Media Forest‘s round up of the most-played songs of the year is out – and with 2,676 spins on Israeli radio, “Lech Lishon” by Anna Zak is #1 for 5782.

The annual list of the top songs and artists came out today, offering a look into Israeli radio airplay over the past 12 months. The tally began September 1, 2021 and ended August 31, 2022.

Here is the list of the top 10:

1. Ana Zak – Lech Lishon (2,676 plays) | Translation | YouTube
2. Avraham Tal & Benaia Barabi – Mi Lo Yavo (2,252 plays) | Translation | YouTube
3. Static & Ben El Tavori feat. Netta Barzilai – Efes Ma’amatz (2,214 plays) | Translation | YouTube
4. Ishay Ribo – Sibat HaSibot (2,074 plays) | Translation | YouTube
5. Lior Narkis & Narkis – Echad L’million (2,056 plays) | Translation | YouTube
6. Shahar Saul, Agam Buhbut, Noroz – Duvshania (1,954 plays) | Translation | YouTube
7. Omer Adam – Chatzi Dafuk (1,938 plays) | Translation | YouTube
8. Eden Hason – Bo’i Nishan Al Zeh (1,901 plays) | Translation | YouTube
9. Noa Kirel & Itay Gallo – Pa’amon (1,881 plays) | Translation | YouTube
10. Idan Raichel – Evan Al Evan, Rega Shel Osher (1,676 plays) | Translation | YouTube

Which Artists Are Israelis Hearing On The Radio?

Media Forest also included a list of the artists that were heard most on Israeli radio this year overall. By a very wide margin, Eyal Golan was the most played artist overall, while Sarit Hadad was the most played female artist. Static & Ben-El were the most played group or duo, and Nunu and Tamir Greenberg were the most played newcomers. The full top 10:

1. Eyal Golan (26,111 plays)
2. Omer Adam (19,720 plays)
3. Sarit Hadad (19,465 plays)
4. Shlomi Shabbat (17,038 plays)
5. Eden Ben Zaken (16,869 plays)
6. Eden Hason (15,762 plays)
7. Moshe Peretz (15,654 plays)
8. Lior Narkis (15,570 plays)
9. Dudu Aharon (15,534 plays)
10. Shlomo Artzi (14,746 plays)

Meanwhile, On Galgalatz…

What about Israel’s biggest music station, Galgalatz? While their playlists were included in the totals listed above, the data looks very different if we look at their playlists alone. Noa Kirel was the artist with the most airplay overall, while “Lo Lihiyot Levad” by Mergui was the most-played song of the year on the station.

What was your favorite song of 5782?