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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 4 Jul 2009 20:00
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Music Played

  • Donna Summer

    State Of Independence

    Today is American Independence Day

  • Rob Thomas

    Her Diamonds

    Top Three in the Adult Top 40

  • Darius Rucker

    Alright

    New Entry

  • Bush

    Swallowed

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e December 7th 1996 - 117: Razorblade Suitcases (2 weeks)

  • Pete Yorn

    Don't Wanna Cry

    New Entry in the Album Chart: Back And Fourth

  • Mitch Miller

    The Yellow Rose Of Texas

    Born this day in 1911: Mitch Miller - 98 years old!

  • The Ventures

    Walk Don't Run

    Bob Bogle born January 16th, 1934; died June 14th, 2009

  • Hank Williams, Jr.

    Red, White And Pink Slip Blues

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: 127, Rose Avenue

  • The Temptations Original Lead Singers

    I Could Never Love Another (After Loving You)

    R&B Number One this date in 1968

  • Maxwell

    Pretty Wings

    Adult R&B Number One - NEW

  • Patsy Cline

    Crazy

    It’s Not The Same Old Song - reached Number Nine in 1961

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Crazy

    It’s Not The Same Old Song - Number One in 2006

  • Incubus

    Black Heart Inertia

    New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart & Number One on the Internet Album Chart: Monuments And Melodies

  • Spice Girls

    Say You'll Be There

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e May 24th 1997 - 118: Spice (5 weeks)

  • All Time Low

    Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)

    New Entry in the Top Forty

  • John Lennon

    Imagine

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: reached Number Three in 1971

  • The Ramsey Lewis Trio

    The In Crowd (Bohemian Caverns, 1965)

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: reached Number Five in 1965

  • The Frames

    Falling Slowly

    New Entry

  • The Prodigy

    Firestarter

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e July 19th 1997 - 119: The Fat Of The Land (one week)

  • Sugarland

    All I Want To Do

    Country Number One this date in 2008

  • Taylor Swift

    You Belong With Me

    Current Country Number One - third week

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Kiss Them For Me

    Rock Number One this date in 1991

  • Linkin Park

    New Divide

    Current Rock Number One - second week

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Landslide

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e September 6th 1997 - 120: The Dance (one week)

  • Jonas Brothers

    Paranoid

    Current Number One in the Album Chart: Lines, Vines And Trying Times

  • Henry Mancini, His Orchestra & Chorus

    Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet

    Number One this date in 1969

  • None

    Deleted Record

    Number One this date in 1972 - Birthday Boy

  • The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

    Current Number One - second week

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Jul 2009 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2