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Radio 2 Playlist: 04/04/26 A List: Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM [A-A-A-A-A-A] Ella Langley - Be Her [A-A-A-A] Harry Styles - American Girls [A-A-A-A] Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta - Save Me Tonight [A-A-A-A-A] Jessie J - California [A-A-A] Jessie Ware - Automatic [A-A] Miley Cyrus - Younger You [A-A] Take That - You're A Superstar [A-A-A] Paul McCartney - Days We Left Behind [A-A] The Pussycat Dolls - Club Song [B-B-A-A] B List: Holly Humberstone - Cruel World [B-B-B] Jack Savoretti - I Hear You Calling [B-B] Jalen Ngonda - Doctrine of Love [B-B-B-B] Lizzo - Don't Make Me Love U [B-B] * Melanic C - Undefeated Champion [B] Niall Horan - Dinner Party [B-B-B] Peter Andre Feat. Montell Jordan - All About Us 2.0 [B-B] Scouting For Girls - Get What You Give [B-B-B] Seafret with James Morrison - Driftwood [B-B-B-B] Sienna Spiro - The Visitor [C-B-B] C List: Bruce Springsteen - A Rainy Night in Soho [C-C-C-C] * Dermot Kennedy - Turnstile [C] Elles Bailey - Better Days [C-C-C] * Muse - Be With You [C] The Shires - Getaway Car [C-C] Record of the Week: Melanic C - Undefeated Champion Album of the Week: Charlie Puth - Whatever's Clever! Out: Cammy Barnes - Highland Runaway [B-B-B] Peter Gabriel - Put The Bucket Down [C-C-C-C] Tiwayo - Up For Soul [C-C-C-C]

How come this Olivia Dean song is back in? Have the others gone to ACR now?

I think this chart is precisely the reason it will never be extended back to 3 hours - would be so dull! I wouldn’t be completely shocked to see it shortened again in the next couple of years

So it seems as though the new BBC management were not aware that the victim was under 16 (but may have been aware that the investigation took place) and it was after they found this out they decided to sack him. Although it’s made very clear that the former Director General Tony Hall did not know anything. Sounds like the new management wanted a clean break rather than anything else.

Maybe I’m misreading it but I’m not sure it was? It says it happened in 1997-1999, and was reported in 2016, and the case was closed in 2019. And then for reasons we don’t yet know about, has all been brought up over the last couple of weeks

Not directly linked to the playlist… but Scott Mills has been sacked by the BBC! Completely shocking news to me!

I think it’s the amount of tracks that have gone to ACR that is skewing it too? Although it does feel a bit odd - RAYE being lower than expected, Lush Life and Fever Dream being so high

It’s on Global’s Instagram page - a few other changes have also happened, mostly overnights and early mornings

A big clearout this week but not loads that is of interest to me. I'm glad they're supporting the new Lizzo track though, really enjoying that! Hopefully Click Clack Symphony (or whatever RAYE is pushing off that album) gets added next week

Radio 2 Playlist: 28/03/26 A List: Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM [A-A-A-A-A] Ella Langley - Be Her [A-A-A] Harry Styles - American Girls [A-A-A] Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta - Save Me Tonight [A-A-A-A] Jessie J - California [A-A] * Jessie Ware - Automatic [A] * Miley Cyrus - Younger You [A] Take That - You're A Superstar [A-A] * Paul McCartney - Days We Left Behind [A] ^ The Pussycat Dolls - Club Song [B-B-A] B List: Cammy Barnes - Highland Runaway [B-B-B] Holly Humberstone - Cruel World [B-B] * Jack Savoretti - I Hear You Calling [B] Jalen Ngonda - Doctrine of Love [B-B-B] * Lizzo - Don't Make Me Love U [B] Niall Horan - Dinner Party [B-B] * Peter Andre Feat. Montell Jordan - All About Us 2.0 [B] Scouting For Girls - Get What You Give [B-B] Seafret with James Morrison - Driftwood [B-B-B] ^ Sienna Spiro - The Visitor [C-B] C List: Bruce Springsteen - A Rainy Night in Soho [C-C-C] Elles Bailey - Better Days [C-C] Peter Gabriel - Put The Bucket Down [C-C-C-C] * The Shires - Getaway Car [C] Tiwayo - Up For Soul [C-C-C-C] Record of the Week: Paul McCartney - Days We Left Behind Album of the Week: RAYE - This Music May Contain Hope Out: Keith Urban - Heart Like A Hometown [B-A-A-A] Perrie - Woman in Love [B-A-A-A] RAYE - Nightingale Lane [A-A-A-A] U2 - Song of the Future (from Days of Ash EP) [A-A-A-A-A] Freya Ridings - Wild Horse [B-B-B-B] Maisie Peters - My Regards [B-B-B] Tori Amos - Stronger Together [B-B-B-B]

I’m not convinced she has - her streams seem pretty high this week and I think Rein Me In may have declined slightly? So she might have a chance in a couple of weeks?

What an album!! The duo of I Know You’re Hurting and Life Boat are outstanding! 100% my album of the year for me though! Really like Joy and Beware… the South London Lover Boy of the new tracks too! Not convinced about I Hate The Way I Look Today but that’s not bad on an album of so many tracks

The Fcukers song is almost 2 months old! Everything else added is more recent than that!

Really enjoying the Jessie J and Scouting for Girls songs this week! Not sure about the Niall Horan or Sienna Spiro tracks yet

Radio 2 Playlist: 21/03/26 A List: Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM [A-A-A-A] Ella Langley - Be Her [A-A] Harry Styles - American Girls [A-A] Jennifer Lopez & David Guetta - Save Me Tonight [A-A-A] * Jessie J - California [A] Keith Urban - Heart Like A Hometown [B-A-A-A] Perrie - Woman in Love [B-A-A-A] RAYE - Nightingale Lane [A-A-A-A] * Take That - You're A Superstar [A] U2 - Song of the Future (from Days of Ash EP) [A-A-A-A-A] B List: Cammy Barnes - Highland Runaway [B-B] Freya Ridings - Wild Horse [B-B-B-B] * Holly Humberstone - Cruel World [B] Jalen Ngonda - Doctrine of Love [B-B] Maisie Peters - My Regards [B-B-B] * Niall Horan - Dinner Party [B] * Scouting For Girls - Get What You Give [B] Seafret with James Morrison - Driftwood [B-B] The Pussycat Dolls - Club Song [B-B] Tori Amos - Stronger Together [B-B-B-B] C List: Bruce Springsteen - A Rainy Night in Soho [C-C] * Elles Bailey - Better Days [C] Peter Gabriel - Put The Bucket Down [C-C-C] * Sienna Spiro - The Visitor [C] Tiwayo - Up For Soul [C-C-C] Record of the Week: Take That - You're A Superstar Album of the Week: Luke Combs - The Way I Am Out: Luke Combs - Sleepless In A Hotel Room [A-A-A-A] Rick Astley - Waiting On You [B-B-A-A-A] Nyah Grace - Obvious [C-B-B] sombr - Homewrecker [B-B-B-B] Zayn - Die For Me [B-B-B-B] Labi Siffre - Far Away [C-C-C-C] Mica Millar - A Little Bit Of Me [C-C-C-C]

Zara is number 8 @JosephStyles :)

I can’t see it moving out anytime soon either - I’d imagine BTS will debut top 5 and Sienna might climb above but I think Aperture and Fever Dream will both drop below next week

Last week was a very unrepresentative week to be honest! I reckon they were only playing around 2/3rd’s the number of tracks as normal because of Greg’s challenge (and even fewer on some shows such as the breakfast show)

Ahh this is great! I think this might be my favourite Noah Kahan song so far, much better than The Great Divide

That seems an amazing start for RAYE! Was it released at midnight or last night?

It feels like they’ve had so many songs straight to the A List this year? It almost feels like every single week! A shame not to see Gorillaz and Rosalia move up but good adds for ANOTR and Tom Misch!

Ahh that’s good to hear! It must just not be ‘logged’ then!

I don’t know if it just isn’t appearing but ‘Orange County’ hasn’t appeared at all this week sadly and ‘Berghain’ has only been played twice! I wonder if it’s just the challenge removing a lot of potential plays for the C List tracks?

Going Home’s: Joy Anonymous, Ezra Collective and Stush - JOY (This One) I’m also not sure what Matt and Mollie’s is and can’t work it out from the tracklist

I think they’re playing it more as a recurrent, it seems to be played too much for a new track they’re testing out - could be wrong though?