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The Monotones

The Monotones is a group from the US, active from 1955.

Group US 1955–1962 doo-wop
TOTAL PLAYS
37
SONGS PLAYED
4
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2010-02-12 22:46 · Radio 2 — "The Book of Love"
LAST PLAYED
4 months ago · Radio 2 — "The Book of Love"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2010 — 2026
6 5 3 2 0
'10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 32 86%
6 Music 5 14%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 The Book of Love 31 2026-01-08
2 Book of Love 3 2021-04-07
3 What Would I Do 2 2015-05-18
4 What Would You Do If There Wasn't Any Rock and Roll 1 2020-10-25
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-01-08 23:54 The Book of Love Radio 2
2025-12-27 19:57 The Book of Love Radio 2
2025-08-16 18:45 The Book of Love Radio 2
2025-07-01 21:57 The Book of Love Radio 2
2025-07-01 21:54 The Book of Love Radio 2
2023-02-09 23:11 The Book of Love 6 Music
2021-10-10 09:21 The Book of Love Radio 2
2021-04-07 19:05 Book of Love 6 Music
2021-01-31 09:50 The Book of Love Radio 2
2020-10-25 21:05 What Would You Do If There Wasn't Any Rock and Roll Radio 2
2020-10-18 20:13 The Book of Love Radio 2
2020-09-21 20:46 The Book of Love 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

4 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Book of Love — 3 ▶
The Book of Love — 31 ▶
What Would I Do — 2 ▶
What Would You Do If There Wasn't Any Rock and Roll — 1 ▶