Mixx 96.1 "Soft Rock for the Great Northwest" Songs!
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The Latest Hits/Top 20
New Tunes! Nianell (nee/uh/nell) with "Letting Go" from her My Heart CD (available from iTunes), Mariah Carey with "Almost Home" from the Oz The Great & Powerful soundtrack (Island), and Justin Timberlake with "Mirrors" from The 20/20 Experience (RCA)
Mixx 96.1 Top 20:
- Maroon 5 with "Daylight," “One More Night” and "Payphone" from Overexposed (A&M/Octone)
- P!nk with “Just Give Me a Reason,”“Try,” and “Blow Me One Last Kiss” from The Truth About Love (RCA)
- Bruno Mars “When I Was Your Man” from Unorthodox Jukebox (Atlantic)
- Kelly Clarkson with “Catch My Breath” from Greatest Hits: Chapter One (RCA) and “What Doesn’t Kill You (Makes You Stronger)” and "Mr. Know-it-All" from Stronger (RCA)
- Josh Groban with “Brave” from All That Echoes (Warner Brothers)
- Hunter Hayes, the 21-year old singer-songwriter from Louisiana who’s performing at Southwest Washington Fair 8/17, with “Wanted” from Hunter Hayes (Atlantic)
- The Lumineers from Denver with “Ho Hey” from The Lumineers (Dualtone)
- Fun., the quirky NYC band, with “Some Nights” from Some Nights (Fueled by Ramen Records)
- Phillip Phillips, American Idol winner, with “Home” from The World from the Side of the Moon (Interscope)
- Bon Jovi with “Because We Can” from What About Now (Island)
- Lionel Richie with “Just for You” featuring Billy Carrington and “Dancing on the Ceiling” featuring Rascal Flatts from his Tuskegee album (Mercury Nashville)
- Gotye, the Belgian-Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter, with "Somebody I Used to Know," featuring vocalist Kimbra, from Making Mirrors (Republic UMG)
- Keith Harkin from Celtic Thunder with "Don't Forget About Me" from his self-titled debut album (Verve)
- Jason Mraz with “I Won’t Give Up” from Love is a Four Letter Word (Atlantic)
- One Direction, the boy band of the moment from X Factor, with “What Makes You Beautiful” from Up All Night (Columbia)
- Katy Perry with "Wide Awake" from Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection (Capitol)
- Train with "Drive By" and "Marry Me" from California 37 (Columbia)
- Carly Rae Jepsen, the Canadian singer-songwriter, with "Call Me Maybe" (Schoolboy/Interscope)
- Adele, the British singer-songwriter, with "Rumour Has It,""Set Fire to the Rain,"“Someone Like You,” and "Rolling in the Deep" from 21 (XL/Columbia)
- Nianell (nee/uh/nell) with “Anything at All,”"'Til You're Gone," AND "Until I'm Home" from Sand & Water (Sony South Africa, available from iTunes)
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 Top Christmas Songs
We have a new winner in our 2012 listener poll of Christmas songs. While "White Christmas" was the runaway winner in Mixx 96.1's 2008 poll, "Silver Bells" takes the prize by a nose in 2012, with Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Xmas Eve Sarajevo" making the biggest jump tieing "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)" at #2. Email me, jsf@mixx96.com, if you have song suggestions for airplay and our next songs survey.
| Song Title |
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Average
Score |
| 12 Days of Christmas |
12.8% |
16.7% |
34.6% |
14.1% |
21.8% |
3.15 |
| A Holly, Jolly Christmas |
3.9% |
11.8% |
27.6% |
31.6% |
25.0% |
3.62 |
| A' Soalin' - Peter, Paul & Mary |
12.3% |
26.3% |
21.1% |
24.6% |
15.8% |
3.05 |
| Adestes, Fideles |
8.8% |
19.3% |
26.3% |
22.8% |
22.8% |
3.32 |
| All I Want to For Christmas is You - Mariah Carey |
19.2% |
8.2% |
20.5% |
17.8% |
34.2% |
3.40 |
| Ave Maria |
8.1% |
12.2% |
31.1% |
17.6% |
31.1% |
3.51 |
| Away in a Manger |
3.9% |
15.6% |
32.5% |
23.4% |
24.7% |
3.49 |
| Baby It's Cold Outside |
5.3% |
9.2% |
22.4% |
27.6% |
35.5% |
3.79 |
| Believe - Josh Groban from Polar Express |
6.9% |
2.8% |
15.3% |
37.5% |
37.5% |
3.96 |
| Blue Christmas - Elvis |
13.2% |
11.8% |
23.7% |
26.3% |
25.0% |
3.38 |
| Carol of the Bells |
7.0% |
12.7% |
14.1% |
16.9% |
49.3% |
3.89 |
| Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Darlene Love |
8.1% |
21.0% |
37.1% |
11.3% |
22.6% |
3.19 |
| Christmas in the Northwest |
12.2% |
10.8% |
14.9% (11) |
17.6% (13) |
44.6% (33) |
3.72 |
| Christmas Time is Here (from A Charlie Brown Christmas) |
4.8% |
19.4% |
30.6% |
21.0% |
24.2% |
3.40 |
| Deck the Halls |
2.6% |
13.2% |
36.8% |
22.4% |
25.0% |
3.54 |
| Do They Know It's Christmas - Band-Aid |
8.1% |
16.1% |
30.6% |
24.2% |
21.0% |
3.34 |
| Do You Hear What I Hear? |
1.3% |
6.4% |
25.6% |
28.2% |
38.5% |
3.96 |
| Feliz Navidad |
9.6% |
6.8% |
23.3% |
30.1% |
30.1% |
3.64 |
| Frosty the Snowman |
4.0% |
14.7% |
28.0% |
25.3% |
28.0% |
3.59 |
| Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer |
22.1% |
11.7% |
23.4% |
16.9% |
26.0% |
3.13 |
| Grown-Up Christmas List |
9.1% |
18.2% |
23.6% |
27.3% |
21.8% |
3.35 |
| Happy Christmas (War Is Over) |
7.1% |
17.9% |
35.7% |
21.4% |
17.9% |
3.25 |
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
2.7% |
14.7% |
24.0% |
29.3% |
29.3% |
3.68 |
| Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
2.7% |
9.5% |
13.5% |
37.8% |
36.5% |
3.96 |
| Here Comes Santa Claus |
8.3% |
12.5% |
25.0% |
29.2% |
25.0% |
3.50 |
| Home for the Holidays - Perry Como |
4.3% |
14.5% |
21.7% |
30.4% |
29.0% |
3.65 |
| I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake |
8.2% |
24.5% |
32.7% |
26.5% |
8.2% |
3.02 |
| I Need a Silent Night - Amy Grant |
10.7% |
23.2% |
19.6% |
23.2% |
23.2% |
3.25 |
| I'll Be Home for Christmas |
5.3% |
13.3% |
16.0% |
26.7% |
38.7% |
3.80 |
| I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus |
13.5% |
17.6% |
24.3% |
18.9% (14) |
25.7% (19) |
3.26 |
| It Came Upon a Midnight Clear |
5.3% |
4.0% |
30.7% |
24.0% |
36.0% |
3.81 |
| It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas |
2.8% |
9.9% |
22.5% |
25.4% |
39.4% |
3.89 |
| Jingle Bell Rock |
6.8% |
12.2% |
13.5% |
21.6% |
45.9% |
3.88 |
| Jingle Bells |
4.0% |
17.3% |
26.7% |
24.0% |
28.0% |
3.55 |
| Joy to the World |
1.3% |
10.3% |
20.5% |
29.5% |
38.5% |
3.94 |
| Last Christmas - Wham |
9.4% |
18.8% |
12.5% |
21.9% |
37.5% |
3.59 |
| Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow |
5.1% |
9.0% |
19.2% |
35.9% |
30.8% |
3.78 |
| Little Drummer Boy |
3.9% |
13.2% |
18.4% |
22.4% |
42.1% |
3.86 |
| Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys |
8.7% |
10.1% |
31.9% |
27.5% |
21.7% |
3.43 |
| Mary's Boy Child |
6.9% |
13.8% |
25.9% |
17.2% |
36.2% |
3.62 |
| Mary, Did You Know? |
10.1% |
7.2% |
17.4% |
21.7% |
43.5% |
3.81 |
| Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters |
11.9% |
6.0% |
29.9% |
20.9% |
31.3% |
3.54 |
| O Come All Ye Faithful |
6.8% |
8.1% |
25.7% |
21.6% |
37.8% |
3.76 |
| O Holy Night |
4.0% |
6.7% |
18.7% |
22.7% |
48.0% |
4.04 |
| O Little Town of Bethlehem |
10.0% |
8.6% |
25.7% |
21.4% |
34.3% |
3.61 |
| Please Come Home for Christmas - Eagles |
1.6% |
11.5% |
19.7% |
32.8% |
34.4% |
3.87 |
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree |
5.4% |
12.2% |
24.3% |
25.7% |
32.4% |
3.68 |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
5.5% |
20.5% |
19.2% |
19.2% |
35.6% |
3.59 |
| Santa Baby |
5.6% |
8.3% |
23.6% |
23.6% |
38.9% |
3.82 |
| Santa Claus is Coming to Town |
5.6% |
8.5% |
29.6% |
23.9% |
32.4% |
3.69 |
| Silent Night |
6.5% |
3.9% |
16.9% |
27.3% |
45.5% |
4.01 |
| Silver Bells |
4.2% |
2.8% |
18.3% (13) |
25.4% (18) |
49.3% (35) |
4.13 |
| Sleigh Ride |
3.0% |
3.0% |
29.9% |
26.9% |
37.3% |
3.93 |
| Step into Christmas - Elton John |
11.8% |
17.6% |
27.5% |
21.6% |
21.6% |
3.24 |
| The Chipmunk Song |
23.0% |
17.6% |
13.5% |
17.6% |
28.4% |
3.11 |
| The Christmas Canon - Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
4.3% |
8.6% |
18.6% |
25.7% |
42.9% |
3.94 |
| The Christmas Shoes |
10.3% |
17.2% |
19.0% |
17.2% |
36.2% |
3.52 |
| The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting) |
4.1% |
2.7% |
20.5% |
21.9% |
50.7% |
4.12 |
| The First Noel |
4.1% |
9.6% |
24.7% |
24.7% |
37.0% |
3.81 |
| The Most Wonderful Time of the Year |
5.6% |
6.9% |
20.8% |
33.3% |
33.3% |
3.82 |
| This Christmas |
5.7% |
13.2% |
20.8% |
34.0% |
26.4% |
3.62 |
| We Three Kings |
10.1% |
15.9% |
26.1% |
18.8% |
29.0% |
3.41 |
| We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Peter, Paul & Mary |
4.3% |
14.5% |
20.3% |
27.5% |
33.3% |
3.71 |
| White Christmas |
5.6% |
4.2% |
18.3% |
26.8% |
45.1% |
4.01 |
| Winter Wonderland |
7.7% |
4.6% |
21.5% |
23.1% |
43.1% |
3.89 |
| Wizards in Winter - Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
6.8% |
1.7% |
27.1% |
32.2% |
32.2% |
3.81 |
| Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney |
9.2% |
10.8% |
20.0% |
24.6% |
35.4% |
3.66 |
| Xmas Eve Sarajevo - Trans-Siberian Orchestra |
3.1% |
4.6% |
18.5% |
24.6% |
49.2% |
4.12 |
50 All-Time Best Summer Songs (as suggested by Mixx 96.1 listeners 8/07)
1. Kokomo - Beach Boys
2. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
3. Summertime - Billy Stewart
4. Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
5. Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
6. Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer - Nat King Cole
7. Wipe Out - Surfaris
8. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
9. See You in September - Happenings (1966)
10. Sailing - Christopher Cross
11. California Girls - Beach Boys
12. Theme From 'A Summer Place' - Percy Faith
13. In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry
14. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
15. Soak up the Sun - Sheryl Crow
16. Sunny Afternoon-The Kinks
17. Summer Lovin' - Grease
18. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
19. Sunshine on my Shoulders - John Denver
20. Surf City - Jan & Dean
21. Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
22. Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
23. Summertime Summertime - The Jamies
24. Reminiscing - Little River Band
25. School's Out - Alice Cooper
26. Seasons in the Sun -Terry Jacks
27. Hotel California - Eagles
28. Under the Boardwalk - Drifters
29. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
30. Breathe - Faith Hill (2000)
31. Dancing in the Streets - Martha & the Vandellas
32. Miss You - Rolling Stones (1978)
33. Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft
34. Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly & the Family Stone (1969)
35. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel
36. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr. (1984)
37. Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
38. My Sharona - The Knack (1979)
39. Rock the Boat - Hues Corporation (1974)
40. Boys of Summer - Don Henley
41. Surfer Girl - beach boys (1963)
42. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You - Bryan Adams (1991)
43. Low Rider - War
44. Flashdance … What A Feeling - Irene Cara (1983)
45. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley (2006)
46. Saturday (in the Park) - Chicago
47. I Swear - All-4-One (1994)
48. Night Moves - Bob Seger
49. Brother Louie - Stories (1973)
50. Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
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