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The Orchids

The Orchids is a group from the UK, active since 1986.

Group GB since 1986 indie pop
TOTAL PLAYS
84
SONGS PLAYED
40
STATIONS
2
FIRST PLAYED
2007-02-19 19:59 · 6 Music — "take my hand"
LAST PLAYED
9 months ago · 6 Music — "It's Only Obvious"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2007 — 2025
20 15 10 5 0
'07 '10 '13 '16 '19 '22 '25
◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 83 99%
Radio 2 1 1%
Radio 1 0 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Caveman 6 2025-03-06
2 And When I Wake Up (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) 4 2023-06-14
3 I Never Thought I Was Clever 4 2023-03-09
4 Caveman (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) 4 2020-07-23
5 I Never Learn 4 2018-09-03
6 Dirty Clothing (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) 4 2016-09-06
7 And When I Wake Up (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) 4 2016-09-06
8 Frank Desalvo (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) 4 2016-04-08
9 It's Only Obvious 3 2025-08-07
10 Didn't We Love You 3 2023-02-09
11 Frank Desalvo (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) 3 2018-04-08
12 Caveman (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) 3 2016-04-08
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-08-07 20:46 It's Only Obvious 6 Music
2025-03-06 21:33 Caveman 6 Music
2024-10-19 05:20 gonna make him mine Radio 2
2023-06-14 02:57 And When I Wake Up (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) 6 Music
2023-04-03 22:06 The Searching (John Peel session 09.04.94) 6 Music
2023-04-03 20:39 Patience Is Mine (John Peel session 09​.​04​.​94) 6 Music
2023-03-09 22:24 I Never Thought I Was Clever 6 Music
2023-02-09 22:00 Didn't We Love You 6 Music
2022-12-14 22:19 I Never Thought I Was Clever 6 Music
2022-10-17 21:42 I Never Thought I Was Clever 6 Music
2022-10-11 20:05 I Never Thought I Was Clever 6 Music
2022-09-13 21:48 Didn't We Love You 6 Music
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

40 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
A Place Called Home — 2 ▶
And When I Wake Up (Live Session 08/04/1990) — 1 ▶
And When I Wake Up (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) — 4 ▶
And When I Wake Up (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) — 4 ▶
As Time Goes By — 1 ▶
Away To You — 1 ▶
Bemused, Confused And Bedraggled — 1 ▶
Caveman — 6 ▶
Caveman (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) — 3 ▶
Caveman (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) — 4 ▶
Caveman - BBC Session 08/04/1990 — 1 ▶
Didn't We Love You — 3 ▶
Dirty Clothing (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) — 4 ▶
Dirty Clothing (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) — 2 ▶
Dirty Clothing - BBC Session 08/04/1990 — 2 ▶
Doot Doot (till it happens to you) — 3 ▶
Echoes (Have Hope) — 1 ▶
Frank Desalvo (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) — 4 ▶
Frank Desalvo (Radio 1 Session, 8 Apr 1990) — 3 ▶
gonna make him mine — 1 ▶
I Never Learn — 4 ▶
I Never Thought I Was Clever — 4 ▶
I've Got a Habit — 2 ▶
It's Only Obvious — 3 ▶
Me and the Black and White Dream — 2 ▶
mr scrooge — 1 ▶
Newly Wed — 1 ▶
Patience Is Mine (John Peel session 09​.​04​.​94) — 1 ▶
Peaches — 2 ▶
Prayers To St Jude — 1 ▶
Shes My Girl — 1 ▶
Something for the Longing — 1 ▶
take my hand — 1 ▶
The OK Song — 1 ▶
The Searching (John Peel session 09.04.94) — 1 ▶
The Way That You Move — 1 ▶
This Boy is A Mess — 2 ▶
Tiny Words — 1 ▶
What Will We Do Next — 2 ▶
What Will We Do Next? — 1 ▶