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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 'One More Cup Of Coffee' from the LP 'Desire' by Bob Dylan. It was number one on 5th February 1976. On this date, nearly 2,000 students rioted and thirty were injured in an argument over what the school mascot should be at Escambia High in Pensacola, Florida. We also hear 'I'm Your Angel' by Celine Dion from her album 'All The Way: Decade Of Song'. It was number one on 31st December 1999 - the day on which the US yielded control of the Panama Canal to Panama after 96 years. In the regular feature 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', tracks are played from albums by Dolly Parton and Avril Lavigne.

In 'A Matter Of Life And Death' Paul celebrates the birthday of Kitty Kallen by playing her hit 'Little Things Mean A Lot'. We also hear 'He Stopped Loving Her Today' by George Jones, who has recently died. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Here I Am' by Dionne Warwick and a different song with the same title by Al Green. Paul continues his countdown of the Top 100 list of songwriters based on success in the American chart from 1955 - 2005. We hear songs written by Smokey Robinson (10) and Kenny Gamble (9).

Our R&B Number Ones are from 1971 and this week by The Honey Cone and Tamar Braxton. We hear Country number ones from 2007 and now by Carrie Underwood and Florida Georgia Line. This week's featured past and present Rock number ones are by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band and Imagine Dragons. 'Golden' by Lady Antebellum is the week's number one album. 'Can't Hold Us' by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton is the best-selling song of the week.