Status Quo has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 18 January 2014. Status Quo's music has been featured on 13 episodes.

Status Quo are a British rock band formed in London in 1962. The group first achieved major success with the single "Pictures of Matchstick Men" in 1968. Over the course of their career, they have had more than 60 chart hits in the United Kingdom, including "Caroline", "Down Down", "Rockin' All Over the World", "Whatever You Want" and "What You're Proposing". Of these, 22 reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 57 reached the top 40. The band have released more than 100 singles and 33 studio albums.

In 1972, the album "Piledriver" reached number five on the UK Albums Chart, marking the beginning of a sustained period of commercial success. Status Quo subsequently placed 29 consecutive studio albums on the UK Albums Chart, including 20 that reached the top 10. In 2012, they were reported to be the tenth best-selling group in the history of the UK Singles Chart, with approximately 7.2 million singles sold in the United Kingdom. As of 2015, they were among a limited number of artists to have accumulated more than 500 weeks on the UK Albums Chart.

In July 1985, Status Quo opened the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium with "Rockin' All Over the World". In 1991, they received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2014, ahead of their appearance as headliners at the Download Festival, they were presented with the Service to Rock award at the Kerrang! Awards. The band have appeared on the BBC television programme "Top of the Pops" more frequently than any other group. Over the course of their career, Status Quo have sold more than 118 million records worldwide.

Studio albums Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo (1968) Spare Parts (1969) Ma Kelly's Greasy Spoon (1970) Dog of Two Head (1971) Piledriver (1972) Hello! (1973) Quo (1974) On the Level (1975) Blue for You (1976) Rockin' All Over the World (1977) If You Can't Stand the Heat… (1978) Whatever You Want (1979) Just Supposin' (1980) Never Too Late (1981) 1+9+8+2 (1982) Back to Back (1983) In the Army Now (1986) Ain't Complaining (1988) Perfect Remedy (1989) Rock 'til You Drop (1991) Thirsty Work (1994) Don't Stop (1996) Under the Influence (1999) Famous in the Last Century (2000) Heavy Traffic (2002) Riffs (2003) The Party Ain't Over Yet (2005) In Search of the Fourth Chord (2007) Quid Pro Quo (2011) Bula Quo! (2013) Aquostic (Stripped Bare) (2014) Aquostic II (2016) Backbone (2019)