Playlists

The Folio · No. 39Tuesday 13 October 2026Jess Entwistle

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Wake up · 12 songs

Soft gold morning

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The songs
  1. 1

    Echo

    Olivia Dean

  2. 2

    The Nearness of You

    Norah Jones

  3. 3

    Tapestry

    Carole King

  4. 4

    Time After Time

    Eva Cassidy

  5. 5

    Cherry

    Harry Styles

  6. 6

    Opalite

    Taylor Swift

  7. 7

    All I Ask of You

    Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman · Phantom turns 40 in the West End this week

  8. 8

    Just the Way You Are

    Billy Joel

  9. 9

    God Only Knows

    The Beach Boys · Mike Love was back on stage at the weekend

  10. 10

    Queen of My Heart

    Westlife

  11. 11

    Le Onde

    Ludovico Einaudi

  12. 12

    Butterflies

    Kacey Musgraves

Shower · 12 songs

Sing in the steam

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The songs
  1. 1

    You Are the Music in Me

    High School Musical Cast · Disney’s High School Musical opens in London tonight

  2. 2

    Step by Step

    Whitney Houston

  3. 3

    Wannabe

    Spice Girls

  4. 4

    Part of Me

    Katy Perry

  5. 5

    Make It Happen

    Mariah Carey

  6. 6

    One Kiss

    Dua Lipa

  7. 7

    Honey, I’m Home

    Shania Twain

  8. 8

    Wrecking Ball

    Miley Cyrus

  9. 9

    If I Were a Boy

    Beyoncé

  10. 10

    Hips Don’t Lie

    Shakira · she closed her 13-night Madrid residency

  11. 11

    Only Human

    Jonas Brothers · they played the Banana Bowl ninth inning

  12. 12

    Taste

    Sabrina Carpenter

Work · 12 songs

Paper and brass

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The songs
  1. 1

    The Battle

    Harry Gregson-Williams · Narnia’s first trailer arrives today

  2. 2

    Once Upon a Dream

    One Piano · Sleeping Beauty Castle’s bridge reopens in Paris

  3. 3

    Viva La Vida

    Vitamin String Quartet

  4. 4

    Clair de Lune

    Brooklyn Duo

  5. 5

    Titanium / Pavane

    The Piano Guys

  6. 6

    Baby Mine

    Walt’s Piano

  7. 7

    Mr. Moustafa

    Alexandre Desplat

  8. 8

    November

    Max Richter

  9. 9

    Elegy for Dunkirk

    Dario Marianelli

  10. 10

    Alice in Wonderland

    Bill Evans

  11. 11

    The Way You Look Tonight

    Beegie Adair

  12. 12

    All About That Bass

    Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

Car · 12 songs

Windows down, volume up

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The songs
  1. 1

    Fast Car

    Luke Combs

  2. 2

    Last Night

    Morgan Wallen

  3. 3

    I Had Some Help

    Post Malone

  4. 4

    Bloodline

    Alex Warren

  5. 5

    Nicotine

    Ella Langley

  6. 6

    Church Bells

    Carrie Underwood

  7. 7

    Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)

    Shania Twain

  8. 8

    H.O.L.Y.

    Florida Georgia Line

  9. 9

    Let’s Dance to Joy Division

    The Wombats · they announced a 20th anniversary UK tour

  10. 10

    Bomb

    Doechii · released yesterday

  11. 11

    Rush

    Ayra Starr · the Starrgirl world tour was announced

  12. 12

    Holler

    Spice Girls