December 11, 20214 yr Nice to see Ingrid up to the A List and George added. Pity Abba hasn’t been move up tho! Pity Craig David is off, it’s a nice track!
December 14, 20214 yr Author Christmas on Radio 2 Christmas Eve 00:00-03:00 - Owain Wyn Evans 03:00-04:30 - As normal 04:30-06:30 - Katie Piper 06:30-09:30 - Nicki Chapman 09:30-12:00 - Ken Bruce and PopMaster Grand Final 12:00-14:00 - Chris Mason 14:00-17:00 - OJ Borg 17:00-19:00 - All Request Friday with Sara Cox 19:00-22:00 - Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies 22:00-00:00 - Sounds of the 90s with Fearne Cotton Christmas Day 00:00-06:00 - As normal (repeats) 06:00-08:00 - Mica Paris' Gospel Christmas 08:00-10:00 - Reverend Kate Bottley 10:00-12:00 - Junior Choice with Anneka Rice 12:00-14:00 - Paul O'Grady 14:00-17:00 - Richie Anderson's Festive Boy Bands vs Girl Bands 17:00-19:00 - Christmas #1s with Gary Davies 19:00-20:00 - Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies (Human League Special) 20:00-22:00 - Westlife Christmas Pop Party 22:00-00:00 - Trevor Nelson's Soul Christmas Boxing Day 00:00-02:00 - Ana Matronic's Dance Devotion 02:00-06:00 - As normal (repeats) 06:00-09:00 - Good Morning Sunday with Chris Hawkins 09:00-11:00 - Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs 11:00-13:00 - Michael Ball 13:00-15:00 - Luke Evans Celebrates Phanton of the Opera 15:00-17:00 - Sounds of the 70s with Johnnie Walker 17:00-19:00 - Festive Reggae with David Rodigan 19:00-21:00 - Musicals: The Greatest Show with Sheridan Smith 21:00-00:00 - Pet Shop Boys Takeover 27th-30th As normal, but: Owain Wyn Evans is covering for OJ Borg Katie Piper is covering for Vanessa Feltz Nicki Chapman is covering for Zoe Ball Scott Mills is covering for Ken Bruce OJ Borg is covering for Steve Wright Joe Lycett is covering for Sara Cox (extended until 8pm to cover for Jo Whiley too) My Life In A Mixtape will air in the 8-9pm slot Spoony is covering for Trevor Nelson New Year's Eve As above, except: 12:00-14:00 - Radio 2 Look Ahead to 2022 19:00-21:00 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Kitсhen Disco 21:00-23:00 - For The Love of Hip Hop with Romesh Ranganathan 23:00-01:00 - Michelle Visage's Fabulous New Year Party New Year's Day 01:00-06:00 - As normal 06:00-08:00 - Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn 08:00-10:00 - Owain Wyn Evans 10:00-13:00 - Claudia Winkelman 13:00-16:00 - Scott Mills with The George Michael Chart 16:00-19:00 - Gaby Roslin 19:00-21:00 - Radio 2 Celebrates Songwriting: The Queen Story 21:00-22:00 - George Michael: Older at 25 (Part 1) with Melanie C 22:00-02:00 - As normal Schedule returns to normal from the 2nd Jan with relief/guest presenters in until 5th Jan. Owain Wyn Evans is covering for OJ Borg Nicki Chapman is covering for Zoe Ball Edith Bowman is covering for Sara Cox Will Young is covering for Jo Whiley Spoony is covering for Trevor Nelson
December 17, 20214 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 18/12/21 A List ↑ ABBA - Little Things [b-B-A] Ed Sheeran - Merry Christmas (with Elton John) / * Tracks from '=' [A-A-[A]] ↑ Gary Barlow feat. Sheridan Smith - How Christmas Is Supposed To Be [b-B-A] George Ezra - Come On Home For Christmas [A-A] Ingrid Michaelson & Zooey Deschanel - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year [b-A-A] Joel Corry feat. Mabel - I Wish [b-B-B-A-A] Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande - Santa, Can't You Hear Me [A-A-A] Michael Bublé - This Christmas Sweater [A-A-A] Niall Horan & Anne-Marie - Everywhere [A-A-A-A-A] Years & Years and Galantis - Sweet Talker [A-A-A-A] B List Gregory Porter & CHERISE - Love Runs Deeper [b-B-B-B] Jack Savoretti - The Way You Said Goodbye [b-B-B-B] JLS - Postcard [b-B-B-B] John Legend - You Deserve It All [b-B] * Kylie Minogue & Jessie Ware - Kiss Of Life Leona Lewis feat. Ne-Yo - Kiss Me It's Christmas [b-B] * Mabel - Time After Time * Pete Tong x Riton x Vula feat. The Heritage Orchestra & Jules Buckley - Love Can't Turn Around * Steps - A Hundred Years Of Winter (F9 Remix) Westlife - My Hero [b-B] C List * David Bowie - Can't Help Thinking About Me Jamie Cullum - Christmas Don't Let Me Down [C-C] * Joy Crookes - Trouble Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - What If I [C-C-C-C] Ronan Keating - Heyday [C-C-C-C] OUT Duran Duran feat. Tove Lo - Give It All Up [A-A-A-A] Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti [A-A-A-A-A-A] Stereophonics - Do Ya Feel My Love? [b-B-A-A-A] Benson Boone - Ghost Town [C-B-B-B] Natalie Imbruglia - Invisible Things [C-B-B-B] HONNE feat. Griff - BACK ON TOP [C-C-C] Tom Jones - Not Dark Yet [C-C-C-C]
December 17, 20214 yr Author They kept Griff and Becky Hill on for a couple of weeks after Christmas last year as they're wintry tracks without explicitly mentioning Christmas so I imagine that's exactly what they'll do with Mabel this time round. The next update, if they do one, will be Boxing Day.
December 17, 20214 yr Love to see Abba and Gary Barlow onto the A List, two decent Xmas songs. I heard the Steps song a few times this week on ‘New To 2’ but just thought it was an old Xmas B-Side from 20 years ago, I assume it’s actually from the current album?
December 17, 20214 yr Author Love to see Abba and Gary Barlow onto the A List, two decent Xmas songs. I heard the Steps song a few times this week on ‘New To 2’ but just thought it was an old Xmas B-Side from 20 years ago, I assume it’s actually from the current album? Yes its from the album and it's been remixed by Freemasons for the single release
December 24, 20214 yr Author BBC Radio 2 Playlist | 26/12/21 A List * ABBA - Tracks from 'Voyage' Ed Sheeran - Tracks from '=' [A-A] Joel Corry feat. Mabel - I Wish [b-B-B-A-A-A] ↑ Kylie Minogue & Jessie Ware - Kiss Of Life [b-A] * Morgan Wade - Wilder Days ↑ Pete Tong x Riton x Vula feat. The Heritage Orchestra & Jules Buckley - Love Can't Turn Around [b-A] ↑ Steps - A Hundred Years Of Winter (F9 Remix) [b-A] * Taylor Swift - Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) ↑ Westlife - My Hero [b-B-A] Years & Years and Galantis - Sweet Talker [A-A-A-A-A] B List * Adele - Tracks from '30' ↑ David Bowie - Can't Help Thinking About Me [C-B] * Donny Osmond feat. Charlie Wilson - Let's All Dance * Elton John - Tracks from 'The Lockdown Sessions' * GAYLE - abc (nicer) Gregory Porter & CHERISE - Love Runs Deeper [b-B-B-B-B] Jack Savoretti - The Way You Said Goodbye [b-B-B-B-B] * Justin Bieber - Ghost Mabel - Time After Time [b-B] * Rag'n'Bone Man - Fall In Love Again C List * Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Paint The Red Rose Blue * Franz Ferdinand - Billy Goodbye * Jasmine Thompson & Calum Scott - love is just a word Joy Crookes - Trouble [C-C] Ronan Keating - Heyday [C-C-C-C-C] OUT ABBA - Little Things [b-B-A] Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas [A-A-A] Gary Barlow feat. Sheridan Smith - How Christmas Is Supposed To Be [b-B-A] George Ezra - Come On Home For Christmas [A-A] Ingrid Michaelson & Zooey Deschanel - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year [b-A-A] Kelly Clarkson & Ariana Grande - Santa, Can't You Hear Me [A-A-A] Michael Bublé - This Christmas Sweater [A-A-A] Niall Horan & Anne-Marie - Everywhere [A-A-A-A-A] JLS - Postcard [b-B-B-B] John Legend - You Deserve It All [b-B] Leona Lewis feat. Ne-Yo - Kiss Me It's Christmas [b-B] Jamie Cullum - Christmas Don't Let Me Down [C-C] Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - What If I [C-C-C-C]
December 24, 20214 yr Always sad seeing the Xmas clear out, only Greg Porter, Mabel and Steps could arguably be seasonal songs now. There were a few put in there very late this year meaning they only had 2 weeks! Suppose the way 1sr December fell didn’t help.
December 24, 20214 yr Author Yeah they definitely could've got some tracks in on 29th November if the BBC weren't so adverse to officially starting Christmas music before Dec 1st.
December 24, 20214 yr Yeh in a normal year they would get 3 or sometimes 4 full weeks for them but 1st Dec was on a Wednesday so they nearly couldn’t get properly started until Monday 6th. I didn’t even hear any on New to 2, wouldn’t have done any harm start in November!
December 24, 20214 yr Author Intrigued by them having 4 albums on at once though. 30 is getting a second run having only had a week a few weeks back. It's like they've gone "quick we need to fill the playlist with the albums we should've spammed earlier in the year"
December 24, 20214 yr What's with all the 'Tracks from...'? Is that something they normally do at the end of the year?
December 24, 20214 yr Author Not at all! Once every often they add an album but this time around I think they're gap filling
December 24, 20214 yr What's with all the 'Tracks from...'? Is that something they normally do at the end of the year? Maybe a way of giving DJs a little more flexibility
December 25, 20214 yr Intrigued by them having 4 albums on at once though. 30 is getting a second run having only had a week a few weeks back. It's like they've gone "quick we need to fill the playlist with the albums we should've spammed earlier in the year" They aren’t used to have so many radio 2 staples release albums all at once a few weeks before Xmas!
January 1, 20224 yr Author BBC Radio 2's Most Played Tracks of 2021 1. Harry Styles - Treat People With Kindness [191 plays] 2. Rag'n'Bone Man - All You Ever Wanted [177 plays] 3. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits [148 plays] 4. Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open [140 plays] 5. Jessie Ware - Remember Where You Are [138 plays] 6. Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) [137 plays] 7. The Weeknd - Take My Breath [135 plays] 8. Mabel - Let Them Know [132 plays] 9. Coldplay - Higher Power [126 plays] 10. James Newman - Embers [125 plays] 11. Marshmello x Jonas Brothers - Leave Before You Love Me [124 plays] 12. Camila Cabello - Don't Go Yet [119 plays] 13. Sigrid - Mirror [118 plays] 14. Dua Lipa - We're Good [115 plays] 15. Years & Years - Starstruck [114 plays] 16. Silk Sonic - Skate [113 plays] 17. Ed Sheeran - Shivers [112 plays] 18. Justin Wellington feat. Small Jam - Iko Iko (My Bestie) [108 plays] 19. Silk City feat. Ellie Goulding - New Love [105 plays] 20. Adele - Easy On Me [100 plays] 21. Diana Ross - Thank You [100 plays] 22. Tears For Fears - Tipping Point [100 plays] 23. Marisha Wallace - Faith [96 plays] 24. Texas - Mr Haze [96 plays] 25. Will Young - Daniel [96 plays] 26. Calvin Harris feat. Tom Grennan - By Your Side [95 plays] 27. Noel Gallgher's High Flying Birds - We're On Our Way Now [95 plays] 28. Coldplay x BTS - My Universe [93 plays] 29. Craig David & MNEK - Who You Are [93 plays] 30. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers licence [93 plays] 31. Sting - If It's Love [91 plays] 32. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights [91 plays] 33. Jessie J - I Want Love [90 plays] 34. Amy Macdonald - Statues [89 plays] 35. Ava Max - My Head & My Heart [89 plays] 36. Gregory Porter & Troy Miller - Dry Bones [89 plays] 37. Jason Derulo feat. Adam Levine - Lifestyle [89 plays] 38. Will Young - Crying On The Bathroom Floor [89 plays] 39. Diana Ross - If The World Just Danced [88 plays] 40. Kylie Minogue and Years & Years - A Second To Midnight [88 plays] 41. Laura Mvula - Got Me [88 plays] 42. Lola Lennox - La La Love Me [88 plays] 43. Keith Urban feat. Nile Rodgers & BRELAND - Out The Cage [87 plays] 44. Steps & Michelle Visage - Heartbreak In This City [87 plays] 45. ABBA - Just A Notion [86 plays] 46. Duran Duran - INVISIBLE [86 plays] 47. Niall Horan & Anne-Marie - Everywhere [86 plays] 48. Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti [85 plays] 49. Jubël - Weekend Vibe [85 plays] 50. Jack Savoretti feat. Nile Roghers - Who's Hurting Who [84 plays] Most Played Artists 1. Ed Sheeran [675 plays] 2. ABBA [582 plays] 3. Duran Duran [561 plays] 4. Coldplay [529 plays] 5. Elton John [523 plays] 6. Kylie Minogue [512 plays] 7. Madonna [470 plays] 8. Stevie Wonder [431 plays] 9. Diana Ross [418 plays] 10. David Bowie [412 plays]
January 1, 20224 yr Author I was quite surprised to see Treat People With Kindness right at the top, but they did add it right at the start of the year and kept it on for a good few weeks. I've definitely heard it a few times since then but not to the level of it being 'most played'
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