airplays

Songs on stations

Airplays is the plural of airplay—instances of a song or recording being broadcast on radio or television.

The term typically appears in industry contexts tracking how often music gets played: The single racked up thousands of airplays in its first week.

High airplay numbers indicate commercial success and listener demand.

radio

broadcast

Transmitted media signal

  • rotationTurning on an axis
  • spinsRotates rapidly around center
  • DJMusic mixer performer

station · frequency · charting · airtime · programming · format · listener · syndication · terrestrial · FM

metrics

streams

Continuous flows of something

analytics · chart · ranking · data · reporting · Nielsen · royalties · licensing · performance · count

Opposites
broadcast medium

airplaysstreams

Continuous flows of something

downloads · digital downloads · podcasts · physical sales · live performances

media exposure

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Official restrictions imposed

blacklisting · censorship · suppression · radio silence · shelving

Phrases
Family

airplay

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G