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Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison is a person from the US, active from 1936.

Person US 1936–1988 rockabilly pop pop rock

TOTAL PLAYS

1,545

SONGS PLAYED

100

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-07-26 06:47 · 6 Music — "Only The Lonely - BBC Session"

LAST PLAYED

5 days ago · 6 Music — "In Dreams"

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

Radio 2 1,405 91%

6 Music 130 8%

Radio 1 9 1%

1Xtra 1 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 06:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Oh, Pretty Woman 271 2026-04-24

2 I Drove All Night 214 2026-04-21

3 You Got It 200 2026-04-18

4 In Dreams 128 2026-05-17

5 Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) 82 2026-04-09

6 It's Over 72 2025-01-26

7 Dream Baby 63 2026-04-11

8 Oh Pretty Woman 61 2014-01-02

9 Blue Bayou 47 2026-02-21

10 Only the Lonely 44 2016-06-26

11 Running Scared 41 2024-12-23

12 Crying 35 2017-06-04

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-17 15:07 In Dreams 6 Music

2026-04-29 19:56 In Dreams Radio 2

2026-04-24 10:22 Oh, Pretty Woman Radio 2

2026-04-21 03:45 I Drove All Night Radio 2

2026-04-19 12:56 Oh, Pretty Woman Radio 2

2026-04-18 20:03 You Got It Radio 2

2026-04-11 05:38 Dream Baby Radio 2

2026-04-09 08:52 Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) Radio 2

2026-04-05 18:07 Oh, Pretty Woman Radio 2

2026-03-28 07:40 Oh, Pretty Woman Radio 2

2026-03-20 04:04 Oh, Pretty Woman Radio 2

2026-03-14 06:10 In Dreams Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

100 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

(All I Can Do Is) Dream You —

2 2017-05-29 ▶

(Say You’re) My Girl —

1 2013-11-30 ▶

A Love So Beautiful —

12 2026-02-22 ▶

Beautiful Dreamer —

2 2018-12-25 ▶

Blue Angel —

24 2025-09-21 ▶

Blue Bayou —

47 2026-02-21 ▶

Blue Bayou (Country Music Association Awards 2016) —

1 2016-11-02 ▶

Borne On The Wind —

15 2023-05-20 ▶

Breaking Up Is Breaking My Heart —

1 2014-10-18 ▶

California Blue —

3 2018-11-25 ▶

California Blue ( Studio Demo) —

1 2014-06-22 ▶

Candy Man —

1 2010-10-10 ▶

Candy Man (Live - A Black And White Night) —

2 2017-06-11 ▶

Cat Called Domino —

2 2016-04-16 ▶

Claudette —

2 2016-02-15 ▶

Cold Cold Heart —

1 2016-08-30 ▶

Come Back to Me (My Love) —

2 2018-12-08 ▶

Crawling Back —

4 2018-09-09 ▶

CRY SOFTLY LONELY ONE —

3 2021-08-23 ▶

Crying —

35 2017-06-04 ▶

Crying (BBC session 7.16.68) —

1 2015-06-02 ▶

Domino —

5 2024-08-28 ▶

Dream Baby —

63 2026-04-11 ▶

Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) —

1 2017-05-29 ▶

Dream Baby (Radio 1 Session, 16 Jul 1968) —

2 2024-02-07 ▶

Dream Baby (Radio 1 Session, 16 July 1968) —

1 2018-03-14 ▶

Falling —

9 2023-12-02 ▶

Give Up —

1 2016-01-14 ▶

Go Go Go —

1 2021-05-23 ▶

Goodnight —

1 2014-02-08 ▶

Here Comes That Song Again —

1 2013-10-05 ▶

I Drove All Night —

214 2026-04-21 ▶

I Like Love —

1 2019-02-23 ▶

I'm a Southern Man —

1 2012-10-07 ▶

In Dreams —

128 2026-05-17 ▶

It's Over —

72 2025-01-26 ▶

It's Over (Live) —

1 2017-05-29 ▶

It's Over (Radio 1 Session, 16 Jul 1968) —

2 2024-02-07 ▶

It's Over (Radio 1 Session, 16 July 1968) —

1 2018-03-12 ▶

I’m Hurtin —

1 2014-01-11 ▶

Lana —

5 2020-08-01 ▶

Leah —

3 2014-12-15 ▶

Leaving Make The Rain Come Down —

2 2017-05-01 ▶

Leaving Makes The Rain Come Down —

1 2016-01-18 ▶

Life Fades Away —

1 2016-06-26 ▶

Losing You —

1 2013-12-28 ▶

Love Hurts —

7 2019-06-16 ▶

Mean Woman Blues —

9 2024-08-25 ▶

Memphis Tennessee —

3 2023-02-26 ▶

Money —

1 2017-05-29 ▶

My Friend —

2 2015-04-27 ▶

My Prayer —

1 2016-08-14 ▶

Oh Pretty Woman —

61 2014-01-02 ▶

Oh Pretty Woman (BBC session 7.16.68) —

1 2015-06-01 ▶

Oh, Pretty Woman —

271 2026-04-24 ▶

Only the Lonely —

44 2016-06-26 ▶

Only The Lonely —

20 2011-05-18 ▶

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) —

82 2026-04-09 ▶

Only the Lonely (Live) —

1 2017-05-29 ▶

Only The Lonely (Radio 1 Session, 16 Jul 1968) —

1 2024-02-07 ▶

Only The Lonely (Radio 1 Session, 16 July 1968) —

1 2018-03-15 ▶

Only The Lonely - BBC Session —

1 2005-07-26 ▶

Ooby Dooby —

3 2025-04-30 ▶

Penny Arcade —

10 2022-09-27 ▶

Pretty Paper —

14 2025-12-20 ▶

Pretty Woman (Radio 1 Session, 16 Jul 1968) —

1 2024-02-07 ▶

Pretty Woman (Radio 1 Session, 16 July 1968) —

1 2018-03-13 ▶

Ride Away —

2 2017-05-05 ▶

River —

2 2018-05-22 ▶

Runnin' Scared —

1 2016-05-08 ▶

Running Scared —

41 2024-12-23 ▶

Say No More —

2 2016-12-12 ▶

She's a Mystery to Me —

13 2018-01-26 ▶

She's A Mystery To Me —

11 2011-01-23 ▶

Sleepy Hollow —

2 2015-03-02 ▶

Sugar And Honey —

1 2016-07-17 ▶

Sugar Man —

1 2018-07-03 ▶

The Actress —

4 2023-07-22 ▶

The Comedians —

1 2011-04-19 ▶

The Comedians (live) —

1 2017-05-29 ▶

The Crowd —

4 2016-02-01 ▶

The Great Pretender —

2 2015-08-10 ▶

There Won't Be Many Coming Home —

6 2022-12-13 ▶

Today's Teardrops —

1 2014-03-26 ▶

Too Soon to Know —

15 2025-09-27 ▶

Too Soon To Know —

1 2011-10-22 ▶

Trying to Get to You —

2 2017-05-29 ▶

Twinkles Toes —

1 2013-03-09 ▶

Unchained Melody —

1 2009-06-29 ▶

Uptown —

2 2017-05-29 ▶

Walk On —

1 2014-02-01 ▶

Walk On (BBC session 7.16.68) —

1 2015-06-03 ▶

We'll Take The Night —

1 2017-05-29 ▶

Wild Hearts Run out of Time —

1 2022-10-27 ▶

Working For the Man —

3 2021-12-29 ▶

You Got It —

200 2026-04-18 ▶

You'll Never Be Sixteen Again —

1 2014-04-05 ▶

You'll never walk alone —

1 2017-05-29 ▶

You're My Baby —

1 2014-01-03 ▶

Zigzag —

2 2012-09-23 ▶