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Preston Pablo Has Canada's Hot New Radio Hit

Another top new radio fave in the week includes The Crash Test Dummies weighing in with an offbeat "First Noel."

Preston Pablo

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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 week ending Dec. 8. Most Active Indies blends downloads and streams, with the affiliated label and radio promotions company in parentheses

Top Downloads:



  1. Preston Pablo “Dance Alone” (Universal)
  2. Crash Test Dummies feat. Ellen Reid “The First Noel” (Sony)
  3. Celina Wolfe “Someday At Christmas” (Artifice/ADA Canada/Warner)
  4. Chris Stapleton “White Horse” (Mercury/Universal)
  5. Tyla “Water” (FAX Records/Epic/Sony)
  6. Dylan Gossett “Coal” (Mercury Nashville/Universal)
  7. Josh Ross “Ain’t Doin’ Jack” (The Core/Universal)
  8. Boslen “Tell Me Why” (Chaos Club Digital/You Are Hear Promo)
  9. Paul Russell “Lil Boo Thang (Luca Schreiner Remix)” (Arista/Sony)
  10. The Tenors “What Christmas Means To Me” (Warner)

Top CanCon Downloads:

  1. Preston Pablo “Dance Alone” (Universal)
  2. Crash Test Dummies feat. Ellen Reid “The First Noel” (Sony)
  3. Celina Wolfe “Someday At Christmas” (Artifice/ADA Canada/Warner)
  4. Josh Ross “Ain’t Doin’ Jack” (The Core/Universal)
  5. Boslen “Tell Me Why” (Chaos Club Digital/You Are Hear Promo)
  6. The Tenors “What Christmas Means To Me” (Warner)
  7. Jeanick Fournier, Mario Pelchat “Nuit de décembre” (Universal)
  8. Tate McRae “exes” (RCA/Sony)
  9. Loud Luxury feat. Charlieonnafriday “Young & Foolish” (Armada/Sony)
  10. Brett Kissel “I Want A Massey Ferguson For Christmas” (Big Star Recordings)

Most Active Indies:

  1. Boslen “Tell Me Why” (Chaos Club Digital/You Are Hear Promo)
  2. John Raays ft. Roc Scan “Moonlight In Paris” (Redroll Station)
  3. Brett Kissel “I Want A Massey Ferguson For Christmas” (Big Star Recordings)
  4. K-I'DE “I Appreciate You” (Stationside Ent.)
  5. Lainey Wilson “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” (Broken Bow/BMG/A. Wilson Promo)
  6. Sean Hogan “The Meaning Of Christmas” (Barnstorm Prod.)
  7. Walter Rossi featuring Kyla Lynn Vezina “Jingle Jangle” (Cosmic Forces Music)
  8. Tebey “Baby (Please Come Home)” (Frontside Promo)
  9. MacKenzie Porter “Bet You Break My Heart” (Big Loud)
  10. Jenna Nation “My Christmas Wish” (Indie)
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