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

Anna Calvi - God's Lonely Man (feat. Iggy Pop)

2026-02-09

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months560.1%

12months560.05%

First heard 3 months ago

Last heard a day ago

Bonnie “Prince” Billy - They Keep Trying To Find You

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days40.05%

6months430.08%

12months430.04%

First heard 4 months ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Joni Mitchell - Hejira

2013-01-01

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months50%

First heard 8 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Talk Talk - After the Flood

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Mazzy Star - Rhymes of an Hour

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Radiohead, Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Selway, Phil & Thom Yorke - There There. (The Boney King of Nowhere.)

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard 6 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Thomas Newman - Voice Of God

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Kings of Convenience - Riot On An Empty Street

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months60%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 5 days ago

10,000 Maniacs - Hey Jack Kerouac

1987-07-27

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months30%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Luke Temple - The Birds Of Late December

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

The Monkees - Me & Magdalena

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Vashti Bunyan - Diamond Day

1970

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months60.01%

12months90%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

John Martyn - Lay It All Down

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Carole King - So Far Away

1971

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months30%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Bluebird Of Delhi (Mynah)

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Fugazi - Waiting Room

1989

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months70.01%

12months140.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow

2007

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months160.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Elton John - Chameleon

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months30%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

The Smiths - Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want

1984

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months60.01%

12months120.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Skunk Anansie - An Artist is an Artist

2025-01-13

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months60%

First heard a year ago

Last heard a day ago

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

1980

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months30%

12months30%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a day ago

Headless Heroes - Blues Run the Game

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

1970-09-18

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days40.05%

6months80.01%

12months150.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Knats - Carpet Doctor (6 Music Session, 19 May 2026)

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 3 days ago

Last heard a day ago

Cigarettes After Sex - Twizzler

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 3 days ago

Last heard 12 hours ago

Massive Attack - Splitting the Atom

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months40%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Bauhaus - She's In Parties

2013-11-25

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months80.01%

12months150.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Felix da Housecat - Silver Screen Shower Scene

2017-09-29

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days30.04%

6months100.02%

12months200.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At

2001-06-25

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days40.05%

6months90.02%

12months200.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Big Long Sun - Call it a Voice (BBC Introducing at The Great Escape, 14 May 2026)

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 4 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Roger Webb - Moonbird

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 5 days ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Irma Thomas - Ruler Of My Heart

2008-02-25

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months60%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Daft Punk - Da Funk

1997-01-17

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days30.04%

6months130.02%

12months260.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Cat Power - Manhattan

2012-09-03

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months80.01%

12months140.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a day ago

Link Wray & Joey Welz - Fire and Brimstone

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 5 days ago

Last heard 4 days ago

John Neviille - Mistle Thrush

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 5 days ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Dave Grusin - On Golden Pond (Main Theme)

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 5 days ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Bleech 9:3 - No Surprise

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 8 days ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Kevin Morby - 100,000

2026-05-15

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 7 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Grace Jones - Private Life

1980-05-01

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months100%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Tori Amos - Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big)

1992-01-06

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months200.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls

1986-03-24

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months70.01%

12months130.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 15 hours ago

Edward Barton - Two Old Men And A Drum Machine

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard 2 days ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Wilco - Jesus, Etc.

2002-04-16

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months50%

12months60%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

CALEXICO - Woven birds

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months20%

12months20%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Kate Bush - King of the Mountain

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months40%

12months60%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 21 hours ago

Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music

1968-04-27

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days40.05%

6months50%

12months100%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

1985-09-16

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days20.02%

6months60.01%

12months180.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Suede - She's In Fashion

1999-05-03

Popularity:

7days20.1%

28days30.04%

6months30%

12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor

2008-01-21

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days10.01%

6months90.02%

12months150.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a day ago

Total: 1,000

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Free FM

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96%

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Vintage FM

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84%

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Philly's Jammin Oldies

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49%

48%

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14%

96%

7 minutes ago: Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

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100%

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12%

88%

3 minutes ago: EN VOGUE - DON'T LET GO

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play watch

28%

98%

2 minutes ago: Loods - Never The Same

Kerrang Radio

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89%

7 minutes ago: Vukovi - Kill It

Heart FM

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31%

74%

6 minutes ago: Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me

Classic FM

play watch

34%

97%

12 minutes ago: Gioachino Rossini - William Tell - Overture

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Chilltrax

play watch

30%

68%

2 minutes ago: Duckmaw - Call Me

San Francisco's 70s HITS

play watch

42%

99%

7 minutes ago: Grease - Frankie Valli

Capital FM

play watch

33%

51%

8 minutes ago: Lewis Capaldi - Stay Love

Smooth Radio

play watch

62%

87%

4 minutes ago: Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

BBC Radio 2

play watch

29%

92%

16 minutes ago: Paul McCartney - Home To Us (feat. Ringo Starr)

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