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Frank Walker Has This Week's Hot Radio Track In Canada

The Canadian DJ reminisces about lost love with American country singer Nate Smith. Other big radio tracks this week include Dayna Reid, Danko Jones, Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande.

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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 Jan. 19. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads:


  1. Frank Walker feat. Nate Smith “Missing You” (Palm Tree Records/Sony)
  2. Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert “Everybody” (Republic/Universal)
  3. Ariana Grande “Yes, and?” (Republic/Universal)
  4. Dayna Reid “This House” (Open Road/B. Chick Promo)
  5. The Black Keys “Beautiful People (Stay High)” (Rhino/Nonesuch/Warner)
  6. Old Dominion & Megan Moroney “Can’t Break Up Now” (Three Up Three Down/Columbia Nashville/Sony)
  7. Josh Ross “Single Again” (The Core/Universal)
  8. Tyler Shaw “Back to Me” (Sony)
  9. Morgan Wallen feat. Eric Church “Man Made a Bar” (Big Loud/EMI/Mercury)
  10. Cage The Elephant “Neon Pill” (RCA/Sony)

Top CanCon Downloads:

  1. Frank Walker feat. Nate Smith “Missing You” (Palm Tree Records/Sony)
  2. Dayna Reid “This House” (Open Road/B. Chick Promo)
  3. Josh Ross “Single Again” (The Core/Universal)
  4. Tyler Shaw “Back to Me” (Sony)
  5. Olivia Lunny feat. Bryce Vine “Fix This” (Infinity &/You Are Hear Promo)
  6. Kat Velasco “Lifetime Lover” (Velasco)
  7. Jeen “So What” (Red Brick/You Are Hear Promo)
  8. Catie St. Germain “The Day Gets Too Long” (Atomic Ranch/ADA/Warner)
  9. The Beaches “What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Paranoid” (AWAL/The Beaches/Canvas Media Promo)
  10. Danko Jones “Get High?” (Sonic Unyon/Canvas Media Promo)

Most Active Indies:

  1. Dayna Reid “This House” (Open Road/B. Chick Promo)
  2. Danko Jones “Get High?” (Sonic Unyon/Canvas Media Promo)
  3. Morgan Wallen feat. Eric Church “Man Made a Bar” (Big Loud/EMI/Mercury)
  4. Jane’s Party “Common Guys” (JP Prod./Canvas Media Promo)
  5. The Beaches “What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Paranoid” (AWAL/The Beaches/Canvas Media Promo)
  6. Jeen “So What” (Red Brick/You Are Hear Promo)
  7. Kat Velasco “Lifetime Lover” (Velasco)
  8. Olivia Lunny feat. Bryce Vine “Fix This” (Infinity &/You Are Hear Promo)
  9. Dizzee Rascal feat. D Double E, JME, Turno “What You Know About That” (Big Dirte3/You Are Hear Promo)
  10. Tebey “Hold Your Horses” (Indie/Frontside Promo)
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