This Week's Fact Check
Fact Check: 5 🎶 Popping BIG in research!
August 19, 2026
Forrest Frank “OKAY!”
Troy Research (8/17)
- #1 song W25-54 with a 4.11 score.
- #1 W25-34 with a 4.15 score
- #2 W35-44 with a 4.14 score
- #5 W45-54 with a 4.02 score
Chandler Moore “God I’m Just Grateful”
Troy Research (8/17)
- Top 10 W25-54 with a 3.95 score
- #4 W25-34 with a 4.05 score!
Jon Reddick “Holding On (Praise God)”
Troy Research (only 8 weeks at radio!)
- Top 7 Troy Research W25-54 with a 3.98 score
- Top 5 W25-34 with a 4.04 score
- Top 6 W45-54 with a 3.99 score
Hopeful. “Everything Is Better”
- #3 in research at KLOVE after only 156 plays!
Peter Burton “So Long”
- #2 in research at KLOVE 123 plays!
Why This Matters
We know that out of every metric we share with radio each week, the number 1 thing programmers want to know is this: does the song connect with radio listener? The way most programmers continue to measure this is with weekly online surveys. This week, we’ve got 5 songs that are popping in a HUGE way including the #1 song in all of radio according to Troy Research…with a whopping 4.11 score with W25-54! If you’re not playing “OKAY!” from Forrest Frank yet, your audience is going to be ready for it based on what we’re seeing from the near 70 stations supporting it.