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The Boomtown Rats

The Boomtown Rats is a group from Ireland, active from 1975.

Group IE 1975–1986 post-punk new wave punk rock

TOTAL PLAYS

757

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-25 05:58 · 6 Music — "Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) 1982"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · 6 Music — "I Don't Like Mondays"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

70 53 35 18 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 2 410 54%

6 Music 346 46%

Radio 1 1 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 02:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Rat Trap 201 2026-05-03

2 I Don't Like Mondays 175 2026-05-03

3 Looking After Number One 65 2025-09-21

4 Joey's on the Street Again 40 2025-09-20

5 Like Clockwork 29 2025-09-20

6 She's So Modern 28 2025-09-20

7 Banana Republic 21 2025-12-04

8 Someone's Looking At You 12 2025-09-20

9 Rat Trap - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 9 2019-02-26

10 Like Clockwork - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 8 2019-02-26

11 I Don't Like Mondays - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 8 2016-01-17

12 Up All Night (Radio 1 In Concert, 19 Jun 1982) 6 2019-04-27

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-03 23:17 I Don't Like Mondays 6 Music

2026-05-03 14:41 Rat Trap Radio 2

2026-05-03 12:17 I Don't Like Mondays 6 Music

2026-05-01 21:47 Rat Trap Radio 2

2026-03-31 14:55 Rat Trap Radio 2

2025-12-04 03:47 Banana Republic Radio 2

2025-11-30 17:46 Banana Republic Radio 2

2025-10-22 08:35 Rat Trap Radio 2

2025-10-06 01:01 Monster Monkeys 6 Music

2025-10-05 19:11 I Don't Like Mondays Radio 2

2025-10-05 14:05 Monster Monkeys 6 Music

2025-09-23 19:03 Rat Trap Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

71 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

(Watch Out For) The Normal People —

2 2012-08-26 ▶

(Watch Out For) The Normal People (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 15 May 1978) —

1 2017-10-22 ▶

(Watch Out For) The Normal People (Radio 1 Session, 15 May 1978) —

3 2016-08-28 ▶

And I Do —

1 2021-10-11 ▶

Back To Boomtown —

2 2025-09-20 ▶

Banana Republic —

21 2025-12-04 ▶

Barefootin —

1 2005-04-17 ▶

Blind Date —

1 2013-08-07 ▶

Charmed Lives - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

6 2019-02-26 ▶

Charmed Lives 1982 —

1 2005-02-26 ▶

Close As You'll Ever Be —

1 2014-04-13 ▶

Dave —

2 2025-07-12 ▶

Diamond Smiles —

5 2019-12-07 ▶

Do The Rat (B-side) —

1 2025-09-20 ▶

Having My Picture Taken - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

6 2019-02-26 ▶

Having My Picture Taken 1982 —

4 2010-12-05 ▶

Here's a Postcard —

2 2020-06-20 ▶

House On Fire 1982 —

2 2010-03-06 ▶

House On Fire - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

5 2018-04-07 ▶

I Don't Like Mondays —

175 2026-05-03 ▶

I Don't Like Mondays 1982 —

4 2010-12-05 ▶

I Don't Like Mondays (Live Aid 1985) —

1 2020-07-11 ▶

I Don't Like Mondays (Live at Live Aid) —

2 2025-07-12 ▶

I Don't Like Mondays (Radio 1 In Concert, 19 Jun 1982) —

2 2018-04-07 ▶

I Don't Like Mondays - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

8 2016-01-17 ▶

It's All The Rage —

1 2022-11-21 ▶

Joey's on the Street Again —

40 2025-09-20 ▶

Joey's On The Street Again (BBC session) —

3 2005-09-07 ▶

Keep It Up - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

6 2019-02-26 ▶

Like Clockwork —

29 2025-09-20 ▶

Like Clockwork (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 15 May 1978) —

2 2018-08-15 ▶

Like Clockwork (Radio 1 Session, 15 May 1978) —

3 2016-08-28 ▶

Like Clockwork - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

8 2019-02-26 ▶

Like Clockwork 1982 —

2 2010-12-05 ▶

Living In An Island —

2 2012-08-26 ▶

Living In An Island (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 15 May 1978) —

2 2018-08-15 ▶

Living In An Island (Radio 1 Session, 15 May 1978) —

2 2016-08-28 ▶

Lookin' After No. 1 —

1 2023-09-01 ▶

Looking After Number One —

65 2025-09-21 ▶

Looking After Number One (BBC session) —

4 2005-06-27 ▶

Mary of the 4th Form —

2 2019-12-05 ▶

Mary Of The 4Th Form - Maida Vale 1978 —

1 2005-03-03 ▶

Mary Of The Forth Form —

1 2025-09-20 ▶

Mary Of The Fourth Form —

5 2012-06-10 ▶

Me And Howard Hughes —

2 2025-09-20 ▶

Me And Howard Hughes (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 15 May 1978) —

2 2018-08-15 ▶

Me And Howard Hughes (Radio 1 Session, 15 May 1978) —

2 2016-08-28 ▶

Monster Monkeys —

4 2025-10-06 ▶

Neon Heart —

1 2013-08-11 ▶

Never In A Million Years - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

4 2018-04-07 ▶

Nothing Happend Today - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

6 2018-04-07 ▶

Nothing Happened Today 1982 —

2 2010-12-05 ▶

Rat Trap —

201 2026-05-03 ▶

Rat Trap - 1982 —

3 2010-12-05 ▶

Rat Trap - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

9 2019-02-26 ▶

She's So Modern —

28 2025-09-20 ▶

Sleep - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

4 2018-04-07 ▶

Someone Looking At You —

1 2011-11-17 ▶

Someone's Looking At You —

12 2025-09-20 ▶

The Boomtown Rats! —

1 2013-08-11 ▶

There's No Tomorrow Like Today —

2 2023-02-27 ▶

Trash Glam Baby —

2 2020-01-13 ▶

Trash Glam, Baby —

4 2022-05-21 ▶

Under Their Thumb - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

6 2019-02-26 ▶

Up All Night —

1 2015-10-17 ▶

Up All Night 1982 —

1 2005-02-26 ▶

Up All Night (Radio 1 In Concert, 19 Jun 1982) —

6 2019-04-27 ▶

Up All Night - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

6 2015-07-18 ▶

Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) 1982 —

2 2005-02-26 ▶

Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) - Hammersmith Odeon 1982 —

6 2018-04-07 ▶

Wind Chill Factor 1982 —

1 2010-12-05 ▶