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The Cardigans

The Cardigans is a group from Sweden, active since 1992.

Group SE since 1992 rock indie pop alternative rock

TOTAL PLAYS

2,142

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-20 16:27 · 6 Music — "Lovefool"

LAST PLAYED

3 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Carnival"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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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 1,171 55%

Radio 2 911 43%

Radio 1 55 3%

1Xtra 5 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 05:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Lovefool 671 2026-08-18

2 My Favourite Game 619 2026-08-18

3 Erase/Rewind 209 2026-08-17

4 Carnival 168 2026-08-19

5 Hanging Around 101 2026-05-22

6 I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer 62 2024-07-08

7 Rise and Shine 61 2025-08-26

8 Hanging around. 35 2008-12-10

9 For What It's Worth 31 2024-08-17

10 Lovefool - Reading Festival 1997 12 2012-09-25

11 Carnival - Reading Festival 1997 10 2012-09-25

12 Rise And Shine - Reading Festival 1997 9 2012-09-25

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-19 04:48 Carnival 6 Music

2026-08-18 15:56 Lovefool Radio 2

2026-08-18 09:26 My Favourite Game Radio 2

2026-08-17 08:19 Erase/Rewind 6 Music

2026-08-10 00:46 Lovefool Radio 2

2026-08-09 07:48 My Favourite Game Radio 2

2026-08-08 20:45 Erase/Rewind Radio 2

2026-08-07 02:38 My Favourite Game Radio 2

2026-08-07 02:34 Carnival Radio 2

2026-08-05 12:16 Lovefool 6 Music

2026-08-01 10:39 Been It 6 Music

2026-07-31 02:46 Erase/Rewind 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

74 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

03.45 No Sleep —

1 2011-08-29 ▶

A Good Horse —

4 2012-01-25 ▶

And Then You Kissed Me —

1 2011-09-06 ▶

Been It —

4 2026-08-01 ▶

Been It - Reading Festival 1997 —

7 2012-01-03 ▶

Been It - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

Burning Down The House —

2 2010-11-20 ▶

Carnival —

168 2026-08-19 ▶

Carnival 1999 —

1 2008-10-09 ▶

Carnival - Reading Festival 1997 —

10 2012-09-25 ▶

Carnival - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

Celia Inside —

2 2023-04-16 ▶

Changes —

2 2025-07-26 ▶

Communication —

2 2011-11-08 ▶

Do You Believe (Radio 1 In Concert, 29 Apr 1999) —

2 2020-07-20 ▶

Do You Believe - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

Don't Blame Your Daughter - 6Music Session 29/09/2005 —

1 2011-07-26 ▶

Erase / Rewind (Dim's From The Old School Mix) —

1 2023-01-28 ▶

Erase / Rewind - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

Erase/Rewind —

209 2026-08-17 ▶

Erase/Rewind 1999 —

1 2008-10-09 ▶

Erase/Rewind (2008 Remix by Kleerup) —

2 2023-09-01 ▶

Erase/Rewind (Dimitri From The Old School) (Exclusive Remix) —

1 2024-08-02 ▶

Erase/Rewind (Radio 1 In Concert, 29 Apr 1999) —

1 2019-07-13 ▶

Explode - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

1 2014-09-27 ▶

For What It's Worth —

31 2024-08-17 ▶

For What It's Worth. —

3 2008-07-23 ▶

Hanging Around —

101 2026-05-22 ▶

Hanging Around (Htd Version) —

1 2006-11-30 ▶

Hanging Around - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

3 2019-07-13 ▶

Hanging around. —

35 2008-12-10 ▶

Happy Meal II —

1 2006-12-05 ▶

Happy Meal Ii - Reading Festival 1997 —

6 2010-03-12 ▶

Higher (Radio 1 In Concert, 29 Apr 1999) —

5 2020-07-20 ▶

Higher - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

I Need Some Fine Wine And You, And You Need To Be Nicer —

1 2010-09-23 ▶

I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer —

62 2024-07-08 ▶

I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To be Nicer - 6Music Session 29/09/2005 —

3 2013-11-27 ▶

Iron Man —

7 2026-05-16 ▶

Losers - Reading Festival 1997 —

6 2010-03-12 ▶

Love Fool (Tiff Cornish Rework) —

2 2024-07-18 ▶

Love Fool - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

Love Fool 1999 —

2 2008-10-09 ▶

Lovefool —

671 2026-08-18 ▶

Lovefool (Puck Version) —

3 2025-11-01 ▶

Lovefool (Radio 1 In Concert, 29 Apr 1999) —

1 2019-07-13 ▶

Lovefool (Remix) —

3 2026-02-11 ▶

Lovefool (Tee's Club Radio Edit) —

2 2021-07-17 ▶

Lovefool (Tee's Club Radio) —

2 2026-02-08 ▶

Lovefool (Todd Terry Remix) —

1 2023-06-02 ▶

LoveFool (todd terry's club mix) —

2 2026-07-26 ▶

lovefool (tyler fedchuk's 1/2ALIVE edit) —

3 2017-02-25 ▶

Lovefool - Reading Festival 1997 —

12 2012-09-25 ▶

Lovefool 1997 —

1 2005-09-01 ▶

Marvel Hill —

1 2012-09-26 ▶

Marvel Hill - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

My Favorite Game (Radio 1 In Concert, 29 Apr 1999) —

1 2019-07-13 ▶

My Favorite Game - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

3 2016-07-23 ▶

My Favourite Game —

619 2026-08-18 ▶

My Favourite Game (Faithless Remix) —

6 2025-09-12 ▶

Never Recover - Reading Festival 1997 —

4 2012-09-25 ▶

Paralysed - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

Paralyzed (Radio 1 In Concert, 29 Apr 1999) —

3 2019-07-13 ▶

Rise & Shine —

1 2007-07-22 ▶

Rise and Shine —

61 2025-08-26 ▶

Rise And Shine - Reading Festival 1997 —

9 2012-09-25 ▶

Rise And Shine - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath —

4 2025-07-06 ▶

Sick and Tired —

6 2020-12-29 ▶

Sick and Tired (Radio 1 In Concert, 29 Apr 1999) —

2 2019-07-13 ▶

Sick And Tired - Reading Festival 1997 —

6 2012-01-03 ▶

Sick And Tired - The Royal Albert Hall, London 1999 —

2 2014-09-27 ▶

The Boys Are Back in Town —

1 2012-12-12 ▶

You're the Storm —

2 2024-02-25 ▶