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Two hours of America's latest and greatest hits from the last five decades.

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Sat 19 Sep 2009 20:00
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Music Played

  • Sheb Wooley

    The Purple People Eater

    This day in 1961: Betty & Barney Hill made the first claim of alien abduction

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Haven't Met You Yet

    New Entry in the Top Forty (Radio 2’s Record Of The Week last week)

  • John Fogerty

    Garden Party (ft Don Henley & Timothy B. Schmit)

    New Entry in the Top Forty of the Album Chart: The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Foxy Lady

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: Jimi Hendrix - Chart debut in 1967: Are You Experienced?

  • The Black Crowes

    The Last Place That Love Lives

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Before The Frost …Until The Freeze

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    Born this day in 1942: Freda Payne

  • Les Paul & Mary Ford

    How High The Moon

    Les Paul - born June 9th 1915; died August 13th 2009 (Lester William Polsfuss)

  • Reba McEntire

    Consider Me Gone

    Number One album in the week of September 5th

  • Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life

    R&B Number One this date in 1978

  • Maxwell

    Pretty Wings

    Adult R&B Number One - 10th week & R&B/Hip-Hop Number One - 6th week

  • Breaking Benjamin

    I Will Not Bow

    Top Twenty

  • Elton John

    Friends

    Number 34 in 1971

  • Bette Midler

    Friends

    Top Forty in 1973 (from the album The Divine Miss M)

  • Colbie Caillat

    I Never Told You

    Number One Album in the week of September 12th: Breakthrough

  • Jimi Hendrix

    Angel

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: Jimi Hendrix - Last chart entry in 1971: The Cry Of Love

  • Justin Bieber

    One Time

    Top Twenty

  • Roberta Flack

    Killing Me Softly With His Songs

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single - Number One in 1973 & Grammy winner: Record Of The Year

  • Roger Miller

    King Of The Road

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single - Number Four & Country Number One in 1965

  • Chevelle

    Jars

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Sci-Fi Crimes

  • The Righteous Brothers

    Little Latin Lupe Lu

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: The Righteous Brothers Right Now!

  • Trey Songz

    I Need A Girl

    New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Ready

  • Michael Martin Murphey

    What's Forever For

    Country Number One this date in 1982

  • Taylor Swift

    You Belong With Me

    Current Country Number One - 14th week

  • Peter Gabriel

    Digging In The Dirt

    Rock Number One this date in 1992

  • Kings of Leon

    Notion

    Current Rock Number One - NEW

  • The Righteous Brothers

    Rock And Roll Heaven

    The First, The Last, My Everything - Albums: The Righteous Brothers - Last chart entry in 1974: Give It To The People

  • Whitney Houston

    I Didn't Know My Own Strength

    Current Number One Album: NEW - I Look To You (300,000 + sales)

  • David Bowie

    Fame

    Number One this date in 1975

  • Steve Miller Band

    Abracadabra

    Number One this date in 1982

  • Miley Cyrus

    Party In The Usa

    Current Number One - 4th week

Broadcast

  • Sat 19 Sep 2009 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2