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With today update for Top 40/Pop format, American Country-pop singer, Taylor Swift, and her latest #1 Pop smash "I Knew You Were Trouble." breaks a record: Most played song by Pop Radio stations ever. It passes Bruno Mars' biggest hit "Locked Out Of Heaven", which peaked with 15.928 Spins, while, "Trouble." has now 15.947 Spins.
Swift also holds the record for the Highest Pop Radio Audience ever with 125.392M on just that format.
Remember the panel size for radio has grown up and Mediabase numbers have been inflated and re-weighted but even with Nielsen numbers she has the most played pop radio hit ever. For Audience it's not likely and it seems, pop singer, Katy Perry, still has that title with her 2011 smash "E.T."
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Current Top 15 of Most Played Songs by Pop Radio ever:
1. Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble." 15.947
2. Bruno Mars - "Locked Out Of Heaven" 15.928
3. Ke$ha - "Die Young" 15.607
4. Maroon 5 - "One More Night" 15.401
5. Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" 14.935
6. Katy Perry - "E.T." 14.738
7. Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe" 14.563
8. Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe - "We Are Young" 14.439
9. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone" 14.353
10. Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" 14.295
EXTRAS:
Gotye featuring Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used To Know" 14.242
Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - "We Found Love" 14.238
Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer & AfroJack - "Give Me Everything" 14.233
Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera - "Moves Like Jagger" 14.127
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake" 14.124
And for Highest Pop Audience:
1. Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble." 125.392
1. Bruno Mars - "Locked Out Of Heaven" 124.488
3. Ke$ha - "Die Young" 121.911
4. Maroon 5 - "One More Night" 119.954
5. Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe" 111.230
6. Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe - "We Are Young" 110.772
7. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone" 107.136
8. Gotye featuring Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used To Know" 106.819
9. The Wanted - "Glad You Came" 101.962
10. The Lumineers - "Ho Hey" 101.636
OTHERS:
Ellie Goulding - "Lights" 101.262
Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean - "As Long As You Love Me" 100.233
Katy Perry - "Wide Awake" 100.029
Kelly Clarkson - "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" 99.332
Swedish House Mafia - "Don't You Worry Child (feat. John Martin)" 98.238