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The Real Thing

The Real Thing is a group from the UK, active since 1970.

Group GB since 1970 r&b soul disco
TOTAL PLAYS
695
SONGS PLAYED
31
STATIONS
4
FIRST PLAYED
2006-05-03 17:56 · Radio 2 — "Can you feel the force?"
LAST PLAYED
2 weeks ago · 6 Music — "You to Me Are Everything"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026
50 38 25 13 0
'06 '09 '12 '15 '18 '21 '24
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 637 92%
6 Music 55 8%
Radio 1 2 0%
1Xtra 1 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 18:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 You to Me Are Everything 321 2026-08-25
2 Can You Feel the Force? 115 2026-08-15
3 Can't Get By Without You 102 2026-07-26
4 You To Me Are Everything 89 2012-06-02
5 Can you feel the force? 10 2011-03-12
6 Children Of The Ghetto 9 2024-06-23
7 Can You Feel the Force 6 2022-04-30
8 can't get by without you (the second decade remix) 4 2025-06-10
9 Keep An Eye On Your Best Friend 3 2022-11-26
10 WATCHA SAY, WATCHA DO 3 2020-02-02
11 Whatcha Say, Whatcha Do 3 2017-10-09
12 Love Takes Tears 2 2026-07-22
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-25 14:56 You to Me Are Everything 6 Music
2026-08-24 14:07 You to Me Are Everything Radio 2
2026-08-15 18:09 Can You Feel the Force? 6 Music
2026-08-07 08:19 You to Me Are Everything Radio 2
2026-08-04 14:30 Can You Feel the Force? Radio 2
2026-07-31 05:56 You to Me Are Everything Radio 2
2026-07-26 15:12 Can't Get By Without You Radio 2
2026-07-22 21:38 Love Takes Tears Radio 2
2026-05-22 03:34 You to Me Are Everything Radio 2
2026-05-20 22:43 Can You Feel the Force? Radio 2
2026-05-04 11:03 Can You Feel the Force? Radio 2
2026-05-03 10:49 You to Me Are Everything Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

31 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
Blinded By Your Grace (Radio 2 Piano Room, 15 Jan 2020) — 2 ▶
Boogie Down (Get Funky Now) — 1 ▶
Can You Feel the Force — 6 ▶
Can You Feel The Force (Second Decade Remix) — 1 ▶
Can You Feel the Force? — 115 ▶
Can you feel the force? — 10 ▶
Can't Get By Without You — 102 ▶
Can't Get by Without You (Second Decade Remix) — 2 ▶
can't get by without you (the second decade remix) — 4 ▶
Can't Get By Without You/You To Me Are Everything (Radio 2 Piano Room, 15 Jan 2020) — 2 ▶
Children Of The Ghetto — 9 ▶
Keep An Eye On Your Best Friend — 3 ▶
Let's Go Disco — 1 ▶
Lightning Strikes Again — 2 ▶
Liverpool Medley — 1 ▶
Love Takes Tears — 2 ▶
Rainin' Through My Sunshine — 1 ▶
Someone Oughta Write A Song (About You Baby (Radio 2 Piano Room, 15 Jan 2020) — 2 ▶
Someone Oughta Write A Song (About You Baby) — 1 ▶
Someone Oughta' Write a Song (About You Baby) — 2 ▶
Stone Cold Love Affair — 1 ▶
Vicious Circle — 1 ▶
WATCHA SAY, WATCHA DO — 3 ▶
Whatcha Say, Whatcha Do — 3 ▶
Whenever You Want My Love — 2 ▶
You Can't Force The Funk — 2 ▶
You to Me Are Everything — 321 ▶
You To Me Are Everything — 89 ▶
You To Me Are Everything '86 (The Decade Remix) — 1 ▶
You to Me Are Everything (The Decade Remix '76-'86) — 2 ▶
You to Me Are Everything (The Decade remix) — 1 ▶