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America's greatest hits from the US charts over the past five decades.

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Sat 7 Mar 2009 17:00
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Music Played

  • The Statler Brothers

    Flowers On The Wall

    This day: the Chicago Flower & Garden Show; $60 non-member late admission

  • M. Ward

    Never Had Nobody Like You

    New Entry in the Top Forty of the Album Chart: Hold Time

  • Annie Lennox

    A Whiter Shade Of Pale

    New Entry in the Top Forty of the Album Chart: The Annie Lennox Collection

  • Bad Company

    Can't Get Enough

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e September 28th 1974 - 57: Bad Company (one week)

  • Morrissey

    I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Years Of Refusal

  • Taylor Dayne

    Tell It To My Heart

    Born this day in 1962: Taylor Dayne

  • The Duke Ellington Orchestra

    Skin Deep

    Drummer and composer Louie Bellson born 6 July 1924; died14 February 2009

  • Benjamin Gibbard

    Train Song

    New Entry in the Album Chart: Dark Was The Night: A Red Hot Compilation

  • The Silhouettes

    Get A Job

    R&B Number One this date in 1958

  • Jamie Foxx

    Blame It

    R&B/Hip-Hop Number One - third week

  • Chris Montez

    Let's Dance

    It’s Not The Same Old Song reached Number Four in 1962

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    It’s Not The Same Old Song reached Number One in 1983

  • The Fray

    Never Say Never

    Number Three in the Album Chart: The Fray

  • Olivia Newton‐John

    I Honestly Love You

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e October 12th 1974 - 58: If You Love Me, Let Me Know (one week)

  • Spectacular! Cast

    Break My Heart

    New Entry & Top Fifty Album: Spectacular!

  • Wynonie Harris

    Good Rockin' Tonight

    Grammy Hall of Fame single inducted in 2009 - R&B Number One in 1948

  • Roy Rogers & Dale Evans - Happy Trails

    Grammy Hall of Fame single inducted in 2009

  • Lionel Richie

    Just Go

    Top Twenty Adult Contemporary hit

  • Crosby, Stills & Nash

    Guinnevere

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e November 2nd 1974 - 59: So Far - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (one week)

  • Charlie Wilson

    There Goes My Baby

    New Entry at Number Two in the Album Chart: Uncle Charlie

  • Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson

    Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

    Country Number One this date in 1978

  • Taylor Swift

    Love Story

    Current Country Number One - 20th week

  • Jesus Jones

    Right Here Right Now

    Rock Number One this date in 1991

  • Shinedown

    Second Chance

    Current Rock Number One - third week

  • John Lennon

    #9 Dream

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e November 16th 1974 - 60: Walls And Bridges (one week)

  • Taylor Swift

    White Horse

    Current Number One in the Album Chart: Fearless - tenth week

  • Elvis Presley - Don't

    Number One this date in 1958

  • The Supremes

    Love Is Here And Now You're Gone

    Number One this date in 1967

  • Flo Rida

    Right Round

    Current Number One - second week

Broadcast

  • Sat 7 Mar 2009 17:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2