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"PinkPantheress](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/stateside-200x200-jpeg.webp?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1\")
PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson \u2013 <\/b>\u201cStateside\u201d:<\/i><\/b> #1 on Spotify in the US and #2 globally. There are only 5 or 6 definitive songs each year, and this could be one of them. Already #5 on Liveline after three weeks of airplay. This is amongst the ranks of \u201cOrdinary\u201d and\u201d Man I Need.\u201d Larsson will be our special guest on Liveline this Friday night, March 20.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n