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Bananarama

Bananarama is a group from the UK, active since 1979.

Group GB since 1979 pop british dance-pop

TOTAL PLAYS

1,999

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2006-05-17 08:43 · Radio 2 — "Move in My Direction"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "Robert De Niro's Waiting"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026

300 225 150 75 0

'06 '09 '12 '15 '18 '21 '24

◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 1,958 98%

6 Music 38 2%

Radio 1 3 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Venus 357 2026-08-11

2 Robert De Niro's Waiting 299 2026-08-26

3 Cruel Summer 291 2026-08-25

4 Love in the First Degree 198 2026-08-17

5 Shy Boy 85 2026-08-08

6 Masquerade 82 2022-12-30

7 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye 80 2026-05-20

8 Stuff Like That 76 2021-08-30

9 Looking for Someone 71 2020-08-22

10 I Heard a Rumour 57 2026-05-20

11 Forever Young 56 2022-12-30

12 Nathan Jones 51 2026-01-03

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-26 11:04 Robert De Niro's Waiting Radio 2

2026-08-25 08:49 Cruel Summer Radio 2

2026-08-18 04:06 Robert De Niro's Waiting Radio 2

2026-08-17 17:47 Love in the First Degree Radio 2

2026-08-17 00:57 Cruel Summer Radio 2

2026-08-13 05:15 Love in the First Degree Radio 2

2026-08-11 23:23 Venus Radio 2

2026-08-08 18:55 A Trick Of The Night Radio 2

2026-08-08 18:35 Love, Truth & Honesty Radio 2

2026-08-08 18:34 Through A Child's Eye Radio 2

2026-08-08 18:03 Venus Radio 2

2026-08-08 17:50 More Than Physical (DJ Edit) Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

84 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

A Little More Time —

2 2022-07-28 ▶

A Trick Of The Night —

3 2026-08-08 ▶

A Trick of the Night (The Number One mix) —

1 2025-03-08 ▶

Aie A Mwana —

1 2026-05-23 ▶

Baby It's Christmas —

3 2025-12-19 ▶

Baby It's Christmas (Radio Mix) —

1 2019-12-25 ▶

Cruel Summer —

291 2026-08-25 ▶

Cruel Summer '89 (Swing, Beat, Dub) —

2 2022-10-25 ▶

Cruel Summer (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

4 2023-09-24 ▶

Cruel Summer (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

Cruel Summer 12" version —

1 2014-07-26 ▶

Do Not Disturb —

1 2026-08-08 ▶

Favourite —

2 2022-07-20 ▶

Feel The Love —

31 2023-12-08 ▶

Forever Young —

56 2022-12-30 ▶

Forever Young (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

2 2023-09-24 ▶

Got to Get Away —

2 2019-04-25 ▶

Help! —

3 2013-03-15 ▶

I Can't Help It —

6 2025-03-08 ▶

I Heard a Rumour —

57 2026-05-20 ▶

I Heard A Rumour —

5 2011-07-23 ▶

i heard a rumour (miami remix) —

1 2018-12-02 ▶

I Heard A Rumour (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

2 2023-09-24 ▶

I Heard A Rumour (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

I Want You Back —

32 2026-05-23 ▶

It Ain't What You Do —

7 2013-07-10 ▶

It's Gonna Be Alright —

2 2019-04-24 ▶

Let's Go Outside —

2 2022-07-28 ▶

Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango) —

2 2023-03-24 ▶

Look On The Floor (Hypnotic Tango) (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-24 ▶

Looking for Someone —

71 2020-08-22 ▶

Looking For Someone (Radio 2 in the Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-24 ▶

Looking For Someone (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

Love Comes —

5 2009-08-20 ▶

Love Don't Live Here —

25 2015-11-20 ▶

Love Don't Live Here (Ian Masterson's Extended Mix) —

1 2022-09-24 ▶

Love in Stereo —

2 2019-04-26 ▶

Love In The 1st Degree (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

Love in the First Degree —

198 2026-08-17 ▶

Love In The First Degree —

11 2011-10-15 ▶

Love In The First Degree (Radio 2 Live 2022) —

1 2023-09-24 ▶

Love, Truth & Honesty —

2 2026-08-08 ▶

Love, Truth and Honesty —

2 2015-11-18 ▶

Masquerade —

82 2022-12-30 ▶

More Than Physical (DJ Edit) —

1 2026-08-08 ▶

Move In My Direction —

10 2025-05-14 ▶

Move in My Direction —

9 2011-07-27 ▶

Move in My Direction (Bobby Blanco and Miki Moto Vocal Edit) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

Moves Like Jagger —

1 2019-05-18 ▶

Movin' On —

3 2022-09-24 ▶

Movin' On (Bumpin' mix) —

1 2022-06-11 ▶

Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) [Extended Version] —

2 2022-09-24 ▶

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye —

80 2026-05-20 ▶

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-24 ▶

Nathan Jones —

51 2026-01-03 ▶

Nathan Jones (extended version) —

1 2022-09-24 ▶

Nathan Jones (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

2 2023-09-24 ▶

No Feelings —

1 2021-08-02 ▶

Preacher Man —

2 2018-01-08 ▶

Really Sayin' Something (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-24 ▶

Really Saying Something —

8 2013-06-26 ▶

Really Saying Something (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

4 2020-02-08 ▶

Robert De Niro (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

Robert De Niro's Waiting —

299 2026-08-26 ▶

Robert De Niro's Waiting (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

2 2023-09-24 ▶

Robert De Niro's Waiting (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

2 2019-09-16 ▶

Rough Justice —

5 2024-04-20 ▶

Running With the Night —

24 2022-12-01 ▶

Shy Boy —

85 2026-08-08 ▶

Shy Boy (extended version) —

1 2022-09-24 ▶

Stay Wild —

1 2022-07-27 ▶

Stuff Like That —

76 2021-08-30 ▶

Stuff Like That (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

Supernova —

23 2024-03-15 ▶

The Wild Life —

1 2026-08-08 ▶

Through A Child's Eye —

1 2026-08-08 ▶

Tonight —

1 2019-07-27 ▶

Velvet Lies —

2 2022-07-29 ▶

Venus —

357 2026-08-11 ▶

Venus (BBC Children In Need Rocks The 80s) —

1 2017-11-13 ▶

Venus (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

2 2023-09-17 ▶

Venus (Radio 2 Live 2022) —

1 2023-09-24 ▶

Venus (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

4 2020-02-08 ▶

Young at Heart —

2 2019-07-08 ▶