Chris Holsten delivered last year's most played song in Norwegian
Holsten's "Slå Hjerte, Slå" was the most played Norwegian-language song on the radio in 2022. He also holds second place on the same list with "Smilet I Ditt Eget Speil". Together, the two Holsten songs received over 500 hours of airplay.
This is revealed in the annual radio play statistics published by Gramo. "Slå Hjerte, Slå" was played 4,997 times and thus received just over 263 hours of playing time. Holsten's "Smilet I Ditt Eget Speil", which also topped the list of Norwegian-language songs in 2021, was played 5,297 times, i.e. 300 times more. However, the length of the song means that it had a shorter total airtime, with just over 240 hours.
- "At Gramo, we compile the top lists based on the number of minutes and seconds played, not the number of times played. This is because the Gramo remuneration, which we pay to the artists, is calculated based on total playing time," explains Kim Skarning Andersen, General Manager of Gramo.
- The fact that Chris Holsten tops the list two years in a row says something about how broadly supported he is as an artist, and that his music has qualities that stand the test of time. Nor is this the first time it has happened. In both 2020 and 2021, Dagny, with the song "Somebody", was No. 1 on the list of most played Norwegian songs, regardless of language," says Andersen.
Steinbakken tops among female artists
The first female artist on the list is right behind Holsten. There, in third place, is Emma Steinbakken with the Hellbillies cover song "Jeg Glemmer Deg Aldri", which became known through the TV series Rådebank. The song was played on the radio 3,817 times during last year, for a total of almost 220 hours.
Further down the list are Ramón with "Ok, Jeg Lover", Ballinciaga and David Monkel with "Dans På Bordet", Halva priset and Maria Menamed with "Den Fineste Chevyen", Karpe's "Paf.no" and Sondre Justad and Musti with "Sorry". Chris Holsten once again sneaks into the list with "Bare Når Det Regner" in ninth place, while Undergrunn takes tenth place with the song "Italia". The latter was played 2,944 times and received just over 108 hours on the air.
- "It's gratifying to see that Norwegian artists and songs reach high on the various top charts in the Gramo statistics, even in competition with international hits. It shows that Norwegian music is of high quality and in demand among Norwegian radio listeners," says Andersen.
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