V-103 Atlanta’s 2025 list centers on songs like Chris Brown’s “Residuals” and BigXThaPlug’s “The Largest,” (Who? He’s got 41M views.) which had strong rotation and cultural presence in urban formats in the ATL. V103 Chicago’s top‑songs section shows heavy spins for modern R&B such as Ravyn Lenae “Love Me Not” (She’s got 41M views on YouTube) and Chris Brown’s “Residuals,” as well alongside core recurrent R&B staples. Chances are some of those tracks did not garner a heavy prescene in Northeast U.S. markets such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia). But still like 2024 both stations featured the most listened to artist. It’s not Drake. These radio lists from the V103’s seemed legit as compared to what we see on Billboard and Spotify, in this era of botted streams.
