BBC Radio 6 Music

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BBC 6 Music remit: To entertain lovers of popular music with a service that celebrates the alternative spirit in popular music from the 1960s to the present day.

Most popular songs in BBC Radio 6 Music playlist

Title

Popularity

First heard

Last heard

Pigeon - Black James Dean

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days60.07%

6months80.01%

12months80%

First heard a month ago

Last heard a day ago

Jeshi - at the wheel

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days50.06%

6months70.01%

12months70%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 6 hours ago

The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea

2001

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months70.01%

12months130.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

MRCY - Better Days (feat. Yazmin Lacey)

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months50%

12months50%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Ora Cogan - Love You Better

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Julia Cumming - Please Let Me Remember This

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard a month ago

Last heard a day ago

Arlo Parks - Get Go

2026-03-10

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days150.18%

6months450.08%

12months450.04%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Pollyfromthedirt - Dont shoot now

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days60.07%

6months250.05%

12months250.02%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Pavement - Cut Your Hair

1994-02-14

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months80.01%

12months180.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a day ago

They Are Gutting a Body of Water - sour diesel

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days40.05%

6months490.09%

12months490.04%

First heard 3 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Sassy 009 - Someone

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days40.05%

6months570.1%

12months570.05%

First heard 4 months ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Lynks - I Didn't Come Here For Art

2025-11-13

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months380.07%

12months380.03%

First heard 6 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Prince - The Pope

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months30%

First heard 10 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Wolf Alice - White Horses

2025-08-06

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months510.09%

12months590.05%

First heard 9 months ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Eddie Floyd - Things Get Better

2007-01-01

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Fontaines D.C. - I Love You

2022-02-17

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months30%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Underworld - Ess Gee

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Beck - Jack-Ass

1996

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Unsquare Dance

1961

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Dream Warriors - Wash Your Face In My Sink

1991-04-01

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Jalen Ngonda - Doctrine of Love

2026-03-03

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days150.18%

6months170.03%

12months170.01%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Kraftwerk - The Telephone Call

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Luba Organasova, Will Humberg & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - La Rondine / Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots

2017-12-06

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months50%

12months80%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Lord Huron - Ends Of The Earth

2012-10-08

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

MWSOG - Llef Hir

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months140.03%

12months140.01%

First heard 3 months ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Mandy, Indiana - Cursive

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days50.06%

6months740.13%

12months740.07%

First heard 4 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

King Crimson - I Talk To The Wind

1969-10-10

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Orbital - Walkabout (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session, 5 Aug 1993)

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months40%

First heard 9 months ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Monsters Of Folk - The Sandman, The Brakeman and Me

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Madvillain - All Caps

2004-03-24

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months110.02%

12months190.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Hüsker Dü - Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely

1986

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months70.01%

12months80%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Arctic Monkeys - I Wanna Be Yours

2013-09-09

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months90.02%

12months100%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

1975-09-12

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Simon & Garfunkel - Baby Driver

1970-01-26

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months40%

12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe

1983-01-01

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Dave Okumu And The Seven Generations - Blood Ah Go Run (6 Music Session, 8 Apr 2023)

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

The Charlatans - Then

1990-09-25

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months30%

12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Gelli Haha - Klouds Will Carry Me To Sleep

2026-03-25

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days70.08%

6months80.01%

12months80%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Suede - Trash

1996

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months50%

12months80%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Van Morrison - Into The Mystic

1970-02

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months60%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Them - It's All Over Now Baby Blue

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Lil Mama - Lip Gloss

2007-03-06

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months60.01%

12months130.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Ivor Cutler - Mud

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly

1993-06-18

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months50%

12months90%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a day ago

Super Furry Animals - God! Show Me Magic

2016-11-04

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months80.01%

12months150.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Nina Simone - Suzanne

1969

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months70.01%

12months70%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

St. Vincent - Digital Witness (6 Music Session 09 May 2014)

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

The Damned - New Rose

1977-02-18

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months120.02%

12months170.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Gossip - Standing In the Way of Control

2005-10-11

Popularity:

7days20.09%

28days30.04%

6months160.03%

12months320.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

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