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Paul Gambaccini blends digital tracks from the week's US charts of songs, albums, R&B, country and rock hits with LP and singles tracks from the last six decades.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 30 Jan 2015 03:00

Music Played

  • John Stewart

    GOLD

    This date in 1848: Gold was found at Sutter's Mill; the California Gold Rush began

  • Common

    GLORY (featuring John Legend)

    Golden Globe winner from Selma

  • Ellie Goulding

    LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO

    Top Twenty Single from Fifty Shades Of Grey

  • Johnny Cash

    Ring Of Fire

    The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: Johnny Cash

  • Ella Henderson

    GHOST

    Top Twenty

  • Aaron Neville

    TELL IT LIKE IT IS

    Born this day 1941: Aaron Neville

  • LIKE A PRAYER

    Madonna

    Andre Crouch - born 1 July 1942; died 8 January 2015

  • Zac Brown Band

    HOMEGROWN

    New Country hit

  • Bill Black’s Combo

    SMOKIE - PART 2

    R&B Number One this date in 1960

  • Avery Sunshine

    CALL MY NAME

    Adult R&B Number One - third week

  • Leo Reisman

    NIGHT AND DAY (with Fred Astaire)

    It's Not The Same Old Song: Number One for ten weeks in 1932 and 1933

  • Al B. Sure!

    NITE AND DAY

    It's Not The Same Old Song: Number Seven in 1988

  • Alesso

    HEROES (WE COULD BE) (featuring Tove Lo)

    Top Forty

  • Jethro Tull

    HYMN 43

    Beyond The Sea (a UK artist's best selling album in the US) Aqualung - Jethro Tull

  • Meghan Trainor

    DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND

    New hit single

  • The Beatles

    Twist and Shout

    Number One in Cashbox in 1964 (Terrific Two for 4 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100)

  • Whitney Houston

    I'M EVERY WOMAN

    Number One in Cashbox in 1993 (Number Four in the Billboard Hot 100)

  • Fall Out Boy

    IRRESISTIBLE

    Top Five Rock from forthcoming album American Beauty/American Psycho

  • Ray Charles

    I'VE GOT A WOMAN

    The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: Ray Charles

  • Tom T. Hall

    OLD DOGS, CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE

    Country Number One this date in 1973

  • Sam Hunt

    TAKE YOUR TIME

    Current Country Number One - NEW - from Top Twenty album Montevallo

  • Lifehouse

    HANGING BY A MOMENT

    Rock Number One this date in 2001

  • Hozier

    TAKE ME TO CHURCH

    Current Rock Number One - twelfth week

  • Robert Plant

    TALL COOL ONE

    Beyond The Sea (a UK artist's best selling album in the US) Now And Zen - Robert Plant

  • Taylor Swift

    SHAKE IT OFF

    Number One in the current Album Chart: 1989 - ninth week & this is still a Top Ten single

  • The Shirelles

    WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW

    Number One this date in 1961

  • Billy Vera

    AT THIS MOMENT

    Number One this date in 1987

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    Current Number One - third week

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Jan 2015 20:00
  • Fri 30 Jan 2015 03:00