Mediabase Announces 2006 Radio Airplay Leaders

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Mediabase, the radio industry's leading airplay monitoring service, has released its year-end charts featuring the most played songs, artists and record labels of 2006. Here is a list of the winners at each radio format, along with the top 20 most played artists, and leading record labels, by format. For a complete list, including the top songs played at Christian, Latin, and Canadian stations, please visit http://www.mediabasemusic.com/.

  Most Played Songs on Radio

  Overall:       Mary J. Blige/Be Without You (Geffen)
  Top 40:       Natasha Bedingfield/Unwritten (Epic)
  Rhythmic:     Cassie/Me & U (Next Selection/Bad Boy/Atlantic)
  Urban:        Mary J. Blige/Be Without You (Geffen)
  Urban AC:     Anthony Hamilton/Can't Let Go (So So Def/Arista/Zomba)
  Country:      Rascal Flatts/What Hurts the Most (Lyric Street)
  Smooth Jazz:  Paul Brown/Winelight (GRP/VMG)
  AC:           James Blunt/You're Beautiful (Custard/Atlantic)
  Hot AC:       Fray/Over My Head (Cable Car) (Epic)
  Rock:         Shinedown/Save Me (Atlantic)
  Active Rock:  Three Days Grace/Animal I Have Become (Jive/Zomba)
  Alternative:  Red Hot Chili Peppers/Dani California (Warner Bros.)
  Triple A:     Jack Johnson/Upside Down (Brushfire/Universal Republic)

  Most Played Artists on Radio

 Rank     Artist                Radio Spins
 1.     Kelly Clarkson               901206
 2.     Nickelback                   890971
 3.     Chris Brown                  787836
 4.     Sean Paul                    657014
 5.     Rihanna                      655341
 6.     Ne-Yo                        641350
 7.     Pussycat Dolls               635741
 8.     Mariah Carey                 601178
 9.     Mary J. Blige                577652
 10.    Rascal Flatts                540244
 11.    Keith Urban                  508882
 12.    Beyonce                      486228
 13.    Fall Out Boy                 427847
 14.    Natasha Bedingfield          426402
 15.    Fray                         418892
 16.    Kenny Chesney                417321
 17.    Green Day                    406787
 18.    Justin Timberlake            397654
 19.    All- American Rejects        393447
 20.    Rob Thomas                   390938

  Radio Airplay Leaders by Label

  Overall:      Island Def Jam
  Top 40:       Island Def Jam
  Rhythmic:     Atlantic
  Urban:        Atlantic
  Urban AC:     RCA Music Group
  Country:      Arista Nashville
  Smooth Jazz:  Rendezvous
  AC:           RCA Music Group
  Hot AC:       Island Def Jam
  Rock:         Universal Republic
  Active Rock:  Universal Republic
  Alternative:  Interscope
  Triple A:     Columbia

In 1987, Mediabase introduced and innovated the concept of monitored airplay and today, the company provides vital airplay information to nearly 1,700 affiliate radio stations and every major broadcast group and provides research to every major record label in North America. In addition, Mediabase monitors more than 1,800 radio stations in 175 U.S. and Canadian markets.

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