"I think people have been longing for simpler times and a nostalgic escape," says one radio programmer. The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" again beams at maximum wattage on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart, making a record-setting return to No.
1. The song revisits the top spot on the July 4-dated chart (which tallies plays on a panel of over 160 mainstream top 40 stations) after eight weeks at No.
2. No song had previously spent more than four weeks out of the summit before revisiting the coveted rank in the survey's three-decade history. "Blinding Lights," released on XO/Republic Records, previously topped Pop Songs for three weeks, on charts dated April 18 and 25 and May 2.
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