Here is this week's MRC Data Market Watch report which features Canadian music stats for the current week and YTD with comparisons to last year. This chart is published every Tuesday.
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Here is this week's MRC Data Market Watch report which features Canadian music stats for the current week and YTD with comparisons to last year. This chart is published every Tuesday. The abbreviation "TEA" is a term used to describe the sale of music downloads or singles. A track equivalent album is equal to 10 tracks, or 10 songs.
The Beaches
Also this week: red hot Ontario country singer Owen Riegling’s “Love Hate Love” debuts on this week’s Canada Country chart.
The Beaches are showing their Global Force on the Billboard Canada Airplay Charts.
The Toronto band's cover of the Flock of Seagulls’ ‘80s hit “I Ran (So Far Away)” arrives at No. 37 on the Billboard Canada Hot AC Airplay chart dated May 2.
Their version is a modern take on the track, leaning into the group’s indie-pop sound, putting their own spin on the new wave classic. The cover features dreamy, lifting guitar chords courtesy of guitarist Kylie Miller, who elevates the powerful but whimsical vocals of her sister, Jordan.
“I Ran (So Far Away)” has already been charting on the Modern Rock chart for 11 weeks, most recently rising 32-31. It’s the group’s second entry on the chart, joining “Can I Call You In The Morning?” which drops one spot to No. 9.
It’s been a major week for The Beaches. Earlier this week, the group — including the Miller sisters and members Leandra Earl and Eliza Enman-McDaniel — received the Global Force award, presented by FACTOR at this year’s Billboard Women in Music ceremony. Attending the band’s first U.S. award show, Jordan expressed immense gratitude “to be representing Canada on a global stage,” calling it “not only an honour, but a dream come true.”
Over on the Country chart, Owen Riegling’s “Love Hate Love” comes in at No. 47.
It’s the latest single from Riegling’s sophomore album, In The Feeling, released in April. The record is the Mildmay, Ontario native’s first full-length release on his Universal Music Canada/Big Loud Records partnership, which he inked nine months ago.
The high-energy track was written in Nashville with Oscar Charles, Luke Preston and Luke Laird. It carries a modern country sound, but remains grounded in genuine emotion, as Riegling and his collaborators build around the push and pull of a complicated romantic love.
“We're just like George and Tammy when they drank too much / Know a little something 'bout love, hate, love,” he sings, referencing country music power couple Tammy Wynette and George Jones. With a strong hook and clean production, it’s easy to see how the track has resonated with country radio listeners.
Riegling fondly recalls writing the song last spring: “The day we wrote ‘Love Hate Love’ back in May of 2025, we knew it felt special, I still feel that way,” he shares. “It has an infectious energy that sticks with you. It’s definitely an animated version of my relationship but there is a lot of truth to it.”
It’s not Riegling’s first entry on the chart. Nearly 20 spots higher, his track “Taillight This Town” sits at No. 28.
This week, Cameron Whitcomb scores two entries on the Airplay charts. His self-proclaimed first-ever love song, “You And Me,” arrives at No. 56 on Country, and the anxiety-ridden “Kingdom of Fear” debuts at No. 35 on Modern Rock.
The juxtaposing singles are part of Whitcomb’s recent EP, Deep Water, which debuted at No. 88 on this week’s Billboard Canadian Albums chart. On his latest body of work, Whitcomb goes even deeper, uncovering a new level of vulnerability while honing in on his country-rock sound.
“Seems like lately I’ve fallen back in love with songwriting. It’s like having sex with your ex,” says the B.C. native. “Something familiar, comfortable, but also refreshing about it. It’s been an incredible time getting to put these ideas that’ve been banging around in my head on paper.”
Whitcomb is all over the Airplay charts. “You And Me” rises 33-30 on CHR/Top 40, after debuting on the chart three weeks ago, while one of his earlier singles, “Quitter,” sits at No. 15 on AC.
Elsewhere, country singer Sully Burrows hits No. 44 on All-Format with “Put It On Me,” and Céline Dion’s comeback single “Dansons” debuts on AC at No. 16.
At the top, Bruno Mars holds down the No. 1 spot with “I Just Might” on All-Format, AC, CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC. Meanwhile, RAYE’s “Where Is My Husband!” sits at No. 2 on the former two charts, while Olivia Dean’s “So Easy To Fall In Love” and “Man I Need” rise 3-2 on the latter two rankings.
On Country, Luke Combs is “Sleepless In A Hotel Room” for another chart-topping week. The Black Keys have maintained their No. 1 on Mainstream Rock with “You Got To Lose,” but Nickelback’s Wrestlemania hit “Bone For The Crows” climbs 5-2. Could The Black Keys’ winning streak be over? On Modern Rock, Noah Kahan’s “The Great Divide” sits at the top, but the Arkells & Portugal. The Man could see the good fortune of the top spot, as “Money” moves up to No. 2.
Check out the Billboard Canada Airplay charts here.
