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Myles Smith Rules Canadian Radio Airplay Charts With 'Stargazing'

The U.K. singer tops three of the Canadian airplay charts, while Ontario rockers Three Days Grace lead the Mainstream Rock chart with comeback single "Mayday."

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Welcome to our weekly airplay chart beat column, which will take a look at what's hot on the seven airplay charts that have recently debuted on Billboard Canada.

For our first look at the Canadian airplay charts, Myles Smith's "Stargazing" is the champion. The U.K. singer's ballad "Stargazing" is No. 1 on the Canada All-Format chart and Canada Hot AC chart, as well as rising to No. 1 on the Canada AC chart, which tracks adult contemporary. On the Canada CHR/Top 40 chart, "Stargazing" comes in at No. 3, while ROSE and Bruno Mars take the top spot with "Apt."


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When it comes to the genre-specific charts, one of the most interesting is Mainstream Rock. There, Canadian band Three Days Grace hold No. 1 with "Mayday," their first new single with original vocalist Adam Gontier since 2013. The Ontario hard rock band, which scored its first Hot 100 hit in 2003 with "(I Hate) Everything About You," also scored their 18th No. 1 hit on the U.S. Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with "Mayday," putting them one behind Shinedown for most all time.

Canadian bands are having a good week on that chart, with Finger Eleven, The Sheepdogs and The Tragically Hip occupying the No. 5, No. 6 and No. 7 spots. On the Modern Rock chart, Ontario singer JJ Wilde is at No. 2 with "Mess To Make" and Vancouver alt-rockers Dear Rouge are at No. 7 with "Cutting Teeth," while Texas alt-rockers Dexter and the Moonrocks take the top spot with "Sad in Carolina." Morgan Wallen's "Love Somebody" is No. 1 on the Canada Country chart.

As for Canadians elsewhere on the charts, The Weeknd is blazing a path with "Dancing in the Flames" at No. 7 on AC Airplay and Hot AC and No. 10 on CHR/Top 40. Devon Cole's ode to friendship "I Got You" is at No. 9 on Canada Hot AC and rising country singer Hailey Benedict is at No. 9 with "Things My Mama Said."

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Check out the top ten in each of the seven Canadian airplay charts below.

All-Format

  1. Myles Smith, "Stargazing"
  2. Shaboozey, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"
  3. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile"
  4. Billie Eilish, "Birds of a Feather"
  5. Morgan Wallen, "Love Somebody"
  6. Sabrina Carpenter, "Taste"
  7. ROSE & Bruno Mars, "APT"
  8. Koe Wetzel & Jesse Murph, "High Road"
  9. Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen, "I Had Some Help"
  10. George Birge, "Cowboy Songs"

AC

  1. Myles Smith, "Stargazing"
  2. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile"
  3. Billie Eilish, "Birds of a Feather"
  4. Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen, "I Had Some Help"
  5. Hozier, "Too Sweet"
  6. Benson Boone, "Beautiful Things"
  7. The Weeknd, "Dancing In The Flames"
  8. Sabrina Carpenter, "Taste"
  9. Teddy Swims, "The Door"
  10. Taylor Swift, "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"

CHR/Top 40

  1. ROSE & Bruno Mars, "APT"
  2. Sabrina Carpenter, "Taste"
  3. Myles Smith, "Stargazing"
  4. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile"
  5. Gracie Abrams, "That's So True"
  6. Chappell Roan, "Good Luck, Babe!"
  7. Billie Eilish, "Birds of a Feather"
  8. Addison Rae, "Diet Pepsi"
  9. Teddy Swims, "The Door"
  10. The Weeknd, "Dancing in the Flames"

Hot AC

  1. Myles Smith, "Stargazing"
  2. Billie Eilish, "Birds of a Feather"
  3. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile"
  4. Sabrina Carpenter, "Taste"
  5. Sabrina Carpenter, "Espresso"
  6. ROSE & Bruno Mars, "APT"
  7. The Weeknd, "Dancing in the Flames"
  8. Hozier, "Too Sweet"
  9. Devon Cole, "I Got You"
  10. Shaboozey, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"

Country

  1. Morgan Wallen, "Love Somebody"
  2. Post Malone Featuring Luke Combs, "Guy For That"
  3. Koe Wetzel & Jesse Murph, "High Road"
  4. George Birge, "Cowboy Songs"
  5. Tucker Wetmore, "Wind Up Missin' You"
  6. Lainey Wilson, "4x4xU"
  7. Riley Green, "Damn Good Day To Leave"
  8. Zach Top, "Sounds Like The Radio"
  9. Hailey Benedict, "Things My Mama Said"
  10. Chris Stapleton, "Think I'm In Love With You"

Mainstream Rock

  1. Three Days Grace, "Mayday"
  2. Linkin Park, "The Emptiness Machine"
  3. Our Lady Peace, "Sound the Alarm"
  4. Jack White, "That's How I'm Feeling"
  5. Finger Eleven, "Adrenaline"
  6. The Sheepdogs, "Take Me For a Ride"
  7. The Tragically Hip, "Wait So Long"
  8. Dexter and the Moonrocks, "Sad in Carolina"
  9. The Smashing Pumpkins, "Sighommi"
  10. Nothing More, "If It Doesn't Hurt"

Modern Rock

  1. Dexter and the Moonrocks, "Sad in Carolina"
  2. JJ Wilde, "Mess To Make"
  3. Hozier, "Nobody's Soldier"
  4. Valley, "Bass Player's Brother"
  5. Linkin Park, "The Emptiness Machine"
  6. Balu Brigada, "So Cold"
  7. Dear Rouge, "Cutting Teeth"
  8. The Lumineers, "Same Old Song"
  9. Jack White, "That's How I'm Feeling"
  10. The Black Keys Featuring Beck, "I'm With The Band"
Check out all of Billboard Canada's charts, including the Canadian Hot 100 and Canadian Albums charts, here.
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