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50 Biggest Songs on Top 40 Radio EVER


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For the 25th anniversary of Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 radio chart (Pop Songs) this month, the publication has released the biggest songs EVER on Top 40 radio. The chart started in October 1992.

These are based on actual statistics, so don't come here saying "Billboard's a flop" "This list is sh*t", blah blah blah. And if you don't recognize the song title or artist name, don't say "who?". Listen to the song, you'll recognize it. 

Okay so here are the Top 50 most played songs ever on Mainstream Top 40 Radio:

song - artist  *peak date*

 


1. Another Night - Real McCoy  *November 1994*

PROB ONE OF THE BEST DANCE SONGS EVER

 


2. Smooth - Sanatana (feat. Rob Thomas)  *November 1999*

 

 


3. Hanging By A Moment - Lifehouse  *May 2001*

 

 


4. Apologize - Timbaland (feat. OneRepublic) *November 2007*

 

 


5. How You Remind Me - Nickelback *December 2001*

 

 


6. Here Without You - 3 Doors Down *October 2003*

 

 


7. Don’t Speak - No Doubt *December 1996*

 

 


8. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls *July 1998*

 

 


9. Closer - The Chainsmokers (feat. Halsey) *September 2016*

 

 


10. I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis *August 1996*

 

 


11. One More Night - Maroon 5 *October 2012*
12. Wake Me Up! - Avicii *October 2013*
13. Tik Tok - Kesha *January 2010*
14. Slide - Goo Goo Dolls *January 1999*
15. Name - Goo Goo Dolls *December 1995*
16. Counting Stars - OneRepublic *January 2014*
17. We Found Love - Rihanna *November 2011*
18. Two Princes - Spin Doctors *March 1993*
19. Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars *December 2012*
20. Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson (feat. Bruno Mars)  *January 2015*
21. Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden *January 1998*
22. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down *September 2000*
23. Dark Horse - Katy Perry (feat. Juicy J) *February 2014*
24. Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson *March 2005*
25. …Baby One More Time - Britney Spears *February 1999*
26. The Way I Are - Timbaland (feat. Keri Hilson) *September 2007*
27. Because of You - Kelly Clarkson *October 2005*
28. Down - Jay Sean (feat. Lil Wayne) *October 2009*
29. Where Is The Love? - The Black Eyed Peas *July 2003*
30. Shape of You - Ed Sheeran *February 2017*
31. Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 (feat. Christina Aguilera) *September 2011*
32. Low - Flo Rida (feat. T-Pain) *February 2008*
33. You Were Meant For Me - Jewel *April 1997*
34. With Arms Wide Open - Creed *October 2000*
35. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) *July 2011*
36. Yeah! - Usher (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris) *April 2004*
37. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke (feat. T.I. + Pharrell) *July 2013*
38. Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars *October 2010*
39. Complicated - Avril Lavigne *July 2002*
40. Missing - Everything But The Girl *February 1996*
41. I Know - Dionne Farris *March 1995*
42. Whatcha Say - Jason Derulo *November 2009*
43. Don’t Let Go - En Vogue *December 1996*
44. Lights - Ellie Goulding *August 2012*
45. Far Away - Nickelback *October 2006*
46. Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie *July 2007*
47. Run It! - Chris Brown *November 2005*
48. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga *January 2010*
49. I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift *January 2013*
50. Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects *March 2009*

 

 

To see the whole list click here: http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-pop-songs

 

 

 

 

 

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DiscoHeaven23
Just now, SinnersVenus said:

u go Bad Romance at #48 :selena:

 

honestly pretty good if you think about this being of all songs in the past 25 years

 

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Just now, DiscoHeaven23 said:

 

honestly pretty good if you think about this being of all songs in the past 25 years

 

Kinda disappointing tho since it'll probably be off of it in the next 1-2 years :giveup:

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Does Adele fall in this chart? I assumed one of her 21 singles (rolling in the deep or someone like you or whichever was huge then) would be there 

Just now, Ryusei said:

closer.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Horrific song but you can't deny that it was everywhere 

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LetsGetHigh
Just now, Ryusei said:

closer.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

ahhhhhhhhh! trouble trouble!

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Brolysskins
Just now, LetsGetHigh said:

Gaga not at #1?

This list is sh*t

Billboard is a flop

who??

Is BILLBOARD a hunty!?

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DiscoHeaven23
Just now, LetsGetHigh said:

Gaga not at #1?

This list is sh*t

Billboard is a flop

who??

 

i knew someone would do this hahah

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bloody g

I know half of this songs.

So applause being her most played song is a lie :selena:

『𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝』
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Just now, LetsGetHigh said:

Gaga not at #1?

This list is sh*t

Billboard is a flop

who??

You forgot blah blah blah :poot:

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