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It took all of "FourFiveSeconds" to get Rih, Ye and Sir Paul blasting into power new rotation at radio.

THE FUTURE OF RADIO

The Action on Next Week's Top 40, Rhythm and Alternative Charts

Hey Buddy! While you're powering through four full days of music scheduling on Selector to have a day off for the Super Bowl, here's how these key Mediabase formats are shaping up this week...

TOP 40

RCA’s Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" f/Bruno Mars stays at #1 and is one of this week's Greatest Gainers, however the Greatest Gainer overall is Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney "FourFiveSeconds", (Def Jam) with a whopping 3500+ spins landing it inside the Top 25 and climbing fast. Columbia's Hozier "Take Me To Church" moves to #3 while Epic's Meghan Trainor "Lips Are Moving" climbs to #7. Taylor Swift"Style" (Republic) moves inside the Top 15 and newly hitting the chart this week is Republic labelmate Jessie J with "Masterpiece".

RHYTHM

Usher and Juicy J hold at #1 for another week with "I Don't Mind" (RCA) while Ne-Yo "She Knows" (Motown/Capitol) and Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk" f/ Bruno Mars (RCA) will be battling for that spot next week. Republic's Nick Jonas "Jealous" ascends to top 5, while Chris Brown & Tyga "Ayo" creeps into the top 15. Nicki Minaj has a breakout hit with “Truffle Butter,” which will be up nearly 500 spins, and Natalie La Rose "Somebody" f/Jeremih adds over 400 spins this week. Def Jam's got a one-two punch as Rihanna "FourFiveSeconds" f/Kanye and Paul McCartney will debut with over a 1000+ spin increase, and Kanye’s "Only One" will be up 300 spins. Other debuts include The Weeknd "Earned It" (Republic) and RCA's Kid Ink, with "Hotel" f/ Chris Brown.

ALTERNATIVE

It's all about Cage The Elephant's (RCA) "Cigarette Daydreams" which lands a third week at #1, staying just ahead of Arctic Monkeys "R U Mine." Walk The Moon's "Shut Up And Dance" (RCA) inches closer to #3 while powering towards being the next #1. The buzz cut is AWOLNATION's (Red Bull) "Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)," which is having a banner first week of airplay and will debut right around #20 along with Death Cab For Cutie's "Black Sun."