Timbaland scores biggest ever radio hit
14/11/2007
Timbaland has beaten himself to the title of most played song in UK radio history.
The super producer's hit 'Apologize', number three in the charts this week, last week clocked up the most plays by any song in a single week since monitoring began in 1987, with an impressive 10,331 plays.
The song beat the previous record holder, the Timbaland-produced 'Promiscuous' by Nelly Furtado from 2006, by 25 plays.
Timbaland produced another three records in the top ten, according to information compiled from radio playlists tracking firm Mediawave.
Here is the top ten in full...
1. Timbaland/OneRepublic 'Apologize'
2. Nelly Furtado 'Promiscuous'
3. Beyonce 'Irreplaceable'
4. Justin Timberlake 'SexyBack'
5. Fergie 'Big Girls Don't Cry'
6. Avril Lavigne 'Complicated'
7. Nelly Furtado 'Say It Right'
8. Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean 'Hips Don't Lie'
9. Nickelback 'How You Remind Me'
10. Justin Timberlake 'What Goes Around Comes Around'.
Read our interview with the man who wrote 'Apologize' and Leona Lewis's 'Bleeding Love', Ryan Tedder.
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