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The Darling Buds

The Darling Buds is a group from Newport, active since 1986.

Group Newport since 1986 indie pop rock and indie
TOTAL PLAYS
238
SONGS PLAYED
26
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2005-07-11 23:24 · 6 Music — "Burst"
LAST PLAYED
1 week ago · 6 Music — "Hit The Ground"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
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 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 231 97%
Radio 2 7 3%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 15:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Hit The Ground 147 2026-05-11
2 Burst 22 2025-02-28
3 Shame On You 16 2009-06-03
4 She's Not Crying 8 2016-12-01
5 Let's Go Round There 7 2026-02-07
6 The Things We Do For Love 5 2020-01-10
7 If I Said 5 2016-01-04
8 It's All Up To You - BBC Session 29/03/1987 4 2018-05-15
9 Shame On You - BBC Session 20/08/1987 3 2022-06-17
10 It's All Up To You (Flip Flop) 3 2011-06-20
11 Different Days 3 2010-04-19
12 It's All Up To You (Radio 1 Session, 29th Mar 1987) 1 2026-05-04
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-11 04:11 Hit The Ground 6 Music
2026-05-08 15:58 Hit The Ground 6 Music
2026-05-04 15:28 It's All Up To You (Radio 1 Session, 29th Mar 1987) 6 Music
2026-02-07 20:12 Let's Go Round There Radio 2
2026-01-31 20:35 Let's Go Round There Radio 2
2025-12-05 06:42 Hit The Ground 6 Music
2025-10-19 05:09 Hit The Ground 6 Music
2025-09-17 12:16 Hit The Ground 6 Music
2025-08-19 15:24 Hit The Ground 6 Music
2025-08-11 02:00 Hit The Ground 6 Music
2025-08-07 03:00 Hit The Ground 6 Music
2025-06-23 14:46 Hit The Ground 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

26 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
A Long Day In The Universe — 1 ▶
Burst — 22 ▶
Burst (Early version) — 1 ▶
Different Days — 3 ▶
Different Days - BBC Session 07/02/1989 — 1 ▶
Evergreen — 1 ▶
Hit The Ground — 147 ▶
I Couldn't Remember - BBC Session 29/03/1987 — 1 ▶
If I Said — 5 ▶
It's All Up To You (Flip Flop) — 3 ▶
It's All Up To You (Flip Flop) - BBC Session 07/02/1989 — 1 ▶
It's All Up To You (Radio 1 Session, 29th Mar 1987) — 1 ▶
It's All Up To You - BBC Session 29/03/1987 — 4 ▶
Jump In — 1 ▶
Let's Go 'Round There — 1 ▶
Let's Go Round There — 7 ▶
Shame On You — 16 ▶
Shame On You - BBC Session 20/08/1987 — 3 ▶
She's Not Crying — 8 ▶
She's Not Crying - BBC Session 07/02/1989 — 1 ▶
The Other Night - BBC Session 29/03/1987 — 1 ▶
The Things We Do For Love — 5 ▶
The Things We Do For Love - BBC Session 07/02/1989 — 1 ▶
Twenty One Aches — 1 ▶
Uptight — 1 ▶
When It Feels Good — 1 ▶