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Radio 1's 100 Greatest AnthemsDebut Singles
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Radio 1 Anthems counts down the 100 greatest debut singles, featuring Paramore, Khalid and Mark Ronson.

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Music Played

  • Sam Smith

    Lay Me Down

    • Capitol Records.

  • Khalid

    Location

    • American Dream.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • The xx

    Crystalised

    • XX.
    • XL.

  • Ed Sheeran

    A Team

    • Atlantic Records UK.

  • Adele

    Hometown Glory

    • XL Recordings.

  • Frank Ocean

    Novacane

    • The Island Def Jam Music Group.

  • Hozier

    Take Me To Church

    • Island.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Like I Love You (feat. Clipse)

    • Like I Love You.
    • Jive.

  • The Strokes

    Hard To Explain

    • Hard To Explain.
    • Rough Trade.

  • Maroon 5

    Harder To Breathe

    • Harder To Breathe.
    • J.

  • Mumford & Sons

    Little Lion Man

    • Island.

  • Katy Perry

    I Kissed A Girl

    • Virgin.

  • James Arthur

    Impossible

    • Syco/ Sony Music Entertainment.

  • The Drums

    Let's Go Surfing

  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • Alright, Still.
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • Two Door Cinema Club

    Something Good Can Work

    • Kitsune.

  • MGMT

    Time To Pretend

    • Columbia.

  • Kendrick Lamar

    Hiii Power

  • Doja Cat

    So High (feat. San Holo)

    • BitBird.

  • Sam Fender

    Play God

    • Polydor.

  • Paramore

    Pressure

  • Mark Ronson

    Ooh Wee (feat. Ghostface Killah & Nate Dogg)

    • Ooh Wee.
    • Elektra.

  • Evanescence

    Bring Me To Life

    • Bring Me To Life.
    • Epic.

  • Girls Aloud

    Sound Of The Underground

    • Sounds Of The Underground.
    • Polydor.

  • Rihanna

    Pon De Replay

    • Pon De Replay.
    • Island Def Jam.

  • Lorde

    Royals

    • Virgin.

  • Avril Lavigne

    Complicated

    • Complicated (OBW Tagged).
    • BMG.
    • 1.

  • Lady Gaga

    Just Dance (feat. Colby O’Donis)

    • Streamline.

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Crazy

    • Warner Music UK.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

    • I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor.
    • Domino.

  • The Killers

    Mr Brightside

    • Mr. Brightside.
    • Lizard King.

  • One Direction

    What Makes You Beautiful

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Nov 202520:00
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  • New Year's Day 202608:00
    BBC Radio 1 Anthems