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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.

Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.

Each week, songs are played connected to members of 'The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame'. We play a track from one of the inductees from this year's ceremony - 'Born In Chicago' by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Resuming alphabetical order, Paul celebrates the induction of Dion by playing 'Runaround Sue'. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1924 of Theodore Bikel by featuring his performance of 'Edelweis' from the Original Broadway Cast recording of 'The Sound Of Music'. Paul pays tribute to Percy Sledge, who has recently died. We hear the 1968 American R&B number one 'Take Time To Know Her'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Run, Run, Run' by The Third Rail and a different song with the same title by Jo Jo Gunne.

In the feature called 'Beyond The Sea', Paul plays tracks from the biggest selling albums by UK artists in America. Tonight, we hear tracks from LPs by David Rose and Susan Boyle. 'The Other Number Ones' are records that reached the top of the American chart in 'Cash Box' magazine, but not in the 'Billboard' Hot 100. This week's examples are by The 4 Seasons and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Our R&B number ones are from 1978 and now by Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams and Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars. We hear Country number ones from 1982 and this week by Willie Nelson and Little Big Town. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Simple Minds and Walk The Moon. The week's best selling album is 'Handwritten' by Shawn Mendes and the number one digital song for a third week is 'See You Again' by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Fri 8 May 2015 03:00
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Music Played

  • Misty Morgan & Jack Blanchard

    Tennessee Birdwalk

    • Country Smash Hits, Volume 1.
    • BRIDGE.
    • 20.

  • Rihanna

    American Oxygen

    • Single.
    • ROC NATION/UNIVERSAL.
    • 002.

  • George Strait

    Let It Go

    • Single.
    • MCA NASHVILLE.
    • 1.

  • The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

    Born in Chicago

    • The Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
    • WSM/ELEKTRA.
    • 1.

  • Panic! at the Disco

    Hallelujah

    • Single.
    • FUELED BY RAMEN/DCD2.
    • 004.

  • Theodore Bikel

    Edelweiss

    • The Sound Of Music – Original Broadway Cast Album.
    • SONY/COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
    • 17.

  • Percy Sledge

    Take Time To Know Her

    • It Tears Me Up.
    • Atlantic.
    • 9.

  • Eric Paslay

    She Don't Love You

    • Eric Pasley.
    • EMI RECORDS.
    • 9.

  • Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams

    Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

    • Black Butterfly.
    • BBR.
    • 006.

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Boz Scaggs & Bonnie Raitt

    Hell To Pay

    • A Fool to Care.
    • 429 RECORDS.
    • 007.

  • The Third Rail

    Run, Run, Run

    • Nuggets - Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era Volume 1.
    • Rhino.
    • 23.

  • Jo Jo Gunne

    Run Run Run

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.

  • Jennifer Nettles & Reba McEntire

    Enough

    • Love Somebody.
    • NASH ICON.
    • 010.

  • David Rose and His Orchestra

    The Stripper

    • One Hit Wonders Of The '60s Volume 1 (Various Artists).
    • Not Now Music.

  • Meghan Trainor

    Dear Future Husband (Album Version)

    • Title.
    • Sony Music.
    • 001.

  • The Four Seasons

    Let's Hang On!

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Under The Bridge

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Miranda Lambert

    Little Red Wagon

    • Platinum.
    • SME/RCA RECORDS NASHVILLE.

  • Dion

    Runaround Sue

    • The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
    • Sequel Records.

  • The Weeknd

    Earned It

    • Single.
    • Island.

  • Willie Nelson

    Always On My Mind

    • Willie Nelson - Collection.
    • Columbia.

  • Little Big Town

    Girl Crush

    • Pain Killer.
    • Capital Records Nashville.
    • 5.

  • Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)

    • Glittering Prize - Best Of Simple Min.
    • Virgin.

  • WALK THE MOON

    Shut Up And Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • Susan Boyle

    I Dreamed A Dream

    • I Dreamed A Dream.
    • SYCO MUSIC/SONY MUSIC.
    • 2.

  • Shawn Mendes

    Something Big

  • The Fleetwoods

    Come Softly To Me

    • Greatest Hits of 50s.
    • West Side.
    • 16.

  • Michael Jackson

    Beat It

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Wiz Khalifa

    See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth)

    • Furious 7 O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Atlantic.
    • 014.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 2 May 2015 20:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Fri 8 May 2015 03:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2