01/10/2011
Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.
Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.
In the feature 'Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums]' we hear 'Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)' by Julie Andrews from 'Mary Poppins', the first Disney soundtrack album to top the album chart - and ' Soldier Of Love' by Sade, their first number one album in 25 years. In the regular feature 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' songs are featured from LPs by Brenda Lee and The O'Jays. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Talk To Me' by Sunny & The Sunglows and a different song with the same title by Stevie Nicks.
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Frank Sinatra
Theme From "new York, New York"
This day in 1931: the opening of the George Washington bridge linking New York and Hoboken, New Jersey
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Coldplay
Paradise
British Talent in the American Top Ten
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St. Vincent
Cruel
New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Strange Mercy
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Julie Andrews
Feed The Birds (Tuppence A Bag)
Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Mary Poppins - soundtrack album (1965) [the first Disney soundtrack to reach number one]
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Cobra Starship
You Make Me Feel... (feat. Sabi)
Top Ten
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Roger Williams
Born Free
Born 1924: Roger Williams
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Bush
The Sound Of Winter
British talent in the Top Twenty of the American Album Chart: The Sea Of Memories
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Bobby Day
Rock In Robin
R&B Number One this date in 1958
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Jill Scott
SO IN LOVE (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Adult R&B Number One: fourteenth week
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Brantley Gilbert
You Don't Know Her Like I Do
Re-entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Halfway To Heaven
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Sunny & the Sunglows
Talk To Me
It’s Not The Same Old Song: Number Eleven in 1963
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Stevie Nicks
Talk To Me
It’s Not The Same Old Song: reached Number Four in 1986
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Brenda Lee
That's All You Gotta Do
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Brenda Lee - Brenda Lee (22 August 1960)
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Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
Number Three
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Les Paul & Mary Ford
VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You)
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number One for eleven weeks in 1953 (Number One on this date)
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Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
Wabash Cannonball
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Released in 1947
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Staind
Something To Remind You
New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Staind
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Sade
Soldier Of Love
Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Soldier Of Love (2010) - their first number one in 25 years; No Top 40 single on the album
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Anthrax
Hymn Ii
New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Worship Music
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Jerry Lee Lewis
There Must Be More To Love Than This
Country Number One this date in 1970
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Blake Shelton
God Gave Me You
Current Country Number One - NEW
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scar Tissue
Rock Number One this date in 1999
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Foo Fighters
Walk
Current Rock Number One - fifth week
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The O’Jays
Love Train
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Back Stabbers - The O’Jays (9 September 1972)
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Lady A
We Owned The Night
Current Number One in the Album Chart: NEW: Own The Night
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Meco
Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band
Number One this date in 1977
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Bonnie Tyler
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Number One this date in 1983
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Maroon 5
Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)
Current Number One: fourth week
Broadcast
- Sat 1 Oct 2011 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2