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The Melodians

The Melodians is a group from JM, active since 1963.

Group JM since 1963 reggae rocksteady ska
TOTAL PLAYS
86
SONGS PLAYED
21
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2008-09-09 01:38 · Radio 2 — "Rivers Of Babylon"
LAST PLAYED
2 months ago · Radio 2 — "I'll Get Along Without You"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2008 — 2026
20 15 10 5 0
'08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 31 36%
6 Music 30 35%
1Xtra 19 22%
Radio 1 6 7%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 22:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Rivers Of Babylon 30 2025-12-06
2 Sweet Sensation 19 2025-09-15
3 You Have Caught Me 6 2020-02-16
4 Come On Little Girl 4 2018-12-30
5 You Don't Need Me (feat. U-Roy) 4 2018-12-30
6 Banana Water 3 2017-07-23
7 Submission 2 2023-06-11
8 When The Sun Goes Down 2 2019-08-19
9 What More Can I Say 2 2018-12-02
10 When The Sun Comes Down 2 2014-07-06
11 The Good The Bad And The Ugly 2 2011-05-04
12 I'll Get Along Without You 1 2026-03-09
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-03-09 22:39 I'll Get Along Without You Radio 2
2025-12-06 12:01 Rivers Of Babylon 6 Music
2025-09-15 22:24 Sweet Sensation Radio 2
2025-05-18 04:48 Rivers Of Babylon 1Xtra
2025-05-11 13:48 Rivers Of Babylon 1Xtra
2025-03-02 16:43 Rivers Of Babylon Radio 2
2025-02-16 11:33 Sweet Sensation 6 Music
2024-08-31 20:26 Sweet Sensation 6 Music
2024-04-09 14:21 Sweet Sensation 6 Music
2023-09-17 05:01 Rivers Of Babylon 1Xtra
2023-09-10 13:01 Rivers Of Babylon 1Xtra
2023-08-15 00:22 Rivers Of Babylon 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

21 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Banana Water — 3 ▶
Come On Little Girl — 4 ▶
I Could Be a King — 1 ▶
I'll Get Along Without You — 1 ▶
It Comes and Goes — 1 ▶
Little Nut Tree — 1 ▶
Put It Down, Children — 1 ▶
Rivers Of Babylon — 30 ▶
Round And Round — 1 ▶
Submission — 2 ▶
Sweet Sensation — 19 ▶
Sweet Sensations — 1 ▶
Swing & Dine — 1 ▶
Swing And Dine — 1 ▶
The Good The Bad And The Ugly — 2 ▶
What More Can I Say — 2 ▶
When The Sun Comes Down — 2 ▶
When The Sun Goes Down — 2 ▶
You Don't Need Me — 1 ▶
You Don't Need Me (feat. U-Roy) — 4 ▶
You Have Caught Me — 6 ▶