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The internets Original Dedicated Radio Station dedicated to the music of the 1940s launched in March 2010

Most popular songs in The UK 1940s Radio Station playlist

Title
Popularity
First heard
Last heard
AirChecks - Glenn Miller Radio Show Cafe Rouge January 5 1940 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
AirChecks - Glenn Miller Radio Show Cafe Rouge January 5 1940 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months80.02%
12months160.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
The Boswell Sisters 1930 - Gee But I'd Like To Make You Happy Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
The Boswell Sisters 1930 - Gee But I'd Like To Make You Happy Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months110.03%
12months190.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Make My Cot Where The Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows - Harry Hudson's Melody Men Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Make My Cot Where The Cot-Cot-Cotton Grows - Harry Hudson's Melody Men Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days90.15%
6months420.11%
12months820.1%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Fred Astaire - New Sun In The Sky Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Fred Astaire - New Sun In The Sky Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months100.03%
12months160.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Mary Martin - I'll Walk Alone Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Mary Martin - I'll Walk Alone Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months100.03%
12months200.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
That Girl Over There - Jay Whidden And His New Midnight Follies Band Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
That Girl Over There - Jay Whidden And His New Midnight Follies Band Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days60.1%
6months340.09%
12months790.1%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Frank Sinatra - You Do Something To Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Frank Sinatra - You Do Something To Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months90.02%
12months130.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard a day ago
Artie Shaw - Ubangi (aka The Chant) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Artie Shaw - Ubangi (aka The Chant) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days40.07%
6months240.06%
12months420.05%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Rickshaw - 1940s Pop Countdown Show 105 - Nov 1945 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Rickshaw - 1940s Pop Countdown Show 105 - Nov 1945 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months30%
12months60%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Glenn Miller (Ray Eberle, vocal) - Careless 1940 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Glenn Miller (Ray Eberle, vocal) - Careless 1940 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months50.01%
12months80.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Bix Beiderbecke with Paul Whiteman Orchestra - From Monday On Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Bix Beiderbecke with Paul Whiteman Orchestra - From Monday On Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days30.05%
6months100.03%
12months190.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Ted Weems (RCA version from 1933--a #1 record) - Heartaches Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Ted Weems (RCA version from 1933--a #1 record) - Heartaches Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months210.05%
12months420.05%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra - Take Your Tomorrow Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Bix Beiderbecke with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra - Take Your Tomorrow Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days30.05%
6months120.03%
12months250.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra - Our Love Affair Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra - Our Love Affair Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months70.02%
12months120.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 8 hours ago
Billy Cotton - The Man Who Comes Around Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Billy Cotton - The Man Who Comes Around Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months30%
12months60%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Glenn Miller - Stairway To The Stars Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Glenn Miller - Stairway To The Stars Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months80.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Tony Pastor & His Orchestra - Moving Along Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Tony Pastor & His Orchestra - Moving Along Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months50.01%
12months170.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard a day ago
AirChecks - Glenn Miller Radio Shaow August 30 1941 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
AirChecks - Glenn Miller Radio Shaow August 30 1941 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months80.02%
12months160.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Lew Stone 1932 - That's a Plenty Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Lew Stone 1932 - That's a Plenty Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months30%
12months50%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Freddie Slack (Mellowaires & Johnny Mercer, ) - Hit The Road To Dreamland Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Freddie Slack (Mellowaires & Johnny Mercer, ) - Hit The Road To Dreamland Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months100.03%
12months200.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Fred Astaire 1927 - My One And Only Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Fred Astaire 1927 - My One And Only Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months90.02%
12months200.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Artie Shaw (instrumental) (recorded in 1938) - It Had To Be You 1944 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Artie Shaw (instrumental) (recorded in 1938) - It Had To Be You 1944 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days30.05%
6months200.05%
12months390.05%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Artie Shaw (instrumental) - Dancing In The Dark Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Artie Shaw (instrumental) - Dancing In The Dark Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days60.1%
6months230.06%
12months520.07%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
AirChecks - Benny Goodman Camel Caravan CBS Radio Show September 20 1938 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
AirChecks - Benny Goodman Camel Caravan CBS Radio Show September 20 1938 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months80.02%
12months160.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Ella Fitzgerald - You Keep Coming Back Like A Song Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Ella Fitzgerald - You Keep Coming Back Like A Song Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months70.02%
12months110.01%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Boston Pops (1st recorded version) - Sleigh Ride Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Boston Pops (1st recorded version) - Sleigh Ride Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days30.05%
6months200.05%
12months370.05%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Just A Little Dance Mam'selle - Dell-S Casino Dance Band Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Just A Little Dance Mam'selle - Dell-S Casino Dance Band Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days40.07%
6months390.1%
12months790.1%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Leave Us Leap Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Leave Us Leap Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months80.02%
12months260.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 9 hours ago
Carrol Gibbons with The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - I'll Make A Happy Landing Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Carrol Gibbons with The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - I'll Make A Happy Landing Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months30%
12months50%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 2 days ago
AirChecks - Glenn Miller Radio Show Glen Island Casino July 24 1939 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
AirChecks - Glenn Miller Radio Show Glen Island Casino July 24 1939 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months70.02%
12months150.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Kay Kyser - Strip Polka Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Kay Kyser - Strip Polka Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days30.05%
6months120.03%
12months230.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Tommy Dorsey - Boogie Woogie Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Tommy Dorsey - Boogie Woogie Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days40.07%
6months270.07%
12months540.07%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 14 hours ago
Ambrose and His Orchestra with Anne Shelton - Some Other Time 1945 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Ambrose and His Orchestra with Anne Shelton - Some Other Time 1945 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months40.01%
12months70%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Harry James - Ciribiribin Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Harry James - Ciribiribin Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months110.03%
12months210.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Charlie Kunz - Love In Vain Medley Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Charlie Kunz - Love In Vain Medley Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days70.12%
6months180.05%
12months560.07%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Artie Shaw and his Gramercy Five - The Grabtown Grapple Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Artie Shaw and his Gramercy Five - The Grabtown Grapple Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days50.08%
6months240.06%
12months420.05%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Frank Sinatra - Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Frank Sinatra - Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months100.03%
12months200.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 6 days ago
Bob Crosby Year 1940 - Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Bob Crosby Year 1940 - Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months70.02%
12months150.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Nat King Cole (his original Trio version) - It's Only A Paper Moon Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Nat King Cole (his original Trio version) - It's Only A Paper Moon Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months100.03%
12months200.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 7 days ago
Will Bradley and His Orchestra - Think Of Me (Theme Song) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Will Bradley and His Orchestra - Think Of Me (Theme Song) Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months60.01%
12months200.03%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Louis Jordan - Caldonia Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Louis Jordan - Caldonia Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months200.05%
12months300.04%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Just a little kiss - Jay Whidden and his band Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Just a little kiss - Jay Whidden and his band Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months390.1%
12months730.09%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 2 hours ago
The Boswell Sisters 1930 - We're On The Highway To Heaven Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
The Boswell Sisters 1930 - We're On The Highway To Heaven Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days20.03%
6months90.02%
12months160.02%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Billy Thorburn's The Organ, The Dance Band And Me(Julie Dawn) - 'sometimes' - Billy Thorburn's The Organ, The Dance Band And Me - Vocalist Julie Dawn Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Billy Thorburn's The Organ, The Dance Band And Me(Julie Dawn) - 'sometimes' - Billy Thorburn's The Organ, The Dance Band And Me - Vocalist Julie Dawn Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months20%
12months60%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Harry James (instrumental) - Music Makers Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Harry James (instrumental) - Music Makers Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days50.08%
6months260.07%
12months580.07%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Benny Goodman - Nobody's Sweetheart Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Benny Goodman - Nobody's Sweetheart Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days40.07%
6months250.06%
12months440.06%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 4 days ago
Carrol Gibbons - Now's the Time to Fall in Love Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Carrol Gibbons - Now's the Time to Fall in Love Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months30%
12months60%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 5 days ago
Dinah Shore - Blues In The Night Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Dinah Shore - Blues In The Night Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days90.15%
6months220.06%
12months390.05%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 2 days ago
Whispering Jack Smith 1931 - Little Girl Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Whispering Jack Smith 1931 - Little Girl Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days10.02%
6months140.04%
12months290.04%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 2 hours ago
Glenn Miller (his original #1 version) - Tuxedo Junction Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Glenn Miller (his original #1 version) - Tuxedo Junction Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Popularity:
7days10.07%
28days40.07%
6months230.06%
12months430.05%
First heard a year ago
Last heard 3 days ago
Total: 1,000
play watch
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play watch
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53%
4 minutes ago: Nelly Furtado - Maneater
play watch
31%
70%
9 minutes ago: Coolio Feat. L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise
play watch
13%
83%
10 minutes ago: Jack Penate - Torn On The Platform
play watch
23%
93%
8 minutes ago: Gladys Knight & The Pips - Baby Don't Change Your Mind
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99%
a few seconds ago: Beth Kinderman - Underneath The Mask
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68%
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27 minutes ago: It Pays To Be Ignorant - What did the baggypants-Leg say to the other?
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11 minutes ago: Century of Aeroplanes - The most difficult lecture in the history of television
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29%
96%
8 minutes ago: Michel Legrand - Summer Song
play watch
55%
85%
8 minutes ago: Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
play watch
29%
92%
2 minutes ago: James & BBC Concert Orchestra - She's A Star (Radio 2 Piano Room, 4 Feb 2026)
play watch
47%
90%
6 minutes ago: Will Sumner - Building Castles
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83%
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