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Never As Good As The First Time

by Sade

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29Plays in 30 days
11Stations (14 days)
13Countries
21 Oct 2026First heard

Which radio stations play “Never As Good As The First Time”?

“Never As Good As The First Time” by Sade was played by 11 radio stations in the last 14 days, most often by One FM, SubLime and Radio 10 Love Songs.

It had 29 radio plays in the last 30 days, mainly in Nederland, Italia and United States.

Updated 14 November 2026, based on Radioguide listening and now-playing data.

Questions about “Never As Good As The First Time”

Which radio stations play “Never As Good As The First Time” by Sade?

One FM, SubLime and Radio 10 Love Songs played it most in the last 14 days.

How often is “Never As Good As The First Time” played on the radio?

29 times in the last 30 days on the stations Radioguide.fm follows.

Where is “Never As Good As The First Time” played most?

In Nederland, Italia and United States.

How can I hear “Never As Good As The First Time” on the radio?

Open one of the stations above and press play to listen live for free. The station pages show what is playing now.

Reach this week

Last 7 days

≈ 1,500 listening moments

8 plays on 7 stations

Impact score 44/100
Of which on big stations: 0 About 100% of this reach rests on estimated listener numbers

Stations that gave the most reach

  1. One FM Singapore · 1 play ≈ 400 ≈ 400 listeners · Estimate from popularity
  2. SubLime Nederland · 1 play ≈ 400 ≈ 400 listeners · Estimate from popularity
  3. Easy 80s New Zealand · 1 play ≈ 400 ≈ 400 listeners · Estimate from popularity
  4. Radio Crucero Chile · 2 plays ≈ 120 ≈ 60 listeners · Estimate from popularity
  5. Radio 10 Love Songs Nederland · 1 play ≈ 60 ≈ 60 listeners · Estimate from popularity

Every play counts the number of people that was listening to that station at that moment, so a play on a big station weighs more than a play on a small webradio.

How we calculate this

Reach adds up, for every play in the last 7 days, the average number of people listening to that station at the same time ("listening moments"). Listener numbers come from the station's own streaming server, from figures the station gave us with proof, or from estimates: a published audience share, or for all other stations the popularity of the station on Radioguide within its country. Estimates are marked, and all numbers are rounded to two significant figures.

The impact score (0-100) compares this reach on a logarithmic scale with the largest reach of this week, so 100 is the song or artist with the most reach. Listeners on FM and DAB are only included when the figure of the station covers them.

Updated 13 November 2026 15:32

Plays per day

Last 30 days
16 Oct14 Nov

Stations that play it most

  1. One FMSingapore · 2×
  2. SubLime Nederland · 2×
  3. Radio 10 Love SongsNederland · 2×
  4. Radio CruceroChile · 2×
  5. Easy 80sNew Zealand · 1×
  6. AKTIEFBelgie · 1×
  7. TOP 80 radioFrance · 1×
  8. 97 Lite FMUSA California · 1×
  9. GEN-X RadioNederland · 1×
  10. Cocojo RadioIndonesia · 1×
  11. Azul 89 (iHeart Radio) - Online - ACIR Online / iHeart Radio - Ciudad de MéxicoMexico · 1×

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Which stations play “Never As Good As The First Time” right now?

Last week compared with the week before: -33%

First heard on the radio21 October 2026
Last heard13 November 2026
Radio stations (30 days)24
Plays since we started counting30

Radio figures: Radioguide.fm now-playing data of the stations we follow.

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