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Shirley Bassey

Shirley Bassey is a person from Monte-Carlo, active since 1937.

Person Monte-Carlo since 1937 pop jazz big band

TOTAL PLAYS

1,263

SONGS PLAYED

125

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2006-05-04 06:14 · Radio 2 — "Goldfinger"

LAST PLAYED

2 months ago · Radio 2 — "Jezahel"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

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

◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 1,095 87%

6 Music 129 10%

Radio 1 35 3%

1Xtra 4 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 17:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Goldfinger 197 2026-04-08

2 Diamonds Are Forever 151 2025-11-13

3 Get The Party Started 149 2026-05-16

4 Big Spender 130 2026-03-07

5 Look But Don't Touch 78 2023-08-11

6 Jezahel 51 2026-05-23

7 Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me 38 2025-12-13

8 The Girl From Tiger Bay 37 2024-04-14

9 Nice Men 32 2020-07-19

10 Light My Fire 26 2025-07-26

11 As Long as He Needs Me 25 2026-05-05

12 This Is What You Are 24 2015-08-15

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-23 18:33 Jezahel Radio 2

2026-05-16 14:03 Get The Party Started Radio 2

2026-05-06 17:33 Get The Party Started Radio 2

2026-05-05 03:18 As Long as He Needs Me Radio 2

2026-04-17 19:56 Get The Party Started Radio 2

2026-04-08 23:45 Goldfinger Radio 2

2026-03-28 07:33 Climb Ev'ry Mountain Radio 2

2026-03-08 21:46 Goldfinger Radio 2

2026-03-07 06:10 Big Spender Radio 2

2026-02-07 07:48 Goldfinger Radio 2

2026-01-28 04:04 Get The Party Started Radio 2

2026-01-15 18:52 Get The Party Started Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

125 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

's Wonderful —

2 2025-06-28 ▶

After The Rain —

3 2014-01-11 ▶

Alone Again (Naturally) —

2 2020-07-19 ▶

Apartment —

7 2020-07-19 ▶

April in Paris —

1 2018-05-06 ▶

As God Is My Witness —

1 2015-06-15 ▶

As I Love You —

12 2020-06-14 ▶

As Long as He Needs Me —

25 2026-05-05 ▶

As Long As He Needs Me —

2 2010-11-14 ▶

Banana Boat Song —

1 2015-01-04 ▶

Big Spender —

130 2026-03-07 ▶

Big Spender (SILENT TAKE) —

1 2020-05-07 ▶

Bond Medley (Glastonbury 2007) —

1 2020-06-28 ▶

Born to Sing the Blues —

1 2024-01-08 ▶

Burn My Candle —

3 2017-07-02 ▶

Burn My Candle at Both Ends —

1 2011-08-14 ▶

Careless Love Blues —

1 2018-02-25 ▶

Climb Ev'ry Mountain —

14 2026-03-28 ▶

Come Back To Me —

2 2019-10-28 ▶

Day By Day —

1 2016-01-24 ▶

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (feat. Paloma Faith) —

1 2014-11-17 ▶

Diamonds Are Forever —

151 2025-11-13 ▶

Diamonds Are Forever (Glastonbury 2007) —

3 2023-06-25 ▶

Diamonds Are Forever (Mantronik 007 Mix) —

1 2013-01-13 ▶

Don't Cry For Me Argentina —

2 2020-07-05 ▶

Don't Rain On My Parade —

2 2015-01-25 ▶

Don't Take The Lovers From The World —

2 2025-06-13 ▶

Every Time We Say Goodbye —

1 2018-01-28 ▶

Everything's Coming Up Roses —

2 2016-04-17 ▶

Everythings Coming Up Roses —

1 2014-08-24 ▶

Fire Down Below —

2 2016-07-15 ▶

For All We Know —

6 2018-10-11 ▶

For Every Man There's a Woman —

1 2014-01-12 ▶

Get The Party Started —

149 2026-05-16 ▶

Get The Party Started (Radio Edit) —

5 2007-06-23 ▶

Goldfinger —

197 2026-04-08 ▶

Goldfinger (Glastonbury 2007) —

3 2023-06-25 ▶

Goldfinger (Propellerheads mix) —

1 2022-04-01 ▶

Gone —

1 2014-01-18 ▶

Hey Big Spender (Glastonbury 2007) —

1 2020-06-28 ▶

Hey Big Spender (Skeewiff Rewiff) —

2 2024-05-18 ▶

I (Who Have Nothing) —

4 2025-12-02 ▶

I Am What I Am —

1 2016-08-16 ▶

I Am What I Am (Live Version) —

1 2017-01-29 ▶

I Am What I Am (live) —

1 2021-07-12 ▶

I Only Want Some —

1 2009-08-16 ▶

I Owe It All To You **Strictly Embargoed** —

1 2020-10-04 ▶

I Who Have Nothing —

7 2016-03-13 ▶

I Wish You Love —

1 2011-03-06 ▶

I'll Get By —

3 2016-01-11 ▶

I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) —

1 2014-12-20 ▶

I'll Get By Aslong As I Have You —

1 2011-12-10 ▶

I'm Shooting High —

1 2019-06-15 ▶

I'm Still Here —

2 2020-04-04 ▶

I've Got You Under My Skin —

1 2024-07-07 ▶

If I Never Sing Another Song —

1 2017-08-13 ▶

If I Were a Bell —

1 2014-07-13 ▶

If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas) —

5 2020-08-02 ▶

Imagination —

1 2016-03-20 ▶

It Was A Very Good Year —

1 2014-11-17 ▶

Jezahel —

51 2026-05-23 ▶

Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me —

38 2025-12-13 ▶

Let's Face the Music and Dance —

3 2016-02-28 ▶

Light My Fire —

26 2025-07-26 ▶

Light My Fire (Glastonbury 2007) —

1 2022-06-22 ▶

Light My Fire (Glastonbury, 2007) —

1 2023-06-21 ▶

Light My Fire (Kenny Dope Remix) —

2 2019-09-26 ▶

Light My Fire (Remix) —

1 2006-09-16 ▶

Look But Don't Touch —

78 2023-08-11 ▶

Love Is a Many Splendored Thing —

1 2018-07-08 ▶

Macavity —

1 2015-03-27 ▶

Make The World A Little Younger —

1 2017-01-15 ▶

Moonraker —

8 2023-06-25 ▶

Moonraker (Glastonbury 2007) —

3 2023-06-25 ▶

Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang —

2 2015-10-27 ▶

Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang —

1 2022-09-22 ▶

Never Never Never —

14 2016-06-24 ▶

Never, Never, Never —

5 2025-09-20 ▶

Never, Never, Never (Grande, Grande, Grande) —

1 2024-04-20 ▶

New York Medley: New York, New York —

2 2020-07-05 ▶

Nice Men —

32 2020-07-19 ▶

No Good About Goodbye —

2 2020-07-19 ▶

No Regrets —

1 2014-09-20 ▶

Nobody Does It Like Me —

2 2023-12-30 ▶

Nobody Does It Like Me (From 'Seesaw') —

1 2019-02-03 ▶

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever —

1 2018-03-04 ▶

Our Time Is Now —

4 2020-07-19 ▶

Reach for the Stars —

5 2024-08-31 ▶

Reach For The Stars —

1 2011-08-13 ▶

S'wonderful —

3 2018-07-22 ▶

Seesaw Of Dreams —

1 2014-09-20 ▶

Send in the Clowns —

1 2018-05-27 ▶

Slave To The Rhythm —

4 2015-10-25 ▶

Slave To The Ryhthm (Glimmer Twins Remix) —

1 2008-02-22 ▶

Somebody Like Me —

1 2016-12-03 ▶

Something —

23 2025-12-13 ▶

Spinning Wheel —

18 2025-06-11 ▶

Spinning Wheel (DJ Spinna Remix) —

4 2023-02-18 ▶

Starlight Express —

1 2016-11-06 ▶

Sunshine Of My Life —

1 2023-11-26 ▶

Take My Love, Take My Love —

1 2014-11-29 ▶

Thank You for the Years —

1 2015-11-29 ▶

That's Life —

1 2019-01-08 ▶

The Apartment —

1 2010-04-14 ▶

The Boy From Ipanema —

2 2020-07-05 ▶

The Fool On The Hill —

2 2010-05-16 ▶

The Girl From Tiger Bay —

37 2024-04-14 ▶

The Liquidator —

2 2015-05-18 ▶

The Look Of Love —

1 2016-05-08 ▶

The Performance Of My Life —

4 2022-07-09 ▶

This Is My Life —

5 2024-06-10 ▶

This Is My Life (La Vita) —

1 2024-04-26 ▶

This Is What You Are —

24 2015-08-15 ▶

This Time —

9 2015-11-29 ▶

Till (The Moon Deserts The Sky) —

1 2016-03-12 ▶

To Be Loved By A Man —

1 2014-03-15 ▶

What Now My Love —

9 2025-08-16 ▶

When You Smile —

7 2020-09-20 ▶

Where Do I Begin —

1 2017-02-12 ▶

Where Do I Begin (awayteam mix) —

1 2018-09-19 ▶

Where Do I Begin (The Theme From Love Story) —

15 2025-08-27 ▶

Who Can I Turn To —

2 2016-03-21 ▶

You Never Done It Like That —

1 2012-11-24 ▶

You'll Never Know —

6 2025-08-09 ▶

You'll Never Know (Just How Much I Love You) —

1 2020-07-19 ▶