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'Blinding Lights’ by The Weeknd was the most played song on Dutch radio stations in February. The track was heard no less than 914 times on various public and commercial channels. The hit by the Canadian artist is followed by Lewis Capaldi's 'Before you Go' with 604 plays. 'Die Young’ by Sheppard was played 568 times and completes the top 3.

This is shown by data from SoundAware, the company that registers for the music industry which music is played on Dutch TV and radio stations. 'Blinding Lights' follows Memories by Maroon 5, which was the most played track on Dutch stations in December and January. The world wide hit by the American band can be found at position number five in this month's list.

The Top 20 contains six hit singles by, partially, Dutch artists. 'Used to Love' by former best dj in the world Martin Garrix and Australian singer-songwriter Dean Lewis in third place is the biggest hit of them. Record company Universal Music is the main supplier with nine tracks each in February, followed by Sony Music with five and Warner Music three tracks.

SoundAware measures and reports on a daily basis the use of music on Dutch public and commercial channels, among others on behalf of the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, various media agencies, record companies and radio stations.

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The SoundAware Airplay Top 20 of February 2020