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Most popular songs in BBC Radio 3 (London) playlist

Title
Popularity
First heard
Last heard
Maurice Ravel - Alborada del gracioso
Maurice Ravel - Alborada del gracioso
1994
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months180.03%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 hours ago
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622 (3rd mvt)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622 (3rd mvt)
2025-04-04
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months150.03%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Nadia Boulanger - Lux aeterna
Nadia Boulanger - Lux aeterna
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months20%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 39 in E flat, K. 543
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 39 in E flat, K. 543
2011-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months30%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour
Edward Elgar - Salut d'amour
2015-09-18
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months110.04%12months220.04%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Robert Schumann - Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Robert Schumann - Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months30%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major, Op 9 no 2
Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in E flat major, Op 9 no 2
2011-02-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months80.03%12months100.02%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, Op 26
Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, Op 26
2001-09-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months100.03%12months180.03%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Giacomo Puccini - Vissi d'Arte (Tosca)
Giacomo Puccini - Vissi d'Arte (Tosca)
1965
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months50.02%12months80.01%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Giacomo Puccini - Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)
Giacomo Puccini - Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)
2006-05-07
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months30%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 20 hours ago
Francesco Durante - Concerto per quartetto No 6 in A major for strings
Francesco Durante - Concerto per quartetto No 6 in A major for strings
1992-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months30%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Luigi Boccherini - String Quintet in E major, Op.11'5 (3rd mvt)
Luigi Boccherini - String Quintet in E major, Op.11'5 (3rd mvt)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months50%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Sergey Prokofiev - Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25, 'Classical' (4th mvt)
Sergey Prokofiev - Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25, 'Classical' (4th mvt)
2026-09-11
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 1 (2nd mvt 'Blumine')
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 1 (2nd mvt 'Blumine')
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Dmitry Shostakovich - Suite for jazz band (Waltz 2)
Dmitry Shostakovich - Suite for jazz band (Waltz 2)
2005-07-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months20%12months40%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 11 hours ago
Maurice Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
Maurice Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
2016-01-15
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months50.02%12months170.03%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Léo Delibes - Sous le dôme épais (Lakmé)
Léo Delibes - Sous le dôme épais (Lakmé)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months40%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
John Adams - The People Are The Heroes Now (Nixon in China)
John Adams - The People Are The Heroes Now (Nixon in China)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard a day ago
George Gershwin - Variations on 'I got rhythm'
George Gershwin - Variations on 'I got rhythm'
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months20%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no 7 in A major, Op 92
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no 7 in A major, Op 92
1997-03-18
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months30%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.53 in D major 'L'impériale' (4th mvt)
Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.53 in D major 'L'impériale' (4th mvt)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months50%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, Op.24 'Spring' (1st mvt)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Sonata no.5 in F major, Op.24 'Spring' (1st mvt)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months50%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Richard Wagner - Tristan and Isolde (Prelude)
Richard Wagner - Tristan and Isolde (Prelude)
1982-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months40%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Gerald Finzi - Eclogue in F major Op.10
Gerald Finzi - Eclogue in F major Op.10
2016-01-15
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months90.01%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Marin Marais - Les voix humaines
Marin Marais - Les voix humaines
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months30%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Sven-Eric Johanson - Fyra visor om arstiderna (4 songs about the Seasons)
Sven-Eric Johanson - Fyra visor om arstiderna (4 songs about the Seasons)
1995-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months40%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Johannes Ockeghem - Intemerata Dei mater
Johannes Ockeghem - Intemerata Dei mater
1994-05-27
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months50.02%12months70.01%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Giuseppe Verdi - Va, pensiero (Nabucco, Act 3)
Giuseppe Verdi - Va, pensiero (Nabucco, Act 3)
1983-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 15 hours ago
George Gershwin - It ain't necessarily so (Porgy and Bess)
George Gershwin - It ain't necessarily so (Porgy and Bess)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Madeleine Dring - Trio for flute, oboe and piano (2nd mvt)
Madeleine Dring - Trio for flute, oboe and piano (2nd mvt)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months20%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
John Stanley - Trumpet Voluntary
John Stanley - Trumpet Voluntary
1983
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months70.02%12months110.02%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 10 hours ago
Arthur Butterworth - Romanza for horn and strings
Arthur Butterworth - Romanza for horn and strings
2000-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months90.01%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Haydn Wood - Joyousness
Haydn Wood - Joyousness
1992-03-02
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Frédéric Chopin - Ballade no.3 in A flat major Op.47
Frédéric Chopin - Ballade no.3 in A flat major Op.47
1988-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months40%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Frédéric Chopin - 3 Waltzes for piano (Op.34), no.2 in A minor
Frédéric Chopin - 3 Waltzes for piano (Op.34), no.2 in A minor
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite, Op.40 (Praeludium)
Edvard Grieg - Holberg Suite, Op.40 (Praeludium)
2025-11-21
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months50%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 13 hours ago
Johannes Brahms - Piano Sonata no 3 in F minor, Op 5
Johannes Brahms - Piano Sonata no 3 in F minor, Op 5
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Carl Ludvig Lithander - Divertimento No.1 for flute and fortepiano
Carl Ludvig Lithander - Divertimento No.1 for flute and fortepiano
2005-01-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months50%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Claude Debussy - Rêverie
Claude Debussy - Rêverie
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months80.01%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Lili Boulanger - D'un vieux jardin
Lili Boulanger - D'un vieux jardin
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months50%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Ludwig van Beethoven - Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Ludwig van Beethoven - Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months20%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Emmanuel Chabrier - Habanera
Emmanuel Chabrier - Habanera
1999-10-19
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months90.03%12months220.04%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No 1 for solo violin in G minor, BWV1001
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata No 1 for solo violin in G minor, BWV1001
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Ruth Gipps - Jane Grey Fantasy, Op 15
Ruth Gipps - Jane Grey Fantasy, Op 15
2026-08-14
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months50.02%12months100.02%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango
2010-06-02
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months90.03%12months160.03%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Francesca Caccini - Ciaccona
Francesca Caccini - Ciaccona
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months50%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard a day ago
Lars‐Erik Larsson - De nakna tradens sanger, Op 7 (Songs of the Naked Trees)
Lars‐Erik Larsson - De nakna tradens sanger, Op 7 (Songs of the Naked Trees)
2026-10-30
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months20%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no.1 in C major H.7b.1 (3rd mvt)
Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto no.1 in C major H.7b.1 (3rd mvt)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months20%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Frederick Delius - La Calinda (Koanga)
Frederick Delius - La Calinda (Koanga)
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days20.04%6months70.02%12months100.02%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony no.9 in E minor 'From the New World' (3rd mvt)
Antonín Dvořák - Symphony no.9 in E minor 'From the New World' (3rd mvt)
1985-10-01
Popularity:
7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months20%
First heard 3 years ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Total: 1,000
Rating: 18%
Rotation quality: 98%
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