Hits on the Horizon is halfway through the month of October, so what are the potential hits for this week?
Starting with the Top 40/Hot-AC category, Alex Warren w/ Jelly Roll’s “Bloodline” features two of today’s biggest stars. This song is catchy and has had my ears buzzing. Considering how this time of year does not present a lot of new choices, this one is not a miss at all! It had over 3 million streams during its first week. It’s worth your ears if you program Pop radio. Another to get your ears on is Corbin Besson ft./TZUYU’s “Blink”. As the lyric says “Don’t blink, you might miss it!”
Jumping into the Rhythm world, a really cool R&B track from Coco Jones w/ Alicia Keys “Other Side Of Love” has two great voices on a song with a cool vibe! If you want a fun song that the Coca Cola company may not love, check out Fallon’s “Diet Coke”. This lyric jumps out “All the girls standing in the line for the bathroom…she stop drinking Diet Coke, she on that coke diet”. It’s fun for sure!
From the Country world, I have a few for you. Tyler Nance’s “Keeps Me Sane” is a song with over 3 million streams this week. It is getting solid radio love from Kix 106 in Memphis! One more to listen to is Carter Faith’s “Betty”. It has about 1.4 million streams this week. 93 Q Country in Houston is showing some love to the song.
Finally in the Rock world, Good Neighbours’ “People Need People” has good potential especially for Alternative radio. It’s a good sounding record, though there is no streaming story yet and very little radio support. One final one is Gatlin’s “Florida Man”. It’s catchy with a good hook and is getting some radio love from KTBG in Kansas City.
There you go, a little lighter this week but the choices are slimmer as we creep closer to the holidays. Happy Listening!
Jim Ryan is a Music Radio columnist for Barrett Media. In addition, he runs Jim Ryan Media LLC, a consulting company which assists major market radio brands and top talent including national radio personality Delilah. Prior to relaunching his consultancy in 2025, Jim spent 15 years with Audacy/CBS Radio, serving as SVP of Programming. Among his responsibilities included programming WNEW-FM and WCBS-FM. His career includes additional programming stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston. Jim was voted the #2 PD of 2024 in Barrett Media’s Top 20 series in the AC category. He can be reached by email at Jim@JimRyanMedia.com.
