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Shaggy & Sting Capture Today's Diverse Pop Sound

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Shaggy & Sting Capture Today's Diverse Pop Sound

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 copied tracks in the week ending Jan. 26 and the Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parenthesis.


Top Downloads

  1. Kelly Clarkson “I Don’t Think About You” (Warner)

  2. Justin Timberlake f. Chris Stapleton “Say Something” (Sony)

  3. Maroon 5 “Wait” (Interscope/Universal)

  4. Drake “God’s Plan” (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal)

  5. Matthew Good “There The First Time” (Warner)

  6. Sting & Shaggy “Don’t Make Me Wait” (A&M/Universal)

  7. Zedd with Maren Morris & Grey “The Middle” (Universal)

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  8. Thirty Seconds To Mars “Walk On Water” (Interscope/Universal)

  9. Fall Out Boy “Hold Me Tight Or Don’t” (Universal)

  10. The Static Shift “Wide Awake” (Big Machine)

Most Active Indies

  1. MK “17” (Ultra/DMD Promo)

  2. Hollerado “Eloise” (Royal Mountain/Canvas Promo)

  3. Rhye “Taste” (Last Gang)

  4. 10 Years “Novacaine” (Mascot/RPMpromo)

  5. Alice Merton “No Roots” (Mom+Pop/Frontside Promo)

  6. Shane McNulty “If It’s Alright” (Indie/L. Tutty Promo)

  7. Jesse Slack “I Wish I Never Met You” (Indie)

  8. Lisa Nicole “Mad About It” (Sugar Pistol/Pitbull Promo)

  9. Fortunate Ones “Northern Star” (Old Farm Pony/With A Bullet Promo)

  10. Easthaven f. Mark Konarowski “Country Girl” (Markon)

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Felix Cartal shot at the W Toronto on Feb. 20, 2026.

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