Close to midnight last night, the countdown of the 250 most voted songs was complete, and Sweden’s 2023 Eurovision winning song Tattoo performed by Loreen finished on top, congratulations! In a rather tight race for the top three positions, Käärijä’s Cha Cha Cha (Finland 2023) and Loreen’s Euphoria (Sweden 2012) were beaten to second and third place (for the detailed points see below please).
A third Swedish entry made the Top 10, Hold Me Closer by Cornelia Jakobs (2022) finished in fifth place. Altogether, 17 Swedish entries are listed, only beaten by Italy with 18 songs. Two of them reached the Top 10, Måneskin Zitti E Buoni at #10 and, quite remarkably, Diodato Fai Rumore at #4 – a song that did not even make the tv competition in 2020 when the Contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, Italy is the only country that managed to enter songs from each decade – from Domenico Modugno’s 1958 classic Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare), at place #193, to Marco Mengoni’s 2023 entry Due Vite at #21.
The Top 10 is completed by Duncan Laurence’s 2019 Dutch winning song Arcade at #6, Chanel’s SloMo (Spain 2022) at #7, Eleni Foureira and Fuego (Cyprus 2018) at #8, and Go_A’s Shum (Ukraine 2021) at #9. Four songs from the years before 2000 reached the Top 50: Secret Garden’s Nocturne (Norway 1995) at #25, ABBA Waterloo at #31, Sebnem Paker Dinle (Turkey 1997) at #38, and Katrina and The Waves Love Shine A Light (UK 1997) at #42.
Sorted by decades, we see the majority of songs coming from the 2000s, 38 songs from the 90s decade, nine songs from the 1980s, twelve songs from the 70s, three songs from the 60s decade, and one song from the 1950s.
Sorted by countries, Italy (18 songs) and Sweden (17 songs) are followed by Norway with 11 songs, Spain with 10 songs and France and Israel with 9 songs each.
For the complete ranking of the ‘ESC Radio Top 250′ see below please.
ESC Radio wishes everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2024!
1. Loreen – Tattoo (Sweden 2023) – 38279 points
2. Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha (Finland 2023) – 37993 points
3. Loreen – Euphoria (Sweden 2012) – 37802 points
4. Diodato – Fai Rumore (Italy 2020) – 27584
5. Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer (Sweden 2022) – 22754
6. Duncan Laurence – Arcade (Netherlands 2019) – 15411
7. Chanel – SloMo (Spain 2022) – 14933
8. Eleni Foureira – Fuego (Cyprus 2018) – 11142
9. Go_A – Shum (Ukraine 2021) – 8879
10. Måneskin – Zitti E Buoni (Italy 2021) – 8321
11. KEiiNO – Spirit In The Sky (Norway 2019) – 7025
12. Barbara Pravi – Voilà (France 2021) – 6192
13. Il Volo – Grande Amore (Italy 2015) – 6122
14. Marija Šerifović – Molitva (Serbia 2007) – 5098
15. Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes (Sweden 2015) – 5001
16. Jamala – 1944 (Ukraine 2016) – 4997
17. Sam Ryder – SPACE MAN (United Kingdom 2022) – 4710
18. Salvador Sobral – Amar Pelos Dois (Portugal 2017) – 4666
19. Sanna Nielsen – Undo (Sweden 2014) – 4592
20. Pastora Soler – Quédate Conmigo (Spain 2012) – 4366
21. Marco Mengoni – Due Vite (Italy 2023) – 4322
22. Loïc Nottet – Rhythm Inside (Belgium 2015) – 4277
23. Konstrakta – In Corpore Sano (Serbia 2022) – 4190
24. Mahmood – Soldi (Italy 2019) – 4043
25. Secret Garden – Nocturne (Norway 1995) – 4002
26. Blanche – City Lights (Belgium 2017) – 3981
27. Gjon’s Tears – Tout L’univers (Switzerland 2021) – 3887
28. Alexander Rybak – Fairytale (Norway 2009) – 3567
29. Dami Im – Sound Of Silence (Australia 2016) – 3511
30. Sertab – Everyway That I Can (Turkey 2003) – 3401
31. ABBA – Waterloo (Sweden 1974) – 3393
32. Elina Born & Stig Rästa – Goodbye To Yesterday (Estonia 2015) – 3371
33. Conchita Wurst – Rise Like A Phoenix (Austria 2014) – 3299
34. Helena Paparizou – My Number One (Greece 2005) – 3240
35. Željko Joksimović – Lane Moje (Serbian & Montenegro 2004) – 3141
36. The Common Linnets – Calm After The Storm (Netherlands 2014) – 3069
37. Daði & Gagnamagnið – Think About Things (Iceland 2020) – 3067
38. Sebnem Paker – Dinle (Turkey 1997) – 3014
39. Emmelie De Forest – Only Teardrops (Denmark 2013) – 2999
40. Blind Channel – Dark Side (Finland 2021) – 2997
41. Teya & Salena – Who The Hell Is Edgar (Austria 2023) – 2960
42. Katrina & The Waves – Love Shine A Light (United Kingdom 1997) – 2900
43. Kristian Kostov – Beautiful Mess (Bulgaria 2017) – 2844
44. Kalush Orchestra – Stefania (Ukraine 2022) – 2791
45. VICTORIA – Tears Getting Sober (Bulgaria 2020) – 2789
46. Aminata – Love Injected (Latvia 2015) – 2777
47. Lena – Satellite (Germany 2010) – 2701
48. Iveta Mukuchyan – LoveWave (Armenia 2016) – 2670
49. Mørland & Debrah Scarlatt – A Monster Like Me (Norway 2015) – 2591
50. Gjon’s Tears – Répondez-moi (Switzerland 2020) – 2588
51. Francesco Gabbani – Occidentali’s Karma (Italy 2017) – 2539
52. Urban Symphony – Rändajad (Estonia 2009) – 2537
53. Hari Mata Hari – Lejla (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2006) – 2536
54. maNga – We Could Be The Same (Turkey 2010) – 2524
55. Lordi – Hard Rock Hallelujah (Finland 2006) – 2522
56. Gina G. – Ooh Aah… Just A Little Bit (United Kingdom 1996) – 2511
57. Poli Genova – If Love Was A Crime (Bulgaria 2016) – 2508
58. Beth – Dime (Spain 2003) – 2499
59. Margaret Berger – I Feed You My Love (Norway 2013) – 2496
60. Joker Out – Carpe Diem (Slovenia 2023) – 2471
61. Mahmood e Blanco – Brividi (Italy 2022) – 2409
62. Mocedades – Eres Tú (Spain 1973) – 2399
63. Elena Tsagrinou – El Diablo (Cyprus 2021) – 2390
64. Antique – Die 4 You (Greece 2001) – 2323
65. Eric Saade – Popular (Sweden 2011) – 2290
66. Maro – saudade, saudade (Portugal 2022) – 2229
67. Ivi Adamou – La La Love (Cyprus 2012) – 2221
68. Doris Dragović – Marija Magdalena (Croatia 1999) – 2207
69. Johnny Logan – Hold Me Now (Ireland 1987) – 2198
70. THE ROOP – On Fire (Lithuania 2020) – 2181
71. Ruslana – Wild Dances (Ukraine 2004) – 2131
72. Sergey Lazarev – You Are The Only One (Russia 2016) – 2050
73. Ulrikke – Attention (Norway 2020) – 2048
74. Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro – Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente (Italy 2018) – 2012
75. Patricia Kaas – S’il Fallait Le Faire (France 2009) – 1999
76. Luca Hänni – She Got Me (Switzerland 2019) – 1942
77. Verka Serduchka – Dancing Lasha Tumbai (Ukraine 2007) – 1877
78. Eugent Bushpepa – Mall (Albania 2018) – 1873
79. Anabel Conde – Vuelve Conmigo (Spain 1995) – 1845
80. Ochman – River (Poland 2022) – 1801
81. Natasha St-Pier – Je N’ai Que Mon Âme (France 2001) – 1800
82. France Gall – Poupée De Cire, Poupée De Son (Luxembourg 1965) – 1789
83. Zala Kralj & Gašper Šantl – Sebi (Slovenia 2019) – 1769
84. Amina – Le Dernier Qui A Parlé… (France 1991) – 1761
85. Jonida Maliqi – Ktheju Tokës (Albania 2019) – 1755
86. Céline Dion – Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi (Switzerland 1988) – 1751
87. Hurricane – Loco Loco (Serbia 2021) – 1749
88. Shiri Maimon – Hasheket Shenish’ar (Israel 2005) – 1742
89. Anne-Marie David – Tu Te Reconnaîtras (Luxembourg 1973) – 1740
90. Alessandra – Queen Of Kings (Norway 2023) – 1739
91. TIX – Fallen Angel (Norway 2021) – 1722
92. Azúcar Moreno – Bandido (Spain 1990) – 1682
93. Rosa Linn – Snap (Armenia 2022) – 1675
94. Amir – J’ai Cherché (France 2016) – 1661
95. Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn (France 2022) – 1592
96. Yohanna – Is It True (Iceland 2009) – 1583
97. Ani Lorak – Shady Lady (Ukraine 2008) – 1565
98. Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf A Banana (Norway 2022) – 1563
99. Netta – Toy (Israel 2018) – 1491
100. Marco Mengoni – L’Essenziale (Italy 2013) – 1480
101. THE ROOP – Discoteque (Lithuania 2021) – 1469
102. Dana International – Diva (Israel 1998) – 1466
103. S10 – De Diepte (Netherlands 2022) – 1459
104. AySel & Arash – Always (Azerbaijan 2009) – 1455
105. Lena – Taken By A Stranger (Germany 2011) – 1450
106. Daði & Gagnamagnið – 10 Years (Iceland 2021) – 1449
107. Niamh Kavanagh – In Your Eyes (Ireland 1993) – 1448
108. Destiny – Je Me Casse (Malta 2021) – 1442
109. Kristina Peláková – Horehronie (Slovakia 2010) – 1440
110. Mia Martini – Rapsodia (Italy 1992) – 1439
111. Zeljko Joksimović – Nije Ljubav Stvar (Serbia 2012) – 1432
112. Ofra Haza – Hi (Israel 1983) – 1431
113. Hatari – Hatrið Mun Sigra (Iceland 2019) – 1430
114. Ruth Lorenzo – Dancing In The Rain (Spain 2014) – 1422
115. Senhit – Adrenalina (San Marino 2021) – 1417
116. Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan – Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids (Ireland 1994) – 1407
117. Sabina Babayeva – When The Music Dies (Azerbaijan 2012) – 1406
118. Kalomira – Secret Combination (Greece 2008) – 1404
119. Zdob şi Zdub & Frații Advahov – Trenuleţul (Moldova 2022) – 1401
120. Manizha – Russian Woman (Russia 2021) – 1399
121. Anouk – Birds (Netherlands 2013) – 1397
122. Benjamin Ingrosso – Dance You Off (Sweden 2018) – 1396
123. Mor Ve Ötesi – Deli (Turkey 2008) – 1387
124. Amanda Tenfjord – Die Together (Greece 2022) – 1383
125. Lena Philipsson – It Hurts (Sweden 2004) – 1380
126. Sopho – Visionary Dream (Georgia 2007) – 1379
127. Danijela – Neka Mi Ne Svane (Croatia 1998) – 1377
128. Eimear Quinn – The Voice (Ireland 1996) – 1376
129. Michal Szpak – Color Of Your Life (Poland 2016) – 1370
130. Blanca Paloma – EAEA (Spain 2023) – 1368
131. Softengine – Something Better (Finland 2014) – 1359
132. Jalisse – Fiumi Di Parole (Italy 1997) – 1346
133. Little Big – UNO (Russia 2020) – 1344
134. VICTORIA – Growing Up Is Getting Old (Bulgaria 2021) – 1330
135. Tamta – Replay (Cyprus 2019) – 1329
136. Hadise – Düm Tek Tek (Turkey 2009) – 1324
137. Mia Dimšić – Guilty Pleasure (Croatia 2022) – 1322
138. Conan Osiris – Telemóveis (Portugal 2019) – 1299
139. Brainstorm – My Star (Latvia 2000) – 1289
140. Vicky Leandros – Après Toi (Luxembourg 1972) – 1280
141. Sunstroke Project – Hey Mamma (Moldova 2017) – 1267
142. Ruth Jacott – Vrede (Netherlands 1993) – 1251
143. Tamara Todevska – Proud (North Macedonia 2019) – 1249
144. Carola – Främling (Sweden 1983) – 1223
145. Joy Fleming – Ein Lied Kann Eine Brücke Sein (Germany 1975) – 1220
146. Vania Fernandes – Senhora Do Mar (Portugal 2008) – 1219
147. Joci Pápai – Origo (Hungary 2017) – 1209
148. Edyta Gorniak – To Nie Ja (Poland 1994) – 1189
149. Carl Espen – Silent Storm (Norway 2014) – 1186
150. Elhaida Dani – I’m Alive (Albania 2015) – 1184
151. Sirusho – Qélé Qélé (Armenia 2008) – 1173
152. Urban Trad – Sanomi (Belgium 2003) – 1169
153. Elina Nechayeva – La Forza (Estonia 2018) – 1165
154. Alice & Franco Battiato – I Treni Di Tozeur (Italy 1984) – 1164
155. Charlotte Perrelli – Hero (Sweden 2008) – 1160
156. Marie Myriam – L’oiseau Et L’enfant (France 1977) – 1159
157. Ott Lepland – Kuula (Estonia 2012) – 1158
158. Jelena Tomašević – Oro (Serbia 2008) – 1157
159. Nadav Guedj – Golden Boy (Israel 2015) – 1156
160. Kaliopi – Crno I Belo (North Macedonia 2012) – 1155
161. Michael Schulte – You Let Me Walk Alone (Germany 2018) – 1154
162. Elisabeth Andreassen – I Evighet (Norway 1996) – 1150
163. Equinox – Bones (Bulgaria 2018) – 1148
164. Cláudia Pascoal – O Jardim (Portugal 2018) – 1147
165. Luke Black – Samo Mi Se Spava (Serbia 2023) – 1146
166. Roxen – Amnesia (Romania 2021) – 1145
167. AWS – Viszlat Nyar (Hungary 2018) – 1142
168. Tajči – Hajde Da Ludujemo (Yugoslavia 1990) – 1140
169. Imaani – Where Are You? (United Kingdom 1998) – 1136
170. Gigliola Cinquetti – Non Ho L’Età (Italy 1964) – 1135
171. Rona Nishliu – Suus (Albania 2012) -1134
172. Inga & Anush – Jan Jan (Armenia 2009) – 1132
173. Milk & Honey with Gali – Hallelujah (Israel 1979) – 1130
174. Noa Kirel – Unicorn (Israel 2023) – 1129
175. Zlata Ognevich – Gravity (Ukraine 2013) – 1125
176. Francesca Michielin – No Degree Of Separation (Italy 2016) – 1121
177. One More Time – Den Vilda (Sweden 1996) – 1119
178. Miki Núñez – La Venda (Spain 2019) – 1115
179. Andromache – Ela (Cyprus 2022) – 1111
180. Safura – Drip Drop (Azerbaijan 2010) – 1109
181. Mikolas Josef – Lie To Me (Czech Republic 2018) – 1107
182. Kate Miller-Heidke – Zero Gravity (Australia 2019) – 1106
183. Aud Wilken – Fra Mols Til Skagen (Denmark 1995) – 1101
184. Carola – Fångad Av En Stormvind (Sweden 1991) – 1099
185. Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann – Dansevise (Denmark 1963) – 1095
186. Go_A – Solovey (Ukraine 2020) – 1091
187. Lucie Jones – Never Give Up On You (United Kingdom 2017) – 1089
188. Paula Seling & Ovi – Playing With Fire (Romania 2010) – 1079
189. Nevena Bozović – Kruna (Serbia 2016) – 1074
190. Lúcia Moniz – O Meu Coração Não Tem Cor (Portugal 1996) – 1073
191. Sergio Dalma – Bailar Pegados (Spain 1991) – 1072
192. Alma – Requiem (France 2017) – 1063
193. Domenico Modugno – Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) (Italy 1958) – 1049
194. Charlotte Nilsson – Take Me To Your Heaven (Sweden 1999) – 1038
195. Valentina Monetta – Crisalide (Vola) (San Marino 2013) – 1037
196. Chiara – Angel (Malta 2005) – 1034
197. Knez – Adio (Montenegro 2015) – 1022
198. Mei Finegold – Same Heart (Israel 2014) – 1020
199. Monika Liu – Sentimentai (Lithuania 2022) – 1013
200. Zdob şi Zdub – Boonika Bate Toba (Moldova 2005) – 991
201. Nicole – Ein Bißchen Frieden (Germany 1982) – 982
202. Nox – Forogj, Világ (Hungary 2005) – 967
203. Nina Sublatti – Warrior (Georgia 2015) – 959
204. Stefania – Last Dance (Greece 2021) – 957
205. Jill Johnson – Kärleken Är (Sweden 1998) – 944
206. Friderika – Kinek Mondjam El Vétkeimet (Hungary 1994) – 931
207. Olsen Brothers – Fly On The Wings Of Love (Denmark 2000) – 926
208. Selma – All Out Of Luck (Iceland 1999) – 924
209. Toto Cutugno – Insieme: 1992 (Italy 1990) – 920
210. We Are Domi – Lights Off (Czech Republic 2022) – 919
211. Duo Datz – Kan (Israel 1991) – 915
212. Ronela Hajati – Sekret (Albania 2022) – 911
213. Elnur Huseynov – Hour Of The Wolf (Azerbaijan 2015) – 910
214. Séverine – Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue (Monaco 1971) – 909
215. Nina Kraljić – Lighthouse (Croatia 2016) – 903
216. Hara & Andreas Konstantinou – Mana Mou (Cyprus 1997) – 901
217. Aram MP3 – Not Alone (Armenia 2014) – 899
218. Anna Vissi – Everything (Greece 2006) – 896
219. Vesna – My Sister’s Crown (Czechia 2023) – 884
220. Sonia – Better The Devil You Know (United Kingdom 1993) – 877
221. Umberto Tozzi & Raf – Gente Di Mare (Italy 1987) – 871
222. Carola – Invincible (Sweden 2006) – 870
223. Mekado – Wir Geben ‘ne Party (Germany 1994) – 851
224. Gabriela Gunčíková – I Stand (Czech Republic 2016) – 849
225. Voyager – Promise (Australia 2023) – 845
226. Vanilla Ninja – Cool Vibes (Switzerland 2005) – 840
227. Rita Guerra – Deixa-me Sonhar (Portugal 2003) – 827
228. Norma John – Blackbird (Finland 2017) – 824
229. Sudden Lights – Aija (Latvia 2023) – 803
230. Dschinghis Khan – Dschinghis Khan (Germany 1979) – 800
231. Euroband – This Is My Life (Iceland 2008) – 799
232. Frances Ruffelle – Lonely Symphony (United Kingdom 1994) – 791
233. Baccara – Parlez-Vous Français? (Luxembourg 1978) -790
234. La Zarra – Évidemment (France 2023) – 733
235. Dulce Pontes – Lusitana Paixão (Portugal 1991) – 690
236. Robin Bengtsson – I Can’t Go On (Sweden 2017) – 687
237. Paul Oscar – Minn Hinsti Dans (Iceland 1997) – 655
238. Maraaya – Here For You (Slovenia 2015) – 651
239. Peter, Sue & Marc – Io Senza Te (Switzerland 1981) – 649
240. Mandinga – Zalailah (Romania 2012) – 639
241. Gustaph – Because Of You (Belgium 2023) – 614
242. ByeAlex – Kedvesem (Hungary 2013) -612
243. Gigliola Cinquetti – Si (Italy 1974) – 607
244. Keti Garbi – Ellada, Chora Tou Fotos (Greece 1993) – 599
245. The Rasmus – Jezebel (Finland 2022) – 580
246. Lena Valaitis – Johnny Blue (Germany 1981) – 577
247. Hooverphonic – The Wrong Place (Belgium 2021) – 573
248. Teach-In – Ding-A-Dong (Netherlands 1975) – 559
249. Nuša Derenda – Energy (Slovenia 2001) – 549
250. Fyr & Flamme – Øve Os På Hinanden (Denmark 2021) – 548