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Date// 2/8/2016 KRYPTONITE 3 DOORS DOWN ROCK REPUBLIC RECORDS 4 2/8/2000 5 SECONDS POP 2/8/2016 AMNESIA CAPITOL RECORDS 2 7/1/2014 OF SUMMER ROCK A$AP WORLDWIDE/POLO R&B/ 4/29/2016 F**KIN’ PROBLEMS A$AP ROCKY GROUNDS MUSIC/RCA 3 10/23/2012 HIP HOP RECORDS 1/25/2016 HELLO ADELE POP COLUMBIA/XL RECORDINGS 6 10/23/2015 1/25/2016 HELLO ADELE POP COLUMBIA/XL RECORDINGS 5 10/23/2015 9/20/2016 HELLO ADELE POP COLUMBIA/XL RECORDINGS 7 10/23/2015 1/7/2016 HERE ALESSIA CARA POP DEF JAM 2 5/1/2015 12/9/2016 HERE ALESSIA CARA POP DEF JAM 3 5/1/2015 1/26/2016 LOVE ME HARDER ARIANA GRANDE POP REPUBLIC RECORDS 3 8/25/2014 1/26/2016 LOVE ME HARDER ARIANA GRANDE POP REPUBLIC RECORDS 2 8/25/2014 HEADBAND R&B/ 3/15/2016 B.O.B. ATLANTIC RECORDS 2 5/21/2013 (FT. 2CHAINZ) HIP HOP R&B/ 8/5/2016 SO GOOD B.O.B. ATLANTIC 2 2/21/2012 HIP HOP R&B/ 8/8/2016 STRANGE CLOUDS B.O.B. ATLANTIC RECORDS 2 9/27/2011 HIP HOP POP B.O.B. FEAT. 3/15/2016 NOTHIN’ ON YOU R&B/ ATLANTIC RECORDS 3 12/13/2009 BRUNO MARS HIP HOP riaa.com // // GOLD & PLATINUM AWARDS TOP CERTIFIED // 2016 B.O.B. FEAT. ALTERNATIVE 3/28/2016 AIRPLANES HAYLEY R&B/ ATLANTIC RECORDS 5 4/13/2010 WILLIAMS HIP HOP B.O.B. FEAT. ALTERNATIVE 8/5/2016 AIRPLANES HAYLEY R&B/ ATLANTIC RECORDS 6 4/13/2010 WILLIAMS HIP HOP WHEN I WAS 6/28/2016 BRUNO MARS POP ELEKTRA 5 12/3/2012 YOUR MAN WHEN I WAS 6/28/2016 BRUNO MARS POP ELEKTRA 6 12/3/2012 YOUR MAN 7/1/2016 GRENADE BRUNO MARS POP ELEKTRA 6 10/5/2010 7/1/2016 GRENADE BRUNO MARS POP ELEKTRA 7 10/5/2010 JUST THE WAY 7/1/2016 BRUNO MARS POP ELEKTRA 9 7/20/2010 YOU ARE LOCKED OUT 7/8/2016 BRUNO MARS POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 6 10/1/2012 OF HEAVEN R&B/ 7/14/2016 DON’T BRYSON TILLER RCA 2 5/20/2015 HIP HOP R&B/ 9/9/2016 EXCHANGE BRYSON TILLER RCA 2 9/21/2015 HIP HOP AIN’T NO REST FOR CAGE THE 12/12/2016 ROCK JIVE 2 3/24/2009 THE WICKED ELEPHANT AIN’T NO REST FOR CAGE THE 12/12/2016 ROCK JIVE 3 3/24/2009 THE WICKED ELEPHANT THIS IS WHAT YOU CALVIN HARRIS 8/31/2016 POP COLUMBIA 2 4/29/2016 CAME FOR & RIHANNA CARLY RAE 9/28/2016 CALL ME MAYBE POP SCHOOLBOY/INTERSCOPE 10 3/1/2012 JEPSEN F**K YOU/ R&B/ 6/24/2016 CEE LO GREEN ELEKTRA 7 8/27/2010 FORGET YOU HIP HOP riaa.com // // GOLD & PLATINUM AWARDS TOP CERTIFIED // 2016 F**K YOU/ R&B/ 6/24/2016 CEE LO GREEN ELEKTRA 6 8/27/2010 FORGET YOU HIP HOP MARVIN GAYE 7/28/2016 (FEAT. MEGHAN CHARLIE PUTH POP ARTIST PARTNERS GROUP 2 2/10/2015 TRAINOR) 7/28/2016 ONE CALL AWAY CHARLIE PUTH POP ARTIST PARTNERS GROUP 2 8/21/2015 RATHER BE DANCE/ BIG BEAT/ ATLANTIC 7/14/2016 CLEAN BANDIT 3 1/20/2014 FEAT. JESS GLYNNE ELEC POP RECORDS UK CREEDENCE 6/28/2016 BAD MOON RISING CLEARWATER POP FANTASY 2 4/15/1969 REVIVAL R&B/ 10/13/2016 CUPID SHUFFLE CUPID ATLANTIC 3 2/13/2007 HIP HOP R&B/ WAVERECORDINGS/EMPIRE/ 9/23/2016 BROCCOLI D.R.A.M. 2 4/6/2016 HIP HOP ATLANTIC 11/3/2016 HIDE AWAY DAYA POP ARTBEATZ ENTERTAINMENT 2 4/22/2015 SOUNDTRACK 7/11/2016 LET IT GO DEMI LOVATO WALT DISNEY RECORDS 2 10/22/2013 POP COOL FOR THE HOLLYWOOD RECORDS & 9/23/2016 DEMI LOVATO POP 2 7/1/2015 SUMMER ISLAND RECORDS R&B/ 8/19/2016 PANDA DESIIGNER DEF JAM 3 2/26/2016 HIP HOP R&B/ 8/19/2016 PANDA DESIIGNER DEF JAM 2 2/26/2016 HIP HOP R&B/ 12/8/2016 PANDA DESIIGNER DEF JAM 4 2/26/2016 HIP HOP MIDDLE FEAT. 10/28/2016 DJ SNAKE DANCE/ELEC INTERSCOPE 2 10/16/2015 BIPOLAR SUNSHINE 5/13/2016 CAKE BY THE OCEAN DNCE POP REPUBLIC RECORDS 2 9/18/2015 riaa.com // // GOLD & PLATINUM AWARDS TOP CERTIFIED // 2016 11/3/2016 CAKE BY THE OCEAN DNCE POP REPUBLIC RECORDS 3 9/18/2015 YOUNG MONEY/CASH R&B/ 1/26/2016 HOTLINE BLING DRAKE MONEY/REPUBLIC 5 7/31/2015 HIP HOP RECORDS YOUNG MONEY/CASH R&B/ 5/25/2016 JUMPMAN DRAKE MONEY/REPUBLIC 2 9/20/2015 HIP HOP RECORDS YOUNG MONEY/CASH R&B/ 5/25/2016 JUMPMAN DRAKE MONEY/REPUBLIC 3 9/20/2015 HIP HOP RECORDS R&B/ YOUNG MONEY/CASH 9/1/2016 ONE DANCE DRAKE HIP HOP MONEY/REPUBLIC 3 4/12/2016 DANCE/ELEC RECORDS R&B/ YOUNG MONEY/CASH 9/1/2016 ONE DANCE DRAKE HIP HOP MONEY/REPUBLIC 2 4/12/2016 DANCE/ELEC RECORDS R&B/ YOUNG MONEY/CASH 9/1/2016 ONE DANCE DRAKE HIP HOP MONEY/REPUBLIC 4 4/12/2016 DANCE/ELEC RECORDS YOUNG MONEY/CASH R&B/ 12/7/2016 JUMPMAN DRAKE MONEY/REPUBLIC 4 9/20/2015 HIP HOP RECORDS POP 2/29/2016 PHOTOGRAPH ED SHEERAN ATLANTIC RECORDS 2 5/11/2015 ALTERNATIVE 2/29/2016 THINKING OUT LOUD ED SHEERAN POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 6 9/24/2014 6/28/2016 THINKING OUT LOUD ED SHEERAN POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 7 9/24/2014 7/11/2016 SING ED SHEERAN POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 2 4/7/2014 7/11/2016 THE A-TEAM ED SHEERAN POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 3 2/11/2012 3/22/2016 EX’S & OH’S ELLE KING POP RCA 2 9/23/2014 11/11/2016 SPRINGSTEEN ERIC CHURCH COUNTRY EMI RECORDS NASHVILLE 3 3/13/2011 riaa.com // // GOLD & PLATINUM AWARDS TOP CERTIFIED // 2016 A&M/WILL.I.AM/ 7/25/2016 GLAMOROUS FERGIE POP 3 9/15/2006 INTERSCOPE A&M/WILL.I.AM/ 7/25/2016 BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY FERGIE POP 4 9/19/2006 INTERSCOPE A&M/WILL.I.AM/ 7/25/2016 CLUMSY FERGIE POP 2 9/19/2006 INTERSCOPE A&M/WILL.I.AM/ 7/25/2016 FERGALICIOUS FERGIE POP 3 9/19/2006 INTERSCOPE A&M/WILL.I.AM/ 7/25/2016 BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY FERGIE POP 3 9/19/2006 INTERSCOPE 7/25/2016 LONDON BRIDGE FERGIE POP WILL.I.AM/INTERSCOPE 2 7/22/2006 A&M/WILL.I.AM/ 7/25/2016 FERGALICIOUS FERGIE POP 4 9/19/2006 INTERSCOPE R&B/ 300 ENTERTAINMENT/ 5/20/2016 TRAP QUEEN FETTY WAP 4 4/22/2014 HIP HOP ATLANTIC RECORDS R&B/ 300 ENTERTAINMENT/ 5/20/2016 TRAP QUEEN FETTY WAP 3 4/22/2014 HIP HOP ATLANTIC RECORDS R&B/ 300 ENTERTAINMENT/ 5/20/2016 TRAP QUEEN FETTY WAP 2 4/22/2014 HIP HOP ATLANTIC RECORDS WORK FROM HOME 6/15/2016 FIFTH HARMONY POP SYCO MUSIC/EPIC 2 2/26/2016 FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN WORK FROM HOME 9/6/2016 FIFTH HARMONY POP SYCO MUSIC/EPIC 3 2/26/2016 FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN 3/4/2016 GDFR FLO RIDA POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 3 10/21/2014 R&B/ 4/29/2016 MY HOUSE FLO RIDA HIP HOP ATLANTIC RECORDS 2 3/17/2015 POP R&B/ 6/10/2016 MY HOUSE FLO RIDA HIP HOP ATLANTIC RECORDS 3 3/17/2015 POP riaa.com // // GOLD & PLATINUM AWARDS TOP CERTIFIED // 2016 R&B/ 6/25/2016 LOW FLO RIDA HIP HOP ATLANTIC 8 10/19/2007 POP 7/22/2016 WILD ONES FLO RIDA POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 4 12/20/2011 R&B/ 11/14/2016 MY HOUSE FLO RIDA HIP HOP ATLANTIC RECORDS 4 3/17/2015 POP FLORIDA 1/28/2016 STAY COUNTRY BMX 2 12/4/2012 GEORGIA LINE FLORIDA 4/1/2016 CRUISE COUNTRY BMX 10 4/10/2012 GEORGIA LINE FLORIDA 9/23/2016 H.O.L.Y. COUNTRY BMLG RECORDS 2 8/26/2016 GEORGIA LINE 11/9/2016 NEVER BE LIKE YOU FLUME DANCE/ELEC FUTURE CLASSIC 2 1/15/2016 POP 6/27/2016 SOME NIGHTS FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 6 2/12/2012 ALTERNATIVE POP 6/27/2016 WE ARE YOUNG FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 9 9/20/2011 ALTERNATIVE POP 6/27/2016 SOME NIGHTS FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 5 2/12/2012 ALTERNATIVE POP 6/27/2016 WE ARE YOUNG FUN. FUELED BY RAMEN 8 9/20/2011 ALTERNATIVE FUTURE FEAT. R&B/ 9/6/2016 LOW LIFE EPIC/FREEBANDZ/A1 2 2/5/2016 THE WEEKND HIP HOP G-EAZY X BEBE R&B/ 7/7/2016 ME, MYSELF & I RCA 2 10/14/2015 REXHA HIP HOP G-EAZY X BEBE R&B/ 7/7/2016 ME, MYSELF & I RCA 3 10/14/2015 REXHA HIP HOP GNARLS 7/22/2016 CRAZY POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 3 5/2/2006 BARKLEY riaa.com // // GOLD & PLATINUM AWARDS TOP CERTIFIED // 2016 GNARLS 7/22/2016 CRAZY POP ATLANTIC RECORDS 4 5/2/2006 BARKLEY I HATE U, I LOVE U 10/26/2016 (FEAT.