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Lukas Graham’s ‘7 Years’ is the most played song on UK radio so far this year.
Despite being released in 2015, the song has been played 99,506 times by a total of 295 radio stations in 2016. In fact, only one of the top 20 tracks played this year was actually released this year - Zayn’s ‘Pillowtalk’, which is at No.13 on the list.
Coming in at No.2 is Justin Bieber’s ‘Love Yourself’, taken from his 2015 album Purpose, while Zara Larsson’s ‘Lush Life’, Shawn Mendes’ ‘Stitches’ and Bieber’s ‘Sorry’ complete the top 5 respectively.
See the full list of the 20 most played songs on UK radio in 2016 below.
1) Lukas Graham – ‘7 Years’
2) Justin Bieber – ‘Love Yourself’
3) Zara Larsson – ‘Lush Life’
4) Shawn Mendes – ‘Stitches’
5) Justin Bieber – ‘Sorry
6) DNCE – ‘Cake By The Ocean’
7) Coldplay – ‘Hymn For The Weekend’
8) Grace (Featuring G-Eazy) – ‘You Don’t Own Me’
9) Adele – ‘When We Were Young’
10) Little Mix (Featuring Jason Derulo) – ‘Secret Love Song’
11) Mike Posner – ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’
12) Jonas Blue (Featuring Dakota) – ‘Fast Car’
13) Zayn – ‘Pillowtalk’
14) Jess Glynne – ‘Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself’
15) Coldplay – ‘Adventure Of A Lifetime’
16) Sia (Featuring Sean Paul) – ‘Cheap Thrills’
17) One Direction – ‘History’
18) Snakehips (Featuring Tinashe) - ‘All My Friends’
19) Sigala – ‘Sweet Lovin’’
20) Elle King – ‘Ex’s And Oh’s’
