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Canadian Country Artists Dallas Smith and Dan Davidson Have Hot New Radio Tracks

Pop singer Mika's French language hit 'Jane Birkin' is also big on Canadian radio this week. Others on the lists include Kiesza, Tenille Townes and Jamie Fine, who returns with another hit and a new EP through UMC.

Dallas Smith

Dallas Smith

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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 March 29. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads


  1. Mika “Jane Birkin” (Island/Def Jam/Universal)
  2. Zac Brown Band “Tie Up” (Warner)
  3. Okean Elzy “Voice Are Rising” (Elektra/Warner)
  4. Dallas Smith “Use Me” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  5. Good Neighbours “Home” (Virgin/Universal)
  6. Wallows “Calling Me After” (Warner)
  7. Djo “End of Beginning” (AWAL/Sony)
  8. Justin Timberlake “No Angels “(RCA/Sony)
  9. Jamie Fine “Seconds Away” (Universal)
  10. Cardi B “Enough (Miami)” (Atlantic/Warner)

Top CanCon Downloads


  1. Dallas Smith “Use Me” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  2. Jamie Fine “Seconds Away” (Universal)
  3. Dan Davidson ft. Tim Hicks & Max Jackson “Nuu Noise/ABC Records/Sharp 9 Promo)
  4. Tenille Townes “Thing That Brought Me Here (Truck Song)” (Sony)
  5. Aaron Goodvin “Written All Over It” (Sakamoto/Warner)
  6. Kiesza “I Go Dance” (Zebra Spirit Tribe/You Are Hear Promo)
  7. The Sean Taylor Band “Alberta Sunrise” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
  8. JJ Wilde “Best of Me” (Indie/Frontside Promo)
  9. Ruby Waters “Bucket” (Wet Records/Canvas Media Promo)
  10. PARIS. “BNB” (Universal)

Most Active Indies


  1. Dan Davidson ft. Tim Hicks & Max Jackson “Nuu Noise” /ABC Records/Sharp 9 Promo)
  2. Kiesza “I Go Dance” (Zebra Spirit Tribe/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. Dallas Smith “Use Me” (Local Hay/Big Loud)
  4. The Sean Taylor Band “Alberta Sunrise” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)
  5. Ruby Waters “Bucket” (Wet Records/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. JJ Wilde “Best of Me” (Indie/Frontside Promo)
  7. Spendit “Hold Up” (Spendit LLC)
  8. Mark Parsons “Cadillac Cowboy” (4ft Records/B. Martineau Promo)
  9. Theo Tams “A Little Bit Off” (Slaight Music)
  10. Blame My Youth “The Break” (Indie/Frontside)
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Amber Still, executive director of the Polaris Music Prize
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Amber Still, executive director of the Polaris Music Prize

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