Core artists at local Atlanta radio stations
April 6, 2010, by
Does it seem like you hear a U2 or Police song almost every hour on Dave FM? Or Kelly Clarkson and Daughtry on B98.5? Or Usher on Hot 107.9? Well, you're not dreaming.
Here are the top 5 artists heard the past week on each of the following radio stations, based on total spins and total unique titles (which indicates more depth of the playlist.)
The most spins for a single artist on one station is Lady Gaga on 95.5/The Beat with 213 spins. That's one Lady Gaga song every 47 minutes.
The most unique titles for a single artist on one station in a week is the Beatles on True Oldies: 58 different titles. That's one different song every three hours. Impressive!
V-103
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Usher (13 titles) 2. Jay-Z 3. Mary J. Blige 4. R. Kelly 5. Trey Songz
Top 5 in total spins
1. Trey Songz (116 spins) 2. Usher 3. Ludacris 4. Maxwell 5. Monica
Hot 107.9
Top 5 in unique titles
1. T.I. (14 titles) 2. Gucci Mane 3. Usher 4. Jay-Z 5. Snoop Dogg
Top 5 in total spins
1. Usher (200 spins) 2. Ludacris 3. Trey Songz. 4. T.I. 5. Drake
95.5/The Beat
Top 5 in unique titles
1. T.I. (8 songs) 2. Usher 3. Lady 4. Black-Eyed Peas 5. Rihanna
Top 5 in total spins
1. Lady Gaga (213 spins) 2. Jason Derulo 3. Jay-Z 4. Ke$ha 5. T.I.
B98.5
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Madonna (14 titles) 2. Billy Joel 3. Michael Jackson 4. Kelly Clarkson 5. Hall & Oates
Top 5 in total spins
1. Daughtry (67 spins) 2. Kelly Clarkson 3. Madonna 4. Billy Joel 5. Fray
Project 9-6-1
1. (tie) Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers (15 titles) 3. Nirvana 4. Linkin Park 5. Stone Temple Pilots
Top 5 in spins
1. Three Days Grace (77 spins) 2. Stone Temple Pilots 3. Alice in Chains 4. Disturbed 5. Shinedown
Kiss 104.1
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Luther Vandross (23 titles) 2. Marvin Gaye 3. Stevie Wonder 4. Isley Brothers 5. Michael Jackson
Top 5 in total spins
1. Luther Vandross (54 spins) 2. Stevie Wonder 3. Marvin Gaye 4. Isley Brothers 5. Earth, Wind & Fire
Majic 107.5
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Mary J. Blige (17 titles) 2. Luther Vandross (15) 3. Maxwell (10) 4. (tie) Earth, Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye (9)
Top 5 in total spins
1. Mary J. Blige (89 spins) 2. Maxwell 3. Jaheim 4. Luther Vandross 5. Mary Mary
Dave FM
Top 5 in unique titles
1. U2 (21 titles) 2. Police 3. R.E.M. 4. Dave Matthews Band 5. Red Hot Chili Peppers
Top 5 in total spins
1. U2 (67 spins) 2. Dave Matthews Band 3. R.E.M. 4. John Mayer 5. Pearl Jam
Rock 100.5
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Led Zeppelin (21 titles) 2. Van Halen 3. Aerosmith 4. (tie) Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones
Top 5 in total spins
1. (tie) Aerosmith/ Led Zeppelin (53 spins each) 3. Pink Floyd 4. Van Halen 5. Rolling Stones
97.1/The River
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Eagles (13 titles) 2. (tie) Elton John, Queen, Rolling Stones (10 titles) 5. Fleetwood Mac (8 titles)
Top 5 in total spins
1. Rolling Stones (94 spins) 2. Eagles 3. Queen 4. Steve Miller 5. Elton John
Star 94
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Nickelback/Pink/Daughtry (tie- 7 titles each) 4. Kelly Clarson/John Mayer (tie 6 titles each)
Top 5 in total spins
1. Lady Gaga (123 spins) 2. Daughtry 3. Ke$ha 4. Pink 5. Nickelback
Q100
Top 5 in unique titles
1. (tie) Rihanna, Justin Timberlake (eight spins) 3. (tie) Pink, Daughtry Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson
Top 5 in total spins
1. Lady Gaga (111 spins) 2. Jason DeRulo 3. Black-Eyed Peas 4. Rihanna 5. Ke$ha
105.7/The Groove
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Michael Jackson (11 titles) 2. Prince 3. Mariah Carey 4. Rihanna 5. Beyonce
Top 5 in total spins
1. Lady Gaga (123 spins) 2. Beyonce 3. Rihanna 4. Kelly Clarkson 5. Black-Eyed Peas
Kicks 101.5
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Kenny Chesney (27 titles) 2. (tie) Tim McGraw, Keith Urban 4. Toby Keith 5. (tie) Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts (16 titles)
Top 5 in total spins
1. Kenny Chesney (116 spins) 2. Tim McGraw 3. Keith Urban 4. Brad Paisley 5. Toby Keith
94.9/The Bull
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Kenny Chesney (24 titles) 2. Toby Keith 3. Tim McGraw 4. Rascal Flatts 5. Brad Paisley
Top 5 in total spins
1. Kenny Chesney (125 spins) 2. Brad Paisley 3. Toby Keith 4. Tim McGraw 5. Rascal Flatts
True Oldies 106.7
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Beatles (58 titles) 2. Beach Boys (19 titles) 3. Elvis Presley 4. Supremes 5. Creedence Clearwater Revival
Top 5 in total spins
1. Beatles (105 spins) 2. Beach Boys 3. Creedence Clearwater Revival 4. Elvis Presley 5. Four Tops
Praise 102.5
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Hezekiah Walker (10 titles) 2. Fred Hammond 3. Kirk Franklin 4. Byron Cage 5. J Moss
Top 5 in total spins
1. Marvin Sapp (83 spins) 2. Hezekiah Walker 3. Fred Hammond 4. Kirk Franklin 5. Bebe & Cece Winans
Fish 104.7
Top 5 in unique titles
1. Third Day (22 titles) 2. (tie) MercyMe, Jeremy Camp (13) 4. Chris Tomlin (12) 5. Casting Crowns (10)
Top 5 in total spins
1. Third Day (165 spins) 2. Chris Tomlin (138) 3. MercyMe (134) 4. Casting Crowns (128 spins) 5. Jeremy Camp (120)
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About the Author
Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.
