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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
2,129
SONGS PLAYED
59
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2005-03-09 15:39 · 6 Music — "Poison Arrow"
LAST PLAYED
6 hours ago · Radio 2 — "The Look of Love"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
300 225 150 75 0
'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 1,980 93%
6 Music 145 7%
Radio 1 4 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 08:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 The Look of Love 468 2026-10-27
2 Poison Arrow 420 2026-10-21
3 When Smokey Sings 369 2026-10-14
4 All Of My Heart 285 2026-10-13
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 19 2026-05-21
11 How To Be A Millionaire 10 2026-10-10
12 Show Me 10 2026-03-28
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-10-27 01:27 The Look of Love Radio 2
2026-10-21 02:51 Poison Arrow Radio 2
2026-10-14 00:30 When Smokey Sings Radio 2
2026-10-13 04:31 All Of My Heart Radio 2
2026-10-10 18:08 Tears Are Not Enough (7" Version) Radio 2
2026-10-10 08:18 How To Be A Millionaire 6 Music
2026-10-08 17:10 The Look of Love Radio 2
2026-10-04 19:10 When Smokey Sings Radio 2
2026-10-04 02:27 The Look Of Love (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) Radio 2
2026-10-04 02:22 Tears Are Not Enough (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) Radio 2
2026-10-04 02:18 (How to Be a) Millionaire (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) Radio 2
2026-10-04 02:13 All Of My Heart (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

59 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
(How to Be a) Millionaire (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) — 3 ▶
4 Ever 2 Gether — 6 ▶
A Christmas We Deserve — 25 ▶
All Of My Heart — 285 ▶
All of My Heart (Album Version) — 3 ▶
All Of My Heart (Album) — 1 ▶
All Of My Heart (Live with the BBC Concert Orchestra) — 1 ▶
All Of My Heart (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) — 3 ▶
Be Near Me — 5 ▶
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 ▶
High & Dry — 1 ▶
How To Be A Millionaire — 10 ▶
ID — 2 ▶
Living Inside My Head — 3 ▶
Many Happy Returns — 4 ▶
Never More Than Now — 1 ▶
Ocean Blue — 1 ▶
One Better World — 4 ▶
Peace And Tranquility — 6 ▶
People In Da Place — 2 ▶
Poison Arrow — 420 ▶
Poison Arrow (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) — 5 ▶
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 — 19 ▶
Tears Are Not Enough (7" Version) — 1 ▶
Tears Are Not Enough (Album Version) — 1 ▶
Tears Are Not Enough (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) — 2 ▶
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 — 468 ▶
The Look Of Love — 120 ▶
The Look Of Love (Part 1) — 3 ▶
The Look Of Love (Part 4) — 2 ▶
The Look Of Love (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) — 7 ▶
The Look of Love (US remix) — 1 ▶
The Night You Murdered Love — 8 ▶
The Very First Time — 57 ▶
Unzip — 3 ▶
Valentine's Day — 7 ▶
Viva Love — 128 ▶
Viva Love (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) — 2 ▶
When Smokey Sings — 369 ▶
When Smokey Sings (Album Version) — 1 ▶
When Smokey Sings (Radio 2 In The Park 2026) — 3 ▶