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Black

Black is a group from the UK, active from 1968.

Group GB 1968–2025 heavy metal hard rock traditional doom metal
TOTAL PLAYS
204
SONGS PLAYED
27
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2006-05-24 16:40 · Radio 2 — "Wonderful Life"
LAST PLAYED
1 week ago · Radio 2 — "Wonderful Life"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026
30 23 15 8 0
'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 2 163 80%
6 Music 37 18%
Radio 1 2 1%
1Xtra 2 1%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 03:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Wonderful Life 163 2026-05-13
2 The Sweetest Smile 5 2022-05-27
3 Why Do I Do The Things I Do When They Only Get Me Down - BBC Session 25/06/1983 3 2016-12-28
4 Fly Up To The Moon (feat. Sam Brown) 2 2023-05-15
5 Why Do I Do The Things I Do When They Only Get Me Down (Radio 1 Session, 25 Jun 1983) 2 2019-06-25
6 Wide Mouth Frog (Radio 1 Session, 25 Jun 1983) 2 2019-06-25
7 Fast Car Soundtrack (Radio 1 Session, 25 Jun 1983) 2 2019-06-25
8 Ravel In The Rain 2 2016-03-14
9 It's Easy - BBC Session 25/06/1983 2 2016-01-26
10 Zero Zero One 2 2013-08-10
11 Fast Car Soundtrack - BBC Session 25/06/1983 2 2011-05-05
12 Wide Mouth Frog - BBC Session 25/06/1983 2 2011-05-05
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-13 06:42 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2026-03-15 06:55 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2026-03-07 21:22 You're A Big Girl Now Radio 2
2026-01-10 20:46 Sweetest Smile Radio 2
2026-01-08 11:40 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2026-01-04 05:36 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2025-12-14 06:27 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2025-12-07 22:21 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2025-11-05 18:19 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2025-09-03 02:26 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2025-08-31 17:26 Wonderful Life Radio 2
2025-08-03 21:07 Wonderful Life Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

27 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
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Everything's Coming Up Roses (Radio 1 Session, 26 Oct 1986) — 1 ▶
Everything's Coming Up Roses - BBC Session 26/10/1986 — 1 ▶
Fast Car Soundtrack (Radio 1 Session, 25 Jun 1983) — 2 ▶
Fast Car Soundtrack - BBC Session 25/06/1983 — 2 ▶
Feel Like Change — 1 ▶
Fly Up To The Moon (feat. Sam Brown) — 2 ▶
Hey Presto — 1 ▶
I'm Not Afraid (Radio 1 Session, 26 Oct 1986) — 1 ▶
I'm Not Afraid - BBC Session 26/10/1986 — 1 ▶
It's Easy (Radio 1 Session, 25 Jun 1983) — 1 ▶
It's Easy - BBC Session 25/06/1983 — 2 ▶
Paradise — 1 ▶
Ravel In The Rain — 2 ▶
Something For The Asking (Radio 1 Session, 26 Oct 1986) — 1 ▶
Something For The Asking - BBC Session 26/10/1986 — 1 ▶
Sweetest Smile — 1 ▶
Sweetest Smile (Radio 1 Session, 26 Oct 1986) — 1 ▶
Sweetest Smile - BBC Session 26/10/1986 — 1 ▶
The Sweetest Smile — 5 ▶
Why Do I Do The Things I Do When They Only Get Me Down (Radio 1 Session, 25 Jun 1983) — 2 ▶
Why Do I Do The Things I Do When They Only Get Me Down - BBC Session 25/06/1983 — 3 ▶
Wide Mouth Frog (Radio 1 Session, 25 Jun 1983) — 2 ▶
Wide Mouth Frog - BBC Session 25/06/1983 — 2 ▶
Wonderful Life — 163 ▶
Wonderful Life (original) — 1 ▶
You're A Big Girl Now — 1 ▶
Zero Zero One — 2 ▶