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 13-05-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 6874
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1393
Variety factor for this station is : 20.2%
50% OF PLAYS is 284 Songs (20.3% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 160 MOST played songs (11.4% of the total)
or 961 LEAST played songs (68.9% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 7h 15m
10th most played song airs every: 15h 36m
160th 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: 844 (60.5%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
5 after 17 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1486
..in 3 months: 2047, in 6 months: 2685
..in 9 months: 3090, in 12 months: 3428
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [86 plays] Foo Fighters – Rescued
2 [49 plays] Depeche Mode – Ghosts Again
3= [43 plays] each for…
+ Noel Gallagher – Easy Now
+ Nothing But Thieves – Welcome To The DCC
+ Wet Leg – Wet Dream
6 [42 plays] Fall Out Boy – Heartbreak Feels So Good
7 [41 plays] Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Like A Grudge
8= [40 plays] each for…
+ Hozier – Eat Your Young
+ Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under
+ Wet Leg – Angelica
Analysis: 24 days, up to 12-05-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 5799
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 661
Variety factor for this station is : 11.3%
50% OF PLAYS is 133 Songs (20.1% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 66 MOST played songs (9.9% of the total)
or 448 LEAST played songs (67.7% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 4h 50m
10th most played song airs every: 18h 34m
66th most played song airs every: 1d 12h
133rd most played song airs every: 1d 20h 18m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 301 (45.5%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
3 after 21 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 704
..in 3 months: 1061, in 6 months: 1580
..in 9 months: 2282, in 12 months: 2721
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [119 plays] Pink – Trustfall
2 [107 plays] Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed
3 [103 plays] Miley Cyrus – Flowers
4 [97 plays] Lewis Capaldi – Wish You The Best
5 [73 plays] Cian Ducrot – Part Of Me
6 [54 plays] Niall Horan – Heaven
7= [32 plays] each for…
+ Don Henley – Boys Of Summer
+ Post Malone – Chemical
9= [31 plays] each for…
+ Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
+ Tina Turner – The Best
Analysis: 26 days, up to 12-05-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7344
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1156
Variety factor for this station is : 15.7%
50% OF PLAYS is 161 Songs (13.9% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 85 MOST played songs (7.3% of the total)
or 891 LEAST played songs (77% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 5h 14m
10th most played song airs every: 13h 52m
85th most played song airs every: 1d 10h 40m
161st most played song airs every: 1d 20h 34m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 782 (67.6%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
4 after 25 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1229
..in 3 months: 1833, in 6 months: 2655
..in 9 months: 3312, in 12 months: 3913
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [119 plays] Nothing But Thieves – Welcome To The DCC
2 [115 plays] The Lathums – Struggle
3 [113 plays] Foo Fighters – Rescued
4 [112 plays] Paramore – Running Out Of Time
5= [107 plays] each for…
+ Fall Out Boy – Heartbreak Feels So Good
+ Hozier – Eat Your Young
7 [102 plays] Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Council Skies
8 [58 plays] Miles Kane – Troubled Son
9 [53 plays] Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Like A Grudge
10 [45 plays] David Kushner – Daylight
Analysis: 27 days, up to 12-05-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7910
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 1491
Variety factor for this station is : 18.8%
50% OF PLAYS is 343 Songs (23% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 171 MOST played songs (11.4% of the total)
or 939 LEAST played songs (62.9% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 10h 27m
10th most played song airs every: 15h 25m
171st most played song airs every: 3d 0h
343rd most played song airs every: 3d 20h 34m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 918 (61.5%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
7 after 26 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 1512
..in 3 months: 1871, in 6 months: 2464
..in 9 months: 3174, in 12 months: 3650
Top 12 Most Played:
1= [62 plays] each for…
+ Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Like A Grudge
+ Paramore – Running Out Of Time
3 [55 plays] Crawlers – That Time Of Year Always
4 [53 plays] Mike Shinoda – In My Head
5 [49 plays] Siamese – The Shape of Water
6 [46 plays] Hot Milk – Horror Show
7 [45 plays] Sleeping With Sirens – Complete Collapse
8 [44 plays] Skindred – Set Fazers
9 [43 plays] Metallica – If Darkness Had A Son
10= [42 plays] each for…
+ Bad Omens – Just Pretend
+ Foo Fighters – Rescued
+ Ghost – Jesus he knows me
Analysis: 25 days, up to 12-05-2023
NUMBER OF PLAYS IDENTIFIED: 7452
Number of DIFFERENT Songs Played: 876
Variety factor for this station is : 11.7%
50% OF PLAYS is 170 Songs (19.4% of the total)
A THIRD OF PLAYS represents:
The 88 MOST played songs (10% of the total)
or 602 LEAST played songs (68.7% of the total)
Most played airs on average every: 4h 57m
10th most played song airs every: 10h 42m
88th most played song airs every: 1d 9h 20m
170th most played song airs every: 1d 22h 9m
No. of songs with 5 or less plays: 416 (47.4%)
Lowest Number of NEW SONGS on any day:
ZERO after 14 DAYS
Different songs played in 1 month: 901
..in 3 months: 1272, in 6 months: 1663
..in 9 months: 2027, in 12 months: 2412
Top 10 Most Played:
1 [121 plays] The K`s – Chancer
2 [119 plays] Nothing But Thieves – Welcome To The Dcc
3 [114 plays] Tom A Smith – Little Bits
4 [110 plays] Paolo Nutini – Shine A Light
5 [73 plays] Dma`s – Forever
6 [69 plays] Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Like A Grudge
7 [65 plays] Gaz Coombes – Long Live The Strange
8 [60 plays] Gorillaz – Silent Running
9 [59 plays] Foo Fighters – Rescued
10 [56 plays] The Sherlocks – Don`t Let It Out
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