TMN Hot 100: Liam Payne, 5SOS and Alison Wonderland offer airplay boost for EMI

Record company EMI boasts the three biggest chart movers on the latest TMN Hot 100, providing relief for the Universal-owned label following a recent downturn in airplay across its roster.

Liam Payne & J Balvin’s collab ‘Familiar’ jumped 37 spots to a peak position of #54 in its second charting week, the most upward movement of any single this week.  

Promotion around an upcoming appearance in the Nova Red Room has also pushed Aussie act 5 Seconds Of Summer up the chart. ‘Youngblood’ rose 35 places to #16, handing the band the title of EMI’s top artist right now.

Meanwhile, Alison Wonderland enjoyed a great week with ‘Easy’ edging up to #66 from #99. 

EMI’s last #1 on the Hot 100 came roughly seven months ago, when ‘Too Good At Goodbyes’ by Sam Smith hit the summit for one week in October.

While 2018 looked like quite a contrast to how EMI performed last year – when the label boasted numerous chart-topping acts including Payne’s breakthrough single (‘Strip That Down’ ft. Quavo), Niall Horan (‘Slow Hands’) and Katy Perry (‘Chained To The Rhythm’ ft. Skip Marley) – the tide appears to be turning this month.

For all the latest debuts and movers, check out the full TMN Hot 100 here.