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Most popular songs in BBC Radio 3 playlist

Title
Popularity
First heard
Last heard
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Cello Concerto No 2 (3rd mvt)
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Cello Concerto No 2 (3rd mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 14 days ago
Florence Price - Adoration
Florence Price - Adoration
2023-04-14
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months60.02%
12months110.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard a month ago
Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube
2009-11-23
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months70.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 17 days ago
Franz Schreker - Chamber Symphony
Franz Schreker - Chamber Symphony
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Pierre de la Rue - O salutaris hostia
Pierre de la Rue - O salutaris hostia
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months30%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 22 days ago
Ólafur Arnalds - saman
Ólafur Arnalds - saman
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months50%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 24 days ago
Dora Pejačević - Nocturne for orchestra
Dora Pejačević - Nocturne for orchestra
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months40%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor Op 58
Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor Op 58
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months50%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 25 days ago
Grace Williams - Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Grace Williams - Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months60.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Johann Sebastian Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV.645
Johann Sebastian Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV.645
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months40%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 9 days ago
Claude Debussy - Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
Claude Debussy - Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
2018-07-27
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months60.02%
12months100.02%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
John Dowland - Come again, sweet love doth now invite
John Dowland - Come again, sweet love doth now invite
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months40%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
2013-04-09
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months90.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 12 days ago
Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite
Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months70.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Sergey Prokofiev - March (The Love for Three Oranges - suite)
Sergey Prokofiev - March (The Love for Three Oranges - suite)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months50.02%
12months70.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 25 days ago
Edvard Grieg - Rigaudon (Holberg suite, Op.40)
Edvard Grieg - Rigaudon (Holberg suite, Op.40)
2001-01-01
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months100.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard a month ago
Isaac Albéniz - Cadiz (Suite española)
Isaac Albéniz - Cadiz (Suite española)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Kangaru
Jóhann Jóhannsson - Kangaru
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 11 days ago
Gabriel Fauré - Berceuse (Dolly Suite, Op.56)
Gabriel Fauré - Berceuse (Dolly Suite, Op.56)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months50.02%
12months80.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 23 days ago
Igor Stravinsky - Circus Polka
Igor Stravinsky - Circus Polka
2006-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
John Williams - Theme from Jurassic Park
John Williams - Theme from Jurassic Park
1993-05-25
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months60.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Richard Strauss - Don Juan, Op. 20
Richard Strauss - Don Juan, Op. 20
1995-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months50%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Stabat mater dolorosa (Stabat mater in F minor)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - Stabat mater dolorosa (Stabat mater in F minor)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months40%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 19 days ago
Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op 28
Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op 28
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months20%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 12 days ago
George Gershwin - Girl Crazy (Overture)
George Gershwin - Girl Crazy (Overture)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months90.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard a month ago
Madeleine Dring - Italian Dance
Madeleine Dring - Italian Dance
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months40%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 17 days ago
Julius Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators, Op.68
Julius Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators, Op.68
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Sergey Rachmaninov - Symphony no.2 in E minor Op.27 (2nd mvt)
Sergey Rachmaninov - Symphony no.2 in E minor Op.27 (2nd mvt)
2023-06-30
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months60.02%
12months90.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 15 days ago
Aram Khachaturian - Sabre Dance (Gayane)
Aram Khachaturian - Sabre Dance (Gayane)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months50%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 19 days ago
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 (2nd mvt)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 (2nd mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months20%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 18 days ago
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K 543 (4th mvt)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K 543 (4th mvt)
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months30.01%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Jean Sibelius - Karelia Suite (Alla marcia)
Jean Sibelius - Karelia Suite (Alla marcia)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months50.02%
12months80.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 17 days ago
Arcangelo Corelli - Trio Sonata in C minor, Op 1 No 8
Arcangelo Corelli - Trio Sonata in C minor, Op 1 No 8
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 14 days ago
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Stabat Mater for 8 voices
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Stabat Mater for 8 voices
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no.3 in E flat major, Op.55 'Eroica' (4th mvt)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no.3 in E flat major, Op.55 'Eroica' (4th mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 10 days ago
Peter Warlock - Pieds en l'air (Capriol suite)
Peter Warlock - Pieds en l'air (Capriol suite)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months80.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 15 days ago
Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance (El amor brujo)
Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance (El amor brujo)
2007-01-23
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months60.02%
12months140.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 19 days ago
Alexander von Zemlinsky - Trio in D minor, Op. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Alexander von Zemlinsky - Trio in D minor, Op. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 (4th mvt)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 (4th mvt)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months10%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Johannes Brahms - Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2
Johannes Brahms - Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months60.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Emil Sjögren - Two Lyrical Pieces
Emil Sjögren - Two Lyrical Pieces
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months30%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka - Ruslan and Ludmila (Overture)
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka - Ruslan and Ludmila (Overture)
1990-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months70.02%
12months130.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 21 hours ago
Edvard Grieg - Triumphal March (Sigurd Jorsalfar)
Edvard Grieg - Triumphal March (Sigurd Jorsalfar)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months40%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard a month ago
Jóhann Jóhannsson - A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder
Jóhann Jóhannsson - A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months20%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 8 days ago
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin concerto in D major, Op 35
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Violin concerto in D major, Op 35
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months70.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 18 days ago
Pietro Locatelli - Concerto grosso in F major Op.1'1
Pietro Locatelli - Concerto grosso in F major Op.1'1
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months50%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 22 days ago
Claude Debussy - Valse romantique
Claude Debussy - Valse romantique
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months10%
12months20%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 16 days ago
Camille Saint‐Saëns - Danse macabre, Op 40
Camille Saint‐Saëns - Danse macabre, Op 40
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months60.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 23 days ago
Johan Halvorsen & George Frideric Handel - Passacaglia after Handel
Johan Halvorsen & George Frideric Handel - Passacaglia after Handel
Popularity:
7days10.09%
28days10.02%
6months50.02%
12months70.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Germaine Tailleferre - Harp Sonata (Perpetuum Mobile)
Germaine Tailleferre - Harp Sonata (Perpetuum Mobile)
Popularity:
7days00%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months60.01%
First heard 2 years ago
Last heard 23 days ago
Total: 1,000
play
9%
22%
10 minutes ago: Gabriel Faure - Pavane
play
7%
95%
10 minutes ago: Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat - Billboard Hot 100
play watch
14%
99%
12 minutes ago: Mozart - Concerto pour piano & orch n°12: 1er mvt : D.Barenboim / English Chamber Orch
play
5%
84%
11 minutes ago: Garcia - Bamboleo (Rmx Dj Jarol Mix)
play watch
12%
100%
23 minutes ago: Hans Zimmer-True Romance - Main Theme -Wings Of A Film
play watch
10%
95%
14 minutes ago: Careless Whisper - George Michael
play watch
25%
97%
11 minutes ago: Jack Back & N.F.I David Guetta - Case Of The Ex
play watch
13%
89%
9 minutes ago: Take That - Patience
play watch
26%
93%
5 minutes ago: Sophie Ellis‐Bextor - Taste
play watch
12%
83%
8 minutes ago: Miley Cyrus - End Of The World
play watch
31%
86%
10 minutes ago: Heatwave - Always & Forever
play watch
41%
99%
a minute ago: Parliament - Flash Light
play watch
34%
65%
3 minutes ago: Bryan Beller - Let Go of Everything - Scenes from the Flood - Rock
play watch
49%
99%
11 minutes ago: Pieces of A Dream - Pieces Of A Dream - Night Vision
play watch
39%
86%
10 minutes ago: EDX - Desire