Detailing the radio plays compared to alternative radio its incredibly different than pop radio. With WRVW over 2 days there were 124 songs played with about half the amount as there was for alt radio (259). As shown below, the station is dominated by touring acts, with all the single played songs just one hit wonders throughout the years. What I do love is the variety of one hit wonders some electronic like Zedd, some alt with Paramore, Nicki Minaj with rap, and Rock with All American Rejects. But pop radio is truly dominated by just a hand full of artists. Ariana Grandes Popular and Defying Gravity was played which is surprising.
Not surprised by the top songs because similar to alt radio with Hoziers Too Sweet and Myles Smith Stargazing which does feel more pop. Sabrina Carpenter dominates, Bruno Mars, Eminem, Katy Perry Nelly, Post Malone, Tate McRae, The Weeknd. They all had more than 3 songs on but Sabrina had 4 songs in the top 20 played over the two days 64 songs played over 48 hrs. Top 40 radio is great to find songs of artists who are touring and great one hit wonders from throughout the years from many genres as well.
The main criticism with pop radio is there is zero middle class in terms of radio which is understandable for radio plays but is rough for up and coming artists. Honestly the best chance for up and comers is to open for larger acts than go straight to radio. Sometimes even college radio has great variety but I'm sure they get sent a lot of demos. Radio has to play songs for as many people to listen so it makes sense to only play bangers or only show acts that are arena touring or stadium touring.
Artist | Title |
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HOZIER | Too Sweet | 27 |
SHABOOZEY | A Bar Song (Tipsy) | 26 |
SABRINA CARPENTER | Taste | 26 |
JELLY ROLL | I Am Not Okay | 26 |
MYLES SMITH | Stargazing | 24 |
LADY GAGA & BRUNO MARS | Die With A Smile | 22 |
TATE MCRAE | It's ok I'm ok | 21 |
SABRINA CARPENTER | Bed Chem | 20 |
GRACIE ABRAMS | That's So True | 13 |
THE WEEKND | Dancing In The Flames | 11 |
ROSE & BRUNO MARS | APT | 11 |
BENSON BOONE | Beautiful Things | 11 |
TEDDY SWIMS | Lose Control | 10 |
MGK & JELLY ROLL | Lonely Road | 10 |
GIGI PEREZ | Sailor Song | 10 |
BILLIE EILISH | BIRDS OF A FEATHER | 9 |
SABRINA CARPENTER | Please Please Please | 8 |
SABRINA CARPENTER | Espresso | 8 |
POST MALONE | I Had Some Help f/M. Wallen | 8 |
MIGUEL | Sure Thing | 7 |
DAMIANO DAVID | Born With A Broken Heart | 7 |
MEGHAN TRAINOR | Criminals | 6 |
GRACIE ABRAMS | Close To You | 6 |
ADDISON RAE | Diet Pepsi | 6 |
TEDDY SWIMS | Bad Dreams | 5 |
CHARLI XCX | Apple | 5 |
TOMMY RICHMAN | MILLION DOLLAR BABY | 4 |
SAM SMITH & KIM PETRAS | Unholy | 4 |
MORGAN WALLEN | Love Somebody | 4 |
JACK HARLOW | Lovin On Me | 4 |
DOJA CAT | Paint The Town Red | 4 |
CHAPPELL ROAN | Pink Pony Club | 4 |
ALEX WARREN | Burning Down | 4 |
T.I. | Whatever You Like | 3 |
NOAH KAHAN | Stick Season | 3 |
LADY GAGA | Disease | 3 |
JONAH MARAIS | Slow Motion | 3 |
CYNTHIA ERIVO F/ARIANA GRANDE | Defying Gravity | 3 |
ARIANA GRANDE | Popular | 3 |
USHER F/PITBULL | DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love | 2 |
TLC | No Scrubs | 2 |
THE WEEKND | Earned It | 2 |
THE WEEKND | Die For You | 2 |
THE WEEKND | Can't Feel My Face | 2 |
RIHANNA | Only Girl (In The World) | 2 |
POST MALONE | Circles | 2 |
POST MALONE | Better Now | 2 |
OUTKAST | Ms. Jackson | 2 |
NELLY | Just A Dream | 2 |
MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS | Can't Hold Us f/Ray Dalton | 2 |
LEWIS CAPALDI | Before You Go | 2 |
KE$HA | Tik Tok | 2 |
KATY PERRY | I Kissed A Girl | 2 |
JAY SEAN | Down f/Lil Wayne | 2 |
IMAGINE DRAGONS | Demons | 2 |
FLO RIDA | Low f/T-Pain | 2 |
FALL OUT BOY | Thnks Fr Th Mmrs | 2 |
EMINEM | Lose Yourself | 2 |
CHRIS BROWN | Run It | 2 |
ARIANA GRANDE | Problem f/Iggy Azalea | 2 |
ADELE | Rolling In The Deep | 2 |
ZEDD | Clarity f/Foxes | 1 |
WIZ KHALIFA | See You Again f/Charlie Puth | 1 |
TWENTY ONE PILOTS | Ride | 1 |
TWENTY ONE PILOTS | Heathens | 1 |
TOVE LO | Habits (Stay High) | 1 |
TIMBALAND | The Way I Are f/Keri Hilson | 1 |
THE WEEKND | The Hills | 1 |
THE MARIAS | No One Noticed | 1 |
TAYLOR SWIFT | Cruel Summer | 1 |
TATE MCRAE | You Broke Me First | 1 |
TATE MCRAE | Greedy | 1 |
SIA | Chandelier | 1 |
SELENA GOMEZ | Same Old Love | 1 |
SEAN KINGSTON | Beautiful Girls | 1 |
SAM SMITH & NORMANI | Dancing With A Stranger | 1 |
RIHANNA | Stay f/Mikky Ekko | 1 |
RIHANNA | S&M | 1 |
RIHANNA | Rude Boy | 1 |
POST MALONE | Psycho f/Ty Dolla $ign | 1 |
PITBULL | Give Me Everything f/Ne-Yo | 1 |
PARAMORE | Still Into You | 1 |
PARAMORE | Misery Business | 1 |
ONE DIRECTION | What Makes You Beautiful | 1 |
NICKI MINAJ | Super Bass | 1 |
NELLY | Ride Wit Me f/City Spud | 1 |
NELLY | Hot In Herre | 1 |
NEIGHBOURHOOD | Sweater Weather | 1 |
NATASHA BEDINGFIELD | Unwritten | 1 |
N SYNC | Bye Bye Bye | 1 |
LISA | Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me) | 1 |
LINKIN PARK | In The End | 1 |
LEWIS CAPALDI | Someone You Loved | 1 |
LADY GAGA | Poker Face | 1 |
KHALID X NORMANI | Love Lies | 1 |
KATY PERRY | E.T. | 1 |
KATY PERRY | Dark Horse f/Juicy J | 1 |
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE | Mirrors | 1 |
JUSTIN BIEBER | Love Yourself | 1 |
JAY-Z & LINKIN PARK | Numb/Encore | 1 |
JASON DERULO | Make Me Happy | 1 |
JAMES ARTHUR | Say You Won't Let Go | 1 |
IYAZ | Replay | 1 |
HALSEY | Bad At Love | 1 |
GLASS ANIMALS | Heat Waves | 1 |
FLO RIDA | Right Round | 1 |
FALL OUT BOY | My Songs Know What You Did... | 1 |
EMINEM | The Real Slim Shady | 1 |
EMINEM | Love The Way You Lie f/Rihanna | 1 |
ELLIE GOULDING | Love Me Like You Do | 1 |
CIARA | 1,2 Step f/Missy Elliott | 1 |
CHAPPELL ROAN | Good Luck, Babe! | 1 |
BRUNO MARS | Locked Out Of Heaven | 1 |
BRUNO MARS | Lazy Song | 1 |
BRUNO MARS | Just The Way You Are | 1 |
BRITNEY SPEARS | Toxic | 1 |
BLINK-182 | All The Small Things | 1 |
BEYONCE | Single Ladies (Put A Ring...) | 1 |
BEYONCE | Irreplaceable | 1 |
BABY BASH | Suga Suga | 1 |
B.O.B | Airplanes f/Hayley Williams | 1 |
ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS | Gives You Hell | 1 |
ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS | Dirty Little Secret | 1 |
