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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 hear 'Rock And Roll Music' by Chuck Berry in honour of Johnnie Johnson, the piano player on the record, who was inducted in the sideman category. Continuing our alphabetical look at the list, we also hear 'Cross Road Blues' by early bluesman Robert Johnson. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1937 of Clarence 'Frogman' Henry by playing his hit 'But I Do'. Paul pays tribute to Sonny James, who has recently died, by featuring his recording of 'Young Love'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'I Love You' by People and a different song with the same title by Faith Evans.

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 Peter & Gordon and The Alan Parsons Project. '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 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs and Eddy Grant.

Our R&B number ones are from 1956 and now by Ray Charles and Lalah Hathaway. We hear Country number ones from 1985 and this week by the versatile Ray Charles and Maren Morris. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Eric Clapton & His Band and Twenty One Pilots. The number one album is 'I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It' by The 1975. 'Piece By Piece' by Kelly Clarkson is the best-selling song of the week.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Mar 2016 03:00

Music Played

  • Irma Thomas

    Time Is On My Side

    • Time Is On My Side.
    • KENT SOUL.
    • 2.
  • Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Ed Sheeran

    Growing Up (Sloane's Song)

    • This Unruly Mess I’ve Mad.
    • MACKLEMORE.
    • 5.
  • Bonnie Raitt

    The Ones We Couldn't Be

    • Dig In Deep.
    • REWING.
    • 12.
  • Chuck Berry

    Maybellene

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.
    • 3.
  • Leslie Odom, Jr. & Members of the Cast

    Alexander Hamilton

    • Hamilton: An American Musical.
    • ATLANTIC RECORDS.
    • 1.
  • Clarence β€œFrogman” Henry

    (I Dont Know Why) But I Do

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.
  • Sonny James

    Young Love

    • Capitol Country Music Classics 1950’s.
    • CAPITOL/EMI.
    • 23.
  • Willie Nelson

    Summertime

    • Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin.
    • LEGACY.
    • 11.
  • Ray Charles

    Drown In My Own Tears

    • The Definitrive Ray Charles.
    • WSM/ATLANTIC/RHINO.
    • 6.
  • Lalah Hathaway

    Angel (Live)

    • Live.
    • HATHAWAY ENTERTAINMENT/EONE MUSIC.
    • 5.
  • People

    I Love You

    • I Love You.
    • CAPITOL RECORDS.
    • 5.
  • Faith Evans

    I Love You

    • Faithfully.
    • BAD BOY.
    • 5.
  • Anthrax

    Monster At The End

    • For All The Kings.
    • MEGAFORCE.
    • 3.
  • Peter & Gordon

    A World Without Love

    • Peter & Gordon - The EP Collection.
    • See For Miles.
  • Hillsong Young & Free

    Where You Are

    • Youth Revival.
    • HILLSONG.
    • 1.
  • Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs

    Lil Red Riding Hood

    • 20th Century Masters - The Best of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs.
    • MERCURY.
    • 2.
  • Eddy Grant

    Electric Avenue

    • The Best Of The 80's Vol.II (Various).
    • Crimson.
  • The Lumineers

    Ophelia

    • Cleopatra.
    • DUALTONE.
    • 2.
  • Robert Johnson

    Cross Road Blues

    • The Complete Recordings.
    • CBS.
    • 17.
  • Willie Nelson

    Seven Spanish Angels (feat. Ray Charles)

    • The Definitrive Ray Charles.
    • WSM/ATLANTIC/RHINO.
    • 20.
  • Maren Morris

    My Church

    • Download EP: Maren Morris.
    • COLUMBIA NASHVILLE.
    • 1.
  • Eric Clapton

    I Can't Stand It

    • Another Ticket.
    • RSO.
    • 5.
  • TWENTY ØNE PILØTS

    Stressed Out

    • Blurryface.
    • FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC.
    • 2.
  • The Alan Parsons Project

    Eye In The Sky

    • Love Songs.
    • ARISTA/BMG.
    • 14.
  • The 1975

    The Sound

    • I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it.
    • INTERSCOPE.
    • 1.
  • Perry Como

    Catch A Falling Star

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.
  • Jeff Buckley

    Hallelujah

    • Grace.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 6.
  • Kelly Clarkson

    Piece By Piece [Idol Version]

    • Download Single.
    • RCA RECORDS.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Mar 2016 20:00
  • Fri 25 Mar 2016 03:00