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Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald is a person from the US, active since 1952.

Person US since 1952 soul soul and reggae 2008 universal fire victim

TOTAL PLAYS

643

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2006-09-01 13:13 · Radio 2 — "I Keep Forgettin'"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "Sweet Freedom"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026

60 45 30 15 0

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

◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 607 94%

6 Music 21 3%

1Xtra 12 2%

Radio 1 3 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Sweet Freedom 399 2026-08-26

2 I Keep Forgettin' 183 2026-02-28

3 I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) 7 2024-10-30

4 Yah Mo B There 6 2011-10-24

5 I Can Let Go Now 4 2026-08-02

6 I Keep Forgetting 4 2024-10-19

7 On Christmas Morning 3 2025-12-25

8 Living For The City 3 2018-10-18

9 Take Me To The Pilot (Radio 2 Piano Room, 14 March 2018) 3 2018-03-19

10 Sweet Freedom (Radio 2 Piano Room, 14 March 2018) 3 2018-03-17

11 I Keep Forgettin 2 2023-10-19

12 Hail Mary (Mr Jukes Remix) 2 2018-03-17

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-26 15:40 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-08-16 18:50 You Are Everything Radio 2

2026-08-04 01:04 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-08-02 21:41 I Can Let Go Now Radio 2

2026-07-24 14:48 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-07-18 07:05 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-05-26 04:06 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-03-27 14:15 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-03-19 04:55 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-03-10 06:32 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-03-02 18:04 Sweet Freedom Radio 2

2026-02-28 20:45 I Keep Forgettin' Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

32 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher —

1 2008-04-20 ▶

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing —

2 2017-04-20 ▶

Cry Like A Rainy Day —

1 2018-10-06 ▶

Enemy Within —

2 2012-07-18 ▶

For Once In My Life —

1 2008-04-04 ▶

Hail Mary —

1 2018-02-09 ▶

Hail Mary (Mr Jukes Remix) —

2 2018-03-17 ▶

Hail Mary (Mr. Jukes Edit) —

2 2018-03-02 ▶

I Can Let Go Now —

4 2026-08-02 ▶

I Keep Forgettin —

2 2023-10-19 ▶

I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near) —

1 2012-12-29 ▶

I Keep Forgettin' —

183 2026-02-28 ▶

I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) —

7 2024-10-30 ▶

I Keep Forgetting —

4 2024-10-19 ▶

I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) —

1 2009-06-02 ▶

I Was Made To Love Her —

2 2017-09-30 ▶

Into The Mystic —

1 2008-04-01 ▶

Just Strong Enough (Radio 2 Piano Room, 14 March 2018) —

1 2018-03-14 ▶

Living For The City —

3 2018-10-18 ▶

Love T.K.O. —

1 2008-04-03 ▶

Minute by Minute —

1 2014-02-16 ▶

On Christmas Morning —

3 2025-12-25 ▶

Still Not Over You (Getting Over Me) —

1 2008-03-31 ▶

Sweet Freedom —

399 2026-08-26 ▶

Sweet Freedom (Radio 2 Piano Room, 14 March 2018) —

3 2018-03-17 ▶

Sweet Freedom (Reflex Edit) —

1 2020-12-14 ▶

Take Me To The Pilot (Radio 2 Piano Room, 14 March 2018) —

3 2018-03-19 ▶

This Christmas —

1 2009-12-17 ▶

Walk On By —

1 2008-04-01 ▶

Yah Mo B There —

6 2011-10-24 ▶

You Are Everything —

1 2026-08-16 ▶

Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher & Higher —

1 2008-04-02 ▶