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The Chords

The Chords is a group from the UK, active from 1978.

Group GB 1978–1981 power pop new wave london
TOTAL PLAYS
45
SONGS PLAYED
12
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2007-10-18 19:37 · 6 Music — "Sh-boom"
LAST PLAYED
8 months ago · Radio 2 — "Sh-Boom"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2007 — 2025
7 5 4 2 0
'07 '10 '13 '16 '19 '22 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 34 76%
Radio 2 11 24%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Maybe Tomorrow 11 2025-03-19
2 Sh-Boom 10 2025-09-14
3 Maybe Tomorrow (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) 5 2021-07-19
4 Something Missing (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) 4 2021-07-19
5 Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) 3 2023-03-02
6 Now It's Gone (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) 3 2019-10-12
7 Something's Missing 2 2023-05-23
8 It's No Use (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) 2 2019-10-12
9 Sh Boom 2 2015-06-22
10 Maybe Tomrorow 1 2023-08-03
11 The British Way Of Life 1 2015-10-09
12 Sh-boom 1 2007-10-18
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-09-14 19:41 Sh-Boom Radio 2
2025-07-17 19:57 Sh-Boom Radio 2
2025-03-19 21:33 Maybe Tomorrow 6 Music
2024-12-15 20:53 Sh-Boom Radio 2
2023-08-03 15:07 Maybe Tomrorow 6 Music
2023-05-23 17:53 Something's Missing 6 Music
2023-03-02 01:10 Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) 6 Music
2021-08-04 01:10 Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) 6 Music
2021-07-19 22:01 Something Missing (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) 6 Music
2021-07-19 20:40 Maybe Tomorrow (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) 6 Music
2020-10-11 12:10 Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) 6 Music
2020-07-27 22:04 Something Missing (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

12 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
It's No Use (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) — 2 ▶
Maybe Tomorrow — 11 ▶
Maybe Tomorrow (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) — 5 ▶
Maybe Tomrorow — 1 ▶
Now It's Gone (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) — 3 ▶
Sh Boom — 2 ▶
Sh-Boom — 10 ▶
Sh-boom — 1 ▶
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) — 3 ▶
Something Missing (Radio 1 Session, 3 Jul 1979) — 4 ▶
Something's Missing — 2 ▶
The British Way Of Life — 1 ▶