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"Global Dance Radio Insights 2024"

... Based on radio airplay across 108 curated and dedicated dance radio stations, across 30 countries

Our report The Global Dance Radio Insights 2024 is based on radio airplay across 108 curated and dedicated electronic music radios, across these 30 countries ...

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
GERMANY
Hungary
India
Ireland
Israel
ITALY
Japan
Kenya
Lithuania
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Ukraine
UAE
United Kingdom
USA

The 2024 Top 100

1
I Don't Wanna Wait
David Guetta/OneRepublic
What A DJ Limited
2
Move
Adam Port / Stryv / Keinemusik / Orso / Malachiii
Keinemusik
3
Houdini
Dua Lipa
Warner Records
4
Lovers In A Past Life (with Rag'n'Bone Man)
Calvin Harris / Rag'n'Bone Man
SME - Columbia
5
Whatever
Kygo/Ava Max
SME - Kygo/RCA Records
6
I Adore You (feat. Daecolm)
HUGEL / Topic / Arash / Daecolm
Virgin
7
Addicted feat. Ink
Zerb / The Chainsmokers
TH3RD BRAIN
8
Mwaki
Zerb / Sofiya Nzau
UMG - 0207 Def Jam
9
She's Gone, Dance On
Disclosure
DisOrder Records / Capitol Records
10
Sweet Disposition - John Summit & Silver Panda Remix
The Temper Trap / John Summit / Silver Panda
Experts Only
11
Go Back (feat. Julia Church)
John Summit/Sub Focus / Julia Church
UMG - Darkroom P&D
12
When We Were Young (The Logical Song)
David Guetta / Kim Petras
What A DJ Limited
13
TOO COOL TO BE CARELESS
PAWSA
PAWZ
14
It's Not Right But It's Okay
Mr. Belt & Wezol
Sony Music Entertainment
15
Happier (feat. Clementine Douglas)
The Blessed Madonna / Clementine Douglas
Margeverse Limited
16
Summer's Back
Alok / Jess Glynne
Columbia/B1 Recordings
17
Prada
cassö / RAYE / D-Block Europe
SME - Ministry of Sound Recordings
18
How You Feel (Ft. Leven Kali)
ANOTR / Erik Bandt / Leven Kali
Virgin Music UK LAS (S&D)
19
Stumblin' In
CYRIL
WMG - Spinnin' Records
20
Rhythm Machine
Westend / Max Styler
Insomniac Records
21
Shiver
John Summit, Hayla
Experts Only
22
Alibi (feat. Rudimental)
Ella Henderson / Rudimental
Warner Music UK
23
DNA (Loving You) [feat. Hannah Boleyn]
Billy Gillies / Hannah Boleyn
WMG - Big Beat Records
24
Drums (Feat. Kim Petras)
James Hype / Kim Petras
Universal-Island Records Ltd.
25
Strangers
Kenya Grace
Warner Records/Major Recordings
26
For Life (feat. Zak Abel & Nile Rodgers)
Kygo/Zak Abel/Nile Rodgers
SME - Kygo/RCA Records
27
Honey Boy (feat. Nile Rodgers & Shenseea)
Purple Disco Machine / Benjamin Ingrosso / Nile Rodgers / Shenseea
Columbia Local
28
Find the Way
Peggy Gou
Gudu Records
29
Beats For The Underground
Mau P
Repopulate Mars
30
Aria
Argy / Omnya
Afterlife
31
Body Moving
Eliza Rose/Calvin Harris
SME - Ministry of Sound Recordings
32
Forever (feat. Malou & Yuna)
HUGEL, Diplo, Malou, Yuna
Florent Hugel
33
girl$
Dom Dolla
Three Six Zero Recordings/Columbia Records
34
On Again
Mau P
Insomniac Records
35
Miracle (with Ellie Goulding)
Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding
SME - Columbia
36
Somedays
Sonny Fodera / Jazzy / D.O.D
Solotoko
37
Water
Tyla / Marshmello
SME - FAX Records/Epic
38
Lighter
Galantis/David Guetta / 5 Seconds of Summer
WMG - Big Beat Records
39
(It Goes Like) Nanana - Edit
Peggy Gou
XL Recordings
40
Beat Of Your Heart
Purple Disco Machine / ÁSDÍS
SME - Columbia Local
41
i like the way you kiss me
Artemas
TenThousand Projects (Frontline)
42
The Sound of Silence - CYRIL Remix
Disturbed / CYRIL
WMG - Spinnin' Records
43
Finally
Swedish House Mafia / Alicia Keys
UMG - Swedish House Mafia
44
Another World
Meduza / Hayla
AETERNA Records
45
Never Going Home Tonight (feat. Madison Love)
David Guetta, Alesso, Madisson Love
What A DJ Limited
46
Pick Up The Phone
Pawsa / Nate Dogg
SME - PAWZ
47
REACT
Switch Disco / Robert Miles
SME - Relentless Records
48
I Like It (with Nate Smith)
Alesso / Nate Smith
RCA Records Label Nashville
49
We Groovin
Jamie Jones / Jazzy
Helix Records
50
Head Down
Lost Frequencies/Bastille
Sony Music Media
51
Musica (Extended)
Meduza
AETERNA Records
52
i adore u
Fred again.. / Obongjayar
East West Records UK Ltd
53
Get Busy (Odd Mob Club Mix)
Sean Paul / Odd Mob
Big Beat Records
54
Last Night
Loofy
Nervous Records
55
Music is Better
RÜFÜS DU SOL
Tank Room Pty LTD
56
HEAT
Tove Lo/SG Lewis
Pretty Swede Records
57
Where You Are
John Summit / Hayla
UMG - Darkroom P&D
58
Desire (with Sam Smith)
Calvin Harris / Sam Smith
SME - Columbia
59
Take It Off
FISHER / Aatig
WMG - Good Company
60
In The Dark
Armin van Buuren / David Guetta / Aldae
MERLIN - Armada Music
61
Overdrive (feat. Norma Jean Martine)
Ofenbach/Norma Jean Martine
WMG - Elektra France
62
Training Season
Dua Lipa
Warner Music UK
63
greedy - Alok remix
Tate McRae / Alok
SME - RCA Records Label
64
leavemealone
Fred again… / Baby Keem
WMG - Atlantic Records UK
65
Illusion
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa Limited / Warner
66
Somebody (2024)
Gotye / Kimbra / FISHER / Chris Lake / Sante Sansone
Universal-Island Records Ltd.
67
Hot Honey
Tiësto / Alana Springsteen
Musical Freedom, LLC / Atlantic
68
Boost Up
Fisher, Flowdan
Good Company
69
The Bells
Jeff Mills
Purpose Maker
70
Tears (with Paige Cavell)
John Summit / Paige Cavell
Experts Only/Darkroom Records
71
Stay High (feat. Julia Church)
Diplo / HUGEL / Julia Church
Mad Decent Protocol, LLC
72
PATT (Adam Beyer, Layton Giordani & Green Velvet Remix)
Sharam / Adam Beyer / Layton Giordani / Green Velvet
Armada Music
73
Somedays
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D
Solotoko
74
These Words
Badger / Natasha Bedingfield
Sony Music UK
75
To The Beat feat. Dances
Cloonee
Black Book Records / Astralwerks
76
Pedro Pedro
Jaxomy / Agatino Romero / Raffaella Carrà
SME - Columbia/B1 Recordings
77
Birds In The Sky
NewEra
WMG - FFRR
78
Afraid To Feel
LF System
Warner Records
79
Saving Up
Dom Dolla
Three Six Zero Recordings
80
The First Rebirth - Original Mix
Jones & Stephenson
Universal Music S.A.
81
Set My Heart On Fire (I'm Alive x And The Beat Goes On)
Majestic / The Jammin Kid / Céline Dion
Columbia
82
Adagio For Strings
Tiësto
Ultra Records, LLC
83
In The City
Charli XCX / Sam Smith
WMG - Atlantic Records
84
Silence - Feat. Sarah McLachlan [Fade's Sanctuary Mix]
Delerium
Sony Music Entertainment
85
Good For You
Dimitri Vegas, Goodboys, Chapter & Verse
House Of House
86
Frikitona (Original Mix)
Andruss
MERLIN - Drop Low Records
87
Waiting For Tonight
FISHER / Jennifer Lopez
Epic/Work
88
Crispy Bacon
Laurent Garnier
F Communications
89
Ferrari
James Hype / Miggy Dela Rosa
The Cross / Universal
90
I Got Nothing (Extended Mix)
MEDUZA / Ferreck Dawn / Clementine Douglas
Defected Records
91
Deep In Your Love (Extended Mix)
Alok / Bebe Rexha
SME - Columbia/B1 Recordings
92
Kernkraft 400 - DJ Gius Mix, Radio Edit
Zombie Nation
Sony Music Media
93
Outside Of Love
Becky Hill
UMG - Polydor Records
94
Pictures of You
Anyma
Anyma/Afterlife/Interscope Records
95
Wanna Dance (Alle Farben Extended VIP Mix)
Alle Farben / James Carter / VARGEN
Warner Music
96
Edge of Saturday Night
The Blessed Madonna / Kylie Minogue
Warner Records
97
Jamming - FISHER Rework
Bob Marley & The Wailers / FISHER
Island Records
98
Power Hour - Edit
Technoboy / Tuneboy / DJ Isaac
Q-dance Records
99
One By One (feat. Oaks)
Robin Schulz / Topic / Oaks
Robin Schulz
100
I'm Good (Blue)
David Guetta / Bebe Rexha
What A Music Ltd - Superstar

Label type market share

Major labels

Indie-labels

Based on placements on chart

Major label market share

Independent

Sony

Warner

Universal

Based on placements on chart

Gender representation

Man

Woman

Man & Woman

Based on placements on chart

AHA MOMENTS

2024 Breakthroughs: Disclosures 'She's Gone, Dance On'

Disclosure hit #9 in 2024 with 'She's Gone, Dance On,' a hypnotic house track built on Ennio Morricone's 1978 **Dance On**. Blending deep-house with cinematic soul, the duo turned loss into joy—crafting a dancefloor anthem about freedom, presence, and healing through movement.

Artist country of origin

12.5%

25%

37.5%

50%

USA

AUS

FRA

GER

SWE

ITA

IRE

BRA

SCO

BEL

CAN

JAM

NOR

KOR

MEX

IRA

ISR

Top 5 Artists

Based On Number Of Radio Plays

7.50

15.00

22.50

30.00

David Guetta

John Summit

Calvin Harris

Fisher

Hugel

conclusion

So, what have we learned i 2024?

Independent record labels has an impressive 29% market share, based on top 100 most played songs. It can be difficult to determine what is major and what is independent, as several distributors are owned by major labels. However even with a margin of error it is still a surprisingly high market share.

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Nostalgia Works

Notable songs from 2024 that have been played on the radio.

It's Not Right But It's Okay (Mr. Belt & Wezol)
Sweet Disposition (John Summit & Silver Panda Remix)
The Sound of Silence (CYRIL Remix)
Stumblin' In (CYRIL)
Waiting For Tonight (FISHER & J.Lo)

Tech-House Chart Hoppers

Notable top 100 entries from the tech-house genre.

PAWSA (TOO COOL TO BE CARELESS) #13
Mau P (Beats For The Underground, On Again) #29
Jamie Jones (We Groovin') #49

Latin & Afro Influence is Growing

Notable styles

Move (Adam Port / Stryv / Keinemusik / Orso / Malachiii)
Mwaki (Zerb & Sofiya Nzau)
Pedro Pedro (Jaxomy, Agatino Romero)
Afraid to Feel (LF System)

Fun Fact

David Guetta is both Number 1 with "I Don't Wanna Wait", and Number 100 with "I'm Good (Blue)".

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"Global Dance Radio Insights 2024"

... Based on radio airplay across 108 curated and dedicated dance radio stations, across 30 countries

Our report The Global Dance Radio Insights 2024 is based on radio airplay across 108 curated and dedicated electronic music radios, across these 30 countries ...

The 2024 Top 100

I Don't Wanna Wait

Move

Houdini

Lovers In A Past Life (with Rag'n'Bone Man)

Whatever

I Adore You (feat. Daecolm)

Addicted feat. Ink

Mwaki

She's Gone, Dance On

Sweet Disposition - John Summit & Silver Panda Remix

Go Back (feat. Julia Church)

When We Were Young (The Logical Song)

TOO COOL TO BE CARELESS

It's Not Right But It's Okay

Happier (feat. Clementine Douglas)

Summer's Back

Prada

How You Feel (Ft. Leven Kali)

Stumblin' In

Rhythm Machine

Shiver

Alibi (feat. Rudimental)

DNA (Loving You) [feat. Hannah Boleyn]

Drums (Feat. Kim Petras)

Strangers

For Life (feat. Zak Abel & Nile Rodgers)

Honey Boy (feat. Nile Rodgers & Shenseea)

Find the Way

Beats For The Underground

Aria

Body Moving

Forever (feat. Malou & Yuna)

girl$

On Again

Miracle (with Ellie Goulding)

Somedays

Water

Lighter

(It Goes Like) Nanana - Edit

Beat Of Your Heart

i like the way you kiss me

The Sound of Silence - CYRIL Remix

Finally

Another World

Never Going Home Tonight (feat. Madison Love)

Pick Up The Phone

REACT

I Like It (with Nate Smith)

We Groovin

Head Down

Musica (Extended)

i adore u

Get Busy (Odd Mob Club Mix)

Last Night

Music is Better

HEAT

Where You Are

Desire (with Sam Smith)

Take It Off

In The Dark

Overdrive (feat. Norma Jean Martine)

Training Season

greedy - Alok remix

leavemealone

Illusion

Somebody (2024)

Hot Honey

Boost Up

The Bells

Tears (with Paige Cavell)

Stay High (feat. Julia Church)

PATT (Adam Beyer, Layton Giordani & Green Velvet Remix)

Somedays

These Words

To The Beat feat. Dances

Pedro Pedro

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