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01/01/2009

With his mix of music and banter, Alex Lester makes weekday mornings the best time of the day.

3 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

New Year's Day 2009 04:00

Music Played

  • Incognito

    Always There (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

    • (CD Single).
    • Talkin' Loud.
  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    The Love I Lost

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • Alesha Dixon

    The Boy Does Nothing

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.
  • Jackson Browne

    Somebody's Baby

    • The Next Voice You Hear - Jackson Bro.
    • Elektra.
  • Bananarama

    Venus

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • James Morrison

    Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Rose Royce

    I Wanna Get Next To You

    • Loverman (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • The Police

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

    • Ones On 1 (Radio 1 21st Birthday Albu.
    • Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
  • Alexandra Burke

    Hallelujah

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
    • 1.
  • Tom Jones & Mousse T.

    Sex Bomb

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.
  • James Taylor

    It's Growing

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • Bee Gees

    Nights On Broadway

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Gallagher & Lyle

    I Wanna Stay With You

    • Gallagher & Lyle - Breakaway.
    • River Records.
  • Leon Jackson

    Creative

    • Right Now.
    • Sony BMG.
    • 1.
  • Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
  • Dodgy

    Good Enough

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Gabriella Cilmi

    Warm This Winter

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Pink Floyd

    Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2

    • Pink Floyd.
    • Harvest.
  • Pretenders

    Back On The Chain Gang

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.
  • Paul Carrack

    I Don't Want Your Love (I Need Your Love)

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack UK.
    • 1.
  • Michelle Shocked

    Anchorage

    • The No.1 Country Album (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Bon Jovi

    In These Arms

    • Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith.
    • Mercury.
  • The Kooks

    She Moves In Her Own Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • Genesis

    Land Of Confusion

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Let's Groove

    • 15th Anniversary Music Celebration (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.
  • Leona Lewis

    Run

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
    • 1.
  • The Blow Monkeys

    It Doesn't Have To Be This Way

    • The Blow Monkeys - Choices.
    • RCA.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Maneater

    • Looking Back - The Best Of Hall & Oat.
    • BMG.
  • Glen Campbell

    Grow Old With Me

    • Meet Glen Campbell.
    • Capitol.
    • 1.
  • Duffy

    Mercy

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Seal

    It's A Man's Man's Man's World

    • Soul.
  • Cerrone

    Supernature

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • EastWest.
  • µώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©

    If I Were A Boy

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Buggles

    Video Killed The Radio Star

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artist.
    • Telstar.
  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    Right Beside You

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Girls Aloud

    The Loving Kind

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Dusty Springfield

    The Look Of Love

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.
  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Oliver's Army

  • The O’Jays

    I Love Music

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

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