Smooth Icons 2025: How to listen to the top 100 countdown

25 August 2025, 10:11 | Updated: 29 August 2025, 11:46

It's time to crown the greatest artist of all time in this year's Smooth Icons countdown!

We asked you to vote for your favourite artists in our annual Smooth Icons countdown.

And today we're counting down the full top 100!

Follow the countdown live here

The countdown kicked off at 10am with Tina Hobley, and she will be followed by Paul Phear at 1pm. Angie Greaves then will conclude it all from 4-7pm.

You can listen to the countdown live on Global Player, on FM and DAB or on your smart speaker.

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Last year, your votes crowned George Michael as the winner of Smooth Icons, but can he retain his title for 2025? Listen to the countdown now to find out!

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