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That Petrol Emotion

That Petrol Emotion is a group from the UK, active from 1985.

Group GB 1985–1994 rock and indie indie
TOTAL PLAYS
245
SONGS PLAYED
60
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2005-06-08 07:05 · 6 Music — "Big Decision 1990"
LAST PLAYED
7 months ago · 6 Music — "Big Decision"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2025
20 15 10 5 0
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 243 99%
Radio 2 2 1%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 22:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Big Decision 78 2025-09-28
2 Candy Love Satellite 22 2023-05-09
3 Sensitize 11 2023-09-18
4 It's A Good Thing - Reading University 1990 7 2016-10-24
5 V2 5 2017-08-01
6 Sooner Or Later - Reading University 1990 5 2016-10-24
7 Genius Move - Reading University 1990 5 2009-12-03
8 Big Decision - Reading University 1990 5 2009-12-03
9 It's a Good Thing 4 2024-08-25
10 Party Games (Radio 1 Session, 26 Apr 1987) 4 2022-12-15
11 Tingle - Reading University 1990 4 2015-07-21
12 Sensitize - Reading University 1990 4 2015-07-21
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-09-28 07:12 Big Decision 6 Music
2025-05-22 20:07 For What It's Worth (Radio 1 Session, 16 Apr 1986) 6 Music
2025-05-21 20:15 Zig Zag Wanderer (Radio 1 Session, 16 Apr 1986) 6 Music
2025-05-20 21:21 Spin Cycle (Radio 1 Session, 16 Apr 1986) 6 Music
2025-05-19 20:26 Belly Bugs (Radio 1 Session, 16 Apr 1986) 6 Music
2025-03-14 18:54 Creeping To The Cross 6 Music
2025-03-14 18:52 Creeping To The Cross 6 Music
2024-08-25 18:07 It's a Good Thing 6 Music
2024-07-08 02:25 7th Wave Radio 2
2024-05-24 17:52 Big Decision 6 Music
2024-04-11 20:00 Big Decision 6 Music
2024-02-18 17:01 Big Decision 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

60 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
7th Wave — 1 ▶
Abandon — 1 ▶
Abandon - Reading University 1990 — 4 ▶
Abandon - Reading University 1990 — 3 ▶
Belly Bugs (Radio 1 Session, 16 Apr 1986) — 3 ▶
Big Decision — 78 ▶
Big Decision (12") — 1 ▶
Big Decision (BBC Live Recording, Reading University, 16 Oct 1990) — 1 ▶
Big Decision (Extended Mix) — 1 ▶
Big Decision (Extended Version) — 1 ▶
Big Decision (John Peel session 16th Dec 1986) — 1 ▶
Big Decision - Reading University 1990 — 5 ▶
Big Decision - Reading University 1990 — 3 ▶
Big Decision 1990 — 1 ▶
Blind Spot (John Peel session 11.06.1985) — 1 ▶
Candy Love Satellite — 22 ▶
Chester Burnett (John Peel session 16th Dec 1986) — 1 ▶
Creeping To The Cross — 3 ▶
Creeping To The Cross (BBC Live Recording, Reading University, 16 Oct 1990) — 1 ▶
Creeping To The Cross - Reading University 1990 — 1 ▶
Creeping To The Cross - Reading University 1990 — 3 ▶
For What It's Worth (Radio 1 Session, 16 Apr 1986) — 3 ▶
Genius Move — 3 ▶
Genius Move (BBC Live Recording, Reading University, 16 Oct 1990) — 2 ▶
Genius Move (Live) — 1 ▶
Genius Move (Radio 1 Session, 26 Apr 1987) — 2 ▶
Genius Move - Reading University 1990 — 5 ▶
Genius Move - Reading University 1990 — 3 ▶
Here It Is Take It ! — 1 ▶
Here It Is Take It ! (Radio 1 Session, 26 Apr 1987) — 3 ▶
Hey Venus — 1 ▶
Hey Venus - Reading University 1990 — 1 ▶
Inside (John Peel session 16th Dec 1986) — 1 ▶
It's a Good Thing — 4 ▶
It's A Good Thing — 1 ▶
It's A Good Thing (BBC Live Recording, Reading University, 16 Oct 1990) — 2 ▶
It's A Good Thing - Reading University 1990 — 4 ▶
It's A Good Thing - Reading University 1990 — 7 ▶
Keen — 3 ▶
Me And Baby Brother (Radio 1 Session, 26 Apr 1987) — 3 ▶
Party Games — 2 ▶
Party Games (Radio 1 Session, 26 Apr 1987) — 4 ▶
Scum Surfin' — 1 ▶
Sensitize — 11 ▶
Sensitize - Reading University 1990 — 3 ▶
Sensitize - Reading University 1990 — 4 ▶
Sooner Or Later 1990 — 1 ▶
Sooner Or Later - Reading University 1990 — 3 ▶
Sooner Or Later - Reading University 1990 — 5 ▶
Spin Cycle (Radio 1 Session, 16 Apr 1986) — 3 ▶
Swamp — 1 ▶
Swamp (John Peel session 16th Dec 1986) — 1 ▶
Swamp (Remix) — 1 ▶
Tingle — 3 ▶
Tingle - Reading University 1990 — 2 ▶
Tingle - Reading University 1990 — 4 ▶
Under The Sky — 1 ▶
V2 — 5 ▶
V2 (John Peel session 11.6.1985) — 1 ▶
Zig Zag Wanderer (Radio 1 Session, 16 Apr 1986) — 3 ▶