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Tate McRae, Old Dominion, Envy Of None Hot New CanCon Contenders

The following are tracks delivered to radio by digital distributor DMDS/Yangaroo in Canada and broken down into three categories.

Tate McRae, Old Dominion, Envy Of None Hot New CanCon Contenders

By FYI Staff

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 weeks ending on Jan. 21. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions' company in parentheses.


Top Downloads:

  1. Charlie Puth “Light Switch” (Warner)

  2. Adele “Oh My God” (Columbia/Sony)

  3. Tate McRae “feel like s**t” (RCA/Sony)

  4. The Weeknd “Sacrifice” (XO/Republic/DMD Promo)

  5. Old Dominion “No Hard Feelings” (Arista Nashville/Sony)

  6. SBO Swampy “Bad Habits” (Morojele)

  7. Latto “Big Energy” (Streamcut/RCA/Sony)

  8. Taylor Swift “Message In A Bottle (Fat Max G Remix) (Taylor’s Version)” (Universal)

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  9. Maren Morris “Circles Around This Town” (Columbia Nashville/Sony)

  10. Texas King “You” (White Rabbits/RPMpromo)

 

Top CanCon Downloads:

  1. Tate McRae “feel like s**t” (RCA/Sony)

  2. The Weeknd “Sacrifice” (XO/Republic/DMD Promo)

  3. SBO Swampy “Bad Habits” (Morojele)

  4. Texas King “You” (White Rabbits/RPMpromo)

  5. Billy Talent “I Beg to Differ (This Will Get Better)” (Warner)

  6. Tim & The Glory Boys “Bloodlines” (Sony)

  7. Zach Zoya “Start Over (feat. Benny Adam)” (Universal)

  8. Tenille Townes “When's It Gonna Happen” (Columbia Nashville/Sony)

  9. Jerry Sereda “Two People, One Shadow” (Indie)

  10. Sophie Simmons “Love Turns Lonely” (Physical Presents/DMD Promo)

 

Most Active Indies:

  1. SBO Swampy “Bad Habits” (Morojele)

  2. The Weeknd “Sacrifice” (XO/Republic/DMD Promo)

  3. Envy Of None “Liar” (Kscope)

  4. Jerry Sereda “Two People, One Shadow” (Indie)

  5. Texas King “You” (White Rabbits/RPMpromo)

  6. Tommy John Ehman “Bury Me Six Feet Under (When I Die)” (Indie)

  7. Max Parker “Try” (Indie/RPMpromo)

  8. Brea Lawrenson “As Far As Dreaming Goes” (Indie)

  9. Greg Rider “Angels” (The Darren Ross Agency/L. Tutty Promo)

  10. Brooklyn Blackmore “Missin’ the Moon” (Indie/GPS Promo)

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