The Hit List Israel: 2011 Yearly Wrap Up
We can’t finish our 2011 Wrap Ups without giving you the Israeli yearly charts in Entertainment. Over the past few days, we have gathered all the information about what was hot this year in Israel, and here are the results!
***UPDATE January 3, 2011: Radio
Media Forest, the company that counts the number of plays on Israeli radio, has released today [January 3] the full list of the yearly airplay chart, plus data about the most played artist in Isarel. It’s no suprise that Adele holds the #1 and #2 spots on the songs chart, but Rihanna having past Adele in the artists chart, is almost surprising as seeing The Beatles in the top 5 of 2011. Here are the full results:
Yearly Airplay Chart:
1. Adele – Set Fire to the Rain [ 2223 Plays ]
2. Adele – Rolling in the Deep [ 2045 Plays ]
3. J Lo Feat. Pitbull – On the Floor [ 1783 Plays ]
4. Sak Noel – Loca People [ 1662 Plays ]
5. Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger [ 1649 Plays ]
Most Played Artists on Israeli Radio – 2011:
1. Rihanna [ 8207 Plays ]
2. Adele [ 7105 Plays ]
3. Pitbull [ 6690 Plays ]
4. Bruno Mars [ 6043 Plays ]
5. The Beatles [ 6040 Plays ]
Television
First and foremost, Abbanibi has learned that the most watched TV show in Israel this year was Master Chef, the Israeli adaptation of the famous American reality TV show, which was the highest rated show week after week during 2011.
Music
In music, like it was all over the world, also in Israel it was the year of the British female vocalist Adele, who released her 2nd album this year, ’21′ which was also the biggest album in America this year. Adele, who was in progressing negotiations to perform in Israel during 2011, had to cancel all of her shows due to a throat injury, but it didn’t stop her from releasing the single ‘Someone Like You’ which became probably the biggest hit in Israel this year.
We brought you yearly charts from Israel, which represent the Israeli people’s taste in international music this year. The first one is The Galgalatz Chart, the military radio station which is the most listened-to radio station in Israel. More than half a million voters chose their favorite song of the year. The second chart is from Radios 100FM – the most listened to top 40 hits radio station in the country.
Galgalatz Top 5 Songs of the Year:
1. Adele – Set Fire To The Rain
2. Adele – Someone Like You
3. Lady Gaga – Judas
4. Adele – Rolling In The Deep
5. Rihanna – We Found Love
Radios 100FM Top 5 Songs of the Year:
1. Adele Someone Like You
2. Bruno Mars – Grenade
3. Jennifer Lopez Feat. Pitbull – On the Floor
4. Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera – Moves Like Jagger
5. Adele – Rolling in the Deep
Movies
It wasn’t so hard to guess this year’s biggest blockbuster in Israel. After 5 weeks at the top of the weekly blockbuster chart and nearly a million movie tickets sold, we can estimate that 1 out of 7 Israelis saw The Smurfs this year. There’s nothing you can do, Israelis LOVE the Smurfs (maybe it’s the blue-and-white thing). ‘The Hangover Part II’ is the biggest comedy this year in Israel, followed by ‘Fast Five,’ starring the Israeli actress Gal Gadot.
Israel: Yearly Blockbuster Chart
1. The Smurfs
2. The Hangover Part II
3. Fast Five
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
5. The King’s Speech
Internet / Music
Finally, we also received data from YouTube this week, stating the most watched music video on YouTube in 2011. Interestingly enough there’s only one international video, which is #1 (Jennifer Lopez), followed by 4 Hebrew videos, sung by Mediterranean (“Mizrachi”) male singers.
FYI, the YouTube chart is the only one to contain Hebrew music because it is data that was gathered outside Israel. For data within the country, the year of Hebrew music concludes with the end of the Hebrew year, and is given at Rosh Hashana.
Israel: Most Watched YouTube Music Videos
1. Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor
2. Omer Adam – Baniti Alayich
3. Dudu Aharon – Ima Yekara
4. Eyal Golan – KsheAcher
5. Eyal Golan – Noladet Bishvili
