December 22, 2025Dec 22 Just had a look at the Christmas takeover presenters and saw Rio Fredrika is one of them. She had the weekday mid-morning slot on Capital for a couple of years, there’s definitely some other aspiring radio presenters who would’ve loved a slot on Radio 1 Dance for a few days!
December 25, 2025Dec 25 Radio 1 just censored the word ‘damn’ in Christmas Wrapping, Britain is not full of bible thumpers and Britain is a liberal country that never censors that word on the radioMerry Christmas
December 25, 2025Dec 25 8 minutes ago, SimpsonFan said:Radio 1 just censored the word ‘damn’ in Christmas Wrapping, Britain is not full of bible thumpers and Britain is a liberal country that never censors that word on the radioMerry ChristmasOdd because I swear the clean version of Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso is “my give a damn’s are on vacation”. 8 minutes ago, SimpsonFan said:Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas to you too!
December 25, 2025Dec 25 Would guess they just play whatever clean version is sent to them by labels (unless there's other content they need to cut out), they usually don't censor damn/goddamn. Want to say the official radio edit of Denial Is A River cuts it out too, think a lot of edits nowadays have the US bible belt in mind. Merry Christmas!
December 29, 2025Dec 29 Author Some great pairings in Ore and Swarzy and now Lauren (Redfern) and Emil today. Perhaps the daytime schedule could have a bit of a refresh to accommodate some of these? I noticed that Emil has now left Absolute Radio, he'd be perfect for R1 permanently
December 29, 2025Dec 29 5 minutes ago, lewistgreen said:Some great pairings in Ore and Swarzy and now Lauren (Redfern) and Emil today. Perhaps the daytime schedule could have a bit of a refresh to accommodate some of these? I noticed that Emil has now left Absolute Radio, he'd be perfect for R1 permanentlyTuned in towards the end of Oré and Swarzy’s show and I agree they sounded very good, I think the daytime schedule needs a full-on refresh next year along with a daytime show for Sam and Danni. They’ve definitely earned it!
December 29, 2025Dec 29 21 minutes ago, lewistgreen said:Give Sam and Danni the Going Home show tbhAgreed. Whatever happens Jamie needs to go, he clearly can’t commit to Going Home. If they have to keep him on somewhere, then maybe give him some pre-recorded specials or something would be better for him and the station.
December 29, 2025Dec 29 39 minutes ago, gavindeejay said:Agreed.Whatever happens Jamie needs to go, he clearly can’t commit to Going Home. If they have to keep him on somewhere, then maybe give him some pre-recorded specials or something would be better for him and the station.kick out dean and give jamie early breakfast we DON’T want dean
December 29, 2025Dec 29 On 25/12/2025 at 08:45, SimpsonFan said:Radio 1 just censored the word ‘damn’ in Christmas Wrapping, Britain is not full of bible thumpers and Britain is a liberal country that never censors that word on the radioMerry Christmasmeanwhile i’m doing my own anthems countdown runthrough and radio 1 didn’t censor “my girlfriend’s bitching” in She’s Kinda Hot by 5SOS?
3 hours ago3 hr BBC Radio 1 Most Played 20252026 has arrived and get what else has come with it? You guessed it! The annual review of the most played songs and artists on BBC Radio 1 during 2025. As usual, I used the Radio 1 Last.fm page to be able gather the data which can be searched publicly. The numbers cover a 24hr/365-day period from the 1st January-31st December meaning live shows including daytime, evenings, repeats and simulcasts with Radio 1Xtra, Radio 1 Anthems and Radio 1 Dance are included. Some songs and artists numbers will be combined because they may have been listed as a separate song or artists and some things like live performances of their songs or an official remix that they are pushing as their main release will also be included though not all remixes will be combined. I will mention where I combined songs or artists figures for transparency and for more accuracy. I do find it more difficult to combine artists because some collaborations are listed as a different artists so in this instance, I implement a 15 page rule than anything that goes beyond page 15 on Last.fm is not included. As ever with technology, there may be missing or inaccurate data due to issues with a play not being recorded or technical issues with the scroller but hopefully I can present a good enough reflection of what the data shows. Any feedback is welcome as to what I can improve in the future, I think this is about my 6th year posting this and hopefully I have done a good using the data as best as possible even if it is sometimes awkward to use at times!With that rambling out of the way, here is the most played of 2025 and a Happy New Year to everyone, here's to another year of Radio 1!Most Played Songs 20251. RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (377 Combined)2. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club (374)3. Chrystal - The Days (NOTION Remix) (366 Combined) 4. Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild (346 Combined)5. Calvin Harris - Blessings (feat. Clementine Douglas) (345 Combined)6. Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys (344)7. MK & Chrystal - Dior (334)8. Lola Young - Messy (332 Combined)9. PAWSA & Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (Money Talks) (323)10. Ed Sheeran - Sapphire (318)11. Alex Warren - Ordinary (318 Combined)12. Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not (305 Combined)13. Bou & Aitch - Raving In The Studio (303)14. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER (300 Combined)15. sombr - 12 to 12 (286)16. ROSÉ & Bruno Mars - APT (284)17. Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (285 Combined)18. Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (265 Combined)19. Rossi. & Jazzy - High On Me (263)20. WizTheMc & bees & honey - Show Me Love (261 Combined)21. Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman (260)22. Olivia Dean - Man I Need (256 Combined)23. Chappell Roan - The Giver (253)24. Lorde - What Was That (253 Combined)25. Tate McRae - Sports Car (249 Combined)26. Lady Gaga - The Dead Dance (248)27. Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else (243)28. Justin Bieber - DAISIES (240)29. Dave - Raindance (feat. Tems) (239)30. Lola Young - d£aler (235 Combined)31. Chappell Roan - The Subway (235)32. HUNTR/X - Golden (234)33. Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other (233)34. Lady Gaga - Abracadabra (232)35. Ed Sheeran - Azizam (231 Combined)36. Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap (227)37. sombr - undressed (227 Combined)38. Wolf Alice - Boom Baby Bloom (226 Combined)39. Sabrina Carpenter - Tears (223)40. Tom Grennan - Full Attention (222 Combined)41. Sub Focus & Katy B - Push The Tempo (219)42. PinkPantheress - Stateside (feat. Zara Larsson) (219 Combined)43. Lola Young - One Thing (217 Combined)44. Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us (216)45. Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT (214)46. Gracie Abrams - That's So True (213 Combined)47. Drake - NOKIA (210)48. Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana (208 Combined)49. Sammy Virji & Skepta - Cops & Robbers (207 Combined)50. Sam Fender - Little Bit Closer (206 Combined)Extremely close at the top this year between WHERE IS MY HUSBAND and Pink Pony Club at the top with just a few plays making all the difference. Despite Ordinary being the smash hit of the year, I'd say it got played less than I thought! Most Played Song By MonthJanuary: Lola Young - Messy (112)February: Lola Young - Messy (107)March: Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman (117)April: Chappell Roan - The Giver (102)May: Tom Grennan - Full Attention (99)June: Calvin Harris - Blessings (feat. Clementine Douglas)/Tom Grennan - Full Attention (113)July: Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild (126)August: Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys (114) September: sombr - 12 to 12 (111)October: Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT (122)November: Dave - Raindance (feat. Tems) (114)December: Dave - Raindance (feat. Tems) (108)Most Played Artists1. Calvin Harris (1,487 Combined)2. Sabrina Carpenter (1,339)3. Taylor Swift (1,202)4. Ed Sheeran (1,194 Combined)5. Tate McRae (1,113)6. Sam Fender (1,105 Combined)7. Chappell Roan (1,071)8. Lady Gaga (979 Combined)9. Drake (962 Combined) 10. Charli XCX (957)11. Lola Young (945)12. Ariana Grande (931)13. Olivia Dean (888)14. David Guetta (857 Combined)15. The Weeknd (835 Combined)16. Dua Lipa (789)17. Wet Leg (781)18. Fred Again (753 Combined)19. Kendrick Lamar (748 Combined)20. Florence + the Machine (746)By my calculations, I make that the 4th year in a row where Calvin Harris has topped the chart for most played each year. It probably helps for him the constant dance shows that are aired that push his figures up.Most Played Artist By MonthJanuary: Sam Fender (129)February: Doechii (127)March: Sabrina Carpenter (141)April: Chappell Roan (117)May: Tom Grennan (167)June: Calvin Harris (158)July: Calvin Harris (144)August: Chappell Roan (127)September: Sabrina Carpenter (141)October: Taylor Swift (191)November: Taylor Swift (155)December: Taylor Swift (144)A nice Swifty dominance for the last quarter of this year, no surprises why though!Total plays in 2025: 148,327Average plays per day: 406Amount of songs played in 2025: 29,176Most amount of plays in a month: 12,957 (January)
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