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The Ventures

The Ventures is a group from the US, active since 1958.

Group US since 1958 surf rock pop rock rock & roll

TOTAL PLAYS

151

SONGS PLAYED

42

STATIONS

2

FIRST PLAYED

2005-07-02 06:12 · 6 Music — "Soul Breeze"

LAST PLAYED

5 months ago · 6 Music — "Frosty The Snowman"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2025

30 23 15 8 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

Radio 2 91 60%

6 Music 60 40%

Radio 1 0 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 21:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Hawaii Five-O 39 2025-02-15

2 Walk Don't Run 26 2024-07-27

3 Perfidia 18 2023-12-31

4 Sleigh Ride 16 2022-12-12

5 The Switch 5 2018-03-15

6 Frosty The Snowman 2 2025-12-01

7 The Fourth Dimension 2 2023-01-26

8 Jingle Bells 2 2020-12-24

9 Jingle Bell Rock 2 2020-12-09

10 Theme From a Summer Place 2 2018-08-25

11 Apache 2 2018-06-02

12 Solar Race 2 2016-05-09

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2025-12-01 21:35 Frosty The Snowman 6 Music

2025-10-17 22:58 Bongo Rock Radio 2

2025-10-14 20:20 Lullaby Of The Leaves 6 Music

2025-05-25 16:49 Lolita Ya Ya 6 Music

2025-02-15 12:08 Hawaii Five-O 6 Music

2024-07-27 10:07 Walk Don't Run 6 Music

2024-05-29 23:25 Walk Don't Run 6 Music

2024-05-26 20:34 Hawaii Five-O Radio 2

2023-12-31 13:57 Perfidia Radio 2

2023-12-27 18:32 Hawaii Five-O Radio 2

2023-10-01 11:58 Hawaii Five-O 6 Music

2023-08-26 18:58 Walk Don't Run Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

42 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

00-711 —

1 2021-03-15 ▶

2,000 POUND BEE (PART 1) —

1 2016-03-03 ▶

2,000 Pound Bee (Part 2) —

1 2016-03-03 ▶

Apache —

2 2018-06-02 ▶

Apache '65 —

1 2019-06-15 ▶

Blue Moon —

1 2016-11-14 ▶

Bongo Rock —

1 2025-10-17 ▶

Counterpoint —

2 2016-02-01 ▶

Dick Tracy —

1 2011-11-20 ▶

Eight Miles High —

1 2016-09-03 ▶

Exploration In Terror —

1 2022-01-31 ▶

Flights Of Fantasy —

1 2015-11-21 ▶

Frosty The Snowman —

2 2025-12-01 ▶

Green Hornet Theme —

1 2012-05-20 ▶

Hawaii Five-0 —

2 2016-05-06 ▶

Hawaii Five-O —

39 2025-02-15 ▶

He Never Came Back —

1 2012-06-30 ▶

Hernando's Hideaway —

1 2016-03-27 ▶

Jingle Bell Rock —

2 2020-12-09 ▶

Jingle Bells —

2 2020-12-24 ▶

Lolita Ya Ya —

1 2025-05-25 ▶

Lullaby Of The Leaves —

1 2025-10-14 ▶

Man From U.N.C.L.E —

1 2018-09-26 ▶

Mr Moto —

1 2012-07-16 ▶

Night Stick —

1 2023-04-05 ▶

Out Of Limits —

1 2022-09-04 ▶

Pedal Pusher —

1 2011-07-21 ▶

Perfidia —

18 2023-12-31 ▶

Scrooge —

1 2011-12-23 ▶

Sleigh Ride —

16 2022-12-12 ▶

Snow Flakes —

1 2014-12-16 ▶

Solar Race —

2 2016-05-09 ▶

Soul Breeze —

1 2005-07-02 ▶

Surf Rider —

1 2018-12-30 ▶

Tequila —

1 2017-06-02 ▶

The 2,000 Pound Bee (Part 1) —

1 2019-08-25 ▶

The Fourth Dimension —

2 2023-01-26 ▶

The Switch —

5 2018-03-15 ▶

Theme From a Summer Place —

2 2018-08-25 ▶

Theme from M*A*S*H —

1 2010-03-01 ▶

Walk Don't Run —

26 2024-07-27 ▶

Yellow Jacket —

2 2014-03-01 ▶