ERA V · SOUL & JAZZ

2026

675 hours of music, No. 8 of 15 years. Mostly jazz & nu jazz.Part year: 1 Jan to 12 Oct.

PLAYS
11,303
43 on an active day
HOURS A DAY
2.4
over 285 days
ARTISTS
2,505
750 new this year
SONGS
5,491
played at least once
ACTIVE DAYS
261
of 285
SKIPPED
19%
stopped within 30 s
AFTER MIDNIGHT
8%
of plays, 00–05
VS 2025
−42%
hours on the year before

Day by
day

Every day of 2026 is one groove of this record, starting at the top on 1 January and turning clockwise. A longer line means more hours; its colour is that day’s leading genre. Point at a day to read it.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC
BIGGEST DAY14.1 h10 Apr
  • BIGGEST DAY14.1 h10 Apr: 184 plays, mostly The Bahama Soul Club
  • LONGEST STREAK48 days9 Feb – 28 Mar 2026
  • ACTIVE DAYS261of 285 with at least one play

Month by
month

Each month’s hours by genre, as shares. The bars on top are the month’s hours.

119 h87 h95 h107 h78 h58 h52 h22 h32 h25 h0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctElectronic & danceJazz & nu jazzSoul & funkHip-hop & beatsTrip-hop & downtempoWorld & dub
  • Trip-hop & downtempo
  • Ambient & drone
  • Jazz & nu jazz
  • Soul & funk
  • Electronic & dance
  • Hip-hop & beats
  • Soundtrack & classical
  • Rock & psychedelia
  • Pop, indie & folk
  • World & dub

Around
the clock

Plays by hour of day, Berlin time. The busiest hour was 19:00. Gold marks 00:00 to 05:00: 8% of the year’s plays.

00:00 · 541 plays01:00 · 213 plays02:00 · 70 plays03:00 · 27 plays04:00 · 24 plays05:00 · 24 plays06:00 · 52 plays07:00 · 69 plays08:00 · 195 plays09:00 · 197 plays10:00 · 278 plays11:00 · 346 plays12:00 · 363 plays13:00 · 471 plays14:00 · 523 plays15:00 · 627 plays16:00 · 693 plays17:00 · 904 plays18:00 · 1,056 plays19:00 · 1,081 plays20:00 · 992 plays21:00 · 1,064 plays22:00 · 811 plays23:00 · 682 plays000306091215182119:00BUSIEST HOUR
BY WEEKDAY
Mon1,768
Tue1,565
Wed1,333
Thu1,522
Fri1,366
Sat1,954
Sun1,795
Plays per weekday across the year.

Top
artists

2026’s ten most-played artists, by hours. Bars are printed in the artist’s genre colour; NEW marks an artist first played this year.

  1. 1AntixRUNNING19.7 hElectronic & dance · 214 plays
  2. 2Pale Jay9.9 hSoul & funk · 190 plays
  3. 3The Bahama Soul Club8.6 hJazz & nu jazz · 124 plays
  4. 4Gadjo Dilo7.1 hSoundtrack & classical · 110 plays
  5. 5FreqRUNNING6.1 hElectronic & dance · 53 plays
  6. 6Common Saints5.8 hSoul & funk · 79 plays
  7. 7Okvsho5.1 hJazz & nu jazz · 87 plays
  8. 8Gianni Brezzo4.4 hJazz & nu jazz · 77 plays
  9. 9Swedish House MafiaWORKING OUT4.2 hElectronic & dance · 80 plays
  10. 10LlopsisRUNNING3.9 hElectronic & dance · 24 plays
FIRST HEARD IN 2026
  • Mik40003.3 h
  • Les Au Revoir2.5 h
  • Michael Stearns2.1 h
  • Apurimac1.9 h
  • Meri Lida1.8 h

Running& Working out

Trance for running. One playlist for working out at home. In 2026.

  • RUNNING33 h5% of 2026’s music hours
    1. 1Antix20 h
    2. 2Freq6.1 h
    3. 3Llopsis3.9 h
  • WORKING OUT24 h4% of 2026’s music hours
    1. 1Swedish House Mafia3.9 h
    2. 2Chrystal1.8 h
    3. 3nimino1.8 h

Top
songs

By plays of 30 seconds or more in 2026.

  1. 39Lioness - Argy RemixSwedish House Mafia · No. 1Working out
  2. 36Wait So Long (Why Do I Have To)Swedish House Mafia · No. 2Working out
  3. 33I Only Smoke When I Drinknimino · No. 3Working out
  4. 32Until The Lights Go OutAxwell · No. 4Working out
  5. 31WACUKAAVAION · No. 5Working out
  6. 31ToxicChris Lake · No. 6Working out
  7. 30Cash OutSIDEPIECE · No. 7Working out
  8. 28The Days - NOTION RemixChrystal · No. 8Working out
  9. 28TENTENNOTION · No. 9Working out
  10. 27Dreamin (feat. Daya)Dom Dolla · No. 10Working out
THE YEAR’S EARWORM14PLAYS IN SEVEN DAYSBetter Than BeforeVelour, from 16 Feb

First &
last

The songs that opened and closed 2026, as far as the export reaches.

  • FIRST SONG OF 2026In My HouseMary Jane Girls1 Jan, 00:01
  • LATEST SONG ON RECORDI RunHAVEN.12 Oct, 22:54