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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 Smiths
Total plays41
Different songs17
Last played30 May 2026
Most played onThe Saturday Show
PLAY HISTORY
41 matches
Archive results
| Date | Artist | Track | Show | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2026 | The Smiths | This Charming Man | The Saturday Show | Manchester |
| 9 May 2026 | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Saturday Show | Pin Ups |
| 14 Feb 2026 | The Smiths | I Know It's Over | The Saturday Show | This Ain't Love |
| 8 Feb 2026 | The Smiths | How Soon Is Now? | Verso's Sunday Roast | Life Savers |
| 10 Jan 2026 | The Smiths | Bigmouth Strikes Again | The Saturday Show | Track 10 |
| 5 Oct 2025 | The Smiths | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | Verso's Sunday Roast | Not About Love |
| 13 Sep 2025 | The Smiths | This Charming Man | The Saturday Show | Rail Freight Rock |
| 23 Aug 2025 | The Smiths | How Soon Is Now? | The Saturday Show | Battles: Male Solo UK - The Final |
| 16 Aug 2025 | The Smiths | That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore | The Saturday Show | Wales, Battles and Mixed |
| 9 Aug 2025 | The Smiths | Cemetry Gates | The Saturday Show | National Book Lovers Day |
| 31 May 2025 | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Saturday Show | The Ainselys |
| 25 May 2025 | The Smiths | This Charming Man | Verso's Sunday Roast | 80's Pop |
| 4 May 2025 | The Smiths | How Soon Is Now? | Verso's Sunday Roast | B Sides |
| 8 Feb 2025 | The Smiths | The Headmaster Ritual | The Saturday Show | Show 3 - Teach Me |
| 20 Dec 2024 | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | Other Radio Bits | Friday Rock Night - Christmas |
| 7 Dec 2024 | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Saturday Show | Show 48 - Review of 2024 |
| 12 Oct 2024 | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Saturday Show | Show 41 - Amy Webber |
| 12 Oct 2024 | The Smiths | Ask | The Saturday Show | Show 41 - Amy Webber |
| 28 Jul 2024 | The Smiths | This Charming Man | Sunday Specials | A Kick Up the 80's |
| 8 Jun 2024 | The Smiths | Girlfriend in a Coma | The Saturday Show | Show 23 - 080624 |
| 25 May 2024 | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | The Saturday Show | Show 21 - 250524 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | The Smiths | This Charming Man | Other Radio Bits | Alternative 80's |
| 3 Mar 2024 | The Smiths | This Charming Man | Sunday Specials | Greatest Songs Writers - Part 2 |
| 24 Feb 2024 | The Smiths | London | The Saturday Show | Show 8 - 240224 |
| 21 Jan 2024 | The Smiths | How Soon Is Now? | Sunday Specials | Titles |
| 14 Jan 2024 | The Smiths | Money Changes Everything | Sunday Specials | 6 Degrees - Part 2 |
| 6 Jan 2024 | The Smiths | What Difference Does It Make? | The Saturday Show | Show 1 - 060124 |
| 30 Dec 2023 | The Smiths | Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want | The Saturday Show | 301223 |
| 2 Dec 2023 | The Smiths | There Is a Light That Never Goes Out | Other Radio Bits | Shine a Light |
| 21 Nov 2023 | The Smiths | William, It Was Really Nothing | Verso's Home Run | Episode 42 - Nov 21st - Battle of the Bands QF1 |
| 26 Sep 2023 | The Smiths | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | Verso's Home Run | Episode 35 - Best of BotB 1-4 |
| 24 Sep 2023 | The Smiths | Asleep | Sunday Specials | The Music from This is England |
| 3 Sep 2023 | The Smiths | Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want | Sunday Specials | The Music of John Hughes |
| 22 Aug 2023 | The Smiths | Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now | Verso's Home Run | Episode 30 - Battle of the Bands 1 |
| 9 Apr 2023 | The Smiths | What Difference Does It Make? | Other Radio Bits | Ultimate 80's - April 9th 2023 |
| 10 Mar 2023 | The Smiths | What Difference Does It Make? | Verso's Classic Charts | Episode 08 - 4th Mar to 10th Mar 1984 |
| 10 Nov 2022 | The Smiths | William, It Was Really Nothing | Verso's Home Run | Episode 38 - Cancer and Books |
| 20 Oct 2022 | The Smiths | How Soon Is Now? | Verso's Home Run | Episode 35 - Quizzes |
| 29 Sep 2022 | The Smiths | Asleep | Verso's Home Run | Episode 34 - Fire and Funerals |
| 4 Aug 2022 | The Smiths | William, It Was Really Nothing | Verso's Home Run | Episode 26 - Local Author |
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Repeat plays6,947plays beyond each track's first appearance
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