BBC Radio 6 Music

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What happened lately

October 22, 2026 3.3x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 217,643 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (65,840).

This week on the channel +592K views this week

VHS tapes and a two-day deadline for Johnny Marr

BBC Radio 6 Music's Indie Icons Only pairs Marr with Shaun Keaveny for stories about The Pretenders, Blondie and his musical influences.

Channel: BBC Radio 6 Music · Story of October 13, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Raye reacts to winning the Mercury Prize 🙌👏

Video published

October 23, 2026

Video views so far

6,681

Video views, pace per day

7,570

Views in its first 18 hours

6,681

Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

0.2% of all views the category's channels gained this week

Subscriber growth this week

0.6% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel

The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Nick tells Annie about his unforgettable weekend of “Céline…	October 23, 2026	1:51 short	2,637	3,200	2,637 (16 hours)	20	0
Raye reacts to winning the Mercury Prize 🙌👏	October 23, 2026	1:34 short	6,681	7,570	6,681 (18 hours)	197	7
Johnny Marr on his lifelong friendships with Mani and Noel …	October 22, 2026	-	0	0	0 (33 hours)	1	0
Nick’s Céline Dion experience, Cardi B’s Tiny Desk, and Mer…	October 22, 2026	55:39	5,111	2,238	4,272	56	10
Annie's Mercury Prize prediction was spot on! 🔮 #sidetrack…	October 22, 2026	1:16 short	4,319	1,560	3,392	64	3
Fontaines D.C. on what it is like playing to big crowds 🎸	October 21, 2026	0:36 short	16,045	3,741	8,835	184	13
Fontaines D.C. on mixing a punk ethos with The Beatles insp…	October 20, 2026	0:55 short	27,415	5,124	13,110	253	13
Johnny Marr's brotherly love for Mani 💚	October 20, 2026	1:23 short	57,290	4,697	25,511	739	16
Johnny Marr on The Stone Roses	October 20, 2026	0:51 short	61,654	7,355	31,466	556	24
Dolly Parton lyrics 🤝 Annie's love of existential questions	October 18, 2026	2:00 short	1,827	39	1,369	38	3
In honour of National Album Day today is celebrating Dolly'…	October 18, 2026	1:28 short	1,562	25	1,122	47	0
Johnny Marr: How Neil Tennant Wrote “Disappointed” in My Ca…	October 17, 2026	17:34	36,028	2,869	9,158	404	35
Johnny Marr on what makes Manchester, Manchester?	October 16, 2026	1:19 short	20,620	1,961	7,765	273	35
What is Josh Brolin's film he's most proud of?	October 16, 2026	1:06 short	23,886	531	7,889	253	8
Who's been listening to Dopamine Chamber?	October 16, 2026	0:52 short	9,409	2,893	1,944	104	5

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

11.6 in the category: 15.3

comments per 1,000 views

0.6 in the category: 0.8

a video's usual first day on this channel

4,439 views

short vs long

12 short (up to 3 minutes), 2 long
average views per short video: 19,445
average views per long video: 20,569

What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 22, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 217,643 views a day, 3.3 times a normal day (65,840).
2. October 9, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 149,210 views a day, 2.3 times a normal day (65,124).
3. October 4, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 107,558 views a day, 2 times a normal day (52,741).