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Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' is Canada's Hot New Radio Track for the Second Straight Week

Dua Lipa, The Banker Boys, Walk Off the Earth and Ryan Langdon are also earning hot rotations at commercial radio.

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

"Texas Hold 'Em" cover

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories. Top Downloads and Top Canadian Downloads represent the most copied tracks in the week ending Feb. 23. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads


  1. Beyoncé “Texas Hold ’Em” (Parkwood Ent./Columbia/Sony)
  2. Dua Lipa “Training Season” (Atlantic/Warner)
  3. Kings of Leon “Mustang” (Capitol/Universal)
  4. The Banker Boys “Fade Away f/Aloe Blacc” (Infinity &/You Are Hear Promo)
  5. Mother Mother “Explode” (Warner)
  6. Selena Gomez “Love On” (Universal)
  7. Ariana Grande “yes, and? (with Mariah Carey)” (Republic/Universal)
  8. Ryan Langdon “Soul & My Sanity” (Slaight/Hidden Pony/R. Chubey Promo)
  9. Calvin Harris x Rag'n'Bone Man “Lovers In A Past Life” (Columbia/Sony)
  10. Walk Off the Earth “Catching Feelings” (Golden Carrot/The Orchard/Deckers Promo)

Top CanCon Downloads

  1. The Banker Boys “Fade Away f/Aloe Blacc” (Infinity &/You Are Hear Promo)
  2. Mother Mother “Explode” (Warner)
  3. Ryan Langdon “Soul & My Sanity” (Slaight/Hidden Pony/R. Chubey Promo)
  4. Walk Off the Earth “Catching Feelings” (Golden Carrot/The Orchard/Deckers Promo)
  5. King Cruff “FALLBACK (feat. Runkus)” (Universal)
  6. Mike Demero, Zagata “Take Me Away (My Love)” (Aritifice/Warner)
  7. Amanda Keeles “Can’t Stop Now” (Fifth Note Ent./L. Tutty Promo)
  8. Violet Night “Ferrari Red” (Violet Night/B. Chick Promo)
  9. Kyilah ft. Bagfulltnf & Melowwithdaheat “MY MELANIN” (Indie)
  10. Jessica Russell “Pause on Over” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)

Most Active Indies

    1. The Banker Boys “Fade Away f/Aloe Blacc” (Infinity &/You Are Hear Promo)
    2. Walk Off the Earth “Catching Feelings” (Golden Carrot/The Orchard/Deckers Promo)
    3. Ryan Langdon “Soul & My Sanity” (Slaight/Hidden Pony/R. Chubey Promo)
    4. Violet Night “Ferrari Red” (Violet Night/B. Chick Promo)
    5. Olivia Mae Graham “I Can’t Move” (Indie/C. Henderson Promo)
    6. Amanda Keeles “Can’t Stop Me Now” (Fifth Note Ent./L. Tutty Promo)
    7. Jessica Russell “Pause On Over” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
    8. Kyilah ft. Bagfulltnf & Melowwithdaheat “MY MELANIN” (Indie)
    9. Liza “In the End” (FRNDS Inc.)
    10. Alexander Stewart “I Wish You Cheated (Frank Walker Remix)” (FAE Group/You Are Hear Promo)
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