Powter’s Bad Day is UK’s Most Played Song

Posted Wed 16 Jul 2008 1:23PM BST by Mitch Carter 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

65 Comments

41. VANESSA - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:07PM BST

Kelly should be executed with the rest of them. They are a nuisance. I cannot fathom why people like this repugnance and endorse its interminable broadcast.

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42. Yahoo! Music User - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:09PM BST

more kelly clarkson

43. Sandra - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:14PM BST

Most of these songs are really good unlike songs nowadays such as Black and Gold and a group called the ting tings??? Corinne Bailey Rae had that one hit then like Mr Blobby's fan mail disappeared into thin air, as did Daniel Powter. The scissor sisters were good but they too have gone to the land of god knows where. As i said some songs are good but others arent in a way. Regards, Kerrie.

44. Yahoo! Music User - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:38PM BST

Ooooooh dear, what a sorry state we are in giving these people money!!I can only hope this is not a true reflection of the 'music' tastes of the nation...surely its just down to the incompetence of the clueless monkeys who create playlists for local radio stations!?...and just when I think, it's ok Si,it's obviously a mistake...someone say's daniel beddingfield should have been on there!!??AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH...OMG, ears are wasted on some people they really are!!!

45. Yahoo! Music User - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:39PM BST

Another poster said it all. These songs are in this list BECAUSE THEY GOT THE MOST AIRPLAY! Can't you understand? No-one chose them, it was just airplay!

46. Yahoo! Music User - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:47PM BST

I can only hope the people who claim to like these songs are pre-pubecent and will eventually grow out of it...not that it matters if anyone actually likes them, theres some dark sinister record company involvment influencing these playlists...same idiots that are responsible for poisoning us with x factor and other bowel churning rubbish!!!

47. sarah - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:48PM BST

What a depressing line up apart from Take That and Gwen

48. DANIEL - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:51PM BST

its either manufactured [profane], or indie [profane]
either way the top 10 songs are [profane]
eat [profane] list
eat [profane] indie fans

49. SIMON - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:52PM BST

Yes its about airplay....but they are not picked at random are they, playlists are created based on what they think you wanna hear...doughnut

50. DANIEL - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:53PM BST

why dont they [profane] the kieserchiefs, the wombats and the view in there as thats about all i hear when the bastard radio is on

51. S - Wed 16 Jul 2008 6:55PM BST

i think it's a great list all i have played to death but i do like dance music so would have like cascada in there

52. Yahoo! Music User - Wed 16 Jul 2008 7:39PM BST

im having a bad day now i have seen that list

53. Yahoo! Music User - Wed 16 Jul 2008 7:59PM BST

These are most played because thats what the pluggers are getting radio stations to play.

Its about time radio got out of the pockets of these massive corporations & started playing music people really want to hear.

54. SANDRA - Wed 16 Jul 2008 8:15PM BST

Thought the last 5 years would have better songs but a few of them are pretty good.....but please Will Young.....NO!

55. Yahoo! Music User - Wed 16 Jul 2008 9:30PM BST

Take that!!!!!!!! yay!!!!! we love you!

56. Yahoo! Music User - Wed 16 Jul 2008 10:18PM BST

its all [profane]

57. VANESSA - Thu 17 Jul 2008 1:16AM BST

Has Will Young got prolapse rectum? The way that he sings certainly suggests so.

58. KAREN - Thu 17 Jul 2008 11:56AM BST

shine is definately worth bein there and will young too. take that deserve recognition they have put alot of effort and hard work into their comeback, and will has had to fight hard for respect cos of his sexuality . WELL DONE ! love both of them. xx

59. yvette - Thu 17 Jul 2008 12:15PM BST

just cos u lot dont like em dont mean that noone else does each to their own if everyone had the same tastes life would b pretty dull

60. Yahoo! Music User - Thu 17 Jul 2008 3:58PM BST

it seems radio is as useless as the people who run it. this is a horrible sign of the state of the british public.

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