Broader Range stns & others that don’t fit our neat categories!
Ok, so we’ve got 4 stations that have basically made it plain that they are throwing the usual radio rule book out of the window, and are setting out to play a whole load of different stuff and/or up the variety stakes, plus a couple of others, Jazz FM (Bauer) and BBC Asian Network which plough their own furrow and don’t really have any direct UK competitors with such a wide national coverage.
Of the “big variety” genre stations, even the one with the smallest playlist, Jack FM, is actually playing about double the number of songs that most mainstream would contemplate, but even these commercial “variety” stations are completely dwarfed by BBC 6 Music with a shelf groaning 6000 distinct songs played in 30 days! The non corporately owned Cheesy FM, it turns out, is not just home to some guilty pleasures but in fact has a pretty wide spectrum of songs it is prepared to wheel out too!
Yes, Heart Xmas DOES run throughout the year (!), but Sam FM in Bristol ceased to exist from 6th September 2021. It was a “Jack” type station which Bauer had inherited a few years previously, and it was only a matter of time before they were going to close it and use the transmitters for one of their already established “brands.” In the build up to transferring it to the Hits Network, it’s broad playlist was narrowed about 3 months before the closure, then with one month to go the music style was mostly “flipped” from oldies with lots of variety, to more contemporary and a tighter list of songs. We keep the SAM listing below for nostalgia lovers (!), but the analysis shown is from the last month that Sam still did it’s own thing and not what Hits was telling it to!
Analysis: 23 days, up to 24-09-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7092
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 5300
Variety factor for this station is : 74.7%
50% OF PLAYS is 1755 Songs (33.1% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 626 MOST played songs (11.8% of the total)
or 2363 LEAST played songs (44.5% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 14h 31m
10th most played song airs every: 20h 26m
626th most played song airs every: 11d 12h
1755th most played song only played once
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 5232 (98.7%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
152 after 18 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 6738
..in 3 months: 17334, in 6 months: 30219
..in 9 months: 42170, in 12 months: 52805
Top 10 Most Played:
1= [38 plays] each for…
+ Danger Mouse & Jemini – Brooklyn Bazquiat
+ The Chemical Brothers – Skipping Like a Stone (feat. Beck)
3= [34 plays] each for…
+ Tiberius b – HHB
+ Viji – Sedative
5 [33 plays] Romy – The Sea
6 [30 plays] Anna Erhard – 170
7 [29 plays] Lack of Afro – Loving Arms (feat. Greg Blackman)
8= [28 plays] each for…
+ English Teacher – The World’s Biggest Paving Slab
+ Gabriels – Great Wind
10 [27 plays] Future Utopia – This Time
Analysis: 27 days, up to 24-09-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 8471
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 831
Variety factor for this station is : 9.8%
50% OF PLAYS is 233 Songs (28% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 142 MOST played songs (17% of the total)
or 490 LEAST played songs (58.9% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 17h 30m
10th most played song airs every: 1d 1h 55m
142nd most played song airs every: 1d 14h 7m
233rd most played song airs every: 1d 22h 17m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 252 (30.3%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 13 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 845
..in 3 months: 998, in 6 months: 1170
..in 9 months: 1450, in 12 months: 1620
Top 12 Most Played:
1 [37 plays] Elvis Aint Dead – Scouting For Girls
2 [27 plays] Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
3= [26 plays] each for…
+ Alright – Supergrass
+ Happy – Pharrell
+ I Like The Way – Bodyrockers
+ Mrs Robinson – Lemonheads
+ Tubthumping – Chumbawamba
8= [25 plays] each for…
+ Brimful Of Asha (Remix) – Cornershop
+ I’m Free – Soup Dragons
+ Maria – Blondie
+ Two Princes – Spin Doctors
+ Wake Up Boo – Boo Radleys
SAM FM ceased to exist on 6th Sept 21 (it’s now a Hits Network stn). As the playlist changed significantly through August in the build up to the Hits, this last analysis is from July 2021.
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED 11089
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 615
Variety factor for this station is : 5.5%
50% OF PLAYS is 202 Songs (32.8% of the total)
Most played airs on avg every: 1d 3h 31m
10th most played song every: 1d 5h 15m
202nd most played song every: 1d 15h 0m
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 128 MOST played songs (20.8% of the total)
or 332 LEAST played songs (53.9% of the total)
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 125 (20.3%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 8 DAYS
Most Played Top 13:
1= [34 plays] Bryan Adams – Run To You
1= [34 plays] Daryl Hall and John Oates – Maneater
1= [34 plays] Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy
4= [33 plays] Bryan Adams – Summer Of ’69
4= [33 plays] Steve Winwood – Higher Love
4= [33 plays] T’Pau – China In Your Hand
4= [33 plays] Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4= [33 plays] The La’s – There She Goes
4= [33 plays] Tina Turner – The Best
10= [32 plays] Billy Joel – Uptown Girl
10= [32 plays] Fleetwood Mac – Little Lies
10= [32 plays] James – Sit Down
10= [32 plays] Michael Jackson – Beat It
Analysis: 27 days, up to 24-09-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 9361
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 3408
Variety factor for this station is : 36.4%
50% OF PLAYS is 970 Songs (28.4% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 580 MOST played songs (17% of the total)
or 1924 LEAST played songs (56.4% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 1d 1h 55m
10th most played song airs every: 3d 9h
580th most played song airs every: 6d 18h
970th most played song airs every: 6d 18h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 3205 (94%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
26 after 22 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 3466
..in 3 months: 3973, in 6 months: 4412
..in 9 months: 4776, in 12 months: 5079
Top 16 Most Played:
1 [25 plays] Sound Of Music – Do-Re-Mi
2 [22 plays] Snow White – Heigh Ho
3 [12 plays] Frank Sinatra – Love and Marriage
4 [11 plays] Jive Bunny – Can Can You Party
5= [9 plays] each for…
+ Barry Manilow – Can’t Smile Without You
+ Barry Manilow – Copacabana (At The Copa) (Remix)
+ Roy Orbison – You Got It
8= [8 plays] each for…
+ Black Lace – Do The Conga
+ Dario G – Sunchyme
+ Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me
+ Hanson – MMMBop
+ Jive Bunny – Swing The Mood
+ Livin’ Joy – Dreamer
+ S Club 7 – S Club Party
+ Smokie – Dont Play Your Rock N Roll To Me
+ The Four Seasons – December ’63 (Oh What A Night)
Analysis: 27 days, up to 24-09-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6568
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 3295
Variety factor for this station is : 50.1%
50% OF PLAYS is 578 Songs (17.5% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 269 MOST played songs (8.1% of the total)
or 2189 LEAST played songs (66.4% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 9h 23m
10th most played song airs every: 20h 15m
269th most played song airs every: 6d 18h
578th most played song airs every: 9d 0h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 3172 (96.2%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
58 after 25 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 3584
..in 3 months: 6663, in 6 months: 10596
..in 9 months: 14231, in 12 months: 17219
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [69 plays] Chris Bangs and Nova Vida – My Only
2 [65 plays] Baiana – Last Minute Love
3 [53 plays] Black Pumas – More Than A Love Song
4 [43 plays] Yussef Dayes – The Light
5= [37 plays] each for…
+ Billy Valentine – We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue
+ Harold Lopez-Nussa – Hope
+ Jon Regen – Eye of The Hurricane
8= [33 plays] each for…
+ Joshua Redman – Streets Of Philadelphia
+ Rudi Creswick and Ni Maxine – Dark Days are Done
10 [32 plays] Nigel Aubrey Thomas – Believe
Analysis: 25 days, up to 24-09-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 11283
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 4730
Variety factor for this station is : 41.9%
50% OF PLAYS is 745 Songs (15.7% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 287 MOST played songs (6% of the total)
or 3203 LEAST played songs (67.7% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 8h 20m
10th most played song airs every: 13h 20m
287th most played song airs every: 4d 4h
745th most played song airs every: 8d 8h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 4430 (93.6%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
87 after 12 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 5223
..in 3 months: 9632, in 6 months: 13546
..in 9 months: 16671, in 12 months: 19162
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [72 plays] Diljit Dosanjh & Camilo – Palpita
2 [68 plays] Jasmine Sandlas – Mera Ex
3 [62 plays] CAPS – Haare Haare
4 [57 plays] Ezu – Shawty
5 [56 plays] Afroto & Shreya Ghoshal – Sunn Beliya
6 [54 plays] Kanika Kapoor, Mumzy Stranger & DJ LYAN – Fantasy
7 [49 plays] Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi & Ranveer Singh – What Jhumka?
8= [46 plays] each for…
+ Metz ‘n’ Trix & Kami K – Summer Love
+ Priya Ragu – Vacation
10 [45 plays] Badshah & Payal Dev – Gone Girl
Analysis: 25 days, up to 24-09-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 11174
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 74
Variety factor for this station is : 0.6%
50% OF PLAYS is 25 Songs (33.7% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 16 MOST played songs (21.6% of the total)
or 40 LEAST played songs (54% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 2h 27m
10th most played song airs every: 2h 39m
16th most played song airs every: 2h 43m
25th most played song airs every: 2h 46m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 5 (6.7%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 5 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 75
..in 3 months: 76, in 6 months: 87
..in 9 months: 93, in 12 months: 120
Top 10 Most Played:
1= [244 plays] each for…
+ Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
+ John Lennon / Yoko Ono – Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
+ Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone
+ Wizzard – I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
5= [243 plays] each for…
+ Brenda Lee – Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree
+ Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime
+ Wham! – Last Christmas
8 [242 plays] Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
9 [230 plays] Mariah Carey – All I Want For Christmas Is You
10 [226 plays] Jona Lewie – Stop The Cavalry
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