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The Goons

The Goons is a group from the UK, active from 1951.

Group GB 1951–1972 comedy british uk
TOTAL PLAYS
35
SONGS PLAYED
7
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2008-06-05 05:13 · Radio 2 — "I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas"
LAST PLAYED
1 year ago · Radio 2 — "The Ying Tong Song"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2008 — 2025
8 6 4 2 0
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 25 71%
6 Music 10 29%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 04:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 The Ying Tong Song 18 2025-04-28
2 I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas 10 2020-12-18
3 Ying Tong Song 3 2022-01-28
4 The Raspberry Song 1 2017-01-28
5 The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea 1 2014-01-27
6 This is the BBC Home Service 1 2013-03-08
7 I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas 1 2008-06-05
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-04-28 10:46 The Ying Tong Song Radio 2
2025-04-27 04:04 The Ying Tong Song Radio 2
2024-08-21 21:13 The Ying Tong Song 6 Music
2022-01-28 16:57 Ying Tong Song 6 Music
2021-09-23 10:41 The Ying Tong Song Radio 2
2021-09-19 04:31 The Ying Tong Song Radio 2
2020-12-18 16:57 I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas 6 Music
2020-02-09 12:57 The Ying Tong Song 6 Music
2019-04-09 02:26 Ying Tong Song Radio 2
2019-04-07 14:27 Ying Tong Song Radio 2
2019-01-15 04:56 The Ying Tong Song 6 Music
2018-03-12 10:44 The Ying Tong Song 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

7 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
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I'm Walking Backwards for Christmas — 10 ▶
I'm Walking Backwards For Christmas — 1 ▶
The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea — 1 ▶
The Raspberry Song — 1 ▶
The Ying Tong Song — 18 ▶
This is the BBC Home Service — 1 ▶
Ying Tong Song — 3 ▶