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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 25 Jul 2009 20:00
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Music Played

  • Bob Dylan

    Like A Rolling Stone

    This day in 1965: Bob Dylan was booed at the Newport Folk Festival

  • Michael Jackson

    Will You Be There

    Top Ten

  • Coldplay

    Lost!

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e July 5th 2008 - 129: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (2 weeks)

  • Paramore

    Ignorance

    New Entry

  • Earth, Wind & Fire - After The Love Has Gone

    Born this day in 1951: Verdine White of the band

  • Gale Storm

    Ivory Tower

    Gale Storm born April 5th 1922; died June 27th, 2009

  • Lady A

    Run To You

    Number One Country Airplay

  • Bettye Swann

    Make Me Yours

    R&B Number One this date in 1967

  • Maxwell

    Pretty Wings

    Adult R&B Number One - third week

  • James Brown

    Think

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: Number Seven R&B, 33 Pop in 1960

  • Aretha Franklin

    Think

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: R&B Number One & reached Number Seven Pop in 1968

  • All Time Low

    Break Your Little Heart

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Nothing Personal

  • Julie Walters & Stellan SkarsgΓ¥rd - Take A Chance On Me

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e August 23rd 2008 - 130: Mamma Mia! Soundtrack album (one week)

  • Hannah Montana

    He Could Be The One

    New Entry at Number Two & Top Five Album: Hannah Montana 3 soundtrack album

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    Israelites

    Grammy Hall of Fame Single: Number Nine in 1969

  • Johnny Mathis

    It's Not For Me To Say

    Grammy Hall of Fame Single: Number Five in 1957

  • Son Volt

    Down The Wind

    New Entry in the Album Chart: American Central Dust

  • A.C.

    Rock N Roll Train

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e November 8th 2008 - 131: Black Ice (2 weeks)

  • Maxwell

    Bad Habits

    New Entry at Number Two in the Album Chart: BLACK Summer’s Night

  • The Everly Brothers

    Bye Bye Love

    Country Number One this date in 1957

  • Taylor Swift

    You Belong With Me

    Current Country Number One - sixth week

  • Matchbox Twenty

    Push

    Rock Number One this date in 1997

  • Linkin Park

    New Divide

    Current Rock Number One - fifth week

  • Muse

    Supermassive Black Hole

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e November 22nd 2008 - 132: Twilight soundtrack album (one week)

  • Michael Jackson

    Rock With You

    Current Number One Album: Number Ones (US version) - third week

  • Elvis Presley - Hard Headed Woman

    Number One this date in 1957

  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    Number One this date in 1967

  • The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling

    Current Number One - fifth week

Broadcast

  • Sat 25 Jul 2009 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2