7 hours ago, Mangø said:

Half of those songs on the Kiss playlist aren't even dance songs. Do they play dance remixes of all the non-dance songs?

They used to play remixes. Not so much now.

Edited December 7, 2025Dec 7 by montyj

Kiss is on its arse since switching off the FM transmission in favour of Greatest Hits Radio. They're scrambling trying to find ways to up listeners and I don't understand how diversifying a playlist to be more pop which strays from what made them unique in the first place is the answer. In a world where Galaxy was binned and Capital XTRA dropped dance music Kiss was unique in showcasing both Dance and R&B/Hip-Hop only; I have no idea what Bauer are trying to achieve now and don't even get me started on how repetitive the station is as most tracks on that list get repeated every 2-2.5 hours.

Kiss Dance is very good in comparison and I hope they start putting more effort into it with presenters in the daytime to truly rival Capital Dance and Radio 1 Dance.

45 minutes ago, lewistgreen said:

Kiss is on its arse since switching off the FM transmission in favour of Greatest Hits Radio. They're scrambling trying to find ways to up listeners and I don't understand how diversifying a playlist to be more pop which strays from what made them unique in the first place is the answer. In a world where Galaxy was binned and Capital XTRA dropped dance music Kiss was unique in showcasing both Dance and R&B/Hip-Hop only; I have no idea what Bauer are trying to achieve now and don't even get me started on how repetitive the station is as most tracks on that list get repeated every 2-2.5 hours.

Kiss Dance is very good in comparison and I hope they start putting more effort into it with presenters in the daytime to truly rival Capital Dance and Radio 1 Dance.

It's interesting looking back on here at older posts of the KISS playlist. They were playing more new stuff. Now, it's like a cross between Hits Radio and KISSTORY.

I've also noticed that from 2020-2023, KISS was more geared towards dance music.

Why mess with a formula that works?

Edited January 10Jan 10 by montyj

It’s a shame KISS don’t publish a proper playlist it makes it harder to know what they’re playing!

Radio X Playlist | as at 12/12/25

Biffy Clyro - A Little Love [27]

Florence + The Machine - Sympathy Magic [5]

Geese - Cobra [2]

Hayley Williams - Parachute [14]

Inhaler - Hole In The Ground [3]

Kings Of Leon - To Space [5]

Mumford & Sons & Hozier - Rubber Band Man [7]

Sombr - Undressed [34]

Turnstile - I Care [3]

Wet Leg - Mangetout [15]

* Wet Leg - Pokemon [1]

Wolf Alice - The Sofa [19]

OUT:

Foo Fighters - Asking For A Friend [6]

Jake Bugg - Oblivious [8]

Richard Ashcroft - Heavy News [4]

Sam Fender feat. Elton John - Talk To You [7]

6 Music Playlist:

8th - 14th DEC 2025

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

A LIST

Charlotte Day Wilson - Selfish

Daniel Avery featuring Julie Dawson - The Ghost Of Her Smile

↑ David Byrne - T Shirt

De La Soul - The Package

Dry Cleaning - Cruise Ship Designer

↑ FKA twigs - Predictable Girl

↑ Hercules & Love Affair - Someone Else Is Calling

keiyaA - k.i.s.s.

Nubiyan Twist - Chasing Shadows ft. Fatoumata Diawara

Robyn - Dopamine

↑ Romy - Love Who You Love

Sampa The Great - Can’t Hold Us (feat. Mwanjé)

B LIST

Alewya - Night Drive (feat. Dagmawit Ameha)

Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Eden

BIG SPECIAL - PLAINTIVE NATIVE

corto.alto - APRIL (feat. anaiis)

DEADLETTER - To The Brim

Kneecap - No Comment (feat. Sub Focus)

Lime Garden - Maybe Not Tonight

Lynks - I Didn’t Come Here For Art

Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl

↑ Mandy, Indiana - Magazine

↑ MOULD - Float

OneDa - Superstar

Smerz - Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)

Sudan Archives - A BUG’S LIFE

C LIST

Blawan - Rabbit Hole (feat. Monstera Black)

Ebbb - Book That You Like

Introspekt - Prototype III

Albums of the Year - Presenter Picks

Annahstasia - Tether (Jamz Supernova) 

lavender - we’re having a barn dance (Don Letts) 

Marc Ribot - Map Of A Blue City (Cerys Matthews) 

ROSALÍA - LUX (Nick Grimshaw) 

These New Puritans - Crooked Wing (Mark Radcliffe)

KISS Playlist | 13/12/2025

Alessi Rose - First Original Thought

Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas - Blessings

Calvin Harris & Jessie Reyez - Ocean

Dave ft. Tems - Raindance

David Guetta, Teddy Swims & Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone (Done Done Done)

Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys

Drake & Central Cee - Which One

Ed Sheeran - Sapphire

Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft

HAVEN. - I Run

JADE - Church

James Hype ft. Sam Harper & Bobby Harvey - Waterfalls

Joel Corry, Galantis & Izzy Bizu - Stay a Little Longer

Justin Bieber - DAISIES

KATSEYE - Gabriela

Kehlani - Folded

KPop Demon Hunters - Golden

Leon Thomas & Chris Brown - MUTT

Lola Young - Messy

MK ft. Chrystal - Dior

MK & Clementine Douglas - Come Find Me

MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY)

Olivia Dean - Man I Need

PinkPantheress - Illegal

RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

Sabrina Carpenter - Tears

Skye Newman - FU & UF

Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us

Tate McRae - NOBODY'S GIRL

Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT

Taylor Swift - Opalite

Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia

Tinie Tempah & Alex Mills - Energy

Edited December 13, 2025Dec 13 by montyj

Yay for Alessi! Bit late for Ed Sheeran.

Will Cat Burns and Charlie Puth appear in 2026???

On 12/12/2025 at 21:42, Steve201 said:

Lynks - I Didn’t Come Here For Art

This song is so f***ing good

15th - 21st DEC 2025

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

A LIST

↑ Avalon Emerson & the Charm - Eden

Daniel Avery featuring Julie Dawson - The Ghost Of Her Smile

David Byrne - T Shirt

↑ DEADLETTER - To The Brim

FKA twigs - Predictable Girl

Hercules & Love Affair - Someone Else Is Calling

I. JORDAN - Worth It

keiyaA - k.i.s.s.

↑ Lime Garden - Maybe Not Tonight

↑ Man/Woman/Chainsaw - Only Girl

Sampa The Great - Can’t Hold Us (feat. Mwanjé)

↑ Sudan Archives - A BUG’S LIFE

B LIST

Alewya - Night Drive (feat. Dagmawit Ameha)

BIG SPECIAL - PLAINTIVE NATIVE

Cameron Winter - Nausicaä (Love Will Be Revealed)

Dove Ellis - Heaven Has No Wings

↑ Ebbb - Book That You Like

Greentea Peng - Prisoners Round

Kneecap - No Comment (feat. Sub Focus)

Lynks - I Didn’t Come Here For Art

Mandy, Indiana - Magazine

MOULD - Float

Oklou - blade bird

OneDa - Superstar

Smerz - Easy (Astrid Sonne EDIT)

Westside Cowboy - Can’t See

C LIST

Blawan - Rabbit Hole (feat. Monstera Black)

Cardinals - Barbed Wire

Oneohtrix Point Never - Rodl Glide

Albums of the Year - Presenter Picks

Florence Adooni - A.O.E.I.U. (Gilles Peterson)

Geese - Getting Killed (Lauren Laverne)

Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out (Amy Lamé)

Mavis Staples - Sad and Beautiful World (Beth Ditto)

Self Esteem - A Complicated Woman (Steve Lamacq)

Yazmin Lacey - Teal Dreams (Craig Charles)

Ooh I didn't know the 6Music playlist was being posted on here now!

Great to see those adds for Oklou and Oneohtrix Point Never this week

I’d like to see more of Hits Radio, Heat Radio and other radio stations too

2 hours ago, Sami Hook Jama said:

I’d like to see more of Hits Radio, Heat Radio and other radio stations too

Then feel free to post them

7 hours ago, Sami Hook Jama said:

I’d like to see more of Hits Radio, Heat Radio and other radio stations too

You’ve said this before, nobody is stopping you from posting them yourself!

Likely going to be a one-off but here’s the current state of the Heat Radio playlist!

Anne-Marie - DEPRESSED

JADE - Church

Jessie J - H.A.P.P.Y

Jonas Brothers & Kenny G - Coming Home This Christmas

Katy Perry - bandaids

Kylie Minogue - XMAS

Lily Allen - Madeline

Meghan Trainor - Still Don’t Care

Melanie C - Sweat

Robyn - Dopamine

Shakira - Zoo

Taylor Swift - Opalite

Westlife - Chariot

Quite a small playlist compared to other radio stations, but it is mostly throwbacks!

9 hours ago, Jade said:

Ooh I didn't know the 6Music playlist was being posted on here now!

Great to see those adds for Oklou and Oneohtrix Point Never this week

Gonna try and keep it up to date - A Bugs Life in the A List 😍

1 hour ago, James. said:

Likely going to be a one-off but here’s the current state of the Heat Radio playlist!

Anne-Marie - DEPRESSED

JADE - Church

Jessie J - H.A.P.P.Y

Jonas Brothers & Kenny G - Coming Home This Christmas

Katy Perry - bandaids

Kylie Minogue - XMAS

Lily Allen - Madeline

Meghan Trainor - Still Don’t Care

Melanie C - Sweat

Robyn - Dopamine

Shakira - Zoo

Taylor Swift - Opalite

Westlife - Chariot

Quite a small playlist compared to other radio stations, but it is mostly throwbacks!

Nice to see two new Xmas songs on here and Robyn too!

Nice to see Man/Woman/Chainsaw a-listed on 6 Music, hoping to see big things for them in the coming year! Rodl Glide on the C-list too

Radio X Playlist | as at 19/12/25

Biffy Clyro - A Little Love [28]

Florence + The Machine - Sympathy Magic [6]

Geese - Cobra [3]

Hayley Williams - Parachute [15]

Inhaler - Hole In The Ground [4]

Kings Of Leon - To Space [6]

Mumford & Sons & Hozier - Rubber Band Man [8]

Sombr - Undressed [35]

Turnstile - I Care [4]

Wet Leg - Mangetout [16]

Wet Leg - Pokemon [2]

Wolf Alice - The Sofa [20]

OUT:

NONE

Possibly frozen now until the new year.