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Rema & Selena Gomez’s ‘Calm Down’ Becomes First Afrobeats Song To Reach #1 On Pop Radio

Published: Thursday 11th May 2023 by Ryan

Rema and Selena Gomez have a reason to celebrate, because they have just entered the record books.

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On this week’s Mediabase pop radio airplay chart, ‘Calm Down’ officially rises to the #1 spot.

It was able to do so with 17,594 spins during the April 30-May 6 tracking period. That number is up from the previous week’s count by 448.

As a result of the spins allowing it to climb to #1, the song officially becomes the first Afrobeats song to ever go number one on the pop airplay chart.

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Additionally, it becomes Rema’s first and Selena’s sixth single to ever do so. Her first since ‘Lose You To Love Me’ in 2019.

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