: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station
a song getting a lot of airplay
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That’s a new high for the single, which needed 65 stays somewhere on the airplay roster to crack the top 10.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The tune falls seven spaces to settle at No. 30 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs roster, which is built using a methodology that combines sales, streams, and radio airplay.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The song logs nearly 36 million streams and 20 million in airplay audience impressions.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Hot 100's top ten due to a lack of airplay in the United States.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
The tune falls seven spaces to settle at No. 30 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs roster, which is built using a methodology that combines sales, streams, and radio airplay.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
The song logs nearly 36 million streams and 20 million in airplay audience impressions.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Hot 100's top ten due to a lack of airplay in the United States.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Airplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplay. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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