14/04/2012
...Greatest Hits. 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 Happy from The Rolling Stones' double LP Exile On Main Street. It was number one on 17 June 1972 - the day on which the second of the two Watergate burglaries took place.
We also hear You Haven't Done Nothin' by Stevie Wonder from his album Fulfillingness' First Finale. It was number one on 8 September 1974 - the day on which President Gerald Ford granted Richard Nixon a "full, free and absolute pardon".
In regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, songs are played from albums by Waylon Jennings & The Kimberleys and Sparks. It's Not The Same Old Song highlights Cry by Johnny Ray and a different song with the same title by Godley & Creme.
In A Matter Of Life And Death Paul celebrates the birth on this date in 1932 of Loretta Lynn by playing her country number one Don't Come ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind). We also hear We Belong by Pat Benatar. It is played in tribute to the song's co-writer Eric Lowen, who recently died. You Send Me by Sam Cooke and Your Cheatin' Heart by Hank Williams are this week's featured records from the Grammy Hall Of Fame Singles list.
Our R&B number ones are from 1961 - One Mint Julep by Ray Charles, and this week - Love On Top by Beyonce. We hear country number ones from 1996 and now by Lonestar and Taylor Swift. This week's past and present rock number ones are by U2 and Gotye featuring Kimbra.
Madonna's album MDNA enters the chart at number one. On the singles side, Boyfriend by Justin Bieber is the best-selling song of the week.
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PaPas
Words Of Love
This day in 1828: Noah Webster copyrighted the first edition of his dictionary
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Fun.
We Are Young (feat. Janelle MonΓ‘e)
Last weekβs Number One - now Number Two best selling song of the week
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Lionel Richie
STUCK ON YOU (with Darius Rucker)
New Entry at Number Two in the Album Chart: Tuskegee
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The Rolling Stones
Happy
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] Exile On Main Street - The Rolling Stones (17th June 1972) On this day: The second of the two Watergate burglaries took place.
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The AllβAmerican Rejects
Kids In The Street
New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Kids In The Street
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Loretta Lynn
DON'T COME HOME A' DRINKIN' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)
Born 1932: Loretta Lynn
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Pat Benatar
We Belong
Eric Lowen (songwriter) - born 23rd October 1951; died 23rd March 2012
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Jake Owen
Alone With You
Number One Country Airplay song - certified million seller
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Ray Charles
One Mint Julep
R&B Number One this date in 1961
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Love On Top
Adult R&B Number One: seventh week
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Johnnie Ray
Cry
Itβs Not The Same Old Song: released in 1951 - Number One for eleven weeks
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Godley & Creme
Cry
Itβs Not The Same Old Song: Number Sixteen in 1985
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Flo Rida
WILD ONES (featuring Sia)
Top Ten
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Waylon Jennings and the Kimberlys
Macarthur Park
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Country-Folk - Waylon Jennings & The Kimberleys (4th October 1969)
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Carly Rae Jepsen
Call Me Maybe
Top Ten
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Sam Cooke
You Send Me
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number One in 1957 (also R&B Number One)
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Hank Williams
Your Cheatin' Heart
Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Country Number One in 1953
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Shinedown
Bully
New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Amaryllis
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Stevie Wonder
You Haven't Done Nothin'
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] Fulfillingnessβ First Finale - Stevie Wonder (8th September 1974) On this day: President Gerald Ford granted Richard Nixon a βfull, free and absolute pardonβ.
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Train
Drive By
Top Three in the Adult Top 40 Chart and a certified million seller
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Lonestar
No News
Country Number One this date in 1996
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Taylor Swift
Eyes Open
Current Country Sales Number One - second week
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U2
Staring At The Sun
Rock Number One this date in 1997
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Gotye
Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)
Current Rock Number One - seventh week
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Sparks
This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Kimino My House - Sparks (24th August 1974)
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Madonna
Masterpiece
Current Number One in the Album Chart: NEW: MDNA
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The Doobie Brothers
What A Fool Believes
Number One this date in 1979
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Vanessa Williams
Save The Best For Last
Number One this date in 1992
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Justin Bieber
Boyfriend
Current Number One: NEW
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