: the playing of a musical recording on the air by a radio station
a song getting a lot of airplay
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The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Despite progress, gender and racial disparities persist in country music airplay and industry representation.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The tune opens in first place on the Hot Hard Rock Songs tally, a general consumption ranking that blends sales, radio airplay, and streaming activity.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Popular line dances are not a new phenomenon, but several factors made this song, which hit No. 1 on both Billboard’s adult R&B airplay and R&B digital song sales charts, spread at an unprecedented pace.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025
Despite progress, gender and racial disparities persist in country music airplay and industry representation.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
The tune opens in first place on the Hot Hard Rock Songs tally, a general consumption ranking that blends sales, radio airplay, and streaming activity.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Popular line dances are not a new phenomenon, but several factors made this song, which hit No. 1 on both Billboard’s adult R&B airplay and R&B digital song sales charts, spread at an unprecedented pace.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Airplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplay. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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