Very happy to see Ava Max added - the perfect antidote to all the MarshGlynneAnneMarie I've endured over the past few years. Pretty much everything I want from a pop song. I like it so much I've opened my 100-track five-disc 2018 playlist with it. Reminds me of the good old days of the late 00s/early 10s. Fantastic to see Robyn there even though it will do nothing, I was worried they were dropping their support when she disappeared from the Live Lounge line-up. Fisher is a welcome addition too, although I can't see it doing anything commercially. I want to like Weiss but it just doesn't seem to hit the spot with me very much despite the various nods to the early 1990s, probs cos it's all light and no shade. Baby needs to smash but I worry Marina is just too interesting and quirky for the general public.

 

Not heard That Sound enough times yet but loved Dead Boys. Hope The One isn't too coffee-tably but loved Blue Lights and What If I Go wasn't bad. Heaven Let Me In should be promoted and not surprised to see Slaves stall, fast becoming far more of a 6 Music band. Still miss the days where many more things that were never going to go Top 40 found their way onto the A-list. The C-list is virtually pointless these days, the songs that stall on there might as well not be played at all. I really hope Thursday isn't the Xmas #1.

Edited November 23, 20187 yr by 34yopoppicker

C List does guarantee at least 1, often 2, daytime plays and when the outreach is several million it’s not that pointless really :kink:

I know but it can be annoying - there's been many an occasion where I've been looking forward to hearing a C-list song on daytime R1 and it's never happened, even when listening quite a bit!

I know but it can be annoying - there's been many an occasion where I've been looking forward to hearing a C-list song on daytime R1 and it's never happened, even when listening quite a bit!

 

Sadly it could mean its play comes at 04:30 during Adele’s show or 18:45 during Nick’s show.

I guess the small playlist these days increased the plays of each song. I remember in the 2000s the C-list would only get around 5-10 plays per week.

Edited November 23, 20187 yr by Euphorique

I'd put money on Mumford & Sons being Mused, Prodigied or Robbie Williamsed next time round! Florence is probably on thin Radio 1 ice too.

Edited November 23, 20187 yr by 34yopoppicker

Yay! I was afraid they were dumping Robyn after Missing U didn't have much impact, so nice to see them still supporting her for at least another single.

Thing is I think it is possible to be dumped and then put back on depending how popular you are with certain groups. Has this ever happened before? Take That never REALLY got dumped didn't they not? (Until the last album?)

Did Radio 1 support Sia in the 00s?

 

Her career is the ultimate example of rebirth.

She got some top 40s but you could chart in those days without radio 1 support so I don't think so just from memory!

I'm fairly sure "Taken For Granted" and "Destiny" were playlisted, at least.

 

Not sure about "Clap Your Hands" pre-"Titanium" though!

Euphoria or Acerben usually have the older playlists I think so they'll be able to shine some light on this.

Maroon 5 (unfortunately) are the biggest example of an act being 'dumped' by R1 then brought back. They never playlisted 'Moves Like Jagger' or, I believe, anything from the album before that but they've spammed pretty much all of their singles since then.

Yeh that's right, prob the best example.

 

They didn't playlist MLJ but it had a lot of random plays after it was huge!

Euphoria or Acerben usually have the older playlists I think so they'll be able to shine some light on this.

 

"Taken For Granted" in 2000 was A-listed:

 

A List

 

B15 Project feat. Crissy D & Lady G - 'Girls Like Us'

Toni Braxton - 'He Wasn't Man Enough'

Melanie C feat. Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopez - 'Never Be The Same Again'

Craig David - 'Fill Me In'

Destiny's Child - 'Say My Name'

Dr Dre feat. Eminem - 'Forget About Dre'

Fragma - 'Toca's Miracle'

Whitney Houston & George Michael - 'If I Told You That'

Madison Avenue - 'Don't Call Me Baby'

Mary Mary - 'Shackles'

Mandy Moore - 'Candy'

Billie Piper - 'Day and Night'

Sia - Taken For Granted

Sisqo - 'Thong Song'

Sonique - 'It Feels So Good'

Britney Spears - 'Oops..I Did It Again'

Sash! - 'Just Around The Hill (Dance Radio Edit)'

Sweet Female Attitude - 'Flowers'

Travis - 'Coming Around'

Truesteppers feat. Dane Bowers - 'Buggin''

Paul Van Dyk feat. Saint Etienne - 'Tell Me Why (The Riddle)'

Armand Van Helden - 'Koochy'

 

"Destiny" was A-listed in 2001:

 

D12 - 'Purple Hills'

Destiny's Child - 'Bootylicious'

Missy Elliott feat. Ludacris - 'One Minute Man'

Eve feat. Gwen Stefani - 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind'

Five - 'Let's Dance'

Nelly Furtado - 'Turn Off The Light'

Macy Gray feat. Erykah Badu - 'Sweet Baby'

Groove Armada - 'Superstylin'

Janet Jackson - 'Someone to Call my Lover'

Jamiroquai - 'Little L'

Wyclef Jean - 'Perfect Gentleman'

Kosheen - 'Hide U'

Mis-teeq - 'All I Want'

M.O.P feat. Busta Rhymes - 'Ante Up'

Muse - 'Bliss'

Radiohead - 'Knives Out'

Roger Sanchez - 'Another Chance'

So Solid Crew - '21 Seconds'

Superman Lovers feat. Mani Hoffman - 'Starlight'

Tall Paul vs INXS - 'Precious Heart'

Usher - 'U Remind Me'

Zero 7 feat. Sia & Sophie - 'Destiny'

 

Somersault was C-listed in 2004

 

* Chingy feat J Weav - 'One Call Away'

* Deepest Blue - 'Is It A Sin'

Frankee - 'F U Right Back'

Gladiator feat. Izzy - 'Now We Are Free'

Goldie Lookin' Chain - 'Half Man Half Machine'

* The Killers - 'Mr Brightside'

* Kristian Leontiou - 'Story of My Life'

Method Man feat Busta Rhymes - 'What's Happenin'

* Supergrass - 'Kiss of Life'

* Zero 7 feat Sia - 'Somersault'

Edited November 24, 20187 yr by Euphorique

Didn't realise she had two Zero 7 features!!

 

So many songs back then on the A list especially!

Yes its good to see FISHER added, hopefully it might go low top 40 in the chart eventually although that seems unlikely sadly.

 

Very happy to see Ava Max added - the perfect antidote to all the MarshGlynneAnneMarie I've endured over the past few years.

 

Who is Marsh? :unsure:

Didn't realise she had two Zero 7 features!!

 

So many songs back then on the A list especially!

 

The playlist has been getting smaller since the mid 90s I'd say. In 1997 they'd playlist over 70 songs. Nowadays its close to half of that.

Which makes the chart poorer surely!!

Which makes the chart poorer surely!!

 

For sure, its a lot more stale and less interesting to follow.