2015’s Most Heard Songs on Radio

There were many singles that charecterised commercial radio in 2015, many of which have seentheir fair share of success.

The following ten tracks however, have proven to be the most heard songs on all of commercial radio for last year, all of which absolutely dominated spin counts throughout their time in the spotlight. Some of them have spent the entire year on radio while others saw short bursts of huge success.

See below for the Top 10 most heardsongs on Australian radio in 2015:

10) Kygo ft. Conrad Sewell – Firestone – (SME)

Kicking things off at #10 last year is the breakthrough hit for Norweigian producer Kygo, Firestone featuring Brisbane born singer Conrad Sewell is arguably the breakthrough track for both artists.

The track started making waves on the ARIA Streaming charts initially, debuting in December of 2014, rising steadily and finally earning a TMN Hot 100 debut in mid April. It’s remained in the TMN Hot 100 ever since, clocking up 36 weeks in the chart with a peak of #4 at the end of 2015.

9) Major Lazer ft. DJ Snake & MØ – Lean On – MAD/WMA

At #9 is the most streamed song in Spotify history (616 million to date), Major Lazer’s Lean On featuring DJ Snake & MØ, a track that kicked off what looks like each artist’s most successful year yet.

Debuting in mid March, the track quickly moved into the Top 10 after just three weeks in the Hot 100, hitting #1 after four. The track performed exceptionally well on the sales charts as well, earning #1 on the ARIA Singles chart and reaching4x Platinumcertification.

8) Hozier – Take Me To Chuch – SME

Taken from his debut self-titled album, Take Me To Church proved to be Irish singer Hozier’s breakthrough single. First making headway on the ARIA Streaming charts in late 2014, the track saw a debut in November of that same year, starting 2015 at #1 on the TMN Hot 100 where it would remain for four weeks interrupted.

The track which remained in the Top 50 of the Hot 100 for a total of 20 weeks peaked at #2 on the ARIA Singles chart and also made #4 in the ARIA End Of Year singles chart, earning a 5x Platinum certification along the way.

7) Years & Years – King – UMA

London based synth-pop trio Years & Years has a very successful 2015, which saw the release of the group’s debut LP Communion (which peaked at #5 on ARIA Albums) as well as their overall commercial breakthrough in Australia and globally.

It peaked at #4 on the TMN Hot 100 in March and enjoyed eight weeks in the Top 10. It remained in the Hot 100 for the rest of the year, placing at #76 in the last chart. It also earned a peak of #9 on the ARIA Singles chart.

6) OMI – Cheerleader – SME

OMI’s infectious and career-defining tropical banger Cheerleader started 2015 with a debut at #10 in the TMN Hot 100 following a strong service to radio in the closing days of the prior year. From there it quickly rose to #1, earning the top spot at the start of February.

The Felix Jaehn remix of the track quickly took off in the country and established Australia and one of his largest and most successful markets, only making its US radio run in the latter half of the year.

With an ARIA Singles certification of 4x Platinum and making #2 on their End Of Year Singles chart, OMI’s Cheerleader established itself as a key competitor for the entirety of 2015 and remained in the Hot 100 for 44 weeks, closing 2015 at #73.

5) Maroon 5 – Sugar – UMA

Pop rock global successes Maroon 5 have their single Sugar take #5 on the chart. The third single to be lifted from their fifth studio album V, it debuted at #31 on the TMN Hot 100 two weeks into the chart year.

It saw a gradual climb to a peak of #5 over nine weeks, remaining in the Top 10 for quite some time. Though it never hit #1, the large volume of time the track spent in the Top 30’s during its gradual climb and fall is what has pushed it this high into the chart, only finally dropping out of the Hot 100 in mid October.

4) Jason Derulo – Want To Want Me – WMA

The only single from an artist signed to Warner to make it into the Top 10 last year is Jason Derulo with lead single Want To Want Me, taken from his fourth studio album, fittingly titled Everything Is 4.

The track earned a debut of #89 and rapidly rose to #1 after five weeks, hitting it mid April. It spent ten weeks in the Top 10, ending the year at #58 on the TMN Hot 100. Sales wise, it peaked at #4 on the ARIA Singles chart, selling over 2x Platinum worth of copies.

3) Taylor Swift – Style – UMA

Undeniably one of the biggest singles of 2015, especially early on, is Taylor Swift’s Style. One of the most successful tracks from her fifth studio album 1989, the track debuted on the TMN Hot 100 the first week back in 2015 at #58.

Style peaked at #2 on the Hot 100 and remained in the Top 10 for ten weeks, four of which were spent at that peak. The track which was critically received as one of the best songs from 1989 earned a sales peak of #8 on the ARIA Singles chart and snatched up a solid 2x Platinum certification.

2) Walk The Moon – Shut Up and Dance – SME

Starting off their TMN Hot 100 chart time with a strong debut of #38, American band Walk The Moon’s Shut Up and Dance quickly rose to prominence on Australian commercial radio.

The track only peaked at #2 though and spent a monumental thirteen weeks inside the Top 10 of the TMN Hot 100, ending the year at #65. It saw a peak of #3 on the ARIA Singles chart along with a 3x Platinum certification, proving the be the group’s most successful single to date.

1) Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk – SME

2015’s most heard song on commercial radio should come as a surprise to none – it’s Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk featuring Bruno Mars. The juggernaut of a track and downright earworm started its chart success in late 2014, starting 2015 at #3. After a slow climb to #2 it finally made #1 in the third week of January and spent all up 14weeks in the Top 10.

It’s incredibly gradual decline on the charts meant this particular banger was clocking up ridiculous amounts of points throughout the year which explains why it’s quite some distance ahead of Walk The Moon.

It also achieveda staggeringly large amount of sales in Australia, earning a grand total of 9x Platinum sales, peaking at #1 on both the ARIA Singles chart and ARIA End Of Year Singles chart.

After more than a year in the Hot 100, Uptown Funk didn’t even leave 2015 in that low of a position, resting easy at #56. We’re going to be hearing this track on commercial radio for quite some time yet.

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