VERSO MEDIA • RADIO PLAY HISTORY
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More than 14,000 logged radio plays, with enough stats, Top Tens and archive rabbit holes to keep you busy for a while.
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
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PLAY HISTORY
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Archive results
| Date | Artist | Track | Show | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2026 | a-ha | Take On Me | The Saturday Show | Jess, Gemma and Debuts |
| 15 Feb 2026 | a-ha | Take On Me | Verso's Sunday Roast | Synth Pop |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Erasure | Take a Chance on Me | The Saturday Show | Doctors and Short Girls |
| 20 Dec 2025 | ABBA | Take a Chance on Me | The Saturday Show | Doctors and Short Girls |
| 14 Sep 2025 | a-ha | Take On Me | Verso's Sunday Roast | Verso's Kick up the 80's |
| 1 Jun 2025 | a-ha | Take On Me | Verso's Sunday Roast | Key Changes |
| 25 May 2025 | a-ha | Take On Me | Verso's Sunday Roast | 80's Pop |
| 26 Apr 2025 | Erasure | Take a Chance on Me | The Saturday Show | Verso's Birthday |
| 16 Mar 2025 | a-ha | Take On Me | Verso's Sunday Roast | Songs You Never Tire Of and Ann |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Graziella Schazad | Take On Me | Verso's Sunday Roast | Covers and Mitch |
| 28 Jul 2024 | a-ha | Take On Me | Sunday Specials | A Kick Up the 80's |
| 7 Jul 2024 | ABBA | Take a Chance on Me | Sunday Specials | 1978 |
| 8 Jun 2024 | ABBA | Take a Chance on Me | The Saturday Show | Show 23 - 080624 |
| 4 May 2024 | Erasure | Take a Chance on Me | The Saturday Show | Show 18 - 040524 |
| 14 Apr 2024 | a-ha | Take On Me | Sunday Specials | Trios |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Charlie Poole | Take a Drink on Me | The Country Hour | Show 13 - Apr 2nd - David Lambert 1 |
| 25 Feb 2024 | a-ha | Take On Me | Other Radio Bits | A to Z of the 80's |
| 3 Feb 2024 | a-ha | Take On Me | The Saturday Show | Show 5 - 030224 |
| 27 Aug 2023 | a-ha | Take On Me | Now That's What I Call a Number One | Episode 33 - Best of 4 |
| 30 Apr 2023 | a-ha | Take On Me | Now That's What I Call a Number One | Episode 17 - Electronic |
| 26 Feb 2023 | a-ha | Take On Me | Now That's What I Call a Number One | Episode 08 - 80's Party |
| 18 Dec 2022 | Erasure | Take a Chance on Me | Now That's What I Call a Number One | Episode 06 - It Takes Two |
| 3 Apr 2022 | a-ha | Take On Me | Other Radio Bits | Verso's Life in the 80's |
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
4,783 logged plays. View plays →
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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- All the Young DudesMott the Hoople6
- All Together NowThe Farm6
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