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

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Sat 28 May 2011 20:00
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Music Played

  • Joni Mitchell

    Big Yellow Taxi

    This day in 1892: John Muir founded the Sierra Club, still the largest environmentally aware organization in the United States

  • Lady Gaga

    The Edge Of Glory

    New Entry at Number Two

  • Pitbull

    Give Me Everything (feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer)

    Top Five

  • Mitch Miller

    She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

    Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller (1958)

  • The Cars

    Sad Song

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Move Like This

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    Born 1944: Gladys Knight

  • Brook Benton

    Rainy Night In Georgia

    Cornell Dupree (guitarist) - born 19th December 1942; died 8th May 2011

  • Warren Haynes

    River's Gonna Rise

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Man In Motion

  • Maxwell

    Fortunate

    R&B Number One this date in 1999

  • Miguel

    Sure Thing

    R&B/Hip-Hop Number One: NEW

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    In The Still Of The Night

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: from the 1956 album Sings The Cole Porter Song Book - Number Fifteen

  • The Five Satins

    In The Still Of The Nite

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: Top 30 in 1956 and a hit again in 1960 and 1961

  • Martin Solveig & Dragonette

    Hello

    Climber

  • Aretha Franklin

    How Deep Is The Ocean

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha Franklin - Aretha Franklin (17 November 1962)

  • Christina Perri

    Arms

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

  • The Box Tops

    The Letter

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single:Number One in 1967

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The Sound Of Silence

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: released in 1965 - reached Number One

  • The Lonely Island

    Jack Sparrow

    New Entry in the Top Three of the Album Chart: Turtleneck & Chain

  • Elvis Presley - Something

    Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite - Elvis Presley (1973)

  • Raphael Saadiq

    Good Man

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Stone Rollin’

  • Billy Ray Cyrus

    Achy Breaky Heart

    Country Number One this date in 1992

  • Lady A

    Just A Kiss

    Current Country Number One - second week

  • Dirty Heads

    LAY ME DOWN (featuring Rome of Sublime With Rome)

    Rock Number One this date in 2010

  • Foo Fighters

    Rope

    Current Rock Number One - tenth week

  • The White Stripes

    Fell In Love With A Girl

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) White Blood Cells - The White Stripes (23 March 2002)

  • Adele

    One and Only

    Number One in the Album Chart: 21 - eighth week

  • The Everly Brothers

    All I Have To Do Is Dream

    Number One this date in 1958

  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

    Number One this date in 1977

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    Current Number One: second week

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 May 2011 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2