What radio does best – what’s most important to a local audience – Top 40 powerhouse Z100 New York dubbed itself “T100” in honor of Taylor Swift’s show at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, May 26-28.
from Friday to Sunday, Z100 The T100 played supersized blocks of Swift’s music, targeting all listeners, but especially those lucky enough to have tickets to the latest stops on her ongoing juggernaut The Eras Tour.
The iHeartMedia-owned station programmed its longest sets of Swift’s songs over three days at hours when commuters to and from the concert venue would likely be in their cars (and certainly on their way to the public). will help ease any potential traffic-related frustration).
The special programming follows the chain’s similar offerings at Top 40 outlets in markets where The Eras Tour previously touched. On May 19–21, WKXS Boston went all-Swift every night from 11 PM to about 3 AM, as Swift played three shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. For Swift’s May 5–7 concert at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, WRVW played before and after Cumulus Media’s pop station WWWQ as well as WWPW Atlanta in celebration of Swift’s April 28–30 show at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. I blocked his songs.
When The Eras Tour begins March 17-18 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (aka, Swift City, Arizona), iHeartMedia’s KZZP Phoenix began soundtracking the track with Swift set before and after the first concert.
Below is a look at the Z/T100 playlist starting at 5 and 11 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, according to Mediabase, which provides Luminate data for Boardairplay chart. The tracks from Swift’s first, self-titled album in 2006 through her latest, MidnightIn 2022. Remixes were also included, as well as songs, such as “Bejeweled,” from Midnightthat haven’t been formally promoted to pop radio.
Here is the station starting Saturday at 5PM:
- 2014 to 5:01 PM, “Welcome to New York”
- 5:04, “Lavender Haze,” 2022
- 5:08, “Fragile,” 2017
- 5:12, “Teardrops on My Guitar,” 2006
- 5:15, “Cardigan,” 2020
- 5:19, “22 (Taylor’s Version),” 2021
- 5:24, “Anti-Hero,” 2022
- 5:27, “You Need to Calm Down,” 2019
- 5:30, “Pisces,” 2010
- 5:34, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” 2021
- 5:39, “Cruel Summer,” 2019
- 5:43, “Willow,” 2020
- 6:02, “You Need to Calm Down,” 2019
- 6:04, “Fragile,” 2017
- 6:08, “I!” feat. Brendon Urie, 2019
- 6:10, “Anti-Hero,” 2022
…and the station until 11 p.m. Saturday, fittingly, after midnight:
- 11:01 am, “The Man,” 2019
- 11:05, “Karma,” 2022
- 11:08, “Teardrops on My Guitar,” 2006
- 11:12, “You Need to Calm Down,” 2019
- 11:14, “Lavender Haze,” 2022
- 11:18, “The 1,” 2020
- 11:34, “Ready for it?” 2017
- 11:38, “Shake It Off,” 2014
- 11:42, “The Bejeweled,” 2022
- 11:45, “Wildest Dreams,” 2014
- 11:50, “Anti-Hero,” 2022
- 11:53, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor Version),” 2021
- 11:57, “Cruel Summer,” 2019
- 12:01 am, “All’s Well (Taylor’s Version),” 2021
- 12:07, “Anti-Hero,” 2022
- 12:29, “Shake It Off,” 2014
- 12:44, “You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version),” 2021
- 12:46, “Delicate,” 2017
- 12:50, “You Need to Calm Down,” 2019
- 12:52, “Lavender Haze,” 2022
- 12:56, “Me!”, 2019
- 1:02, “You Need to Calm Down,” 2019
- 1:05, “Bad Blood,” 2014
Meanwhile, several tri-state radio stations were talking about Swift’s latest shows throughout the weekend, reinforced Friday morning with several news reports that “tailor-gating” was allowed for those without tickets at MetLife Stadium. Will not be given.
Reports to Z100/T100/WHTZ BoardPop Airplay chart of, where, on the latest list, dated June 3, Swift’s latest single, “Karma,” from Midnightbecomes his 21st top 10. It jumps 13% (naturally) to 12-9 in its May 19-25 plays.
