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The Waterboys

The Waterboys is a group from the UK, active since 1983.

Group GB since 1983 folk rock pop rock celtic rock

TOTAL PLAYS

1,227

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-02-20 10:21 · 6 Music — "Fisherman's Blues"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · 6 Music — "You In The Sky"

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

Radio 2 641 52%

6 Music 583 48%

Radio 1 3 0%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 01:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 The Whole of the Moon 688 2026-08-18

2 Fisherman's Blues 149 2026-07-24

3 November Tale 67 2016-12-29

4 A Girl Called Johnny 42 2020-11-21

5 How Long Will I Love You? 34 2026-08-05

6 Glastonbury Song 30 2025-06-26

7 In Search Of A Rose 24 2017-09-17

8 And A Bang On The Ear 15 2019-11-11

9 This Is The Sea 12 2025-09-29

10 Medicine Bow - Glastonbury 1986 7 2016-06-23

11 The Whole Of The Moon - Glastonbury 1986 7 2016-06-23

12 The Whole Of The Moon (BBC session) 6 2005-08-29

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-26 16:16 You In The Sky 6 Music

2026-08-24 20:37 No Expectations Radio 2

2026-08-18 04:53 The Whole of the Moon 6 Music

2026-08-12 16:22 The Whole of the Moon 6 Music

2026-08-12 10:03 The Whole of the Moon Radio 2

2026-08-12 05:54 The Whole of the Moon 6 Music

2026-08-06 20:24 I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore Radio 2

2026-08-06 00:45 The Whole of the Moon Radio 2

2026-08-05 19:56 How Long Will I Love You? Radio 2

2026-07-24 22:40 Fisherman's Blues Radio 2

2026-07-24 17:55 The Whole of the Moon 6 Music

2026-07-24 03:08 The Whole of the Moon Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

94 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

A Girl Called Johnny —

42 2020-11-21 ▶

A Man Is In Love —

2 2015-12-13 ▶

A Pagan Place —

2 2016-02-18 ▶

A Pagan Place (Radio 1 Session, 19 Jan 1984) —

2 2016-01-19 ▶

All The Things She Gave Me —

1 2018-08-20 ▶

And A Bang On The Ear —

15 2019-11-11 ▶

Andy (A Guy Like You) —

2 2025-02-24 ▶

Be My Enemy —

3 2023-02-22 ▶

Be My Enemy 1986 —

1 2006-05-07 ▶

Be My Enemy - Glastonbury 1986 —

3 2019-06-07 ▶

Beautiful Now —

1 2015-01-25 ▶

Because The Night/The Pan Within/Because The Night 1986 —

1 2006-05-07 ▶

Church Not Made With Hands —

1 2020-09-17 ▶

December —

3 2023-11-25 ▶

Don't Bang The Drum —

4 2018-06-13 ▶

Everybody Takes A Tumble —

1 2007-02-21 ▶

Fisherman's Blues —

149 2026-07-24 ▶

Fisherman's Blues (1989) —

1 2021-09-15 ▶

Fisherman's Blues (Piano Version) —

1 2013-09-04 ▶

Further Up, Further In —

2 2021-12-01 ▶

Glastonbury Song —

30 2025-06-26 ▶

How Long Will I Love You —

1 2014-01-29 ▶

How Long Will I Love You? —

34 2026-08-05 ▶

I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore —

1 2026-08-06 ▶

I Don't Know How I Made It —

1 2025-03-25 ▶

If I Was Your Boyfriend —

1 2017-10-09 ▶

If The Answer Is Yeah —

1 2017-06-28 ▶

In Search Of A Rose —

24 2017-09-17 ▶

In Search Of A Rose (BBC session) —

1 2005-03-21 ▶

Industrial Mr Brown —

1 2013-09-04 ▶

It's Gonna Rain —

1 2007-04-18 ▶

Licence To Kill (Radio 1 Session, 19 Jan 1984) —

2 2016-01-19 ▶

Maggie's Farm 1986 —

1 2006-05-07 ▶

Maggie's Farm (Glastonbury, 20 Jun 1986) —

4 2022-06-23 ▶

Maggie's Farm - Glastonbury 1986 —

5 2016-06-23 ▶

Medicine Bow —

1 2014-09-12 ▶

Medicine Bow 1986 —

3 2007-01-26 ▶

Medicine Bow (Glastonbury, 20 Jun 1986) —

4 2019-06-07 ▶

Medicine Bow - Glastonbury 1986 —

7 2016-06-23 ▶

Monument —

1 2021-02-28 ▶

My Wanderings in the Weary Land —

1 2020-06-13 ▶

No Expectations —

1 2026-08-24 ▶

November Tale —

67 2016-12-29 ▶

Old England 1986 —

2 2006-05-07 ▶

Old England - Glastonbury 1986 —

3 2019-06-07 ▶

Peace Of Iona —

1 2016-08-20 ▶

Preparing To Fly —

1 2014-12-14 ▶

Purple Rain —

4 2021-05-16 ▶

Raggle Taggle Gypsy —

2 2025-10-01 ▶

Rosalind (You Married The Wrong Guy) —

1 2015-01-24 ▶

Ruby Tuesday (Live on Michael Ball) —

1 2019-09-06 ▶

Santa Fe —

1 2017-10-09 ▶

Savage Earth Heart 1986 —

2 2006-05-07 ▶

Savage Earth Heart (Radio 1 Session, 19 Jan 1984) —

2 2016-01-19 ▶

Savage Heart - Glastonbury 1986 —

5 2019-06-07 ▶

She Treid To Hold Me —

1 2007-05-15 ▶

Spirit —

4 2017-08-14 ▶

Spirit 1986 —

1 2006-05-07 ▶

Spirit (Glastonbury, 20 Jun 1986) —

2 2018-01-10 ▶

Spirit - Glastonbury 1986 —

5 2016-04-15 ▶

Still A Freak —

1 2015-11-20 ▶

Strange Arrangement Hub Session 23/04/2007 —

1 2014-04-02 ▶

Strange Boat —

1 2014-09-07 ▶

Strange Boat (3rd Version) —

1 2013-09-04 ▶

Suffer —

1 2020-03-22 ▶

Sweet Dancer —

3 2012-04-26 ▶

The Answer Is Yeah —

1 2017-07-15 ▶

The Crash Of Angel Wings —

1 2007-07-27 ▶

The Girl Who Slept For Scotland —

1 2015-06-20 ▶

The Prettiest Girl In Church —

1 2013-09-04 ▶

The Raggle Taggle Gypsy —

2 2011-12-06 ▶

The Return Of Pan —

1 2007-10-20 ▶

The Soul Singer —

2 2020-07-18 ▶

The Stolen Child —

1 2012-03-15 ▶

The Thrill Has Gone / The Healing Has Begun 1986 —

1 2006-05-07 ▶

The Waves —

1 2024-11-13 ▶

The Whole of the Moon —

688 2026-08-18 ▶

The Whole Of The Moon (BBC session) —

6 2005-08-29 ▶

The Whole of the Moon (Glastonbury, 20 Jun 1986) —

4 2019-06-07 ▶

The Whole of the Moon (live) —

1 2013-07-30 ▶

The Whole Of The Moon - Glastonbury 1986 —

7 2016-06-23 ▶

The Whole Of The Moon - X Edit (Sfx) —

1 2009-02-02 ▶

The Whole Of The Moon 1986 —

3 2007-06-08 ▶

This Is The Sea —

12 2025-09-29 ▶

This Light Is For The World —

3 2017-10-29 ▶

We Will Not Be Lovers —

3 2019-12-14 ▶

When Will We Be Married —

1 2014-04-30 ▶

When Will We Be Married - BBC Session 15/07/1989 —

1 2021-10-12 ▶

When Will We Be Married? —

1 2021-12-01 ▶

When Ye Go Away —

3 2021-12-01 ▶

Where the Action Is —

2 2019-06-29 ▶

Whole Of The Moon —

1 2013-03-17 ▶

World Party —

1 2015-11-18 ▶

You In The Sky —

1 2026-08-26 ▶