27/02/2016
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'. Continuing our alphabetical look at the list, we hear 'It's Still Rock And Roll To Me' by Billy Joel and 'I Walk On Guilded Splinters' by Dr. John. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1981 of Josh Groban by playing 'You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)'. Paul pays tribute to soul singer Otis Clay, who has recently died, by featuring his R&B hit 'Trying To Live My Life Without You. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Girlfriend' recorded by by Michael Jackson and a different song with the same title by Avril Lavigne.
In the feature called 'Beyond The Sea', Paul plays a song from a UK artist's biggest-selling album in America. Tonight, we hear tracks from LPs by Robert Palmer and The Outfield. 'The Other Number Ones' are records that reached the top of the American chart in 'Cash Box' magazine, but not in the Hot 100 of the other US chart publication 'Billboard'. This week's examples are by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap and Journey.
Our R&B number ones are from 1980 and now by The Whispers and Tyrese. We hear Country number ones from 1956 and this week by Elvis Presley and Thomas Rhett. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Alannah Myles and Twenty One Pilots. The number one album is '25' by Adele and 'My House' by Flo Rida is the best-selling song of the week.
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Music Played
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Gary βU.S.β Bonds
New Orleans
- Million Sellers Vol.9 - The Sixties.
- Disky.
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Elton John
Blue Wonderful
- Wonderful Crazy Night.
- Mercury.
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Billy Joel
It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
- Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2.
- CBS.
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Elevation Worship
Grace Like a Wave
- Here As In Heaven.
- ESSENTIAL WORSHIP.
- 2.
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Josh Groban
You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)
- Awake.
- 143 RECORDS/REPRISE.
- 2.
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Otis Clay
Trying To Live My Life Without You
- The Hi Records Story.
- HI HAT.
- 16.
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Chase Rice
Whisper
- DOWNLOAD SINGLE.
- DACK JANIELS/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE.
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The Whispers
And The Beat Goes On
- Time For Love (Various Artists).
- Truetrax.
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Tyrese
Shame
- Black Rose.
- VOLTRON RECORDZ.
- 5.
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Michael Jackson
Girlfriend
- Off The Wall.
- EPIC.
- 6.
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Avril Lavigne
Girlfriend
- CD Single.
- RCA/SONY/BMG.
- 1.
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Lucinda Williams
Place In My Heart
- The Ghosts of Highway 20.
- HIGHWAY 20 RECORDS.
- 4.
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Robert Palmer
Addicted To Love
- Riptide.
- ISLAND.
- 3.
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X Ambassadors
Renegades
- Download Single.
- KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE RECORDS.
- 1.
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Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
Lady Willpower
- Sixties Legends (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
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Journey
Open Arms
- American Dream (Various Artists).
- CBS.
- 3.
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Coldplay
Adventure Of A Lifetime
- (CD Single).
- Parlophone.
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Dr. John
I Walk On Guilded Splinters
- The Very Best Of Dr. John.
- ATCO RECORDS/RHINO.
- 13.
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Elvis Presley
I Forgot To Remember To Forget
- Elvis At Sun.
- RCA/BMG.
- 16.
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Thomas Rhett
Die A Happy Man
- Tangled Up.
- Valory.
- 4.
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Alannah Myles
Black Velvet
- Alannah Myles.
- ATLANTIC RECORDS.
- 3.
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TWENTY ΓNE PILΓTS
Stressed Out
- Blurryface.
- FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC.
- 2.
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The Outfield
Your Love
- Play Deep.
- COLUMBIA.
- 2.
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Adele
When We Were Young
- 25.
- XL Recordings.
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The Beatles
I Want To Hold Your Hand
- CD Single.
- PARLOPHONE.
- 1.
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The Osmonds
One Bad Apple
- The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
- Polydor.
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Flo Rida
My House
- Download Single.
- POE BOY/ATLANTIC.
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