Playlists

The Folio · No. 1Saturday 5 September 2026Jess Entwistle

Once connected, each morning's four playlists are built in your Spotify, dated, ready to open here.

Wake up · 12 songs

Slow light

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The songs
  1. 1

    Sunrise

    Norah Jones

  2. 2

    Banana Pancakes

    Jack Johnson

  3. 3

    Only Love

    Ben Howard

  4. 4

    I Turn Around

    Elvis Costello · the unreleased original, out this week

  5. 5

    Slow Burn

    Kacey Musgraves

  6. 6

    ceilings

    Lizzy McAlpine

  7. 7

    Everywhere

    Fleetwood Mac

  8. 8

    From the Start

    Laufey

  9. 9

    Put Your Records On

    Corinne Bailey Rae

  10. 10

    Light of a Clear Blue Morning

    Dolly Parton · remembering Dolly

  11. 11

    L-O-V-E

    Nat King Cole

  12. 12

    Blister Sunrise

    M83 · the new single; the album is out on 25 September

Shower · 12 songs

Sing in the steam

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The songs
  1. 1

    Love On Top

    Beyoncé

  2. 2

    I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    Whitney Houston

  3. 3

    Defying Gravity

    Idina Menzel

  4. 4

    How Far I’ll Go

    Auli’i Cravalho

  5. 5

    Levitating

    Dua Lipa

  6. 6

    Man! I Feel Like a Woman!

    Shania Twain

  7. 7

    Espresso

    Sabrina Carpenter

  8. 8

    Popular

    Ariana Grande

  9. 9

    Treasure

    Bruno Mars

  10. 10

    Morning Dew (Donk)

    Beyoncé · from the B’Day anniversary edition, No. 1 on adult R&B radio this week

  11. 11

    Alright

    Supergrass · extra 2027 UK dates announced

  12. 12

    good 4 u

    Olivia Rodrigo

Work · 12 songs

Steady hands

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The songs
  1. 1

    Experience

    Ludovico Einaudi

  2. 2

    Time

    Hans Zimmer

  3. 3

    Holocene

    Bon Iver

  4. 4

    Near Light

    Ólafur Arnalds

  5. 5

    The Shape of Water

    Alexandre Desplat

  6. 6

    Get You

    Daniel Caesar

  7. 7

    Snooze

    SZA

  8. 8

    Time (You and I)

    Khruangbin

  9. 9

    To Build a Home

    The Cinematic Orchestra

  10. 10

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

  11. 11

    Spill

    Slow Pulp · their album Melodie is out in two weeks

  12. 12

    Cherry Wine

    Hozier

Car · 12 songs

Windows down

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The songs
  1. 1

    Empire State of Mind

    Jay-Z · the first of two London nights, with Lauryn Hill on stage

  2. 2

    Don’t Look Back in Anger

    Oasis · the documentary premiered at Venice this weekend

  3. 3

    9 to 5

    Dolly Parton · remembering Dolly

  4. 4

    Touch

    KATSEYE · at the O2 this week

  5. 5

    I Believe in a Thing Called Love

    The Darkness · a surprise Moth Club show announced

  6. 6

    Good Luck, Babe!

    Chappell Roan

  7. 7

    Cruel Summer

    Taylor Swift

  8. 8

    Abracadabra

    Lady Gaga

  9. 9

    Killing Me Softly With His Song

    Fugees · Lauryn Hill and Wyclef, together again in London

  10. 10

    Since U Been Gone

    Kelly Clarkson

  11. 11

    We Don’t Talk About Bruno

    Encanto Cast

  12. 12

    As It Was

    Harry Styles