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Coffee Break: Songs you discovered through a TV show

What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?
What songs do you want to hear for today's 9:30 Coffee Break?Sam Trewick | MPR

by Anna Weggel

December 12, 2018

A music discovery website called Tunefind did an analysis of songs people discovered in 2018 through TV shows using a combination of metrics from Tunefind, Shazam and Nielsen Music. And the results are in!

Just like last year, the most music discovered from a TV show came from Grey's Anatomy, currently in its 15th season. But the most discovered song came from season 1 episode 4 of Marvel's Cloak & Dagger -- "Arise" by The Seige.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what song did you discover through a TV show? Make sure to let us know the show, too.

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Sia - Breathe Me
Junip - Line of Fire
Massive Attack - Teardrop
The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song
The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Joan Jett - Bad Reputation