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Dave & Ansel Collins

Dave & Ansel Collins is a group from JM, active since 1970.

Group JM since 1970 reggae fixme ska
TOTAL PLAYS
563
SONGS PLAYED
11
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2005-03-07 18:09 · 6 Music — "Monkey Spanner"
LAST PLAYED
3 days ago · 6 Music — "Monkey Spanner"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
60 45 30 15 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

6 Music 434 77%
Radio 2 106 19%
1Xtra 19 3%
Radio 1 4 1%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 12:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Double Barrel 319 2026-02-01
2 Monkey Spanner 217 2026-05-19
3 Double Barrell 9 2024-06-16
4 Double Barrell (Eats Everything Jungle Sweat Out) 9 2017-05-25
5 Fat Cat 2 2022-11-16
6 just my imagination 2 2017-12-15
7 Glory Of Love 1 2019-03-23
8 Point Blank 1 2018-06-07
9 Only the Strong Survive 1 2017-01-07
10 Double Barrel (Eats Everythign Jungle Sweat Out) 1 2014-08-22
11 Impossible Mission 1 2011-12-19
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-19 06:55 Monkey Spanner 6 Music
2026-02-01 16:14 Double Barrel Radio 2
2025-09-24 05:17 Monkey Spanner 6 Music
2025-07-24 13:33 Monkey Spanner 6 Music
2025-06-10 20:38 Double Barrel 6 Music
2025-04-01 21:18 Monkey Spanner Radio 2
2025-01-29 06:07 Monkey Spanner 6 Music
2024-12-24 13:09 Double Barrel 6 Music
2024-12-21 12:27 Double Barrel 6 Music
2024-11-21 05:39 Monkey Spanner 6 Music
2024-10-14 02:20 Double Barrel 6 Music
2024-10-10 03:20 Double Barrel 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

11 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Double Barrel — 319 ▶
Double Barrel (Eats Everythign Jungle Sweat Out) — 1 ▶
Double Barrell — 9 ▶
Double Barrell (Eats Everything Jungle Sweat Out) — 9 ▶
Fat Cat — 2 ▶
Glory Of Love — 1 ▶
Impossible Mission — 1 ▶
just my imagination — 2 ▶
Monkey Spanner — 217 ▶
Only the Strong Survive — 1 ▶
Point Blank — 1 ▶