Australian radio appears to have gone out of its way to ignore Australia music in 2009.
According to AirCheck, the company that registers Australian spins, only “Foreign Land’ by Eskimo Joe made the Top 10 played songs on Australian radio during 2009. For the top 20, add in Evermore ‘Hey Boys & Girls’ at number 16 and Wes Carr ‘Feels Like Woah’ at 17.Pull back for a view of the Top 40 most played songs on Australian radio in 2009 and you only get to add two more Aussie additions, ‘She’s A Genius’ by Jet at 30 and ‘Like It Like That’ by Guy Sebastian at 33.
Not one song or Australian artist in the most played 40 songs on Australian radio in 2009 even won an ARIA Award. Australian radio is completely out of whack with the Australian music industry. Empire of the Sun, the big stars of the 2009 ARIA Awards, registered way down at number 124 most played song of the year for ‘Walking On A Dream’.
The Temper Trap, one of the Australian international success stories of 2009, did not even make the Top 100 list of songs spun on Australian radio not did Jimmy Barnes who had a number one album.
AirCheck compiled the airplay list from spins at SAFM, 5MMM, MIX 102, NOVA 919, 5AA, CRUISE, B105, 4MMM, NOVA 1069, 973, 4BH, 4BC, 4KQ, SEA 909, GOLD 925, HOT-TOMATO, NOVA 100, FOX, 3MMM, MIX 101, GOLD, VEGA 915, SEN, 3MP, SPORT927, 3AW, MAGIC, TRIPLEJ, 92.9, MIX 94.5, 96FM, NOVA 937, 6PR, 6IX, 2DAYFM, 2MMM, NOVA 969, MIX 106, WS-FM, 2GB, 2UE, 2CH, VEGA 953, 2SM, 2KY, EDGE, FBi
The Top 30 most played Australian songs on Australian radio in 2009 were:
Australian ranking, overall ranking, label, spins
1 4 Foreign Land, Eskimo Joe, Warner, 11864 spins
2 16 Hey Boys & Girls (Truth Of The World Pt 2), Evermore, Warner, 9218
3 17 Feels Like Woah, Wes Carr, Sony, 8740
4 30 She's A Genius, Jet, EMI, 8061
5 33 Like It Like That, Guy Sebastian, Sony, 7994
6 45 Been Waiting, Jessica Mauboy, Sony, 7443
7 47 Someday Soon, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Sony, 7424
8 52 Because, Jessica Mauboy, Sony, 7231
9 63 This Is Who I Am, Vanessa Amorosi, Universal, 6447
10 71 Up/Down, Jessica Mauboy, Sony, 6150
11 73 The Last Day On Earth, Kate Miller-Heidke, Sony, 6107
12 79 White Noise, The Living End, Universal, 5593
13 80 Straight Lines, Silverchair, Universal, 5560
14 85 Burn , Jessica Mauboy, Sony, 5159
15 86 Alive , Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Sony, 5145
16 93 All Of The Dreamers, Powderfinger, Universal, 4855
17 97 You, Wes Carr, Sony, 4551
18 99 Chase That Feeling, Hilltop Hoods, Universal, 4490
19 107 Differently, Cassie Davis Feat Travis McCoy, Sony, 4153
20 113 Raise The Alarm, The Living End, Universal , 3891
21 116 Fearless, Wes Carr, Sony, 3827
22 122 Like It Loud, Cassie Davis, Sony, 3620
23 124 We Are The People, Empire Of The Sun, EMI, 3589
24 125 Black & Gold, Sam Sparro, Universal, 3544
25 126 Black Fingernails, Red Wine, Eskimo Joe, Warner, 3500
26 130 Walking On A Dream, Empire Of The Sun, EMI, 3356
27 134 Drive Away, The Sundance Kids, Warner, 3278
28 136 Broken Leg, Bluejuice, Universal, 3216
29 139 This Heart Attack, Faker, EMI, 3180
30 140 Don't Hold Back, The Potbelleez, Universal, 3153
