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VERSO MEDIA • RADIO PLAY HISTORY

What have I actually played?

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
14,730Radio plays
7,389Different tracks
3,247Artists
10Shows
5Years in the archive
2,694Plays in 2026
4,701Tracks played once
50.2%Unique-track rate
REGULAR ARTISTS

132 artists played 20+ times

Click an artist to open their complete archive history.
#ArtistPlays
1 The Beatles 194
2 Oasis 132
3 The Beach Boys 112
4 Bob Dylan 98
5 The Jam 94
6 Elvis Presley 91
7 Fleetwood Mac 85
8 The Beautiful South 83
9 The Kinks 83
10 ABBA 81
11 Simon & Garfunkel 80
12 David Bowie 68
13 Chas & Dave 66
14 Pulp 65
15 The Housemartins 65
16 The Proclaimers 63
17 The Stone Roses 61
18 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark 61
19 The Rolling Stones 60
20 Dolly Parton 60
21 Kylie Minogue 58
22 Michael Jackson 57
23 Manic Street Preachers 57
24 Queen 56
25 Johnny Cash 55
26 Glen Campbell 53
27 Bruce Springsteen 52
28 Pet Shop Boys 51
29 Cat Stevens 50
30 Cast 50
31 R.E.M. 48
32 Tammy Wynette 46
33 Elton John 45
34 Dire Straits 43
35 Kate Bush 41
36 Madonna 41
37 The Smiths 41
38 TV Themes 40
39 Eagles 38
40 Wings 38
41 Deacon Blue 37
42 The Clash 37
43 The Cure 36
44 U2 36
45 The Boomtown Rats 35
46 Blondie 34
47 Squeeze 34
48 Neil Diamond 34
49 Billy Joel 33
50 The Police 32
51 Blur 32
52 Roy Orbison 32
53 Taylor Swift 31
54 Marvin Gaye 30
55 Dr. Hook 30
56 Ed Sheeran 30
57 John Denver 30
58 Kenny Rogers 30
59 Dexys Midnight Runners 30
60 Jason Donovan 29
61 a-ha 29
62 Duran Duran 29
63 Willie Nelson 29
64 Traveling Wilburys 29
65 The Verve 28
66 Linda Ronstadt 28
67 The Killers 27
68 Talking Heads 27
69 The Who 27
70 Echo & the Bunnymen 27
71 Bee Gees 27
72 The Lightning Seeds 27
73 James 27
74 Ocean Colour Scene 26
75 Keane 26
76 New Order 26
77 Carole King 25
78 Joy Division 25
79 Stereophonics 25
80 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 25
81 Ramones 25
82 Coldplay 25
83 Creedence Clearwater Revival 25
84 Madness 25
85 Stevie Wonder 25
86 Kris Kristofferson 25
87 Erasure 24
88 Jimmy Nail 24
89 AC/DC 24
90 The Byrds 24
91 Green Day 24
92 Electric Light Orchestra 23
93 The Everly Brothers 23
94 Dusty Springfield 23
95 Take That 23
96 Paul Weller 23
97 Tom Petty 23
98 Paul McCartney 23
99 Slade 23
100 Sex Pistols 23
101 George Harrison 23
102 The Specials 22
103 Paul Simon 22
104 Van Morrison 22
105 Emmylou Harris 22
106 Rick Astley 22
107 Mott the Hoople 22
108 Bay City Rollers 22
109 The Hollies 22
110 Morrissey 22
111 The Farm 22
112 Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine 22
113 Aretha Franklin 21
114 Nirvana 21
115 Adam and the Ants 21
116 Buddy Holly 21
117 All Saints 21
118 10cc 21
119 Wet Wet Wet 21
120 Small Faces 21
121 Hank Williams 21
122 Loretta Lynn 21
123 Bon Jovi 21
124 Spandau Ballet 20
125 Chuck Berry 20
126 Stevie Nicks 20
127 McAlmont & Butler 20
128 T. Rex 20
129 Led Zeppelin 20
130 John Lennon 20
131 Bob Marley & The Wailers 20
132 Phil Collins 20
ARCHIVE SPAN

27/01/2022 to 25/10/2026

14,730 plays have an exact broadcast date. A small number of filler specials remain deliberately undated.

BUSIEST YEAR

2024

4,189 logged plays. View plays →

BUSIEST SHOW

The Saturday Show

5,016 logged plays. View plays →

Most played artistThe Beatles194 plays · View → Most played trackI Don't Like MondaysThe Boomtown Rats · 23 plays · View →
Repeat plays7,341plays beyond each track's first appearance
Heavy rotation126tracks played 10+ times · See all → Regular artists132artists played 20+ times · See all →
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