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Prefab Sprout

Prefab Sprout is a group from the UK, active since 1978.

Group GB since 1978 synth-pop sophisti-pop pop

TOTAL PLAYS

1,676

SONGS PLAYED

138

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-15 18:36 · 6 Music — "Hey Manhattan"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "Cars And Girls"

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 879 52%

Radio 2 788 47%

Radio 1 9 1%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 The King of Rock 'N' Roll 302 2026-08-18

2 Cars And Girls 233 2026-08-24

3 Cars & Girls 132 2016-07-25

4 Appetite 128 2026-08-09

5 When Love Breaks Down 110 2026-08-12

6 Faron Young 84 2026-03-18

7 The King Of Rock 'N' Roll 68 2013-12-22

8 Hey Manhattan! 57 2026-05-05

9 The King of Rock'n'roll 50 2016-05-06

10 Don't Sing 47 2025-01-09

11 The Best Jewel Thief In the World 36 2026-01-25

12 Bonny 31 2025-12-03

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-24 14:25 Cars And Girls Radio 2

2026-08-18 09:03 The King of Rock 'N' Roll Radio 2

2026-08-15 20:29 Cars And Girls 6 Music

2026-08-15 07:05 Cars And Girls Radio 2

2026-08-12 13:33 When Love Breaks Down 6 Music

2026-08-09 06:56 Appetite 6 Music

2026-08-03 23:42 Cars And Girls Radio 2

2026-08-03 08:05 The King of Rock 'N' Roll Radio 2

2026-08-01 17:08 Hey Manhattan Radio 2

2026-07-28 16:22 Cars And Girls 6 Music

2026-07-23 20:13 The Old Magician 6 Music

2026-07-20 04:21 The King of Rock 'N' Roll Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

138 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

'Til The Cows Come Home —

1 2020-11-15 ▶

A Prisoner of the Past —

1 2013-01-15 ▶

A Prisoner Of The Past —

1 2005-03-08 ▶

All The World Loves Lovers —

11 2021-07-03 ▶

Appetite —

128 2026-08-09 ▶

Appetite (acoustic) —

1 2017-11-05 ▶

Appetite (BBC session) —

3 2005-08-27 ▶

Appetite (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

2 2018-02-13 ▶

Appetite - Reading University 1985 —

1 2014-03-17 ▶

Billy —

5 2019-12-01 ▶

Bonney —

22 2014-10-13 ▶

Bonney (Session) —

2 2005-05-26 ▶

Bonny —

31 2025-12-03 ▶

Bonny (acoustic) —

1 2017-06-07 ▶

Bonny (Leo Zero Edit) —

1 2024-09-07 ▶

Bonny - Reading University 1985 —

2 2014-03-17 ▶

Bonny 1985 —

1 2010-04-08 ▶

Carnival 2000 —

3 2016-08-26 ▶

Cars & Girls —

132 2016-07-25 ▶

Cars & Girls (BBC session) —

5 2005-09-15 ▶

Cars And Girls —

233 2026-08-24 ▶

Cars And Girls (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

2 2018-02-13 ▶

Cars And Girls - BBC Session 18/08/1985 —

3 2025-08-21 ▶

Cars And Girls - Reading University 1985 —

3 2014-03-17 ▶

Cruel —

4 2025-12-10 ▶

Cruel (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

4 2018-02-13 ▶

Cruel - Reading University 1985 —

2 2014-03-17 ▶

Cue Fanfare —

3 2024-02-17 ▶

Desire As —

1 2019-03-03 ▶

Desire As (acoustic) —

2 2024-04-20 ▶

Devil Came a Calling —

3 2014-09-06 ▶

Don't Sing —

47 2025-01-09 ▶

Don't Sing (Remastered) —

1 2019-09-29 ▶

Don't Sing - Reading University 1985 —

1 2013-10-08 ▶

Doo Wop in Harlem —

4 2016-01-18 ▶

Doo-Wap In Harlem —

1 2016-09-04 ▶

Doo-Wop In Harlem —

10 2025-03-18 ▶

Dublin —

12 2024-07-22 ▶

Electric Guitars —

11 2017-01-03 ▶

Elegance —

1 2014-12-24 ▶

Esprit De Corps —

3 2019-03-11 ▶

Exit Someone —

2 2012-03-13 ▶

Farmyard Cat —

1 2015-04-12 ▶

Faron Yound —

1 2012-05-10 ▶

Faron Young —

84 2026-03-18 ▶

Faron Young 1985 —

1 2010-04-08 ▶

Faron Young (Radio 1 Session, 27 Jul 1985) —

1 2025-08-18 ▶

Faron Young (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

1 2017-03-18 ▶

Faron Young (Truckin' Mix) —

1 2021-04-08 ▶

Faron Young - Reading University 1985 —

1 2013-10-08 ▶

Goodbye Lucille —

2 2023-10-26 ▶

Goodbye Lucille # 1 —

1 2012-06-28 ▶

Goodbye Lucille #1 —

15 2025-11-17 ▶

Goodbye Lucille #1 (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

1 2017-03-18 ▶

Goodbye Lucille 1 —

1 2008-07-04 ▶

Goodbye Lucille No 1 - Reading University 1985 —

1 2014-03-17 ▶

GOODBYE LUCILLE No.1 —

1 2012-03-04 ▶

Goodbye Lucille Number 1 —

1 2013-02-28 ▶

Green Isaac —

2 2024-05-26 ▶

Grief Built the Taj Mahal —

2 2021-02-25 ▶

Guilt Built the Taj Mahal —

1 2015-01-17 ▶

Hallelujah (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

2 2017-03-18 ▶

Hallelujah - Reading University 1985 —

2 2010-01-08 ▶

Halleujah - Reading University 1985 —

1 2014-01-03 ▶

Here On The Eerie —

1 2014-03-17 ▶

Hey Manhattan —

23 2026-08-01 ▶

Hey Manhattan! —

57 2026-05-05 ▶

Horsin' Around —

1 2023-08-23 ▶

I Love Music —

1 2020-07-26 ▶

I Never Play Basketball Now —

6 2016-01-30 ▶

I Remember That —

2 2018-04-06 ▶

I Trawl the Megahertz —

1 2019-02-09 ▶

If You Don't Love Me —

1 2019-03-11 ▶

Ineffable —

2 2019-05-14 ▶

Johnny Johnny —

3 2025-05-29 ▶

Jordan: The Comeback —

3 2019-10-12 ▶

Knock On Wood —

6 2021-06-20 ▶

Let There Be Music —

1 2009-07-29 ▶

Life Of Surprises —

15 2025-12-06 ▶

Lions In My Garden BBC Session 1985 —

1 2012-06-04 ▶

Lions In My Garden - BBC Session 18/08/1985 —

4 2022-11-16 ▶

Lions In My Garden - BBC Session 1985 —

6 2010-07-21 ▶

Lions In My In Own Garden —

1 2015-05-19 ▶

Lions in My Own Gaden Exit Someone —

1 2020-06-23 ▶

Lions in My Own Garden —

24 2025-02-13 ▶

Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) —

11 2025-08-21 ▶

Lions in My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (Radio 1 Session, 18 Aug 1985) —

1 2025-08-19 ▶

Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

1 2017-03-18 ▶

Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) - Reading University 198 —

1 2013-10-08 ▶

List of Impossible Things —

1 2013-10-07 ▶

Looking For Atlantis —

5 2025-09-29 ▶

Lucille #1 —

1 2016-12-12 ▶

Michael —

1 2015-07-28 ▶

Moon Dog —

1 2015-04-30 ▶

Moving The River —

20 2022-02-09 ▶

Moving The River (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

2 2018-02-13 ▶

Moving The River - Reading University 1985 —

2 2014-03-17 ▶

Mysterious —

1 2013-10-14 ▶

Nancy (Let Your Hair Down For Me) —

2 2023-07-23 ▶

Nightingales —

6 2025-01-11 ▶

Prisoner Of The Past —

1 2012-10-08 ▶

Rebel Land (BBC Session, 18 Aug 1985) —

2 2025-08-20 ▶

Rebel Land - BBC Session 18/08/1985 —

1 2012-09-11 ▶

Rebel Land - BBC Session 1985 —

1 2008-03-14 ▶

Ride —

1 2023-03-04 ▶

Scarlet Nights —

1 2020-10-10 ▶

Sleeping Rough —

3 2025-01-16 ▶

Swans —

2 2018-01-30 ▶

The Best Jewel Thief In the World —

36 2026-01-25 ▶

The Golden Calf —

2 2020-04-19 ▶

The Ice Maiden —

1 2018-02-20 ▶

The King of Rock 'N' Roll —

302 2026-08-18 ▶

The King Of Rock 'N' Roll —

68 2013-12-22 ▶

The King of Rock and Roll —

5 2009-10-27 ▶

The King of Rock'n'roll —

50 2016-05-06 ▶

The Old Magician —

3 2026-07-23 ▶

The Songs of Danny Galway —

1 2025-04-05 ▶

The Sound Of Crying —

2 2018-09-28 ▶

The World Awake —

11 2025-04-05 ▶

Tiffanys (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

2 2017-03-18 ▶

Tiffanys - Reading University 1985 —

1 2014-01-03 ▶

Tiffanys 1985 —

2 2010-01-08 ▶

Trawl the Megahertz (Remastered) —

1 2019-07-27 ▶

Walk On —

1 2025-04-12 ▶

We Let The Stars Go —

3 2025-03-07 ▶

When Love Breaks Down —

110 2026-08-12 ▶

When Love Breaks Down (2007 Remastered Version) —

1 2022-04-23 ▶

When Love Breaks Down (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

1 2017-03-18 ▶

When Love Breaks Down - Reading University 1985 —

2 2010-01-08 ▶

When Love Breaks Down [Acoustic] —

1 2019-04-13 ▶

When Loves Break Down —

1 2016-01-05 ▶

When The Angels —

1 2017-03-07 ▶

When The Angels (Reading University, 16 Nov 1985) —

3 2018-02-13 ▶

When The Angels - Reading University 1985 —

1 2014-01-03 ▶

Where The Heart Is —

1 2018-06-28 ▶

Wicked Things - Reading University 1985 —

2 2017-03-18 ▶

Wild Card in the Pack —

1 2006-08-05 ▶

Wild Horses —

1 2012-10-25 ▶