Astrid S tops the radio statistics for 2025

"Messy" was the most played song

The most played song on Norwegian radio this year overall was "Messy" by Lola Young. It also ranked 59th on the list of most played songs overall over the past 10 years, even though it wasn't released until May 2024.

"Få det på" was the most played Norwegian song

On the list of most played Norwegian songs, "Få det på" by Astrid S and StigBrenner tops the list.
The song was also named song of the month by Spellemann and Topplista in February.

AstridS is also strongly represented on the list:

• 2nd place: "It's raining in Oslo"
• 14th place: "Friskis" (with Kjartan Lauritzen)
• "Symphony", "It's ok if you forget me", "Hurt som good" and "Years" are also in the top 100

Norwegian songs with Norwegian lyrics dominate

The fact that songs with Norwegian lyrics are strong is clearly confirmed in the statistics: The 10 most played Norwegian songs have Norwegian lyrics .

Norwegian violinist with the most recordings

Agnes Hoffart was the Norwegian performer with the most recordings used in 2025, a whopping 266. Hoffart plays violin in the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra.

Gender balance in the "Norwegian top"

The statistics show that 3 of the 10 most played main artists were women. If we look only at Norwegian artists, the proportion of women was 5 out of 10.

The Norwegian share decreases the most on P4

The statistics show Norwegian shares per channel for the last five years, based on recordings released by Norwegian record labels or personally produced. Figures for 2024 in parentheses.

• NRK P1: 53.8% (51.8%)
• NRK P3: 52.5% (52.4%)
• NRK District: 54.6% (53.6%)
• P4: 18.9% (22.3%)
• Radio Norway: 5.5% (6.0%)

See the full statistics for 2025