Radio 1 Playlist Blog

Christmas Number 1's

2010-12-19T01:56:00.001-08:00

YouTube	Buy
2009 - Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name	CD	MP3
2008 - Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah	CD	MP3
2007 - Leon Jackson - When You Believe	CD	MP3
2006 - Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This	CD	MP3
2005 - Shayne Ward - That's My Goal	CD	MP3
2004 - Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?	CD	MP3
2003 - Michael Andrews and Gary Jules - Mad World	CD	MP3
2002 - Girls Aloud - Sound of the Underground	CD	MP3
2001 - Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid	CD	MP3
2000 - Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It?	CD	MP3
1999 - Westlife - I Have A Dream / Seasons in the Sun	CD	MP3
1998 - Spice Girls - Goodbye	CD	MP3
1997 - Spice Girls - Too Much	CD	MP3
1996 - Spice Girls - 2 Become 1	CD	MP3
1995 - Michael Jackson - Earth Song	CD	MP3
1994 - East 17 - Stay Another Day	CD	MP3
1993 - Mr Blobby - Mr Blobby	CD	MP3
1992 - Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You	CD	MP3
1991 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody / These Are the Days of Our Lives	CD	MP3
1990 - Cliff Richard - Saviour's Day	CD	MP3
1989 - Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?	CD	MP3
1988 - Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine	CD	MP3
1987 - Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind	CD	MP3
1986 - Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite	CD	MP3
1985 - Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everyone	CD	MP3
1984 - Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?	CD	MP3
1983 - The Flying Pickets - Only You	CD	MP3
1982 - Renée and Renato - Save Your Love	CD	MP3
1981 - The Human League - Don't You Want Me	CD	MP3
1980 - St Winifred's School Choir - There's No-one Quite Like Grandma	CD	MP3
1979 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)	CD	MP3
1978 - Boney M - Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord	CD	MP3
1977 - Wings - Mull of Kintyre	CD	MP3
1976 - Johnny Mathis - When A Child Is Born (Soleado)	CD	MP3
1975 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody	CD	MP3
1974 - Mud - Lonely This Christmas	CD	MP3
1973 - Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody	CD	MP3
1972 - Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool	CD	MP3
1971 - Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)	CD	MP3
1970 - Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking	CD	MP3
1969 - Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys	CD	MP3
1968 - The Scaffold - Lily the Pink	CD	MP3
1967 - The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye	CD	MP3
1966 - Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home	CD	MP3
1965 - The Beatles - Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out	CD	MP3
1964 - The Beatles - I Feel Fine	CD	MP3
1963 - The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand	CD	MP3
1962 - Elvis Presley - Return to Sender	CD	MP3
1961 - Danny Williams - Moon River	CD	MP3
1960 - Cliff Richard and The Shadows - I Love You	CD	MP3
1959 - Emile Ford and The Checkmates - What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?	CD	MP3
1958 - Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe	CD	MP3
1957 - Harry Belafonte - Mary's Boy Child	CD	MP3
1956 - Johnnie Ray - Just Walkin' in the Rain	CD	MP3
1955 - Dickie Valentine - Christmas Alphabet	CD	MP3
1954 - Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party	CD	MP3
1953 - Frankie Laine - Answer Me	CD	MP3
1952 - Al Martino - Here in My Heart	CD	MP3

The Midnight Beast - Booty Call

2010-09-14T12:10:00.000-07:00

We recently found ourselves on The Midnight Beast's YouTube page thanks to a tip from @NinjaEmily, a self-confessed hopelessly devotee to The Midnight Beast.

After getting over the first 10 seconds that makes you check your mobile you get to the juicy pop centre that is crazy catchy. In fact it reminds us a lot of Shampoo (remember them kids?).

Shout Outs - McFly

2010-08-15T03:55:00.001-07:00

Occasionally the R1PL has celeb followers, which we really appreciate. Rarely however do we have the majority of a band follow us, which made it extra special when we recently had the McFly boys follow the R1PL twitter stream.

We at R1PL hate to name and shame, so we'll just say thanks to @Dannymcfly, @tommcfly and @mcflyharry. Notice anyone missing? ;-)

Sadly their upcoming release Party Girl hasn't officially been released on YouTube yet, however you'll be able to find it here.

McFly Party Girl - YouTube

You can also pre-order Party Girl on CD and MP3!

...ok, we'll say hi to @dougiemcfly too.

The Dirty Disco - White Room

2010-07-23T08:41:00.000-07:00

I've been in contact with Adam from The Dirty Disco for a while eagerly awaiting the video of White Room hitting YouTube. I received links to a couple of remixes a while back, which rocked, and the official release is even better with a slightly more pop angle.

Anyway, on to the video. Find links to the FREE remixes at the bottom.

Electro remix - Dubstep Remix

Park Bom - You and I - K-pop

2010-06-27T05:53:00.000-07:00

Looking for a preview of Lady Gaga's unreleased You and I track on YouTube I came across Park Bom, a South Korean girl band singer and a solo track. Check it.

Shout Outs - The Saturdays

2010-05-16T05:54:00.000-07:00

Another early shout out we had was from Mollie from The Saturdays, then with about 30,000 followers, now with over 41,000! Very popular, Mollie! In fact, Mollie sent about a third of R1PL's followers our way.

Mollie asked at the time to play Ego LOUD. You wouldn't want to disappoint her, right?

The Saturdays - Ego on YouTube

The Saturdays - Ego on Amazon: CD and MP3

Thanks Mollie!

Shout Outs

2010-05-09T03:16:00.000-07:00

Occasionally R1PL will get celebrity and musician twitter followers and shout outs. In fact, we've got a small backlog of followers to return the compliment for.

One of our first shout outs was the Dolly Rockers. Unfortunately Parlophone don't allow us to embed videos, but take a trip over to their YouTube channel and check out their latest and greatest:

Dolly Rockers YouTube

Thanks girls!