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Thompson Twins

Thompson Twins is a group from the UK, active from 1977.

Group GB 1977–1993 pop new wave synthpop
TOTAL PLAYS
649
SONGS PLAYED
61
STATIONS
3
FIRST PLAYED
2006-06-01 02:18 · Radio 2 — "We Are Detective"
LAST PLAYED
2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "You Take Me Up"
BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026
60 45 30 15 0
'06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26
◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 506 78%
6 Music 141 22%
Radio 1 2 0%
1Xtra 0 0%
◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 03:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT
#TITLEPLAYSLAST
1 Hold Me Now 125 2026-01-04
2 We Are Detective 109 2025-05-07
3 You Take Me Up 96 2026-05-03
4 Doctor! Doctor! 70 2026-03-31
5 Love On Your Side 52 2025-11-15
6 Doctor Doctor 32 2015-04-30
7 Sister of Mercy 10 2025-01-23
8 Don't Mess with Doctor Dream 10 2024-03-02
9 In the Name of Love 9 2025-03-15
10 King For A Day 8 2024-03-02
11 Another Fantasy (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982) 8 2019-06-19
12 Lay Your Hands On Me 5 2024-03-02
◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-05-03 17:20 You Take Me Up Radio 2
2026-03-31 19:27 Doctor! Doctor! Radio 2
2026-02-21 03:44 Doctor! Doctor! Radio 2
2026-02-15 18:44 Doctor! Doctor! Radio 2
2026-01-06 08:09 You Take Me Up Radio 2
2026-01-04 06:56 Hold Me Now Radio 2
2025-12-13 21:51 Hold Me Now Radio 2
2025-11-15 20:45 Love On Your Side Radio 2
2025-11-07 09:12 Doctor! Doctor! Radio 2
2025-10-25 19:10 Don't Mess With Doctor Dream (7" Mix) Radio 2
2025-08-28 22:13 Hold Me Now (Phil Thornalley Extended Mix) 6 Music
2025-08-23 19:33 King For A Day (Extended Mix) Radio 2
◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

61 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z
▶
A Product Of ... — 4 ▶
A Product Of ... (Radio 1 Session, 12 Feb 1981) — 1 ▶
A Product Of... — 3 ▶
All Fall Out — 1 ▶
Another Fantasy (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982) — 8 ▶
Bouncing (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982) — 4 ▶
Bouncing Like A Ball - York Univercity 1983 — 1 ▶
Bouncing Like A Ball - York University 1983 — 5 ▶
Could be her — 5 ▶
Could Be Her (Radio 1 Session, 12 Feb 1981) — 1 ▶
Doctor Doctor — 32 ▶
Doctor! Doctor! — 70 ▶
Doctor! Doctor! (12" Version) — 1 ▶
Don't Mess with Doctor Dream — 10 ▶
Don't Mess With Doctor Dream (7" Mix) — 1 ▶
Fantasy - York Univercity 1983 — 1 ▶
Fantasy - York University 1983 — 4 ▶
Fast Food — 1 ▶
Groove On — 1 ▶
Hold Me Now — 125 ▶
Hold Me Now (Album Version) — 1 ▶
Hold Me Now (Phil Thornalley Extended Mix) — 1 ▶
If You Were Here — 4 ▶
if you were there — 1 ▶
In the Name of Love — 9 ▶
In The Name Of Love — 2 ▶
In The Name Of Love (12" Dance Extension) — 1 ▶
In the Name of Love (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982) — 4 ▶
In The Name Of Love - York Univercity 1983 — 1 ▶
In The Name Of Love - York University 1983 — 5 ▶
King For A Day — 8 ▶
King For A Day (Extended Mix) — 1 ▶
Lay Your Hands On Me — 5 ▶
Lies — 2 ▶
Living in Europe (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982) — 4 ▶
Living In Europe - York Univercity 1983 — 1 ▶
Living In Europe - York University 1983 — 5 ▶
Love On Your Side — 52 ▶
love on your side 12" — 2 ▶
Lucky Day — 1 ▶
Oumma Aularesso — 3 ▶
Oumma Aularesso (Radio 1 Session, 12 Feb 1981) — 1 ▶
Perfect Game (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982) — 4 ▶
Perfect Game - York Univercity 1983 — 1 ▶
Perfect Game - York University 1983 — 4 ▶
Play With Me (Jane) [Sweet Garage Mix] — 1 ▶
Politics (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982) — 4 ▶
Politics - York University 1983 — 4 ▶
Polotics - York Univercity 1983 — 1 ▶
Revolution — 1 ▶
Runaway - York Univercity 1983 — 1 ▶
Runaway - York University 1983 — 4 ▶
Sister of Mercy — 10 ▶
The Gap — 1 ▶
The Price — 5 ▶
The Price (Radio 1 In Concert, 3 Mar 1982) — 4 ▶
The Price (Radio 1 Session, 12 Feb 1981) — 1 ▶
The Price - York University 1983 — 4 ▶
We Are Detective — 109 ▶
We Are Detective 12" version — 1 ▶
You Take Me Up — 96 ▶