BBC Radio 1 Playlist

[matthew_dixon]

I hate the way they drop songs so suddenly!

Wow - yes, they dropped Sonny J, Flo Rida and the Zutons on the week of release, and Black Kids have been dropped PRE-release, no?

[crazycool]

Thanks for the retro playlists! Wouldn't have thought Macy Gray would have been A-Listed!

[bergkamp2004]

i think there's Kings of Leon overkill on radio 1
I'm sick of that song now

Dont even like it anymore its on so much!

[SeeForever]

And Radio 1 are only fast to drop songs quickly after being released in certain occasions. I've seen flops by Pigeon Detectives, Kaiser Chiefs, Fratellis etc remain on the A-list for weeks after being released, even though none of them became hits.

That is what irritates me most about Radio 1, of late they playlisted for weeks that Kooks song which only made the top 30

[mykka]

Thanks for the retro playlists! Wouldn't have thought Macy Gray would have been A-Listed!

She was also A-listed with I Try and Still.

[StevieFM]

Steve, since you work at Radio 1, can you please try and get some old playlists from the 90s and 2000?

I very much doubt I'll be able to find these as I'm in another department altogether but I may do some hunting if I can!

They completely ignore songs like I Decided

Perhaps 'I Decided' didn't make the playlist because it's crap.

And there track record with previous Freemasons productions)
They're also ignoring We Break The Dawn! Also Feedback and Outta My Head were completely ignored too!

I don't know who you're talking about with any of these titles apart from Janet. R1 have to cater for their target audience... ie chart music, new / fresh / groundbreaking music. And much as I love Janet Jackson myself, it's no surprise that a song by an ageing artist that didn't even make the top 40 wasn't considered to be very Radio 1.

No Michelle Williams Again But A Chris Brown Re-Release Which Is Doing Nothing On Downloads Is A-List Because His Last 2 Were Hits

Ask the average 15-24 year-old who Michelle Williams is and they will look at you blankly. Then ask them if they know who Chris Brown is Again, it has to be stuff that is suitable, by artists that the target audience is either familiar with or likely to be interested in.

[mykka]

Cheers! If you find anything PM please Especially year 2000 and late 90s.

By the way, "We Break The Dawn" is by Michelle Williams and "Outta My Head" is by Ashlee Simpson (who was a regular feature on their playlist before).

[mykka]

17/09/08

A-List

Basshunter - Angel In The Night
Sam Beeton - What You Look For
Biffy Clyro - Mountains
Flobots - Handlebars
Gym Class Heroes feat The Dream - Cookie Jar
Iglu & Hartly - In This City
Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
McFly - Lies
James Morrison - You Make It Real
Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
Oasis - The Shock Of The Lightning
Pendulum - Granite
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
Pink - So What
Eric Prydz – Pjanoo
Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up
Rihanna - Disturbia
Sugababes - Girls


B-List

Axwell & Bob Sinclar featuring Ron Carroll – What A Wonderful World
Cage The Elephant - In One Ear
Fallout Boy - I Don't Care
Jonas Brothers - Burnin' Up
The Kooks - Sway
MGMT - Kids
M.I.A - Paper Planes
N-Dubz - Ouch
Nickelback - Far Away
Platnum - Love Shy
* Razorlight - Wire To Wire
Shwayze - Buzzin'
Snow Patrol - Take Back The City
The Streets - Everything Is Borrowed
Tilly And The Wall - Beat Control
The Ting Tings - Be The One


C-List

Chase & Status - Pieces
Elbow - The Bones Of You
Ironik – I Wanna Be Your Man
The King Blues - My Boulder
* Keane - The Lovers Are Losing
* John Legend featuring Andre 3000 - The Green Light
* Sash featuring Stunt - Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)
* The Saturdays - Up!
* Wiley - Summertime
* Jack White & Alicia Keys - Another Way To Die


1-Upfront List

Common featuring Pharrell Williams – Universal Mind Control
* Mujava - Township Funk
* Raghav featuring Redman - My Kinda Girl
* TV On The Radio - Golden Age
Sway featuring Lemar – Saturday Night Hustle



Out:

The Automatic - Steve McQueen (from A-list)
Chris Brown ft T-Pain - Kiss Kiss (from A-list)
Steve Mac - Paddy's Revenge (from A-list)
The Verve - Love Is Noise (from A-list)
James Doman - Everything's Gonna Be Alright (from B-list)
The Feeling - Join With Us (from B-list)
Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone (from B-list)
Estelle ft Cee-Lo - Pretty Please (from C-list)
Ladyhawke - Dusk Til Dawn (from C-list)
Sway ft Lemar - Saturday Night Hustle (from 1Upfront list)

[SholasBoy]

Great to see things now kicking off with John Legend! A Future A-List I hope

[VoteMe]

Not many additions, a little suprised Christina didn't get playlisted - although its not due for release till November 3rd, so probably a good thing... as long as they don't overlook it :p

[mykka]

Not many additions, a little suprised Christina didn't get playlisted - although its not due for release till November 3rd, so probably a good thing... as long as they don't overlook it :p

10 new additions is a lot for Radio 1 standards.
Christina is already getting played on Radio 1, so she'll definitely make the playlist in the next few weeks, same with Girls Aloud.

[MadeOfBricks]

Gutted Glasvegas are out, I still love hearing that.

They're are moving away from the more indie releases, there's hardly any compared to how much there usually is.

[mykka]

I'd say its about time. There's still more of it than any other genre though...

[MadeOfBricks]

It is over-saturated but it works, there just needs to be different because people are obviously bored of the whole We Are Scientists/Fratellis/Pigeon Detectives formula, hence why we've got less of it and more different sorts of bands like MGMT on the playlist.

[mykka]

Oh but Radio 1 arent fed up of those artists you've mentioned, no doubt when their new singles come out, they'll get A-listed just like their previous ones.

[SeeForever]

Ladyhawke & James Doman are taking off the playlist the week they come out :-?

Really pleased John Legend has been playlisted, hopefully he will be given more attention after the last album was mostly ignored

[steophonic]

Surprised Steve Mac got dropped already...

[MadeOfBricks]

Oh but Radio 1 arent fed up of those artists you've mentioned, no doubt when their new singles come out, they'll get A-listed just like their previous ones.

Hardly! We Are Scientists didn't even get playlisted with Impatience, which was released last week. Fratellis and Pigeon Detectives bombed, and although Everybody Wants Me was A-listed, I don't think Look Out Sunshine made it off the C List.

I may be wrong though, I was on holiday for two weeks when these two songs came out.

[mykka]

Fratellis were A-listed.

[Thriller]

Woo for The Saturdays and Sash!