MintBear weekly · September 28–October 4, 2026
Weekly review: Neptunica and twocolors climb the chart
The main changes of September 28–October 4: climbing tracks, weaker rotation and next week’s questions.
The week at a glance
What changed
Two climbs outside the top ten
“What If?” recorded 221 appearances, compared with 166; “Primadonna” had 217, up from 168. Both appeared in the analytics on all seven days, so their gains were not confined to a single spike. These were the largest position jumps among the tracks highlighted here. The next question is whether their new level of rotation holds over another complete week, beyond a strong position in one edition.
A stronger finish to the week
Warriner & LORYN — “Let Me Forget You” climbed from No. 13 to No. 8, recording 284 appearances against 224 previously. Rotation increased towards the weekend: 35 on Thursday, followed by 40, 44 and 48. Here, the chart climb comes with a higher appearance count, and the daily figures show how that result developed.
A new top-five entry
KATSEYE — “Animal” moved from No. 7 to No. 5, with 296 appearances compared with 282. It did not increase every day: its peak of 47 came on Tuesday, followed by 40 on both Saturday and Sunday. The top-five entry is confirmed, but describing the week as uninterrupted growth would be inaccurate. Its final position and its daily pattern tell different parts of the story.
Two earlier climbs turn downwards
AVE — “Meet Me In The Dark” slipped from No. 3 to No. 7, with 290 appearances against 317. LYRIQ — “Аутентичная” fell from No. 8 to No. 16, from 273 to 211 appearances. A Sunday recovery for the former and a Friday increase for the latter did not reverse the weekly decline. Those isolated improvements therefore did not extend their earlier weekly momentum; the full period matters more than a favourable day.
IOWA — “МЫ” stayed ninth, but its appearances fell from 268 to 253. The earlier growth signal remains unconfirmed; the previously defined weakening threshold was not reached either. Position alone does not describe rotation: DA TI — “Take Me There” rose from No. 5 to No. 3 despite fewer appearances, 304 against 310. Some chart movements reflect tracks’ relative positions rather than an increase in their own totals.
Outside the Top 100
EBEN — “Leave It All Behind” recorded 34 appearances, up from 9, expanding from one to three radio brands: DFM and HITFM joined. Mono — “Life In Mono” — rose from 1 to 9 appearances, adding MAXIMUM. These are still small totals: the signal concerns radio rotation, not a popularity forecast. See this week’s radar observations.
The mood stayed steady
Mood Map’s energetic share remained between 63.0% and 63.3%, and its romantic share between 19.2% and 19.3%. There was no marked shift, so the daily maps remain available in the sources without a day-by-day retelling. Mood Map describes the music through its own model, not listeners’ feelings; these shares do not measure audience size.
What to check next week
- Will “What If?” remain in the top fifteen and sustain its new rotation level?
- Will “Primadonna” hold close to its current result?
- Will “Если я буду танцевать” maintain a steady appearance count?
We will assess seven complete, comparable days. The exact thresholds are below; results between them remain inconclusive. We do not directly compare the network’s total with the previous week because coverage differed. Appearance counts describe observed rotation, not the number of listeners.
Daily data and sources
| Day | Appearances | Unique tracks | Mood Map: energetic / romantic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28.09 | 77 800 | 37 200 | 63.0 / 19.3% |
| 29.09 | 77 801 | 37 155 | 63.0 / 19.3% |
| 30.09 | 78 695 | 37 159 | 63.3 / 19.2% |
| 01.10 | 78 032 | 37 088 | 63.2 / 19.2% |
| 02.10 | 77 774 | 37 172 | 63.0 / 19.3% |
| 03.10 | 77 912 | 37 201 | 63.0 / 19.3% |
| 04.10 | 77 986 | 37 163 | 63.0 / 19.3% |
Method and comparison limits
Daily analytics recorded 546,000 appearances, averaging 78,000 a day. Average daily unique tracks were 37,163; this is not the number of distinct recordings across the entire week. There were 181 observed stations every day in a network of 183. The official chart separately checks source completeness: all seven days had 183 sources against a minimum of 165.
The previous week had 180 observed stations on two days and 181 on five. Comparing network totals requires the same station set. Positions and weekly recording figures come from the verified official chart; daily details come from analytics. Metrics from different processing methods are not interchangeable.
Radar compares 182 stations with complete data for both weeks; one source is excluded. Its figures describe the matched-station cohort and do not replace official chart counts. The selected recordings are matched by artist and title, with medium reliability; different versions may be counted separately.
Next-week verification thresholds
- “Если я буду танцевать”: confirmed at ≥340 weekly appearances; weakened below 300.
- “What If?”: confirmed at ≥210 appearances and a top-fifteen position; weakened below 180.
- “Primadonna”: confirmed at ≥210 appearances and a top-fifteen position; weakened below 180.