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: 26 days, up to 06-09-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7254
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1339
Variety factor for this station is : 18.4%
50% OF PLAYS is 284 Songs (21.2% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 161 MOST played songs (12% of the total)
or 912 LEAST played songs (68.1% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 7h 31m
10th most played song airs every: 15h 13m
161st most played song airs every: 2d 14h 24m
284th most played song airs every: 2d 21h 20m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 742 (55.4%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
6 after 23 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1427
..in 3 months: 1968, in 6 months: 2444
..in 9 months: 2931, in 12 months: 3232
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [83 plays] Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove
2 [82 plays] Hozier – Too Sweet
3 [68 plays] The Killers – Bright Lights
4 [64 plays] Kings Of Leon – Nowhere To Run
5 [48 plays] Kasabian – Darkest Lullaby
6= [46 plays] each for…
+ Last Dinner Party – Nothing Matters
+ Snow Patrol – All
8= [42 plays] each for…
+ Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
+ Fontaines D.c. – Favourite
10 [41 plays] James Bay – Up All Night
Analysis: 25 days, up to 06-09-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7505
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 857
Variety factor for this station is : 11.4%
50% OF PLAYS is 154 Songs (17.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 78 MOST played songs (9.1% of the total)
or 609 LEAST played songs (71% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 3h 47m
10th most played song airs every: 18h 45m
78th most played song airs every: 1d 9h 20m
154th most played song airs every: 1d 16h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 434 (50.6%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
4 after 21 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 888
..in 3 months: 1172, in 6 months: 1403
..in 9 months: 1718, in 12 months: 2024
Top 10 Most Played:
1= [158 plays] each for…
+ Myles Smith – Stargazing
+ Shaboozey – A Bar Song (tipsy)
3 [149 plays] Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe
4 [131 plays] Coldplay – Feelslikeimfallinginlove
5 [113 plays] Dasha – Austin
6 [99 plays] Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
7 [81 plays] Snow Patrol – All
8 [73 plays] Post Malone / Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help
9 [66 plays] Alex Warren / Ella Henderson – Carry You Home
10 [32 plays] Mark Ambor – Our Way
Analysis: 24 days, up to 06-09-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6576
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1190
Variety factor for this station is : 18%
50% OF PLAYS is 193 Songs (16.2% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 99 MOST played songs (8.3% of the total)
or 869 LEAST played songs (73% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 7h 6m
10th most played song airs every: 12h 31m
99th most played song airs every: 1d 17h 8m
193rd most played song airs every: 2d 9h 36m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 791 (66.4%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
8 after 23 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1285
..in 3 months: 1855, in 6 months: 2456
..in 9 months: 3216, in 12 months: 3834
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [81 plays] Travis – Gaslight
2= [74 plays] each for…
+ Fontaines D.C. – Favourite
+ Jake Bugg – Zombieland
4 [71 plays] Kings Of Leon – Nowhere To Run
5 [70 plays] The Killers – Bright Lights
6 [67 plays] The Last Dinner Party – Sinner
7= [51 plays] each for…
+ Blossoms – Perfect Me
+ Hozier – Nobody’s Soldier
9 [50 plays] Beabadoobee – Beaches
10 [46 plays] The Lathums – No Direction
Analysis: 26 days, up to 06-09-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7838
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1657
Variety factor for this station is : 21.1%
50% OF PLAYS is 368 Songs (22.2% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 178 MOST played songs (10.7% of the total)
or 1053 LEAST played songs (63.5% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 12h
10th most played song airs every: 14h 30m
178th most played song airs every: 3d 6h
368th most played song airs every: 4d 8h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 1166 (70.3%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
11 after 22 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1702
..in 3 months: 2080, in 6 months: 2492
..in 9 months: 2839, in 12 months: 3206
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [52 plays] Tom Morello – Soldier In The Army Of Love
2 [48 plays] Jane’s Addiction – Imminent Redemption
3= [46 plays] each for…
+ All Time Low – Dear Maria
+ Fat Dog – Wither
5 [45 plays] A Day To Remember – Feedback
6= [44 plays] each for…
+ Badflower – Detroit
+ Ice Nine Kills and Reel Big Fish – Walking On Sunshine
8= [43 plays] each for…
+ Dead Posey – She Went Bad
+ Myles Kennedy – Nothing More To Gain
+ The Offspring – Light It Up
Analysis: 23 days, up to 06-09-2024
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7227
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 820
Variety factor for this station is : 11.3%
50% OF PLAYS is 137 Songs (16.7% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 73 MOST played songs (8.9% of the total)
or 595 LEAST played songs (72.5% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 5h 3m
10th most played song airs every: 10h 49m
73rd most played song airs every: 1d 1h 5m
137th most played song airs every: 1d 10h 30m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 432 (52.6%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 20 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 876
..in 3 months: 1369, in 6 months: 1793
..in 9 months: 2140, in 12 months: 2383
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [109 plays] Fontaines D.c. – Favourite
2 [102 plays] Courteeners – Solitude Of The Night Bus
3 [99 plays] Kings Of Leon – Nowhere To Run
4 [94 plays] The Lathums – No Direction
5 [93 plays] Blossoms – Perfect Me
6 [89 plays] The Killers – Bright Lights
7 [76 plays] Jake Bugg – Zombieland
8 [66 plays] Snow Patrol – The Beginning
9 [53 plays] Djo – End Of Beginning
10 [51 plays] Hozier – Too Sweet
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