November 9, 201213 yr I'm not sure, but surprisingly after a quick look on their website, Radio 2 is the most listened to station in the UK! :o Which is quite surprising since Radio 2 doesn't seem to have a huge influence on the chart. Radio 2 drives album sales more so than singles. They are more of an adult contemporary station, so I would assume their audience would generally be in the 25+ category. Although they do playlist some songs that younger people would listen to, but I'm guessing it's because their audience also enjoys them. Edited November 9, 201213 yr by Envoirment
November 14, 201213 yr Key: Bold = New Blue = Climber The following playlist is for the week commencing 17 November 2012: A-List Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven Coldplay - Hurts Like Heaven Deacon Blue - The Outsiders Donald Fagen - I'm Not The Same Without You Jeff Lynne - Mercy Mercy Jeff Wayne - Forever Autumn (feat. Gary Barlow) Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful (feat. Emeli Sandé) Olly Murs - Troublemaker Steps - Light Up The World The Rolling Stones - Doom And Gloom B-List Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love Jessica Mauboy - Gotcha Joe McElderry - Rescue Us Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath Mika - The Origin Of Love One Direction - Little Things Paul Carrack - From Now On Ronan Keating - Wasted Light Scouting For Girls - Without You Taylor Swift - Red The Overtones - Higher The Script - Six Degrees Of Separation C-List Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom Florence + The Machine - Lover To Lover fun. - Carry On Jenn Bostic - Jealous Of The Angels Jools Holland & Rumer - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Katie Melua - Forgetting All My Troubles Muse - Follow Me OUT Aerosmith - What Could Have Been Love Bellowhead - 10,000 Miles Away Lana Del Rey – Ride Moya - Making Me Fall Robbie Williams – Candy Whitney Houston & R. Kelly - I Look To You Record of the Week http://i46.tinypic.com/bdjpj6.jpg Robbie Williams - Different (Universal Island, Released: 17 December 2012) Album of the Week http://i48.tinypic.com/112c378.jpg Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds - The New Generation (Sony, Released: 26 November 2012) How is the playlist selected? The Playlist Committee, made up of producers and chaired by Jeff Smith, Head of Music Radio 2, meet each week to decide which new releases will be added to the station's playlist. The playlist contains about 30 tracks which are divided into three levels: A list which receives the most plays, between 15 and 20 per week; B list between 5 and 10 plays and up to 5 plays per week for the C list. The Radio 2 playlist is one of the most varied of any radio station in the UK and can include albums as well as singles. Before any track can be considered it must be commercially available or be within 3 weeks of commercial availability. Edited November 14, 201213 yr by liamk97
November 14, 201213 yr Florence + the Machine milking this era! I like Lover to Lover, but it’s not going to do a Spectrum. Good to see it play-listed all the same, and Coldplay’s new one climbing.
November 14, 201213 yr I haven't actually heard Steps' new song yet, is it any good? (well, as far as Steps singles go, at least! :P)
November 21, 201213 yr Key: Bold = New Blue = Climber The following playlist is for the week commencing 24 November 2012: A-List Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven Coldplay - Hurts Like Heaven Deacon Blue - The Outsiders Jeff Lynne - Mercy Mercy Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful (feat. Emeli Sandé) Olly Murs - Troublemaker Prince - Rock And Roll Love Affair Robbie Williams - Different Steps - Light Up The World The Rolling Stones - Doom And Gloom B-List Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love Jenn Bostic - Jealous Of The Angels Jools Holland & Rumer - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Kylie - On A Night Like This Mika - The Origin Of Love One Direction - Little Things Paloma Faith - Just Be Paul Carrack - From Now On Ronan Keating - Wasted Light Taylor Swift - Red The Overtones - Higher The Script - Six Degrees Of Separation C-List Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom Florence + The Machine - Lover To Lover Katie Melua - Forgetting All My Troubles Muse - Follow Me Rebecca Ferguson - Shoulder to Shoulder The Killers - Here With Me OUT Donald Fagen - I'm Not The Same Without You Jeff Wayne - Forever Autumn (feat. Gary Barlow) Jessica Mauboy - Gotcha Joe McElderry - Rescue Us Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath Scouting For Girls - Without You fun. - Carry On Record of the Week http://i49.tinypic.com/ri5btv.jpg Andy Burrows - Hometown (PIAS, Released: 24 December 2012) Album of the Week http://i50.tinypic.com/2w7odpk.jpg Olly Murs - Right Place Right Time (Epic, Released: 26 November 2012) How is the playlist selected? The Playlist Committee, made up of producers and chaired by Jeff Smith, Head of Music Radio 2, meet each week to decide which new releases will be added to the station's playlist. The playlist contains about 30 tracks which are divided into three levels: A list which receives the most plays, between 15 and 20 per week; B list between 5 and 10 plays and up to 5 plays per week for the C list. The Radio 2 playlist is one of the most varied of any radio station in the UK and can include albums as well as singles. Before any track can be considered it must be commercially available or be within 3 weeks of commercial availability. Edited November 21, 201213 yr by liamk97
November 21, 201213 yr On A Night Like This?? From the Abbey Road Sessions, not the 2000 version (although hearing that on radio again would be nice!)
November 28, 201213 yr Key: Bold = New Blue = Climber The following playlist is for the week commencing 01 December 2012: A-List Andy Burrows - Hometown Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven Jeff Lynne - Mercy Mercy Olly Murs - Troublemaker Paloma Faith - Just Be Prince - Rock And Roll Love Affair Robbie Williams - Different Taylor Swift - Red The Rolling Stones - Doom And Gloom The Script - Six Degrees Of Separation B-List Jenn Bostic - Jealous Of The Angels Jools Holland & Rumer - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Josh Osho - Imperfections Kylie - On A Night Like This Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful (feat. Emeli Sandé) Mika - The Origin Of Love One Direction - Little Things Ronan Keating - Wasted Light Steps - Light Up The World The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Killers - Here With Me The Overtones - Higher C-List Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom Florence + The Machine - Lover To Lover Katie Melua - Forgetting All My Troubles Muse - Follow Me Rebecca Ferguson - Shoulder to Shoulder OUT Coldplay - Hurts Like Heaven Deacon Blue - The Outsiders Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love Paul Carrack - From Now On Record of the Week Pet Shop Boys - Memory of the Future (Parlophone, Released: 31 December 2012) Album of the Week Neil Diamond - The Very Best of Neil Diamond (Columbia, Released: 26 November 2012) How is the playlist selected? The Playlist Committee, made up of producers and chaired by Jeff Smith, Head of Music Radio 2, meet each week to decide which new releases will be added to the station's playlist. The playlist contains about 30 tracks which are divided into three levels: A list which receives the most plays, between 15 and 20 per week; B list between 5 and 10 plays and up to 5 plays per week for the C list. The Radio 2 playlist is one of the most varied of any radio station in the UK and can include albums as well as singles. Before any track can be considered it must be commercially available or be within 3 weeks of commercial availability. Edited November 28, 201213 yr by liamk97
November 29, 201213 yr No new xmas songs this year, they usually have one or two on radio 2. Strange they arent playing the power of love!!
November 29, 201213 yr Hope they make Kylie's album "Album of the week" at some point in the near future!
November 29, 201213 yr Hope they make Kylie's album "Album of the week" at some point in the near future! Do they usually have albums already released as "Album of the Week"?
December 5, 201213 yr Key: Bold = New Blue = Climber Red = Faller The following playlist is for the week commencing 08 December 2012: A-List Andy Burrows - Hometown Jeff Lynne - Mercy Mercy Jools Holland & Rumer - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Olly Murs - Troublemaker Paloma Faith - Just Be Prince - Rock And Roll Love Affair Robbie Williams - Different Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (feat. Cee Lo Green) Taylor Swift - Red The Script - Six Degrees Of Separation B-List Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven Emeli Sandé - ALBUM: Our Version Of Events JD McPherson - Twinkle (Little Christmas Lights) Jenn Bostic - Jealous Of The Angels Josh Osho - Imperfections Kylie - On A Night Like This Michael Bublé and Bing Crosby - White Christmas Pet Shop Boys - Memory Of The Future The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Killers - Here With Me The Overtones - Higher The Rolling Stones - Doom And Gloom / One More Shot C-List Florence + The Machine - Lover To Lover Lady Antebellum - On This Winter's Night Lucy May - Paper Heart Matt Cardle - Anyone Else Muse - Follow Me Rebecca Ferguson - Shoulder to Shoulder The Drizabone Soul Family - Come On Back Tracey Thorn - Joy OUT The Rolling Stones - Doom And Gloom Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful (feat. Emeli Sandé) Mika - The Origin Of Love One Direction - Little Things Ronan Keating - Wasted Light Steps - Light Up The World Beth Hart - Bang Bang Boom Boom Katie Melua - Forgetting All My Troubles Record of the Week Donald Fagen - Miss Marlene (Warners/Reprise, Released: 07 January 2013) Album of the Week Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (Decca/Verve, Released: 12 November 2012) How is the playlist selected? The Playlist Committee, made up of producers and chaired by Jeff Smith, Head of Music Radio 2, meet each week to decide which new releases will be added to the station's playlist. The playlist contains about 30 tracks which are divided into three levels: A list which receives the most plays, between 15 and 20 per week; B list between 5 and 10 plays and up to 5 plays per week for the C list. The Radio 2 playlist is one of the most varied of any radio station in the UK and can include albums as well as singles. Before any track can be considered it must be commercially available or be within 3 weeks of commercial availability. Edited December 5, 201213 yr by liamk97
December 5, 201213 yr Didn't realise that 'Red' (the song) was doing so well on this playlist!! Glad to see Rebecca there too :cheer:
December 5, 201213 yr An ALBUM being playlisted? :mellow: Not the first time is it? The "rules" below the playlist even state that it can happen. :P I don't remember what album(s) it may have been but I do remember seeing it in the past.
December 5, 201213 yr Not the first time is it? The "rules" below the playlist even state that it can happen. :P I don't remember what album(s) it may have been but I do remember seeing it in the past. Yeah, fair enough! :P Not sure why it's play-listed now considering it's been available for almost a year and it's had massive success already! I'm guessing that when an album does get play-listed, it's just a simpler way of saying all the tracks on the album is play-listed?
December 6, 201213 yr I guess its been the biggest album of the year so they are giving it end of year plays. Suppose its similar to Buble getting playlisted with WC just because of the time of year and the albums selling bucketloads!
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