31/03/2012
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 Keep On Loving You from REO Speedwagon's LP Hi Infidelity. It was number one on 20 March 1981 - the day on which President Ronald Reagan was shot. We also hear All Shook Up from the Elvis Presley compilation album Elv1s: 30 Number One Hits. It was number one on 11 October 2002 - the day on which former President Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize.
In the regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, songs are featured from albums by Booker T & The MGs and Love. It's Not The Same Old Song highlights Sooner Or Later by The Grass Roots and a different song with the same title by Madonna.
In A Matter Of Life And Death Paul celebrates the birth on this date in 1935 of Herb Alpert by playing his first hit with the Tijuana Brass The Lonely Bull. We also hear Hold Back The Night by the Trammps. It is played in tribute to the group's lead singer Jimmy Ellis, who recently died. You Belong To Me by Jo Stafford and You Keep Me Hanging On by the Supremes are this week's featured records from the Grammy Hall Of Fame Singles list.
Our R&B Number Ones are from 1967 - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) by Aretha Franklin, and this week - Love On Top by Beyonce. We hear Country Number Ones from 2011 and now by Thompson Square and Carrie Underwood. This week's past and present Rock Number Ones are by P.O.D. and Gotye featuring Kimbra. One Direction's album Up All Night enters the chart at number one. On the singles side, We Are Young by fun. featuring Janelle Monae is the best selling song for a fifth week.
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The Tubes
Don't Touch Me There
This day in 1930: The Motion Pictures Production Code was imposed - enforced until 1968
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Gotye
Eyes Wide Open
Top Ten Album: Making Mirrors
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Alex Clare
Too Close
British talent in the American chart
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REO Speedwagon
Keep On Loving You
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon (20th March 1981) On this day: President Ronald Reagan was shot.
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Fun.
Some Nights
Top Ten Album: Some Nights
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The Tijuana Brass featuring Herb Alpert
The Lonely Bull
Born 1935: Herb Alpert - trumpet player and record executive
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The Trammps - Hold Back The Night
Jimmy Ellis - born 15th November 1937; died 8th March 2012
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Lee Brice
A Woman Like You
Top Forty
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Aretha Franklin
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
R&B Number One this date in 1967
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Love On Top
Adult R&B Number One: fifth week
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Neon Trees
Everybody Talks
New Entry in the Top Forty
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The Grass Roots
Sooner Or Later
It’s Not The Same Old Song: Number Nine in 1971
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Madonna
Sooner Or Later
It’s Not The Same Old Song: from the film Dick Tracy
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Jill Scott
Blessed
Top Twenty Adult R&B
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Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Green Onions
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs (10th November 1962)
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Adele
Rumour Has It
Top Forty - fourth million selling single from 21
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Jo Stafford
You Belong To Me
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number One in 1952 (for twelve weeks)
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The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number One in 1966
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Jason Mraz
I Won't Give Up
Top Thirty (former Number One)
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Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] Elv1s: 30 Number One Hits - Elvis Presley (11th October 2002) On this day: Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Anthony Hamilton
Woo
Number Two in the Adult R&B Chart
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Thompson Square
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not
Country Number One this date in 2011
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Carrie Underwood
Good Girl
Current Country Sales Number One - fourth week
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P.O.D.
Youth Of The Nation
Rock Number One this date in 2002
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Gotye
Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Current Rock Number One - fifth week
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Love
My Little Red Book
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Love - Love (14th May 1966)
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One Direction
Up All Night
Current Number One in the Album Chart: NEW: Up All Night
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Michael Jackson
Man In The Mirror
Number One this date in 1988
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Cher
Believe
Number One this date in 1999
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Fun.
We Are Young (feat. Janelle MonΓ΅e)
Current Number One: fifth week
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- Sat 31 Mar 2012 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2