Bumping this to the new page for retirement tracking.
Retired: Holly, First Wave, Underground Garage, Classic Rewind, Road Trip Radio, The Joint, Symphony Hall, The Groove, Covers, R&R HOF, Hair Nation, XMU, Pearl Jam, Studio 54, Comes Alive, 80s on 8, Octane/Turbo, Coffee House, Prince, Chill, Lithium, Hits 1, Sinatra (Standards), 70s on 7, Pop2K, Yacht Rock, Real Jazz, The Beatles, On Broadway, Jam On, BPM, Prime Country, Tom Petty, The Bridge, 90s on 9, 60s on 6, Bluesville, Elvis, Margaritaville, SoulCycle, Deep Tracks, Bluegrass Junction, Soul Town, Fly/The Heat/Shade45, Faction, PopRocks, Globalization, Outlaw Country, Willie's Roadhouse, 50s on 5, Springsteen, Synth Smorg, FFA-1 Storytellers, Turn Down the Lights, Oh Canada, I Heart Prog, Classic Vinyl, Concept Concept, International 2: No Boogaloo, Stevie Wonder Radio, Don't Worry Be Happy, All About That Bass, Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?, Eel Pie Preservation Society, Velvet, XMU Rocks!!!, Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar, Rolling Stones Radio, The Highway, Falling Leaves, Sleet, Guitar Hero, The Man in Black, KP's Boneyard, Jazz-Rock Fusion, Lilith Fair, Featuring..., Stonehenge, 1900s on 19, Free Stylin', Second Wave, Grrrls Grrrls Grrrls, The Antipodes, How Bizarre, 1800s on 18, The Good Time Gospel Hour, Jack and Dave, Radio Omega, Politico, Radio Free Bird, Poptopia, The Noble Eightfold Path, WLUV & KSEX-FM, Saxy Time, Bob Dylan Radio, Simey's Reading Glasses, Morning Zoo, Hall of Very Good, David Bowie Channel, Geology 101 (Songs with Rock in the Title) (after today)
Playlists with 50+ songs and/or 3+ hours are in bold. Their categories are eligible for retirement, as are any that have been rolled at least five times.
Breakin' Up Is Hard to Do (Breakup Songs) -- 69 songs, 4 hours and 32 minutes
At the Movies (non-instrumental except for Shaft) -- 68 songs, 4 hours and 35 minutes
Goin' Solo (Songs from solo artists better known for being in a band) -- 59 songs, 4 hours and 14 minutes
Summerpalooza (Not the League) -- 56 songs, 3 hours and 22 minutes
This is the Beginning (Songs with great intros) -- 51 songs, 3 hours and 45 minutes
Lighters Up: Power Ballads -- 46 songs, 3 hours and 32 minutes
META-static radio - songs referencing other artists/songs/albums -- 42 songs, 2 hours and 57 minutes
In My Room -- 41 songs, 2 hours and 35 minutes
The Beeb (British artists) -- 40 songs, 2 hours and 42 minutes
Beat It (Great drums and/or percussion parts) -- 39 songs, 3 hours and 5 minutes
Radio Alpha (Songs off debut albums) -- 39 songs, 2 hours and 26 minutes
Illiterature (Songs about books, authors and literary characters) -- 34 songs, 2 hours and 25 minutes
Chemistry 101 (Songs about drugs) -- 34 songs, 2 hours and 11 minutes
NASA Mission Control (Songs about space, being spacey or taking up space) -- 32 songs, 2 hours and TBD minutes
150 Seconds with Matt Pinfield (songs under 2:30) -- 32 songs, 1 hour and 4 minutes
Aretha and Otis Show -- 31 songs, 1 hour and 47 minutes
Music for a Lazy Sunday Morning -- 29 songs, 1 hour and 59 minutes
Harmonicalooza (songs featuring the harmonica) -- 27 songs, 1 hour and 48 minutes
Rude Youth (Ska) -- 26 songs, 1 hour and 38 minutes
The Velvet Underground and bands who bought their album -- 24 songs, 1 hour and 54 minutes
Moar Cowbell -- 24 songs, 1 hour and 24 minutes
Strings and Things (Songs with string sections or orchestral backing) -- 23 songs, 1 hour and 45 minutes
Bright Lights Big City (Songs about the urban life) -- 23 songs, 1 hour and 42 minutes
Horny Time (Songs with Brass Sections) -- 21 songs, 1 hour and 20 minutes
Side 1, Track 1 (Great album openers) -- 21 songs, 1 hour and 8 minutes
Surf & Skate Shop (Surf music and songs about skateboards) -- 19 songs, 52 minutes
Free Your Mind (psychedelic songs or stuff you listen to while drunk, high or tripping balls) -- 18 songs, 1 hour and 36 minutes
This is the End (Songs with great endings) -- 17 songs, 1 hour and 45 minutes
The Ego Meets the Dove (CSNY and one degree of separation) -- 17 songs, 1 hour and 24 minutes
Spring Forward (Songs about Spring) -- 17 songs, 1 hour and 12 minutes
Beat This (Songs with Beat(s) in the title or lyrics) -- 17 songs, 1 hour and 9 minutes
Vegas Playlist -- 16 songs, 52 minutes
Microphone #2 (songs where someone who is not usually the lead singer takes the lead) -- 15 songs, 59 minutes
Back 40 (Songs about the countryside and the rural thing) -- 14 songs, 1 hour and 6 minutes
The Name Game (Song titles with first names) -- 14 songs, 47 minutes
Keyboard Warriors (Uber piano, organ, synth, celeste, harpsichord, accordian, etc.) -- 13 songs, 1 hour and 15 minutes
Folk Yeah (Folk music) -- 13 songs, 48 minutes
Emo Imo -- 13 songs, TBD minutes
Sports Ticker (Songs about sports and athletes) -- 12 songs, 57 minutes
Stripped -- acoustic songs from electric/electronic artists -- 12 songs, 44 minutes
Go Cat Go (Rockabilly songs) -- 11 songs, 30 minutes
Short Skirt, Long Jacket (Clothes, fashion, etc) -- 9 songs, 30 minutes
Songs to Play at the End of the World -- 9 songs, TBD minutes
Working for a Living (songs about jobs/professions) -- 8 songs, 35 minutes
The Taylor Swift Channel -- 8 songs, 32 minutes
Mantra (music with a political/philosophical/spiritual/life message) -- 7 songs, 31 minutes
Piano Men (Billy, Joel, Elton and John) -- 7 songs, TBD minutes
Not yet rolled:
Zero to Sixty in 375* Rounds (songs with numbers in them)
Side 2, Track X (Great album closers)
Art Rock, Post Rock, Kraut Rock and Radiohead
Applausible Tunes (Songs with clapping)
The Jose, Jim & Johnnie Show: Songs about alcohol and drinking
Shake Rattle & Roll (songs with those three words in the lyrics/title)
Didn't We Do a Draft About This? (songs about Food)
Public Transit (Songs about planes, trains, buses, boats, etc. No cars though)
Botany 101 (Songs about plants)
Not yet in the category rotation:
I Write the Songs (tunes written by famous songwriters and performed by others)
Songs about Southern California
Songs in the key of Sea (water, fish, kelp, etc.)
Talk Radio (Non-Rap songs with spoken word sections)
Songs About New York City
Segue Way (songs that flow together including medleys)
Diamonds in the Rough (Good songs from bad albums)
Not yet in the "not yet in the category rotation" (aka Dayton play-in round):
Vocal Chords (Songs with great harmony vocals)
Wee Small Hours (songs about the nighttime)
Bring In 'Da Funk (funky tunes, duh)
Horror Show songs about/in the title werewolves, vampires, zombies, ghosts, etc..
Illegal Activities - songs about crimes, jail, etc..
Title Tracks of Albums
Five Word Song Titles
Associated Acts (Bands with members more famous for another band. Supergroups welcome but no solo material)
Somebody Scream (Songs with screaming)
Help Simey's Dad Find His Love Channel
The Medium is the Message - songs about television/journalism/newspaper/movies
History Channel (songs about historical events)
I See London, I See France (Songs about London or France)
Music Calendar (songs with months or days in them)
Film Noir/Pulp
100K (Artists with less than 100,000 monthly streams)
The Fjords (music from Scandinavia)
Pride Mix (songs by or about LGBTQ people)
Non-Stop Party Mixtape
Jerry and Carlos -- San Fran Mexican hippy guitar gods
Trio -- Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
Miles Davis Channel
Blonde Ambition -- Madonna, Britney, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga
