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ABC

ABC is a group from the UK, active since 1980.

Group GB since 1980 new romantic pop new wave
TOTAL PLAYS
2,043
SONGS PLAYED
48
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2005-03-09 15:39 · 6 Music — "Poison Arrow"
LAST PLAYED
2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "Poison Arrow"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
300 225 150 75 0
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 1,899 93%
6 Music 144 7%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 The Look of Love 451 2026-04-26
2 Poison Arrow 407 2026-05-03
3 When Smokey Sings 360 2026-04-18
4 All Of My Heart 275 2026-04-02
5 Viva Love 128 2021-09-10
6 The Look Of Love 120 2011-11-17
7 The Flames Of Desire 88 2023-02-22
8 The Very First Time 57 2012-08-18
9 A Christmas We Deserve 25 2016-12-24
10 Tears Are Not Enough 18 2023-07-30
11 Show Me 10 2026-03-28
12 How To Be A Millionaire 8 2024-11-09
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-03 10:24 Poison Arrow Radio 2
2026-04-26 05:05 The Look of Love Radio 2
2026-04-18 19:08 When Smokey Sings Radio 2
2026-04-12 07:45 Poison Arrow Radio 2
2026-04-11 12:45 The Look of Love Radio 2
2026-04-07 09:25 When Smokey Sings Radio 2
2026-04-02 04:29 All Of My Heart Radio 2
2026-03-28 20:55 Show Me Radio 2
2026-03-27 06:25 When Smokey Sings Radio 2
2026-03-26 11:34 The Look of Love Radio 2
2026-03-16 02:14 When Smokey Sings Radio 2
2026-03-12 04:47 The Look of Love Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

48 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
4 Ever 2 Gether — 6 ▶
A Christmas We Deserve — 25 ▶
All Of My Heart — 275 ▶
All of My Heart (Album Version) — 3 ▶
All Of My Heart (Album) — 1 ▶
All Of My Heart (Live with the BBC Concert Orchestra) — 1 ▶
Be Near Me — 4 ▶
Beauty Stab — 1 ▶
Brighter Than The Son — 1 ▶
Brighter Than The Sun — 3 ▶
Caroline — 1 ▶
Confessions Of A Fool — 3 ▶
Date Stamp — 6 ▶
Hey Citizen! — 1 ▶
How To Be A Millionaire — 8 ▶
Living Inside My Head — 3 ▶
Many Happy Returns — 4 ▶
Never More Than Now — 1 ▶
Ocean Blue — 1 ▶
One Better World — 3 ▶
Peace And Tranquility — 6 ▶
Poison Arrow — 407 ▶
Poison Arrow (U.S Remix) — 1 ▶
Poison Arrow (U.S. Remix) — 3 ▶
Poison Arrow (US remix) — 2 ▶
S.O.S — 2 ▶
S.O.S. — 2 ▶
Shoot That Poison Arrow (US Remix) — 1 ▶
Show Me — 10 ▶
Tears Are Not Enough — 18 ▶
Tears Are Not Enough (Album Version) — 1 ▶
tears are not enough 12" — 2 ▶
Ten Below Zero — 3 ▶
That Was Then But This Is Now — 4 ▶
That Was Then This Is Now — 2 ▶
The Flames Of Desire — 88 ▶
The Look of Love — 451 ▶
The Look Of Love — 120 ▶
The Look Of Love (Part 1) — 3 ▶
The Look Of Love (Part 4) — 2 ▶
The Look of Love (US remix) — 1 ▶
The Night You Murdered Love — 7 ▶
The Very First Time — 57 ▶
Unzip — 3 ▶
Valentine's Day — 7 ▶
Viva Love — 128 ▶
When Smokey Sings — 360 ▶
When Smokey Sings (Album Version) — 1 ▶