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The Animals

The Animals is a group from the UK, active from 1963.

Group GB 1963–1983 psychedelic rock blues rock rock
TOTAL PLAYS
873
SONGS PLAYED
38
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2005-02-21 19:51 · 6 Music — "House Of The Rising Sun"
LAST PLAYED
1 week ago · Radio 2 — "It's My Life"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
90 68 45 23 0
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 515 59%
6 Music 353 40%
Radio 1 5 1%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 169 2026-05-02
2 House of the Rising Sun 167 2025-01-06
3 We've Gotta Get Out of This Place 112 2018-01-06
4 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 87 2026-03-07
5 We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place 84 2011-11-13
6 It's My Life 52 2026-05-09
7 Bring It On Home To Me 34 2025-05-18
8 House Of The Rising Sun 33 2011-10-19
9 I'm Crying 21 2025-09-16
10 Don't Bring Me Down 20 2025-05-18
11 Baby Let Me Take You Home 18 2022-06-09
12 Outcast 14 2024-11-11
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-09 06:46 It's My Life Radio 2
2026-05-04 16:06 The House of the Rising Sun Radio 2
2026-05-02 06:51 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Radio 2
2026-04-20 10:41 The House of the Rising Sun Radio 2
2026-04-19 19:44 The House of the Rising Sun Radio 2
2026-04-19 04:03 The House of the Rising Sun Radio 2
2026-03-07 07:25 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Radio 2
2025-12-29 01:25 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 6 Music
2025-12-28 14:26 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 6 Music
2025-12-13 07:35 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Radio 2
2025-11-17 11:50 The House of the Rising Sun Radio 2
2025-11-16 20:06 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

38 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Ain't That So (feat. Eric Burdon) — 1 ▶
Around And Around — 1 ▶
Baby Let Me Take You Home — 18 ▶
Boom Boom — 1 ▶
Bright Lights Big City — 3 ▶
Bring It On Home To Me — 34 ▶
Bury My Body — 1 ▶
Club a Go Go — 2 ▶
Dimples — 2 ▶
Don't Bring Me Down — 20 ▶
Don't Bring Me Down. — 4 ▶
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood — 169 ▶
For Miss Caulker — 2 ▶
Gonna Send You Back To Walker — 4 ▶
Good Times — 5 ▶
House of the Rising Sun — 167 ▶
House Of The Rising Sun — 33 ▶
House Of The Rising Sun - BBC Session — 1 ▶
I Believe to My Soul — 1 ▶
I'm Crying — 21 ▶
Inside - Looking Out — 1 ▶
Inside Looking Out — 6 ▶
Inside- Looking Out — 1 ▶
Inside-Looking Out — 2 ▶
It's My Life — 52 ▶
It's My Life. — 1 ▶
Mess Around — 2 ▶
One Monkey Don't Stop No Show — 2 ▶
Outcast — 14 ▶
Roadrunner — 2 ▶
San Franciscan Nights — 1 ▶
Squeeze Her, Taste Her — 2 ▶
That's All I Am to You — 1 ▶
The House of the Rising Sun — 11 ▶
The Story of Bo Diddley — 2 ▶
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place — 87 ▶
We've Gotta Get Out of This Place — 112 ▶
We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place — 84 ▶