The KTU Most Played of 2005

[moonshadow]

It includes a whole slew of recurrents, golds, new(ish) stuff. Last year's countdown is a blessing compared to this year's countdown. Oh well. I no longer expect anything from KTU.

103 Stay - Mynt Feat. Kim Sozzi
102 Change On Me - Cynthia
101 Be My World – Milky
100 One Way Love – TKA
99 It Takes Two – Rob Base
98 If It’s Lovin’ That You Want – Rihanna
97 Born To Be Alive – Patrick Hernandez
96 Rhythm Is A Dancer – Snap!
95 Can’t Go On – Mike Rizzo presents Allie
94 When Doves Cry – Prince
93 Stickwitu –The Pussycat Dolls
92 Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead
91 Hey Ya! – Outkast
90 Get Right – Jennifer Lopez
89 It’s Raining Men – Weather Girls
88 Get Down Tonight – KC & The Sunshine
87 I Got Your Love – Donna Summer
86 Total Eclipse of the Heart – Nicki French
85 Because of You – The Cover Girls
84 Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste Of Honey
83 I Would Die For You – Prince
82 Don’t Forget About Us – Mariah Carey
81 If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman
80 White Lines (Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five
79 Window To My Heart – Jon Secada
78 Ring My Bell – Anita Ward
77 No Reason To Cry – Judy Torres
76 More Than Words – Frankie J
75 This Time Baby – Jacki Moore
74 Let The Music Play – Shannon
73 Music – Madonna
72 Shake It Off - Mariah Carey
71 Say A Little Prayer – Diane King
70 Where Are You Tonight – Coro
69 Can’t Get Enough of Your Love- Barry White
68 Move Ya Body (Remix) – Nina Sky
67 Axel F – Crazy Frog
66 Take Your Time (Do It Right) – SOS Band
65 Missing – Everything But The Girl
64 Hung Up – Madonna
63 Spring Love – Stevie B.
62 You’re My Everything – Barry White
61 Everytime We Touch – Cascada
60 Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
59 Finally – CeCe Peniston
58 Can You Feel The Beat – Lisa Lisa
57 I Like The Way You Move – OutKast
56 Come Rain Come Shine – Jenn Cuneta
55 Too Turned On – Alisha
54 It’s Like That – Mariah Carey
53 I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
52 It’s Not Right, But….It’s Okay. – Whitney Houston
51 Never Leave You – Lumidee
50 How To Deal – Frankie J
49 Tainted Love – Soft Cell
48 So Many Times- Gadjo
47 Yeah! – Usher
46 Come To Me – France Joli
45 Call Me – Anna Vissi
44 No Strings – Lola
43 Turn Me On – Kevin Lyttle
42 Hold You Down – Jennifer Lopez / Fat Joe
41 White Flag – Dido
40 A House Is Not A Home – Deborah Cox
39 Gasolina – Daddy Yankee
38 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
37 Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani
36 Free Me – Emma Bunton
35 My Boo – Usher / Alicia Keys
34 I Don’t Care – Ricky Martin
33 Something Happened On The Way To Heaven – Deborah Cox
32 How Would U Feel – David Morales feat. Lea Lorien
31 Situation – Yaz
30 La Tortura – Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz
29 Surrender – Lasgo
28 1, 2 Step – Ciara feat. Missy Elliott
27 One Word – Kelly Osbourne
26 Behind These Hazel Eyes – Kelly Clarkson
25 If You Don’t Know Me By Now – Aubrey
24 And She Said – Lucas Prata
23 Oye Mi Canto – N.O.R.E. feat. Nina Sky
22 Never (Past Tense) – The Roc Project
21 Lose My Breath – Destiny’s Child
20 Pon De Replay – Rihanna
19 Forgive – Reina
18 Karmastition – Alicia Keys
17 Easy As Life – Deborah Cox
16 Tempted To Touch (Boomtunes Remix) – Rupee
15 Obsession (No Es Amor) – Frankie J
14 Put ‘Em High – Stonebridge
13 Love On My Mind – Freemasons
12 Let Me Love You – Mario
11 Don’t Cha – The Pussycat Dolls
10 How Did You Know? – Mynt feat. Kim Sozzi
09 Don’t Mess With My Heart – Black Eyed Peas
08 Listen To Your Heart – D.H.T.
07 If I Close My Eyes – Reina
06 Since U Been Gone (Nevins Edit) - Kelly Clarkson
05 Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani feat. Eve
04 I Like It - Narcotic Thrust
03 Caught Up - Usher
02 All This Time - Jonathan Peters feat. Sylver Logan Sharp
01 We Belong Together - Mariah Carey

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

I saw this topic and though "How'd they come up with 103 songs this year?"

Then I read this:

moonshadow said:

It includes a whole slew of recurrents, golds,

Pathetic.

I haven't really listened to KTU for more than 3 minutes since like 2003. More and more, I'm actually forgetting it even exists when I go through my radio dial.

[moonshadow]

jerseyboy said:

More and more, I'm actually forgetting it even exists when I go through my radio dial.

Soon enough, it won't exist, unless they revamp the station and quick.

[tozion]

What do the other 3 or so dance stations play? Because honestly, if you told me I had to run a dance station, other than playing dance remixes, I wouldn't even know what to play. Most of the music on the club charts doesn't sound like it would get much response on the radio.

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tozion said:

What do the other 3 or so dance stations play? Because honestly, if you told me I had to run a dance station, other than playing dance remixes, I wouldn't even know what to play. Most of the music on the club charts doesn't sound like it would get much response on the radio.

There's definitely ways to find music to play though. Maybe not an ideal way, since Dance was so readily available in the 90's, and now it isn't, but KTU could still be way more effective than they are.

They could add some beat-driven Pop songs to their playlist. Songs like "These Words," "Feel Good Inc." "Switch," etc. could have easily been on their playlist. True, it's not Dance music, but they still loosely fit the format and its got to be better than playing the same Donna Summer gold in high rotation all year.

I think KTU could look to the international charts to find more songs to play. There's Dance hits from Europe that could definitely do alright on KTU. I don't even think they ever added "Call On Me" by Eric Prydz, which like it or not, was huge in the Dance world.

Also, if a major artist like Madonna comes out with a full album of Dance music, they could choose an album track to add into regular rotation. There's more new music. Back in the late 90's, they often chose an extra track or two to play from successful albums.

Their problem is they're not trying to be a Dance station... they basically are a female house station now. There's been really big Dance hits that they don't play just because it's not the one narrow type of Dance they're looking for.

[botoxic]

Energy 92.7 San Francisco's Top 92 of 2005

92 FAITHFULLY - Judy Torres
91 DON'T FORGET ABOUT US - Mariah Carey
90 1, 2 STEP - Ciara/Missy Elliott
89 EVERYTIME WE TOUCH - Cascada
88 MY HUMPS - Black Eyed Peas
87 AXEL F - Crazy Frog
86 MOVING INTO LIGHT - Black Fras
85 DARE - Gorillaz
84 PUMP UP THE JAM - D.O.N.S./Technotronic
83 LET ME LOVE YOU - Mario
82 JUST LIKE THAT - Amber
81 THE OTHER SIDE - Paul van Dyk/Wayne Jackson

80 SHAKE IT OFF - Mariah Carey
79 GIVE ME THE NIGHT - Xavier
78 SAY HELLO - Deep Dish
77 FORGIVE - Reina
76 LET'S GET DOWN - Supafly vs. Fishbowl
75 CALL ME - Anna Vissi
74 SOMEONE - D.H.T.
73 FEELS GOOD - David Morales/Angela Hunte
72 LONELY NO MORE - Rob Thomas
71 STAY - Mynt/Kim Sozzi

70 ISLANDS - QED
69 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - Aubrey
68 TEMPTED TO TOUCH - Rupee
67 DREAMS - Deep Dish/Stevie Nicks
66 SHINE - Lovefreekz
65 A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME - Deborah Cox
64 THESE WORDS - Natasha Bedingfield
63 MR. BRIGHTSIDE - Killers
62 FREE ME - Emma Bunton
61 JERK IT OUT - Caesars

60 DIP IT LOW - Christina Milian
59 WHY - DJ Sammy
58 INTO YOUR EYES - Armand van Helden
57 OH - Ciara/Ludacris
56 ALL THIS TIME - Jonathan Peters/Sylver Logan Sharp
55 KARMA(STITION) - Alicia Keys
54 TRUE - Ryan Cabrera
53 PON DE REPLAY - Rihanna
52 AND SHE SAID... - Lucas Prata
51 50 WAYS (TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER) - Plummet

50 BACK TO BASICS - Shapeshifters
49 LOSE CONTROL - Missy Elliott/Ciara
48 STAR TO FALL - Cabin Crew
47 MESMERIZED - Faith Evans
46 STEPPIN' OUT - Kaskade
45 NO STRINGS - Lola
44 DANCIN' - Aaron Smith/Luvli
43 LOSE MY BREATH - Destiny's Child
42 HOLLABACK GIRL - Gwen Stefani
41 COME RAIN COME SHINE - Jenn Cuneta

40 GET IT ON - Intenso Project/Lisa Scott-Lee
39 HUNG UP - Madonna
38 WALK INTO THE SUN - Dirty Vegas
37 BE MY WORLD - Milky
36 MOVE YA BODY - Nina Sky
35 I LIKE THE WAY (YOU MOVE) - Bodyrockers
34 BLUE WATER - Black Rock
33 THE WEEKEND - Michael Gray
32 ONE EYE SHUT - Robbie Rivera
31 TAKE ME AWAY - Stonebridge/Therese

30 SURRENDER - Lasgo
29 DON'T PHUNK WITH MY HEART - Black Eyed Peas
28 WHEN THE DAWN BREAKS - Narcotic Thrust
27 GET UP STAND UP - Stellar Project
26 RICH GIRL - Gwen Stefani/Eve
25 TAKE ME TO THE CLOUDS ABOVE - LMC vs. U2
24 LOVE ON MY MIND - Freemasons/Amanda Wilson
23 FILTHY/GORGEOUS - Scissor Sisters
22 BEHIND THESE HAZEL EYES - Kelly Clarkson
21 FEEL GOOD INC. - Gorillaz

20 WE BELONG TOGETHER - Mariah Carey
19 SO MANY TIMES - Gadjo
18 YOU NEVER KNOW - Marly
17 LOLA'S THEME - Shapeshifters
16 I LIKE IT - Narcotic Thrust
15 LISTEN TO YOUR HEART - D.H.T.
14 DON'T CHA - Pussycat Dolls
13 CALL ON ME - Eric Prydz
12 EVERYTHING - Kaskade
11 SINCE U BEEN GONE - Kelly Clarkson

10 HOW WOULD U FEEL - David Morales/Lea-Lorien
09 1, 2 STEP - Ciara/Missy Elliott
08 SOMEBODY TOLD ME - Killers
07 INSPIRATION - Ian van Dahl
06 HOW DID YOU KNOW? - Mynt/Kim Sozzi
05 I BELIEVE IN YOU - Kylie Minogue
04 SICK AND TIRED - Anastacia
03 ONE WORD - Kelly Osbourne
02 IT'S YOU - Sin Plomo
01 PUT 'EM HIGH - Stonebridge/Therese

[moonshadow]

Clearly, Energy has found a better way to incorporate dance hits and pop-dance remixes.

The KTU discussion is one that will probably never be resolved until the format changes or the station does some serious revamping, and in my time here we've done a fair share of KTU slamming. While I still support dance music on radio, and will grudgingly deal with KTU's endless spins of "Show Me" or "Don't Leave Me This Way" just so I might hear one spin of something fresh and cutting edge during a mixshow, the fact of the matter is that their current model is probably working. For the listening crowd they've assimilated over the past few years, there is so much more appeal in a station that throws on some Stevie B during the "no-repeat workday"...this way 34 year-old Susan in HR can relive a smidget of her youth while humming along and making some photocopies...rather than having to deal with a PLJ, a LiteFM, or Ian Van Dahl, Tiesto, Eric Prydz, and DJ Sammy pump out beats all day long. (And Adam, you're right. KTU never added Call On Me, easily one of, if not the most hugely recognizable track in dance of the past year...from radio to the clubs to college campuses.)

What could be done, IMO:
1. During the day, have a few older tracks play here and there. For the most part, though, the day should be dominated by pop-dance remixes.
2. Time should be set aside for flashback-era music; e.g., disco one night a week for two hours, freestyle during Thursday afternoons...along those lines.
3. Gold tracks should only be from the 90s and early 00s.
4. EuroDance is huge; it's usually very radio friendly, and for the most part, very well done. Playlists should reflect this. There's no reason why Lasgo's "Surrender," over a year old, should be getting airplay as much as it does when two new singles have been released from their new album.
5. Don't cater to an audience; play dance for dance music's sake.

Off my soapbox. I seriously doubt this will ever happen. "The New" KTU turns 10 on February 10th; I can only wonder if the remaining original crew realizes just how much they've declined in the 10 years they've been on air.

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

moonshadow said:

this way 34 year-old Susan in HR can relive a smidget of her youth while humming along and some making photocopies...

LMMFAO.
It's true though. I definitely understand the "no-repeat workday." It makes sense. I just think there's enough current music, recurrents, and Golds from the 80's and forward to give enough "non-repeat" music. I understand playing stuff like TKA or Stevie B too. That's basically the same thing as a HAC station playing The Cure or The Police. It works. But going back to "I Will Survive" and "Last Dance"? That's just wrong! lol I think all of their Golds should be from the 80's and forward, but they should really be focusing on having at least 30 current songs on their playlist at any given time. Songs like "Call On Me," "Dare," "Jerk It Out," "These Words," would be fine during a workday. If anything is too loud to play for work, at least add it to the playlist to play nights and weekends.

I also really like having designated hours for special programming. Some of Urban stations here do it for Gospel every Sunday morning and Reggae every Sunday evening. The HAC stations does it for 80's music every Saturday night. KTU could do something like that too. It would keep the freestyle or disco fans loyal to the station without making every other potential listener want to run from the station several times an hour during regular programming.

That San Francisco station looks much better. Greater variety within Dance, more remixes, more Pop songs, and some European hits. And most of all, all music from 2005! WHOA!

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jerseyboy said:

That San Francisco station looks much better. Greater variety within Dance, more remixes, more Pop songs, and some European hits. And most of all, all music from 2005! WHOA!

Check out this site for more info about what songs Energy 92.7 SF plays (and has played).

energybayarea.blogspot.com/

They used to play a little bit of urban tracks (like Rupee and Rihanna) in their original mixes. Those are gone now. For the Deborah Cox "House Is Not A Home" and Missy Elliott "Lose Control", they began playing the urban mixes early on, but they added the dance mixes later on.

Now they usually wait until the dance mixes are out and then add the songs.

They have a few problems though.

Sometimes they wait too long to add stuff. They added MC's "SIO" toward the end of its run. DFAU was just about to go for adds when it was added.

And sometimes they drop some songs way too soon. About 1/3 of the songs "Botoxic" typed out for the Energy list had been dropped way too soon and now Energy was giving them "one final spin".

In terms of old stuff, they play "Two of Hearts" and "The Glamorous Life" a bit more than is necessary. And they usually play the really well-known older dance classics, not the obscure goodies. Instead of some Donna Summer and Patrick Hernandez, how about some Musique or First Choice?

And the recent additon of the "Chill show" doesn't help.

I have a strong feeling that the SF station will be gone after its 2 year anniversary in October. No pure dance station has lasted longer than 2 years.