BBC Radio 6 Music

21%

93%

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

Fontaines D.C. - Favourite

2024-06-18

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months120.02%

12months150.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Little Dragon - Ritual Union

2011-07-25

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months120.02%

12months220.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)

2001-08-01

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months120.02%

12months230.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

anaiis - My World (beyond)

2025-08-15

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months120.02%

12months120.01%

First heard 5 months ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Underworld - Two Months Off

2002

Popularity:

7days00%

28days30.04%

6months120.02%

12months180.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

PJ Harvey - This Is Love

2000-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%

28days30.04%

6months120.02%

12months220.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

MGMT - Time To Pretend

2007-12-14

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months120.02%

12months240.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 23 days ago

Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream

2008-10-03

Popularity:

7days00%

28days40.05%

6months120.02%

12months220.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun

2003-08-18

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months120.02%

12months200.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 18 days ago

David Bowie - Fame

1975-03-07

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days40.05%

6months120.02%

12months170.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

The Breeders - Cannonball

1993-08-30

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days20.02%

6months120.02%

12months250.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

David Bowie - Lazarus

2016-01-08

Popularity:

7days30.14%

28days50.06%

6months120.02%

12months150.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

The Strokes - Last Nite

2001-07-30

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days10.01%

6months120.02%

12months270.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Feist - 1234

2007-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months180.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime

1980-10-08

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months230.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 21 days ago

Broadcast - I Found The F

2005-09-19

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months210.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas

1990-09-17

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days30.04%

6months110.02%

12months220.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

The Strokes - Someday

2001-07-30

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months220.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 21 days ago

The Walkmen - The Rat

2004-02-03

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months270.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

Florence the Machine - Dog Days Are Over

2009

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months230.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Sudan Archives - MY TYPE

2025-07-16

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months110.02%

12months110.01%

First heard 6 months ago

Last heard 4 months ago

Ms. Dynamite - Dy-Na-Mi-Tee

2002

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months220.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Beck - Devils Haircut

1996-06-18

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months200.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 16 days ago

M‐Beat & General Levy - Incredible

2009-04-13

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months110.02%

12months170.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

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

1992-01-06

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days30.04%

6months110.02%

12months170.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Stealing Sheep - U F33L M3

2025-09-17

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months110.01%

First heard 4 months ago

Last heard 12 days ago

Le Tigre - After Dark

2004-10-19

Popularity:

7days00%

28days30.04%

6months110.02%

12months170.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

1998-07-14

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days30.04%

6months110.02%

12months240.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a day ago

Elastica - Waking Up

1995-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%

28days00%

6months110.02%

12months250.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

2010

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months210.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

David Bowie - Fashion

1980

Popularity:

7days30.14%

28days30.04%

6months110.02%

12months130.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Christine

1980-08-01

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months160.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Santigold - Lights Out

2008-04-29

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months210.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Gossip - Heavy Cross

2009-06-22

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months190.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Gretel - Darkness, Be My Friend

Popularity:

7days70.32%

28days100.12%

6months110.02%

12months110.01%

First heard a month ago

Last heard 11 hours ago

Lava La Rue & Foster the People - JET LAGGED

2025-11-12

Popularity:

7days70.32%

28days100.12%

6months110.02%

12months110.01%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 18 hours ago

Lush - Single Girl

1996-03-18

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months190.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

1993-10-05

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months230.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 20 days ago

New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream

2007-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months200.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Sister Nancy - Bam Bam

2002-03-15

Popularity:

7days00%

28days40.05%

6months110.02%

12months240.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Silverwingkiller - JING'AN TEMPLE

Popularity:

7days50.23%

28days50.06%

6months110.02%

12months110.01%

First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 8 hours ago

DOVE ELLIS - Love Is

2025-10-22

Popularity:

7days00%

28days30.04%

6months110.02%

12months110.01%

First heard 3 months ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Hercules & Love Affair - Blind

2008-02-29

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months210.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

St. Vincent - New York

2017-10-13

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months140.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Jacob Alon - Don't Fall Asleep

2025-03-13

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months660.06%

First heard 10 months ago

Last heard 12 days ago

Jacob Alon - Liquid Gold 25

2025-01-31

Popularity:

7days10.05%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months650.06%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Motörhead - Ace of Spades

1980-11-08

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months200.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 22 days ago

A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray

Popularity:

7days00%

28days10.01%

6months110.02%

12months240.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Liquid - Sweet Harmony

1992

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months200.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 17 days ago

France Gall - Laisse Tomber Les Filles

2015-07-24

Popularity:

7days00%

28days20.02%

6months110.02%

12months170.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Total: 1,000

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