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The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground is a group from the US, active from 1964.

Group US 1964–1996 experimental rock art rock proto-punk

TOTAL PLAYS

2,144

SONGS PLAYED

144

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-16 17:58 · 6 Music — "Sunday Morning"

LAST PLAYED

2 months ago · 6 Music — "White Light/White Heat"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 1,920 90%

Radio 2 183 9%

Radio 1 38 2%

1Xtra 3 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 09:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Sweet Jane 289 2025-12-04

2 I'm Waiting for the Man 176 2026-05-03

3 Sunday Morning 166 2026-02-22

4 White Light/White Heat 140 2026-05-27

5 Rock And Roll 129 2025-09-27

6 Who Loves The Sun 113 2025-12-15

7 I'm Waiting For The Man 103 2012-06-27

8 After Hours 84 2025-11-01

9 Venus in Furs 77 2025-11-28

10 Rock & Roll 69 2026-05-26

11 What Goes On 56 2025-09-24

12 Pale Blue Eyes 55 2025-06-06

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-27 06:11 White Light/White Heat 6 Music

2026-05-26 11:51 Rock & Roll 6 Music

2026-05-25 22:19 Rock & Roll (Full Length Version; 2015 Remaster) 6 Music

2026-05-24 15:52 New Age (Live At The Matrix, San Francisco, CA / 1969) 6 Music

2026-05-24 15:40 Rock & Roll 6 Music

2026-05-24 03:49 I'm Sticking With You 6 Music

2026-05-08 15:03 Rock & Roll 6 Music

2026-05-04 20:00 Foggy Notion 6 Music

2026-05-03 23:47 I'm Waiting for the Man 6 Music

2026-05-03 12:52 I'm Waiting for the Man 6 Music

2026-02-22 20:42 Sunday Morning Radio 2

2025-12-22 23:33 Heroin 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

144 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

After Hours —

84 2025-11-01 ▶

After Hours - closet mix —

1 2018-11-14 ▶

Afterhours (live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

All Tommorrow's Parties —

1 2017-08-15 ▶

All Tomorrow's Parties —

10 2013-12-09 ▶

All Tomorrow's Parties (Demo Version - take 9) —

1 2019-11-26 ▶

All Tomorrow's Parties (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

All Tomorrow's Parties (Mono Single) —

1 2025-04-06 ▶

Beginning To See The Light —

44 2023-03-02 ▶

Beginning To See The Light (Early Version) —

1 2013-12-22 ▶

Black Angel's Death Song (live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Booker T —

1 2014-01-15 ▶

Candy Says —

24 2025-09-07 ▶

Caroline —

1 2014-08-27 ▶

Closing Time —

1 2019-04-13 ▶

Cool It Down —

4 2018-08-28 ▶

Coyote (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

European Son —

6 2021-08-27 ▶

European Son (To Delmore Schwartz) —

1 2025-11-09 ▶

Femme Fatale —

10 2017-08-16 ▶

Femme Fatale (Alternate Mix) —

1 2012-10-29 ▶

Femme Fatale (Alternative Mix) —

1 2012-10-17 ▶

Femme Fatale (CH) —

1 2011-07-14 ▶

Femme Fatale (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Femme Fatale - L'Olympia Theatre Paris 1993 —

1 2008-06-04 ▶

Foggy Notion —

18 2026-05-04 ▶

Foggy Notion (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Guess I'm Falling In Love —

1 2023-02-01 ▶

Guess I'm Falling In Love (Live In New York City / 1967) —

1 2024-06-24 ▶

Guess I'm Falling in Love (live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Head Held High —

1 2021-11-18 ▶

Here She Comes —

1 2013-12-29 ▶

Here She Comes Now —

6 2018-08-13 ▶

Heroin —

17 2025-12-22 ▶

Heroin (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Hey mr Rain —

1 2009-01-28 ▶

hey mr rain (version 1) —

1 2013-10-27 ▶

Hey Mr. Rain —

1 2009-03-26 ▶

Hey Mr. Rain (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Hey Mr. Rain (Version 2) —

1 2013-11-03 ▶

I Can't Stand It —

4 2023-09-25 ▶

I Can't Stand It Any More —

1 2010-02-26 ▶

I Found A Reason —

12 2025-11-03 ▶

I Found a Reason (Demo Version) [2015 Remaster] —

2 2025-08-31 ▶

I Hear Her Call My Name —

1 2016-04-25 ▶

I Heard Her Call My Name —

6 2025-10-08 ▶

I'll Be Your Mirror —

20 2023-08-20 ▶

I'll Be Your Mirror (Alternate Ending) —

1 2012-11-01 ▶

I'll Be Your Mirror (Alternate Version) —

1 2012-10-29 ▶

I'll Be Your Mirror (Htd Version) —

2 2007-06-18 ▶

I'll Be Your Mirror (live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

I'm Gonna Move Right In —

1 2020-03-13 ▶

I'm Not A Young Man Anymore/Guess I'm Falling In Love/Run Run Run —

1 2015-01-06 ▶

I'm Set Free —

6 2022-03-21 ▶

I'm Set Free (Closet Mix) —

3 2023-03-12 ▶

I'm Sticking With You —

47 2026-05-24 ▶

I'm Waiting for My Man —

1 2008-07-29 ▶

I'm Waiting For My Man (Live) —

1 2019-10-31 ▶

I'm Waiting for the Man —

176 2026-05-03 ▶

I'm Waiting For The Man —

103 2012-06-27 ▶

I'M Waiting For The Man (Ch) —

1 2011-07-29 ▶

Inside Your Heart —

1 2016-12-06 ▶

I’m Not A Young Man Anymore (Live) —

1 2013-12-04 ▶

Jesus —

12 2025-12-20 ▶

Lady Godiva's Operation —

11 2023-03-09 ▶

Lady Godivas Operation —

2 2014-01-26 ▶

Lady Godiva’s Operation —

2 2015-10-07 ▶

Lisa Says —

2 2022-05-23 ▶

Little Jack —

1 2018-02-24 ▶

Lonesome Cowboy Bill —

5 2023-03-29 ▶

New Age —

4 2017-09-16 ▶

New Age (full length version) —

1 2025-01-05 ▶

New Age (Live At The Matrix, San Francisco, CA / 1969) —

1 2026-05-24 ▶

New Age - Full Length Version; 2015 Remaster —

1 2025-06-30 ▶

O Sweet Nuthin' —

1 2012-02-04 ▶

Ocean —

13 2023-03-12 ▶

Ocean (Loaded Outtake) —

1 2016-07-15 ▶

Oh! Sweet Nuthin' —

8 2023-04-30 ▶

Over You (Live) —

2 2025-06-08 ▶

Pale Blue Eyes —

55 2025-06-06 ▶

Pale Blue Eyes (Closet Mix) —

2 2023-07-11 ▶

Pale Blue Eyes (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Ride Into The Sun —

10 2025-06-23 ▶

Ride Into The Sun "1969" (2014 Mix) —

2 2023-05-02 ▶

Ride Into The Sun ("1969" / 2014 Mix) —

1 2024-06-19 ▶

Ride Into The Sun (1969 Instrumental Take) —

1 2023-07-30 ▶

Ride Into The Sun (2014 Mix) —

1 2025-01-19 ▶

Ride Into the Sun (demo) —

1 2019-11-15 ▶

Ride Into The Sun (Instrumental 1969) —

1 2019-12-06 ▶

Rock & Roll —

69 2026-05-26 ▶

Rock & Roll (Full Length Version; 2015 Remaster) —

1 2026-05-25 ▶

Rock & Roll (Full Version) —

1 2018-07-09 ▶

Rock 'n' Roll —

13 2015-05-08 ▶

Rock 'n' Roll (Original 1969 Mix) —

1 2015-02-01 ▶

Rock 'n' Roll (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Rock And Roll —

129 2025-09-27 ▶

Rock And Roll. —

19 2008-10-09 ▶

Run Run Run —

51 2024-07-23 ▶

Sad Song —

1 2022-05-30 ▶

She's My Best Friend —

13 2022-11-08 ▶

Sister Ray —

3 2017-12-27 ▶

Sister Ray (excerpt) —

1 2015-07-12 ▶

Some Kinda Love —

2 2019-07-28 ▶

Some Kinda Love (Closet Mix) —

1 2017-01-29 ▶

Some Kinda Love (live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Stephanie Says —

9 2024-01-04 ▶

Stephanie Says (Original Mix) —

2 2017-08-11 ▶

Sunday Morning —

166 2026-02-22 ▶

Sunday Morning (Alternate Mix) —

1 2012-10-17 ▶

Sweet Bonnie Brown/It's Just Too Much —

2 2016-01-07 ▶

Sweet Jane —

289 2025-12-04 ▶

Sweet Jane (feat. Lou Reed) —

1 2016-01-24 ▶

Sweet Jane (full length version) —

5 2022-04-10 ▶

Sweet Jane (Live 1969 Version) —

1 2013-12-12 ▶

Sweet Jane (live) —

3 2022-11-08 ▶

Sweet Jane - L'Olympia Theatre Paris 1993 —

1 2008-06-04 ▶

Sweet Jane(live version) —

1 2012-10-14 ▶

Temptation Inside Your Heart —

7 2025-04-23 ▶

That's The Story Of My Life —

2 2015-11-30 ▶

The Black Angel's Death Song —

13 2023-12-18 ▶

The Gift —

15 2023-02-08 ▶

The Gift (live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

The Murder Mystery —

1 2013-10-20 ▶

The Ocean —

1 2021-12-12 ▶

The Velvet Underground - I'll Be Your Mirror —

1 2012-03-25 ▶

There She Goes Again —

51 2025-09-03 ▶

Train Round The Bend —

4 2025-03-23 ▶

Train Round the Bend —

1 2010-12-03 ▶

Venus in Furs —

77 2025-11-28 ▶

Venus In Furs —

26 2011-08-12 ▶

Venus In Furs (Live) —

2 2022-11-08 ▶

Venus In Furs - L'Olympia Theatre Paris 1993 —

1 2008-06-04 ▶

Venus In Furs - L'Oympia Theatre Paris 1993 —

1 2005-06-24 ▶

Venus in the Furs —

4 2013-11-07 ▶

We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together —

4 2022-11-08 ▶

We're Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together/Some Kinda Love/There She Goes Again —

1 2015-12-01 ▶

What Goes On —

56 2025-09-24 ▶

What Goes On (Closet Mix) —

1 2025-08-31 ▶

What Goes On (Live) —

3 2016-06-19 ▶

What Goes On - closet mix —

1 2014-11-26 ▶

White Light/White Heat —

140 2026-05-27 ▶

White Light/White Heat (Htd Version) —

1 2007-03-12 ▶

Who Loves The Sun —

113 2025-12-15 ▶

Who Loves the Sun —

26 2013-10-03 ▶