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John Holt

John Holt is a person from JM, active from 1947.

Person JM 1947–2014 reggae ska rocksteady

TOTAL PLAYS

676

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2006-07-13 05:36 · Radio 2 — "Help Me Make It Through The Night"

LAST PLAYED

2 months ago · Radio 2 — "Mr Bojangles"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026

90 68 45 23 0

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

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 278 41%

1Xtra 201 30%

Radio 2 129 19%

Radio 1 68 10%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 01:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Ali Baba 195 2026-03-21

2 Help Me Make It Through the Night 83 2026-03-16

3 Police In Helicopter (Benny L Remix) 58 2024-06-26

4 Stick By Me 44 2025-12-05

5 Police In Helicopter 34 2025-10-04

6 Mr Bojangles 16 2026-05-26

7 It's A Jam In The Streets 13 2026-04-19

8 The Further you look the less you see 13 2024-09-22

9 Strange Things 11 2024-11-17

10 The Tide Is High 11 2018-10-22

11 Up Park Camp 10 2025-09-28

12 I'd Love You to Want Me 10 2025-03-30

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-26 22:27 Mr Bojangles Radio 2

2026-04-19 03:57 It's A Jam In The Streets 1Xtra

2026-04-13 10:39 Morning of My Life Radio 2

2026-04-12 12:57 It's A Jam In The Streets 1Xtra

2026-04-12 04:03 Morning of My Life Radio 2

2026-04-04 15:54 You Baby Radio 2

2026-03-21 19:20 Ali Baba Radio 2

2026-03-16 15:39 Help Me Make It Through the Night Radio 2

2026-02-20 22:12 Help Me Make It Through the Night 1Xtra

2026-01-31 16:57 Help Me Make It Through the Night Radio 2

2025-12-14 04:22 The Further You Look (The Less You See) 1Xtra

2025-12-07 13:22 The Further You Look (The Less You See) 1Xtra

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

88 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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100 Weight Of Collie —

1 2024-11-17 ▶

A Love I Can Feel —

7 2025-01-12 ▶

again —

3 2017-02-20 ▶

Ali Baba —

195 2026-03-21 ▶

Ali Baba (12 " Mix) —

1 2019-11-12 ▶

Ali Baba (12 Mix) —

1 2020-12-07 ▶

Ali Baba (12" mix) —

2 2023-01-25 ▶

Baby I'm a Want You —

9 2022-10-21 ▶

Be Wise —

1 2014-10-24 ▶

Blue Christmas —

1 2013-12-25 ▶

Carpenter —

3 2013-12-15 ▶

Change Your Style (Hooligan Studio 1 Rude Boy Version) —

1 2013-12-26 ▶

Chanting —

1 2015-10-18 ▶

Do The Best Thing (Rodigan Dubplate) —

1 2014-10-26 ▶

Everybody Needs Love —

1 2017-01-30 ▶

Everything Is Coming Up Love —

1 2019-05-29 ▶

Fancy Make Up —

1 2014-11-23 ▶

Fat She Fat —

1 2014-11-09 ▶

For the Love of You —

1 2024-07-31 ▶

Ghetto Queen —

1 2009-03-06 ▶

Girl From Ipanema —

1 2021-06-26 ▶

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) —

2 2011-12-25 ▶

Help Me Make It Through the Night —

83 2026-03-16 ▶

Help Me Make It Through The Night —

5 2011-10-31 ▶

Hey Jude —

5 2025-06-09 ▶

Homely Girl —

2 2023-12-10 ▶

I Can't Get You Off My Mind —

2 2014-10-26 ▶

I See Your Face —

1 2019-02-13 ▶

I Will —

8 2020-05-17 ▶

I'd Love You to Want Me —

10 2025-03-30 ▶

I'm the One to Be Blamed —

1 2021-04-22 ▶

If I Were A Carpenter —

1 2020-10-30 ▶

It's A Jam In The Streets —

13 2026-04-19 ▶

Keep On Moving —

1 2025-07-12 ▶

Let's Get It While It's Hot —

1 2021-12-25 ▶

Lonely This Christmas —

3 2023-12-25 ▶

Love Divine —

1 2023-01-22 ▶

Love I Can Feel —

2 2014-10-26 ▶

Man Next Door —

1 2012-04-11 ▶

Memories By The Score —

2 2024-08-25 ▶

Merry Xmas (The War Is Over) —

2 2021-12-24 ▶

Morning of My Life —

3 2026-04-13 ▶

Mr Bojangles —

16 2026-05-26 ▶

My Eyes (Rare And Unreleased) —

1 2016-08-15 ▶

My Number One —

1 2016-01-24 ▶

My Satisfaction —

1 2014-10-26 ▶

Never, Never, Never —

7 2025-10-08 ▶

Ok Fred —

2 2018-01-20 ▶

Police Helicopter (Drew Pierce Edit) —

3 2018-02-24 ▶

Police In Helicopter —

34 2025-10-04 ▶

Police In Helicopter (Benny L Remix) —

58 2024-06-26 ▶

Police In Helicopter (Benny Page Remix) —

2 2025-05-07 ▶

Queen Of the Ghetto —

6 2024-03-21 ▶

Reggae from the Ghetto —

2 2023-07-01 ▶

Ridin' For a Fall —

1 2013-07-14 ▶

Riding for a Fall —

5 2024-12-05 ▶

Sister Big Stuff —

7 2023-04-15 ▶

So This Is Christmas —

1 2022-12-04 ▶

sound i can feel —

1 2014-08-15 ▶

Sound I Can Feel (Massive B Dub) —

2 2025-05-25 ▶

Stealin' Stealin' —

1 2010-08-11 ▶

Stealing Stealing —

6 2022-12-04 ▶

Stealing, Stealing —

2 2012-12-09 ▶

Stick By Me —

44 2025-12-05 ▶

Stoned Out of My Mind —

1 2019-04-21 ▶

Strange Things —

11 2024-11-17 ▶

Stranger In Love —

3 2014-10-26 ▶

Street Jam Dub —

1 2014-10-30 ▶

Sweetie Come Brush Me —

9 2025-11-09 ▶

The Burning Sun —

1 2022-12-14 ▶

The Clock —

1 2014-10-26 ▶

The Further You Look —

4 2014-12-26 ▶

The Further You Look (The Less You See) —

2 2025-12-14 ▶

The Further you look the less you see —

13 2024-09-22 ▶

The Further You Look, The Less You See —

1 2016-12-25 ▶

The Tide Is High —

11 2018-10-22 ▶

Tide Is High —

2 2012-12-09 ▶

Time is the Master (Live in Symphony) —

1 2014-10-26 ▶

Up Park Camp —

10 2025-09-28 ▶

We Nah Leave —

2 2025-08-03 ▶

Wear You To The Ball —

4 2018-03-23 ▶

Why I Care —

1 2023-01-05 ▶

Winter World of Love —

4 2023-06-24 ▶

You Baby —

1 2026-04-04 ▶

You Will Never Find —

2 2025-09-14 ▶

You'll Never Find —

2 2014-03-30 ▶

You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine —

2 2018-07-15 ▶

You’ll Never Find —

1 2014-10-26 ▶