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October 24, 2026 3.2x its usual first day RAYE - I Hate The Way I Look Today. | Mercury Pri… The video opened at a pace of 94,114 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (29,625).

This week on the channel +27M views this week

Elkie Brooks and Jools Holland strip a Dylan classic to essentials

BBC Music's new Later… performances also include Dexys Midnight Runners, Courtney Barnett and two television firsts.

Channel: BBC Music · Story of October 30, 2026

This week on the channel +26M views this week

Paul Heaton revisits the Beautiful South with Rianne Downey

BBC Music's Later… lineup also introduces Dermot Henry and pairs Skye Newman with Jools Holland for a Bill Withers cover.

Channel: BBC Music · Story of October 16, 2026

This week on the channel 8 videos this week

Blue's 'One Love' still outpaces BBC Music's Sam Smith Coliseum week

Two of Sam Smith's songs went up twice, a day apart, and the earlier versions are moving several times faster than the later ones.

Channel: BBC Music · Story of September 28, 2026

The video drawing the most views now

Jamie T ft. Leif Vollebekk - Tallahassee | Later… with Jools Holland (2026)

Video published

November 8, 2026

Video views so far

33,271

Video views, pace per day

13,454

Views on its first day

16,036

YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category

The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.

The channel's share of the category

10.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week

YouTube: The channel's latest videos

The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views	Per day	First day	Likes	Comments
Antony Szmierek - Chalk | Later… with Jools Holland (2026)	November 10, 2026	0:30 short	968	2,013	968 (8 hours)	10	0
Tia Gordon - feel | Later... with Jools Holland (2026)	November 10, 2026	0:30 short	1,428	2,784	1,428 (8 hours)	47	0
Emily Bear - God Forbid a Girl Gets Used to This | Later...…	November 10, 2026	0:30 short	1,768	3,278	1,768 (9 hours)	27	0
Jamie T ft. Leif Vollebekk - Tallahassee | Later… with Jool…	November 10, 2026	0:28 short	3,036	5,398	3,036 (9 hours)	66	1
Emily Bear & Jools Holland - Bumble Boogie | Later... with …	November 9, 2026	0:32 short	3,098	1,479	2,639	78	1
Leo Sayer & Jools Holland - When I Need You | Later... with…	November 9, 2026	0:30 short	9,570	6,038	7,337	199	10
Madra Salach - She Talks To The Telly | 6 Music Live Session	November 9, 2026	3:43	15,971	6,755	13,642	217	18
Madra Salach - Searrach | 6 Music Live Session	November 9, 2026	4:59	15,002	6,418	12,782	264	9
Antony Szmierek - The Heron | Later... with Jools Holland (…	November 9, 2026	0:30 short	2,249	776	1,992	21	2
Madra Salach - Ribbon Factory | 6 Music Live Session	November 9, 2026	4:10	16,381	7,831	13,593	334	17
Violet Grohl - 595 | Later... with Jools Holland (2026)	November 9, 2026	0:27 short	10,774	4,010	9,338	148	12
Jamie T - 3310 | Later... with Jools Holland (2026)	November 9, 2026	0:28 short	2,770	829	2,465	26	1
Antony Szmierek - Chalk | Later… with Jools Holland (2026)	November 8, 2026	5:32	11,160	1,914	8,112	94	13
Emily Bear & Jools Holland - Bumble Boogie | Later… with Jo…	November 8, 2026	2:09 short	16,591	4,599	10,293	206	8
Jamie T ft. Leif Vollebekk - Tallahassee | Later… with Jool…	November 8, 2026	4:26	33,271	13,454	16,036	465	56

Audience engagement

likes per 1,000 views

15.3 in the category: 14.9

comments per 1,000 views

1.0 in the category: 0.7

a video's usual first day on this channel

6,023 views

short vs long

10 short (up to 3 minutes), 5 long
average views per short video: 5,225
average views per long video: 18,357

YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
U2 - With Or Without You | U2 At The BBC	December 19, 2017	5:00	480,470,061
Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times | Harry Styles at the BBC	November 2, 2017	5:36	198,381,379
Black Eyed Peas and Ariana Grande - Where Is The Love (One …	June 4, 2017	6:44	119,287,711
Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin | Glastonbury 2022	June 27, 2022	5:12	89,439,877
Harry Styles - Girl Crush (At The BBC)	November 2, 2017	4:38	79,116,349

YouTube: Most watched Shorts

Video	Uploaded	Length	Views
the summer of 2-0-0-2 💛 #AnneMarie #BigWeekend	May 28, 2023	0:20	3,142,026
We're not crying you are 🥹 Lewis Capaldi performs 'Someone…	June 28, 2025	0:28	2,572,287
Chase & Status play Baddadan at Reading & Leeds 2026	August 31, 2026	0:27	1,477,805
crying over here 😭 #LewisCapaldi #SomeoneYouLoved #Glaston…	June 26, 2023	0:26	1,229,401
Chase & Status and IRAH perform Disgruntled at Reading & Le…	August 31, 2026	0:21	1,049,108

YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days

The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.

1. October 24, 2026Video taking offRAYE - I Hate The Way I Look Today. | Mercury Pri… The video opened at a pace of 94,114 views a day, 3.2 times a normal first day on this channel (29,625).
2. October 24, 2026Video taking offOlivia Dean - Let Alone The One You Love | Mercur… The video opened at a pace of 110,297 views a day, 3.7 times a normal first day on this channel (29,625).
3. October 24, 2026Video taking offJADE - Angel Of My Dreams | Mercury Prize 2026 The video opened at a pace of 113,301 views a day, 3.8 times a normal first day on this channel (29,625).
4. October 23, 2026Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 9,635,305 views a day, 3 times a normal day (3,231,319).
5. October 22, 2026Video taking offFontaines D.C. - Mimesis | Later… with Jools Holl… The video opened at a pace of 154,409 views a day, 5.6 times a normal first day on this channel (27,351).
6. October 22, 2026Video taking offFontaines D.C. - Tongue | Later… with Jools Holla… The video opened at a pace of 85,598 views a day, 3.1 times a normal first day on this channel (27,351).