2023 Top 40 Discussion Thread

So as I proof each year for anyone that is interested I will post information here that might be helpful if you are collecting.

Radio Edits:

Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (The version played on the radio has an intro and times in at 2:26 compared to the cold start of the released 2:17)

Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red 3:26 (The regular versions is 3:51)

Travis Scott, Drake - Meltdown 3:51 Radio Edit (regular is 4:06)

Beatles - Now and Then 4:03 (the radio edit cuts off the countoff at the beginning and Ringo's comment at the end and fades like the video)

RAYE, 070 Shake - Escapism 3:05 (the clean longer edit can be found on a NOW comp that one runs 4:32)

Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage - Good Good 3:20 (the longer version runs 4:07)

Superstar Pride - Painting Picture 1:54 (regular version is 2:00)

Doja Cat - Attention 3:55 (regular versions is 4:35)

For this year, there are 293 Top 40 chart hits.

There are several artists who do not release clean versions of their albums:

Lil Durk
Zach Bryan
Bad Bunny
Peso Pluma
Fuerza Regida

All files appear lossless in Fakin The Funk, which hasn't happened to any given top 40 year in awhile.....




Edited by PopArchivist

PopArchivist wrote: So as I proof each year for anyone that is interested I will post information here that might be helpful if you are collecting. Radio Edits: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (The version played on the radio has an intro and times in at 2:26 compared to the cold start of the released 2:17)

Rich, The versions that were serviced to me at our CHR Station had no intro - they were a cold start. We played the Radio Super Super Clean that was 2:17 and eliminated the whips and chains from the vocals.

PopArchivist wrote: Gary wrote: PopArchivist wrote: So as I proof each year for anyone that is interested I will post information here that might be helpful if you are collecting. Radio Edits: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (The version played on the radio has an intro and times in at 2:26 compared to the cold start of the released 2:17) Rich, The versions that were serviced to me at our CHR Station had no intro - they were a cold start. We played the Radio Super Super Clean that was 2:17 and eliminated the whips and chains from the vocals. I have the super clean version you reference and fixed it. However here in the new york upstate region they played it with an intro. I also heard in some areas they left the whips and chains in. Thanks for letting me know.

If there is an instrumental mix out there, it's a possible in-house (or serviced to radio) edit with part of the instrumental
mix grafted on to start of the clean mix.

Edited by LunarLaugh