I didn't think that the 2010 and 2011 playlists were bad at all. In fact, 2011 was a very jazzy playlist. 2012 has been depressing. At some point, if someone can ever find out, I would like to know the reasoning behind the removal of the monthly playlists. It's been TWC's thing almost since they first began the network, and I too see no reason to stop it. And for all the people who say, "Boohoo, it's just music--quit complaining!" are ignorant because music is appealing to everyone.
TWC is making a huge unnecessary mess over the music. Heck, one of us could pick out at least 50 good songs right off the bat. It's not hard to do, and a network as big as TWC should have plenty of resources to do it.