Music and ads, it’s always a delicate balance; get it right and your music could be put in front of an audience of millions who may never have heard it before with the potential to send any career into the  stratosphere. But… get it wrong (or over do it) and it can alienate your existing fans and make the public at large thoroughly sick of you!

With this playlist, we’ll be highlighting the best use of music in any new ad campaigns as well as taking a look back at some particularly memorable ones from yesteryear.

The playlist will be updated weekly or whenever we hear something that particularly catches our ear but if there’s anything you want to see in this list, then drop us a message it in the comments box below and if it’s on Spotify, we’ll add it!

Full List:

Blake Lewis – Your Touch (Internet Explorer – Explore Touch)

Alunageorge – You Know You Like it (Tesco F&F Clothing – Summer 2013)

Wick-it the Instigator – We Have Arrived (Windows 8 – May The Birds Be With You)

Ellie Goulding – Explosions (ITV – Where Drama Lives)

Baby & Me – Here Comes the Hotstepper – Evian Version – Yuksek Remix – (Evian)

Beat Assailant – Rain or Shine (Nissan Juke – n-tec with Google)

Emeli Sandé – Next to Me (O2 Tracks)

Maverick Sabre – Do Your Thing (TK Maxx – Spring / Summer 2013)

DJ Yoda Feat. Soom t & Afrikan Boy – Rudies (Missguided Spring/Summer ’13)

Ellie Goulding – Home (Sky HD – Drama March 2013)

Two Door Cinema Club – Do You Want it All? (Next – Home Spring 2013)

Icona Pop – I Love It (Samsung Galaxy S 4)

Battles Feat. Matias Aguayo – Ice Cream (Vision Express – More Designer Brands)

Tame Impala – Elephant (BlackBerry Z10 – Keep Moving)

Hanni El Khatib – You Rascal You (Sky Atlantic HD – Spring 2013)

Alex Winston – Velvet Elvis (Google Chrome – Julie Deane)

Ludovico Einaudi – Walk (Vodafone – the Kiss)

David Bowie – Sound & Vision (Sony – Xperia Z)

Ethel Waters – Jeepers Creepers (Carling Zest – Weatherman)

Johnny Thunder – I’m Alive (Toyota RAV4 – Keep the Spirit Alive)

Wilbert Harrison – Let’s Work Together (KFC – Farm Fresh Chicken)

The 5.6.7.8′s – Woo Hoo (Asda George)

Lana Del Rey – Blue Velvet (H&M Autumn 2012)

Gin Wigmore – Man Like That (Heineken/ Bond)

The Lumineers – Ho Hey (E.ON Energy)

Klak Tik – Reborn (Samsung Galaxy Camera – Art)

Gabrielle Aplin – The Power of Love (John Lewis – Christmas 2012)

The Mamas & the Papas – Dream a Little Dream of Me (Marc Jacobs – Daisy)

Willy Moon – Yeah Yeah (Apple – iPod)

Paloma Faith – Never Tear us Apart (John Lewis)

Natalie Duncan – At Last (Autotrader)

Naughty Boy feat. Emeli Sandé – Wonder (Sky – Entertainment Channels October 2012)

Labrinth – Express Yourself (Windows 8 – Artist)

Born Blonde – I Just Wanna Be (Sky Sports HD – November 2012)

Imagine Dragons – Radioactive (Assassins Creed 3)

Data – One in a Million (Citroen DS3)

Toxic Avenger  – Angst: 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

Gin Wigmore – Don’t Stop (eBay)

The Spence Davis Group  – Gimme Some Lovin’ (Danone Activia)

Waldeck – Why Did We fire the Gun? (Versace – Bright Crystal)

Leftover Cuties – When You’re Smiling (Hyundai)

Lenka – Everything At Once (Windows 8)

Rolling Stones – Start Me Up (Omega – London 2012)

Sondre Lerche  – Sleep on Needles (Google Nexus 7)

Shaggy – Boombastic (EDF Energy Blue)

The Style Council – Shout To the Top (Volkswagen)

The Youngbloods – Get Together (KFC – Aero Mint Crushems)

Odetta – Hit or Miss (Southern Comfort)

All the People – Cramp Your Style (Sonos)

Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster – Chicken (Nike ‘My Time Is Now’)

Wavves – King of the Beach (Robinson’s Fruit Shot)

Bronze Radio Return – Shake Shake Shake (Nissan Leaf)

Tom Odell – Another Love (BBC1 Love 2013)

Bedrich Smetana – Vlatva (Guiness – Clock)

Django Django (Sky Movies HD – November 2012)

Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City   (Visa Golden Space)

Kiss – I Was Made For Lovin’ You (Costa Coffee)

Salme Dahlstrom – C’mon Y’all (Special K 2013)

The Clash – London Calling (British Airways)

Malcolm McLaren – Double Dutch (Maltesers)

Josh Osho – Redemption Days (BP London 2012)

Freak Power – Can You Feel It (EA Sports FIFA ’13)

Jonsí – Go Do (Windows Phone – Manifesto)

B.o.B. – So Good (Easyjet)

Public Enemy – Harder Than You Think (C4 – Paralympic Games)

T. Rex – Get it On (Carling Chrome)

Dexys Midnight Runners – Come on Eileen (Cow & Gate)

The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing (McDonalds)

Fatty Gets a Stylist – Are You Ready? (LOVEFiLM Instant)

Crystal Fighters – Follow (Sony Xperia S)

The Vaccines – If You Wanna (Rimmel London Mascara)

The Heavy – What Makes a Good Man? (Borderlands 2)

The Seeds – Pushin’ Too Hard (Nike – Game On, World)

Marilyn Manson – Doll Dagga Buzz Buzz Ziggety Zag (Citroen – Change Era)

SebastiAn – Crescendo (Final) (Adidas – London 2012/Team GB)

Woodkid – Run Boy Run (O2 Priority/Nike+)

Moby – New Dawn Fades (BMW Series 6 Grand Coupé)

Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus (Giorgio Armani, Acqua di Gió)

The Joy Formidable – Austere (EA SSX Snowboarding)

Frankie & the Heartstrings – Hunger (Domino’s Pizza)

Two Door Cinema Club – This is the Life (Debenhams)

The Drums – Days (Barclays, Personalised Credit Cards)

Asobi Seksu – Thursday (Laterooms.com)

Passion Pit – Take a Walk (Sony PSP Vita/ Little Big Planet)

Alex Winston – Velvet Elvis (Google Chrome)

Ben Howard – The Wolves (New Balance Shoes)

Stolen Jars – Driving (iPad 3 Retina Display)

Oh Land – White Nights (Littlewoods Autumn 2012)

ALB Deat. The Shoes – Golden Chains (Peugeot 208)

Kimya Dawson & Antsy Pants – Tree Hugger (DFS)

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles – Shop Around (Sainsbury’s)

Bruno Mars – Runaway Baby (Vauxhall Corsa)

The Ettes – Crown of Age (Rimmel London, Wake Me Up Foundation)

Lenka – Heart Skips a Beat (Special K Biscuit Moments)

Generationals – When They Fight, They Fight (Amazon Kindle)

Fun. – We Are Young (Chevrolet)

Alex Clare – Too Close (Microsoft IE9)

Rustie – After Light (Adidas – Take the Stage)

Mark Ronson & Katie B – Anywhere in the World (Coca-Cola)

Professor Green Feat. Sierra Kusterbeck – Avalon (Relentless Energy Drink)

Stereo Total – I Love You, Ono (Dior Addict)

M83 – Midnight City – Eric Prydz Private Remix (Gucci Premiere)

Jake Bugg – Country Song (Green King IPA)

Devendra Banhart – Carmenisita (Kenzo Madly Kenzo)

Radical Face – Welcome Home (Nikon – I Am A…)

Between Borders – Flowers in My Poscket (Bose SoundLink)

Gary Barlow -  Here Comes the Sun (M&S Summer To Remember)

Lissie – Go Your Own Way (Twinings)

Slow Moving Millie – Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (John Lewis)

ALB Feat. The Shoes  – Gold Chains (Peugeot 208)

Angus & Julia Stone – You’re the One That I Want (Sky)

Foster the People – Don’t Stop (Colour on the Walls) (RAC)

Mohammed Rafi – Jaan Pehechan Ho (Heineken – The Date)

Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing! (Budweiser – FA Cup 2012)

Radical Face – Welcome Home, Son (Nikon Coolpix S3300)

The Fiery Furnaces – Nevers (Blackberry)

Efterklang – Modern Drift (Audi)

Kidstreet – Song (Apple Macbook Pro)

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Garden (Nokia Lumia)

La Roux – In For the Kill (Armani Code Luna)

Jess Mills – A Forest (LoveFilm)

Calvin Harris feat Ne-Yo – Let’s Go (Pepsi Max – Kick In The Mix)

Bomb the Bass – Beat Dis (William Hill)

Cut Copy – Feel The Love (Tesco F&F)

Chromatics – Tick of the Clock  (HTC One)

College & Electric Youth – A Real Hero (LoveFilm)

Metronomy – The Look (Barclays -Pingit)

Giorgio Moroder & Phil Oakey – Together in Electric Dreams (EDF Energy)

Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf   (BT Infinity 2- Rock On)

M83 – Outro (Red Bull)

Death in Vegas – Your Loft My Acid (Fearless Transhouse Mix Long) ( L’Oreal Paris Preference – Claudia Schiffer)

Mazzy Star – Into Dust (Gears of War 3)

Ludovico Einaudi – Primavera (Santander 123)

Air – Alone in Kyoto (Samsung Galaxy Note)

DJ Yoda & MC Paul Barman – Pussy Cat (J2O)

Jay-Z – Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)  (Chrysler)

Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get it On (Durex Vinyl)#

The Heavy – How You Like Me Now? (Strongbow)

Professor Longhair – Big Chief (Kinder Chocolate)

T. Rex – I Love To Boogie  (Robinson’s Double Concentrate Juice – Boogie)

Man – Many Are Called, But Few Get Up (Live) (Sky – Summer of Sport)

The Animals – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (H&M – David Beckham Body Wear)

Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy (M&S Food)

The Mamas and Papas – California Dreamin’  (Citroen C4 – Blind Spot)

Donovan -  Sunshine Superman (eBay)

Trailer Trash Tracys – Wish You Were Red (Renault – 4+)

Joey Ramone – What a Wonderful World (Thomas Cook – It’s a Wonderful World)