Current Rock/Indie Stations
Here’s our line up of the biggest UK Rock, Metal and Indie stations, again its the usual tussle of the big boys with Global’s Radio X, Bauer’s Kerrang and Absolute against Wireless’ Virgin Radio. Communicorp also have one of the few stations they actually operate (rather than just license someone else to do it for them) with XS in Manchester, though this may end up in the Bauer camp shortly anyway…..
Analysis: 24 days, up to 18-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6641
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1384
Variety factor for this station is : 20.8%
50% OF PLAYS is 282 Songs (20.3% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 158 MOST played songs (11.4% of the total)
or 955 LEAST played songs (69% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 7h 17m
10th most played song airs every: 14h 46m
158th most played song airs every: 2d 9h 36m
282nd most played song airs every: 3d 0h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 835 (60.3%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
6 after 22 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1504
..in 3 months: 2147, in 6 months: 2711
..in 9 months: 3053, in 12 months: 3422
Top 11 Most Played:
1 [79 plays] Green Day – Dilemma
2 [77 plays] Kings Of Leon – Mustang
3 [43 plays] Noah Kahan ft. Sam Fender – Homesick
4= [42 plays] each for…
+ Liam Gallagher and John Squire – Mars To Liverpool
+ Travis – Gaslight
6 [40 plays] The Zutons – Creeping On The Dancefloor
7= [39 plays] each for…
+ James – Our World
+ Last Dinner Party – Nothing Matters
+ The Black Keys – Beautiful People
+ The Libertines – Oh
+ The Libertines – Run, Run, Run
Analysis: 27 days, up to 20-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 3126
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 736
Variety factor for this station is : 23.5%
50% OF PLAYS is 158 Songs (21.4% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 78 MOST played songs (10.5% of the total)
or 478 LEAST played songs (64.9% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 4h 58m
10th most played song airs every: 9h 51m
76th most played song airs every: 1d 10h 30m
153rd most played song airs every: 1d 18h 27m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 321 (43.2%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
2 after 19 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 786
..in 3 months: 1093, in 6 months: 1533
..in 9 months: 1918, in 12 months: 2194
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [72 plays] Teddy Swims – Lose Control
2 [69 plays] Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
3 [67 plays] Calvin Harris / Rag N’ Bone Man – Lovers In A Past Life
4 [66 plays] Beyonce – Texas Hold ’em
5 [64 plays] Texas / Spooner Oldham – Would I Lie To You
6 [62 plays] Dua Lipa – Training Season
7 [47 plays] James – Our World
8 [14 plays] The Police – Every Breath You Take
9 [13 plays] Lewis Capaldi – Strangers
10 [12 plays] Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
Analysis: 26 days, up to 19-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7263
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1179
Variety factor for this station is : 16.2%
50% OF PLAYS is 178 Songs (15% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 95 MOST played songs (8% of the total)
or 888 LEAST played songs (75.3% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 7h 10m
10th most played song airs every: 10h 34m
95th most played song airs every: 1d 15h
178th most played song airs every: 2d 0h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 773 (65.5%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
5 after 13 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1221
..in 3 months: 1675, in 6 months: 2501
..in 9 months: 3175, in 12 months: 3763
Top 11 Most Played:
1 [87 plays] Catfish & The Bottlemen – Showtime
2= [85 plays] each for…
+ Good Neighbours – Home
+ Kings Of Leon – Mustang
4 [82 plays] Noah Kahan & Sam Fender – Homesick
5 [81 plays] Djo – End Of Beginning
6= [71 plays] each for…
+ Kasabian – Call
+ The Black Keys – Beautiful People (Stay High)
8 [61 plays] The Libertines – Oh
9= [59 plays] each for…
+ Green Day – Dilemma
+ Hozier – Too Sweet
+ The Last Dinner Party – Nothing Matters
Analysis: 26 days, up to 19-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 8050
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1667
Variety factor for this station is : 20.7%
50% OF PLAYS is 366 Songs (21.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 175 MOST played songs (10.4% of the total)
or 1058 LEAST played songs (63.4% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 8h 47m
10th most played song airs every: 13h 33m
175th most played song airs every: 3d 6h
366th most played song airs every: 4d 8h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 1177 (70.6%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
7 after 21 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1718
..in 3 months: 2087, in 6 months: 2521
..in 9 months: 2929, in 12 months: 3239
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [71 plays] Shinedown – A Symptom Of Being Human
2 [58 plays] Paramore – Burning Down the House
3= [55 plays] each for…
+ Linkin Park – Friendly Fire
+ Tenacious D – Baby One More Time
5 [54 plays] Twenty One Pilots – Overcompensate
6 [53 plays] Hardy – Rockstar
7 [52 plays] Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
8= [46 plays] each for…
+ Creeper – Lovers Led Astray
+ DeWayne – Synthesizer
+ Nothing More – If It Doesn’t Hurt
Analysis: 27 days, up to 19-04-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 8142
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 905
Variety factor for this station is : 11.1%
50% OF PLAYS is 156 Songs (17.2% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 80 MOST played songs (8.8% of the total)
or 652 LEAST played songs (72% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 5h 11m
10th most played song airs every: 15h 25m
80th most played song airs every: 1d 6h 51m
156th most played song airs every: 1d 16h 30m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 459 (50.7%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
1 after 21 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 944
..in 3 months: 1393, in 6 months: 1835
..in 9 months: 2114, in 12 months: 2454
Top 11 Most Played:
1 [125 plays] Kings Of Leon – Mustang
2 [114 plays] The Zutons – Creeping On The Dancefloor
3 [108 plays] Noah Kahan & Sam Fender – Homesick
4 [97 plays] The Snuts – Millionaires
5 [91 plays] Catfish And The Bottlemen – Showtime
6 [73 plays] Liam Gallagher & John Squire – Raise Your Hands
7 [53 plays] Shed Seven – Let’s Go Dancing
8 [50 plays] Liam Gallagher & John Squire – Mars To Liverpool
9 [49 plays] Shed Seven – Talk Of The Town
10= [42 plays] each for…
+ Kasabian – Call
+ Travis – Gaslight
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