Playlists

The Folio · No. 17Monday 21 September 2026Jess Entwistle

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Wake up · 12 songs

Slow light

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The songs
  1. 1

    Over the Rainbow

    Eva Cassidy

  2. 2

    Sunrise

    Norah Jones

  3. 3

    Echo

    Olivia Dean

  4. 4

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    Carole King

  5. 5

    My Heart Will Go On

    Celine Dion · her Paris residency looks are in today’s Music

  6. 6

    Lover

    Taylor Swift

  7. 7

    My Love, My Life

    Meryl Streep

  8. 8

    New York State of Mind

    Billy Joel

  9. 9

    World of Our Own

    Westlife

  10. 10

    Slow Burn

    Kacey Musgraves

  11. 11

    Wait for It

    Leslie Odom Jr.

  12. 12

    While We’re Young

    Jhene Aiko · her Westside Whimsy is this week’s No. 1

Shower · 12 songs

Sing in the steam

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The songs
  1. 1

    I Wanna Dance with Somebody

    Whitney Houston

  2. 2

    Crazy

    Gnarls Barkley · they announced their first tour in 18 years

  3. 3

    Espresso

    Sabrina Carpenter

  4. 4

    Mamma Mia

    ABBA

  5. 5

    Heartbreaker

    Mariah Carey

  6. 6

    Love On Top

    Beyonce

  7. 7

    Lovebug

    Jonas Brothers

  8. 8

    California Gurls

    Katy Perry

  9. 9

    The Best of Both Worlds

    Hannah Montana

  10. 10

    no tears left to cry

    Ariana Grande

  11. 11

    Save Your Tears

    The Weeknd · he opened his Asia tour with a new song, Tokyo

  12. 12

    Levitating

    Dua Lipa

Work · 12 songs

Steady hands

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The songs
  1. 1

    Sweater Weather

    Vitamin String Quartet

  2. 2

    What Makes You Beautiful

    The Piano Guys

  3. 3

    Hallelujah

    Brooklyn Duo

  4. 4

    Circle of Life

    Walt’s Piano

  5. 5

    You’ll Be in My Heart

    One Piano

  6. 6

    Can You Hear the Music

    Ludwig Goransson · Nolan is today’s Kermode and Mayo guest

  7. 7

    Experience

    Ludovico Einaudi

  8. 8

    The Name of Life

    Joe Hisaishi

  9. 9

    Blue in Green

    Bill Evans

  10. 10

    Someone to Watch Over Me

    Beegie Adair

  11. 11

    The Shape of Water

    Alexandre Desplat

  12. 12

    Careless Whisper

    Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

Car · 12 songs

Windows down

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The songs
  1. 1

    Don’t Be Stupid

    Shania Twain

  2. 2

    Forever After All

    Luke Combs

  3. 3

    Cruel Summer

    Taylor Swift

  4. 4

    Miss Independent

    Kelly Clarkson

  5. 5

    Sunflower

    Post Malone

  6. 6

    Last Name

    Carrie Underwood

  7. 7

    Say You’ll Be There

    Spice Girls

  8. 8

    Whiskey Glasses

    Morgan Wallen

  9. 9

    Break My Soul

    Beyonce

  10. 10

    What a Man Gotta Do

    Jonas Brothers

  11. 11

    Heaven

    Kane Brown

  12. 12

    Back in Love

    Suki Waterhouse · today’s Song Exploder takes this one apart