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The Motels

The Motels is a group from the US, active since 1975.

Group US since 1975 alternative rock new wave
TOTAL PLAYS
36
SONGS PLAYED
18
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2005-02-15 05:57 · 6 Music — "Kix - Bradford 1980"
LAST PLAYED
1 year ago · Radio 2 — "Total Control"
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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2025
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
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 23 64%
Radio 2 10 28%
Radio 1 3 8%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 02:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Total Control 9 2025-04-06
2 Only the Lonely 9 2024-02-11
3 Suddenly Last Summer 3 2021-02-06
4 Wondering - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
5 Porn Reggae - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
6 Danger - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
7 Envy - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
8 Cry Baby - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
9 Party Professionals - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
10 Total Control - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
11 Whose Problem ? - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
12 Closets And Bullets - Bradford University 1980 1 2020-03-21
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-04-06 14:54 Total Control Radio 2
2024-02-11 15:33 Only the Lonely 6 Music
2023-08-21 02:06 Only the Lonely 6 Music
2023-08-20 14:08 Only the Lonely 6 Music
2023-06-09 20:36 Total Control 6 Music
2022-12-03 10:13 Only the Lonely 6 Music
2021-06-10 22:07 Only the Lonely 6 Music
2021-02-06 00:13 Suddenly Last Summer Radio 2
2020-10-02 23:13 Suddenly Last Summer Radio 2
2020-03-21 02:50 Wondering - Bradford University 1980 6 Music
2020-03-21 02:47 Porn Reggae - Bradford University 1980 6 Music
2020-03-21 02:43 Danger - Bradford University 1980 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

18 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Anticipating - Bradford 1980 — 1 ▶
Anticipating - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Closets And Bullets - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Cry Baby - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Danger - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Days Are O.K - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Envy - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Kix - Bradford 1980 — 1 ▶
Kix - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Only the Lonely — 9 ▶
Party Professionals - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Porn Reggae - Bradford 1980 — 1 ▶
Porn Reggae - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Suddenly Last Summer — 3 ▶
Total Control — 9 ▶
Total Control - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Whose Problem ? - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶
Wondering - Bradford University 1980 — 1 ▶