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The albums of one year whose songs were on the radio, in Britain and America and beyond.

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46 albums · 1970

Radio 1970: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1970

· 2 min read

In 1970 the radio played Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water and Cecilia, the Beatles' Let It Be, George Harrison's My Sweet Lord, the Carpenters' (They Long to Be) Close to You and We've Only Just Begun, the Partridge Family's I Think I Love You, Bread's Make It with You, James Taylor's Fire and Rain, Elton John's Your Song, Neil Diamond's Cracklin' Rosie, Elvis Presley's I Just Can't Help Believin', Badfinger's No Matter What, the Kinks' Lola, the Moody Blues' Question and Van Morrison's Moondance.

Rock 53%Pop 19%Soul & R&B 15%Other 13%
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46 albums · 1971

Radio 1971: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1971

· 2 min read

In 1971 the radio played Carole King's It's Too Late and I Feel the Earth Move, James Taylor's You've Got a Friend, Rod Stewart's Maggie May, John Lennon's Imagine, Paul and Linda McCartney's Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, Cat Stevens's Peace Train and Moonshadow, Don McLean's American Pie, Nilsson's Without You, the Bee Gees' How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, Three Dog Night's An Old Fashioned Love Song, the Carpenters' Rainy Days and Mondays and Superstar, the Osmonds' One Bad Apple, Paul Revere and the Raiders' Indian Reservation, Tom Jones's She's a Lady, Cher's Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Melanie's Brand New Key, Carly Simon's Anticipation, Elton John's Tiny Dancer and Levon and Mungo Jerry's Baby Jump.

Rock 51%Pop 22%Soul & R&B 19%Other 8%
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46 albums · 1972

Radio 1972: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1972

· 2 min read

In 1972 the radio played Neil Young's Heart of Gold, Elton John's Rocket Man and Honky Cat, America's Ventura Highway, Looking Glass's Brandy (You're a Fine Girl), Mac Davis's Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me, Seals and Crofts' Summer Breeze, Jim Croce's You Don't Mess Around with Jim and Operator, Harry Chapin's Taxi, Jackson Browne's Doctor My Eyes, Paul Simon's Mother and Child Reunion, the Doobie Brothers' Listen to the Music, the Eagles' Take It Easy, Steely Dan's Do It Again, Chicago's Saturday in the Park, Argent's Hold Your Head Up, Rod Stewart's You Wear It Well, Carly Simon's You're So Vain and Donna Fargo's country song The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.

Rock 41%Pop 23%Soul & R&B 22%Other 14%
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45 albums · 1973

Radio 1973: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1973

· 3 min read

In 1973 the radio played Elton John's Daniel, Crocodile Rock and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Paul McCartney and Wings' My Love, Pink Floyd's Money, Jim Croce's Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, Tony Orlando and Dawn's Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, Paul Simon's Kodachrome, Ringo Starr's Photograph, the Carpenters' Yesterday Once More, Cher's Half-Breed, Diana Ross's Touch Me in the Morning, Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly with His Song, the Steve Miller Band's The Joker, the Rolling Stones' Angie, Led Zeppelin's D'yer Mak'er, the Doobie Brothers' Long Train Runnin', the Allman Brothers Band's Ramblin' Man, the Eagles' Tequila Sunrise, ZZ Top's La Grange, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird, Aerosmith's Dream On, the Who's Love, Reign o'er Me and Charlie Rich's country songs Behind Closed Doors and The Most Beautiful Girl.

Rock 50%Soul & R&B 22%Pop 21%Other 7%
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45 albums · 1974

Radio 1974: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1974

· 2 min read

In 1974 the radio played Eric Clapton's I Shot the Sheriff, Elton John's Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me and The Bitch Is Back, Joni Mitchell's Help Me, Steely Dan's Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Queen's Killer Queen, Supertramp's Dreamer, John Lennon's Whatever Gets You Thru the Night, the Eagles' Best of My Love, Gordon Lightfoot's Sundown, Harry Chapin's Cat's in the Cradle, Paul Anka's (You're) Having My Baby, Barry Manilow's Mandy, Billy Swan's I Can Help, Linda Ronstadt's You're No Good, the Doobie Brothers' Black Water, Bad Company's Can't Get Enough, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama, David Bowie's Rebel Rebel, Sparks' This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us, Paper Lace's Billy Don't Be a Hero, the Rubettes' Sugar Baby Love and the Bay City Rollers' Shang-a-Lang, and John Denver's Annie's Song and Dolly Parton's Jolene came from country.

Rock 47%Soul & R&B 22%Pop 13%Other 18%
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44 albums · 1975

Radio 1975: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1975

· 2 min read

In 1975 the radio played Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, the Eagles' One of These Nights and Lyin' Eyes, 10cc's I'm Not in Love, Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run, Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, Elton John's Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Paul McCartney and Wings' Listen to What the Man Said, the Bee Gees' Jive Talkin', the Captain and Tennille's Love Will Keep Us Together, America's Sister Golden Hair, Jefferson Starship's Miracles, Janis Ian's At Seventeen, Linda Ronstadt's Heat Wave, Electric Light Orchestra's Evil Woman, Fleetwood Mac's Over My Head, Aerosmith's Sweet Emotion, Led Zeppelin's Trampled Under Foot, David Bowie's Fame, Rod Stewart's Sailing, Roxy Music's Love Is the Drug, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel's Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me), the Bay City Rollers' Bye Bye Baby, Smokie's If You Think You Know How to Love Me and Hot Chocolate's You Sexy Thing.

Rock 46%Soul & R&B 20%Pop 18%Other 16%
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45 albums · 1976

Radio 1976: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1976

· 3 min read

In 1976 the radio played Wings' Silly Love Songs and Let 'Em In, Boston's More Than a Feeling, Queen's Somebody to Love, Elton John's Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, Chicago's If You Leave Me Now, Rod Stewart's Tonight's the Night, the Steve Miller Band's Rock'n Me, Boz Scaggs's Lowdown, Electric Light Orchestra's Livin' Thing, Bob Seger's Night Moves, Kiss's Beth, Heart's Crazy on You and Magic Man, Hall & Oates' Rich Girl, Manfred Mann's Earth Band's Blinded by the Light, England Dan and John Ford Coley's I'd Really Love to See You Tonight, the Starland Vocal Band's Afternoon Delight, Dr.

Rock 38%Soul & R&B 30%Pop 20%Other 12%
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45 albums · 1977

Radio 1977: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1977

· 2 min read

In 1977 the radio played Fleetwood Mac's Go Your Own Way, Dreams and Don't Stop, the Bee Gees' How Deep Is Your Love and Stayin' Alive, Queen's We Are the Champions and We Will Rock You, Billy Joel's Just the Way You Are, Linda Ronstadt's Blue Bayou, James Taylor's Handy Man, Steely Dan's Peg, Foreigner's Cold as Ice, Meat Loaf's Two Out of Three Ain't Bad, Electric Light Orchestra's Turn to Stone, Supertramp's Give a Little Bit, the Steve Miller Band's Jet Airliner, Styx's Come Sail Away, Heart's Barracuda, Rod Stewart's You're in My Heart, 10cc's The Things We Do for Love, Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill, David Bowie's Sound and Vision and "Heroes", Smokie's Needles and Pins, and Kenny Rogers's Lucille and Crystal Gayle's Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue came from country.

Rock 48%Pop 16%Soul & R&B 14%Other 22%
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47 albums · 1978

Radio 1978: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1978

· 2 min read

In 1978 the radio played Blondie's Heart of Glass, Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights, Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street, Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive, Andy Gibb's Shadow Dancing, Rod Stewart's Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, Chic's Le Freak and the Rolling Stones' Miss You.

Rock 51%Soul & R&B 20%Pop 10%Other 19%
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47 albums · 1979

Radio 1979: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1979

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In 1979 the radio played Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, Michael Jackson's Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough and Rock with You, the Knack's My Sharona, Supertramp's The Logical Song, the Police's Message in a Bottle, Blondie's Dreaming and Donna Summer's Hot Stuff.

Rock 43%Pop 15%Soul & R&B 15%Other 27%
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46 albums · 1980

Radio 1980: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1980

· 2 min read

In 1980 the radio played Queen's Another One Bites the Dust, Blondie's The Tide Is High, Diana Ross's Upside Down, John Lennon's (Just Like) Starting Over, Kool & the Gang's Celebration, Barbra Streisand's Woman in Love, Pat Benatar's Hit Me with Your Best Shot, Billy Joel's It's Still Rock and Roll to Me and Bruce Springsteen's Hungry Heart.

Rock 47%Pop 13%Punk & New Wave 12%Other 28%
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46 albums · 1981

Radio 1981: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1981

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In 1981 the radio played Kim Carnes's Bette Davis Eyes, the Human League's Don't You Want Me, Soft Cell's Tainted Love, Olivia Newton-John's Physical, Hall & Oates's Private Eyes and I Can't Go for That, Journey's Don't Stop Believin', Foreigner's Waiting for a Girl Like You, Phil Collins's In the Air Tonight, Rick Springfield's Jessie's Girl, Stevie Nicks's Stop Draggin' My Heart Around and the Rolling Stones' Start Me Up.

Rock 45%Pop 21%Punk & New Wave 11%Other 23%
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45 albums · 1982

Radio 1982: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1982

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In 1982 the radio played Survivor's Eye of the Tiger, Toto's Rosanna and Africa, John Cougar's Jack & Diane, Steve Miller's Abracadabra, Chicago's Hard to Say I'm Sorry, Hall & Oates's Maneater, Lionel Richie's Truly, Asia's Heat of the Moment, A Flock of Seagulls' I Ran, Marvin Gaye's Sexual Healing and Willie Nelson's Always on My Mind; Michael Jackson's Thriller came out at the end of the year.

Rock 41%Pop 18%Punk & New Wave 14%Other 27%
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46 albums · 1983

Radio 1983: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1983

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In 1983 the radio played the Police's Every Breath You Take, David Bowie's Let's Dance and China Girl, Lionel Richie's All Night Long, Eurythmics' Sweet Dreams, Culture Club's Karma Chameleon, Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart, Irene Cara's Flashdance...

Rock 38%Pop 25%Punk & New Wave 14%Other 23%
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46 albums · 1984

Radio 1984: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1984

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In 1984 the radio played Prince's When Doves Cry, Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark, Tina Turner's What's Love Got to Do with It, Van Halen's Jump, Madonna's Like a Virgin, Wham!'s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Stevie Wonder's I Just Called to Say I Love You, Kenny Loggins's Footloose, Billy Ocean's Caribbean Queen, the Cars' Drive, John Waite's Missing You, Chicago's Hard Habit to Break, Hall & Oates's Out of Touch and Chaka Khan's I Feel for You.

Rock 36%Pop 28%Punk & New Wave 11%Other 25%
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46 albums · 1985

Radio 1985: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1985

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In 1985 the radio played Dire Straits' Money for Nothing, Whitney Houston's Saving All My Love for You, Tears for Fears' Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Phil Collins's One More Night and Sussudio, Sting's If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, Mr.

Pop 33%Rock 30%Soul & R&B 12%Other 25%
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46 albums · 1986

Radio 1986: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1986

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In 1986 the radio played Madonna's Papa Don't Preach and Live to Tell, Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer and You Give Love a Bad Name, Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer, Paul Simon's You Can Call Me Al, Janet Jackson's What Have You Done for Me Lately, Genesis's Invisible Touch, the Bangles' Walk Like an Egyptian and Run-D.M.C.'s Walk This Way.

Rock 41%Pop 22%Soul & R&B 11%Other 26%
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  • Other 26%

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46 albums · 1987

Radio 1987: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1987

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In 1987 the radio played U2's With or Without You and I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Michael Jackson's Bad, George Michael's Faith, Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Fleetwood Mac's Little Lies, Whitesnake's Here I Go Again, Starship's Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, Heart's Alone, Belinda Carlisle's Heaven Is a Place on Earth, Richard Marx's Don't Mean Nothing and George Harrison's Got My Mind Set on You.

Rock 40%Pop 32%Electronic 12%Other 16%
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  • Electronic 12%
  • Other 16%

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45 albums · 2013

Radio 2013: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2013

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In 2013 the radio played Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines, Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball, Katy Perry's Roar, Lady Gaga's Applause, Eminem's The Monster, Justin Timberlake's Mirrors, Beyoncé's Drunk in Love, Ariana Grande's The Way, Jason Derulo's Talk Dirty, Capital Cities' Safe and Sound, OneRepublic's Counting Stars, John Legend's All of Me, Demi Lovato's Heart Attack and Selena Gomez's Come & Get It in America, and Bastille's Pompeii, Naughty Boy's La La La, One Direction's Story of My Life, Tom Odell's Another Love and John Newman's Love Me Again in Britain.

Pop 29%Electronic 17%Rock 17%Other 37%
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  • Rock 17%
  • Other 37%

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46 albums · 2014

Radio 2014: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2014

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In 2014 the radio played Pharrell Williams's Happy, Taylor Swift's Shake It Off, Ariana Grande's Problem, Nicki Minaj's Anaconda, Maroon 5's Maps, Nick Jonas's Jealous, Walk the Moon's Shut Up and Dance and Tinashe's 2 On in America, and Ed Sheeran's Sing, Sam Smith's Stay with Me, George Ezra's Budapest, Clean Bandit's Rather Be, Jessie J's Bang Bang, Calvin Harris's Summer, Ella Henderson's Ghost, One Direction's Steal My Girl, Charli XCX's Boom Clap, Paloma Faith's Only Love Can Hurt Like This and Lana Del Rey's West Coast in Britain.

Pop 36%Rock 26%Electronic 11%Other 27%
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46 albums · 2015

Radio 2015: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2015

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In 2015 the radio played Adele's Hello, Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk, Years & Years' King, Jess Glynne's Hold My Hand, James Bay's Hold Back the River, Jamie Lawson's Wasn't Expecting That, Little Mix's Black Magic, One Direction's Drag Me Down and Ellie Goulding's Love Me like You Do in Britain, and Major Lazer's Lean On, Selena Gomez's Good for You, Demi Lovato's Cool for the Summer, Meghan Trainor's Lips Are Movin, Fifth Harmony's Worth It, Jason Derulo's Want to Want Me and Halsey's New Americana in America.

Pop 28%Rock 23%Soul & R&B 13%Other 36%
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46 albums · 2016

Radio 2016: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2016

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In 2016 the radio played Rihanna's Work, Beyoncé's Formation, Ariana Grande's Into You, DNCE's Cake by the Ocean, Charlie Puth's We Don't Talk Anymore, Mike Posner's I Took a Pill in Ibiza, Fifth Harmony's Work from Home, Meghan Trainor's No, Lady Gaga's Million Reasons, Bruno Mars's 24K Magic and Panic! at the Disco's Victorious in America, and Zayn's Pillowtalk, Little Mix's Shout Out to My Ex and James Arthur's Say You Won't Let Go in Britain.

Pop 28%Rock 22%Soul & R&B 14%Other 36%
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46 albums · 2017

Radio 2017: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2017

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In 2017 the radio played Ed Sheeran's Shape of You, Harry Styles's Sign of the Times, Dua Lipa's New Rules, Rag'n'Bone Man's Human, Sam Smith's Too Good at Goodbyes and Calvin Harris's Feels in Britain, and Taylor Swift's Look What You Made Me Do, Maroon 5's What Lovers Do, P!nk's What About Us, Kesha's Praying, Miley Cyrus's Malibu, Katy Perry's Chained to the Rhythm, Halsey's Now or Never, Lana Del Rey's Love and the Chainsmokers' Something Just Like This in America.

Rock 30%Pop 26%Hip hop 13%Other 31%
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47 albums · 2018

Radio 2018: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2018

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In 2018 the radio played Drake's God's Plan, Post Malone's Better Now, Cardi B's I Like It, Camila Cabello's Havana, Ariana Grande's No Tears Left to Cry, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's Shallow, Nicki Minaj's Barbie Dreams, Janelle Monáe's Make Me Feel, Bebe Rexha's Meant to Be, Imagine Dragons' Natural and Panic! at the Disco's High Hopes, and in Britain George Ezra's Shotgun, Jess Glynne's I'll Be There, Anne-Marie's 2002, Clean Bandit's Solo, Rita Ora's Let You Love Me, Jonas Blue's Rise and Little Mix's Woman Like Me.

Pop 37%Rock 20%Hip hop 19%Other 24%
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45 albums · 2019

Radio 2019: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2019

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In 2019 the radio played Billie Eilish's Bad Guy, Lewis Capaldi's Someone You Loved, Lizzo's Juice, Post Malone's Circles, Ed Sheeran's I Don't Care, Taylor Swift's You Need to Calm Down, Ariana Grande's 7 Rings, the Jonas Brothers' Sucker, Khalid's Talk, Camila Cabello's Señorita with Shawn Mendes, Harry Styles's Lights Up, P!nk's Walk Me Home, Madonna's Medellín, Lil Nas X's Old Town Road and Doja Cat's Say So, and in Britain Mabel's Don't Call Me Up, Tom Walker's Just You and I, Freya Ridings's Lost Without You and Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's 1999.

Pop 33%Rock 19%Hip hop 16%Other 32%
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45 albums · 2020

Radio 2020: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2020

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In 2020 the radio played Dua Lipa's Don't Start Now, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's Rain on Me, Taylor Swift's Cardigan and Willow, Miley Cyrus's Midnight Sky, Ariana Grande's Positions, Sam Smith's Diamonds, Little Mix's Sweet Melody, Ava Max's Kings & Queens, Selena Gomez's Lose You to Love Me, Ellie Goulding's Worry About Me, Jessie Ware's Spotlight, Louis Tomlinson's Two of Us and Alicia Keys's Underdog.

Pop 36%Hip hop 22%Rock 16%Other 26%
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45 albums · 2021

Radio 2021: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2021

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In 2021 the radio played Olivia Rodrigo's drivers license and good 4 u, Adele's Easy on Me, Ed Sheeran's Bad Habits and Shivers, Doja Cat's Kiss Me More, Lil Nas X's Montero (Call Me by Your Name) and Industry Baby, Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever, Silk Sonic's Leave the Door Open, Coldplay's My Universe, Elton John's Cold Heart, Anne-Marie's Kiss My (Uh Oh), Becky Hill's Remember, Tom Grennan's Little Bit of Love and Rag'n'Bone Man's All You Ever Wanted.

Pop 27%Rock 24%Hip hop 21%Other 28%
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44 albums · 2022

Radio 2022: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2022

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In 2022 the radio played Harry Styles's As It Was, Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero, Beyoncé's Break My Soul, Lizzo's About Damn Time, Steve Lacy's Bad Habit, SZA's Kill Bill, Jack Harlow's First Class, Post Malone's I Like You (A Happier Song), Charlie Puth's Left and Right, Calvin Harris's Potion, Charli XCX's Beg for You and George Ezra's Green Green Grass.

Rock 25%Pop 24%Hip hop 22%Other 29%
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45 albums · 2023

Radio 2023: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2023

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In 2023 the radio played Miley Cyrus's Flowers, Olivia Rodrigo's Vampire, Doja Cat's Paint the Town Red, Raye's Escapism., Lewis Capaldi's Wish You the Best, Ed Sheeran's Eyes Closed, Sam Smith and Kim Petras's Unholy, Teddy Swims's Lose Control, P!nk's Trustfall, Kelly Clarkson's Mine, Jessie Ware's Free Yourself, Tom Grennan's Here, Mimi Webb's Red Flags, Lana Del Rey's A&W and Mitski's My Love Mine All Mine.

Rock 28%Pop 26%Folk & Country 17%Other 29%
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45 albums · 2024

Radio 2024: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2024

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In 2024 the radio played Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso, Billie Eilish's Birds of a Feather, Charli xcx's 360, Taylor Swift's Fortnight, Dua Lipa's Houdini, Beyoncé's Texas Hold 'Em, Ariana Grande's We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love), Benson Boone's Beautiful Things, Gracie Abrams's Risk, Lola Young's Messy, Mark Ambor's Belong Together, Halsey's Lucky, Rachel Chinouriri's All I Ever Asked, Imagine Dragons' Eyes Closed, Eminem's Houdini, Linkin Park's The Emptiness Machine and Coldplay's Feelslikeimfallinginlove.

Rock 24%Folk & Country 22%Pop 21%Other 33%
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44 albums · 2025

Radio 2025: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2025

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In 2025 the radio played Lady Gaga's Abracadabra, Sabrina Carpenter's Manchild, Taylor Swift's The Fate of Ophelia, Alex Warren's Ordinary, Benson Boone's Mystical Magical, Ed Sheeran's Azizam, Miley Cyrus's End of the World, Addison Rae's Diet Pepsi, Teddy Swims's Bad Dreams, Selena Gomez's Sunset Blvd, Doja Cat's Jealous Type, sombr's Back to Friends and KATSEYE's Gabriela, and in Britain Jade's Angel of My Dreams, Lola Young's One Thing, PinkPantheress's Illegal and Lily Allen's West End Girl.

Pop 41%Rock 28%Hip hop 10%Other 21%
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47 albums · 2007

Radio 2007: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2007

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In 2007 the radio played Arctic Monkeys' Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent, the Kaiser Chiefs' Ruby, Mika's Grace Kelly, Leona Lewis's Bleeding Love, Mark Ronson's Valerie with Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash's Foundations, the Hoosiers' Worried About Ray, the Sugababes' About You Now, James Blunt's 1973, Kanye West's Stronger, Timbaland's The Way I Are and Apologize, Maroon 5's Makes Me Wonder, Linkin Park's What I've Done, the Foo Fighters' The Pretender and Colbie Caillat's Bubbly.

Rock 34%Pop 27%Hip hop 10%Other 29%
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47 albums · 2008

Radio 2008: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2008

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In 2008 the radio played Coldplay's Viva la Vida, Duffy's Mercy, Adele's Chasing Pavements, the Ting Tings' That's Not My Name, Elbow's One Day Like This, Estelle's American Boy, Girls Aloud's The Promise, Kings of Leon's Sex on Fire, Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl, Lady Gaga's Just Dance, Beyoncé's Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), Britney Spears's Womanizer, P!nk's So What, Madonna's 4 Minutes, Jason Mraz's I'm Yours and the Killers' Human.

Pop 31%Rock 28%Electronic 12%Other 29%
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47 albums · 2009

Radio 2009: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2009

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In 2009 the radio played Lady Gaga's Bad Romance, the Black Eyed Peas' Boom Boom Pow and I Gotta Feeling, Kelly Clarkson's My Life Would Suck Without You, Owl City's Fireflies, Pitbull's I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho), Lily Allen's The Fear, Florence + the Machine's Rabbit Heart and You've Got the Love, Kasabian's Fire, Muse's Uprising, Arctic Monkeys' Crying Lightning, Paolo Nutini's Candy, JLS's Beat Again, Cheryl Cole's Fight for This Love and Jay Sean's Down.

Rock 28%Pop 21%Electronic 14%Other 37%
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47 albums · 2010

Radio 2010: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2010

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In 2010 the radio played Plan B's She Said, Tinie Tempah's Pass Out and Written in the Stars, Ellie Goulding's Starry Eyed, Two Door Cinema Club's What You Know, Hurts' Wonderful Life, Gorillaz's Stylo, Take That's The Flood, Professor Green's I Need You Tonight, Example's Kickstarts, the Wanted's All Time Low and Olly Murs's Please Don't Let Me Go in Britain, and Eminem's Love the Way You Lie and Not Afraid, B.o.B's Nothin' on You and Airplanes, Kanye West's Power and Runaway, Nicki Minaj's Moment 4 Life, Rihanna's Only Girl (In the World), Katy Perry's California Gurls and Teenage Dream, Kesha's Tik Tok, Bruno Mars's Just the Way You Are and Grenade, Cee Lo Green's Forget You, Usher's OMG and Far East Movement's Like a G6 in America.

Pop 26%Rock 20%Hip hop 15%Other 39%
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46 albums · 2011

Radio 2011: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2011

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In 2011 the radio played Adele's Rolling in the Deep and Someone like You, Lady Gaga's Born This Way, Rihanna's We Found Love, LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem, Foster the People's Pumped Up Kicks, Beyoncé's Run the World (Girls), Britney Spears's Till the World Ends, Jennifer Lopez's On the Floor, Pitbull's Give Me Everything, Kelly Clarkson's Mr.

Rock 29%Pop 27%Hip hop 15%Other 29%
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  • Hip hop 15%
  • Other 29%

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46 albums · 2012

Radio 2012: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2012

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In 2012 the radio played Emeli Sandé's Next to Me, Lana Del Rey's Video Games, Ellie Goulding's Anything Could Happen, One Direction's Live While We're Young, Labrinth's Earthquake, Rita Ora's R.I.P., Calvin Harris's Feel So Close, Muse's Madness, Passenger's Let Her Go, Jake Bugg's Lightning Bolt, alt-J's Breezeblocks and the xx's Angels in Britain, and fun.'s We Are Young, Maroon 5's Payphone, Taylor Swift's We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, Rihanna's Diamonds, Bruno Mars's Locked Out of Heaven, Alicia Keys's Girl on Fire, P!nk's Blow Me (One Last Kiss), Flo Rida's Whistle, Train's Drive By, Neon Trees' Everybody Talks and Imagine Dragons' It's Time in America.

Pop 29%Rock 27%Electronic 11%Other 33%
  • Pop 29%
  • Rock 27%
  • Electronic 11%
  • Other 33%

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45 albums · 1988

Radio 1988: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1988

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In 1988 the radio played Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry, Be Happy, Tracy Chapman's Fast Car, Bon Jovi's Bad Medicine, Bobby Brown's My Prerogative, Steve Winwood's Roll with It, Van Halen's When It's Love, Cheap Trick's The Flame, Robert Palmer's Simply Irresistible and U2's Desire.

Rock 35%Pop 25%Electronic 12%Other 28%
  • Rock 35%
  • Pop 25%
  • Electronic 12%
  • Other 28%

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46 albums · 1989

Radio 1989: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1989

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In 1989 the radio played Madonna's Like a Prayer, Prince's Batdance, the B-52's' Love Shack, Phil Collins's Another Day in Paradise, Tom Petty's Free Fallin', Richard Marx's Right Here Waiting, Tone Loc's Wild Thing, Young MC's Bust a Move, Bad English's When I See You Smile, Bonnie Raitt's Nick of Time and Janet Jackson's Miss You Much.

Rock 45%Pop 20%Electronic 12%Other 23%
  • Rock 45%
  • Pop 20%
  • Electronic 12%
  • Other 23%

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45 albums · 1990

Radio 1990: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1990

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In 1990 the radio played Sinéad O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U, Madonna's Vogue, Mariah Carey's Vision of Love, Wilson Phillips's Hold On, MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This, Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby, Bell Biv DeVoe's Poison, Deee-Lite's Groove Is in the Heart, Billy Idol's Cradle of Love and Jon Bon Jovi's Blaze of Glory.

Rock 33%Electronic 24%Pop 23%Other 20%
  • Rock 33%
  • Electronic 24%
  • Pop 23%
  • Other 20%

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45 albums · 1991

Radio 1991: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1991

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In 1991 the radio played R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion, Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, Michael Jackson's Black or White, Color Me Badd's I Wanna Sex You Up, Mariah Carey's Emotions, Paula Abdul's Rush Rush, Amy Grant's Baby Baby, Marc Cohn's Walking in Memphis, Bonnie Raitt's Something to Talk About and Crystal Waters' Gypsy Woman.

Rock 53%Electronic 16%Pop 14%Other 17%
  • Rock 53%
  • Electronic 16%
  • Pop 14%
  • Other 17%

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45 albums · 1992

Radio 1992: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1992

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In 1992 the radio played Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You, Kris Kross's Jump, Sir Mix-a-Lot's Baby Got Back, En Vogue's My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It), TLC's Baby-Baby-Baby, Billy Ray Cyrus's Achy Breaky Heart, Jon Secada's Just Another Day, R.E.M.'s Drive, Ugly Kid Joe's Everything About You and Def Leppard's Let's Get Rocked.

Rock 31%Pop 24%Hip hop 12%Other 33%
  • Rock 31%
  • Pop 24%
  • Hip hop 12%
  • Other 33%

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45 albums · 1993

Radio 1993: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1993

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In 1993 the radio played Mariah Carey's Dreamlover and Hero, Meat Loaf's I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That), UB40's (I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You, Janet Jackson's That's the Way Love Goes, Billy Joel's River of Dreams, Toni Braxton's Another Sad Love Song, Lenny Kravitz's Are You Gonna Go My Way, Aerosmith's Cryin' and Counting Crows' Mr.

Rock 39%Pop 19%Electronic 15%Other 27%
  • Rock 39%
  • Pop 19%
  • Electronic 15%
  • Other 27%

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47 albums · 2001

Radio 2001: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2001

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In 2001 the radio played Gorillaz's Clint Eastwood, Alicia Keys's Fallin', Destiny's Child's Survivor and Bootylicious, Jennifer Lopez's Love Don't Cost a Thing, Train's Drops of Jupiter, Staind's It's Been Awhile, Alien Ant Farm's Smooth Criminal, Incubus's Wish You Were Here and Puddle of Mudd's Control.

Rock 23%Pop 22%Electronic 13%Other 42%
  • Rock 23%
  • Pop 22%
  • Electronic 13%
  • Other 42%

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45 albums · 2002

Radio 2002: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2002

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In 2002 the radio played Eminem's Without Me, Nelly's Hot in Herre, Avril Lavigne's Complicated, Coldplay's The Scientist, Vanessa Carlton's A Thousand Miles, Ashanti's Foolish, Missy Elliott's Work It, Justin Timberlake's Like I Love You, Christina Aguilera's Dirrty, Jennifer Lopez's Jenny from the Block, Kelly Rowland's Stole, Tweet's Oops (Oh My), Cam'ron's Oh Boy, Norah Jones's Don't Know Why and Santana's The Game of Love.

Rock 31%Pop 20%Hip hop 13%Other 36%
  • Rock 31%
  • Pop 20%
  • Hip hop 13%
  • Other 36%

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46 albums · 2003

Radio 2003: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2003

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In 2003 the radio played Beyoncé's Crazy in Love, OutKast's Hey Ya!, 50 Cent's In da Club, the Black Eyed Peas' Where Is the Love?, Evanescence's Bring Me to Life, Linkin Park's Numb, the White Stripes' Seven Nation Army, Kelly Clarkson's Miss Independent, Hilary Duff's So Yesterday, Michelle Branch's Are You Happy Now?, R.

Rock 35%Pop 25%Hip hop 17%Other 23%
  • Rock 35%
  • Pop 25%
  • Hip hop 17%
  • Other 23%

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47 albums · 2005

Radio 2005: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2005

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In 2005 the radio played Coldplay's Speed of Sound and Fix You, Gorillaz's Feel Good Inc., Kaiser Chiefs' I Predict a Riot, Oasis's Lyla, Mariah Carey's We Belong Together, Kanye West's Gold Digger, 50 Cent's Candy Shop, the Black Eyed Peas' Don't Phunk with My Heart, Madonna's Hung Up and the Pussycat Dolls' Don't Cha.

Rock 35%Pop 23%Hip hop 13%Other 29%
  • Rock 35%
  • Pop 23%
  • Hip hop 13%
  • Other 29%

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47 albums · 2006

Radio 2006: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 2006

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In 2006 the radio played Arctic Monkeys' I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars, Razorlight's America, the Kooks' Naive, Lily Allen's Smile, Amy Winehouse's Rehab, Muse's Supermassive Black Hole, Take That's Patience, Gnarls Barkley's Crazy, Nelly Furtado's Maneater and Promiscuous, Justin Timberlake's SexyBack, Beyoncé's Irreplaceable, Christina Aguilera's Ain't No Other Man, Fergie's London Bridge, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Dani California and the Killers' When You Were Young.

Rock 38%Pop 19%Hip hop 12%Other 31%
  • Rock 38%
  • Pop 19%
  • Hip hop 12%
  • Other 31%

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47 albums · 1999

Radio 1999: the albums whose songs were on the radio in 1999

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In 1999 the radio played Santana's Smooth, Britney Spears's ...Baby One More Time, the Backstreet Boys' I Want It That Way, TLC's No Scrubs, Eminem's My Name Is and Christina Aguilera's Genie in a Bottle.

Rock 36%Pop 22%Electronic 15%Other 27%
  • Rock 36%
  • Pop 22%
  • Electronic 15%
  • Other 27%

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