The Tragically Hip Hit No. 3 On Canadian Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart With Unearthed 1989 Song 'Wait So Long'
Originally recorded for the band's 1989 debut Up To Here, the track finally saw release last year and has been climbing the radio airplay chart. Also moving up this week is Post Malone & Luke Combs' "Guy For That," which tops the Country Airplay chart.
The Tragically Hip's "Wait So Long" hits a peak this week on the Billboard Canada Mainstream Rock airplay chart.
For the chart dated February 15, the song climbs 7-3, in its 15th week charting. If it keeps climbing, it could dethrone fellow Canadians Three Days Grace from their top spot with "Mayday."
Fans will have to wait and see, but when it comes to this track that's nothing new. "Wait So Long" was originally recorded for the Kingston, Ontario band's 1989 debut Up To Here. Shelved for 35 years, it finally saw the light of day last year when the band re-released the album. The song is vintage Hip, with a driving beat and a vigorous vocal by the late Gord Downie.
Elsewhere on the Canadian airplay charts this week, Post Malone and Luke Combs rise from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Canada Country chart with "Guy For That," a song about how you can always find a guy to fix your car, but not your heart. The earnest tune is Posty's third leader on the country chart in the past year, after the Morgan Wallen-assisted "I Had Some Help" and the Blake Shelton collab "Pour Me a Drink," all from his 2024 country album F1 Trillion.
The rest of the airplay charts are all unchanged in the top spots. Myles Smith continues to rule with "Stargazing" sitting pretty atop the All Format, AC, and Hot AC charts, while ROSE and Bruno Mars reign on CHR/Top 40 with "APT."
Canadian Artists on the Airplay Charts
Canadian singer Alexander Stewart has a new entry on the All-Format chart. Recent single "His Problem Instead" arrives at No. 48, and it climbs 24-21 on the CHR/Top 40 chart. The anthemic breakup song is a salty kiss-off to an ex, with Stewart wishing a sour good luck to his ex's new guy.
Stewart is a rising artist who performs well on Canadian radio — he's got another simultaneous entry on the CHR chart, his Frank Walker collab "Crossfire" at No. 31. He also picked up two Juno nominations this week, for breakthrough artist and best pop album. A win would further cement him as one of Canada's emerging pop names.
Devon Cole is another Canadian singer having a good week on the radio. Her ode to friendship "I Got You" hits a new peak at No. 9 on the AC chart, rising from No. 13. Preston Pablo's "One Last Song" also rises 16-12 on that chart, and Tia Wood's "Sky High" climbs 19-15. On the CHR/Top 40 chart, B.C. producers SVNSETS debut their Deepend collab "Close Friends" at No. 32 and Toronto's renforshort rises 21-16 with "On My Way!"
On the Country Airplay chart, B.C.'s Madeline Merlo hits the top ten with Dustin Lynch-assisted "Broken Heart Thing" at No 9. St. Catharines, Ontario's Tim Hicks debuts a new entry, too, "Quits" at No. 55. On Canada Modern Rock, rising rocker Ruby Waters climbs 19-18 with "Sour Patch" and Toronto indie pop group Valley debut "When You Know Someone" at No. 34. Both Waters and Valley were nominated for the Juno Award for alternative album of the year this week.
Check out the full charts here.
