The October 24 Billboard top 40 radio based Pop Songs airplay chart will have Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” as number one. The song rises 3-1. The single is also Bieber’s first leader on the all-format airplay/sales/streaming-based Billboard Hot 100 upon its Sept. 19 debut at No. 1.
He’s only gotten as high as No. 2 before with his song “Beauty and a Beat” (featuring Nicki Minaj) in 2013.
“Mean,” is the lead single from Bieber’s Nov. 13 studio album, Purpose.
The song was given a flattering and accurate prophecy back in August from Sharon Dastur, Senior VP of Programming Integration at iHeartMedia.
“Radio’s going to embrace [the song] in a big way,” Dastur said,”He’s gotten back into the good graces of people, not only from [‘Where Are U Now’], but from the way he’s basically said, ‘Hey, I’ve been growing up.’ ”
Simply put, it “is a great pop song,” WBLI Nassau, N.Y. program director Jeremy Rice says.
Look for the Billboard.com chart update on October 13.
