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Radio Play Fails To Match Music Chart

by Paul Cashmere - January 4 2010
photo by Ros O'Gorman

Australian commercial radio airplay completely misread the music industry in 2009.

With the 2009 ARIA end of year chart now published, only one song from the Top 10 singles of 2009 made the Top 10 most played songs on radio.

The biggest selling song of the year, according to ARIA was Black Eyed Peas ?ÇÿI Gotta Feeling?ÇÖ. It was the 8th most played song on Australian commercial radio during 2009.

Two songs from Radio?ÇÖs most played Top 10 didn?ÇÖt even make the Top 100 ARIA chart. Eskimo Joe ?ÇÿForeign Land?ÇÖ was the 4th most played song of 2009. ?ÇÿSecond Chance?ÇÖ by Shinedown was the 10th most played song. Neither made the Top 100.

Eric Hutchinson ?ÇÿRock ?Çÿn?ÇÖ Roll?ÇÖ was the 3rd most played song on radio and 54th song of the year on ARIA. Pink ?ÇÿPlease Don?ÇÖt Leave Me?ÇÖ was 6th most played song but 63rd song of the year on ARIA.

The figures demonstrate that commercial radio airplay no longer powers hits.

Here is the Top 10 most played songs of 2009 and the corresponding ARIA chart position as well as the ARIA top 10 songs of 2009.

By radio play:
1. The Fray ?ÇÿYou Found Me?ÇÖ (13)
2. All-American Rejects ?ÇÿGives You Hell?ÇÖ (19)
3. Eric Hutchinson ?ÇÿRock ?Çÿn?ÇÖ Roll?ÇÖ (54)
4. Eskimo Joe ?ÇÿForeign Land?ÇÖ (not in Top 100)
5. Rob Thomas ?ÇÿHer Diamonds?ÇÖ (49)
6. Pink ?ÇÿPlease Don?ÇÖt Leave Me?ÇÖ (63)
7. Kings of Leon ?ÇÿUse Somebody?ÇÖ (38)
8. Black Eyed Peas ?ÇÿI Gotta Feeling?ÇÖ (1)
9. The Script ?ÇÿBreakeven?ÇÖ (24)
10. Shinedown ?ÇÿSecond Chance?ÇÖ (not in Top 100)

By Sales:

1 I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas
2 Sexy Bitch David Guetta Feat. Akon
3 Love Story Taylor Swift
4 Boom Boom Pow The Black Eyed Peas
5 Right Round Flo Rida Feat. Ke$Ha
6 Like It Like That Guy Sebastian
7 Halo Beyonce
8 Meet Me Halfway The Black Eyed Peas
9 Tik Tok Ke$Ha
10 The Last Day On Earth Kate Miller-Heidke

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