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

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Sat 20 Mar 2010 20:00
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Music Played

  • Mason Williams

    Classical Gas

    Today in 1948: The first television broadcasts of classical music in the United States

  • Avril Lavigne

    Alice

    New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Almost Alice (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture) & Top Forty hit

  • Blake Shelton

    Hillbilly Bone (feat. Trace Adkins)

    New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Hillbilly Bone

  • Stevie Wonder

    FINGERTIPS (Parts 1 & 2)

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: Stevie Wonder - Chart debut in 1963: Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius

  • Rihanna

    Rude Boy

    Number Two

  • Stray Cats

    Rock This Town

    Born this day in 1961: Slim Jim Phantom - drummer

  • The Dramatics

    In The Rain

    Born May 10th, 1951; died March 4th, 2010: Ron Banks of The Dramatics

  • Danny Gokey

    My Best Days Are Ahead Of Me

    New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: My Best Days

  • The Teenagers

    Why Do Fools Fall In Love

    R&B Number One this date in 1956

  • Robin Thicke - Sex Therapy

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

  • Joni Mitchell

    Blue

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: Title track of her 1971 album

  • LeAnn Rimes

    Blue

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: Her debut hit (Top 30 Pop; Top Ten Country) - entered the chart when she was thirteen

  • Lifehouse

    It Is What It Is

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Smoke And Mirrors

  • Stevie Wonder

    HOW WILL I KNOW (featuring Aisha Morris)

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: Stevie Wonder - Last chart entry in 2005: A Time To Love

  • Erik Hassle

    Hurtful

    New Entry in the Adult Top 40 Chart

  • Henry Mancini

    Moon River

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number Eleven in 1961 - Grammy: Record Of The Year

  • Glenn Miller Orchestra

    Moonlight Serenade

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number Three in 1939

  • Easton Corbin

    A Little More Country Than That

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Easton Corbin

  • Eric Clapton

    After Midnight

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: Eric Clapton - Chart debut in 1970: Eric Clapton

  • Raheem DeVaughn

    I Don't Care

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: The Love And War MasterPeace

  • The Chicks

    Not Ready To Make Nice

    Country Number One this date in 2007

  • Lady A

    Need You Now

    Current Country Number One - eighteenth week

  • Elvis Costello

    Veronica

    Rock Number One this date in 1989

  • Muse

    Resistance

    Current Rock Number One - NEW

  • J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton - Sporting Life Blues

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: Eric Clapton - Last chart entry in 2006: Road To Escondido (with J. J. Cale)

  • Lady A

    American Honey

    Current Number One Album Chart: Need You Now returns for a third week

  • Ruby & the Romantics

    Our Day Will Come

    Number One this date in 1963

  • Heart

    These Dreams

    Number One this date in 1986

  • Taio Cruz

    BREAK YOUR HEART (featuring Ludacris)

    Current Number One - NEW

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Mar 2010 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2