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Department S

Department S is a group from London, active since 1980.

Group London since 1980 punk classic pop and rock
TOTAL PLAYS
169
SONGS PLAYED
8
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2005-02-22 12:32 · 6 Music — "Is Vic There"
LAST PLAYED
6 months ago · Radio 2 — "Is Vic There?"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2025
20 15 10 5 0
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 120 71%
Radio 2 47 28%
Radio 1 1 1%
1Xtra 1 1%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 17:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Is Vic There 107 2025-02-20
2 Is Vic There? 52 2025-10-27
3 Going Left Right 4 2021-12-21
4 Clap Now 2 2009-07-14
5 Is Vic There? (Remix) 1 2025-10-18
6 Age Concern (John Peel session 19/11/1980) 1 2012-02-01
7 Clap Now (John Peel session 19/11/1980) 1 2012-01-31
8 Ode to Cologne (John Peel session 19/11/1980) 1 2012-01-30
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-10-27 12:55 Is Vic There? Radio 2
2025-10-18 18:07 Is Vic There? (Remix) Radio 2
2025-02-20 20:24 Is Vic There Radio 2
2025-01-18 18:49 Is Vic There? Radio 2
2024-12-28 21:19 Is Vic There Radio 2
2024-11-30 20:48 Is Vic There? Radio 2
2024-09-22 18:33 Is Vic There 6 Music
2024-04-09 21:10 Is Vic There 6 Music
2024-03-23 19:12 Is Vic There? Radio 2
2023-10-03 17:02 Is Vic There 6 Music
2023-09-09 17:51 Is Vic There? Radio 2
2023-09-09 17:48 Is Vic There? Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

8 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
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Age Concern (John Peel session 19/11/1980) — 1 ▶
Clap Now — 2 ▶
Clap Now (John Peel session 19/11/1980) — 1 ▶
Going Left Right — 4 ▶
Is Vic There — 107 ▶
Is Vic There? — 52 ▶
Is Vic There? (Remix) — 1 ▶
Ode to Cologne (John Peel session 19/11/1980) — 1 ▶