OnRadioNow BBC ARCHIVE · SINCE 2006

Years / 2023

◦ THE YEAR IN MUSIC

2023

← 2022 2024 →

466,549 plays logged across the four stations in 2023.

Radio 1 141,486 plays in 2023

TOP SONGS

1

Miracle Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding

×397

2

(It Goes Like) Nanana Peggy Gou

×363

3

Dancing is Healing (feat. Vibe Chemistry & Charlotte Plank) Rudimental

×341

4

Flowers Miley Cyrus

×326

5

Good Love Hannah Laing & RoRo

×309

6

Red Flags Mimi Webb

×305

7

Strangers Kenya Grace

×304

8

Disconnect Becky Hill & Chase & Status

×301

9

adore u (feat. Obongjayar) Fred again..

×295

10

Bittersweet Goodbye Issey Cross

×293

TOP ARTISTS

01

933

02

852

03

848

04

783

05

765

06

745

07

744

08

700

Radio 2 94,286 plays in 2023

TOP SONGS

1

Padam Padam Kylie Minogue

×175

2

Flowers Miley Cyrus

×157

3

Dance the Night Dua Lipa

×156

4

Houdini Dua Lipa

×119

5

I Wrote a Song Mae Muller

×119

6

Pearls Jessie Ware

×117

7

Can't Tame Her Zara Larsson

×117

8

Heart Only Wants What It Wants Bebe Rexha

×115

9

Tension Kylie Minogue

×114

10

×111

TOP ARTISTS

01

734

02

541

03

504

04

486

05

484

06

418

07

402

08

386

1Xtra 120,403 plays in 2023

TOP SONGS

1

Sprinter Dave & Central Cee

×327

2

UNAVAILABLE (feat. Musa Keys) Davido

×292

3

×292

4

×273

5

×245

6

People Libianca

×241

7

All My Life Lil Durk & J. Cole

×239

8

Who Told You (feat. Drake) J Hus

×228

9

Little Things Jorja Smith

×226

10

×219

TOP ARTISTS

01

1259

02

1195

03

984

04

887

05

853

06

834

07

817

08

733

6 Music 110,374 plays in 2023

TOP SONGS

1

Doctor Who (1980 Arrangement) Ron Grainer

×139

2

Enjoy Your Life Romy

×83

3

Players Coi Leray

×77

4

Sandrail Silhouette Avalon Emerson & The Charm

×76

5

No More Lies Thundercat & Tame Impala

×75

6

Not Strong Enough boygenius

×75

7

You Should Know Me Porij

×72

8

New York Transit Queen Corinne Bailey Rae

×72

9

The Narcissist Blur

×71

10

Rice Young Fathers

×71

TOP ARTISTS

01

466

02

402

03

401

04

337

05

327

06

310

07

The Chemical Brothers

309

08

289