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The Bluetones

The Bluetones is a group from the UK, active since 1993.

Group GB since 1993 britpop indie rock indie pop

TOTAL PLAYS

857

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-17 13:34 · 6 Music — "Slight Return"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "Marblehead Johnson"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

200 150 100 50 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

6 Music 669 78%

Radio 2 172 20%

Radio 1 16 2%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 16:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Slight Return 306 2026-04-26

2 Bluetonic 175 2021-09-23

3 Marblehead Johnson 98 2026-05-02

4 Solomon Bites The Worm 79 2026-04-16

5 If... 55 2025-09-22

6 Golden Soul 8 2010-11-20

7 If - BBC Session 09/03/1998 6 2019-01-31

8 Sleazy Bed Track - BBC Session 09/03/1998 5 2012-09-01

9 Don't Stand Me Down - Roundhouse 1996 5 2010-09-13

10 Slight Return - Roundhouse 1996 5 2010-09-13

11 Devil Behind My Smile - Roundhouse 1996 5 2010-09-13

12 Cut Some Rug 4 2020-09-06

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-02 17:41 Marblehead Johnson Radio 2

2026-04-26 06:34 Slight Return Radio 2

2026-04-21 18:03 Slight Return Radio 2

2026-04-16 02:08 Solomon Bites The Worm Radio 2

2026-03-12 03:50 Slight Return Radio 2

2026-02-11 19:56 Slight Return Radio 2

2026-01-04 08:37 Slight Return Radio 2

2025-12-29 03:25 Slight Return Radio 2

2025-11-15 09:38 Slight Return 6 Music

2025-10-19 05:28 Slight Return Radio 2

2025-10-07 18:15 Slight Return Radio 2

2025-09-22 15:59 If... 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

69 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

4 Day Weekend —

2 2011-03-22 ▶

4 Day Weekend - BBC Session 09/03/1998 —

4 2012-09-01 ▶

4 Day Weekend/Sleazy Bed Track - Newcastle University 1998 —

1 2016-10-25 ▶

A New Athens —

3 2010-12-25 ▶

A Parting Gesture —

1 2020-02-14 ▶

After Hours —

1 2010-01-05 ▶

Are You Blue Or Are You Blind - Newcastle University 1998 —

1 2016-10-25 ▶

Are You Blue Or Are You Blind - Roundhouse 1996 —

4 2010-09-13 ▶

Are You Blue Or Are You Blind? —

1 2015-03-30 ▶

Autophilia —

2 2011-08-29 ▶

Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Car) —

1 2010-05-06 ▶

Baby, Back Up —

1 2017-01-20 ▶

Bluetonic —

175 2021-09-23 ▶

Bluetonic - Newcastle University 1998 —

1 2016-10-25 ▶

Bluetonic - Roundhouse 1996 —

3 2010-03-08 ▶

Can't Be Trusted (Radio 1 Session, 5 Jul 1995) —

4 2015-07-05 ▶

Can't Be Trusted - BBC Session 05/07/1995 —

1 2011-07-10 ▶

Carnt Be Trusted —

1 2007-11-06 ▶

Carry Me Home —

3 2010-07-10 ▶

Castle Rock —

1 2021-10-19 ▶

Culling Song —

2 2010-07-24 ▶

Cut Some Rug —

4 2020-09-06 ▶

Cut Some Rug - Newcastle University 1998 —

1 2016-10-25 ▶

Cut Some Rug - Roundhouse 1996 —

2 2009-07-21 ▶

Devil Behind My Smile - Roundhouse 1996 —

5 2010-09-13 ▶

Don't Stand Me Down - Roundhouse 1996 —

5 2010-09-13 ▶

Driftwood (Radio 1 Session, 5 Jul 1995) —

4 2015-07-05 ▶

Driftwood - BBC Session 05/07/1995 —

1 2011-07-10 ▶

fast boy —

1 2010-12-16 ▶

Fastboy —

1 2010-12-16 ▶

Fountainhead - 6 Music Session 12/12/2006 —

1 2010-12-05 ▶

Fountainhead - Hub Session 12/12/2006 —

1 2008-08-16 ▶

Glad To See You back Again (Radio 1 Session, 5 Jul 1995) —

4 2015-07-05 ▶

Glad To See You back Again - BBC Session 05/07/1995 —

1 2011-07-10 ▶

Golden Soul —

8 2010-11-20 ▶

Haunted By You —

3 2010-12-25 ▶

If —

1 2011-03-22 ▶

If - BBC Session 09/03/1998 —

6 2019-01-31 ▶

If... —

55 2025-09-22 ▶

Keep The Home Fires Burning —

1 2011-09-09 ▶

Marblehead Johnson —

98 2026-05-02 ▶

Marblehead Johnson - Roundhouse 1996 —

4 2010-03-08 ▶

My Neighbour's House —

4 2006-10-07 ▶

My Neighbour's House - 6 Music Session 12/12/2006 —

1 2010-12-05 ▶

never going nowhere —

1 2013-08-02 ▶

Putting Out Fires - Roundhouse 1996 —

3 2009-07-21 ▶

Roundtable Montage 06/10/2006 —

1 2006-10-07 ▶

Simple Things - Roundhouse 1996 —

4 2010-03-08 ▶

Sleazy Bed —

1 2010-10-03 ▶

Sleazy Bed Track —

4 2011-03-22 ▶

Sleazy Bed Track - BBC Session 09/03/1998 —

5 2012-09-01 ▶

Slight Return —

306 2026-04-26 ▶

Slight Return (7" Version) —

1 2010-12-08 ▶

Slight Return - Newcastle University 1998 —

3 2020-09-05 ▶

Slight Return - Roundhouse 1996 —

5 2010-09-13 ▶

Solomon Bites The Worm —

79 2026-04-16 ▶

Solomon Bites The Worm - Newcastle University 1998 —

1 2016-10-25 ▶

Stringalong (Radio 1 Session, 5 Jul 1995) —

4 2015-07-05 ▶

Stringalong - BBC Session 05/07/1995 —

2 2014-03-05 ▶

Surrendered —

1 2006-10-07 ▶

Surrendered - 6 Music Session 12/12/2006 —

1 2010-12-05 ▶

Thank You, Not Today —

1 2007-12-08 ▶

The Fountainhead —

1 2020-03-16 ▶

The Notes Between The Notes Between The Notes —

2 2010-09-19 ▶

U.T.A. - BBC Session 09/03/1998 —

1 2008-10-15 ▶

Unpainted Arizona —

1 2012-04-18 ▶

Vampire —

1 2012-10-05 ▶

Zero Tolerance —

2 2025-08-21 ▶

Zorro —

1 2014-03-21 ▶