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Radio 2 Playlist

Week Commencing: 26 May 2012

A List

  1. Amy Macdonald - Slow It Down
  2. Emeli Sandé - My Kind Of Love
  3. Emin - Baby Get Higher
  4. Engelbert Humperdinck -
    Love Will Set you Free
  5. Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band - Sing
  6. Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
  7. Paloma Faith - Picking Up The Pieces
  8. Scissor Sisters - Only The Horses
  9. Stooshe - Black Heart
  10. The Beach Boys - That's Why God Made The Radio

B List

  1. Avalanche City - Sunset
  2. Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China
  3. Jessie J - Stand Up
  4. Karima Francis - Wherever I Go
  5. Katie Melua - Moonshine
  6. Keane - Silenced By The Night
  7. Maroon 5 - Payphone
  8. Michael Kiwanuka - I'll Get Along
  9. Morten Harket - Scared Of Heights
  10. Rumer - P.F. Sloan
  11. Tom Jones - Hit Or Miss

C List

  1. Gotye - Eyes Wide Open
  2. Gun - Break The Silence
  3. Jay James Picton - Play It By Heart
  4. Kovak - Killer Boots
  5. Melody Gardot - Amalia
  6. Nell Bryden - Buildings and Treetops
  7. Paul Weller -
    When Your Garden's Overgrown
  8. Ultravox - Brilliant

Record of the Week

Hear this track every day this week with Ken Bruce and Alex Lester

Josh Osho - Redemption Days
From the forthcoming album L.I.F.E.
Island Records Single release: 25 June 2012

Album of the Week

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Rumer - Boys Don't Cry
Atlantic Release: 28 May 2012


REVIEW

"Boys Don't Cry posits Rumer as a glorious throwback to a bygone era ... Fabulous stuff."

How is the playlist selected?

The Playlist Committee, made up of producers and chaired by Jeff Smith, Head of Music Radio 2, meet each week to decide which new releases will be added to the station's playlist.

The playlist contains about 30 tracks which are divided into three levels: A list which receives the most plays, between 15 and 20 per week; B list between 5 and 10 plays and up to 5 plays per week for the C list.

The Radio 2 playlist is one of the most varied of any radio station in the UK and can include albums as well as singles. Before any track can be considered it must be commercially available or be within 3 weeks of commercial availability.

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