Interesting how KIIS (my A$$) is a long way from a pure CHR these days. ‘3 AM’ would hardly be a relevant song to the yoof of today (and I agree, far from the best M20 song).
I have caught Power FM Nowra playing a few Billy Bob classics recently; nearly fell off the couch when I heard KWS- ‘Please Don’t Go’ on Friday night whilst tuning around. Now there’s a song I haven’t heard on commercial radio since the early 90s! They also spun the Grease Megamix last night.
Let’s look at the select CCM stations around the country.
The following logs take place on Friday 20th January 2023 at around 11am-12pm local time.
Hope 103.2 - Sydney, NSW
“Dreams” Joylon Petch
“Down” Mat Kearney
“Mysterious Ways” U2
“God Is In This Story” Katy Nichole & Big Daddy Weave
“Hall Of Fame” The Script / Will.i.am
“One More Time” Daft Punk
“Burn The Ships” For King & Country
“Love Story” Taylor Swift
“Rise” Danny Gokey
“Rain On Me” Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga
“I Need You” Jars Of Clay
“Shackles (Praise You)” Coby James & Evvie McKinney
89.9 TheLight - Melbourne, VIC
“I’m A Believer” Smash Mouth
“Out Of My Hands” Jeremy Camp
“Easy On Me” Adele
“Born To Be Yours” Kygo / Imagine Dragons
“New Day” Danny Gokey
“How Will I Know” Whitney Houston
“I Ain’t Worried” OneRepublic
“I Will Fear No More” The Afters
“Bad Day” Daniel Powter
“Don’t Start Now” Dua Lipa
“Joy In The Morning” Tauren Wells
“Treat You Better” Shawn Mendes
“Save Your Tears” The Weeknd / Ariana Grande
“You Are Loved” Stars Go Dim
“Lost Without You” Delta Goodrem
96five - Brisbane, QLD
“Escape” Enrique Iglesias
“Let’s Love” Sia
“Grace Wins” Matthew West
“The Key, The Secret” Urban Cookie Collective
“Be Alright (Remix)” Evan Craft, KB & Sam Rivera
“Parallel Line” Keith Urban
“Hold Me Closer” Elton John & Britney Spears
“Sunday Morning Feeling” Apollo LTD ft. Ryan Stevenson
“Echo Beach” Martha & The Muffins
“Music For A Sushi Restaurant” Harry Styles
“Who Says” Joshua Micah
“If You Could Read My Mind” Stars On 54
“Even At My Worst” Blanca
“Little Bit Of Love” Tom Grennan
Salt 106.5 - Sunshine Coast, QLD
“Ain’t Got Far To Go” Jess Glynne
“If Everyone Cared” Nickelback
“Safe In My Father’s Arms” Sanctus Real
“Break My Stride” Unique II
“Every Little Kiss” Bruce Hornsby & The Range
“My Own Little World” Matthew West
“Late Night Talking” Harry Styles
“Shotgun” George Ezra
“Heart & Soul” T’Pau
“The Maker” Chris August
“Unwritten” Natasha Bedingfield
“It’s Always Been You” Phil Wickham
“Love Won’t Let Go (Radio)” Branan Murphy
98five Sonshine FM - Perth, WA
“Shackles (Praise You)” Coby James & Evvie McKinney
“Clarity” Vance Joy
“Walking Away” Craig David
“Flowers” Svrcina
“Remind Me” Tom Grennan
“Breakaway” Kelly Clarkson
“Electric Blue” Icehouse
“Brighter Days” Blessing Offor
“Send My Love (To Your Lover)” Adele
“Ghost” Justin Bieber
“Never Seen The Rain” Tones & I
“Crazy” Seal
“For All My Life” Taya
“Fly” Sugar Ray
“How Deep Is Your Love” Bee Gees
Thanks for doing this Mr. Expert! You could more accurately describe these stations as Adult Contemporary with some Christian content, rather than the other way around.
I did thought about including it, but when I saw the playlist on their website, it seems to be too few songs (ie. 7) listed for that particular hour surveyed.
Being Australia Day Breeze is going all Australian. I’ve already heard some great softer Australian songs you definitely won’t hear elsewhere on Oz music countdowns.
Thanks for posting Brianc68. Just did a quick scan of the dial in Sydney - doesn’t appear any commercial stations are doing anything special for Australia Day. 2CH used to play all Australian when they were around. The only station I could find playing all Australian is Vintage FM, which is 60’s & 70’s.