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Alessia Cara's 'Dead Man' Is This Week's Hottest Radio Track in Canada

Other artists making waves on radio this week: MacKenzie Porter, The Beaches and Warren Zeiders.

Alessia Cara

Alessia Cara

Def Jam

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories. Top Downloads and Top Canadian Downloads represent the most copied tracks in the week ending July 26. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads



  1. Alessia Cara “Dead Man” (Def Jam/Universal)
  2. Warren Zeiders “Relapse” (Warner)
  3. Joe Jonas “Work It Out” (Republic/Universal)
  4. Chris Stapleton “I Think I’m In Love With You” (Mercury Nashville/Universal)
  5. MacKenzie Porter “Have Your Beer” (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic)
  6. Madison Beer “Make You Mine” (Sing It Loud/Epic/Sony)
  7. The Beaches “Takes One To Know One” (AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  8. Post Malone, Blake Shelton “Pour Me A Drink” (Mercury/Republic/Universal)
  9. Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington “Do It Anyway” (Starseed/A. Wilson Promo)
  10. Halsey “Lucky” (Columbia/Sony)

Top CanCon Downloads


  1. Alessia Cara “Dead Man” (Def Jam/Universal)
  2. MacKenzie Porter “Have Your Beer” (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic)
  3. The Beaches “Takes One To Know One” (AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  4. Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington “Do It Anyway” (Starseed/A. Wilson Promo)
  5. Charlie Houston “Pink Cheetah Print Slip” (Arts & Crafts/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. Jordan Hart “Dark Side” (baselineMUSIC)
  7. Owen Riegling “Moonshines” (Universal)
  8. Jason Blaine “Somewhere Tonight” (Indie/Pitbull Promo)
  9. Art d’Ecco “I Feel Alive” (Paper Bag/Canvas Media Promo)
  10. Nelly Furtado, Bomba Estéreo “Corazón” (Nelstar/21 Ent. /Universal)

Most Active Indies


  1. The Beaches “Takes One To Know One” (AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  2. Jordan Hart “Dark Side” (baselineMUSIC)
  3. MacKenzie Porter “Have Your Beer” (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic)
  4. Charlie Houston “Pink Cheetah Print Slip” (Arts & Crafts/Canvas Media Promo)
  5. Finger Eleven “Adrenaline” (Better Noise Can./Decker Promo)
  6. Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington “Do It Anyway” (Starseed/A. Wilson Promo)
  7. Jane’s Addiction “Imminent Redemption” (Indie/Decker Promo)
  8. SPORTS TEAM “I'm In Love (Subaru)” (Distiller/Bright Antenna/B. Chick Promo)
  9. Jason Blaine “Somewhere Tonight” (Indie/Pitbull Promo)
  10. Ash Molloy “About Me” (Wax/You Are Hear Promo)
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Jessie Reyez at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto on Oct. 26, 2027.
SOCAN

Jessie Reyez at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto on Oct. 26, 2027.

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