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Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers is a group from the US, active from 1976.

Group US 1976–1988 rock indie pop pop rock
TOTAL PLAYS
341
SONGS PLAYED
61
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2010-07-15 21:33 · 6 Music — "Girlfriend"
LAST PLAYED
1 week ago · 6 Music — "It's You"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2010 — 2026
40 30 20 10 0
'10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 321 94%
Radio 2 19 6%
Radio 1 1 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 23:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Roadrunner (Twice) 122 2025-02-22
2 The Morning of Our Lives 34 2024-11-11
3 Egyptian Reggae 33 2025-10-06
4 Roadrunner (Once) 16 2025-10-05
5 Roller Coaster by the Sea 9 2024-01-14
6 Ice Cream Man (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) 7 2023-02-28
7 Girlfriend (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) 7 2023-02-28
8 Ice Cream Man 7 2022-07-17
9 New England 6 2023-01-05
10 When I Dance (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) 6 2022-03-01
11 Too Late (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) 5 2023-02-28
12 I'm a Little Airplane 5 2017-10-09
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-11 22:24 It's You 6 Music
2025-11-30 16:38 Roadrunner Radio 2
2025-10-06 00:51 Egyptian Reggae 6 Music
2025-10-05 23:04 Roadrunner (Once) 6 Music
2025-10-05 13:55 Egyptian Reggae 6 Music
2025-10-05 12:04 Roadrunner (Once) 6 Music
2025-04-18 20:21 Roadrunner (Once) 6 Music
2025-03-20 10:49 Springtime 6 Music
2025-02-22 10:17 Roadrunner (Twice) 6 Music
2025-02-06 13:00 Roadrunner (Twice) 6 Music
2025-02-05 15:21 I'm Straight 6 Music
2025-01-28 04:18 Roadrunner (Twice) 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

61 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Abominable Snowman in the Market — 1 ▶
Astral Plane — 1 ▶
Buzz Buzz Buzz — 3 ▶
Chewing Gum Wrapper — 1 ▶
Dancin' Late at Night — 1 ▶
Dodge-Veg-O-Matic — 1 ▶
Egyptian Reggae — 33 ▶
Everything's Gotta Be Right — 1 ▶
Girlfriend — 2 ▶
Girlfriend (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) — 7 ▶
Girlfriend - Manchester University 1988 — 3 ▶
Give Paris One More Chance — 1 ▶
Here Come the Martian Martians — 1 ▶
Hey There Little Insect — 4 ▶
Hey There, Little Insect — 1 ▶
Hospital — 1 ▶
I'm a Little Airplane — 5 ▶
I'm a Little Airplane (Live in London, September 18th 1977) — 1 ▶
I'm a Little Dinosaur — 2 ▶
I'm Just Beginning To Live — 1 ▶
I'm Straight — 1 ▶
Ice Cream Man — 7 ▶
Ice Cream Man (live) — 2 ▶
Ice Cream Man (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) — 7 ▶
Ice Cream Man - Manchester University 1988 — 2 ▶
In Nature's Mosquito — 1 ▶
Instrumental - Manchester University 1988 — 4 ▶
It's You — 1 ▶
Little Chewing Gum Wrapper (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) — 3 ▶
Little Chewing Gum Wrapper - Manchester University 1988 — 3 ▶
Lonely Financial Zone — 1 ▶
Modern World — 2 ▶
My Jeans — 4 ▶
New England — 6 ▶
New Kind of Neighborhood — 2 ▶
Not Yet Three — 1 ▶
Pablo Picasso — 1 ▶
Party In the Woods Tonight — 1 ▶
Road Runner — 1 ▶
Roadrunner — 4 ▶
Roadrunner (Once) — 16 ▶
Roadrunner (Twice) — 122 ▶
Rockin' Shopping Center — 1 ▶
Rocking Shopping Centre — 1 ▶
Roller Coaster by the Sea — 9 ▶
Someone I Care About — 2 ▶
Springtime — 2 ▶
That Summer Feeling — 1 ▶
The Astral Plane — 1 ▶
The Beach — 3 ▶
The Fenway — 1 ▶
The Modern World — 3 ▶
The Modern World (alternative version) — 1 ▶
The Morning of Our Lives — 34 ▶
The Morning Of Our Lives [Live] — 1 ▶
Those Conga Drums — 1 ▶
Too Late (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) — 5 ▶
Too Late - Manchester University 1988 — 3 ▶
When Harpo Played His Harp — 1 ▶
When I Dance (Manchester University, 15 Jan 1988) — 6 ▶
When I Dance - Manchester University 1988 — 2 ▶