Greatest Hits Radio returns with the most-streamed songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s
By Helen Ainsley
Greatest Hits Radio will return with the latest countdown of the most-streamed songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s.
The Top 300 list, compiled by Official Charts and updated for 2024, will be broadcast across the Easter bank holiday weekend and feature trivia, chart facts and of course hundreds of fantastic songs beloved by the British public.
Tune into the station from this Friday, 29 March at 11am for the four-day musical marathon, with the chart broadcast during the following times each day:
Friday 29th March - 11am to 4pm
Saturday 30th March - 9am to 5pm
Sunday 31st March - 9am to 1pm
Monday 1st April - 8am to 10am, 11am to 7pm
Plus you can head to Official Charts to see the list in full once the broadcast is finished.
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djcarbines
I moved to GHR with Ken Bruce for Popmaster and my BBC boycott.
There are some surprises in this list. I've argued that Madonna is not popular this century before, but I didn't think her record was this bad! Just one record in the top 300 and none in the top 200, beaten by obscurities like the Little Mermaid. Queen by contrast have 15 in the top 300 and 2 in the top 10 - one of 3 acts to achieve that feat. No big new music this century to speak of, and it seems, according to this list, little interest in her peak-era catalogue music either. There are a few that would call 2000-onwards in the list rather than up to 90's (Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight; Darude - Sandstorm). May well be recorded in 1999 but not a UK hit until 2000. Even Goo Goo Dolls - Iris. A minor hit in 1998/9 not reaching the top 20 until the 21st century.
No need to check Official Charts for the full list after the broadcast, it's available in full on GHR website now.
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Daryl
Are you sure you're looking at the right list? I could only find this one from October 2022: planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/station/on-air/top-300-streaming-chart/
In case that page disappears, here's the OC's list of that 2022 chart's top 40: www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-uks-official-top-300-most-streamed-songs-of-the-70s-80s-and-90s-revealed__37690/
Will be interesting to see what difference eighteen months will make, especially for Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill.
antster1983
Yep, that break on Monday morning is for PopMaster. Mark Goodier's in for Ken Bruce next week.