Top Ten Songs With Almost Daily Airplay in Austria
Whether it's on the radio or when you're out in public, these songs are always heard whenever music is played. You can bet on it. They are not unlikely the most famous and popular songs of all time over here, and it's virtually impossible not knowing them. Many of them are internationally well known, others aren't as much.
If I had to pick one single song to name the most popular of all time, based on the amount of airplay it receives on Austrian radio stations, it would be this one. Radio stations play it at least once a day. But that's the absolute minimum.
Glad to hear this song gets much attention in Austria!
The only Scorpions song I listened to was Rock You Like a Hurricane, which is AWESOME!
This is a precious song
I'm not a big fan of Kiss but I like this song.
Fun fact: it's a disco song played in rock style. Paul Stanley, who co-wrote the song has stated that it was a conscious effort on his part to prove how easy it was to write and record a hit disco song.
And this one is close second. Austrian radio stations are crazy about this tune. Not unlikely the most popular rock song of all time.
One of my favorite Queen songs
I love this song, yeah. That foot stomping is really catchy and powerful.
Out of the many, many evergreens of Michael Jackson, this one is the one that is most often heard on the radio. Of course, several of his singles are still often heard, but every time I listen to the radio, it's this song that is played.
Udo Jürgens and Falco are the most popular and iconic Austrian musician of all time. The ones everybody loves - although in Falco's case this came over time, initially he was called insane, vulgar and violent. Jürgens however was seen as a brilliant singer and composer ever as soon as his career started in the 60s (especially after he won the Eurovision Song Contest of 1966).
Of course, "Rock Me Amadeus'" is a big huge hit and if you'd make a survey which Austrian songs are the most iconic, it'd probably be in the top spot (the number one success in America triggers Austria's patriotism very much), but actually, I have heard this tune way more often on the radio, by far. I think in Austria, both songs were equally big hits.
The definitive 60s song. There's no other song from that decade that is both as popular and as symbolic for positive values.
Gigi D'Agostino's "L'Amour Toujours" is one of the best selling albums of all time in Austria, and this is the biggest hit off it around the turn of the millennium. He was also somewhat successful in Germany, but not a big star as in Austria (over here, he had a couple of chart topping singles and albums, and top ten hits). Nevertheless, in 2018 he had a HUGE comeback with "In My Mind", which was his first number one hit in Germany (it peaked at number 2 in Austria).
That's a very pleasant energetic tune.
