Posted by Lefteye on June 29, 2009 at 10:47:37:
In Reply to: ... posted by ? on June 26, 2009 at 00:42:12:
Be it out of love & respect for the artist or an opportunistic grab for grieving listeners (or a both), US radio has spun Michael Jackson music in record numbers since his death. Wednesday, the day before Michael Jackson passed away, radio stations that were monitored by Mediabase show songs by Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5 and/or the Jacksons received only 511 spins. However, Thursday, the day of his death, that number exploded to 15,413. It has grown even more over the weekend, with "Billie Jean" being the most played song of all.
According to Mediabase, here is a list of how much Michael Jackson/J5 music was played on Thursday. The top 20 most played songs are listed in descending order...
SONG ----- ARTIST ----- ALBUM ----- SPINS
Billie Jean -- Michael Jackson -- Thriller -- 1,168
Rock With You -- Michael Jackson -- Off The Wall -- 909
Thriller -- Michael Jackson -- Thriller -- 894
Man In The Mirror -- Michael Jackson -- Bad -- 799
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough -- Michael Jackson -- Off The Wall -- 708
Beat It -- Michael Jackson -- Thriller -- 698
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) -- Michael Jackson -- Thriller -- 695
Human Nature -- Michael Jackson -- Thriller -- 628
The Way You Make Me Feel -- Michael Jackson -- Bad -- 602
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' -- Michael Jackson -- Thriller -- 592
Remember The Time -- Michael Jackson -- Dangerous -- 452
You Are Not Alone -- Michael Jackson -- HIStory -- 433
Off The Wall -- Michael Jackson -- Off The Wall -- 419
ABC -- Jackson 5 -- ABC -- 412
Bad -- Michael Jackson -- Bad -- 405
Smooth Criminal -- Michael Jackson -- Bad -- 401
I'll Be There -- Jackson 5 -- Third Album -- 399
Black Or White -- Michael Jackson -- Dangerous -- 380
Never Can Say Goodbye -- Jackson 5 -- Maybe Tomorrow -- 334
I Want You Back -- Jackson 5 -- Jackson 5 -- 329
Here are the top three most played Michael Jackson songs by U.S. radio format in descending order...
FORMAT -- TOP 3 SONGS PLAYED
Top 40: Billie Jean, Thriller, Beat It
Rhythmic: Billie Jean, Beat It, Rock With You
AC: Man In The Mirror, Billie Jean, You Are Not Alone
Hot AC: Billie Jean, Beat It, Man In The Mirror
Rhythmic AC: Billie Jean, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Rock With You
Urban: Rock With You, Billie Jean, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
Urban AC: Human Nature, Rock With You, Never Can Say Goodbye
Classic Hits: Rock With You, I'll Be There, ABC
Adult Hits: Billie Jean, Beat It, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'