Eyal Golan Tops Radio Airplay Charts, Overcoming Past Controversy

Eyal Golan's song "Mada Bidi'oni" (Science Fiction) has been named the most played song on Israeli radio in the past Hebrew year, according to data released by ACUM, the Israeli performing rights society. This marks a significant return to the top for Golan, whose popularity on the radio remains strong despite past controversies.

Following Golan, the second most played song was "Of Muza" by Faris Tasi, who was the top artist last year. Noam Bitan secured the third spot with "MICHELLE," a song that also saw him finish second in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Tasi also had two other songs in the top ten: last year's hit "Mah Yihiye Mahar" at number four and "Hi Lo Yeda'at Lama" at number nine.

Behind the scenes, Avi Ohayon was the most credited songwriter and composer for the eighth consecutive year. Tzlil Klifi was the top female creator, co-writing "MICHELLE." Despite these successes, the ACUM data highlighted a persistent gender gap in Israeli radio. Only four women made the list of the top 20 most played artists, and just two of the top 20 songs were performed solely by female artists. The disparity was also evident among creators, with only two women in the overall creator rankings and none in the top 20 arrangers.

In the individual artist categories, Eyal Golan led the male artists, followed by Omer Adam and the late Arik Einstein. Sarit Hadad remained the top female artist, ahead of Eden Ben Zaken and Odia. The rankings are based on airplay data from 34 national and regional radio stations across Israel.