“Waymaker” from Michael W. Smith reached #1 on Billboard Christian Airplay today with an increase of +338,800 for a total audience of 12,179,000.More significant growth for the song!
WKNZ in Delaware – Up to heavy rotation
KFNW in Fargo, ND – Up to heavy rotation
KSLT in Rapid City, SD – Up to heavy rotation
Family Life in NY – Up to heavy rotation
KCMS in Seattle, WA – Up to heavy rotation
WAY-FM – Heavy rotation in two weeks of airplay
Billboard/BDS Christian Airplay:
Held steady at #2 on the chart this week! +193,100 on the chart this week for a total of 11,321,600.
AC Monitored:
Held steady at #3 with 1941 spins and +26 spins for the week.
AC Indicator:
We got our bullet back with a +21 this week but we dropped to #11 on the chart with 971 spins.
Mediabase Audience:
#3 this week with another big increase of +511,000 and 13,424,000 in total audience!
1 NEW ADD:
WAY-FM network
Massive growth for the song this week!
Family Life network in NY – re-added the song to their main rotation
KLOVE- Up to heavy rotation
FISH/Atlanta – Up to heavy rotation
KCMS/Seattle – Into medium rotation
KTIS/Minneapolis – Up to medium rotation
WDJC/Birmingham – Up to heavy rotation
KAIM/Honolulu – Up to heavy rotation
Billboard/BDS Christian Airplay:
UP 3 spots from #5 to #2 on the chart this week!!! +1,554,500 on the chart this week for a total of 11,128,500. I swear, 11, 6 and 2 are the worst numbers for promotion people.
AC Monitored:
Up 2 spots from #5 to #3 with 1915 spins and +167 spins for the week! It’s the #1 most-increased song at this format as well.
Mediabase Audience:
UP 1 spot from #5 to #4 with a HUGE increase of +1,299,000 and 12,991,000 in total audience!
#2 on Troy Research nationally
W25-54: 4.16
W25-34: 4.19
W35-44: 4.08
W45-54: 4.21
Michael’s version of Waymaker is the #1 version of the song after overtaking Leeland’s version with total consumption of 10,970 for #6 on the overall TOP 200!
2 MORE ADDS:
KCMS in Seattle, WA
WCLQ in Wausau, WI
More significant growth for the song again this week…
Shine.FM in Chicago and Indianapolis – Up to heavy!
KAIM in Honolulu – Up to heavy
KVMV in McAllen, TX – Up to heavy A (maximum rotation)
KFMK in Austin, TX – Up to heavy
WBCL in Fort Wayne, IN – Up to heavy
WOLW in Traverse City, MI – Up to heavy
WWWA in Augusta, ME – Up to medium rotation
AC Monitored:
Up 1 spot to #5 (another TOP 5!!!) with 1748 spins and +91 spins for the week (another HUGE gain)!
AC Indicator:
UP another 2 spots from #10 to #8 this week…we were +57 spins this week for a total of 951 spins!
#9 in overall consumption in the Christian genre with total sales of 12,641!
#3 on Troy Research nationally
W25-54: 4.11
W25-34: 4.15
W35-44: 4.08
W45-54: 4.11
1 MORE ADD:
KNWS in Waterloo, IA
More significant growth for the song again this week…
KTIS/Minneapolis, MN – up to medium
KFIS/Portland, OR – from light rotation to heavy rotation in only 90 spins. 😳
WAKW/Cincinnati, OH – Up to heavy rotation
WMUV/Jacksonville, FL – Up to heavy rotation
KAIM/Honolulu, HI – Up to heavy rotation
KTSY/Boise, ID – Up to heavy rotation
KDUV/Visalia, CA – Exclusively in heavy rotation
KBNJ/Corpus Christi, TX – Up to heavy rotation
Billboard/BDS Christian Airplay:
Gained a spot from #5 to #4 this week! Strong increases again of +337,900 for a total of 9,812,400.
AC Monitored:
Holding steady at #6 with 1657 spins and +163 spins for the week (another HUGE gain)!
AC Indicator:
UP another spot from #11 to #10 this week…we were +24 spins this week for a total of 894 spins!
Mediabase Audience:
TOP 5 yet again on this audience chart jumping up from #5 to #4 with an increase of +673,000 for the week and a total of 12,062,000 in audience.
