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The Drifters

The Drifters is a group from the US, active since 1953.

Group US since 1953 doo-wop pop soul
TOTAL PLAYS
1,369
SONGS PLAYED
57
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2005-05-28 04:17 · 6 Music — "You Gotta Pay Your Dues"
LAST PLAYED
2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "This Magic Moment"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026
200 150 100 50 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

Radio 2 1,289 94%
6 Music 78 6%
Radio 1 2 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 06:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 This Magic Moment 188 2026-05-04
2 Save the Last Dance for Me 171 2026-03-08
3 Saturday Night At The Movies 158 2025-08-31
4 Under the Boardwalk 118 2026-01-20
5 Up On The Roof 105 2025-12-20
6 Come On Over To My Place 81 2026-03-14
7 Down On The Beach Tonight 56 2025-11-18
8 On Broadway 55 2026-03-07
9 There Goes My First Love 46 2025-01-01
10 Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies 46 2024-09-01
11 Dance with Me 44 2026-04-26
12 You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book 42 2026-01-24
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-04 13:42 This Magic Moment Radio 2
2026-04-26 01:36 Dance with Me Radio 2
2026-04-12 01:50 This Magic Moment Radio 2
2026-03-28 01:36 Dance with Me Radio 2
2026-03-14 07:36 Come On Over To My Place Radio 2
2026-03-08 19:44 Save the Last Dance for Me Radio 2
2026-03-07 06:54 On Broadway Radio 2
2026-03-01 19:49 This Magic Moment Radio 2
2026-01-31 01:50 This Magic Moment Radio 2
2026-01-26 23:52 On Broadway Radio 2
2026-01-24 03:18 You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book Radio 2
2026-01-23 04:13 Save the Last Dance for Me Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

57 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
At the Club — 33 ▶
Baby I Dig Love — 1 ▶
Baby What I Mean — 5 ▶
Baltimore — 1 ▶
Can I Take You Home Little Girl? — 1 ▶
Come On Over To My Place — 81 ▶
Dance with Me — 44 ▶
Dance With Me — 6 ▶
Down On The Beach Tonight — 56 ▶
Drip Drop — 1 ▶
Every Night's a Saturday Night With You — 1 ▶
Follow Me — 2 ▶
Fools Fall in Love — 3 ▶
Fools Fall In Love — 1 ▶
Hello Happiness — 6 ▶
I Can't Believe It's Over — 1 ▶
I Count the Tears — 6 ▶
I Need You Now — 1 ▶
I'll Take You Home — 3 ▶
I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing — 3 ▶
I've Got Sand in My Shoes — 4 ▶
Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies — 46 ▶
Kissin' In The Back Row Of The Movies — 20 ▶
Like Sister & Brother — 14 ▶
Like Sister And Brother — 13 ▶
Love Games — 1 ▶
Mexican Divorce — 2 ▶
Money Honey — 1 ▶
More — 1 ▶
No Sweet Lovin' — 1 ▶
Nobody but Me — 1 ▶
On Broadway — 55 ▶
On The Street Where You Live — 1 ▶
One Way Love — 1 ▶
Please Stay — 5 ▶
Rat Race — 1 ▶
Room Full of Tears — 1 ▶
Ruby Baby — 1 ▶
Saturday Night At The Movies — 158 ▶
Save the Last Dance for Me — 171 ▶
Some Kind of Wonderful — 4 ▶
Stand by Me — 2 ▶
Stranger On the Shore — 1 ▶
Such a Night — 3 ▶
Sweets For My Sweet — 2 ▶
There Goes My Baby — 14 ▶
There Goes My First Love — 46 ▶
This Magic Moment — 188 ▶
Under the Boardwalk — 118 ▶
Under The Boardwalk — 33 ▶
Up In The Streets Of Harlem — 2 ▶
Up On The Roof — 105 ▶
When My Little Girl Is Smiling — 13 ▶
White Christmas — 25 ▶
You Gotta Pay Your Dues — 3 ▶
You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book — 42 ▶
You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book — 14 ▶