Broadcast monitoring company MediaBase has announced Columbia Records as the No. 1 label for total airplay chart share in 2022. Sony Music-owned company Sony Music has a share of 15.3%, up 31% from 11.7 last year – marking the largest growth in chart share. . For any company registered since 2018.
It was also announced that Colombia is now in the Top 40, going from 17.0 to 23.8 year over year, an increase of 40%. Columbia is also No. 1 on Hot AC, moving from 15.8 to 22.0. It also charted at No. 2 for Mainstream AC and Triple A, as well as No. 4 for both Rhythm and Country.
Columbia is the leader on both the Top 10 Artists and Top 10 Songs of the Year charts with four entries on each—more than any other label. “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber is #1 on the overall charts, and the company has three of the top four hits in the Top 40 (“Stay” and “That’s What I Want” by Lil Nas X and Harry Styles). “As It Was), and 50% of the Top 10 (Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow’s “Industry Baby” and Adele’s “Easy On Me”), as well as the #1 most played songs on both Hot AC (
“Stay”) and Mainstream AC (Adele’s “Easy On Me”).
“Being #1 is always an exciting feeling,” says Executive Vice President and Head of Merchandising Peter Gray. “Headlining this year’s No. 1 Airplay Chart Sharing is a source of great pride and joy for the entire Columbia Records team.”
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