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14K+logged plays
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
The Boomtown Rats
Total plays35
Different songs4
Last played15 Aug 2026
Most played onThe Saturday Show
Most played The Boomtown Rats songs
PLAY HISTORY
35 matches
Archive results
| Date | Artist | Track | Show | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2026 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | The Saturday Show | Caturday |
| 1 Aug 2026 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Jess, Gemma and Debuts |
| 25 Jul 2026 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Crime and Killing |
| 21 Mar 2026 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Watty's Mum and Ireland |
| 21 Feb 2026 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | 500 Anniversary - Part 1 |
| 27 Dec 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | 2025 Refelctive |
| 25 Oct 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | The Saturday Show | Tamara and the Rats |
| 25 Oct 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Tamara and the Rats |
| 26 Jul 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | The Saturday Show | Steve Porter and Verso Gigs |
| 26 Jul 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | Mary of the 4th Form | The Saturday Show | Steve Porter and Verso Gigs |
| 26 Jul 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Steve Porter and Verso Gigs |
| 21 Jun 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Pulp & Live AId |
| 15 Mar 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | The Saturday Show | Battles and Buckler |
| 8 Feb 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Show 3 - Teach Me |
| 2 Feb 2025 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | Sunday Specials | 2025-02-02 Sound of the Suburbs |
| 29 Dec 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Sunday Specials | Most Played 2024 |
| 7 Dec 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Show 48 - Review of 2024 |
| 17 Nov 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | Sunday Specials | November No. 1's |
| 27 Oct 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Sunday Specials | Best Seliing Singles - 70's |
| 14 Sep 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Show 37 - 051024 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Sunday Specials | Back to School |
| 14 Jul 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Sunday Specials | July No. 1's |
| 13 Jul 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Show 28 - 130724 |
| 7 Jul 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | Sunday Specials | 1978 |
| 1 Jun 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Sunday Specials | 1979 |
| 20 Apr 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Show 16 - 200424 |
| 9 Mar 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | The Saturday Show | Show 10 - 090324 |
| 4 Feb 2024 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Sunday Specials | We Are the World |
| 28 Nov 2023 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | Verso's Home Run | Episode 43 - Battle of the Bands QF2 |
| 17 Oct 2023 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Verso's Home Run | Episode 38 - Battle of the Bands 5 |
| 18 Apr 2023 | The Boomtown Rats | Dave | Verso's Home Run | Episode 14 - All About Dave |
| 9 Apr 2023 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Other Radio Bits | Ultimate 80's - April 9th 2023 |
| 12 Feb 2023 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | Now That's What I Call a Number One | Episode 06 - Punk and New Wave |
| 11 Dec 2022 | The Boomtown Rats | Rat Trap | Now That's What I Call a Number One | Episode 05 - All the Eights |
| 3 Mar 2022 | The Boomtown Rats | I Don't Like Mondays | Verso's Home Run | Episode 05 - World Book Day |
27 Jan 2022 to 5 Sep 2026
14,176 plays have an exact broadcast date. A small number of filler specials remain deliberately undated.
2024
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BUSIEST SHOWThe Saturday Show
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Repeat plays6,947plays beyond each track's first appearance
Heavy rotation106tracks played 10+ times · See all →
Regular artists123artists played 20+ times · See all →
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