Elvis Preseley has been revealed as HRB;s most requested artists of the year.
For the second year running, he got the most requests of any artist or group played on HRB during the year, with Queen in second and the Beatles going up to 3. Ed Sheeran was number 1 two years ago but has now slipped to 4 with Abba completing the top 5.
The top 40 was revealed in a special show on Friday 27 December with all HRB’s request data helping to compile the National Hospital Radio Request Chart which will be heard on HRB in January.
The full chart for requests to the end of November was:
| 40 (31) WILLIAMS, PHARRELL |
| 39 (NEW) ADAMS, BRYAN |
| 38 (NEW) DE BURGH, CHRIS |
| 37 (40) BON JOVI |
| 36 (38) GAYE, MARVIN |
| 35 (32) SIMON AND GARFUNKEL |
| 34 (22) MARLEY, BOB |
| 33 (NEW) WONDER, STEVIE |
| 32 (NEW) COLLINS, PHIL |
| 31 (NEW) MILLER, GLENN |
| 30 (25) MOZART |
| 29 (18) JONES, TOM |
| 28 (15) PINK FLOYD |
| 27 (17) ADELE |
| 26 (35) BOWIE, DAVID |
| 25 (24) BUBLE, MICHAEL |
| 24 (26) MEATLOAF |
| 23 (NEW) TAKE THAT |
| 22 (08) DIAMOND, NEIL |
| 21 (30) DIRE STRAITS |
| 20 (NEW) EZRA, GEORGE |
| 19 (14) HOUSTON, WHITNEY |
| 18 (NEW) ORBISON, ROY |
| 17 (21) TURNER, TINA |
| 16 (13) O’DONNELL, DANIEL |
| 15 (33) FLEETWOOD MAC |
| 14 (11) PARTON, DOLLY |
| 13 (09) RICHARD, CLIFF |
| 12 (34) COLE, NAT KING |
| 11 (19) ROLLING STONES, THE |
| 10 (29) REEVES, JIM |
| 09 (12) CASH, JOHNNY |
| 08 (10) JOHN, ELTON |
| 07 (07) STEWART, ROD |
| 06 (06) SINATRA, FRANK |
| 05 (04) ABBA |
| 04 (02) SHEERAN, ED |
| 03 (05) BEATLES |
| 02 (03) QUEEN |
| 01 (01) PRESLEY, ELVIS |
