Radio stations

For the Sims 3: University Life mobile radio station object, see Major-related objects.

After purchasing a sound system, from a small transistor to a Hi-Fi surround system, Sims will be able to listen to music through radio stations covering different music genres. Some games and expansions even allow players to add their own radio stations by using music from their computer. DJ booths typically don't feature the regular radio stations. They have unique genres of music that can be played instead, which the games internally treat the same as other radio stations.

The Sims Medieval is the only game to not feature any radio stations as radios are anachronistic to the time period. Instead, background music is played when viewing inside buildings.

Radio stations

The Sims

The Sims features 9 radio stations, four of which are in the base game and the rest introduced with House Party. Other expansions add stations that can only be heard on community lots, and are produced from dedicated wall speakers.

Base Game Classical Country Latin Rock House Party Beach Country Dance Disco Rap Techno

Hot Date Classical Strings (grey Nonstop Noise Wall Speaker only) Easy Listening (Audible Enlightenment Wall Speaker only) Unleashed Zydeco (green Nonstop Noise Wall Speaker only) Live Band (Screaming Buttress Wall Speaker only) Superstar Orchestra (Return of the Vacuum Tube only)

The Sims Online

The Sims Online features all of the same stations as The Sims, excluding the dedicated speaker stations included with Unleashed and Superstar. The game also introduces three unique radio stations:

• Horror
• Old World
• Sci-Fi

The Sims Bustin' Out

The Sims Bustin' Out features six radio stations, four of which contain original music created specifically for the game. The Bluegrass and Techno stations reuse music from The Sims, House Party, and Superstar.

Bluegrass Hip-Hop Metal

Pop Smooth Jazz Techno

The Urbz: Sims in the City

Each district of Urbzville in The Urbz: Sims in the City has its own radio station (except for Skyline Beach, which shares the same station as Cozmo Street). Each station is unlocked for selection after its associated district is visited for the first time.

Dead Dread Punk (Central Station) SK8R Punk (Kicktail Park) Road Rash Radio (Gasoline Row) Cobalt Lounge (South Side Bridge)

Pootie's Top 40 (Diamond Heights) BEP-d-Beat (Cozmo Street & Skyline Beach) Eel-ectronica (Neon East) Xperimental (The Foundry)

The Sims 2

The Sims 2 features 20 different radio stations, as well as an additional Holiday-themed station that is only available to listen to on a specific stereo. An additional 4 stations are exclusive to the DJ booth. 6 stations are available with the base game, with others being introduced through expansion packs. Each expansion and stuff pack also added new music to the existing stations as well, many of which are Simlish versions of real-life songs.

All stations except for College Rock and Jazz have a corresponding wall-mounted speaker which only plays that station, and can only be placed on community lots. Some expansion and stuff packs also added to existing stations.

With FreeTime, custom radio stations can be created from the audio options menu. Players are able to create and name their own custom radio stations, and choose a playlist of songs to be played on it. Songs from any existing radio station, as well as all build mode, buy mode, Create a Sim, and neighborhood view music can be added to the custom station. All custom radio stations are grouped under the "Custom Station..." pie menu and can be played on any stereo in-game, but cannot be played on wall-mounted speakers.

Base Game Hip-Hop Metal Pop R&B Salsa Techno University Jazz College Rock Nightlife Classical Oldies Slow Medium Fast Housemix Open for Business New Wave Shopping

Pets Country Happy Holiday Stuff Holiday (Funky the Snowman only) Seasons Jam Bands New Age Bon Voyage Big Band Reggae Surf World Freetime Indie Wave

The Sims Stories

Pet Stories Country Electronica Indie Jazz Pop

Castaway Stories Beach Disco Island Zydeco

The Sims 2 (console)

The console version of The Sims 2 features nine radio stations with entirely unique music, but reuses music from The Sims 2 Nightlife for the different modes of the game. Many of the songs were originally recorded for The Urbz: Sims in the City and were held over to be used in The Urbz 2, which was ultimately refactored into The Sims 2. Other songs in the game are remastered versions of existing songs from selected artists' work.

Several real-life songs were rerecorded into Simlish, and can be played individually on a stereo, much like selecting a radio station. These artists are Fischerspooner, Kitty Shack, MXPX, Paramore, Reggie & the Full Effect, and Trivium.

Alternative Rock Ambient Dub Bluegrass Industrial Lounge Music

Nu-Metal Pop Punk Pop Trance Dance

The Sims 3

The Sims 3 features 27 radio stations, containing a mixture of original music, Simlish versions of real-world music, and reused music from previous games in the series. 6 stations are available with the base game, with others being introduced through expansion packs and stuff packs.

Sims can have a favorite station set for them in Create a Sim. They will gain a +40 "Enjoying Music" moodlet when listening to their favourite station, and will select it automatically when dancing or autonomously turning on the stereo.

The Custom station allows players to add their own custom music to the game. Unlike The Sims 2, it's not possible to create other custom radio stations without mods.

Base Game Classical Custom Electronica Indie Kids Latin Pop World Adventures Chinese French Egyptian Ambitions Roots Soul Fast Lane Stuff Rockabilly Late Night Hip-Hop Pets R&B Country Songwriter

Showtime Dubstep Drum 'n' Bass Funk Niche Supernatural Dark Wave 70's, 80's, & 90's Stuff Disco Rap Rock University Life Geek Rock Island Paradise Beach Party Island Life Movie Stuff Spooky Epic Western Into the Future DigiTunes

The Sims 4

The Sims 4 currently features 39 radio stations, with an additional 10 stations exclusive to the DJ booth. 7 radio stations are included with the base game, with 9 stations being introduced to the game through patches. All other stations are introduced with expansion packs, game packs, and stuff packs. Patch 131 of the base game added a Mixed Music setting on stereos, which plays random songs from every radio station in the game.

Sims can select their favorite music genres with the likes and dislikes system in Create a Sim.

Unlike previous games, there are no dedicated custom radio stations in The Sims 4. Custom music can be added (with the exception of Talk Radio and Prom Night) to existing stations. The Talk Radio station is also unique in that Sims cannot dance to it.

Base Game Alternative Blues Carnaval Beats Classical Electronica Hip Hop Kids Lullabies Pop R&B Retro Romance Spooky S-Pop Winter Holiday World Get to Work Easy Listening Perfect Patio Stuff Backyard Spa Day New Age Get Together Breakbeats Chill Out Chip Tune Drum 'n' Bass Groovin' Hip Hop House Machine Noise Remixes Romantic Garden Stuff Baroque Dine Out Jazz Kids Room Stuff Tween Pop City Living Talk Radio

Bowling Night Stuff NuDisco Cats & Dogs Singer-Songwriter Jungle Adventure Latin Latin Pop Seasons Summer Strut StrangerVille Strange Tunes Island Living Island Radio Eco Lifestyle Americana Nifty Knitting Stuff Focus Metal Journey to Batuu Batuu Radio DJ R-3X Stereo Snowy Escape Japanese Folk Cottage Living Cottagecore High School Years Prom Night Growing Together Soul Horse Ranch Ranch

Appearances by game

Radio Stations	The Sims	The Sims Online	The Sims Bustin' Out	The Sims 2	The Sims 2 (console)	The Sims Stories	The Sims 3	The Sims 4
Alternative
Alternative Rock
Ambient Dub
Americana
Backyard
Baroque
Batuu Radio
Beach Party
Beach
Big Band
Bluegrass
Blues
Carnaval Beats
Chinese
Classical
College Rock
Cottagecore
Country Dance
Country
Dark Wave
DigiTunes
Disco
DJ R-3X Stereo
Easy Listening
Egyptian
Electronica
Epic
Focus
French
Geek Rock
Hip Hop
Holiday
Horror
Housemix
Indie Wave
Indie
Industrial
Island Life
Island
Jam Bands
Japanese Folk
Jazz
Kids
Latin
Latin Pop
Live Band
Lounge Music
Lullabies
Metal
New Age
New Wave
NuDisco
Nu-Metal
Old World
Oldies
Orchestra
Pop
Prom Night
Punk Pop
R&B
Ranch
Rap
Reggae
Retro
Rock
Rockabilly
Romance
Roots
Salsa
Sci-Fi
Shopping
Singer-Songwriter
Smooth Jazz
Songwriter
Soul
Spooky
S-Pop
Strange Tunes
Summer Strut
Surf
Talk Radio
Techno
Trance Dance
Tween Pop
Western
Winter Holiday
World
Zydeco

Popular radio stations

Radio stations with similar themes and names often appear in The Sims series. For example, every main title in the series has at least one classical music-inspired station. The following subsections provide more examples.

 Country

Country mainly appears in The Sims, The Sims 2: Pets, The Sims Pet Stories, and The Sims 3: Pets. Bluegrass is a similar radio station in The Sims Bustin' Out (console), The Sims 2 (console). Country Dance is a party-themed radio station in The Sims: House Party, as well as Backyard in The Sims 4: Perfect Patio Stuff with elements of country pop music. Americana is an American-styled radio station included in The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle. In The Sims 4: Horse Ranch, country was alternatively known as Ranch.

Music genres	Content packs
Country
Bluegrass
Country Dance
Backyard
Americana
Ranch

 Classical

Classical mainly appears in The Sims, The Sims 2: Nightlife, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4. A similar radio station called Baroque appears in The Sims 4: Romantic Garden Stuff. A contemporary classical music called New Age appeared in The Sims 2: Seasons and The Sims 4: Spa Day.

Music genres	Content packs
Classical
Baroque
New Age

 Disco

Disco can be found in The Sims: House Party, The Sims Castaway Stories, and The Sims 3: 70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff. A modern disco music called NuDisco can be also found in The Sims 4: Bowling Night Stuff with disco songs from House Party.

Music genres	Content packs
Disco
NuDisco

 Electronic

Electronic is included in the series under many different names. Techno appears in The Sims: House Party, The Sims Bustin' Out (console), and The Sims 2. Housemix appears in The Sims 2: Nightlife, but it can only be played from the DJ booth. Ambient Dub and Trance Dance appear in The Sims 2 (console). New Wave appears in The Sims 2: Open For Business. Electronica appears in The Sims Pet Stories, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4.

Housemix, even in many non-US localizations, hardly contains true house music. The majority of the station is composed of European pop.

Music genres	Content packs
Techno
Eel-ectronica
Housemix
Ambient Dub
Trance Dance
New Wave
Electronica

 Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop is included in The Sims Bustin' Out (console), The Sims 2, The Sims 3: Late Night, and The Sims 4. A similar radio station called Rap appears in The Sims: House Party and The Sims 3: 70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff.

Music genres	Content packs
Hip-Hop
Rap

 Jazz

Jazz is included in The Sims 2: University, The Sims Pet Stories, and The Sims 4: Dine Out. A similar radio station called Smooth Jazz is included in The Sims Bustin' Out (console). The station, however, is much closer in style to The Sims 2's R&B station due to the same composer, which features mostly vocal smooth jazz.

Music genres	Content packs
Jazz
Smooth Jazz

 Latin

Latin appears in The Sims, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4: Jungle Adventure (along with Latin Pop). A similar station called Salsa is included in The Sims 2. However, it should be noted that the Latin station in The Sims consists of bossa nova and samba music, while Salsa in The Sims 2 features salsa music for the most part, with the Kitchen & Bath Interior Design Stuff pack introducing varied Latin music with electronic music elements. The Sims 3 has a varied selection in terms of music styles, and the titles often contain the style that the songs are trying to portray.

Music genres	Content packs
Latin
Latin Pop
Salsa

 Pop

Pop is included in The Sims Bustin' Out (console), The Sims 2, The Sims 2 (console), The Sims Pet Stories, The Sims 3, and The Sims 4. It also borrows elements from other styles with different names such as Punk Pop in The Sims 2 (console), Tween Pop in The Sims 4: Kids Room Stuff, S-Pop in The Sims 4, and Latin Pop in The Sims 4: Jungle Adventure.

Music genres	Content packs
Pop
Pootie's Top 40
Punk Pop
Tween Pop
S-Pop
Latin Pop

 R&B and Soul

R&B first appeared in The Sims 2, and was later included in The Sims 3: Pets and The Sims 4. A similar radio station called Soul can be found in The Sims 3: Ambitions and The Sims 4: Growing Together. In The Sims 3, the icon for R&B is taken from a famous photo of Ray Charles. The Sims 3's R&B does not sound stylistically similar to The Sims 2's R&B, as it sounds closer to hip-hop and pop. The Sims 4's R&B had seen a resurgence of the R&B sounds, with songs by real-life artists such as, "BMO" by Ari Lennox and "What's Love" by Baby Tate" from the base game of The Sims 4, and "No Way" by Debbie from The Sims 4: For Rent, and Simlish-language songs from the hip hop, R&B, and slow stations from the base game of The Sims 2 and its content packs The Sims 2: Nightlife and The Sims 2: Pets.

Music genres	Content packs
R&B
Soul

 Rock

Rock is included in the series under many different names. It is called Rock in The Sims and The Sims 3: 70s, 80s, & 90s Stuff. Metal appears in The Sims Bustin' Out (console), The Sims 2, and The Sims 4: Nifty Knitting Stuff. Alternative Rock, Industrial, and Nu-Metal appear in The Sims 2 (console). Jam Bands appears in The Sims 2: Seasons. Surf appears in The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, and a station with a similar surf rock sound, Strange Tunes, appears in The Sims 4: StrangerVille. Indie Wave and Indie are radio stations in The Sims 2: FreeTime and The Sims 3. Rockabilly appears in The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff. College Rock and Geek Rock appear in The Sims 2: University and The Sims 3: University Life. Alternative is a radio station introduced in The Sims 4.

Music genres	Content packs
Rock
Metal
Alternative Rock
Industrial
Nu-Metal
Jam Bands
Surf
Strange Tunes
Indie Wave
Indie
Rockabilly
College Rock
Geek Rock
Alternative

Spooky

Spooky-themed music is featured a few times in the series under different names. It is called Spooky in The Sims 3: Movie Stuff and The Sims 4, Horror in The Sims Online, and Dark Wave in The Sims 3: Supernatural.

Music genres	Content packs
Dark Wave
Horror
Spooky

 Tropical and Caribbean-influenced

Tropical and Caribbean-influenced music are included in the series under many different names. It is called Beach in The Sims: House Party and The Sims Castaway Stories containing elements of Hawaiian and surf music. Island appears in The Sims Castaway Stories with elements of calypso music, and The Sims 4: Island Living with elements of Hawaiian music. Reggae in The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, and Beach Party and Island Life in The Sims 3: Island Paradise with elements of reggae, soca, dancehall, Caribbean folk, and calypso music.

Music genres	Content packs
Beach
Reggae
Island
Beach Party
Island Life

 World and Cultural

World music is included in the series under many different names. World first appeared in The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, and was later included in The Sims 4. Cultural music is included in the series under many different names such as, Egyptian, Chinese, and French in The Sims 3: World Adventures, Carnaval Beats in The Sims 4, and Japanese Folk in The Sims 4: Snowy Escape.

Music genres	Content packs
World
Egyptian
Chinese
French
Carnaval Beats
Japanese Folk

Gallery

The button to create custom radio stations on the Audio Settings screen.

Creating a custom radio station.

Custom radio stations can be found under this option.

External links

• Sims2Wiki - Sims 2 music
• Simpedia - Music at the Wayback Machine (archived March 24, 2011)
• Sim-Wolf Radio - List of Songs