Powter’s Bad Day is UK’s Most Played Song
Posted Wed 16 Jul 2008 1:23PM BST by in The Guestlist
Daniel Powter's dreary ballad Bad Day has become the UK's most played song over the last five years according to the PRS, the organisation that collects songwriter's royalties.
Kelly Clarkson claimed second place with Because of You followed by James Blunt's turgid anthem You're Beautiful. The Scissor Sisters I Don't Feel Like Dancing and Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars complete the top 5. See the full list below.
Commercial radio has suffered heavy losses over the last few years, losing many of its listeners to alternative forms of broadcasting. With playlists like these it's easy to see why!
The UK's Top Ten most played songs of the last 5 years
- Daniel Powter - Bad Day
- Kelly Clarkson - Because of You
- James Blunt - You're Beautiful
- Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing
- Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
- Maroon 5 - This Love
- Take That - Shine
- Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
- Will Young - Leave Right Now
- Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape
I turn the radio off when i hear any of those songs, because they play them to death, and they also are an insult to good bands who struggle to get airplay.
I'm surprised that Sara Bareilles' Love Song isn't in there, it's on Radio 2 round the clock.
sweet escape is cool, shine and i dont feel like dancing are all great songs, i can understand with leave right now and your beautiful they are a little depressing but all in al lthere cool :P
There are soemnice songs but some of the real classics in the last 5 years don't even get a mention.
Gosh...
well they're ok but they're soooooooo boring
im surprised bad day came top...
the sweet escape is a good song and maroon 5 are amazing but otherwise theyre not good