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Otis Redding

Otis Redding is a person from the US, active from 1941.

Person US 1941–1967 soul southern soul deep soul

TOTAL PLAYS

2,672

SONGS PLAYED

126

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-16 06:15 · 6 Music — "Respect"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Mr. Pitiful"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

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

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 1,442 54%

Radio 2 1,139 43%

Radio 1 48 2%

1Xtra 43 2%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 06:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay 336 2026-08-07

2 I Can't Turn You Loose 281 2026-08-03

3 Respect 269 2026-08-22

4 Mr. Pitiful 210 2026-08-25

5 Hard to Handle 203 2026-08-24

6 Love Man 164 2026-07-30

7 Merry Christmas Baby 125 2025-12-26

8 Try a Little Tenderness 123 2026-02-11

9 Hard To Handle 109 2013-06-17

10 My Girl 96 2026-01-10

11 Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 63 2014-12-01

12 White Christmas 51 2025-12-25

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-25 04:49 Mr. Pitiful 6 Music

2026-08-24 07:13 Hard to Handle 6 Music

2026-08-22 08:57 Respect 6 Music

2026-08-10 16:41 These Arms of Mine 6 Music

2026-08-07 07:55 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay Radio 2

2026-08-05 21:33 Hard to Handle Radio 2

2026-08-03 04:57 I Can't Turn You Loose 6 Music

2026-07-30 22:04 Love Man Radio 2

2026-07-30 09:28 I Can't Turn You Loose Radio 2

2026-07-29 07:58 Love Man Radio 2

2026-07-25 10:14 (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay 6 Music

2026-07-16 05:16 Love Man 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

126 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction —

12 2023-09-18 ▶

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Live Whiskey Version) —

1 2018-03-23 ▶

(Sittin' on The) Dock of the Bay —

3 2016-03-13 ▶

(Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay (Alternative Version 1) —

3 2020-12-20 ▶

(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay —

336 2026-08-07 ▶

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay —

34 2013-07-01 ▶

(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher (Soul Flip Edit) —

3 2019-12-28 ▶

(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher & Higher [Soul Flip Edit] —

2 2020-04-25 ▶

A Change Is Gonna Come —

6 2013-12-25 ▶

A Hard Day's Night —

2 2016-11-14 ▶

A Hard Day's Night (Live At The Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles 1966) —

1 2019-11-30 ▶

A Lover's Question —

1 2011-02-10 ▶

A Woman a Lover a Friend —

1 2016-07-09 ▶

Amen —

2 2016-01-10 ▶

Chain Gang —

1 2021-02-20 ▶

Chained And Bound —

1 2008-06-08 ▶

Champagne And Wine —

2 2016-12-15 ▶

Change Gonna Come —

18 2024-06-25 ▶

Change Gonna Happen —

1 2008-11-06 ▶

Change Is Gonna Come —

1 2014-05-24 ▶

Cigarettes & Coffee —

16 2024-11-18 ▶

Cigarettes and Coffee —

3 2015-11-30 ▶

Cigarettes And Coffee —

1 2011-09-23 ▶

Cigarettes And Coffee (Htd Version) —

1 2007-07-16 ▶

Day Tripper —

1 2008-12-23 ▶

Day Trippin —

1 2010-02-13 ▶

Do It (Gramophone Soul Rework) —

2 2020-08-15 ▶

Don't Mess with Cupid —

2 2025-02-25 ▶

Down in the Valley —

1 2012-12-05 ▶

Down in The Valley —

2 2010-03-31 ▶

dreams to remember —

1 2011-04-22 ▶

Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song) —

33 2016-08-29 ▶

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) —

36 2025-09-03 ▶

Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) [Paris] —

1 2014-02-02 ▶

For Your Precious Love —

2 2014-10-19 ▶

Free Me —

6 2025-09-04 ▶

Good To Me —

1 2008-06-08 ▶

Hard to Handle —

203 2026-08-24 ▶

Hard To Handle —

109 2013-06-17 ▶

Hey Hey Baby —

1 2019-01-18 ▶

I Can't Get No Satisfaction —

1 2013-09-10 ▶

I Can't Turn You Loose —

281 2026-08-03 ▶

I Can't Turn You Loose - Live / Set 1 / Friday, 8 April, 1966 —

1 2017-08-14 ▶

I Need Your Lovin' —

1 2017-12-16 ▶

I'm a Changed Man —

3 2025-02-03 ▶

I'm Coming Home —

4 2017-12-18 ▶

I'm Coming Home to See About You —

2 2016-05-09 ▶

I'm Sick Y'all —

2 2018-07-10 ▶

I've Been Loving You To Long —

1 2017-06-18 ▶

I've Been Loving You Too Long —

48 2022-09-10 ▶

I've Been Loving You Too Long (Live In London) —

1 2018-03-13 ▶

I've Been Loving You Too Long (live) —

1 2018-01-07 ▶

I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) —

29 2026-05-20 ▶

I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (Live In Europe) —

1 2019-09-07 ▶

I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) (Live) (feat. Booker T. & The M.G.'s & The Mar‐Keys) —

1 2025-04-06 ▶

I've Got Dreams To Remember —

1 2009-05-12 ▶

If Not I'll Just Die —

2 2012-06-08 ▶

It's Growing —

2 2018-06-16 ▶

Johnny's Heartbreak —

1 2014-08-31 ▶

Just One More Day —

1 2012-06-10 ▶

Let me Come on Home —

1 2008-04-08 ▶

Look at That Girl —

1 2016-05-07 ▶

Look at the Girl —

1 2017-10-03 ▶

Love Man —

164 2026-07-30 ▶

Merry Christmas Baby —

125 2025-12-26 ▶

Merry Christmas, Baby —

11 2015-12-24 ▶

Mr Pitiful —

26 2016-07-23 ▶

Mr. Pitiful —

210 2026-08-25 ▶

My Girl —

96 2026-01-10 ▶

My Girl (Hey Hey Hey) —

1 2017-05-08 ▶

My Girl (Live In London) —

1 2015-03-08 ▶

My Girl (Live in Paris) —

1 2019-09-03 ▶

My Girl (Live) —

2 2020-12-20 ▶

My Lover's Prayer —

4 2015-07-18 ▶

Nobody Knows You (When You're Down and Out) —

1 2017-06-02 ▶

Nobody's Fault But Mine —

3 2018-08-11 ▶

Nothing Can Change This Love —

2 2021-06-08 ▶

Ole Man Blue —

1 2014-08-16 ▶

Ole Man Trouble —

5 2023-06-22 ▶

Pain In My Heart —

6 2017-02-17 ▶

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag —

1 2016-07-16 ▶

Remember Me —

1 2022-08-09 ▶

Respect —

269 2026-08-22 ▶

Respect (Live in Europe) —

1 2019-09-07 ▶

Rock Me Baby —

3 2024-09-09 ▶

Satisfaction —

22 2021-07-15 ▶

Scratch my back —

1 2008-06-08 ▶

Security —

3 2019-09-08 ▶

Security (Live) —

1 2016-11-13 ▶

Shake —

37 2022-09-22 ▶

Shake (Live At The Monterey International Pop Festival) —

1 2008-06-08 ▶

Shake (Live In Europe) —

1 2019-09-08 ▶

Shake (live in London) —

1 2016-04-24 ▶

Shake (live) —

1 2014-02-06 ▶

Shake [Paris] —

1 2023-12-17 ▶

Shake/Respect/I've Been Loving You Too Long/Satisfaction/Try A Little Tenderness —

1 2017-11-02 ▶

Shout Bamalama —

1 2019-09-03 ▶

Sittin on the Dock of the Bay —

1 2010-09-11 ▶

Sittin' At The Dock Of The Bay —

3 2012-11-03 ▶

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay —

63 2014-12-01 ▶

Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay —

1 2016-08-28 ▶

Slippin' and Slidin' —

1 2017-06-12 ▶

Stand by Me —

1 2024-09-01 ▶

Stand by me (The Owl Rework) —

1 2020-08-15 ▶

Sweet Lorene —

3 2018-02-28 ▶

Tell the Truth —

4 2024-05-25 ▶

That's How Strong My Love Is —

5 2023-11-26 ▶

The Dog —

1 2016-06-11 ▶

The Happy Song (Dum Dum) —

7 2014-01-10 ▶

The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) —

41 2025-02-16 ▶

These Arms of Mine —

47 2026-08-10 ▶

These Arms Of Mine —

9 2011-07-26 ▶

Think About it —

1 2010-08-20 ▶

Ton of Joy —

1 2011-07-26 ▶

Tramp —

2 2013-07-16 ▶

Trick Or Treat —

4 2021-10-31 ▶

Try a Little Tenderness —

123 2026-02-11 ▶

Try A Little Tenderness —

34 2013-03-24 ▶

Try A Little Tenderness (Live at Monterey Pop Festival) —

2 2022-12-24 ▶

Try a Little Tenderness (Live in Europe) —

1 2019-09-08 ▶

White Christmas —

51 2025-12-25 ▶

Wonderful World —

3 2017-01-14 ▶

You Don't Miss Your Water —

8 2024-05-26 ▶

You Got Good Lovin' —

1 2017-01-22 ▶

You Left the Water Running —

6 2019-11-16 ▶

Your love has lifted me higher and higher —

1 2021-09-12 ▶