John Newman is an interesting add there.

That should be a hit by the end of this month

BBC Radio 6 Music Playlist

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4TH - 10TH MAY 2026

◼️ NEW ENTRIES ARE IN BOLD ◼️ Entries marked ↑ have moved category

A LIST

Beck - Ride Lonesome [A-A]

Courtney Barnett - One Thing At A Time [A-A-A]

Dry Cleaning - Sliced By A Fingernail [B-A-A]

Foo Fighters – Of All People [A-A-A-A]

Honey Dijon - Satisfied (feat. Jacob Lusk) [A-A-A]

↑ Kelela - idea 1 [B-B-A]

Kim Gordon - PLAY ME [A-A]

↑ Kurt Vile - Chance to Bleed [B-A]

↑ ROSALÍA - Focu 'Ranni [B-A]

↑ Soulwax - Perfect We Are Not [B-B-A]

The Strokes – Going Shopping [A-A-A-A]

Thundercat - Funny Friends (feat. A$AP Rocky) [A-A-A-A]

B LIST

Alabama Shakes - American Dream [B-B]

*Aldous Harding - Venus in the Zinnia (feat. H. Hawkline)

Angine de Poitrine - Mata Zyklek [B-B-B-B]

*Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Happy Birthday

*Bleachers - the van

corto.alto - WHODIS (feat. Mick Jenkins) [B-B-B]

Getdown Services - The Radiator [B-B-B-B]

*Jordan Rakei & Femi Koleoso - It Never Ends

Kneecap - FENIAN [B-B-B-B]

↑ Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Nosedive [C-B]

mary in the junkyard - Crash Landing [B-B-B-B]

Nia Archives - Danger [B-B-B]

*Show Me The Body - Dance In The USA

Witch Post - Witching Hour [C-B-B-B]

C LIST

deBasement - AFTERMARKET BASS (feat. Nikki Nair) [C-C-C]

Dua Saleh - Cállate [C-C]

*Jeshi - at the wheel

Liz Lawrence - Black Ulysses [C-C-C]

*Opus Kink - Come Over, Do Me Wrong

Pigeon - Black James Dean [C-C]

*Tara Clerkin Trio - Somewhere Good

New Music Fix Daily Breaking Artist

bed

Out:

Iceage - Star [B-B-A-A]

Jack White - G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs / Derecho Demonico [A-A-A-A]

Lambrini Girls - Cult of Celebrity [B-B-A-A]

Wesley Joseph - Pluto Baby [A-A-A-A]

Gretel - Squish [B-B-B]

MOULD - Lists [C-B-B]
Ebbb - Home Ground [C-C-C-C]

Full Body 2 - turn so slow [C-C-C-C]

Liz Lawrence - Black Ulysses [C-C]

Sad to see ‘Pluto Baby’ out, still my favourite song of the moment.

Nice to see ‘The Van’ added, def my favourite new song by Bleachers!

Surprised Bleachers are 6 Music material, not complaining though.

What makes you think they wouldn’t be?

1 hour ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Surprised Bleachers are 6 Music material, not complaining though.

given Robyn made 6music, this isnt shocking

Radio X Playlist | as at 08/05/26

Blossoms - Joke About Divorce [3]

Courteeners - The Luckiest Man Alive [3]

Djo - End Of Beginning [29]

DMA's - Heatin Park [2]

Foo Fighters - Caught In The Echo [5]

Gorillaz - Orange County [15]

Graham Coxon - Billy Says [2]

Hard-Fi - Looking For Fun [2]

Kasabian - Great Pretender [5]

Muse - Be With You [5]

Noah Kahan - The Great Divide [14]

* The Rolling Stones - In The Stars [1]

The Strokes - Going Shopping [4]

OUT:

NONE

Surprised they didn't add Paul & Ringo.

RIVIERA RADIO PLAYLIST

Week Dated: 08/05/26

new adds in blue

songs climbing in green

songs dropping in red

A LIST:

Alex Warren - Fever Dream [B-A-A-A-A-A-A-A]

ANOTR x 54 Ultra - Talk To You [A-A-A]

Bruno Mars - I Just Might [A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A]

Djo - End of Beginning [B-B-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A]

RAYE - Where Is My Husband! [A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A]

Tame Impala x JENNIE - Dracula [B-A-A-A-A]

Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All [A-A]

B LIST:

Bruno Mars - Risk It All [A-A-A-B-B]

Harry Styles - American Girls [A-A-A-A-B-B-B-B-B]

Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor [B-A-A-A-A-A-B-B-B]

Taylor Swift - Opalite [A-A-A-A-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-A-B-B-B]

C LIST:

Alex Warren - Eternity [A-A-A-A-A-A-B-C-C-A-C-C-C-C-C]

Alex Warren - Ordinary [A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-C-C-C]

Ed Sheeran - Azizam [C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C]

Benson Boone - Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else [C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C]

Benson Boone - Mystical Magical [B-B-B-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C]

Justin Bieber - Daisies [B-B-B-B-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C]

Lola Young - Messy [B-B-B-B-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C]

Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not [B-B-B-B-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C]

Sabrina Carpenter - Tears [C-C-B-B-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C]

Sombr - Undressed [C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C]

Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia [A-A-A-A-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-C-C-C-C]

REMOVED:

David Guetta x Teddy Swims x Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone [A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A]

Lewis Capaldi - Stay Love [A-A]

Take That - You're A Superstar [B-B-X-A-A]

HOT RECURRENTS:

Alex Warren - Carry You Home

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

Coldplay - We Pray

Hozier - Too Sweet

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Post Malone - I Had Some Help

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Teddy Swims - Bad Dreams

Teddy Swims - The Door

8 hours ago, Mangø said:

Djo - End Of Beginning [29]

Global really do love this song don't they?! I never listen to Radio X as I'm not really a fan of indie but it feels like this is always on Capital!

Hits Radio Playlist

Week Dated: 08/05/26

new adds in Blue

MAIN PLAYLIST:

Alex Warren - Fever Dream

Alex Warren - Ordinary

Bebe Rexha - New Religion

Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

Blue - Flowers

Bruno Mars - I Just Might

Calvin Harris x Jazzy - Satisfy

Djo - End Of Beginning

Ella Langley - Choosin’ Texas

Harry Styles - American Girls

Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me

John Newman - Merry Go

Lewis Capaldi - Stay Love

Madonna x Sabrina Carpenter - Bring Your Love

Myles Smith x Niall Horan - Drive Safe

Olivia Dean - Man I Need

Olivia Dean - So Easy

Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead

RAYE - Where Is My Husband!

Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill

Sienna Spiro - Material Lover

Sombr - Homewrecker

Sonny Fodera x D.O.D x Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us

Tame Impala x JENNIE - Dracula

Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor

Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia

Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Removed:

Lady Gaga x Doechii - Runway

Sienna Spiro - The Visitor

HOT RECURRENTS:

Alex Warren - Carry You Home

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Benson Boone - Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else

Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

Calvin Harris x Clementine Douglas - Blessings

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

Ed Sheeran - Azizam

Ed Sheeran - Sapphire

HUNTR/X - Golden

Gracie Abrams - That's So True

Lady Gaga x Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Post Malone - I Had Some Help

Rosé x Bruno Mars - APT.

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Sam Fender - People Watching

Shaboozey - A Bar Song

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Teddy Swims - The Door

Edited May 10May 10 by J4Y

3 hours ago, J4Y said:

Hits Radio Playlist

Week Dated: 08/05/26

new adds in Blue

MAIN PLAYLIST:

Alex Warren - Fever Dream

Alex Warren - Ordinary

Bebe Rexha - New Religion

Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

Blue - Flowers

Bruno Mars - I Just Might

Calvin Harris x Jazzy - Satisfy

Djo - End Of Beginning

Ella Langley - Choosin’ Texas

Harry Styles - American Girls

Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me

John Newman - Merry Go

Lewis Capaldi - Stay Love

Madonna x Sabrina Carpenter - Bring Your Love

Myles Smith x Niall Horan - Drive Safe

Olivia Dean - Man I Need

Olivia Dean - So Easy

Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead

RAYE - Where Is My Husband!

Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill

Sienna Spiro - Material Lover

Sombr - Homewrecker

Sonny Fodera x D.O.D x Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us

Tame Impala x JENNIE - Dracula

Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor

Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia

Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Removed:

HUNTR/X - Golden

Lady Gaga x Doechii - Runway

Sienna Spiro - The Visitor

HOT RECURRENTS:

Alex Warren - Carry You Home

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Benson Boone - Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else

Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

Calvin Harris x Clementine Douglas - Blessings

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

Ed Sheeran - Azizam

Ed Sheeran - Sapphire

Gracie Abrams - That's So True

Lady Gaga x Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Post Malone - I Had Some Help

Rosé x Bruno Mars - APT.

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Sam Fender - People Watching

Shaboozey - A Bar Song

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Teddy Swims - The Door

Love that new Calvin Harris tune. It’ll sound amazing at Wembley next month

19 hours ago, J4Y said:

Hits Radio Playlist

Week Dated: 08/05/26

new adds in Blue

MAIN PLAYLIST:

Alex Warren - Fever Dream

Alex Warren - Ordinary

Bebe Rexha - New Religion

Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

Blue - Flowers

Bruno Mars - I Just Might

Calvin Harris x Jazzy - Satisfy

Djo - End Of Beginning

Ella Langley - Choosin’ Texas

Harry Styles - American Girls

Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me

John Newman - Merry Go

Lewis Capaldi - Stay Love

Madonna x Sabrina Carpenter - Bring Your Love

Myles Smith x Niall Horan - Drive Safe

Olivia Dean - Man I Need

Olivia Dean - So Easy

Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead

RAYE - Where Is My Husband!

Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill

Sienna Spiro - Material Lover

Sombr - Homewrecker

Sonny Fodera x D.O.D x Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us

Tame Impala x JENNIE - Dracula

Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor

Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Ophelia

Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Removed:

Lady Gaga x Doechii - Runway

Sienna Spiro - The Visitor

HOT RECURRENTS:

Alex Warren - Carry You Home

Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

Benson Boone - Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else

Billie Eilish - Birds Of A Feather

Calvin Harris x Clementine Douglas - Blessings

Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club

Ed Sheeran - Azizam

Ed Sheeran - Sapphire

HUNTR/X - Golden

Gracie Abrams - That's So True

Lady Gaga x Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile

Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You

Myles Smith - Stargazing

Post Malone - I Had Some Help

Rosé x Bruno Mars - APT.

Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

Sam Fender - People Watching

Shaboozey - A Bar Song

Teddy Swims - Lose Control

Teddy Swims - The Door

small update but Golden is now a hot recurrent rather than removed

1 hour ago, J4Y said:

small update but Golden is now a hot recurrent rather than removed

What happened to the Hits Radio substations playlists?

Edited May 10May 10 by James.

Have they been removed forever??

2 hours ago, James. said:

What happened to the Hits Radio substations playlists?

genuinely just too lazy to track some of them, i may restart chilled but pride is too hard to track cos they dont register what they play on the app and country is boring

30 minutes ago, J4Y said:

genuinely just too lazy to track some of them, i may restart chilled but pride is too hard to track cos they dont register what they play on the app and country is boring

haha don't blame you

side note who decided the new kiss recurrents?? ‘Bloodstream’, ‘Hold On We're Going Home’ and ‘Strangers’ are all such goated picks to bring back

edit: ‘Just Keep Watching’ back too omg

Edited May 11May 11 by J4Y

5 hours ago, J4Y said:

side note who decided the new kiss recurrents?? ‘Bloodstream’, ‘Hold On We're Going Home’ and ‘Strangers’ are all such goated picks to bring back

edit: ‘Just Keep Watching’ back too omg

As in Kenya Grace or Sigrid???

5 hours ago, Sami Hook Jama said:

As in Kenya Grace or Sigrid???

kenya