29/09/2012
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, we hear tracks from two number one albums released on noteworthy days. In the regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, songs are featured from the debut chart LPs by two artists. While It's Not The Same Old Song highlights two different songs with the same title.
In A Matter Of Life And Death Paul celebrates the birth of a musician born on this date. We also hear a track played in tribute to a recently deceased artist. Two singles are heard each week from the Grammy Hall Of Fame.
There are R&B, country and rock number ones from this date in history, which are played alongside the current number ones in those genres. Then there's a track from the top of the US album charts and the week's best selling single concludes Paul's survey of America's Greatest Hits.
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The Soul Survivors
Expressway To Your Heart
Today: the start of βCarmageddon Weekendβ in Los Angeles; the San Diego Freeway is closed for building works
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Bob Dylan
Soon After Midnight
New Entry in the Top Three of the Album Chart: Tempest
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Lifehouse
BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS (featuring Natasha Bedingfield)
Top Thirty
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Santana
Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] Supernatural - Santana (13th February 2000) On this day: the final Peanuts comic strip was published after the death of its creator Charles M. Schulz.
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ZZ Top
I Gotsta Get Paid
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: La Futura
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls of Fire
Born 1935: Jerry Lee Lewis
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The McGuire Sisters
Sugartime
Dorothy McGuire born 13th February 1928; died 7th September 2012
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Little Big Town
Tornado
New Entry in the Top Two of the Album Chart: Tornado
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Brook Benton
Kiddio
R&B Number One this date in 1960
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Anthony Hamilton
Pray For Me
Adult R&B Number One: third week
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ABBA
S.O.S.
Itβs Not The Same Old Song: Number Fifteen in 1975
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Rihanna
SOS
Itβs Not The Same Old Song: Number One in 2006
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The Avett Brothers
The Once And Future Carpenter
New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: The Carpenter
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The Detroit Spinners
It's A Shame
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) 2nd Time Around - The Spinners (14th November 1970)
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PSY
Gangnam Style
Top Five
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Phil Collins
One More Night
I Write The Songs - 68: Phil Collins
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Starship
We Built This City
I Write The Songs - 67: Dennis Lambert
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The xx
Sunset
New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Coexist
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Shirley Bassey
Goldfinger
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] Goldfinger soundtrack album - Various Artists (18th March 1965) On this day: Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov made the first spacewalk; it lasted 12 minutes.
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Ronnie Milsap
Lost In The Fifties Tonight
Country Number One this date in 1985
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Hunter Hayes
Wanted
Current Country Airplay Number One
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John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
On The Dark Side
Rock Number One this date in 1984
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The Lumineers
Ho Hey
Current Rock Number One - NEW
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Dire Straits
Sultans Of Swing
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Dire Straits - Dire Straits (6th January 1979)
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Dave Matthews Band
Mercy
Number One Album: Away From The World
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Bobby Darin
Mack the Knife
Number One this date in 1959
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The McCoys
Hang On Sloopy
Number One this date in 1965
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Taylor Swift
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Current Number One: fifth week
Broadcast
- Sat 29 Sep 2012 20:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2