What a 12-Hour DJ Set Actually Looks Like

Today Andy’s taking on a full 12-hour DJ marathon at his local, raising money for Bottled Up Blokes and proving that good music, good people, and a bit of stamina still go a long way.

Below is the full set list — hour by hour — from warm-up soul to midnight singalongs and beyond.

1:00–2:00 PM — Afternoon Warm-Up (60–85 BPM)

• Warm, mellow soul and soft pop to ease people in.
  Flow: start slow, gradually pick up mid-tempo.

1.      Hall & Oates – Sara Smile - 75

2.      Bill Withers – Ain’t No Sunshine - 80

3.      Dusty Springfield – Son of a Preacher Man – 90.7

4.      Bill Withers – Lovely Day - 98

5.      Al Green – Let’s Stay Together - 102

6.      Carole King – It’s Too Late - 103

7.      Otis Redding – Sittin’ On the Dock of the Bay - 103

8.      Stevie Wonder – Isn’t She Lovely - 118

9.      Fleetwood Mac – Dreams - 120

10.    The Beatles – Here Comes the Sun - 129

11.    Earth, Wind & Fire – After the Love Has Gone - 130

12.    Sam Cooke – Chain Gang - 131

13.    Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up - 140

14.    The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations - 147

15.    Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl - 153

2:00–3:00 PM — Early Northern Soul (85–100 BPM)

• Steady mid-tempo groove, danceable soul.

1.      Dobie Gray – Out on the Floor - 73

2.      The Velvelettes – Needle in a Haystack - 78

3.      Gloria Jones – Tainted Love - 80

4.      R. Dean Taylor – There’s a Ghost in My House - 81

5.      The Flirtations – Nothing But a Heartache - 111

6.      Chairmen of the Board – Give Me Just a Little More Time - 126

7.      Robert Knight - Love on a Mountain Top - 128

8.      Marvin Gaye – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - 129

9.      Martha & The Vandellas – Nowhere to Run - 130

10.    The Isley Brothers – This Old Heart of Mine - 130

11.    Frank Wilson – Do I Love You - 133

12.    Tami Lynn – I’m Gonna Run Away From You - 136

13.    Al Wilson – The Snake - 148

14.    The Contours – Do You Love Me -150

15.    Frankie Valli – The Night - 153

3:00–4:00 PM — Motown Hour (100–110 BPM)

• Classic Motown, stronger groove.

1.      Martha & The Vandellas – Heat Wave - 83

2.      Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On - 84

3.      Jackson 5 – ABC – 93.8

4.      Diana Ross & The Supremes – You Can’t Hurry Love – 96.7

5.      Smokey Robinson – Tracks of My Tears - 97

6.      Jackson 5 – I Want You Back - 98

7.      Stevie Wonder – Superstition - 102

8.      The Temptations – My Girl - 105

9.      Diana Ross – Upside Down – 107.7

10.    Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered – 108.7

11.    The Supremes – Stop! In the Name of Love – 114.5

12.    The Temptations – Ain’t Too Proud to Beg – 119.8

13.    The Four Tops – Reach Out I’ll Be There - 120

14.    Edwin Starr – Twenty Five Miles - 126

15.    The Four Tops – I cant help myself – 127.9

 

4:00–5:00 PM — Soul to Pop Transition (110–120 BPM)

• Soul → funky pop → disco beginnings.

1.      Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High – 81.9

2.      Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams – 83.4

3.      Pointer Sisters – I’m So Excited – 92.4

4.      Jackie Wilson – Higher and Higher – 95.3

5.      Stevie Wonder – Superstition – 101.7

6.      Chic – Good Times – 110.5

7.      KC & The Sunshine Band – Get Down Tonight – 112.2

8.      Aretha Franklin – Respect – 114.5

9.      Doobie Brothers – What a Fool Believes - 119

10.    Boney M – Daddy Cool – 124.2

11.    Earth, Wind & Fire – September – 126.6

12.    The Foundations – Build Me Up Buttercup – 134.4

13.    Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up - 140

14.    ABBA – Waterloo – 146.3

15.    Elton John – I’m Still Standing – 177.7

Goal: smooth lift 110 → 120, pre-disco energy.

5:00–6:00 PM — Building the Vibe (120–125 BPM)

• Disco, upbeat pop, early ’80s fun.

1.      A-ha – Take On Me – 84.5

2.      Culture Club – Karma Chameleon - 92

3.      The Specials – A Message to You, Rudy - 102

4.      The Bangles – Walk Like an Egyptian – 103.2

5.      Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen – 106.1

6.      Men at Work – Down Under – 106.8

7.      Blondie – Heart of Glass – 115

8.      Wham! – Club Tropicana – 116.7

9.      Queen – You’re My Best Friend – 118.5

10.    Kool & The Gang – Celebration – 121.7

11.    Madness – Our House – 122.7

12.    Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams – 125.2

13.    Billy Joel – Uptown Girl – 128.5

14.    Yazoo – Nobodys Diary -128.9

15.    Soft Cell – Tainted Love – 144.7

Goal: establish 120–125 BPM “danceable disco groove.”

6:00–7:00 PM — Pop Crowd-Pleasers (125–130 BPM)

• High-energy modern and classic pop.

1.      Amy Winehouse – Valerie - 100

2.      Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody – 104.1

3.      Dolly Parton – 9 to 5 - 105

4.      Diana Ross – Upside Down - 108

5.      Lionel Richie – All Night Long – 108.8

6.      Madonna – Like a Prayer - 111

7.      Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World - 112

8.      Queen – Radio Ga Ga – 112.4

9.      Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls - 113

10.    Cameo – Word Up – 116.2

11.    Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody – 118.9

12.    Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough – 119.3

13.    Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want to Have Fun – 120.5

14.    Billy Ocean – When the Going Gets Tough - 122

15.    Michael Jackson – Beat It – 138.9

7:00–8:00 PM — Indie Warm-Up (125–135 BPM)

• Indie classics and floor-fillers.

1.      The Verve – Lucky Man - 76

2.      Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict a Riot - 80

3.      Keane – Somewhere Only We Know - 86

4.      Razorlight – America - 90

5.      The Coral – Dreaming of You - 100

6.      The Stone Roses – Waterfall - 104

7.      The Kooks – Naive - 104

8.      Travis – Why Does It Always Rain on Me? - 108

9.      Arctic Monkeys – Mardy Bum - 112

10.    Oasis – Half the World Away - 115

11.    Stereophonics – Have a Nice Day – 120.6

12.    Snow Patrol – Chocolate - 118

13.    The La’s – There She Goes - 123

14.    Pulp – Disco 2000 - 134

15.    Blur – Parklife – 138.5

8:00–9:00 PM — Indie Floorfillers (130–140 BPM)

• Big indie dance numbers.

1. Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby - 94
2. Kasabian – Club Foot - 102
3. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor - 103
4. The Strokes – Last Nite - 104
5. The Wombats – Let’s Dance to Joy Division - 116
6. The Cribs – Men’s Needs - 122
7. MGMT – Kids - 123
8. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out – 129.9
9. The Black Keys – Gold on the Ceiling - 130
10. Pulp – Common People - 137
11. Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know - 139
12. The Killers – Mr. Brightside - 148
13. Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire - 153
14. The Libertines – Don’t Look Back Into the Sun - 175
15. Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy - 114

9:00–10:00 PM — Rock Anthems (135–145 BPM)

• Classic rock, singalongs, high energy.

1.      Sam Fender – Seventeen going under - 81

2.      Queen – We Will Rock You 82

3.      Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar on Me - 85

4.      Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama - 98

5.      AC/DC – Highway to Hell - 117

6.      Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer -121

7.      The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up – 121.9

8.      Don McClean – American Pie - 123

9.      Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine - 126

10.    Foo Fighters – Best of you - 130

11.    Van Halen – Jump – 130.2

12.    Bryan Adams – Summer of ’69 - 139

13.    Stereophonics – Dakota - 147

14.    Oasis – Wonderwall - 174

15.    The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - 135

10:00–11:00 PM — High-Energy Pop (140–150 BPM)

• Peak dance floor pop & EDM.

1.      Taylor Swift – Shake It Off - 80

2.      Beyoncé – Crazy in Love - 99

3.      Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk - 115

4.      Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free – 115.6

5.      Rihanna – Don’t Stop the Music - 123

6.      Pitbull – Fireball - 123

7.      Avicii – Wake Me Up - 124

8.      Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now - 124

9.      Sybil – The love I lost - 124

10.    Bob Sinclar – Rock This Party - 128

11.    Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline - 128

12.    Calvin Harris – Feel So Close - 128

13.    Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling - 128

14.    LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem - 130

15.    The Trammps – Disco Inferno - 130

11:00 PM–12:00 AM — Countdown Hour (145–160 BPM)

• Big NYE singalongs, peak energy before midnight.

1.      Oasis – Don’t Look Back in Anger - 82

2.      Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now - 83

3.      The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony – 85.6

4.      Wheatus – Teenage Dirtbag – 94.7

5.      House of Pain – Jump Around - 107

6.      Florence + The Machine – You’ve Got the Love - 110

7.      Sophie Ellis Bexter – Murder on the dancefloor - 117

8.      Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’ - 118

9.      Maroon 5 – Sugar - 120

10.    MPeople – One Night in Heaven - 123

11.    Stardust – Music sounds better with you - 124

12.    Coldplay – A Sky Full of Stars - 125

13.    Bob Sincalir – Tribute – 126

14.    Modjo – Lady - 126

15.    Midnight: Auld Lang Syne – Rod Stewart – Auld Lang Syne – 86!

12:00–1:00 AM — After-Midnight Party (145–150 BPM)

• Cool-down energetic dance tracks post-midnight.

1.      The Waterboys – The Whole of the Moon – 105.7

2.      The Proclaimers – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - 132

3.      Bruno Mars – 24K Magic - 107

4.      ABBA – Dancing Queen - 101

5.      S Club 7 – Reach – 83.6

6.      Kings of Leon – Use Somebody - 133

7.      The Beatles – Hey Jude - 75

8.      Oasis – Champagne Supernova - 150

9.      Fratellis – Chelsea Dagger - 154

10.    The Killers – When You Were Young - 130

11.    Tina Turner – Proud Mary – 91.2

12.    South Street Player – Who keeps changing your mind - 125

13.    Earth, Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland - 131

14.    Toploader – Dancing in the Moonlight - 119

15.    Bon Jovi – It’s My Life 120

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