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Pop & Top 40 · channel 8
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diversity score
| lookback |
plays |
repeated within 24h |
diversity score |
rank |
| 1 day |
348 |
25.9% |
64
|
#17 genre
#94 overall |
| 3 days |
1,036 |
29.4% |
61
|
#19 genre
#88 overall |
| 7 days |
2,409 |
28.1% |
60
|
#18 genre
#86 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 |
5,431 plays (about 347 a day), 975 unique tracks, 502 unique artists, from 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-14 |
| past 7 days |
2,409 plays of 782 different songs by 405 artists |
| song pool |
about 2.3 days to play each of those songs once (median channel: 2.2 days) |
| artist variety |
about 223 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 |
93 |
5.7% |
|
| 6 to 24 hours |
534 |
32.8% |
|
| 1 to 3 days |
818 |
50.3% |
|
| 3 to 7 days |
182 |
11.2% |
|
1,627 plays in the past 7 days (67.5%) 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 |
260 |
10.8% |
|
| twice |
158 |
13.1% |
|
| 3 to 4 times |
176 |
25.9% |
|
| 5 to 9 times |
183 |
47.9% |
|
| 10 or more times |
5 |
2.2% |
|
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
348 plays
| # |
plays |
track |
| 1 |
2 |
Any Way You Want It
Journey |
| 2 |
2 |
I Melt With You
Modern English |
| 3 |
2 |
Take Me Home Tonight
Eddie Money |
| 4 |
2 |
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr. |
| 5 |
2 |
Sunglasses At Night
Corey Hart |
| 6 |
2 |
St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)
John Parr |
| 7 |
2 |
The Boys Of Summer
Don Henley |
| 8 |
2 |
Eye of The Tiger
Survivor |
| 9 |
2 |
Paradise City
Guns N' Roses |
| 10 |
2 |
Jump
Van Halen |
past 7 days
2,409 plays
| # |
plays |
track |
| 1 |
12 |
Take Me Home Tonight
Eddie Money |
| 2 |
11 |
Into The Groove
Madonna |
| 3 |
10 |
We're Not Gonna Take It
Twisted Sister |
| 4 |
10 |
Every Breath You Take
Police |
| 5 |
10 |
You Give Love A Bad Name
Bon Jovi |
| 6 |
9 |
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr. |
| 7 |
9 |
Paradise City
Guns N' Roses |
| 8 |
9 |
Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi |
| 9 |
9 |
Danger Zone
Kenny Loggins |
| 10 |
9 |
Manic Monday
The Bangles |
past 30 days
5,431 plays (data starts later than this window)
| # |
plays |
track |
| 1 |
24 |
Take Me Home Tonight
Eddie Money |
| 2 |
21 |
Into The Groove
Madonna |
| 3 |
21 |
Danger Zone
Kenny Loggins |
| 4 |
21 |
Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House |
| 5 |
21 |
Every Breath You Take
Police |
| 6 |
21 |
Another One Bites The Dust
Queen |
| 7 |
20 |
Eye of The Tiger
Survivor |
| 8 |
20 |
True
Spandau Ballet |
| 9 |
20 |
I Can Dream About You
Dan Hartman |
| 10 |
20 |
Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins |
all collected data
5,431 plays
| # |
plays |
track |
| 1 |
24 |
Take Me Home Tonight
Eddie Money |
| 2 |
21 |
Into The Groove
Madonna |
| 3 |
21 |
Danger Zone
Kenny Loggins |
| 4 |
21 |
Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House |
| 5 |
21 |
Every Breath You Take
Police |
| 6 |
21 |
Another One Bites The Dust
Queen |
| 7 |
20 |
Eye of The Tiger
Survivor |
| 8 |
20 |
True
Spandau Ballet |
| 9 |
20 |
I Can Dream About You
Dan Hartman |
| 10 |
20 |
Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins |
top artists (all collected data)
| # |
plays |
share |
artist |
| 1 |
122 |
2.2% |
Madonna |
| 2 |
105 |
1.9% |
Michael Jackson |
| 3 |
94 |
1.7% |
Prince |
| 4 |
88 |
1.6% |
Journey |
| 5 |
73 |
1.3% |
Pat Benatar |
| 6 |
72 |
1.3% |
Bon Jovi |
| 7 |
68 |
1.3% |
Bryan Adams |
| 8 |
63 |
1.2% |
Duran Duran |
| 9 |
62 |
1.1% |
Billy Joel |
| 10 |
59 |
1.1% |
Billy Idol |
diversity by time of day
| time of day |
plays |
repeated within 24h |
top-10 share |
diversity score |
overnight
12am-6am |
616 |
22.4% |
5.0% |
65
|
morning
6am-10am |
410 |
22.4% |
5.9% |
68
|
midday
10am-4pm |
605 |
32.7% |
5.5% |
61
|
afternoon
4pm-8pm |
389 |
34.7% |
5.9% |
63
|
evening
8pm-12am |
389 |
29.3% |
7.7% |
47
|
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 |
| 2.0 hr |
Never Surrender
Corey Hart |
2026-10-04 07:29 EDT |
| 2.0 hr |
I'm Alright
Kenny Loggins |
2026-10-05 00:12 EDT |
| 2.9 hr |
The Next Time I Fall
Peter Cetera, Amy Grant |
2026-10-03 23:26 EDT |
| 2.9 hr |
Party All The Time
Eddie Murphy |
2026-10-03 22:58 EDT |
| 2.9 hr |
Time Heals
Todd Rundgren |
2026-10-03 23:05 EDT |
| 2.9 hr |
Push It
Salt-N-Pepa |
2026-10-03 23:08 EDT |
| 2.9 hr |
Der Kommissar
After The Fire |
2026-10-03 23:13 EDT |
| 2.9 hr |
I Can Dream About You
Dan Hartman |
2026-10-03 23:17 EDT |
| 2.9 hr |
Suddenly Last Summer
Motels |
2026-10-03 23:21 EDT |
| 2.9 hr |
The Heat Is On
Glenn Frey |
2026-10-03 23:42 EDT |
recent plays
| when |
track |
| 2026-10-14 00:30 EDT |
Missing You - John Waite |
| 2026-10-14 00:25 EDT |
I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle |
| 2026-10-14 00:22 EDT |
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol |
| 2026-10-14 00:17 EDT |
I Wanna Be The One - Stevie B |
| 2026-10-14 00:14 EDT |
1999 - Prince |
| 2026-10-14 00:10 EDT |
Start Me Up - Rolling Stones |
| 2026-10-14 00:06 EDT |
I Want A New Drug - Huey Lewis & The News |
| 2026-10-14 00:01 EDT |
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds |
| 2026-10-13 23:58 EDT |
Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band |
| 2026-10-13 23:54 EDT |
Eternal Flame - Bangles |
| 2026-10-13 23:51 EDT |
Any Way You Want It - Journey |
| 2026-10-13 23:46 EDT |
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club |
| 2026-10-13 23:42 EDT |
Looking For A New Love - Jody Watley |
| 2026-10-13 23:39 EDT |
Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison |
| 2026-10-13 23:34 EDT |
Black Velvet - Alannah Myles |
| 2026-10-13 23:30 EDT |
I Melt With You - Modern English |
| 2026-10-13 23:26 EDT |
Glamorous Life - Sheila E. |
| 2026-10-13 23:23 EDT |
I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls |
| 2026-10-13 23:18 EDT |
Dominoes - Robbie Nevil |
| 2026-10-13 23:15 EDT |
Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money |
| 2026-10-13 23:11 EDT |
Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye |
| 2026-10-13 23:07 EDT |
Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne |
| 2026-10-13 23:03 EDT |
Maneater - Hall & Oates |
| 2026-10-13 22:59 EDT |
Love Somebody - Rick Springfield |
| 2026-10-13 22:55 EDT |
No One Is To Blame - Howard Jones |
Data is refreshed periodically and is not real-time.
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