Nielsen lists commercial radio's most played songs of the decade; Winners mostly losers
The good folks over at Nielsen have released a list of the top 500 most played songs of the decade on the nightmarish hellscape that is commercial radio. There are a few winners in the bunch (Snoop's "Drop It Like It's Hot" and Usher, Lil Jon and Ludacris' "Yeah" spring to mind) but otherwise it's mostly dire. Here's a list of the "winners" in various formats:
Country: "Something Like That" / Tim McGraw / 487,343 spins
CHR/Top 40: "Yeah" / Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil Jon / 416,267 spins
Hot AC: "Drops Of Jupiter" (Tell Me) / Train / 338,749 spins
Alternative: "Last Resort" / Papa Roach / 221,767 spins
Rhythmic: "Low" / Flo Rida featuring T-Pain / 206,864 spins
Album Rock: "It's Been Awhile" / Staind / 189,195 spins
Urban: "Drop It Like It's Hot" / Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell / 169,511 spins
Urban AC: "Think About You" / Luther Vandross / 147,818 spins
Gospel: "Never Would Have Made It" / Marvin Sapp / 92,603 spins
Smooth Jazz: "Pacific Coast Highway" / Nils / 29,328 spins