December 10, 20241 yr I'm going to see this thread out until the end of the month but would really appreciate if someone else would like to take over and create the new thread in 2025 along with then posting the weekly updates. It feels like the right natural time to come away from it and whilst I do talk about it and get involved in what's going on with the station I don't actually listen to it that much in the grand scheme of things. I wanted to put this out there now rather than just stopping posting with no explanation and people wonder where the new thread is next year. I would offer but tbh I very rarely listen to R2 either, and it would add extra effort for me on top of the R1 and Radio X playlists I update. It would be a shame to lose this thread though so hopefully someone else is able to step up! Edited December 10, 20241 yr by Mangø hø hø!
December 10, 20241 yr I’d happily take it over - the update probably won’t come until a Saturday morning though, but would be a shame to lose this thread completely.
December 10, 20241 yr Author I'm sure a Saturday post would be fine as that's the day it comes into effect anyway. I always feel like it gets a little lost in the chart action on Friday evenings. If you can pick it up Dan I'm sure it'll be greatly appreciated :) Edited December 10, 20241 yr by lewis🎄green
December 13, 20241 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 14th December 2024 A List Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE [A-A-A] Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity [b-A-A] * Deacon Blue - Late '88 [Record of the Week] Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late [A-A-A-A-A] Gwen Stefani - Bouquet [A-A] Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You [b-A-A-A] Pet Shop Boys - All the young dudes [b-A-A-A-A-A] Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road [A-A-A-A] ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. [b-B-A-A-A-A-A-A] Sam Fender - People Watching [A-A-A-A-A] B List * Blossoms - Gary Chesney Hawkes - Live Forever [b-B] Inhaler - Your House [C-B-B] Maggie Rogers - In The Living Room [b-B-B-B-B] Mimi Webb - One Eye Open [b-B-B-B] ↑ Poppy Ajudha - Lean On Me [C-C-C-B] Rag'n'Bone Man - Put A Little Hurt On Me [b-B] RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [b-B-B-B] ↑ Reverend and the Makers - Late Night Phone Call [C-B] Tears For Fears - Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad [b-B-B-B] C List Auli'i Cravalho - Beyond [C-C] Clairo - Add Up My Love [C-C-C-C-C] * Mànran - Annie Rachel Chinouriri with Cat Burns - Even [C-C-C-C-C] * Rianne Downey - Lost In Blue Album of the Week James Bay - Changes All The Time OUT Whitney Houston - Love Is (2024 Mix) [A-A-A-A-A] James Bay - Hope [b-B-B-B] Mary J. Blige - You Ain't The Only One [b-B-B-B-B] Travis - Raze The Bar [b-B-B-B]
December 13, 20241 yr Happy to help post when others aren’t available to, just give me a shout! Still find it strange how they’ve dropped the new Xmas playlists must be the first time ever. Have we went so far into popular music history that they have enough staples?
December 14, 20241 yr I'm confused as to why they've added 'Gary' now - it was pushed as a single months ago! Was it not playlisted back then?
December 14, 20241 yr Author They were very late to the party with Blossoms. Perfect Me is the only other track that's been on the playlist so far.
December 14, 20241 yr Yeh I was wondering whether ‘Gary’ was a grat originally or whether R1 supported it. Maybe the alternate 3rd single on the R1 playlist ‘I Like Your Look’ isn’t for them or something?
December 14, 20241 yr R1 didn't support 'Gary' but it was definitely released as a single in June (it even had a video), so it makes no sense why R2 are adding it now. Unless the label are pushing it again, in a modern day equivalent of a re-release? But then R1 have just playlisted 'I Like Your Look' which further confounds matters!
December 15, 20241 yr Author Very occasionally Radio 2 might add something that isn't quite the current single (in the same way for Olivia Dean previously). Radio 1 have definitely got the current single
December 20, 20241 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 21st December 2024 A List Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE [A-A-A-A] Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity [b-A-A-A] Deacon Blue - Late '88 [A-A] Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late [A-A-A-A-A-A] Gwen Stefani - Bouquet [A-A-A] Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You [b-A-A-A-A] ↑ Rag'n'Bone Man - Put A Little Hurt On Me [b-B-A] Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road [A-A-A-A-A] ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. [b-B-A-A-A-A-A-A-A] Sam Fender - People Watching [A-A-A-A-A-A] B List Blossoms - Gary [b-B] Chesney Hawkes - Live Forever [b-B-B] Inhaler - Your House [C-B-B-B] * OneRepublic with Jelly Roll - Hurt Poppy Ajudha - Lean On Me [C-C-C-B-B] RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [b-B-B-B-B] Reverend and the Makers - Late Night Phone Call [C-B-B] Tears For Fears - Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad [b-B-B-B-B] * U2 - Luckiest Man In The World C List Auli'i Cravalho - Beyond [C-C-C] Mànran - Annie [C-C] * Nectar Woode - How It's Gotta Be Rachel Chinouriri with Cat Burns - Even [C-C-C-C-C-C] Rianne Downey - Lost In Blue [C-C] Album of the Week Joan Armatrading - How Did This Happen And What Does It Now Mean 🎄 Sleigh List 🎄 Ava Max - 1 Wish Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? (2024 Ultimate Mix) Calum Scott & Christina Perri - Kid At Christmas Jennifer Hudson - Santa To Someone Kelly Clarkson - You For Christmas Laufey - Christmas Magic Michael Bublé & Carly Pearce - Maybe This Christmas Perrie - Christmas Magic Seth Lakeman feat. Ian Anderson & Ward Thomas - One More Before You Go Tom Grennan - It Can't Be Christmas [Record of the Week] OUT Pet Shop Boys - All the young dudes [b-A-A-A-A-A] Maggie Rogers - In The Living Room [b-B-B-B-B] Mimi Webb - One Eye Open [b-B-B-B] Clairo - Add Up My Love [C-C-C-C-C] Edited December 20, 20241 yr by lewis🎄green
December 20, 20241 yr That’s a very long time for APT. I was pretty sure it would be removed this week. Nice to see an updated playlist this week though.
December 21, 20241 yr R1 didn't support 'Gary' but it was definitely released as a single in June (it even had a video), so it makes no sense why R2 are adding it now. Unless the label are pushing it again, in a modern day equivalent of a re-release? But then R1 have just playlisted 'I Like Your Look' which further confounds matters! Can be very hard to tell what is and isn't a single these days. Radios 2 and 6 increasingly playing different songs to R1! RAYE, Arctic Monkeys, Rag'n'bone Man just a few examples over recent years. I kind of see it as the modern equivalent to a double A-side when that happens. Radio X, the 'indie' Heart, still focussing on Perfect Me! That would be a much more interesting station if they brought their X-Posure tracks into the daytime. Edited December 21, 20241 yr by HiyaLuv2
December 21, 20241 yr Author They're tracks that they've been playing over the Christmas period anyway but for this week only they've got a specific Christmas playlist where it's likely rotation of these tracks will increase (Tom Grennan will get at least 2 plays a day anyway being ROTW). It's a nice touch that doesn't detract from the main playlist.
December 27, 20241 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 28th December 2024 A List Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE [A-A-A-A-A] Deacon Blue - Late '88 [A-A-A] Elton John & Brandi Carlile - Never Too Late [A-A-A-A-A-A-A] Gwen Stefani - Bouquet [A-A-A-A] Myles Smith - Nice To Meet You [b-A-A-A-A-A] Rag'n'Bone Man - Put A Little Hurt On Me [b-B-A-A] Robbie Williams - Forbidden Road [A-A-A-A-A-A] ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT. [b-B-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A] Sam Fender - People Watching [A-A-A-A-A-A-A] * Various Artists - Tracks from Wicked: The Soundtrack B List ↑ Auli'i Cravalho - Beyond [C-C-C-B] Blossoms - Gary [b-B-B] Chesney Hawkes - Live Forever [b-B-B-B] * Franz Ferdinand - Night Or Day [Record of the Week] Inhaler - Your House [C-B-B-B-B] OneRepublic with Jelly Roll - Hurt [b-B] Reverend and the Makers - Late Night Phone Call [C-B-B-B] * Sabrina Carpenter - Tracks from Short n' Sweet * Shed Seven - All Roads Lead To You U2 - Luckiest Man In The World [b-B] C List * Elbow - Adriana Again * Emeli Sandé - Roots Mànran - Annie [C-C-C] Nectar Woode - How It's Gotta Be [C-C] Rianne Downey - Lost In Blue [C-C-C] Album of the Week Hozier - Unreal Unearth: Unending OUT Cynthia Erivo feat. Ariana Grande - Defying Gravity [b-A-A-A] Poppy Ajudha - Lean On Me [C-C-C-B-B] RAYE - Oscar Winning Tears. [b-B-B-B-B] Tears For Fears - Say Goodbye To Mum And Dad [b-B-B-B-B] Rachel Chinouriri with Cat Burns - Even [C-C-C-C-C-C]
December 27, 20241 yr Author And that's it from me, thank you to everyone who has read along and commented over the past 8 and a bit(!) years of me posting this playlist. The new thread for 2025 should be up next weekend from Dan17F1 if he's still happy to take this forward ^_^
December 27, 20241 yr Thank you Lewis! More than happy to! Wow at APT getting 10 weeks, I’m pretty sure that might be a (recent) record! I wonder why they’ve decided to stick Sabrina’s album on there now, seems quite random!
December 27, 20241 yr Author It's become quite standard in the Christmas/New Year period to showcase some of the big albums from the year. It's usually only for a week or so before they get rid to bridge that gap of limited releases being available
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