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Drake Wins Big In This Week's Radio Sweepstakes

Drake's lead single from his fifth studio album is a lavish affair and it's top of the pops here, in the US, the UK and just about anywhere else that counts. Others making waves include Tom Cochrane, The Sheepdogs, and  George Canyon.

Drake Wins Big In This Week's Radio Sweepstakes

By FYI Staff

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into two categories. Top Downloads represents the most downloaded songs in the week ending April 27th, and the Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parenthesis.



Drake's lead single from his fifth studio album, Scorpion, is a lavish, big-budget affair with a positive storyline and it's top of the pops here, in the US, the UK and just about anywhere else that counts. George Canyon's "Better Off In Love" sets up his next album, Southside Of Heaven, set for release on May 25. On the quirky side, New York's Sofi Tucker - Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern - get lucky (again) with the third single from their debut Treehouse album, Tom Cochrane does the right thing with his Humboldt fund-raising edition of "Big League" and The Sheepdogs land a hit from their recently released Changing Colours album that includes a fun--loving barroom brawl video to match.

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Top Downloads

  1. Drake “Nice For What” (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal)

  2. Ariana Grande “No Tears Left To Cry” (Universal)

  3. George Canyon “Better Off In Love” (ole/red dot/A. Wilson Promo)

  4. Tom Cochrane “Big League (For Humboldt)” (Universal)

  5. The Sheepdogs “Nobody” (Warner)

  6. Sugarland f. Taylor Swift “Babe” (UMG Nashville/Big Machine)

  7. Jason Mraz “Have It All” (Warner)

  8. Sofi Tukker “That’s It (I’m Crazy)” (Ultra/DMD Promo)

  9. Liam Payne & J. Balvin “Familiar” (Capitol/Universal)

  10. The Record Company “Life To Fix” (Universal)

Most Active Indies

  1. Sofi Tukker “That’s It (I’m Crazy)” (Ultra/DMD Promo)

  2. George Canyon “Better Off In Love” (ole/red dot/A. Wilson Promo)

  3. Shaggy & Massari “Why” (300/DMD Promo)

  4. Aurora “Queendom” (Glassnote)

  5. Alert The Medic “Heart Of Hearts” (Indie/RPMpromo)

  6. David James “Downtown Kids” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)

  7. Black Pistol Fire “Bully” (Indie/Frontside Promo)

  8. Kyle Dunn “Jean Jacket” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)

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  9. Renegade Station “Who’s Gonna Love Me Tonight” (Carefree/Principle Projects Promo)

  10. Monowhales “Real Love” (Indie/With A Bullet Promo)

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Elton John in the video for 1989's "Sacrifice."
YouTube/Alex Keshishian

Elton John in the video for 1989's "Sacrifice."

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Elton John’s First Song to Enter YouTube Billions Club Might Surprise You

The 1989 video stars supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri and singer Chris Isaak.

Sire Elton John‘s video for the maudlin 1989 single “Sacrifice” has joined the YouTube billion-views club. The single from John’s 22nd studio album, 1989’s Sleeping with the Past, chronicles the challenge of remaining faithful in marriage, with a video starring singer/songwriter Chris Isaak and supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri.

The clip directed by Alex Keshishian (Madonna: Truth or Dare, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me) follows Isaak as he and Ghauri struggle to maintain their connection as a married couple while raising their young daughter, with Isaak seeming to take on single parenthood near the end of the video.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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