04/02/2012
Paul presents tracks from this week's US charts, embracing singles, albums, R&B, country and rock hits, as well as those 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 Headline News [Number One Albums On Noteworthy Days] we hear Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh from the LP My Son The Nut by Allan Sherman. It was number one on 28 August 1963 - the day on which the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom took place. Martin Luther King made his I Have A Dream Speech at the Lincoln Memorial. We also hear April Come She Will by Simon & Garfunkel from The Graduate soundtrack album. The LP was number one in the US on 4th April 1968 - the day when Martin Luther King was assassinated.
In the regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, songs are featured from albums by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Pet Shop Boys. It's Not The Same Old Song highlights You Were Made For Me by Sam Cooke and a different song with the same title by Freddie & The Dreamers.
In A Matter Of Life And Death Paul celebrates the birth on this date in 1948 of Alice Cooper. We also hear Willie And The Hand Jive - played as a tribute to the recently deceased Johnny Otis. Where Have All The Flowers Gone by Pete Seeger and White Christmas by Bing Crosby are this week's featured records from the Grammy Hall Of Fame Singles list.
Our R&B Number Ones are from 2010 - It Kills Me by Melanie Fiona - and this week - Stay by Tyrese. We hear Country Number Ones from 1961 and now by Johnny Horton and Toby Keith. This week's past and present Rock Number Ones are by Sting and The Black Keys. Adele remains at the top of the US album chart for a seventeenth non-consecutive week with 21. And, on the singles side, Turn Me On by David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj is the best selling song of the week.
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Andrew Gold
Thank You For Being A Friend
This day in 2004: Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg
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Train
Drive By
New Hit
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Etta James
At Last
Top Forty
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Allan Sherman
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah (A Letter From Camp)
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] My Son The Nut - Allan Sherman (28 August 1963) On this day: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; Martin Luther King made his βI Have A Dreamβ speech.
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Ingrid Michaelson
Fire
New Hit
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Alice Cooper
School's Out
Born 1948: Alice Cooper
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The Johnny Otis Show
Willie And The Hand Jive
Johnny Otis - born 28th December 1921; died 17th January 2012
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Dolly Parton
FROM HERE TO THE MOON AND BACK (with Kris Kristofferson & Jeremy Jordan)
Top Twenty Album: Joyful Noise original soundtrack album
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Melanie Fiona
It Kills Me
R&B Number One this date in 2010
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Tyrese
Stay
Adult R&B Number One: eleventh week
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Gavin DeGraw
Not Over You
Number One in the Adult Top 40 Chart
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Sam Cooke
You Were Made For Me
Itβs Not The Same Old Song: Number 27 in 1958
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Freddie & the Dreamers
You Were Made For Me
Itβs Not The Same Old Song: Number 21 in 1965
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Kidz Bop
Party Rock Anthem
New Entry at Number Two in the Album Chart: Kidz Bop 21
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Breakdown
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (24th September 1977)
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Kelly Clarkson
Stronger
Number Three
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Pete Seeger
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: released in 1964
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Bing Crosby
White Christmas
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number One in 1942
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Foo Fighters
These Days
Number Two in the Rock Chart
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Simon & Garfunkel
April Come She Will
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] The Graduate OST - Simon & Garfunkel (and David Grusin) (4th April 1968) On this day: Martin Luther King was assassinated.
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Robin Thicke
Love After War
Number Two in the Adult R&B Chart
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Johnny Horton
North To Alaska
Country Number One this date in 1961
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Toby Keith
Red Solo Cup
Current Country Sales Number One - eleventh week
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Sting
All This Time
Rock Number One this date in 1991
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The Black Keys
Lonely Boy
Current Rock Number One - eighth week
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Pet Shop Boys
OPPORTUNITIES (Let's Make Lots Of Money)
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Please - Pet Shop Boys (19th April 1986)
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Adele
Lovesong
Current Number One in the Album Chart: 21 - seventeenth week
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The Righteous Brothers
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Number One this date in 1965
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Madonna
Open Your Heart
Number One this date in 1987
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David Guetta
TURN ME ON (featuring Nicki Minaj)
Current Number One: NEW
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