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Yellow Magic Orchestra

Yellow Magic Orchestra is a group from JP, active since 1978.

Group JP since 1978 synth-pop electronic synthpop

TOTAL PLAYS

237

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-05-23 06:43 · 6 Music — "Behind The Mask 1980"

LAST PLAYED

3 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Behind the Mask"

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

30 23 15 8 0

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

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 203 86%

Radio 2 14 6%

Radio 1 11 5%

1Xtra 9 4%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 02:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Firecracker 36 2025-11-03

2 Behind the Mask 22 2026-08-24

3 Technopolis 12 2024-01-17

4 Computer Game (Theme From 'The Invaders') / Firecracker 9 2025-10-13

5 Computer Game - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 9 2019-03-21

6 Cosmic Surfin - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 8 2019-03-21

7 Computer Game (Theme From 'The Invaders') 8 2017-12-19

8 Nice Age 1980 8 2010-04-02

9 Canton Boy - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 7 2019-03-21

10 Nice Age - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 7 2019-03-21

11 Behind The Mask 1980 7 2010-04-02

12 Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!) 6 2026-08-24

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-24 08:56 Behind the Mask 6 Music

2026-08-24 01:29 Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!) 6 Music

2026-08-23 14:33 Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!) 6 Music

2025-11-29 07:18 Behind the Mask 6 Music

2025-11-03 10:50 Firecracker 6 Music

2025-10-18 07:00 Behind the Mask 6 Music

2025-10-13 13:56 Computer Game (Theme From 'The Invaders') / Firecracker Radio 2

2025-10-06 13:55 Pocketful of Rainbows 6 Music

2025-09-26 19:46 Firecracker 6 Music

2025-08-06 11:25 Behind the Mask 6 Music

2025-07-22 10:08 Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!) 6 Music

2025-07-21 13:15 Simoon 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

49 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

1000 Knives —

1 2017-04-03 ▶

Behind the Mask —

22 2026-08-24 ▶

Behind The Mask (Señor Coconut / Don Atom Super Volt Remix) —

3 2021-03-31 ▶

Behind The Mask - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 —

6 2019-03-21 ▶

Behind The Mask 1980 —

7 2010-04-02 ▶

CANTON BOY —

2 2010-10-25 ▶

Canton Boy 1980 —

6 2010-04-02 ▶

Canton Boy - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 —

7 2019-03-21 ▶

Computer Game —

4 2013-07-29 ▶

Computer Game 1980 —

6 2010-04-02 ▶

Computer Game "Theme From the Circus" —

3 2025-04-20 ▶

Computer Game (Theme From 'The Invaders') —

8 2017-12-19 ▶

Computer Game (Theme From 'The Invaders') / Firecracker —

9 2025-10-13 ▶

Computer Game (Theme from the Circus) —

1 2018-07-15 ▶

Computer Game (Theme From The Invader) —

2 2021-07-26 ▶

Computer Game - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 —

9 2019-03-21 ▶

Computer game / Firecracker —

4 2023-04-14 ▶

Computer Games —

4 2017-06-11 ▶

Cosmic Surfin —

1 2010-09-04 ▶

Cosmic Surfin - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 —

8 2019-03-21 ▶

Cosmic Surfin 1980 —

5 2010-04-02 ▶

Cosmic Surfin' —

2 2018-09-09 ▶

Day Tripper —

5 2025-04-21 ▶

Day Tripper (feat. Norio Yoshizawa) —

1 2024-02-05 ▶

Expected Way —

1 2009-12-05 ▶

Fire Cracker —

6 2024-11-05 ▶

Firecracker —

36 2025-11-03 ▶

Firecracker (Hammersmith Odeon, 1980) —

1 2020-02-17 ▶

Firecracker (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, October 16, 1980) —

1 2020-07-15 ▶

Firecracker (ファイアークラッカー) —

2 2023-05-09 ▶

Gradated Gray —

1 2017-10-04 ▶

Gradated Grey —

2 2017-10-11 ▶

Key —

2 2019-07-01 ▶

Loom —

1 2018-05-26 ▶

Mars (Live) —

2 2014-12-27 ▶

Neue Tanz —

1 2019-11-30 ▶

Nice Age —

2 2010-10-25 ▶

Nice Age 1980 —

8 2010-04-02 ▶

Nice Age - Hammersmith Odeon 1980 —

7 2019-03-21 ▶

Pocketful of Rainbows —

1 2025-10-06 ▶

Rydeen —

6 2025-02-10 ▶

Rydeen (Super Locomotive) —

1 2012-12-01 ▶

Simoon —

6 2025-07-21 ▶

Solid State Survivor —

2 2025-03-15 ▶

Stairs —

2 2015-02-12 ▶

Technopolis —

12 2024-01-17 ▶

Technopolois —

1 2021-03-03 ▶

Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!) —

6 2026-08-24 ▶

Tong Poo —

1 2024-08-20 ▶