1st Wave
Rock, Alternative & Classic Rock · channel 33
| The First Wave of alternative music, centered in the 1980s but including legendary artists and cult classics from the '70s through the early '90s. |
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diversity score
| lookback |
plays |
repeated within 24h |
diversity score |
rank |
| 1 day |
355 |
6.8% |
88
|
#36 genre
#127 overall |
| 3 days |
1,004 |
3.9% |
83
|
#32 genre
#122 overall |
| 7 days |
2,345 |
4.4% |
78
|
#32 genre
#121 overall |
Each row compares this channel with every other ranked channel over the same lookback. Shorter windows show what the channel is doing now but are noisier; longer windows show its usual pattern and expose long rotations. Rank is among all ranked channels, #1 being the most repetitive. Differences under about 10 points are within normal noise.
| stat |
value |
| all plays collected |
5,226 plays (about 334 a day), 1,218 unique tracks, 415 unique artists, from 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-14 |
| past 7 days |
2,345 plays of 916 different songs by 337 artists |
| song pool |
about 2.7 days to play each of those songs once (median channel: 2.2 days) |
| artist variety |
about 182 different artists per 470 plays (median channel: 180) |
song repetitiveness
| time since the track was last played |
repeats |
share of repeats |
|
| under 1 hour |
0 |
0.0% |
|
| 1 to 6 hours |
0 |
0.0% |
|
| 6 to 24 hours |
96 |
6.7% |
|
| 1 to 3 days |
1,189 |
83.2% |
|
| 3 to 7 days |
144 |
10.1% |
|
1,429 plays in the past 7 days (60.9%) were a track already played earlier in that window. Plays of the same track within 15 minutes, or twice in a row, count as one play, and gaps longer than 7 days cannot be seen in this window.
play-count spread
| times played in the past 7 days |
songs |
share of plays |
|
| once |
377 |
16.1% |
|
| twice |
137 |
11.7% |
|
| 3 to 4 times |
238 |
35.9% |
|
| 5 to 9 times |
164 |
36.3% |
|
| 10 or more times |
0 |
0.0% |
|
The songs played in the past 7 days, grouped by how many times each was played, and the share of that week's plays they took.
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Ranked by the share of this channel's tracks that the other channel also played, comparing the different tracks each played in the past 7 days. Only identical tracks count; genre, artists and play order are ignored.
top plays
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past 24 hours
355 plays
| # |
plays |
track |
| 1 |
2 |
True Faith
New Order |
| 2 |
2 |
World In My Eyes
Depeche Mode |
| 3 |
1 |
The Reflex
Duran Duran |
| 4 |
1 |
Getting Away With It
Electronic |
| 5 |
1 |
Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel |
| 6 |
1 |
Talk Talk
Talk Talk |
| 7 |
1 |
Hong Kong Garden
Siouxsie & The Banshees |
| 8 |
1 |
Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode |
| 9 |
1 |
Original Sin
INXS |
| 10 |
1 |
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding
Elvis Costello, The Attractions |
past 7 days
2,345 plays
| # |
plays |
track |
| 1 |
7 |
Wild Wild Life
Talking Heads |
| 2 |
7 |
True Faith
New Order |
| 3 |
7 |
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths |
| 4 |
6 |
Getting Away With It
Electronic |
| 5 |
6 |
Unbelieveable
EMF |
| 6 |
6 |
Suedehead
Morrissey |
| 7 |
6 |
Heroes
David Bowie |
| 8 |
6 |
Here Comes The Rain Again
Eurythmics |
| 9 |
6 |
Need You Tonight / Mediate
INXS |
| 10 |
6 |
Modern Love
David Bowie |
past 30 days
5,226 plays (data starts later than this window)
| # |
plays |
track |
| 1 |
16 |
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads |
| 2 |
15 |
Wild Wild Life
Talking Heads |
| 3 |
15 |
Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode |
| 4 |
14 |
Once In A Lifetime
Talking Heads |
| 5 |
14 |
Life During Wartime
Talking Heads |
| 6 |
13 |
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads |
| 7 |
13 |
People Are People
Depeche Mode |
| 8 |
12 |
Getting Away With It
Electronic |
| 9 |
12 |
Unbelieveable
EMF |
| 10 |
12 |
Need You Tonight / Mediate
INXS |
all collected data
5,226 plays
| # |
plays |
track |
| 1 |
16 |
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads |
| 2 |
15 |
Wild Wild Life
Talking Heads |
| 3 |
15 |
Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode |
| 4 |
14 |
Once In A Lifetime
Talking Heads |
| 5 |
14 |
Life During Wartime
Talking Heads |
| 6 |
13 |
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads |
| 7 |
13 |
People Are People
Depeche Mode |
| 8 |
12 |
Getting Away With It
Electronic |
| 9 |
12 |
Unbelieveable
EMF |
| 10 |
12 |
Need You Tonight / Mediate
INXS |
top artists (all collected data)
| # |
plays |
share |
artist |
| 1 |
206 |
3.9% |
Talking Heads |
| 2 |
153 |
2.9% |
Depeche Mode |
| 3 |
137 |
2.6% |
INXS |
| 4 |
126 |
2.4% |
The Cure |
| 5 |
117 |
2.2% |
R.E.M. |
| 6 |
114 |
2.2% |
Duran Duran |
| 7 |
102 |
2.0% |
U2 |
| 8 |
89 |
1.7% |
David Bowie |
| 9 |
85 |
1.6% |
New Order |
| 10 |
82 |
1.6% |
Tears For Fears |
diversity by time of day
| time of day |
plays |
repeated within 24h |
top-10 share |
diversity score |
overnight
12am-6am |
567 |
3.5% |
4.6% |
81
|
morning
6am-10am |
388 |
4.1% |
5.4% |
78
|
midday
10am-4pm |
626 |
5.8% |
4.8% |
80
|
afternoon
4pm-8pm |
416 |
4.8% |
4.8% |
84
|
evening
8pm-12am |
348 |
3.4% |
5.7% |
83
|
The same 0-100 score as the index, using only the plays from the last 7 days of plays that fall in each time of day (America/New_York), ranked against all other channels over the same hours. Differences under about 10 points are within normal noise.
fastest repeats
| gap |
track |
replayed at |
| 1.4 hr |
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 14:13 EDT |
| 1.6 hr |
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 18:52 EDT |
| 1.8 hr |
I Zimbra
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 14:18 EDT |
| 1.9 hr |
I Zimbra
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 20:29 EDT |
| 2.3 hr |
Cities
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 18:16 EDT |
| 2.3 hr |
And She Was
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 19:15 EDT |
| 2.5 hr |
And She Was
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 16:55 EDT |
| 2.6 hr |
Once In A Lifetime
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 15:48 EDT |
| 2.8 hr |
Wild Wild Life
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 14:40 EDT |
| 3.0 hr |
Stay Up Late
Talking Heads |
2026-10-01 17:59 EDT |
recent plays
| when |
track |
| 2026-10-14 00:13 EDT |
The Reflex - Duran Duran |
| 2026-10-14 00:08 EDT |
Getting Away With It - Electronic |
| 2026-10-14 00:04 EDT |
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel |
| 2026-10-14 00:00 EDT |
Talk Talk - Talk Talk |
| 2026-10-13 23:58 EDT |
Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie & The Banshees |
| 2026-10-13 23:53 EDT |
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode |
| 2026-10-13 23:48 EDT |
Original Sin - INXS |
| 2026-10-13 23:44 EDT |
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding - Elvis Costello, The Attractions |
| 2026-10-13 23:39 EDT |
Waterfront - Simple Minds |
| 2026-10-13 23:36 EDT |
Spirits In The Material World - The Police |
| 2026-10-13 23:32 EDT |
Here's Where The Story Ends - Sundays |
| 2026-10-13 23:29 EDT |
Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads |
| 2026-10-13 23:24 EDT |
Slave To Love - Bryan Ferry |
| 2026-10-13 23:19 EDT |
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush |
| 2026-10-13 23:15 EDT |
Hey Little Girl - Icehouse |
| 2026-10-13 23:12 EDT |
Pop Song 89 - R.E.M |
| 2026-10-13 23:08 EDT |
Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2 |
| 2026-10-13 23:04 EDT |
Like To Get To Know You Well - Howard Jones |
| 2026-10-13 23:00 EDT |
Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) - Squeeze |
| 2026-10-13 22:56 EDT |
The Love Cats - Cure |
| 2026-10-13 22:52 EDT |
The Bottom Line - Big Audio Dynamite |
| 2026-10-13 22:48 EDT |
Talk Of The Town - The Pretenders |
| 2026-10-13 22:44 EDT |
Tears Run Rings - Marc Almond |
| 2026-10-13 22:38 EDT |
Situation - Yaz |
| 2026-10-13 22:34 EDT |
Bye Bye Love - Cars |
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