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London-based soul, R&B and jazz station on 97.85 FM, playing classic and contemporary Black music with a focus on funk and smooth grooves from the 1970s and 1980s.

On airLondon, United KingdomSoul & Funk1970s-1980swarm, smooth, groovy
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Last played
I'm Out Of Your Life
Arnie's Love

Recently played on Joy Radio

Time (UTC)Song
Nov 12 22:00
I'm Out Of Your Life
Arnie's Love
When A Man Loves A Woman
Percy Sledge
Things Are Not The Same Without You
First Love
You to me are everything
The Real Thing
Caravan Of Love
Isley Jasper Isley
Taxi
J Blackfoot
Still
The Commodores

Every song played here since October 2026

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Most played on Joy Radio this week

Variety: 186 different songs in the last 7 days, from 871 plays.

  • It plays its most played song about every 11 h 12 min.
  • Its 20 most played songs make up 21% of its airplay.
  1. LOVELY DAY
    BILL WITHERS
    15This week7Last weekUp on last week
  2. Eye To Eye
    Chaka Khan
    11This week5Last weekUp on last week
  3. You and Me Tonight
    Aurra
    11This week5Last weekUp on last week
  4. Everlasting Love
    Carl Carlton
    10This week6Last weekUp on last week
  5. Hang Tight
    Keni Burke
    10This week4Last weekUp on last week
  6. LOVE COME DOWN
    EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING
    9This week10Last weekDown on last week
  7. I Am Somebody
    Glenn Jones
    9This week5Last weekUp on last week
  8. Baby Love
    The Supremes
    9This week4Last weekUp on last week
  9. Never can say goodbye
    Gloria Gaynor
    8This week10Last weekDown on last week
  10. Dreamin'
    Greg Henderson
    8This week8Last weekSame as last week

Only on Joy Radio

Songs Joy Radio played at least 3 times this week that fewer than 3 other stations in United Kingdom played at all.

  1. Hang Tight
    Keni Burke
    10This week2Other stations
  2. Everlasting Love
    Carl Carlton
    10This week1Other stations
  3. Who Do You Love
    Bernard Wright
    7This week1Other stations
  4. September When I First Met You
    Barry White
    7This week1Other stations
  5. People Are Still Having Sex
    LaTour
    7This week0Other stations
  6. Let Me Show You
    Larry Wu
    7This week2Other stations
  7. Don't Knock It (Until You Try It)
    Bobby Nunn
    7This week1Other stations
  8. I'm Glad That You're Here
    ALPHONSE MOUZON
    7This week1Other stations
  9. YOU DON´T HAVE TO GO
    CHI LITES
    7This week2Other stations
  10. You're The Sweetest One
    Luther Vandross
    7This week0Other stations

About this playlist

Joy Radio London 97.85 FM: 70s & 80s Soul, R&B & Jazz Most-Played Smooth Grooves is built from what Joy Radio actually plays on air: its most played songs, 30 tracks, refreshed every day. This week the station played 186 different songs in 871 identified plays. Its most played song was LOVELY DAY by BILL WITHERS, with 15 plays.

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