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UK Chart Special: Best-selling Singles

Tony Blackburn concludes a two-part special marking 60 years of the UK chart since its inception in 1952.

Tony Blackburn concludes a two-part special marking 60 years of the UK chart since its inception in 1952.

This week, Tony plays the best- selling single from each year, in chronological order, from 1986 right up to 2012.

Expect a mixed bag of golden classics from the likes of The Communards, Cliff Richard, The Righteous Brothers, Meatloaf, Elton John, The Fugees, Cher, Lady Gaga and many, many more!

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 17 Nov 2012 13:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Communards

    Don't Leave Me This Way (feat. Sarah Jane Morris)

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Rick Astley

    Never Gonna Give You Up

    • Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Someb.
    • RCA.

  • Cliff Richard

    Mistletoe & Wine

    • It's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Black Box

    Ride On Time (POTP Version)

    • Choose 80's Dance: The Very Best Of 80's Dance Music.
    • Telstar.

  • The Righteous Brothers

    Unchained Melody

    • Rediscover The 60's - With A Little H.
    • Old Gold.

  • Bryan Adams

    (Everything I Do) I Do It For You

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • Whitney Houston

    I Will Always Love You

    • The Bodyguard (Original S/Track).
    • Arista.

  • Meat Loaf

    I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

    • Now 1993 - The Millennium Series.
    • Castle.

  • Wet Wet Wet

    Love Is All Around

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Robson & Jerome

    White Cliffs Of Dover

    • Happy Days: The Best Of Robson And Jerome.
    • BMG.
    • 5.

  • Fugees

    Killing Me Softly With His Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Ruffhouse.
    • 1.

  • Elton John

    Candle In The Wind (1997 Version)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rocket.

  • Elton John

    Something About The Way You Look Tonight

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Cher

    Believe

    • Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 42.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Britney Spears

    Baby One More Time

    • Now 44 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Bob the Builder

    Can We Fix It?

    • Can We Fix It?.
    • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ RECORDS.
    • 1.

  • Shaggy

    It Wasn't Me (feat. Ricardo β€œRik Rok” Ducent)

    • Now 48 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Will Young

    Anything is Possible

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.

  • Black Eyed Peas

    Where Is The Love?

    • Now 56 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Band Aid 20

    Do They Know It's Christmas?

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Tony Christie

    Is This The Way To Amarillo (feat. Peter Kay)

    • Is This The Way To Amarillo.
    • UNIVERSAL RECORDS.
    • 1.

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Crazy

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Leona Lewis

    Bleeding Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Alexandra Burke

    Hallelujah

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
    • 1.

  • Lady Gaga

    Poker Face

    • The Fame.
    • Interscope.
    • 6.

  • Eminem & Rihanna

    Love The Way You Lie

    • Love The Way You Lie.
    • Aftermath Entertainment.
    • 15.

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Gotye

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 17 Nov 2012 13:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2