Nielsen Reveals Decade's Most-Played Radio Songs

LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - Tim McGraw's 1999 song "Something Like That" was the decade's most-played song across all radio formats with 487,343 spins from Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 17, 2009, according to Nielsen BDS.

"Yeah!" (2004), by Usher featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon, was the second most-played song, garnering 416,267 spins.

Other top-played songs included Train's "Drops Of Jupiter" (2001) with 338,749 spins, Papa Roach's "Last Resort" (2000) with 221,767 spins and Flo Rida's "Low" (2007) with 206,864 spins. (12/23)

A complete list of the most frequently played songs in each genre appears below:

Country: 'Something Like That' (1999) by Tim McGraw, 487,343 spins
Top 40/contemporary hit radio: 'Yeah!' (2004) by Usher, featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon, 416,267 spins
Hot AC: 'Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)' (2001) by Train, 338,749 spins
Alternative: 'Last Resort' (2000) by Papa Roach, 221,767 spins
Rhythmic: 'Low' (2007) by Flo Rida, 206,864 spins
Album rock: 'It�s Been Awhile' (2001) by Staind, 189,195 spins
Urban: 'Drop It Like It�s Hot' (2004) by Snoop Dogg, featuring Pharrell, 169,511 spins
Urban AC: 'Think About You' (2003) by Luther Vandross, 147,818 spins
Gospel: 'Never Would Have Made It' (2007) by Marvin Sapp, 92,603 spins
Smooth jazz: 'Pacific Coast Highway' (2005) by Nils, 29,328 spins