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Playing America's greatest hits from the US charts of the week and the past five decades.

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Sat 2 May 2009 20:00
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Music Played

  • The Beau Brummels

    Laugh Laugh

    This day in 1932: the first Jack Benny radio show was broadcast

  • 311

    Hey You

    Top Ten in Modern Rock

  • Chris Botti featuring John Mayer

    Glad To Be Unhappy

    Top Ten in the Internet Album Chart: Chris Botti: In Boston

  • Queen

    Another One Bites The Dust

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e September 20th 1980 - 87: The Game (5 weeks)

  • Plain White T’s

    1, 2, 3, 4

    Adult Top Ten hit (Album: Big Bad World)

  • Lesley Gore

    It's My Party

    Born this day in 1946: Lesley Gore

  • The Chordettes

    Zorro

    Nancy Overton born February 6th, 1926; died April 5th, 2009

  • Darius Rucker

    It Won't Be Like This For Long

    New Entry & Top Forty Album: Learn To Live

  • Smokey Robinson

    Being With You

    R&B Number One this date in 1981

  • Jamie Foxx featuring T. Pain

    Blame It

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

  • The Troggs

    Wild Thing

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: Number One in 1966

  • Tone-Lōc - Wild Thing

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: Terrific Two released in 1988

  • Silversun Pickups

    Panic Switch

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Swoon

  • John Lennon

    Watching The Wheels

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e December 27th 1980 - 88: Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono (8 weeks)

  • Shinedown

    Second Chance

    Top Twenty, former Rock Number One and certified Gold

  • Tony Bennett

    I Left My Heart In San Francisco

    Grammy Hall of Fame Single: Number Nineteen in 1962 & Grammy Winner: Record Of The Year

  • Nina Simone

    I Loves You, Porgy

    Grammy Hall of Fame Single: Number Eighteen in 1959

  • Carolina Liar

    Coming To Terms

    New Entry in the Album Chart: Coming To Terms

  • The Moody Blues

    The Voice

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e July 25th 1981- 89: Long Distance Voyager (3 weeks)

  • Kid Cudi

    Day 'n' Nite

    Top Five

  • Marty Robbins

    My Woman, My Woman, My Wife

    Country Number One this date in 1970

  • Taylor Swift

    Crazier

    Current Country Number One - second week

  • Jimmy Eat World

    The Middle

    Rock Number One this date in 2002

  • Anberlin

    Feel Good Drag

    Current Rock Number One - NEW

  • Foreigner

    Urgent

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e August 22nd 1981 - 90: Foreigner 4 (10 weeks)

  • Miley Cyrus

    The Climb

    Current Number One in the Album Chart: Hannah Montana: The Movie - NEW & Number Two Single

  • The Music of David Seville

    Witch Doctor

    Number One this date in 1958

  • Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake

    4 Minutes

    Number One this date in 2008

  • The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

    Current Number One - third week

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 May 2009 20:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2