Just days before radio programming of the competing songs officially begins, the airplay picture for the 2026 Sanremo Festival is already taking shape. According to Radio Airplay's mid-week chart, which tracks "all radio" plays from Friday 20 to Wednesday 25 February, most of the songs presented at the Ariston have already carved out space in the Top 100 most-played tracks.
Of the 34 competing entries, 28 appear in the top hundred positions, including three from the Newcomers (Nuove Proposte) section. It's worth noting that stations were only able to start programming the songs after the first television performance on Tuesday 24 February.
The highest debut among the new entries belongs to “How annoying!” by Ditonellapiaga, sitting at number 36. Right behind it come “I romantici” by Tommaso Paradiso (38) and “Stupida sfortuna” by Fulminacci (41). Next are “Male necessario” by Fedez and Masini (43), “Italy starter pack” by J-Ax (44) and “Per sempre sì” by Sal Da Vinci (48).
Further down the chart we find “Animali notturni” by Malika Ayane (54), “Tu mi piaci tanto” by Sayf (59), “Qui con me” by Serena Brancale (61), “Sei tu” by Levante (62), “Ossessione” by Samurai Jay (63) and “Laguna” by Nicolò Filippucci (64), winner of the Newcomers section. At number 67 is “Mattone” by Angelica Bove, runner-up in the same category, while “Voilà” by Elettra Lamborghini debuts at 69.
Rounding out the new entries are “Manifestazione d’amore” by Mazzariello (73, Newcomers), “Uomo che cade” by Tredici Pietro (74), “La felicità e basta” by Maria Antonietta e Colombre (75), “AI AI” by Dargen D’Amico (76), “Labirinto” by Luché (80), “Magica favola” by Arisa (81), “Ora e per sempre” by Raf (82), “Poesie clandestine” by LDA and Aka 7even (85), “Naturale” by Leo Gassmann (88), “Resta con me” by Bambole di Pezza (89), “Il meglio di me” by Francesco Renga (91), “Stella stellina” by Ermal Meta (93), “Avvoltoi” by Eddie Brock (94) and “Ogni volta che non so” by Enrico Nigiotti (95).
Currently missing from the Top 100 are “Ti penso sempre” by Chiello, “Le cose che non sai di me” by Mara Sattei, “Prima che” by Nayt, “Opera” by Patty Pravo, “Prima o poi” by Michele Bravi and “Nei miei DM” by Blind, El Ma & Soniko, also from the Newcomers section.
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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by OndaRock Staff, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.