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The '''soundtrack''' of the computer and video game '''''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''''', which is set in 1992 at the West Coast state of [[San Andreas]], required that the game's [[Radio Stations|radio stations]] reflect the music tastes of the time and area, in addition to covering current events in the state of San Andreas. Together with several early-1990s music, the scores of the soundtrack also included songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The standalone version of the soundtrack was released on [[2004#November 23|November 23]], [[2004]].
The '''soundtrack of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''', which is set in [[1992]] at the West Coast state of [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]], required that the game's [[Radio Stations|radio stations]] reflect the music tastes of the time and area, in addition to covering current events in the state of San Andreas. Together with several early-1990s music, the scores of the soundtrack also included songs from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The standalone version of the soundtrack was released on [[2004#November 23|November 23]], [[2004]].


The player can listen to the following radio stations:
The player can listen to the following radio stations:
* [[Playback FM]] - Golden Age Hip Hop
* [[Playback FM]] - East Coast Hip Hop
* [[K Rose]] - Country
* [[K Rose]] - Country
* [[K-DST]] - Classic Rock
* [[K-DST]] - Classic Rock
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* [[Radio X]] - Alternative Rock, Grunge
* [[Radio X]] - Alternative Rock, Grunge
* [[CSR 103.9]] - New Jack Swing
* [[CSR 103.9]] - New Jack Swing
* [[K-Jah West]] - Reggae
* [[K-JAH West]] - Reggae
* [[Master Sounds 98.3]] - Rare Groove
* [[Master Sounds 98.3]] - Rare Groove
* [[WCTR]] - Talk Radio
* [[West Coast Talk Radio|WCTR]] - Talk Radio
* [[User Track Player]] (PC only) - User-Defined Track Player
* [[User Track Player]] (PC and Xbox only) - User-Defined Track Player
 
The songs are listed in the same order as they appear in the game manual.


==Playback FM==
==Playback FM==
[[Image:Playback FM.jpg | right | 140px | ]]  
[[File:PlaybackFM-GTASA-logo.jpg | right | 140px | ]]  
''[[Playback FM]]'' is hosted by [[Forth Right MC]] (voiced by Chuck D) and plays rap from the golden age of hip hop.
''[[Playback FM]]'' is hosted by [[Forth Right MC]] (voiced by Chuck D) and plays hip hop from the East coast.


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
* Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - "Road To The Richies"
* Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo - "Road to the Riches"
* Big Daddy Kane - "Warm It Up, Kane"
* Big Daddy Kane - "Warm It Up, Kane"
* Spoonie Gee - "The Godfather"
* Spoonie Gee - "The Godfather"
* Masta Ace - "Me & The Biz"
* Masta Ace - "Me & the Biz"
* Slick Rick - "Children's Story"
* Slick Rick - "Children's Story"
* Public Enemy - "Rebel Without A Pause"  
* Public Enemy - "Rebel Without a Pause"
* Eric B. & Rakim - "I Know You Got Soul"
* Eric B. & Rakim - "I Know You Got Soul"
* Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two"
* Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - "It Takes Two"
* Gang Starr - "B.Y.S."
* Gang Starr - "B.Y.S."
* Biz Markie - "The Vapours"
* Biz Markie - "Vapors"
* Brand Nubian - "Brand Nubian"
* Brand Nubian - "Brand Nubian"
* Ultramagnetic MC's - "Critical Beatdown"
* Ultramagnetic MC's - "Critical Beatdown"


==K Rose==
==K Rose==
[[Image:K-Rose.jpg | right | 140px | ]]
[[File:KRose-GTASA-logo.jpg | right | 140px | ]]
''[[K Rose]]'' is a classic country station hosted by [[Mary-Beth Maybell]] (voiced by Riette Burdick), and based in [[Bone County]] (possibly [[Fort Carson]]).
''[[K Rose]]'' is a classic country station hosted by [[Mary-Beth Maybell]] (voiced by Riette Burdick), and based in [[Bone County]] (possibly [[Fort Carson]]).


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* Desert Rose Band - "One Step Forward"
* Desert Rose Band - "One Step Forward"
* Willie Nelson - "Crazy"
* Willie Nelson - "Crazy"
* Patsy Cline - "Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray"
* Patsy Cline - "Three Cigarettes (In an Ashtray)"
* The Statler Brothers - "Bed of Roses"
* The Statler Brothers - "Bed of Rose's"
* Micky Gilley - "Make The World Go Away"
* Mickey Gilley - "Make The World Go Away"
* Ed Bruce - "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
* Ed Bruce - "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
* Merle Haggard - "Always Wanting You"
* Merle Haggard - "Always Wanting You"
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==K-DST==
==K-DST==
[[Image:K-DST.jpg | right | 140px | ]]
[[File:K-DST-GTASA-logo.jpg | right | 140px | ]]
''[[K-DST]]'', "The Dust" is a [[San Fierro]]-based classic rock station originating in Los Santos and hosted by [[Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith]] (voiced by W. Axl Rose).
''[[K-DST]]'', "The Dust" is a [[San Fierro]]-based classic rock station originating in Los Santos and hosted by [[Tommy Smith|Tommy "The Nightmare" Smith]] (voiced by W. Axl Rose).


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
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* Grand Funk Railroad - "Some Kind of Wonderful"
* Grand Funk Railroad - "Some Kind of Wonderful"
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird"
* America - "A Horse With No Name"  
* America - "A Horse With No Name"
* The Who - "Eminence Front"
* The Who - "Eminence Front"
* Boston - "Smokin'"  
* Boston - "Smokin'"
* David Bowie - "Somebody Up There Likes Me"
* David Bowie - "Somebody Up There Likes Me"
* Eddie Money - "Two Tickets to Paradise"
* Eddie Money - "Two Tickets to Paradise"
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==Bounce FM==
==Bounce FM==
[[Image:Bounce_FM.jpg | right | 140px]]
[[File:BounceFM-GTASA-logo.jpg | right | 140px]]
''[[Bounce FM]]'' is a funk radio station hosted by [[The Funktipus]] (voiced by George Clinton).
''[[Bounce FM]]'' is a funk radio station hosted by [[The Funktipus]] (voiced by George Clinton).


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* Dazz Band - "Let It Whip"
* Dazz Band - "Let It Whip"
* Cameo - "Candy"
* Cameo - "Candy"
* MFSB + The Three Degrees - "Love Is The Message"
* The Ohio Players - "Funky Worm"
* The Ohio Players - "Funky Worm"
* MFSB + The Three Degrees - "Love Is The Message"
* Johnny Harris - "Odyssey"
* Johnny Harris - "Odyssey"
* Roy Ayers - "Running Away"
* Roy Ayers - "Running Away"
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==SF-UR==
==SF-UR==
[[Image:SF-UR.jpg | right | 140px | ]]  
[[File:SF-UR-GTASA-logo.jpg | right | 140px | ]]  
''[[San Fierro Underground Radio]]'', abbreviated as ''SF-UR'', is a [[San Fierro]]-based house music station hosted by [[Hans Oberlander]] (voiced by Lloyd Floyd).
''[[SF-UR|San Fierro Underground Radio]]'', abbreviated as ''SF-UR'', is a [[San Fierro]]-based house music station hosted by [[Hans Oberlander]] (voiced by Lloyd Floyd).


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
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* 808 State - "Pacific 202"
* 808 State - "Pacific 202"
* The Todd Terry Project - "Weekend"
* The Todd Terry Project - "Weekend"
* Nightwriters - "Let The Music Use You"
* The Night Writers - "Let The Music (Use You)"
* Marshall Jefferson - "Move Your Body"
* Marshall Jefferson - "Move Your Body"
* Maurice - "This Is Acid"
* Maurice - "This Is Acid (A New Dance Craze) (K & T Mix)"
* Mr. Fingers - "Can You Feel It?"
* Mr. Fingers - "Can You Feel It?"
* A Guy Called Gerald - "Voodoo Ray"
* A Guy Called Gerald - "Voodoo Ray"
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* Ce Ce Rogers - "Someday"
* Ce Ce Rogers - "Someday"
* Robert Owens - "I'll Be Your Friend"
* Robert Owens - "I'll Be Your Friend"
* Frankie Knuckles - "Your Love"
* Frankie Knuckles + Jamie Principle - "Your Love"
* Joe Smooth - "Promised Land"
* Joe Smooth + Anthony Thomas - "Promised Land"
* 28th Street Crew - "I Need A Rhythm"
* 28th Street Crew - "I Need a Rhythm"
* Raze - "Break 4 Love"
* Raze - "Break 4 Love"
* Fallout - "The Morning After"
* Fallout - "The Morning After (Sunrise Mix)"


==Radio Los Santos==
==Radio Los Santos==
[[Image:Radio Los Santos.jpg | right |140px | ]]  
[[File:RadioLosSantos-GTASA-logo.jpg | right |140px | ]]  
''[[Radio Los Santos]]'' is a West Coast hip hop radio station hosted by [[Julio G]], located in [[Los Santos]].
''[[Radio Los Santos]]'' is a West Coast hip hop radio station hosted by [[Julio G]], based in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]].


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
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* Too Short - "The Ghetto"
* Too Short - "The Ghetto"
* N.W.A - "Alwayz Into Somethin'"
* N.W.A - "Alwayz Into Somethin'"
* Ice Cube + Das EFX - "Check Yo Self"
* Ice Cube + Das EFX - "Check Yo Self (The Message Remix)"
* Kid Frost - "La Raza"
* Kid Frost - "La Raza"
* Cypress Hill - "How I Could Just Kill a Man"
* Cypress Hill - "How I Could Just Kill a Man"
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==Radio X==
==Radio X==
[[Image:Radiox.jpg | right |140px | ]]  
[[File:RadioX-GTASA-logo.jpg | right |140px | ]]  
''[[Radio X]]'', "The Alternative" is an alternative rock radio station hosted by [[Sage]] (voiced by Jodie Shawback).
''[[Radio X]]'' is an alternative rock radio station hosted by [[Sage]] (voiced by Jodie Shawback).


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
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==CSR 103.9==
==CSR 103.9==
[[Image:Csr.jpg | right |140px | ]]  
[[File:CSR103 9-GTASA-logo.jpg| right |140px | ]]  
''[[CSR 103.9]]'' (Contemporary Soul Radio) is a new jack swing radio station hosted by [[Phillip "PM" Michaels]] (voiced by Michael Bivins).
''[[CSR 103.9]]'' (Contemporary Soul Radio) is a new jack swing radio station hosted by [[Phillip Michaels|Phillip "PM" Michaels]] (voiced by Michael Bivins).


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
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* Samuelle - "So You Like What You See"
* Samuelle - "So You Like What You See"
* En Vogue - "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
* En Vogue - "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
* Johnny Gill - "Rub You the Right Way"
* Johnny Gill + C.L. Smooth - "Rub You the Right Way"
* Ralph Tresvant - "Sensitivity"
* Ralph Tresvant - "Sensitivity"
* Guy - "Groove Me"
* Guy - "Groove Me"
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* Bell Biv DeVoe - "Poison"
* Bell Biv DeVoe - "Poison"
* Today - "I Got the Feeling"
* Today - "I Got the Feeling"
* Wreckx-N-Effect - "New Jack Swing"
* Wrecks-N-Effect - "New Jack Swing"
* Bobby Brown - "Don't Be Cruel"
* Bobby Brown - "Don't Be Cruel"


==K-Jah West==
==K-Jah West==
[[Image:Kjahwest.jpg | right | 140px | ]]  
[[File:K-JAHWest-GTASA-logo.jpg | right | 140px | ]]  
''[[K-Jah West]]'' is a reggae radio station hosted by [[Marshall Peters]] & [[Johnny Lawton]] (voiced by Lowell Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare respectively).
''[[K-Jah West]]'' is a reggae radio station hosted by [[Marshall Peters]] & [[Johnny Lawton]] (voiced by [[Lowell Dunbar]] and [[Robbie Shakespeare]] respectively).


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
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* Reggie Stepper - "Drum Pan Solo"
* Reggie Stepper - "Drum Pan Solo"
* Black Uhuru - "Great Train Robbery"
* Black Uhuru - "Great Train Robbery"
* Max Romeo + The Upsetters - "I Chase the Devil"
* Max Romeo & The Upsetters - "I Chase the Devil"


==Master Sounds 98.3==
==Master Sounds 98.3==
[[Image:Mastersounds.jpg | right | 140px | ]]  
[[File:MasterSounds98.3-GTASA-logo.jpg | right | 140px | ]]  
''[[Master Sounds 98.3]]'' is a rare groove radio station hosted by [[Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson]] (voiced by Ricky Harris).
''[[Master Sounds 98.3]]'' is a rare groove radio station hosted by [[Johnny Parkinson|Johnny "The Love Giant" Parkinson]] (voiced by Ricky Harris).


The following songs can be heard on the station:
The following songs can be heard on the station:
* Lyn Collins - "Rock Me Again and Again"
* Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - "Express Yourself"
* Maceo & the Macks - "Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)"
* Harlem Underground Band - "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba"
* The Chakachas - "Jungle Fever"
* Bob James - "Nautilus"
* Bob James - "Nautilus"
* Harlem Underground Band - "Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba"
* Booker T. & the M.G.'s - "Green Onions"
* Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)"
* The Blackbyrds - "Rock Creek Park"
* The Blackbyrds - "Rock Creek Park"
* War - "Low Rider"
* Bobby Byrd - "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming"
* The J.B.'s - "The Grunt"
* James Brown - "Funky President"
* Lyn Collins - "Rock Me Again and Again"
* Maceo & the Macks - "Soul Power '74"
* Maceo & the Macks - "Soul Power '74"
* James Brown - "Funky President"
* Gloria Jones - "Tainted Love"
* Booker T. & the M.G.'s - "Green Onions"
* The Chakachas - "Jungle Fever"
* Maceo & the Macks - "Cross The Tracks (We Better Go Back)"
* Bobby Byrd - "I Know You Got Soul"
* Bobby Byrd - "I Know You Got Soul"
* James Brown - "The Payback"
* James Brown - "The Payback"
* Bobby Byrd - "Hot Pants"
* Lyn Collins - "Think (About It)"
* Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - "Express Yourself"
* The J.B.'s - "The Grunt"
* Sir Joe Quarterman + Free Soul - "(I Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind"
* War - "Low Rider"
* Gloria Jones - "Tainted Love"
* Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - "(I Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind"


==WCTR==
==WCTR==
[[Image:West_Coast_Talk_Radio.jpg‎ | right | 140px | ]]  
[[File:WestCoastTalkRadio-GTASA-logo.jpg‎ | right | 140px | ]]  
''[[West Coast Talk Radio]]'', abbreviated as ''WCTR'', is a talk radio station headquarted in [[Los Santos]].
''[[West Coast Talk Radio]]'', abbreviated as ''WCTR'', is a talk radio station headquarted in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]].


The following programs can be heard on the station:
The following programs can be heard on the station:
* [[WCTR News]]: Hosted by [[Lianne Forget]] ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913531/ Sharon Washington]) with [[Richard Burns]] (Wil Wheaton), which features up-to-date news in the [[State of San Andreas|San Andreas state]].
* [[WCTR News]]: Hosted by [[Lianne Forget]] (Sharon Washington) with [[Richard Burns]] (Wil Wheaton), which features up-to-date news in the [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas state]].
* [[The Tight End Zone]]: Sports program hosted by [[Derrick Thackery]] ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0032216/ Peter Appel]).
* [[The Tight End Zone]]: Sports program hosted by [[Derrick Thackery]] (Peter Appel).
* [[The Wild Traveler]]: Travel program hosted by [[James Pedeaston]] ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875180/ Sam Tsoutsouvas]).
* [[The Wild Traveler]]: Travel program hosted by [[James Pedeaston]] (Sam Tsoutsouvas).
* [[Entertaining America]]: Entertainment program hosted by [[Billy Dexter]] ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0806314/ Peter Marx]) and [[Lazlow]], featuring various guests.
* [[Entertaining America]]: Entertainment program hosted by [[Billy Dexter]] (Peter Marx) and [[Lazlow]], featuring various guests.
* [[Gardening with Maurice]]: Gardening show hosted by [[Maurice (GTA SA)|Maurice]] (Andy Dick).
* [[Gardening with Maurice]]: Gardening show hosted by [[Maurice (GTA SA)|Maurice]] (Andy Dick).
* [[I Say/You Say]]: Political debate show hosted by husband-and-wife liberal-and-conservative team of [[Peyton Phillips]] ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1783109/ Paul Ames]) and [[Mary Phillips]] ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388931/ Jackie Hoffman]).
* [[I Say/You Say]]: Political debate show hosted by husband-and-wife liberal-and-conservative team of [[Peyton Phillips]] (Paul Ames) and [[Mary Phillips]] (Jackie Hoffman).
* [[Lonely Hearts]]: Relationship advice program hosted by [[Christy MacIntyre]] ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1468931/ Sara Moon]), featuring [[Fernando Martinez]] (Frank Chavez).
* [[Lonely Hearts]]: Relationship advice program hosted by [[Christy MacIntyre]] (Sara Moon).
* [[Area 53]]: A [[wp:Coast to Coast AM|Coast to Coast AM]] spoof hosted by [[Marvin Trill]] ([http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1783185/ Bob Sevra]).
* [[Area 53]]: A Coast to Coast AM spoof hosted by [[Marvin Trill]] (Bob Sevra).


Various intros, outros and comments are delivered by [[Barbara Fox]].
Various intros, outros and comments are delivered by Barbara Fox.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Many songs on the game have songs that interpolate or sample them, which are also in the game, or featured in other [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] games.
* Some of the DJs will provide weather "forecasts" and warnings on air, however, they never mention the sandstorms in [[Tierra Robada]]/[[Bone County]]/[[Las Venturas]] area.
* Some of the DJs will provide weather "forecasts" and warnings on air, however, they never mention the sandstorms in [[Tierra Robada]]/[[Bone County]]/[[Las Venturas]] area.
* Early reviews state that [[Flash FM]] and Hit Radio were planned, but dropped during development.


==External Links==
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