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Dua Lipa’s “Houdini” Remains Canadian Radio’s Fave New Track

But many Canadian artists, including Tyler Shaw and Walk Off the Earth, also earn new airplay with Christmas songs.

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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 Nov.17. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses.

Top Downloads:


  1. Dua Lipa “Houdini” (Atlantic/Warner)
  2. Virginia To Vegas & Friends “Last Christmas” (Wax/You Are Hear Promo)
  3. Tyler Shaw “Christmas All Over Again” (Sony)
  4. Preston Pablo “Winter Wonderland” (Universal)
  5. Jess Moskaluke “Counting Down Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  6. TALK “A Little Bit Happy” (Range/Capitol/Universal)
  7. Tyla “Water” (FAX Records/Epic/Sony)
  8. Walk Off the Earth “Wonderful Christmastime (Amazon Music Original)” (Walk Off The Earth/RPMpromo)
  9. Jonas Brothers, Bailey Zimmerman “Strong Enough” (Republic/Universal)
  10. Ellis “forever” (Indie/AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)

Top CanCon Downloads:

  1. Virginia To Vegas & Friends “Last Christmas” (Wax/You Are Hear Promo)
  2. Tyler Shaw “Christmas All Over Again” (Sony)
  3. Preston Pablo “Winter Wonderland” (Universal)
  4. Jess Moskaluke “Counting Down Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  5. TALK “A Little Bit Happy” (Range/Capitol/Universal)
  6. Walk Off the Earth “Wonderful Christmastime (Amazon Music Original)” (Walk Off The Earth/RPMpromo)
  7. Ellis “forever” (Indie/AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  8. Josh Ross “Ain’t Doin’ Jack” (The Core/Universal)
  9. Scott Helman “Coming Home (for Christmas)” (Warner)
  10. The Redhill Valleys “Blue Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)

Most Active Indies:

  1. Virginia To Vegas & Friends “Last Christmas” (Wax/You Are Hear Promo)
  2. Jess Moskaluke “Counting Down Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  3. Walk Off the Earth “Wonderful Christmastime (Amazon Music Original)” (Walk Off The Earth/RPMpromo)
  4. Ellis “Forever” (Indie/AWAL/Canvas Media Promo)
  5. The Redhill Valleys “Blue Christmas” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  6. Hailey Benedict “Freeze” (Sakamoto/Warner/GPS Promo)
  7. Damien Robitaille “Noel, Once Again” (Audiogram/RPMpromo)
  8. Don Amero “Sometimes A Whisper” (MDM/Dale Speaking Promo)
  9. The Beaches “Boys Don’t Cry (Amazon Music Original) (The Beaches)
  10. Burnstick “Warrior Ride” (Indie)
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