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14,292Radio plays
7,345Different tracks
3,207Artists
10Shows
5Years in the archive
2,278Plays in 2026
4,713Tracks played once
51.4%Unique-track rate
Dire Straits
Total plays41
Different songs6
Last played16 Aug 2026
Most played onThe Saturday Show
Most played Dire Straits songs
PLAY HISTORY
41 matches
Archive results
| Date | Artist | Track | Show | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2026 | Dire Straits | Sultans of Swing | Verso's Sunday Roast | Great Guitar Solos |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | The Saturday Show | Long Songs |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | The Saturday Show | Awful Songs and Spain |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | The Saturday Show | This Week in History |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | The Saturday Show | 500 Shows - Part 3 |
| 7 Dec 2025 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | Verso's Sunday Roast | Katie |
| 2 Nov 2025 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Verso's Sunday Roast | War & Peace |
| 20 Sep 2025 | Dire Straits | Sultans of Swing | The Saturday Show | Siblings |
| 6 Sep 2025 | Dire Straits | Sultans of Swing | The Saturday Show | Bryn Ward |
| 31 Aug 2025 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Verso's Sunday Roast | Ian Diaper's 70th |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | The Saturday Show | National Book Lovers Day |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing | The Saturday Show | Astral Global Logistics |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Dire Straits | Money for Nothing | The Saturday Show | Pulp & Live AId |
| 31 May 2025 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | The Saturday Show | The Ainselys |
| 5 Apr 2025 | Dire Straits | Walk of Life | The Saturday Show | Gemma & Battles |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | The Saturday Show | Amiee & Battles |
| 7 Dec 2024 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | The Saturday Show | Show 48 - Review of 2024 |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | The Saturday Show | Show 43 - The People Who |
| 8 Jun 2024 | Dire Straits | Tunnel of Love | The Saturday Show | Show 23 - 080624 |
| 25 May 2024 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | The Saturday Show | Show 21 - 250524 |
| 18 May 2024 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | The Saturday Show | Show 20 - 180524 |
| 12 May 2024 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Sunday Specials | Best Selling Albums 2 (25-01) |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Dire Straits | Sultans of Swing | The Saturday Show | Show 10 - 090324 |
| 25 Feb 2024 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | Other Radio Bits | A to Z of the 80's |
| 23 Dec 2023 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | The Saturday Show | 231223 |
| 31 Oct 2023 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Verso's Home Run | Episode 39 - Battle of the Bands 6 |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | Verso's Home Run | Episode 29 - Cancer and Degrees |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Dire Straits | Walk of Life | Now That's What I Call a Number One | Episode 24 - Father's Day |
| 14 Mar 2023 | Dire Straits | Walk of Life | Verso's Home Run | Episode 10 - Inspire and F&W |
| 9 Mar 2023 | Dire Straits | Sultans of Swing | Verso's Home Run | Episode 09 - Sea Shantys |
| 9 Feb 2023 | Dire Straits | Sultans of Swing | Verso's Home Run | Episode 06 - Dad Music |
| 19 Jan 2023 | Dire Straits | Walk of Life | Verso's Classic Charts | Episode 01 - Jan 19th 1986 |
| 29 Dec 2022 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | Verso's Home Run | Episode 44 - A Look Back at 2022 |
| 10 Nov 2022 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | Verso's Home Run | Episode 38 - Cancer and Books |
| 15 Sep 2022 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Verso's Home Run | Episode 32 - Songs of Reflection |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | Verso's Home Run | Episode 29 - Team BRIT |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Dire Straits | Romeo and Juliet | Verso's Home Run | Episode 26 - Local Author |
| 26 May 2022 | Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | Verso's Home Run | Episode 18 - Album Titles |
| 10 Mar 2022 | Dire Straits | Sultans of Swing | Verso's Home Run | Episode 06 - Nonsense |
| 24 Feb 2022 | Dire Straits | Tunnel of Love | Verso's Home Run | Episode 04 - Felixstowe Spa |
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Repeat plays6,947plays beyond each track's first appearance
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