the most played artists on modern radio

[Don Jacob]

This is interesting

i picked up this magazine (one of those free ones with the classifieds) and it had a section with the most played artists on  modern radio. It says the results are based upon the years 1980-2003 year end radio play list results. Then an average of how many plays each individual radio single plays AFTER promotion of album and during.then average of previous result  combined with other songs


1. Metallica-aprox. every 0.5 seconds a disc jokey plays a metallica song

most played song :Unforgiven


2. Pink Floyd- aprox. every 0.67 seconds a disc jokey plays a Pink Floyd tune

most played song: Money

3. Guns 'N Roses- aprox. every 0.71 seconds a disc jokey plays a G'N'R song

most played song: Sweet Child o Mine

4. AC/DC- aprox every 0.79 seconds a disc jokey plays an AC/DC song

most played song: Back in Black

5. Dr. Dre-aprox every .83 seconds a disc jokey is playing either a Dr. Dre song or produced track

most played: In da Club

6. Nirvana- aprox every .91 seconds a disc jokey is playing a Nirvana song

most played song-come as you are

7. Elton John- Every .98 seconds a disc jokey is playing an elton john song

most played song-candle in the wind/can you feel the love tonight

8. 2pac -aprox every 1.03 seconds a disc jokey is either playing a 2pac song/mentioning 2pac/playing a song that mentions 2pac

most played-How do you want it (i don't know how they got this song as most played)

9. Led Zeppelin- Aprox every 1.04 seconds a disc jokey is playing a Led Zepplin song

most played - Stairway to Heaven (duh)

10. The Eagles- Aprox every  1.11 seconds a disc jokey is playing an ealges song

most played - Hotel California







Shockers

The Beatles (every 3.76 seconds)
The rolling stones (every 5.21 seconds)
Elvis  (2.45 seconds)
Aerosmith (every 1.62)
Michael Jackson (every 1.43)
Red Hot chilli Peppers (every 2.12 seconds)
Eminem (every 3.58 seconds)
Snoop (every 5.2 seconds)
Jay-z (every 4.11)
The Neptunes (every 2.2 seconds)





That's weird that metallica is actually the most played act on radio since 1980, considering radio wouldn't play them until 1991/92. a WHOLE FUCKING DECADE SINCE THEIR FIRST ALBUM! It has an extended article saying that the reason why  they're so high is because behind the Beatles and Pink Floyd, Metallica has the highest back catelouge record sales

[Don Breezio]

i bet they only surveyed a city or two...most of those artists are rarely played here. i do hear a metallica song now and then when i actually decide to turn the radio on...never any pink floyd, never dre, never 2pac (sadly and im on the westcoast), unfortunately theres a ton of ac/dc

[Don Jacob]

actually it was a semi world wide survey


and why do you say unfortunately about ac/dc they're the bomb.com

[Trauma-san]

I never hear metallica on the radio in charlotte, never hear pink floyd, never hear ac/dc, never hear dr. dre for sure, never hear Snoop, never hear Guns N Roses.

[Don Jacob]

i never hear elton john or the eagles in bakersfield

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I hear all of those in LA...