March 23, 20242 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 23rd March 2024 A List Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) [b-A-A] Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM [A-A-A-A-A-A] * Bon Jovi - Legendary [Record of the Week] Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life [A-A-A-A-A-A] Delta Goodrem - Hearts On The Run [A-A-A-A] Dua Lipa - Training Season [A-A-A-A-A-A] Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds Of Summer - Lighter [A-A-A] Jalen Ngonda - Illusions [A-A-A] * Liam Payne - Teardrops Usher - Kissing Strangers [b-A-A-A] B List Albin Lee Meldau - Elvis, I Love You [b-B] Crowded House - Oh Hi [b-B-B-B-B] Elbow - Lovers' Leap [C-B-B-B] James - Our World [b-B] Justin Timberlake - No Angels [b-B] * Kygo & Ava Max - Whatever The Libertines - Oh Sh*t [b-B] * Muni Long - Made For Me Pharrell Williams & Miley Cyrus - Doctor (Work It Out) [b-B] Selena Gomez - Love On [b-B-B] C List * Alfie Templeman - Eyes Wide Shut * Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start Sheryl Crow - Do It Again [C-C] Texas & Spooner Oldham - Would I Lie To You (The Muscle Shoals Sessions) / (Radio 2 Piano Room Recording feat. BBC Concert Orchestra) [C-C-C] YG Marley - Praise Jah In The Moonlight [C-C-C] Album of the Week Elbow - AUDIO VERTIGO OUT Paloma Faith - Sweatpants [A-A-A-A] Shaznay Lewis - Kiss Of Life [C-B-A-A] Jess Glynne - Enough [C-C-B-B] Keith Urban - Straight Line [b-B-B-B] Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well [C-C-C] Madness - Round We Go [C-C-C-C]
March 30, 20242 yr Author A delayed R2 playlist this week because of the bank holiday... not sure why when the others updated yesterday but I think Take That - You And Me is the Record of the Week.
April 1, 20242 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 30th March 2024 A List Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) [b-A-A-A] Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM [A-A-A-A-A-A-A] Bon Jovi - Legendary [A-A] Delta Goodrem - Hearts On The Run [A-A-A-A-A] Dua Lipa - Training Season [A-A-A-A-A-A-A] Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds Of Summer - Lighter [A-A-A-A] Jalen Ngonda - Illusions [A-A-A-A] * Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Raise Your Hands Liam Payne - Teardrops [A-A] * Take That - You And Me [Record of the Week] B List Albin Lee Meldau - Elvis, I Love You [b-B-B] ↓ Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life [A-A-A-A-A-A-B] * Cat Burns - alone James - Our World [b-B-B] Justin Timberlake - No Angels [b-B-B] Kygo & Ava Max - Whatever [b-B] The Libertines - Oh Sh*t [b-B-B] Muni Long - Made For Me [b-B] Pharrell Williams & Miley Cyrus - Doctor (Work It Out) [b-B-B] Selena Gomez - Love On [b-B-B-B] C List Alfie Templeman - Eyes Wide Shut [C-C] Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start [C-C] * Rachel Chinouriri - Never Need Me Sheryl Crow - Do It Again [C-C-C] Texas & Spooner Oldham - Would I Lie To You (The Muscle Shoals Sessions) / (Radio 2 Piano Room Recording feat. BBC Concert Orchestra) [C-C-C-C] Album of the Week Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER OUT Usher - Kissing Strangers [b-A-A-A] Crowded House - Oh Hi [b-B-B-B-B] Elbow - Lovers' Leap [C-B-B-B] YG Marley - Praise Jah In The Moonlight [C-C-C]
April 2, 20242 yr Have Radio 2 changed their playlist policy? I'm sure it's usually very rare for a song to last more than 5 weeks. I think it's good decision to keep some on a bit longer.
April 3, 20242 yr Author Have Radio 2 changed their playlist policy? I'm sure it's usually very rare for a song to last more than 5 weeks. I think it's good decision to keep some on a bit longer. Some songs last year also stayed on for 7/8 weeks! They've got a "6 week" average but do keep songs on for longer and shorter periods quite often now. I recall saying recently that Houdini was the longest runner at 9 weeks but from some digging found that Daft Punk's Get Lucky lasted 13 weeks!!
April 5, 20242 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 6th April 2024 A List Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) [b-A-A-A-A] Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM / * Tracks from 'COWBOY CARTER' [A-A-A-A-A-A-A-[A]] Bon Jovi - Legendary [A-A-A] Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds Of Summer - Lighter [A-A-A-A-A] * Hozier - Too Sweet Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Raise Your Hands [A-A] Liam Payne - Teardrops [A-A-A] * Olly Alexander - Dizzy [Record of the Week] * Pet Shop Boys - Dancing star Take That - You And Me [A-A] B List Albin Lee Meldau - Elvis, I Love You [b-B-B-B] Cat Burns - alone [b-B] * Griff - Miss Me Too James - Our World [b-B-B-B] Justin Timberlake - No Angels [b-B-B-B] Kygo & Ava Max - Whatever [b-B-B] The Libertines - Oh Sh*t [b-B-B-B] * Meghan Trainor & T-Pain - Been Like This Muni Long - Made For Me [b-B-B] * Old Dominion feat. Blake Shelton - Ain't Got A Worry C List Alfie Templeman - Eyes Wide Shut [C-C-C] Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start [C-C-C] Rachel Chinouriri - Never Need Me [C-C] * Shed Seven - Let's Go Dancing * Tom Walker - Head Underwater Album of the Week The Libertines - All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade OUT Delta Goodrem - Hearts On The Run [A-A-A-A-A] Dua Lipa - Training Season [A-A-A-A-A-A-A] Jalen Ngonda - Illusions [A-A-A-A] Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man - Lovers In A Past Life [A-A-A-A-A-A-B] Pharrell Williams & Miley Cyrus - Doctor (Work It Out) [b-B-B] Selena Gomez - Love On [b-B-B-B]Sheryl Crow - Do It Again [C-C-C] Texas & Spooner Oldham - Would I Lie To You (The Muscle Shoals Sessions) / (Radio 2 Piano Room Recording feat. BBC Concert Orchestra) [C-C-C-C]
April 5, 20242 yr Didn’t realise R2 are supporting The Libertines, thought they would have been more a 6 Music band!
April 5, 20242 yr Didn’t realise R2 are supporting The Libertines, thought they would have been more a 6 Music band! I don't think they're artsy enough for 6Music!
April 6, 20242 yr what happened to Tom Walker? Most he can get these days is a C-add on R2? One-era wonder and left it too long plus interchangeable with too many other bland Tattooed Tom guys?
April 6, 20242 yr Didn’t realise R2 are supporting The Libertines, thought they would have been more a 6 Music band! Guessing their young fans from 20 years ago are exactly the kind of listeners R2 are aiming for? Also, they seemed to grow in popularity and make a bigger dent in music history after they split (think Pete only started getting on the front of tabloid newspapers in 2005)! Major label these days too and apparently 6 Music playlist tries to keep it about 80% indie. I looked at recent 6 Music last.fm stats and they didn't actually play that much new Blur or Noely G last year at all compared to Radio 2. Edited April 6, 20242 yr by HiyaLuv2
April 7, 20242 yr I’ve just seen that based on their Last Fm stats, Coi Leray’s ‘Players’ was 6Music’s third most played song of 2023! :lol: An interesting choice for them lol, it stands out from pretty much everything else in their Top 50. I guess it was the Grandmaster Flash sample they liked.
April 7, 20242 yr Wow, I wasn't expecting that! It probably needs to start aiming at a younger demographic soon, seems to have just aged with its audience since it started in 2002. But it will have been the sample that encouraged them to play something that was actually popular with the general public. I don't get what 6 Music is trying to do. I know it prides itself on mainly playlisting stuff from indie labels but a lot of these companies aren't exactly run from a shed in Hartlepool. Several of them are part of the Beggars Group, which is pretty, pretty huge. And I don't think XL and Domino are reaching down the back of the sofa for 50p either. They seem to snub a lot of things that would be fine for them on the grounds they are on major labels. Very confused station, is it aiming at Future Sounds listeners, the Ride, Nick Cave and Shed Seven demographic, or both? I suppose as a pop fan I liked it more before it got its reprieve, but I guess Radio X is kind of doing the job it used to do now, with all the big R1 guitar bands like Nowt But Thieves getting on there instead. Edited April 7, 20242 yr by HiyaLuv2
April 7, 20242 yr I’ve just seen that based on their Last Fm stats, Coi Leray’s ‘Players’ was 6Music’s third most played song of 2023! :lol: An interesting choice for them lol, it stands out from pretty much everything else in their Top 50. I guess it was the Grandmaster Flash sample they liked. Popslaining via 41-year-old samples! Edited April 7, 20242 yr by HiyaLuv2
April 7, 20242 yr Wow, I wasn't expecting that! It probably needs to start aiming at a younger demographic soon, seems to have just aged with its audience since it started in 2002. But it will have been the sample that encouraged them to play something that was actually popular with the general public. I don't get what 6 Music is trying to do. I know it prides itself on mainly playlisting stuff from indie labels but a lot of these companies aren't exactly run from a shed in Hartlepool. Several of them are part of the Beggars Group, which is pretty, pretty huge. And I don't think XL and Domino are reaching down the back of the sofa for 50p either. They seem to snub a lot of things that would be fine for them on the grounds they are on major labels. Very confused station, is it aiming at Future Sounds listeners, the Ride, Nick Cave and Shed Seven demographic, or both? I suppose as a pop fan I liked it more before it got its reprieve, but I guess Radio X is kind of doing the job it used to do now, with all the big R1 guitar bands like Nowt But Thieves getting on there instead. I don’t think it’s trying to be like RX, it’s a station that plays anything that basically doesn’t fit with R1/2/1X and sometimes overlaps like they all do.
April 12, 20242 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 13th April 2024 A List Bon Jovi - Legendary [A-A-A-A] * Dasha - Austin * Dua Lipa - Illusion Hozier - Too Sweet [A-A] Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Raise Your Hands [A-A-A] Liam Payne - Teardrops [A-A-A-A] Olly Alexander - Dizzy [A-A] * Perrie - Forget About Us [Record of the Week] Pet Shop Boys - Dancing star [A-A] Take That - You And Me [A-A-A] B List ↓ Beyoncé - TEXAS HOLD 'EM / Tracks from 'COWBOY CARTER' [A-A-A-A-A-A-A-[A-B]] Cat Burns - alone [b-B-B] * Darin - Electric * Declan J Donovan - Hungry Heart Griff - Miss Me Too [b-B] James - Our World [b-B-B-B-B] Meghan Trainor & T-Pain - Been Like This [b-B] Muni Long - Made For Me [b-B-B-B] Old Dominion feat. Blake Shelton - Ain't Got A Worry [b-B] * Travis - Gaslight C List Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start [C-C-C-C] Rachel Chinouriri - Never Need Me [C-C-C] Shed Seven - Let's Go Dancing [C-C] Tom Walker - Head Underwater [C-C] * Two Door Cinema Club - Happy Customers Album of the Week James - Yummy OUT Ariana Grande - we can't be friends (wait for your love) [b-A-A-A-A] Galantis, David Guetta & 5 Seconds Of Summer - Lighter [A-A-A-A-A] Albin Lee Meldau - Elvis, I Love You [b-B-B-B] Justin Timberlake - No Angels [b-B-B-B] Kygo & Ava Max - Whatever [b-B-B] The Libertines - Oh Sh*t [b-B-B-B] Alfie Templeman - Eyes Wide Shut [C-C-C]
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