26/10/2013
Paul Gambaccini blends digital tracks from this week's US charts of songs, albums, R&B, country and rock hits with LP and singles classics 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.
In the feature called 'Both Sides Now' Paul plays a single by an American artist that was a hit in the UK but not in the US plus an American hit by a British artist that was not a hit in the UK.
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 Marvelettes
Please Mr. Postman
This day in 1861: The Pony Express finished
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Panic! at the Disco
Girls/Girls/Boys
New Entry at Number Two in the Album Chart: Too Weird To Live, Too Rare To Die!
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Glee Cast
Make You Feel My Love
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Gleee: The Quarterback (EP)
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Stevie Wonder
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: Sideman category - Benny Benjamin Motown drummer
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Mayday Parade
Hold On To Me
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Monsters In The Closet
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Natalie Merchant
Kind & Generous
Born 1963: Natalie Merchant
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The Supremes
Stop! In The Name Of Love
Maxine Powell - Head of Artists Development Department at Motown - Born 30 May 1915; died 14th October 2013
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Cassadee Pope
Wasting All These Tears
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Frame By Frame
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The Coasters
Poison Ivy
R&B Number One this date in 1959
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Robin Thicke
BLURRED LINES (featuring Pharrell)
Adult R&B Number One: tenth week
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Korn
Never Never
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Paradigm Shift
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Roy Orbison
Falling
It’s Not The Same Old Song: Number 22 in 1963
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Alicia Keys
Fallin'
It’s Not The Same Old Song: Number One in 2001
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Cage the Elephant
Come A Little Closer
New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Melophobia
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Michael Franks
Popsicle Toes
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) The Art of Tea - Michael Franks (31st July 1976)
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Avicii
WAKE ME UP ! (featuring Aloe Blacc)
Top Three
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Tami Lynn
I'm Gonna Run Away From You
Both Sides Now: Not a hit in the US; Number Number Four in the UK in 1971
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Culture Club
I'll Tumble 4 Ya
Both Sides Now: Not a hit in the UK; Number Nine in the US in 1983
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Alter Bridge
All Ends Well
New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Fortress
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Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: Chuck Berry
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Amos Lee
Johnson Blvd
New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Mountains Of Sorrow, Rivers Of Song
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Donna Fargo
Funny Face
Country Number One this date in 1972
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Luke Bryan
That's My Kind Of Night
Current Country Sales Number One: ninth week
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Chumbawamba
Tubthumping
Rock Number One this date in 1997
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Let Her Go
Current Rock Number Two
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Foriegner
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Foreigner - Foreigner (26th March 1977) Foreigner - Foreigner (26th March 1977)
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Miley Cyrus
Adore You
New Entry at Number One in the Album Chart: Bangerz
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The Fireballs
Sugar Shack
Number One this date in 1963
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Taylor Swift
I Knew You Were Trouble
Number One this date in 2012
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Lorde
Royals
Current Number One: fourth week
Broadcast
- Sat 26 Oct 2013 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2