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The Byrds

The Byrds is a group from the US, active from 1964.

Group US 1964–1973 folk rock psychedelic rock country rock

TOTAL PLAYS

1,831

SONGS PLAYED

104

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-18 20:33 · 6 Music — "You Ain't Going Nowhere"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Eight Miles High"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 1,098 60%

Radio 2 731 40%

Radio 1 2 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 06:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Mr Tambourine Man 320 2026-07-31

2 Eight Miles High 276 2026-08-24

3 I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better 152 2026-07-25

4 Turn! Turn! Turn! 132 2021-08-01

5 So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star 128 2016-08-30

6 My Back Pages 105 2025-04-27

7 I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better 85 2011-11-17

8 All I Really Want to Do 77 2026-01-24

9 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) 75 2026-07-20

10 So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star 66 2026-08-22

11 Chestnut Mare 49 2026-04-26

12 You Ain't Going Nowhere 40 2025-05-18

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-24 21:49 Eight Miles High 6 Music

2026-08-23 07:00 Eight Miles High 6 Music

2026-08-22 20:12 So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star 6 Music

2026-08-07 05:33 Eight Miles High 6 Music

2026-07-31 04:57 Mr Tambourine Man Radio 2

2026-07-30 00:57 Eight Miles High 6 Music

2026-07-25 06:32 I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better Radio 2

2026-07-20 12:58 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) Radio 2

2026-05-24 19:03 Mr Tambourine Man Radio 2

2026-05-06 17:57 Mr Tambourine Man Radio 2

2026-05-03 20:28 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) Radio 2

2026-05-03 16:09 Pretty Polly 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

104 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

100 Years From Now —

1 2019-01-01 ▶

All I Really Want to Do —

77 2026-01-24 ▶

All I Really Want To Do —

40 2012-08-14 ▶

Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins —

4 2019-07-24 ▶

Artificial Energy —

2 2019-01-17 ▶

Bad Night at the Whiskey —

2 2019-11-24 ▶

Ballad of Easy Rider —

6 2019-07-29 ▶

Ballad Of Easy Rider —

10 2011-01-17 ▶

Bells of Rhymney —

1 2014-01-28 ▶

Blue Canadian Rockies —

1 2013-02-20 ▶

C.T.A 102 —

2 2014-07-28 ▶

C.T.A.-102 —

2 2023-01-26 ▶

Change Is Now —

7 2019-03-16 ▶

Chestnut Mare —

49 2026-04-26 ▶

Cowgirl in the Sand —

1 2013-03-03 ▶

Deportee —

1 2012-07-15 ▶

Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) —

2 2016-05-15 ▶

Dolphin's Smile —

4 2021-03-15 ▶

Don't Make Waves —

1 2017-04-06 ▶

Don't Miss Your Water —

1 2012-09-30 ▶

Draft Morning —

2 2014-11-03 ▶

Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man —

2 2024-07-14 ▶

Eight Miles High —

276 2026-08-24 ▶

Everybody's Been Burned —

5 2023-01-23 ▶

Everybody's Been Burned (Single Version) —

1 2023-01-21 ▶

Fido —

1 2013-11-06 ▶

From A Distance —

1 2008-04-13 ▶

Full Circle —

2 2022-03-31 ▶

Get to You —

3 2026-03-09 ▶

Glory Glory —

1 2021-06-24 ▶

Goin' Back —

32 2025-09-14 ▶

Gunga Din —

3 2017-04-16 ▶

Have You Seen Her Face —

2 2020-09-20 ▶

He Was a Friend Of Mine —

1 2023-01-12 ▶

He Was A Friend Of Mine —

2 2010-09-16 ▶

Here Without You —

3 2016-02-29 ▶

Hey Joe —

1 2011-12-04 ▶

Hickory Wind —

4 2023-01-07 ▶

I Am a Pilgrim —

3 2018-08-02 ▶

I Knew I'd Want You —

2 2016-12-19 ▶

I Knew I’d Want You —

1 2016-08-28 ▶

I Know You Rider —

1 2025-11-13 ▶

I See You —

3 2023-01-23 ▶

I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better —

152 2026-07-25 ▶

I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better —

85 2011-11-17 ▶

It Happens Each Day —

1 2012-03-14 ▶

It Won't Be Wrong —

1 2019-02-26 ▶

It's All Over Now Baby Blue —

1 2009-03-17 ▶

Jesus Is Just Alright —

1 2022-04-14 ▶

John Riley —

1 2015-06-29 ▶

Just a Season —

1 2017-03-01 ▶

Lady Friend —

16 2024-11-06 ▶

Life In Prison —

1 2023-02-16 ▶

Lost My Drivin' Wheel —

1 2017-03-25 ▶

Moog Raga —

1 2025-08-09 ▶

Mr Spaceman —

6 2015-12-14 ▶

Mr Tambourine Man —

320 2026-07-31 ▶

Mr Tambourine Man (GH Version) —

1 2020-02-28 ▶

Mr. Spaceman —

2 2009-10-21 ▶

Mr. Tambourine Man —

1 2007-02-02 ▶

My Back Pages —

105 2025-04-27 ▶

Old Blue —

3 2020-01-14 ▶

Old John Robertson —

4 2023-05-08 ▶

One Hundred Years from Now —

2 2022-10-20 ▶

One Hundred Years From Now —

5 2011-03-06 ▶

One Hundred Years From Now (Rehearsal Version - Takes 14 and 15 —

1 2014-03-30 ▶

One Hundred Years From Now (Rehearsal Version takes 14 and 15) —

1 2018-04-01 ▶

Pretty Boy Floyd —

3 2025-05-08 ▶

Pretty Polly —

1 2026-05-03 ▶

Renaissance Fair —

4 2023-01-23 ▶

Renaissance Fair [Monterey Pop Festival 1967] —

1 2017-06-19 ▶

Say Goodbye —

1 2013-01-02 ▶

She Don't Care About Time —

11 2022-07-21 ▶

She Don't Care About Time (single version) —

2 2021-02-18 ▶

So You Want to Be a Rock & Roll Star —

1 2012-08-17 ▶

So You Want to Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star —

66 2026-08-22 ▶

So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star —

13 2010-12-10 ▶

So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star —

2 2016-06-29 ▶

So You Want To Be A Rock N Roll Star/Chestnut Mare/Goin' Back —

1 2007-01-26 ▶

So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star —

128 2016-08-30 ▶

Space Odyssey —

1 2019-07-20 ▶

Spanish Harlem Incident —

1 2020-06-18 ▶

The Bells of Rhymney —

9 2022-04-03 ▶

The Bells Of Rhymney —

2 2011-05-12 ▶

The Christian Life —

1 2011-02-05 ▶

The World Turns All Around Her —

1 2017-05-14 ▶

Time Between —

4 2022-07-25 ▶

Tribal Gathering —

1 2022-02-06 ▶

Turn Turn Turn —

3 2010-11-21 ▶

Turn! Turn! Turn! —

132 2021-08-01 ▶

Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) —

75 2026-07-20 ▶

Wasn't Born To Follow —

21 2023-01-22 ▶

Wasn't Born To Follow (Htd Version) —

1 2006-10-09 ▶

Wasnt Born to Follow —

1 2008-05-06 ▶

What’s Happening?!?! —

1 2023-01-23 ▶

White's Lightning —

1 2022-03-21 ▶

Why —

13 2025-05-05 ▶

Why? —

1 2013-09-20 ▶

Why? (single version) —

1 2023-01-23 ▶

Wild Mountain Thyme —

3 2016-08-22 ▶

You Ain't Goin' Nowhere —

1 2016-05-01 ▶

You Ain't Going Nowhere —

40 2025-05-18 ▶

You Don't Miss Your Water —

3 2023-08-20 ▶

You're Still on My Mind —

1 2013-01-21 ▶