OnRadioNow BBC ARCHIVE · SINCE 2006

Years / 2009

◦ THE YEAR IN MUSIC

2009

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213,342 plays logged across the four stations in 2009.

Radio 1 55,892 plays in 2009

TOP SONGS

1

I'm Not Alone Calvin Harris

×271

2

Shake It Metro Station

×256

3

Gives You Hell The All-American Rejects

×254

4

Don't Upset the Rhythm Noisettes

×245

5

Number 1 Tinchy Stryder

×231

6

Gives You Hell The All American Rejects

×223

7

×223

8

Omen The Prodigy

×218

9

Warrior's Dance The Prodigy

×201

10

Don't Upset The Rhythm The Noisettes

×200

TOP ARTISTS

01

651

02

651

03

570

04

570

05

559

06

524

07

493

08

470

Radio 2 55,447 plays in 2009

TOP SONGS

1

Up All Night Take That

×134

2

We Are The People Empire Of The Sun

×131

3

The Fear Lily Allen

×129

4

Mykonos Fleet Foxes

×116

5

Love etc. Pet Shop Boys

×115

6

Chasing Pirates Norah Jones

×114

7

Love Etc. The Pet Shop Boys

×114

8

Not Fair Lily Allen

×113

9

Shining Light Annie Lennox

×109

10

Stone Cold Sober Paloma Faith

×107

TOP ARTISTS

01

417

02

387

03

359

04

355

05

The Pet Shop Boys

348

06

343

07

296

08

290

1Xtra 28,205 plays in 2009

TOP SONGS

1

No Games Serani

×353

2

Kiss Me Thru The Phone Soulja Boy / Sammie

×323

3

Migraine Skank Gracious K

×264

4

Give It To Me Right Melanie Fiona

×253

5

Heads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes K.I.G Family

×251

6

Blame It Jamie Foxx / T Pain

×246

7

How It Was Supposed To Be (Remix) Ryan Leslie / Jadakiss

×237

8

Party Hard Donae'o

×237

9

Chip Diddy Chip Chipmunk

×217

10

I Wonder Young Nate

×210

TOP ARTISTS

01

510

02

433

03

416

04

377

05

374

06

357

07

350

08

Soulja Boy / Sammie

327

6 Music 73,798 plays in 2009

TOP SONGS

1

Zero Yeah Yeah Yeahs

×160

2

Daniel Bat For Lashes

×141

3

Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) Florence and The Machine

×136

4

Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up) Florence + The Machine

×136

5

Skeleton Boy Friendly Fires

×135

6

My Girls Animal Collective

×134

7

Mykonos Fleet Foxes

×120

8

Heads Will Roll Yeah Yeah Yeahs

×119

9

×117

10

Love You Better The Maccabees

×116

TOP ARTISTS

01

Florence + The Machine

410

02

407

03

Florence and The Machine

400

04

Franz Ferdinand

383

05

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

349

06

349

07

340

08

337