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00:00Hello and welcome to the Top of the Pots review of 2025 where together we'll look back on some of
00:20the musical stories of the year as well as enjoying some great performances and celebrating
00:25the top 10 biggest selling songs. Now 2025 has been a year of nostalgic tours with the summer of
00:31Oasis Mania and 90s boy bands Five and Boyzone reuniting. Taylor Swift showed us the life of a
00:38showgirl plus the rise of country continued especially here in the UK as the home of country
00:43the Grand Ole Opry travelled to London for the first time ever. But there's even more to discover
00:49and over the next hour we'll enjoy music from Pulp, Chapel Roan and Lewis Capaldi. We'll say hello
00:56to the women of the moment breaking records all around the world this year Olivia Dean and Top of
01:02the Pots alumni and all-round legend Jarvis Cocker tells us about his year. Plus we'll get to know
01:07the artists behind two of the biggest selling songs of 2025. That's US rising stars Raven Lene and Alex
01:15Warren. So let's get into our first performance which comes from the man fondly known as the
01:20North East Springsteen who back in February released his third album People Watching and ended up winning
01:25the Mercury Prize album of the year. Remaining a man of the people by donating all his winnings to
01:31charity. So here he is with the title track from his chart-topping album headlining Radio 1's
01:37Big Weekend in Liverpool. It's Sam Fender.
01:44the
01:53Bigاخ
01:54the
01:58Big
02:01so
02:05the
02:11A beast of the blame of hope
02:13Gives me away from feeling alone
02:16Gives me a moment out of the ego
02:20Used to feel so invincible
02:21I used to feel it was a world worth dreaming of
02:25Back in the gusts, screaming the song
02:28Just the beauty of youth will quell my heart
02:33Oh, I feel so dark
02:36Remember it
02:38Oh, my heart
02:45I feel so dark
02:48Remember
02:49I think the world's on the way back home
02:58Everybody on the chair will hold it
03:01Out of the billboards, out of the heat
03:04So what is done, it's on the street tonight
03:07Oh, I can't stop it
03:10I still won't come home
03:13I think the world's on the way back home
03:15I think the world's on the way back home
03:19I came back home in my past seven years
03:33Right away chasing tracks of her tears
03:37Going to the nurse to get the gist of it
03:39I promised to get her out of the care
03:43And the police was calling the best
03:45And I stopped in overruled by call
03:49And the songs of goodness was wound up on the floor
03:51And the beauty of youth that left my breaking heart
03:56Oh, the war in my heart
04:00When you loved someone
04:02Oh, I stayed on the way back home
04:08Till you left this lane
04:11Cause that's just love
04:14I think the world's on the way back home
04:21Everybody on the chair will hold it
04:24Right away from the billboards, out of the heat
04:27So what is done, it's on the street tonight
04:31Oh, I can't stop it
04:33I see the world's on the way back home
04:36I think the world's on the way back home
04:39I think the world's on the way back home
04:42I think the world's on the way back home
05:07I think the world's on the way back home
05:11Can't wait such doing results
05:14In the sky
05:16What I feel for this crippled eye
05:20In the turmoil of the times
05:23And I'll hold you in my heart
05:25Till the day I die
05:27Oh, I think the world's on the way back home
05:33Everybody on the chair will hold it
05:36I don't know the billboards, out of the heat
05:39So what is done, it's on the street tonight
05:43Oh, I can't stop it
05:45I see the world's on the way back home
05:48I think the world's on the way back home
05:50I think the world's on the way back home
05:54I think the world's on the way back home
06:06I think the world's on the way back home
06:14I think the world's on the way back home
06:16I think the world's on the way back home
06:18Sam Fender there tearing up Sefton Park in Liverpool for Radio 1's Big Weekend earlier this year
06:46And stand by Sunderland because it's coming your way in 2026
06:51Next up, an artist who returned in a big way in 2025
06:55Not only has Olivia Dean sold out her UK tour
06:58Including six dates at London's O2 next year
07:01She's also become the first woman to ever have four singles in the top ten simultaneously
07:07And here she is to tell us how it's been
07:10Hi Clara, it's me Olivia Dean
07:12And wow, what a year 2025 has been
07:15If you'd have told me at the beginning of the year
07:18What the rest of the year would have been like
07:19I would have said, no, don't believe you
07:21Not only did the album go to number one
07:27Which was ridiculous
07:28But at the same time
07:29Man I Need was also number one in the singles chart
07:31So I did the double
07:32I didn't even know the double was a thing
07:35Probably one of the most surreal moments of my life
07:38And yeah, both of them look really nice next to each other next to my telly
07:42It's an album about love
07:49And don't we all just want to love each other
07:51And be in love
07:52Or love each other better
07:54And I don't know
07:55So I think it just touched people
07:56Then I found out I was the first female solo artist in history
08:03In history
08:04To have four songs in the top ten at one time
08:07My mum was actually the person that sent that to me
08:10And I texted her back and said
08:11You need to get that fact checked
08:12Because it's probably not true
08:13So don't get excited
08:14It's ridiculous
08:15And I still don't believe it's true
08:17But apparently it is
08:18So
08:19Going to 2026
08:22And I'm doing my first ever arena tour
08:25And we're doing six nights of the O2
08:27Which are all sold out
08:29And a lot of work to do before then
08:31But it's going to be great
08:33It's definitely all still very pinch me
08:35And I think it's going to be an incredible year next year
08:38And now here's me playing Man I Need earlier on in the year
08:42Roll the clip
08:43Talk to me, talk to me
08:46Talk to me, talk to me
08:50Looks like we're making up for lost time
08:56Need you to spell it out for me
09:00Washing over on all night
09:04It's like a type of alchemy
09:07Introduce me to your best friend
09:12I can come and stop riding
09:15A satellite ain't even that far
09:20I kind of wonder where you are
09:24Already know I can't leave it alone
09:27Oh my, mine
09:30And I already gave you the time and the place
09:35Don't be shy
09:37Just come be the man I need
09:40Tell me you got something to give
09:42I want it
09:44I kind of like it when you call me
09:46Wonderful
09:47Whatever the type of talking is
09:50Come on then
09:52I gotta know you're meant to
09:54Be the man I need
09:56Talk to me
09:57Talk to me
09:59Talk to me, talk to me
10:01Be the man that I need, baby
10:03Talk to me, talk to me
10:05Be the man that I need, need, need
10:08Talk to me, talk to me
10:09Be the man that I need, baby
10:11Talk to me, talk to me
10:13Be the man, man, man, man, man
10:16I'd like to think you feel the same way
10:20But I can't tell with you sometimes
10:24So baby, let's get on the same page
10:28Stop making me breathe between the lines
10:32Already know I can't leave it alone
10:35Oh my, mine
10:38And I already gave you the time and the place
10:43Don't be shy
10:45Just come be the man I need
10:48Tell me you got something to give
10:50I want it
10:52I kind of like it when you call me
10:54Wonderful
10:55Whatever the type of talk it is
10:58Come on then
11:00I gotta know you're meant to
11:02Be the man I need
11:04Talk to me
11:05Talk to me
11:07Talk to me
11:09Talk to me
11:11Talk to me, talk to me
11:13Be the man that I need, baby
11:15Talk to me, talk to me
11:17Be the man that I need, need, need
11:20Talk to me, talk to me
11:21Be the man that I need, baby
11:23Talk to me, talk to me
11:25Be the man, man, man, man, man
11:28Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
11:33Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
11:38Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
11:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
11:48The glorious Olivia Deane with her chart smash, Man I Need,
11:52from her number one album, The Art of Loving.
11:55And don't forget, she'll be joining Jules Holland
11:57for his annual Hootenanny to see in the New Year on BBC Two tonight.
12:01No doubt Olivia is a future festival headliner
12:05and this year we saw even more brilliant women
12:08headlining festivals across the UK.
12:11So right now, here are some of those winning women.
12:16With applied pressure from these women and their loyal fans
12:20the world over, many festivals went on to proudly book
12:23some of the world's most successful female artists to headline.
12:33Leading the charge, global megastar Olivia Rodrigo set a new record
12:37by headlining a total of 18 festivals around the globe.
12:41And it doesn't get much bigger than Glastonbury.
12:46At just 22 years old, the pop juggernaut
12:48became the Sunday night pyramid stage headliner.
12:59Backed by an all-female and non-binary band,
13:02Olivia delivered a killer set with an unexpected special guest
13:05in the form of The Cure's Robert Smith.
13:15Over on the other stage on Saturday night,
13:18Charlie XCX literally set the stage alight with her headline set.
13:24After taking the world by storm with Brat Summer last year
13:27and cleaning up the Brits,
13:29it was one of the most anticipated sets of the weekend.
13:32In an incredible one-woman show,
13:35Charlie transformed the Glastonbury Fields
13:37into a sweat-drenched, laser-lit nightclub.
13:48At the same time, on West Holt's stage,
13:51rap icon Dolce delivered a masterclass headline set of her own.
13:55Hi Ryan.
13:56Welcome to Dolce's School of Hip-Hop!
13:58I've been wrestling with my piece and that's the irony
14:01I'm a dying sunflower, leaving a dread love seat
14:04In the A-1-3, Glastonbury, Scream!
14:07Hands up, hands up, hands up, hands up, hands up, hands up, hands up, hands up, hands up,
14:12no chip on my shoulder.
14:14What you say?
14:16But it didn't stop at Glastonbury.
14:18Other festivals elsewhere were also making room for women in the top spots.
14:22Isle of Wight's wet leg made their mark when they topped the bill at Green Man Festival.
14:29US pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter took on Barcelona's Primavera Sound and BST Hyde Park.
14:50You guys sold out two nights, 65,000 people at Hyde Park.
14:55Our very own Ray delivered true escapism at London's Victoria Park.
15:02We are headlining all points east, which is very exciting.
15:05And to round off the summer, Midwest Princess Chapel Rhone continued to ride her unstoppable high
15:14when she headlined Reading and Leigh's festival, bringing her euphoric fairy tale to life.
15:20So get ready to saddle up as we look back on Chapel's unforgettable performance of Hot To Go.
15:26We're gonna spell Hot To Go with our arms.
15:33Watch me.
15:34Ready?
15:37H-O-T-T-O-G-O
15:41You can take me Hot To Go
15:45H-O-T-T-O-G-O
15:49You can take me Hot To Go
15:53H-O-T-O-G-O
15:56H-O-T-O-G-O
15:58H-O-T-O-G-O
16:02You can take me Hot To Go
16:17I could be one with a new addiction
16:19It's up in my head but I want non-fiction
16:22I don't want the world but I'll take this sake
16:25Take this city, ooh, come in, my girl, call me high, my pretty, baby, don't you like this beat?
16:33And maybe say I dance with me, it's like I'm 199 degrees, now they're doing it with me, doing it with me.
16:44Into DT-O-G-O, snap and clap and touch your toes, raise your hands on body roll, dance it off, your hearts go.
16:51H-O-T-T-O-G-O, clap and clap and touch your toes, raise your hands on body roll, H-O-T-T-O-G-O.
16:58H-O-T-T-I-D-O, you can't take me high to go.
17:04H-O-T-T-I-D-O, you can't take me high to go.
17:11Long staring at my ceiling, I try not to care.
17:16H-O-T-I-D-O, you don't have to say, come here, get up with that, no one's just me there, in a damn high fit in it, baby, don't you like this beat?
17:28H-O-T-I-D-O-G-O, snap and clap and touch your toes, raise your hands on body roll, dance it off, your hearts go.
17:46H-O-T-T-I-D-O-G-O, snap and clap and touch your toes, raise your hands on body roll, H-O-T-T-I-D-O-G-O.
17:53H-O-T-T-I-D-O, you can't take me high to go.
17:59H-O-T-T-I-D-O, you can't take me high to go.
18:07H-O-T-I-D-O-G-O, you can't take me high to go.
18:10H-O-T-I-D-O-G-O.
18:14H-O-T-I-D-O, you can't take me high to go.
18:16H-O-T-I-D-O, you can't take me high to go.
18:17Hurry up, the time is up, hurry up, I'm hard to go
18:21I'm hard to go
18:35I'm hard to go, I'm hard to go
18:43I'm hard to go, I'm hard to go
18:45One more time
18:47You can't take it off, you can't take me off
18:54You can't take it off
18:57You can't take me off
19:00Now trying to find
19:05You can't take me off
19:07You can't take me off
19:11You can't take me off
19:14A jubilant mass sing-along at Reading Festival this summer,
19:21led by the Midwest princess, Chapel Roan.
19:24Coming up later in the show, in true Top of the Pots fashion,
19:27we'll be finding out the top 10 biggest songs of 2025
19:30and one of the artists behind one of those songs is our next guest.
19:35US star Raven Lene broke through this year with her chart smash Love Me Not
19:39and here she is to tell us how 2025 has been for her.
19:42Hi, Raven.
19:44Hi, Clara. It's Raven Lene, and I'm here in one of my favorite cities in the world, London,
19:49about to play Roundhouse for the very first time. I'm so excited.
19:54My 2025 has been probably one of the most transformative years of my life.
19:58I've learned so much about myself as an artist, as a woman, as a friend,
20:04but also being able to experience such highs in my career that I've been working for
20:09a long time has been really rewarding, so it's been good.
20:14And oh, it's hard to say, but I wish you were right here.
20:18Having one of the biggest songs of 2025 feels surreal for me,
20:23only because I remember when I first made the song and we finished it
20:27and me and my team, we knew that there was something so special about it.
20:31I think the most interesting comment I get about Love Me Not is that it feels like it can be
20:36from any decade, and I think that marks a truly generational song.
20:41This year has been really validating for me because there's been a lot of moments in my journey
20:46where I might have doubted or been confused about, you know, my timing
20:51or if there was space for me in music.
20:53So this was kind of the okay of I'm on the right path, I'm doing the right thing,
20:57and some things just take time.
20:59This tour has been so beautiful for me, one, because my mom has come to almost every city with me.
21:09So it's been nice having her company, but also being able to relive these songs
21:14and make new memories around them with new fans.
21:18This summer I got to sing Love Me Not for Radio One's Live Lounge.
21:21Please enjoy.
21:44And once I leave you I'm stronger, if I get you, I'm slowly breaking down.
21:50And, oh, it's hard to say, but I wish you were right here.
21:54Oh, it's hard to leave you when I get you everywhere.
21:58All this time I'm thinking we can never be a pair.
22:02Oh, no, I don't need you, but I miss you, come here.
22:06And, oh, it's hard to see when I miss you were right here.
22:11Oh, it's hard to leave you,
22:13All this time I'm thinking I'm strong enough to sink it
22:19Oh no, I don't need you, but I wish you got me
22:23He loves me not, he loves me
22:25He holds me tight, that lets me go
22:28He loves me not, he loves me
22:30He holds me tight, that lets me go
22:32So as you leave me, we always lose connection
22:36It's getting messy, a fiend for your affection
22:40Don't loosen your grip, gotta hold on me
22:45I'll go wherever, let's get back together
22:49Lord, take it so far away
22:54I pray to God we don't breathe
22:58I want you to take me up and down and round and round again
23:05We know it's hard to see you, but I wish you were right here
23:10Oh, it's hard to leave you
23:12And I need you everywhere
23:13All this time I'm thinking we could never be a pair
23:18Oh no, I don't need you
23:20And I always have to see you when I wish you were right here
23:26Oh, it's hard to leave you
23:29Oh, it's hard to leave you
23:29And I need you everywhere
23:30Oh, all this time I'm thinking I'm strong enough to sink it
23:35Oh, no, I don't need you
23:37But I wish you were right here
23:39He loves me not, he loves me
23:41He holds me tight, that lets me go
23:43He loves me not, he loves me
23:45He holds me tight, that lets me go
23:48Love me not, he loves me
23:50He holds me tight, that lets me go
23:52He loves me not, he loves me
23:54He holds me tight, that lets me go
23:56You're gonna say that you're sorry at the end of the night
24:01Wake up in the morning, everything's alright
24:05At the end of the story, you're holding me tight
24:10I don't need to worry, am I out of my mind?
24:16I'm losing my mind
24:19When I get you ready
24:21All this time I'm thinking I'm strong enough to sink it
24:25Oh no, I don't need you, but I wish you got me
24:29He love me not, he loves me
24:32He holds me tight, then lets me go
24:34Love me not, he loves me
24:36He holds me tight, then lets me go
24:39Raven Lanay with Love Me Not from Radio 1's Live Lounge back in September
24:45Now it's time to say hello to a true treasure
24:48who's performed on Top of the Pops many a time
24:51and has even been a previous host
24:53I'm talking about Jarvis Cocker
24:55It's been a big year for Pulp
24:57So let's hear more from the man himself
24:59Hello Clara, Jarvis here
25:02My 2025 has been amazing
25:06It seems to have lasted about the same length as about four years
25:09Not because it's been boring
25:11but just because a lot of things have happened
25:13If I had to sum it up in one sentence I would say
25:162025, we came alive
25:19Do you remember the crossfire?
25:22We've been away for 24 years
25:24so people might just have forgotten about us
25:27Let's all meet up in the year 2000
25:31There were some anniversaries
25:32Like for instance it was 30 years since we played at classroom before
25:36It was 30 years since different class came out
25:38It was 30 years since common people was a hit
25:41So it was, it seemed a bit silly to ignore them
25:45We'd been playing concerts
25:47And we'd played a couple of new songs
25:50And we just thought let's see how many we could write
25:53And could we make a record
25:54Once we'd done the record I was really happy with it
26:03And then I did have a couple of weeks where I thought
26:05Maybe we shouldn't release it
26:07And just keep it as like
26:08That was a nice thing for us to do as a band
26:10To show that we could do it
26:12But however the record company had paid for us to record it
26:16So we had to release it
26:18When it came out and people did take notice of it
26:20And it got a good perception
26:21And it went to number one and everything
26:23It was a great feeling
26:25It really was
26:26We got given the number one award
26:28And then I kept showing it in the concert
26:30So you could tell that I was quite pleased
26:33The Albert Moore is number one
26:35We had thought about playing Glastonbury
26:38But when we asked them
26:40They said, oh well, you know, we've booked everybody
26:41Sorry, there's not a slot for you
26:43Any chance you'll be doing Glastonbury?
26:44I'll be going to Glastonbury
26:46And I might DJ
26:48But what about if one of the headliners drop out again
26:51Like they did in 1995?
26:53I don't think that's going to happen
26:54No, but it might
26:55Imagine a while where it did, Jarvis
26:57Would you step up?
26:58If it was a life or death situation
26:59But I really don't think it's going to happen
27:02And then maybe two months before
27:04They said, well, we have got this secret slot that we do
27:08They said you could do that on Saturday
27:10But not under our name
27:12We were secretly listed as patchwork
27:15Which some people caught on to that
27:17Because Candida had mentioned in an interview
27:19That she liked doing patchwork
27:21Oh, is this the way they say
27:23The future's meant to feel
27:25Or just 200,000 people standing in the field
27:30To go back after 30 years
27:32Made me a bit nervous
27:35But I was very excited about it
27:37And it seemed kind of poetic
27:39That, you know, the circle had been completed
27:42Comparing the pyramid stage 2025 to the pyramid stage 1995
27:51The main thing was
27:53I could actually see people this time
27:55Because we were playing in the day
27:56You know, when we played in 1995
27:59You were aware there were a lot of people
28:01But you couldn't really see them
28:02It was just an idea
28:03That sound when they sang along
28:06I could really see everybody
28:08I could see the crowd stretch quite a long way
28:10And then there was the kind of crazy thing
28:12The climax of Common People
28:14The Red Arrows flew over
28:16Which was a complete
28:17I can just say this categorically now
28:19We had not arranged that
28:21Things like that made it a very special concert
28:31You're about to see Pulp play on Jules Holland
28:35And you know how they have everybody in a circle
28:37On the latest set
28:39So we were there
28:40The hives were opposite
28:42I was thinking, don't attack me
28:44And we played Spike Island
28:47Something stopped me
28:58Tired in my tracks
29:00I was headed for disaster
29:02Then I turned back
29:04I was wrestling with a coat hanger
29:06Can you guess who won't?
29:08The universe shrugged
29:10Shrugged and moved on
29:12It's a guess
29:13No idea
29:15It's a feeling
29:19Not a voice
29:22In my head
29:24Just a feeling
29:28And by the way
29:30And by the way
29:30This fake a look
29:36On the light
29:37And by the way
29:39This time I'll get it right
29:45Not a shaman
29:56Or a showman
29:57Ashamed
29:58I was selling the rights
29:59I took the breather
30:00Decided not to ruin my life
30:03I was conforming to a cosmic design
30:06I was playing to time
30:07Until I walked back to the garden
30:10Of earthly delights
30:12I was born
30:13To perform
30:15It's a calling
30:19I exist
30:21To do this
30:24Shouting and pointing
30:27And by the way
30:30This fake a look
30:34Come alive
30:37And by the way
30:38This time I'll get it right
30:45Oh
30:46No one will ever understand it
30:50And no one can ever have the last word
30:54Because it's not something you could ever say
30:57So swivel
31:00It's a gift
31:04No idea
31:06It's a feeling
31:10Not a voice
31:12In my head
31:15Just a feeling
31:16And by the way
31:21This tiny kind of
31:26Come alive
31:27And by the way
31:29Well this time I'll get it right
31:36Yeah
31:36And by the way
31:38It's fake a look
31:43Come alive
31:44And by the way
31:46Well this time I'll get it right
31:53Oh
31:54Oh
32:07Oh, my God.
32:37Excellent to see Pulse back in action this year with Spike Island from their chart-topping eighth album, More.
32:442025 saw lots of other artists making a return with the most anticipated reunion that nobody thought would happen ever.
32:52The Gallagher brothers, they finally took to the stage together once again, but the reunions and the returns didn't stop there.
32:582025 gave us some of the biggest and best returns in music, and wow, did it deliver.
33:10After 16 long years, the great wait was finally over. Oasis were officially back.
33:17Following years of Will They, Won't They.
33:19Obviously, I missed being in a band and being with my brother and all that.
33:22It happens. It happens. It doesn't.
33:24The Gallagher brothers finally confirmed the much-anticipated reunion tour.
33:29And with more than 14 million fans trying to buy tickets, the world went mad for it.
33:34Walking out hand-in-hand, the Britpop giants kick things off in summer and have since stormed their way across the UK and across the globe.
33:44As for what's next? Well, Noel is rumoured to be writing new Oasis songs, and a return to Nedworth is said to be on the cards.
34:01But one thing that is for certain, Oasis and their music will certainly live forever.
34:12From one 90s heavyweight to another, after rehearsing just for the hell of it last year, Radiohead burst back onto the scene for their first live shows since 2018.
34:23Pulling from an impressive catalogue across four decades, Radiohead took a busking attitude to their setlist,
34:29playing any song, in any order, at any time.
34:33But with plans for 2026 still unknown, let's hope there's more surprises to come.
34:38And speaking of surprises, in October, Lily Allen suddenly dropped her new album, West End Girl, just four days after announcing it.
34:54Now I'm a West End Girl.
34:57Wrapped in her signature sound and witty lyricism, the Deeply Personal album marked her first musical project in seven years.
35:05And 2026 will see her hit the road again for her biggest headline tour ever.
35:16Earlier this year, 90s boy band Five also revealed they'd be stepping back into the spotlight for the first time in 25 years.
35:24With all five original members reuniting, fans snapped up tickets and what started as a 12-day run quickly grew to 25.
35:35From boy bands to ballads now, as Lewis Capaldi made his heroic return to music this summer.
35:41Following an emotional performance at Glastonbury in 2023, Lewis took a break from music to focus on his health and well-being.
35:58After being away for two years, the singer-songwriter took on one of the surprise slots on the Pyramid stage, drawing in one of the biggest crowds of the weekend.
36:07The outpour of love and support that followed resulted in a sold-out UK tour.
36:18And while he prepares for a US leg in 2026, let's remind ourselves of his unbelievable performance.
36:24How long till it feels like the wounds finally starting to heal?
36:34How long till it feels like I'm more than a spoken new year?
36:44Most nights I feel that I'm not enough.
36:48I've had my share of Monday mornings when I can't get in.
36:54So where hope is low, and I come undone.
37:00I swear to God who'll survive
37:03If it kills me soon
37:08I'm gonna get up and try
37:13If it's the last thing I'll do
37:19I've still got something to give
37:23Though it hurts sometimes
37:28I'm gonna get up and leave
37:34Until the day that I die
37:38I swear to God who'll survive
37:40I swear to God who'll survive
37:44I swear to God who'll survive
37:47Hold on till you know
37:49That in truth you don't ever feel
37:53How far will you go
37:59To give back to the place you belong
38:04Most nights I feel
38:07Most nights I feel
38:08That I'm not enough
38:10But I refuse to spend my best years
38:14Riding in the sun
38:16So where hope is low
38:18And I come undone
38:20I swear to God who'll survive
38:24I swear to God who'll survive
38:26If it kills me too
38:31I'm gonna get up and try
38:35If it's the last thing I'll do
38:41I've still got something to give
38:46Though it hurts sometimes
38:50I'm gonna get up and leave
38:56Until the day that I die
39:01I swear to God who'll survive
39:05I swear to God who'll survive
39:13I swear to God who'll survive
39:15I swear to God who'll survive
39:20I swear to God who'll survive
39:24If it kills me too
39:28I'm gonna get up and try
39:32If it's the last thing I'll do
39:38I've still got something to give
39:45Though it hurts sometimes
39:48I'm gonna get up and leave
39:55Until the day that I die
39:58I swear to God who'll survive
40:02Thank you
40:05The triumphant return of Lewis Capaldi
40:12To a warm and welcoming worthy farm
40:14At this year's Glastonbury Festival
40:16Now someone else who broke through this year
40:19Is a South London artist
40:20With an incredible voice
40:22Lola Young
40:23Lola performed at the Briss Awards
40:25At the beginning of the year
40:26And released her album in September
40:28But announced soon after
40:29That she'd be taking a break from music
40:31We send Lola all our love
40:33And thought we'd go back to May of this year
40:36To Radio 1's Big Weekend in Liverpool
40:38Where she performs her massive hit Messi
40:40To a huge crowd
40:42I love the fact that everyone's getting on everyone's shoulders
40:54That's a beautiful thing
40:56Look at that
40:56You know I'm impatient
41:04So why would you leave me waiting outside the station
41:08When it was like minus four degrees
41:10And I get what you're saying
41:12I just really don't want to hear it right now
41:16Could you feel like once in your life
41:19And listen to me
41:20I took your nice words of advice
41:23About how you think I'm gonna die lucky
41:24If I turn 33
41:26Okay, so yeah, smoke like a chimney
41:28I'm not skinny
41:29And I pull a Britney
41:30Every other week
41:31But cut me some slack
41:33Who do you want?
41:34Say it!
41:36You told me at a job
41:42Then you asked where the hell I've been
41:44And I'm too perfect
41:46Till I open my big mouth
41:48I want to be me
41:50Is that not allowed?
41:53And I'm too clever
41:54And then I'm too goddamn dumb
41:57You hate it when I cry
41:59Unless it's that time of the month
42:01And I'm too perfect
42:03Till I show you that I'm not
42:05A thousand people
42:06I could be for you
42:07And you hate the whole damn lot
42:09You hate the whole damn lot
42:14You hate the whole damn lot
42:18You hate, you hate
42:24It's taking you ages
42:28You still don't get
42:30Hints I'm not asking for pages
42:32And one, two would be nice
42:34And please don't pull those faces
42:37When I've been out working
42:39While I'm so full day
42:40It's just one bottle of wine or tea
42:43But hey, you can't even talk
42:45You smoke just to help you sleep
42:47And while you're out getting stoned
42:48And four o'clock
42:49And then you're going to eat
42:51And don't stand in love
42:54Cause I got high again
42:56And forgot to fold my clothes
42:59Cause I'm too messy
43:01And then I'm too goddamn clean
43:04You told me at a job
43:06That you ask where the hell I've been
43:08And I'm too perfect
43:10Till I open my big mouth
43:13I want to be me
43:15Is that not allowed?
43:17And I'm too clever
43:18And then I'm too goddamn dumb
43:21You hate it when I cry
43:23Unless it's that time
43:24And I'm too perfect
43:27Till I show you
43:28That I'm not a thousand people
43:30I could be for you
43:32And you hate the whole damn Lord
43:33You hate the whole damn Lord
43:38You hate the whole damn Lord
43:43You hate, you hate
43:46This is my band everybody
43:55This is Kono and the guitar
43:56This is Kono and the keys
43:58Under the stairs
43:59I know you're raised
44:00Join on drums
44:01We're lucky one
44:02I love you so much
44:03Thank you for having me
44:04Oh, cause I'm too messy
44:09And then I'm too goddamn clean
44:11You told me at a job
44:13That you ask where the hell I've been
44:16And I'm too perfect
44:17Till I open my big mouth
44:20I want to see it
44:22And I'm too clever
44:26And then I'm too goddamn dumb
44:28And this is the time of the month
44:33And I'm too perfect
44:34Till I show you
44:36That I'm not a thousand people
44:38I'm not gonna be for you
44:39And you hate the whole damn Lord
44:41You hate the whole damn Lord
44:47You hate the whole damn Lord
44:51You hate the whole damn Lord
44:56You hate the whole damn Lord
45:00I need a blast
45:02I need a blast
45:02I need a blast to Gonzaga Grandad
45:04The brilliant Lola Young
45:06From Radio 1's Big Weekend
45:08In Liverpool's Sefton Park
45:09Now, 2025 has seen the charts
45:12Dominated by the pop girlies
45:14With the likes of Sabrina Carpenter
45:16And Chapel Roan
45:17Claiming spots in either the singles
45:19Or albums top ten
45:20But it was Taylor Swift
45:22Who swooped in at the last minute
45:24Back in October
45:24To claim the biggest selling album
45:26Of the year
45:27With the life of a showgirl
45:29So in classic top of the pops fashion
45:31It's time to find out
45:32Who are the top ten
45:33Biggest selling songs
45:34Of the year
45:35Kicking things off
45:39At tens
45:39It's pure pop power
45:41As Lady Gaga
45:42And Bruno Mars
45:43Join forces
45:44For Die With A Smile
45:46At nine
45:51It's record-breaking
45:52Olivia Dean
45:53With her first ever
45:54Number one
45:55Man I Need
45:56We met her earlier in the show
46:05It's Raven Lanay
46:06With Love Me Not
46:07At eight
46:08With one of the biggest songs
46:15Of the last two years
46:17It's Benson Boone
46:17At seven
46:18With Beautiful Things
46:19At six
46:23Pop star Gracie Abrams
46:25Made her Glastonbury debut
46:26This year
46:27And earned her first
46:28UK number one
46:29With That's So True
46:31You're number five
46:39Teaming up once again
46:41Bruno Mars
46:42Joins Blackpink's
46:43Rosé
46:43For their viral hit
46:45APT
46:45This year
46:54Global blockbuster
46:55K-pop Demon Hunters
46:56Took over both
46:57The screens
46:58And the charts
46:59With Golden
47:00At four
47:01Riding high
47:04At number three
47:05It's Chapel Roan
47:06With pop anthem
47:07Pink Pony Club
47:08South London's finest
47:17Lola Young
47:18Takes number two
47:19With her breakout single
47:20Messy
47:21And at number one
47:27This year has been
47:28Anything but ordinary
47:30For Alex Warren
47:31And we caught up
47:34With the man himself
47:35On his extraordinary year
47:37Hi Alex
47:38Hey Clara
47:39It's Alex Warren
47:392025 has been
47:41Absolutely insane
47:42I released Ordinary
47:43In February of this year
47:44And it's one of the
47:45Biggest songs of 2025
47:46And that's mind-boggling
47:48Dude I never thought
47:48A song I wrote about
47:50My wife would be
47:51Anywhere as big as it is
47:52And I'm so happy
47:53That it is
47:54Ordinary has broken
47:57So many records
47:58One of the records
47:59It's the longest
48:00Number one of the decade
48:01Beating Ed Sheeran's
48:02Bad Habits
48:02And I just want to say
48:06Ed if I can be candid
48:07There's a new ginger
48:08In town
48:09It's this guy
48:10The fact that my album
48:13Is also in the top ten
48:15I'm just gonna keep saying
48:17It's crazy
48:18I wrote it in my bedroom
48:23There's me and my friends
48:25And that's exactly
48:26What my music is
48:27It's just me
48:27Telling my story
48:28And the fact that
48:29So many people care
48:30And also so many people
48:31Relate to that
48:31Is terrifying
48:33But also amazing
48:34I was nominated
48:37For Best New Artist
48:38At the Grammys
48:38I was at my house
48:40With my friends
48:41We were writing
48:41The new album actually
48:42So it was really really cool
48:44To kind of have
48:44A full circle moment
48:45Where I was nominated
48:47For the work
48:47That I had done last year
48:48And I was with the people
48:49Who did it with me
48:50Earlier this year
48:54I got to perform
48:55At Radio 1 Live Lounge
48:56And it was
48:57The most terrifying
48:58But exciting thing
48:58I've ever done
48:59That was probably
49:01One of my favorite
49:02Performances I've done
49:03And I wanted to show
49:04You guys
49:04So this is it
49:06They say
49:07The holy water's
49:08Watered down
49:09And this town's
49:11Lost its faith
49:12Our colors will fade
49:14Eventually
49:15So if the time
49:16Is running out
49:18Day after day
49:20We'll make the Monday
49:22A masterpiece
49:24Oh my, my
49:26Oh my, my, Lord
49:29I'll take one look at you
49:32You're taking me
49:33All of the ordinary
49:35I want you laying me down
49:37To a dead berry
49:39On the edge of your night
49:42Staying drunk
49:43In your heart
49:44The angels up in the clouds
49:47Until the stone we found
49:49Tell me so well
49:50All of the ordinary
49:52You got me kissing the ground
49:55On your sanctuary
49:56Share to be with your touch
49:59Oh, Lord
50:00We're turning to dust
50:02The angels up in the clouds
50:04Until it's known we found
50:07Hopeless
50:09Hallelujah
50:10On this side of heaven's
50:15All my life
50:18All my life
50:18How do you
50:20Breathe in
50:22Take my breath
50:24Away
50:24Let you both do
50:27I'll pray
50:28You're the sculptor
50:29I'm the clay
50:30All my, my, my
50:32You're taking me
50:33All of the ordinary
50:35I want you laying me down
50:37To a dead berry
50:39On the edge of your night
50:42Staying drunk
50:43When you're by
50:44The angels up in the clouds
50:47I'll tell this
50:48No we found
50:50You saw me so heavily
50:52Higher than ecstasy
50:54Never you're next to me
50:57You're my, my, my
50:59I want you to
51:00Dead and white
51:01Until I saw your light
51:03I thought you had to
51:05Die to fight
51:06Something so out
51:07Of the ordinary
51:09I want you laying me down
51:12To a dead and buried
51:13On the edge of your night
51:16Staying drunk
51:17When you're by
51:18The angels up in the clouds
51:21Until it's known we found
51:23Something so out
51:25Of the ordinary
51:26You got me kissing the ground
51:29I'm the sanctuary
51:30You shout at me with a touch
51:33On all the time in the dust
51:36The angels up in the clouds
51:39Until it's known we found
51:41So there you have it
51:43The biggest selling song of 2025
51:46Is Alex Warren's Ordinary
51:48And I'm sure we'll be seeing
51:49And hearing more from him next year
51:51Sadly we've come to the end
51:53Of this year's review of 2025
51:55But I've got one more treat
51:57Left for you
51:57Don't forget you can see
51:59In the new year
51:59With Jules Holland
52:00And his annual Hootenanny
52:01On BBC Two tonight
52:03Featuring incredible guests
52:05Including Olivia Dean
52:06Ronnie Wood
52:07Jesse Jay
52:08Lulu
52:09Heather Small
52:10Heather Small
52:10The Cooks
52:11And more
52:11And on BBC One
52:13This next artist
52:14Will be bringing his huge hits
52:16And some very special guests
52:18To take you in to 2026
52:19So to get you in the mood
52:21Here he is earlier in the year
52:23At Radio 2 in the park
52:24In Chelmsford
52:25This is Ronan Keating
52:27Happy New Year
52:28I don't know
52:31Yeah
52:32Oh yeah come on
52:36Hey baby
52:46You really got my tail
52:50In a spin
52:51Yeah
52:51Hey baby
52:54I don't even know
52:58Where to begin
52:59Hey
53:00Baby you got
53:03One thing I got
53:05Mr. Bond
53:07Mr. Bond
53:07Whenever you go
53:11Tell me
53:12I'm on this show
53:14You know
53:16If I love her
53:19So don't fight it
53:23Life is a rollercoaster
53:28Just gotta ride it
53:31I need you
53:34Ooh
53:35Say stop hiding
53:38Our love is a mystery
53:43Girl let's get excited
53:46Hey baby
53:50Really count me flying tonight
53:55Flying tonight
53:57Hey sugar
53:58Ooh
53:59You almost got us punched in the fight
54:03No it's not Liam
54:04You know
54:05Baby you got
54:07One thing I gotta know
54:10Gregory
54:11However you go
54:15Tell me
54:16I'm gonna show
54:18You know
54:20If I love her
54:23So don't fight it
54:27Baby's a rollercoaster
54:31Just gotta ride it
54:34Oh yeah
54:35I see you
54:36I need you
54:38Ooh
54:39So stop having
54:42Our love is a mystery
54:47Girl let's get excited
54:50So listen
54:54Can't you feel my heart
54:58Can't you feel my heart
55:02Can't you feel my heart
55:03Won't you take my heart
55:07Come on
55:09Cause I love her
55:11Cause I love her
55:15Oh
55:16So don't fight it
55:19No
55:20Life is a rollercoaster
55:24Just gotta ride it
55:26All that love
55:28I need you
55:30Yeah
55:32So stop hiding
55:34Our love is a mystery
55:39Girl let's get excited
55:42Put your hands in the air
55:43Come on
55:44Cause I love her
55:47Everybody
55:47So don't fight it
55:51Yes
55:52Life is a rollercoaster
55:56Just gotta ride it
55:58All that love
56:00I need you
56:02Oh my God
56:04So stop hiding
56:07Wow
56:08Our love is a mystery
56:11Girl let's get excited
56:14Let me hear you singing
56:16Come on
56:16Yeah
56:20No
56:22No
56:24Here we go
56:46Come on
56:47Come on
56:47Come on
56:48Cause I love her
56:51So don't fight it
56:55Life is a rollercoaster
57:00Just gotta ride it
57:02All that love
57:04I need you
57:06Oh
57:07Yeah
57:08So stop hiding
57:10Love is a mystery
57:15Girl let's get excited
57:17Come on
57:18Come on
57:19Come on
57:19Come on
57:20It's not a
57:22Man
57:23Come on
57:24Like your body
57:27Like his rolling
57:31Cups
57:32Just gotta ride it
57:34So don't fight it
57:38Fight it
57:39Fight it
57:40No
57:42Thank you so much
57:49Thank you so much
57:51Thank you
57:52Thank you
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