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Alton Ellis

Alton Ellis is a person from JM, active from 1938.

Person JM 1938–2008 reggae rocksteady ska
TOTAL PLAYS
266
SONGS PLAYED
87
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2008-02-09 23:56 · 6 Music — "Rocksteady"
LAST PLAYED
3 months ago · Radio 2 — "I'm Still in Love"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2008 — 2026
40 30 20 10 0
'08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

1Xtra 124 47%
6 Music 103 39%
Radio 2 24 9%
Radio 1 15 6%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 I'm Just a Guy 22 2024-09-05
2 You Made Me So Very Happy 13 2025-08-09
3 I'm Still in Love With You 13 2024-09-05
4 Let Him Try 11 2025-12-14
5 Cry Tough 10 2024-09-05
6 Rock Steady 10 2024-08-03
7 Black Man's Pride 10 2024-06-02
8 Breaking Up 9 2024-09-05
9 Willow Tree 8 2025-09-28
10 My Willow Tree 8 2025-06-01
11 Rocksteady 7 2022-04-18
12 Too Late To Turn Back Now 6 2025-03-22
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-01-28 15:35 I'm Still in Love Radio 2
2026-01-18 05:50 I Dig Your Baby 1Xtra
2026-01-11 14:50 I Dig Your Baby 1Xtra
2025-12-14 05:50 Let Him Try 1Xtra
2025-12-07 14:50 Let Him Try 1Xtra
2025-12-07 04:15 I Dig Your Baby 1Xtra
2025-11-30 13:15 I Dig Your Baby 1Xtra
2025-09-28 04:30 Willow Tree 1Xtra
2025-09-28 04:28 Mad Mad Mad 1Xtra
2025-09-21 13:29 Willow Tree 1Xtra
2025-09-21 13:28 Mad Mad Mad 1Xtra
2025-08-25 22:09 Mad Mad Mad 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

87 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
A Fool — 1 ▶
Africa Descendants — 1 ▶
Again — 1 ▶
Ain't That Loving You — 2 ▶
Ain't That Loving You (For More Rreasons Than One) — 1 ▶
All That We Need Is Love (Extended Version) — 1 ▶
Alton's Official Daughter — 1 ▶
And I Love Her — 1 ▶
Baby Now That I Found You — 1 ▶
Back To Africa — 1 ▶
Black Man's Pride — 10 ▶
Black Man's World — 2 ▶
Blackman's Pride — 1 ▶
Breaking Up — 9 ▶
Breaking Up (Is Hard to Do) — 1 ▶
Breaking Up (Massive B Dub) — 2 ▶
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do — 2 ▶
Can I Change My Mind — 1 ▶
Can I Change My Mind (Crown Dubplate Style) — 1 ▶
Can I Change My Mind (Dub Mix) — 2 ▶
Chatty Chatty People — 2 ▶
Christmas Coming — 5 ▶
Cry Tough — 10 ▶
Dance Crasher — 4 ▶
Dance Crusher — 1 ▶
Decision — 2 ▶
Desicion — 3 ▶
Don't Trouble People — 1 ▶
Duke Of Earl — 1 ▶
Girl I've Got A Date — 4 ▶
Hey World — 1 ▶
Hurting Me — 2 ▶
I Can't Stand It — 1 ▶
I Dig Your Baby — 4 ▶
I'll Be Waiting — 2 ▶
I'm Just a Guy — 22 ▶
I'm Still in Love — 5 ▶
I'm Still in Love With You — 13 ▶
If I Could Rule The World — 5 ▶
It's A Shame — 1 ▶
I’m Just That Guy — 1 ▶
Let Him Try — 11 ▶
Let Him Try (Crown Dubplate Style) — 1 ▶
Live and Learn — 1 ▶
Living In A White Men Land — 1 ▶
Lord Deliver Us — 2 ▶
Mad Mad — 2 ▶
Mad Mad Mad — 3 ▶
Massachusetts — 1 ▶
Medley (Crown Dubplate Style) — 1 ▶
Moon River — 1 ▶
Mouth A Massy — 1 ▶
Mr Ska Beana — 1 ▶
Mr Skabena — 2 ▶
Mr. Skabena — 1 ▶
My Time Is The Right Time — 1 ▶
My Willow Tree — 8 ▶
Never Love Again — 1 ▶
Oowee Baby (Baby I Love You) — 1 ▶
Play It Cool — 2 ▶
Pumping In — 2 ▶
Rasta Spirit — 1 ▶
Remember That Sunday — 1 ▶
Road To Slavery — 5 ▶
Rock Steady — 10 ▶
Rocksteady — 7 ▶
Since I Fell for You — 2 ▶
Son Of Man — 1 ▶
Soul Groover — 2 ▶
still in love — 2 ▶
Sunday Coming — 2 ▶
The Preacher — 2 ▶
The Valley of Decision — 4 ▶
These Eyes — 2 ▶
Time of Decision — 2 ▶
Too Late To Tune Back Now — 1 ▶
Too Late To Turn Back — 2 ▶
Too Late To Turn Back Now — 6 ▶
Weeping Willow (Special) — 2 ▶
What Does it Take — 1 ▶
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) — 5 ▶
Whiter Shade Of Pale — 1 ▶
Willow Tree — 8 ▶
You Made Me So Very Happy — 13 ▶
You Make Me Happy — 1 ▶
You Make Me So Very Happy — 4 ▶
You've Made Me So Very Happy — 3 ▶