OnRadioNow BBC ARCHIVE · SINCE 2006

Years / 2020

◦ THE YEAR IN MUSIC

2020

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422,161 plays logged across the four stations in 2020.

Radio 1 126,861 plays in 2020

TOP SONGS

1

Say So Doja Cat

×430

2

Roses (Imanbek Remix) SAINt JHN

×421

3

Looking For Me (feat. Kareen Lomax) Paul Woolford & Diplo

×378

4

Blinding Lights The Weeknd

×370

5

ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) DaBaby

×366

6

Midnight (The Hanging Tree) (feat. Jalja) H.O.S.H. & 1979

×364

7

Secrets Regard & Raye

×363

8

Head & Heart Joel Corry & MNEK

×348

9

Come Together Franky Wah

×342

10

Breaking Me (feat. A7S) Topic

×337

TOP ARTISTS

01

1223

02

903

03

901

04

894

05

808

06

715

07

711

08

706

Radio 2 87,459 plays in 2020

TOP SONGS

1

Blinding Lights The Weeknd

×137

2

Say So Doja Cat

×128

3

Stupid Love Lady Gaga

×127

4

Watermelon Sugar Harry Styles

×123

5

Physical Dua Lipa

×121

6

Head & Heart Joel Corry & MNEK

×120

7

Underdog Alicia Keys

×120

8

In Your Eyes The Weeknd

×118

9

Rain on Me Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande

×117

10

Kings & Queens Ava Max

×116

TOP ARTISTS

01

483

02

464

03

413

04

410

05

403

06

394

07

357

08

349

1Xtra 112,480 plays in 2020

TOP SONGS

1

Kryptonite DARKoO

×261

2

West Ten AJ Tracey & Mabel

×239

3

Frontline Pa Salieu

×231

4

Tap In Saweetie

×227

5

×224

6

Go Crazy Chris Brown & Young Thug

×222

7

Say Yeah Mnelia

×216

8

Lemonade (feat. Don Toliver, Gunna & NAV) Internet Money

×211

9

Blueberry Faygo Lil Mosey

×204

10

Juicy (feat. Hardy Caprio) DARKoO

×202

TOP ARTISTS

01

876

02

783

03

776

04

768

05

704

06

698

07

680

08

649

6 Music 95,361 plays in 2020

TOP SONGS

1

Black Qualls (feat. Steve Lacy & Steve Arrington) Thundercat

×99

2

Space Samba (Disco Volador Theme) The Orielles

×96

3

Prisoners Doves

×92

4

Here's The Thing Sports Team

×92

5

Never Come Back Caribou

×92

6

Texas Sun Khruangbin & Leon Bridges

×91

7

Ladies For Babies (Goats For Love) Nadine Shah

×89

8

×87

9

Never (Lagos Never Gonna Be the Same) Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

×86

10

Liberty Belle Fontaines D.C.

×84

TOP ARTISTS

01

361

02

357

03

325

04

298

05

286

06

278

07

272

08

Róisín Murphy

267