radio airplay
Songs on air
Radio airplay is the broadcasting of recorded music on radio stations.
The term typically appears in discussions of promotion and chart rankings, where airplay determines a song's commercial success: The single got heavy radio airplay.
Songs are said to receive, get, or lack airplay.
The compound emphasizes radio specifically, distinguishing from other broadcast formats.
- playlistsOrdered song collections
- listenersThose who attend aurally
- drive timeDuration of a journey
- spinsRotates rapidly around center
- chartingRecording data visually
AM/FM bands · rotation · on the air · royalties · payola · program director · record labels · adds · call-ins · frequency modulation · requests · Billboard charts · music charts · surveys · DJ · tracking · sponsorships · streaming platforms
- radio hitsTop 40, number ones, contemporary hits, crossover hits, streaming hits
- music chartsBillboard Hot 100, number one, chart-topper, top ten, pop charts
radio airplaystreaming
Real-time digital delivery
digital streaming · live performance · concert · vinyl release · physical media
radio airplaylive performance
Unrecorded staged entertainment
live concert · concert · live show · stadium concert · acoustic set
radio airplaycurated playlist
Intentionally assembled song sequence
personal collection · B-sides · underground music · radio silence · blacklisted