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: 25 days, up to 25-11-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6802
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1368
Variety factor for this station is : 20.1%
50% OF PLAYS is 264 Songs (19.2% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 145 MOST played songs (10.5% of the total)
or 963 LEAST played songs (70.3% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 6h 53m
10th most played song airs every: 15h
145th most played song airs every: 2d 12h
264th most played song airs every: 2d 18h 40m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 853 (62.3%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
4 after 24 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1484
..in 3 months: 2094, in 6 months: 2629
..in 9 months: 2953, in 12 months: 3393
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [87 plays] The Beatles – Now And Then
2= [82 plays] each for…
+ Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
+ Royal Blood – Shiner In The Dark
4 [75 plays] The Killers – Your Side Of Town
5 [63 plays] The Libertines – Run, Run, Run
6 [48 plays] The Vaccines – Heartbreak Kid
7= [42 plays] each for…
+ Blink 182 – One More Time
+ U2 – Atomic City
9 [41 plays] Blossoms – To Do List feat Findlay
10 [40 plays] Blur – The Narcissist
Analysis: 23 days, up to 26-11-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6335
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 721
Variety factor for this station is : 11.3%
50% OF PLAYS is 151 Songs (20.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 77 MOST played songs (10.6% of the total)
or 479 LEAST played songs (66.4% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 3h 58m
10th most played song airs every: 17h 48m
77th most played song airs every: 1d 10h 30m
151st most played song airs every: 1d 18h 27m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 312 (43.2%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
1 after 20 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 788
..in 3 months: 1153, in 6 months: 1606
..in 9 months: 1921, in 12 months: 2297
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [139 plays] Ed Sheeran – American Town
2 [137 plays] Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
3 [135 plays] Sia – Gimme Love
4 [74 plays] Miley Cyrus – Used To Be Young
5 [72 plays] Olivia Rodrigo – Get Him Back
6= [68 plays] each for…
+ Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
+ U2 – Atomic City
8 [57 plays] Dua Lipa – Houdini
9 [52 plays] The Beatles – Now And Then
10 [31 plays] N’sync – Better Place
Analysis: 23 days, up to 25-11-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6399
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1140
Variety factor for this station is : 17.8%
50% OF PLAYS is 171 Songs (15% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 89 MOST played songs (7.8% of the total)
or 851 LEAST played songs (74.6% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 5h 18m
10th most played song airs every: 19h 42m
89th most played song airs every: 1d 12h 48m
171st most played song airs every: 1d 22h
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 769 (67.4%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
6 after 17 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1235
..in 3 months: 1812, in 6 months: 2534
..in 9 months: 3184, in 12 months: 3898
Top 10 Most Played:
1= [104 plays] each for…
+ Nothing But Thieves – Overcome
+ The Libertines – Run, Run, Run
3= [99 plays] each for…
+ Foo Fighters – Under You
+ Royal Blood – Shiner In The Dark
5 [95 plays] Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
6 [94 plays] Blink-182 – One More Time
7 [68 plays] The Beatles – Now And Then
8 [50 plays] Blossoms – To Do List (After The Breakup)
9 [37 plays] The Vaccines – Heartbreak Kid
10 [28 plays] The Reytons – Market Street
Analysis: 26 days, up to 25-11-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 8083
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1598
Variety factor for this station is : 19.7%
50% OF PLAYS is 357 Songs (22.3% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 173 MOST played songs (10.8% of the total)
or 1008 LEAST played songs (63% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 9h 2m
10th most played song airs every: 12h 44m
173rd most played song airs every: 3d 6h
357th most played song airs every: 3d 17h 8m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 1063 (66.5%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
4 after 20 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1634
..in 3 months: 2101, in 6 months: 2564
..in 9 months: 2872, in 12 months: 3229
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [69 plays] Bring Me The Horizon – DArkSide
2 [63 plays] Sum 41 – Landmines
3 [61 plays] Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me
4 [60 plays] Creeper – Black Heaven
5 [56 plays] Hardy – Sold Out
6 [55 plays] Neck Deep – It Won’t Be Like This Forever
7= [50 plays] each for…
+ Simple Plan – Iconic
+ Sophie Lloyd – Imposter Syndrome
9= [49 plays] each for…
+ Blink 182 – One More Time
+ Mike Shinoda – Already Over
Analysis: 27 days, up to 25-11-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 8194
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 908
Variety factor for this station is : 11%
50% OF PLAYS is 158 Songs (17.4% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 80 MOST played songs (8.8% of the total)
or 649 LEAST played songs (71.4% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 4h 48m
10th most played song airs every: 9h 58m
80th most played song airs every: 1d 8h 24m
158th most played song airs every: 1d 16h 30m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 434 (47.7%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
3 after 22 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 934
..in 3 months: 1405, in 6 months: 1872
..in 9 months: 2183, in 12 months: 2437
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [135 plays] Blossoms – To Do List (After The Breakup)
2 [126 plays] The Lathums – Thoughts Of A Child
3= [124 plays] each for…
+ The Snuts – Dreams
+ The Vaccines – Heartbreak Kid
5 [96 plays] Queens Of The Stone Age – Paper Machete
6 [95 plays] Nothing But Thieves – Overcome
7 [66 plays] The Libertines – Run, Run, Run
8= [65 plays] each for…
+ Blink 182 – Dance With Me
+ The Gaslight Anthem – Little Fires
+ Tom A Smith – Fading Away
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