This from Rolling Stone Magazine.
“If the entire genre of Classic Rock had to be reduced to one song it would probably be “Stairway To Heaven.” It’s been played a squajillion times on the radio since it came out in 1971, and it doesn’t show any signs of going away”
There are many more articles that tout
“Stairway to Heaven” as the most played
song on American radio. But, of course
some will not agree. I don’t know how
big of a number squajillion is though.
It would actually be impossible to
count the number of times a certain
song has been played as there’s no
way to tell when the counting started.
“You’ve lost that loving feeling”
play totals include both radio AND
television.
What year was that? 1974?
Certainly not since 1992.