Pop Music / Current Hits Stations
“Hot AC” Pop Hits offerings from the BBC (Radio 1), Global (Capital), Bauer (Hits Network, Kiss and Heat) – featuring the latest chart cuts and biggest current Pop, R’nB and Dance etc targeting mostly under 35’s. You’ll notice that Radio 1 is playing many more different songs, in fact TEN TIMES more songs than Capital and Kiss, though the Hits Network and Heat do have a slightly bigger range. It’s an extreme example, but 50% of Kiss’s output is made up of just 25 songs! I bet the jocks get bored of playing them, but do the listeners get bored of hearing them maybe less than 3 hours after the last play??
Radio 1 manages to keep up the song variety well into the 3rd and 4th weeks of listening, still playing between 50 and 100 fresh songs a day, whilst you’ll notice that all of the commercial stations in this genre are bumping along the bottom with very few, if any, new songs on any day after just the first week, though there is a little extra variety permitted from all stations at the weekend!
(Note: Radio 1’s figures below do NOT include some evening and overnight hours which are simulcasts of other Radio 1 stations of a more specialist nature such as Extra or Relax, as those hours are included in the individual analyses of those stations already).
Analysis: 24 days, up to 19-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 8323
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 3894
Variety factor for this station is : 46.7%
50% OF PLAYS is 536 Songs (13.7% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 170 MOST played songs (4.3% of the total)
or 2707 LEAST played songs (69.5% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 7h 12m
10th most played song airs every: 10h 6m
170th most played song airs every: 4d 0h
536th most played song airs every: 8d 0h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 3723 (95.6%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
95 after 21 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 4463
..in 3 months: 8602, in 6 months: 14480
..in 9 months: 19416, in 12 months: 24143
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [80 plays] Rudimental & Skepsis – Green & Gold (feat. Charlotte Plank & Riko Dan)
2 [77 plays] Djo – End of Beginning
3 [76 plays] Charli XCX – Von Dutch
4 [68 plays] Madison Beer – Make You Mine
5= [66 plays] each for…
+ Olivia Rodrigo – obsessed
+ SZA – Saturn
7 [65 plays] Ariana Grande – we can’t be friends (wait for your love)
8 [64 plays] Beyonce – TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
9 [60 plays] Good Neighbours – Home
10 [57 plays] Michael Marcagi – Scared To Start
Analysis: 24 days, up to 19-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 8697
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 538
Variety factor for this station is : 6.1%
50% OF PLAYS is 43 Songs (7.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 23 MOST played songs (4.2% of the total)
or 460 LEAST played songs (85.5% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 2h 56m
10th most played song airs every: 4h 34m
23rd most played song airs every: 5h 52m
43rd most played song airs every: 10h 6m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 301 (55.9%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
3 after 17 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 562
..in 3 months: 858, in 6 months: 1233
..in 9 months: 1565, in 12 months: 1768
Top 11 Most Played:
1 [196 plays] Teddy Swims – Lose Control
2 [180 plays] Ella Henderson feat. Rudimental – Alibi
3 [178 plays] Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
4 [154 plays] Calvin Harris feat. Rag N Bone man – Lovers In A Past Life
5 [151 plays] Kygo feat. Ava Max – Whatever
6 [145 plays] Rudimental & Skepsis feat. Charlotte Plank – Green & Gold
7 [139 plays] Jax Jones & Zoe Wees – Never Be Lonely
8 [132 plays] Nathan Dawe – We Ain’t Here For Long
9= [126 plays] each for…
+ Becky Hill – Outside Of Love
+ Dua Lipa – Houdini
+ Noah Kahan – Stick Season
Analysis: 24 days, up to 19-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 5833
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 622
Variety factor for this station is : 10.6%
50% OF PLAYS is 32 Songs (5.1% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 16 MOST played songs (2.5% of the total)
or 549 LEAST played songs (88.2% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 3h 36m
10th most played song airs every: 4h 50m
16th most played song airs every: 6h 11m
32nd most played song airs every: 11h 45m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 421 (67.6%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 21 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 661
..in 3 months: 1200, in 6 months: 1680
..in 9 months: 2041, in 12 months: 2279
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [160 plays] Teddy Swims – Lose Control
2 [150 plays] Ella Henderson ft. Rudimental – Alibi
3 [147 plays] Kygo and Ava Max – Whatever
4 [139 plays] The Blessed Madonna ft. Clementine Douglas – Happier
5= [136 plays] each for…
+ Ariana Grande – yes, and?
+ Calvin Harris ft. Rag N Bone Man – Lovers In A Past Life
7= [133 plays] each for…
+ NewEra – Birds In The Sky
+ Rudimental ft. Skepsis ft. Charlotte Plank and Riko Dan – Green & Gold
9 [127 plays] Tate McRae – Greedy
10 [119 plays] Zara Larsson ft. David Guetta – On My Love
Analysis: 25 days, up to 19-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7537
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 692
Variety factor for this station is : 9.1%
50% OF PLAYS is 76 Songs (10.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 26 MOST played songs (3.7% of the total)
or 543 LEAST played songs (78.4% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 4h 15m
10th most played song airs every: 5h 24m
26th most played song airs every: 10h
76th most played song airs every: 1d 7h 34m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 403 (58.2%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
4 after 17 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 724
..in 3 months: 938, in 6 months: 1321
..in 9 months: 1428, in 12 months: 1563
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [141 plays] Beyonce – Texas Hold ’em
2= [135 plays] each for…
+ Kygo and Ava Max – Whatever
+ Teddy Swims – Lose Control
+ Zara Larsson and David Guetta – On My Love
5 [126 plays] Noah Kahan – Stick Season
6= [125 plays] each for…
+ Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
+ Calvin Harris and Rag N Bone Man – Lovers In A Past Life
8 [124 plays] Paul Russell – Lil Boo Thang
9 [121 plays] Dua Lipa – Houdini
10 [111 plays] Taylor Swift – Is It Over Now
Analysis: 25 days, up to 19-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7908
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1155
Variety factor for this station is : 14.6%
50% OF PLAYS is 198 Songs (17.1% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 96 MOST played songs (8.3% of the total)
or 826 LEAST played songs (71.5% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 3h 42m
10th most played song airs every: 1d 2h 5m
96th most played song airs every: 1d 16h
198th most played song airs every: 2d 6h 32m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 708 (61.2%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
1 after 22 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1170
..in 3 months: 1200, in 6 months: 1479
..in 9 months: 1837, in 12 months: 1847
Top 13 Most Played:
1 [162 plays] Usher – Kissing Strangers
2 [157 plays] Beyonce – Texas Hold ’em
3 [154 plays] Natasha Bedingfield – Unwritten
4 [151 plays] Sia and Kylie Minogue – Dance Alone
5 [124 plays] Take That – You & Me
6 [100 plays] Justin Timberlake – Selfish
7 [83 plays] Pitbull and Dolly Parton – Powerful Women
8 [75 plays] Meghan Trainor and T-Pain – Been Like This
9 [52 plays] Olly Alexander – Dizzy
10= [23 plays] each for…
+ Dana Dawson – 3 Is Family
+ Janet Jackson – Together Again
+ Jennifer Paige – Crush
+ Karen Ramirez – Looking For Love
Jack 2 was indirectly replaced with Hits Radio on 29th Oct 2023 following the purchase of the Jack stations by Bauer.
Previous Analysis from Oct 2023: 25 days
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6414
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 853
Variety factor for this station is : 13.2%
50% OF PLAYS is 141 Songs (16.5% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 60 MOST played songs (7% of the total)
or 599 LEAST played songs (70.2% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 6h 3m
10th most played song airs every: 9h 40m
60th most played song airs every: 1d 16h
141st most played song airs every: 2d 2h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 476 (55.8%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 16 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 871
..in 3 months: 937, in 6 months: 973
..in 9 months: 1323, in 12 months: 1526
Top 11 Most Played:
1 [99 plays] Dance The Night – Dua Lipa
2 [86 plays] Cruel Summer – Taylor Swift
3 [78 plays] Don’t Say Love – Leigh-Anne
4= [76 plays] each for…
+ Tension – Kylie
+ Vampire – Olivia Rodrigo
6= [75 plays] each for…
+ Giving Me – Jazzy
+ Whistle – Jax Jones x Calum Scott
8 [71 plays] Used To Be Young – Miley Cyrus
9 [70 plays] How Does It Feel – Tom Grennan
10= [62 plays] each for…
+ Good Luck – Mabel, Jax Jones / Galantis
+ React – Switch Disco feat. Ella Henderson
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