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Posted: 5:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2013

Pink tops Atlanta radio with 'Just Give Me A Reason' 

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Pink remains a pop culture staple on top 40 radio. Here she is performing during her 'The Truth About Love Tour' at 02 Arena on April 24, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

By Rodney Ho

Pink has been one of the most durable pop stars of the past 13 years, pumping out hit after hit, 18 of them making the top 20.

She sings with passion and pain no matter what the topic. Her vulnerability is her strength.

Her 18th is "Just Give Me a Reason," another pop gem that is a duet with the lead singer of Fun Nate Ruess. It's also the most played song on Atlanta radio this past week with 258 spins on four radio stations. The count: 12 spins from B98.5, 43 from Star 94, a whopping 126 from Power 96.1 and another 77 from Q100.

Her single leapfrog's Rihanna's "Stay," which is at 243 spins, with comparable spin counts at Star, Power and Q100 but not given any love yet from B98.5.

Pink upends Bruno Mars' two-week stay at the top with "When I Was Your Man." And previous No.1  song Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" took a massive tumble in one week, losing 114 spins, falling from 2 to 4. (It's the only song heard on seven different stations in the market, showing his crossover appeal.)

Here's the top 10 for the week

1. Pink "Just Give Me a Reason"

2. Rihanna "Stay"

3. Bruno Mars " When I Was Your Man"

4. Justin Timberlake "Suit & Tie"

5. Maroon 5 "Daylight"

6. Calvin Harris "Sweet Nothing"

7. Tamar Braxton "Love and War"

8. Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven"

9. Lumineers "Ho Hey"

10. Wale "Bad"

SOURCE: Mediabase 24/7

Top 5 songs on various radio stations

V-103

1. Wale "Bad"

2. Drake "Started From the Bottom"

3. Miguel "How Many Drinnks?"

4. Kendrick Lamar "B**ch, Don't Kill My Vibe"

5. Future "Karate Chop"

ADDS: Rich Gang "Tapout" Lil Wayne "Rich as F**k" Fabolous "Ready"

Hot 107.9

1. Rihanna "Pour It Up"

2. Wale "Bad"

3. Future "Karate Chop"

4. Lil Wayne "Love Me"

5. Ace Hood "Bugatti"

ADDS: Chris Brown "China" Miguel "How Many Drinks?"

Kiss 104.1

1. Miguel "Adorn"

2. Charlie Wilson" My Love Is All I Have"

3. Avant "You & I"

4. Mary J. Blige "Don't Mind"

5. Tamar Braxton "Love and War"

Kiss hasn't genuinely added a new song to its playlist since January 31 (though Joyner will play a few tunes not on Kiss' regular list.)

Majic 107.5

1. Tamar Braxton "Love and War'

2. Anthony Hamilton "The Best of Me"

3. Brian McKnight "Sweeter"

4. Eric Benet "News For You"

5. Alicia Keys 'Fire We Make"

ADDS: Anthony Hamilton "The Best of Me" Fantasia "Love to Win"

Power 96.1

1. Rihanna "Stay"

2. Pink "Just Give Me a Reason"

3. Pitbull "Feel This Moment"

4. Florida-Georgia Line "Cruise" featuring Nelly

5. Calvin Harris "Sweet Nothing"

ADDS: Drop City Yacht Club "Crickets" Jason DeRulo "The Other Side" Avril Lavigne "Here's To Never Growing Up"

Fish 104.7

1. MercyMe "You Are I am"

2. Chris Tomlin "Whom Shall I Fear"

3. Passion "One Thing Remains"

4. Casting  Crowns "Already There"

5. Matthew West "Hello, My Name Is"

ADDS: nothing since March 10's Matthew West "Hello, My Name Is"

Star 94

1. Fun. "Some Nights"

2. Of Monsters and Men "Little Talks"

3. Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait"

4. Lumineers "Ho Hey"

5. Phillip Phillips "Home"

ADDS: Olly Murs "Troublemaker" New Kids on the Block "Remix" Rihanna "Stay" Taylor Swift "22"

Q100

1. Calvin Harris "Sweet Nothing"

2. Pink "Just Give Me a Reason"

3. Justin Timberlake "Suit & Tie"

4. Maroon 5 "Daylight"

5. Bruno Mars "When I Was Your Man"

ADDS: Selena Gomez "Come & Get It" Icona Pop "I Love It" Avril Lavigne "Here's To Never Growing Up" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Can't Hold Us" Will.I.Am "#thatpower" Emeli Sande "Next To Me"

B98.5

The station inexplicably went two months without adding a new song then suddenly added seven recent tunes.

1.Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven"

2. Bruno Mars "When I Was Your Man"

3. Maroon 5 "Daylight"

4. Kelly Clarkson "Catch My Breath"

5. Pink "Try"

ADDS: Alex Clare "Too Close," Cobra Starship "You Make Me Feel..." Calvin Harris "Feels So Good," Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen "Good Time," Coldplay "Paradise," Fun. "Carry On" Pink "Just Give Me A Reason"

94.9/The Bull

1. Lady Antebellum "Downtown"

2. Miranda Lambert "Mama's Broken Heart"

3. Darius Rucker "Wagon Wheel"

4. Brantley Gilbert "More Than Miles"

5. Tim McGraw with Taylor Swif t "Highway Don't Care"

ADDS: Billy Currington "Hey Girl" Gary Allan "Pieces" Luke Bryan "Crash My Party" Carrie Underwood "See You Again" Hunter Hayes "I Want Crazy"

Kicks 101.5

1. Thompson Square "If I Didn't Have You"

2. Miranda Lambert "Mama's Broken Heart"

3. Florida-Georgia Line "Get Your Shine On"

4. Kenny Chesney "Pirate Flag"

5. Lady Antebellum "Downtown"

ADDS: Carrie Underwood "See You Again" Blake Shelton "Boys 'Round Here" Jake Owen "Anywhere With You" Justin Moore "Point At You"

Radio 105.7

1. Black Keys "Lonely Boy"

2. Cage the Elephant "Shake Me Down"

3. Imagine Dragons "It's Time"

4. Imagine Dragons "Radioactive"

5. Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait"

Rock 100.5

1. Slash "Anastasia"

2. Three Days Grace "The High Road"

3. Young Guns "Bones"

4. Halestorm "Freak Like Me"

5. Corey Taylor/Dave Grohl "From Can to Can't"

ADDS: Device "Close My Eyes Forever" Imagine Dragons "Radioactive" Tom Keifer "Solid Ground" Alice in Chains "Stone" Beware the Darkness "Howl" Deftones "Swerve City"

97.1/The River

1. Peter Gabriel "Solsbury Hill"

2. AC/DC "Highway to Hell"

3. Heart "Barracuda"

4. Boston "Peace of Mind"

5. Nazareth "Hair of the Dog"

SOURCE: Mediabase 24/7

About Rodney Ho

I cover local radio and TV for both the print and online editions. I write a blog on the same topics.

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