So what’s been the most played song on UK radios this year so far? We are about to find out!
This list of the Top 20 songs has been put together by a airplay chart company called Radio Monitor and it is based on data from 408 radio stations of all types across the UK, including local and national.
Before we see the most popular songs, a couple of facts:
There is only one song on the list which was released in 2016, despite it being the top 20 most played of of the yer so far. All the other songs were previously released – 11 of them being in 2015. Zayn’s Pillow Talk is the only 2016 track to make the list.
There are no British acts in the top 5 – Coldplay is the first British act to appear on the list, at number 7.
And now for The Top 20 most played songs on UK radio in 2016 so far:
1) Lukas Graham – ‘7 Years’
Their 2015 single 7 Years has been played 99,506 times by a total of 295 radio stations in the first six months of 2016.
2) Justin Bieber – ‘Love Yourself’
Featuring twice in this list, Justin Bieber’s Love Yourself is at number 2 .
3) Zara Larsson – ‘Lush Life’
Lush Life was originally released in June last year, but Tinie Tempah jumped on it and gave it a remix in February; this version has been popular so could be the reason why Zara is so high on the list.
4) Shawn Mendes – ‘Stitches’
Shawn Mendes’ most successful and number 1 hit song also has become the 4th most listened song via radio.
5) Justin Bieber – ‘Sorry’
Bieber’s second entry also featuring in the top 5!
6) DNCE – ‘Cake By The Ocean’
7) Coldplay – ‘Hymn For The Weekend’
8) Grace (Featuring G-Eazy) – ‘You Don’t Own Me’
9) Adele – ‘When We Were Young’
10) Little Mix (Featuring Jason Derulo) – ‘Secret Love Song’
11) Mike Posner – ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’
12) Jonas Blue (Featuring Dakota) – ‘Fast Car’
13) Zayn – ‘Pillowtalk’
14) Jess Glynne – ‘Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself’
15) Coldplay – ‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’
16) Sia (Featuring Sean Paul) – ‘Cheap Thrills’
17) One Direction – ‘History’
18) Snakehips (Featuring Tinashe) – ‘All My Friends’
19) Sigala – ‘Sweet Lovin’’
20) Elle King – ‘Ex’s And Oh’s’
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Time: 9pm – 4am
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Time: 10pm – 3am
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Time: 7pm – 12am
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