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I think the better songs always stall at number 2 unfortunately.

No wonder we lost the World Cup that year with that dross. 🙄 I hope James Corden and Dizzee are really embarrassed about it. The 2010 World Cup songs from Shakira and K'Naan were far superior.

Looking forward to 2010 and 2011 as there are quite a few forgotten Number 1 singles in those countdowns. Some good some bad.

I've never been a Lady Gaga fan myself. So many people in my age group went mad for her from 2009 onwards. I'm sure some still do. There's nothing wrong with that. I have found over the years that Lady Gaga has immense talent and is a versatile artist. She can carry off any style or genre. You just wouldn't catch me checking her Instagram or Twitter every 5 minutes. I find 'Poker Face' a repetitive and robotic song which does not showcase her vocal abilities. She's released better than this over the years. I think her best songs are stripped back.

KISS Playlist | 02/05/2026 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM Alex Warren - Ordinary ANOTR ft. 54 Ultra - Talk To You Bad Bunny - DtMF Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit Bruno Mars - I Just Might BTS - SWIM Dave ft. Tems - Raindance Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys Djo - End of Beginning Dominic Fike - white keys FLO - Leak It Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me Joel Corry ft. RAHH - Devotion (Sweetest Emotion) Justin Bieber - Beauty and a Beat Kehlani - Folded Kehlani ft. Usher - Shoulda Never Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us KPop Demon Hunters - Golden Lola Young - Messy Milky x Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) Olivia Dean - Man I Need Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead PinkPantheress - Illegal PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me sombr - Homewrecker Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia Tinie Tempah x Daecolm - Living Life Tyla - CHANEL Tyla ft. Zara Larsson - SHE DID IT AGAIN Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

'I'm Not Alone' is one of my favourite Calvin Harris songs and a glimpse into what the 2010s will sound like. I noticed that producers like Martin Garrix, Hardwell and Swedish House Mafia tried to replicate this sound later on. However, it doesn't really compare to this song.

I always had a soft spot for La Roux's music back then. It reminds me of playing Sonic the Hedgehog. It's a shame they didn't last very long. I don't remember anything else they did apart from 'In for the Kill' and 'Bulletproof'. I am loving the graphics and style of the 'Bulletproof' video too. Bringing the 80s into the 00s. That Dizzee Rascal song would come near the bottom of my countdown. I think it's absolute poo. 💩

This was such a change in sound and image for Black Eyed Peas but they pulled it off. 'Boom Boom Pow' hasn't aged well though. You don't hear it on the radio as much as 'I Gotta Feeling' which I think has stood the test of time.

KISS Playlist | 25/04/2026 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM Alex Warren - Ordinary ANOTR ft. 54 Ultra - Talk To You Bad Bunny - DtMF Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else Bruno Mars - I Just Might BTS - SWIM Dave ft. Tems - Raindance Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys Djo - End of Beginning Dominic Fike - white keys Ed Sheeran - Sapphire FLO - Leak It Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me Joel Corry ft. RAHH - Devotion (Sweetest Emotion) Justin Bieber - Beauty and a Beat Kehlani - Folded Kehlani ft. Usher - Shoulda Never Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us KPop Demon Hunters - Golden Lola Young - Messy Milky x Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) Olivia Dean - Man I Need PinkPantheress - Illegal PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me sombr - Homewrecker Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia Tinie Tempah x Daecolm - Living Life Tyla - CHANEL Tyla ft. Zara Larsson - SHE DID IT AGAIN Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Personally, I thought 'Parachute' was a better song. I wasn't a fan of her others.

I completely understand how the chorus for 'Shallow' sounds very similar to 'Fight for this Love'. I never noticed until @jimwatts mentioned it. Who would have thought Lady Gaga would plagiarise other artists' music? 😆

Still not enough really, is it? There's a lot of new songs out there they could play.

KISS Playlist | 18/04/2026 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM Alex Warren - Ordinary ANOTR ft. 54 Ultra - Talk To You Bad Bunny - DtMF Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else Bruno Mars - I Just Might BTS - SWIM Dave ft. Tems - Raindance Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys Djo - End of Beginning Ed Sheeran - Sapphire Ewan McVicar - Share The House FLO - Leak It Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft Harry Styles - Aperture HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me Joel Corry ft. RAHH - Devotion (Sweetest Emotion) Justin Bieber - Beauty and a Beat Kehlani - Folded Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us KPop Demon Hunters - Golden Lola Young - Messy Milky x Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) Olivia Dean - Man I Need PinkPantheress - Illegal PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me sombr - Homewrecker Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia Tinie Tempah x Daecolm - Living Life Tyla - CHANEL Tyla ft. Zara Larsson - SHE DID IT AGAIN Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

I love the Sekou song that Capital have playlisted. I'm hoping it becomes more popular.

I do agree. I think late 00s and early 10s pop represents the attitude of the time, 15 minutes of fame, sex, partying and getting drunk. It feels as if the uniqueness and talent came second. Although, there were some great artists at the time. As opposed to now, where pop music is quite dark and moody.

Whatever happened to Pixie Lott? She seemed to be everywhere in 2009-10. 'Boys and Girls' is a decent pop song but I think 'Mama Do' sounds more fresh and energetic. Impressive that an artist who came from nowhere would score 2 number 1 singles in just a few short months.

I like that Tom Misch song and I'm glad that BBC R1 is moving it up the playlist.

KISS have been speeding up their songs for many years now. It's probably to make the station sound more upbeat and fresh. I enjoyed the dance/RnB format KISS had from 2020-24 because that's what made KISS stand out from other commercial radio stations. It's not the first time they have become more pop. I remember KISS playing music from Olly Murs, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Maroon 5 in the 2010's. The problem with KISS now is that the format is all over the place and it does not know what it wants to be. I find BBC Radio 1 more enjoyable than KISS these days.

KISS Playlist | 28/03/2026 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM Alex Warren - Ordinary ANOTR ft. 54 Ultra - Talk To You Bad Bunny - DtMF Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else Bruno Mars - I Just Might BTS - SWIM Calvin Harris x Kasabian - Release the Pressure Charli xcx - Dying for You Dave ft. Tems - Raindance Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys Djo - End of Beginning Ed Sheeran - Sapphire Ewan McVicar - Share The House FLO - Leak It Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft Harry Styles - Aperture HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me Kehlani - Folded Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us KPop Demon Hunters - Golden Lola Young - Messy Milky x Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) Olivia Dean - Man I Need PinkPantheress - Illegal PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me sombr - Homewrecker Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia Tinie Tempah x Daecolm - Living Life Tyla - CHANEL Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

KISS Playlist | 21/03/2026 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM Alex Warren - Ordinary Bad Bunny - DtMF Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else Bruno Mars - I Just Might BTS - SWIM Calvin Harris x Kasabian - Release the Pressure Charli xcx - Dying for You Dave ft. Tems - Raindance Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys Djo - End of Beginning Ed Sheeran - Sapphire Ewan McVicar - Share The House FLO - Leak It Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft Harry Styles - Aperture HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me Justin Bieber - YUKON Kehlani - Folded Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us KPop Demon Hunters - Golden Lola Young - Messy Milky x Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) Olivia Dean - Man I Need PinkPantheress - Illegal PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me sombr - Homewrecker Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula Taylor Swift - Opalite Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia Tinie Tempah x Daecolm - Living Life Tyla - CHANEL Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

KISS Playlist | 14/03/2026 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM Alex Warren - Ordinary Bad Bunny - DtMF Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else Bruno Mars - I Just Might Calvin Harris x Kasabian - Release the Pressure Charli xcx - Dying for You Dave ft. Tems - Raindance Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys Djo - End of Beginning Ed Sheeran - Sapphire Ewan McVicar - Share The House Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft Harry Styles - Aperture HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me Justin Bieber - YUKON KATSEYE - Gabriela Kehlani - Folded Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us KPop Demon Hunters - Golden Lola Young - Messy Milky x Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) Olivia Dean - Man I Need PinkPantheress - Illegal PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me sombr - Homewrecker Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula Taylor Swift - Opalite Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia Tinie Tempah x Daecolm - Living Life Tyla - CHANEL Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

KISS Playlist | 07/03/2026 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM Alex Warren - Ordinary Bad Bunny - DtMF Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else Bruno Mars - I Just Might Calvin Harris x Kasabian - Release the Pressure Charli xcx - Dying for You Dave ft. Tems - Raindance Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys Djo - End of Beginning Ed Sheeran - Sapphire Ewan McVicar - Share The House Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft Harry Styles - Aperture HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me Justin Bieber - YUKON KATSEYE - Gabriela Kehlani - Folded Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us KPop Demon Hunters - Golden Lola Young - Messy Milky x Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) Olivia Dean - Man I Need PinkPantheress - Illegal PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me sombr - 12 to 12 sombr - Homewrecker Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us Tame Impala & JENNIE - Dracula Taylor Swift - Opalite Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia Tyla - CHANEL Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

That Kings of Leon song came from nowhere and went straight to Number 1. I don't mind 'Sex on Fire' but it was so overplayed on the radio back then.

KISS Playlist | 28/02/2026 Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM Alex Warren - Ordinary Bad Bunny - DtMF Benson Boone - Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else Bruno Mars - I Just Might Calvin Harris x Kasabian - Release the Pressure Charli xcx - Dying for You Dave ft. Tems - Raindance Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys Djo - End of Beginning Ed Sheeran - Sapphire Gunna ft. Burna Boy - wgft Harry Styles - Aperture HAVEN. ft. Kaitlin Aragon - I Run Jason Derulo - Sexy For Me Justin Bieber - YUKON KATSEYE - Gabriela Kehlani - Folded Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us KPop Demon Hunters - Golden Lola Young - Messy Milky x Mall Grab - Just The Way You Are MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea - Shake It To The Max (FLY) Olivia Dean - Man I Need PinkPantheress - Illegal PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild Sean Paul ft. Keyshia Cole - (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me Skye Newman - FU & UF sombr - 12 to 12 sombr - Homewrecker Sonny Fodera & Chrystal - My Loving Sonny Fodera, D.O.D & Poppy Baskcomb - Think About Us Taylor Swift - Opalite Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia Tyla - CHANEL Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Notice how Basshunter's songs all sound exactly the same?