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Gregory Isaacs

Gregory Isaacs is a person from JM, active from 1951.

Person JM 1951–2010 reggae lovers rock dub

TOTAL PLAYS

660

SONGS PLAYED

106

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-14 09:11 · 6 Music — "Front Door (BBC Session)"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · 1Xtra — "If I Don't Have You"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

60 45 30 15 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 289 44%

1Xtra 229 35%

Radio 2 117 18%

Radio 1 25 4%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

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Peak hour: 04:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Night Nurse 305 2026-08-20

2 Permanent Lover (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 26 Oct 1981) (feat. Roots Radics) 32 2025-12-03

3 Rumours 29 2025-07-05

4 Cool Down the Pace 17 2025-08-23

5 Front Door 17 2025-01-19

6 Substitute Lover 14 2025-03-18

7 Extra Classic 13 2026-05-03

8 My Number One 12 2025-08-31

9 Love Is Overdue 12 2023-10-23

10 Soon Forward 11 2023-02-12

11 Tune In 10 2026-03-02

12 Let's Dance 9 2025-11-09

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-26 22:54 If I Don't Have You 1Xtra

2026-08-20 10:39 Night Nurse 1Xtra

2026-08-20 10:28 Night Nurse 1Xtra

2026-08-07 12:59 Night Nurse 6 Music

2026-08-04 11:12 Night Nurse 1Xtra

2026-05-14 03:39 Night Nurse 1Xtra

2026-05-06 21:56 Night Nurse Radio 2

2026-05-05 03:39 Night Nurse 1Xtra

2026-05-03 04:19 Extra Classic 1Xtra

2026-04-26 13:19 Extra Classic 1Xtra

2026-04-26 00:09 Night Nurse 1Xtra

2026-04-22 03:39 Night Nurse 1Xtra

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

106 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

All I Have Is Love —

2 2024-12-22 ▶

Another Try (feat. Sean Paul) —

2 2024-01-13 ▶

Another Warning (feat. Bounty Killer) —

2 2023-10-15 ▶

Babylon Too Rough —

1 2014-07-13 ▶

Black A Kill Black —

1 2010-11-08 ▶

Border —

1 2009-12-10 ▶

Chisholm Avenue —

1 2024-01-13 ▶

Continent Woman —

1 2016-02-19 ▶

Conversation —

1 2020-05-10 ▶

Cool Down the Dub —

1 2015-06-26 ▶

Cool Down the Pace —

17 2025-08-23 ▶

Cool Down The Pace (John Peel Session) (feat. The Roots Radic) —

1 2014-10-12 ▶

Cool Down The Place —

1 2013-09-24 ▶

Created by the Father —

2 2014-08-31 ▶

Crofs —

1 2019-03-05 ▶

Dancing Floor —

2 2025-04-13 ▶

Disrespect (Manners Mix) —

1 2013-04-14 ▶

Disrespectul Woman —

1 2010-10-31 ▶

Dreadlocks Bridge (feat. Alborosie) —

2 2023-10-01 ▶

Dreadlocks Dub —

1 2015-12-05 ▶

Each Day —

1 2022-11-05 ▶

Every Thursday Night —

1 2021-05-13 ▶

Extra Classic —

13 2026-05-03 ▶

Far Beyond The Valley —

2 2026-04-19 ▶

Front Door —

17 2025-01-19 ▶

Front Door (BBC Session) —

4 2005-09-09 ▶

Front Door (John Peel Session) (feat. The Roots Radic) —

1 2014-10-12 ▶

Handcuff —

1 2011-11-01 ▶

Handcuff (Hey Mr Babylon) —

1 2016-11-28 ▶

Happy Anniversary —

1 2023-04-13 ▶

House of the Rising Sun —

1 2024-01-10 ▶

I'll Be On My Way —

1 2021-11-09 ▶

I'm A Real Loving Pauper —

1 2022-12-25 ▶

If I Don't Have You —

7 2026-08-26 ▶

It Go So (feat. Shaggy & Shaggy) —

1 2023-10-01 ▶

It Go So (feat. Shaggy) —

1 2023-10-08 ▶

Jealousy (Re-Mix) (feat. Dennis Brown) —

2 2013-08-04 ▶

Kingston 14 —

3 2014-04-26 ▶

Leaving —

1 2025-07-08 ▶

Let Off Supm' (Remix) (feat. Dennis Brown) —

1 2013-07-28 ▶

Let's Dance —

9 2025-11-09 ▶

Lonely Girl —

1 2022-07-23 ▶

Lonely Soldier —

1 2021-01-12 ▶

Lost My Job —

2 2016-06-14 ▶

Love Is Overdue —

12 2023-10-23 ▶

Mind Yu Dis —

1 2014-10-22 ▶

Mr Cop —

1 2010-11-24 ▶

Mr Know It All —

5 2024-07-11 ▶

Mr. Cop —

3 2025-03-09 ▶

Mr. Know It All —

5 2024-08-31 ▶

My Number One —

12 2025-08-31 ▶

Native Woman —

1 2010-10-26 ▶

Night Nurse —

305 2026-08-20 ▶

Night Nurse (Curtis Lynch Junior Remix) —

1 2013-04-07 ▶

Night Nurse (John Peel Session) (feat. The Roots Radic) —

2 2014-10-12 ▶

Night Nurse (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 27 Nov 1982) (feat. Roots Radics) —

3 2023-05-17 ▶

Night Nurse (Strip Mix) —

1 2013-06-09 ▶

Nightnurse —

1 2009-03-09 ▶

Number One —

1 2016-04-17 ▶

Oh What A Feeling —

9 2024-03-31 ▶

One More Time —

1 2011-05-11 ▶

One One Cocoa —

2 2024-04-28 ▶

Open the Door to Your Heart —

1 2017-01-29 ▶

Party In The Slum —

1 2011-10-23 ▶

Permanent Lover —

7 2008-01-17 ▶

Permanent Lover (BBC Session) —

3 2005-09-10 ▶

Permanent Lover (feat. Roots Radics) —

4 2016-07-16 ▶

Permanent Lover (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 26 Oct 1981) (feat. Roots Radics) —

32 2025-12-03 ▶

Philistines —

1 2016-04-17 ▶

Poor and Clean —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Poor Millionaire —

2 2024-05-19 ▶

Private Beach Party —

1 2013-02-17 ▶

Private Beach Party (remix) —

1 2013-07-14 ▶

Promise Me —

1 2015-08-01 ▶

Puff The Magic Dragon —

1 2015-03-17 ▶

Report —

1 2012-03-25 ▶

Rock On —

2 2024-05-19 ▶

Rumours —

29 2025-07-05 ▶

Sacrifice —

2 2019-08-11 ▶

Sad To Know (You're Leaving) —

1 2022-11-24 ▶

Set the Captives Free —

1 2022-08-28 ▶

Slave Market —

2 2023-10-29 ▶

Slave Master —

5 2023-04-16 ▶

Slum —

2 2023-06-07 ▶

Slum (In Dub) —

1 2017-08-15 ▶

Soon Forward —

11 2023-02-12 ▶

Soon Forward Dub —

1 2014-10-12 ▶

Storm —

5 2022-08-28 ▶

Story Book Children —

2 2016-01-24 ▶

Storybook Children —

1 2010-08-15 ▶

Substitute —

1 2011-12-10 ▶

Substitute (BBC Session) —

7 2011-12-01 ▶

Substitute (feat. Roots Radics) —

1 2016-04-24 ▶

Substitute (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 26 Oct 1981) (feat. Roots Radics) —

6 2021-11-13 ▶

Substitute Lover —

14 2025-03-18 ▶

Sweeter the Victory —

1 2023-09-12 ▶

Tam Tam —

2 2020-07-29 ▶

The Christmas Song —

1 2016-12-23 ▶

The Front Door (John Peel Session) (feat. The Roots Radic) —

1 2013-12-01 ▶

Thief a Man —

1 2017-08-13 ▶

Tumblin' Tears —

2 2024-05-19 ▶

Tune In —

10 2026-03-02 ▶

Village of the Underprivileged —

1 2018-02-05 ▶

War Of The Stars —

2 2021-07-19 ▶

Way of Life —

1 2017-08-13 ▶

What A Feeling —

4 2021-12-08 ▶