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The Comsat Angels

The Comsat Angels is a group from the UK, active from 1979.

Group GB 1979–2010 post-punk new wave uk
TOTAL PLAYS
165
SONGS PLAYED
42
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2005-02-17 02:27 · 6 Music — "Independence Day"
LAST PLAYED
8 months ago · 6 Music — "Independence Day"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2025
20 15 10 5 0
'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 163 99%
Radio 2 2 1%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 20:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Independence Day 60 2025-09-21
2 Independence Day. 18 2008-11-24
3 Eye Of The Lens (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) 10 2024-09-19
4 Sleep No More 6 2024-09-16
5 Independence Day - BBC Session 10/10/1979 6 2013-01-14
6 Be Brave (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) 5 2022-04-04
7 Baby - BBC Session 10/10/1979 5 2013-09-23
8 Waiting For A Miracle - BBC Session 29/04/1980 3 2019-02-13
9 At Sea (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) 3 2016-02-03
10 A World Away - BBC Session 14/08/1983 3 2014-01-15
11 Nature Trails - BBC Session 14/08/1983 3 2014-01-15
12 Island Heart - BBC Session 14/08/1983 3 2014-01-15
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-09-21 07:52 Independence Day 6 Music
2024-12-28 06:12 Independence Day 6 Music
2024-09-19 20:00 Eye Of The Lens (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) 6 Music
2024-09-16 23:17 Sleep No More 6 Music
2024-03-12 00:17 Sleep No More 6 Music
2023-10-31 00:17 Sleep No More 6 Music
2023-07-13 02:17 Sleep No More 6 Music
2023-01-10 00:17 Sleep No More 6 Music
2022-08-11 02:57 Independence Day 6 Music
2022-04-04 22:09 Be Brave (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) 6 Music
2022-04-04 20:42 Eye Of The Lens (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) 6 Music
2022-01-25 00:17 Sleep No More 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

42 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
A World Away (Radio 1 Session, 14 Aug 1983) — 2 ▶
A World Away - BBC Session 14/08/1983 — 3 ▶
After The Rain — 1 ▶
Alicia - Paris Theatre 1983 — 1 ▶
At Sea (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) — 3 ▶
Baby (John Peel Session 10.10.1979) — 1 ▶
Baby (Radio 1 Session, 10 Oct 1979) — 1 ▶
Baby - BBC Session 10/10/1979 — 5 ▶
Be Brave (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) — 5 ▶
Dark Parade (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) — 1 ▶
Driving — 1 ▶
Eye of the Lens — 1 ▶
Eye Of The Lens (Radio 1 Session, 3 Feb 1981) — 10 ▶
Gone — 1 ▶
Here Is The Range - BBC Session 29/04/1980 — 2 ▶
I Hear A New World — 1 ▶
Independence Day — 60 ▶
Independence Day BBC Session 10/10/1979 — 2 ▶
Independence Day (John Peel Session 10.10.1979) — 1 ▶
Independence Day (Radio 1 Session, 10 Oct 1979) — 1 ▶
Independence Day - BBC Session 10/10/1979 — 6 ▶
Independence Day - Paris Theatre 1983 — 1 ▶
Independence Day. — 18 ▶
Island Heart (Radio 1 Session, 14 Aug 1983) — 1 ▶
Island Heart - BBC Session 14/08/1983 — 3 ▶
Island Heart - Paris Theatre 1983 — 1 ▶
Ju Ju Money (John Peel Session 10.10.1979) — 1 ▶
Ju Ju Money (Radio 1 Session, 10 Oct 1979) — 1 ▶
Ju Ju Money - BBC Session 10/10/1979 — 3 ▶
Monkey Pilot - BBC Session 29/04/1980 — 2 ▶
Mr Memory (Radio 1 Session, 14 Aug 1983) — 2 ▶
Mr Memory - BBC Session 14/08/1983 — 2 ▶
Mr Memory - Paris Theatre 1983 — 1 ▶
Nature Trails (Radio 1 Session, 14 Aug 1983) — 1 ▶
Nature Trails - BBC Session 14/08/1983 — 3 ▶
Real Story / What Else - Paris Theatre 1983 — 1 ▶
Sleep No More — 6 ▶
Total War Girl (Radio 1 Session, 10 Oct 1979) — 1 ▶
Total War Girl - BBC Session 10/10/1979 — 3 ▶
Waiting for a Miracle — 1 ▶
Waiting For A Miracle - BBC Session 29/04/1980 — 3 ▶
Will You Stay Tonight - Paris Theatre 1983 — 1 ▶