Immensely popular bands/artist great songs you would never hear on the radio

[TigerVols]

Pretty much the entire Paul Weller catalog minus Town Called Malice.

 

[micropolitan guy]

Anything by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Never hear them on the radio, either Sirius or otherwise.

 

[Batman]

I don't listen to "the radio" anymore, but one of my favorite songs is Queen's "Spread Your Wings," and I can't recall ever hearing that played.

@Batman is right about Metallica. It's like everything other than the Black Album has been memory-holed, which is crazy because their best stuff came before that. Has "Fade to Black" ever gotten airplay?

Side note: Discussions like this are why I'm so glad I never have to listen to the radio again. Being able to listen to whatever I want, whenever I want is worth whatever I'm paying Amazon Music per month.

Come to think of it, Springsteen is the same way, isn't he? You hear a bunch of his 80s stuff on different radio formats, and "Born to Run" gets some clashic rock play, but other than one or two songs I don't know that you ever hear (or even really heard) anything that he recorded before or after the "Born in the USA" album. If "Thunder Road" came on the radio I — not a Springsteen fan — wouldn't recognize it.

 

[Chef2]

Springsteen's Human Touch is a great song on a great album and got very little radio play.

 

[justgladtobehere]

There are a bands whose early stuff doesn't get played. Pre-1964 Beatles doesn't have a place on radio as it more golden oldies than clashic rock. The Grateful Dead's only radio hit was 'Touch of Grey. ' Occasionally I hear something from American Beauty or Workingman's Dead, but rarely and in no measure commensurate with the band's popularity.

 

[Slacker]

 

[Songbird]

Trey Anastasio's best solo song.

 

[Neutral Corner]

Pretty much the entire Los Lobos catalogue outside of "La Bamba".

 

[Chef2]

There are a bands whose early stuff doesn't get played. Pre-1964 Beatles doesn't have a place on radio as it more golden oldies than clashic rock. The Grateful Dead's only radio hit was 'Touch of Grey. ' Occasionally I hear something from American Beauty or Workingman's Dead, but rarely and in no measure commensurate with the band's popularity.

I hear Uncle Tom's Band once in a great while.

 

[Twirling Time]

I can only recall a handful of times I have heard an Arcade Fire song spun in its entirety on the radio. Most of the time it's bumper music.

 

[Chef2]

I can only recall a handful of times I have heard an Arcade Fire song spun in its entirety on the radio. Most of the time it's bumper music.

They have a handful of great bumpers.
Does DP still play the one only on Fridays?
I can't think of the song though…..

 

[Twirling Time]

They have a handful of great bumpers.
Does DP still play the one only on Fridays?
I can't think of the song though…..

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