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The Cars

The Cars is a group from the US, active from 1976.

Group US 1976–1988 new wave power pop aor

TOTAL PLAYS

1,002

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-22 12:18 · 6 Music — "Shake It Up"

LAST PLAYED

1 week ago · Radio 2 — "Drive"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

90 68 45 23 0

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

◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 596 59%

6 Music 401 40%

Radio 1 5 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 03:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 My Best Friend's Girl 311 2026-04-21

2 Just What I Needed 224 2026-03-08

3 Drive 185 2026-05-12

4 You Might Think 69 2024-03-09

5 Heartbeat City 35 2025-06-13

6 Shake It Up 24 2024-09-14

7 Let's Go 22 2019-08-16

8 It's All I Can Do 16 2025-07-27

9 Movin In Stereo - Sussex University 1979 10 2019-10-03

10 I'm In Touch With Your World - Sussex University 1979 10 2019-10-03

11 My Best Friends Girl - Sussex University 1979 9 2016-01-23

12 Good Times Roll 7 2025-08-09

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-12 04:50 Drive Radio 2

2026-05-09 20:51 Drive Radio 2

2026-04-21 00:52 My Best Friend's Girl Radio 2

2026-04-19 15:56 My Best Friend's Girl Radio 2

2026-03-22 22:25 Drive Radio 2

2026-03-08 15:09 Just What I Needed Radio 2

2026-02-14 19:33 Just What I Needed Radio 2

2026-02-06 01:57 My Best Friend's Girl Radio 2

2025-12-03 08:22 Just What I Needed 6 Music

2025-11-14 11:26 Drive Radio 2

2025-11-09 15:27 My Best Friend's Girl Radio 2

2025-10-19 21:07 Drive Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

41 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

A Dream Away —

1 2017-07-06 ▶

All Mixed Up (Radio 1 In Concert, 13 Jan 1979) —

4 2019-10-03 ▶

All Mixed Up - Sussex University 1979 —

6 2016-01-23 ▶

Bye Bye Love (Radio 1 In Concert, 13 Jan 1979) —

4 2019-10-03 ▶

Bye Bye Love - Sussex University 1979 —

5 2016-01-23 ▶

Candy O - Sussex University 1979 —

4 2018-02-03 ▶

Candy-O —

5 2025-04-25 ▶

Don't Cha Stop —

1 2022-08-17 ▶

Don't Cha Stop (Radio 1 In Concert, 13 Jan 1979) —

1 2019-10-03 ▶

Don't Cha Stop - Sussex University 1979 —

6 2013-11-21 ▶

Don't Tell Me No —

1 2023-07-10 ▶

Drive —

185 2026-05-12 ▶

Good Times Roll —

7 2025-08-09 ▶

Heartbeat City —

35 2025-06-13 ▶

Hello Again —

1 2019-02-10 ▶

Hotel Queenie - Sussex University 1979 —

2 2019-10-03 ▶

I'm In Touch With Your World - Sussex University 1979 —

10 2019-10-03 ▶

It's All I Can Do —

16 2025-07-27 ▶

Just What I Needed —

224 2026-03-08 ▶

Let The Good Times Roll —

1 2023-01-14 ▶

Let's Go —

22 2019-08-16 ▶

Magic —

1 2015-10-20 ▶

Movin In Stereo - Sussex University 1979 —

10 2019-10-03 ▶

Moving in Stereo —

3 2023-12-16 ▶

Moving In Stereo —

1 2007-02-28 ▶

My Best Friend's Girl —

311 2026-04-21 ▶

My Best Friends Girl (Radio 1 In Concert, 13 Jan 1979) —

4 2019-10-03 ▶

My Best Friends Girl - Sussex University 1979 —

9 2016-01-23 ▶

Night Spots (Radio 1 In Concert, 13 Jan 1979) —

4 2019-10-03 ▶

Night Spots - Sussex University 1979 —

4 2016-01-23 ▶

Nightspots - Sussex University 1979 —

2 2011-02-19 ▶

Sad Song —

1 2011-04-16 ▶

Shake It Up —

24 2024-09-14 ▶

Since Your Gone —

1 2012-03-18 ▶

Touch and Go —

1 2023-07-10 ▶

Victim of Love —

1 2020-02-02 ▶

Why Can't I Have You —

2 2025-06-05 ▶

You Might Think —

69 2024-03-09 ▶

You're All I've Got Tonight —

3 2015-05-23 ▶

You're All I've Got Tonight (Radio 1 In Concert, 13 Jan 1979) —

3 2019-10-03 ▶

You're All I've Got Tonight - Sussex University 1979 —

7 2016-01-23 ▶