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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 'Choo Choo Ch'Boogie' by Louis Jordan and 'Born Under A Bad Sign' by Albert King. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1947 of Emmylou Harris by playing her version of the Dolly Parton song 'To Daddy'. Paul pays tribute to Lee Andrews, who has recently died, by featuring his 1958 US hit with The Hearts 'Tear Drops'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Hello' by Lionel Richie and a different song with the same title by Adele.

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 Lulu and Robin Trower. '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 Blood, Sweat & Tears and Randy Newman.

Our R&B number ones are from 1977 and now by William Bell and Lalah Hathaway. We hear Country number ones from 1958 and this week by Don Gibson and Blake Shelton. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Bastille and Twenty One Pilots. The Number One in the Album Sales Chart is 'Hymns That Are Important To Us' by bluegrass duo Joey + Rory. The best-selling song of the week is '7 Years' by Lukas Graham.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Fri 8 Apr 2016 03:00
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Drifters

    Saturday Night At The Movies

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.

  • Ariana Grande

    Dangerous Woman

    • Download Single.
    • REPUBLIC/UNIVERSAL.
    • 1.

  • Troye Sivan

    Youth

    • Blue Neighbourhood.
    • VIRGIN/EMI/UNIVERSAL.
    • 10.

  • Louis Jordan

    Choo Choo Ch'boogie

    • Louis Jordan Golden Greats.
    • MCA.

  • Parachute

    Without You

    • Wide Awake.
    • VANGUARD.
    • 1.

  • Emmylou Harris

    To Daddy

    • Quarter Moon In A Ten Cent Town.
    • WARNER BROS./RHINO.
    • 3.

  • Lee Andrews & Lee Andrews & the Hearts

    Tear Drops

    • The Golden Age Of American Rock ’n’ Roll Volume 7.
    • ACE RECORDS.
    • 21.

  • Randy Houser

    We Went

    • Fired Up.
    • STONEY CREEK.
    • 2.

  • William Bell

    Tryin' To Love Two

    • Didn’t It Blow Your Mind This Time: Soul Hits Of The ‘70s, Volume 18.
    • RHINO.
    • 10.

  • Lalah Hathaway

    Angel (Live)

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

  • Bethel Music & William Matthews

    Shine on Us (Live)

    • Have It All - Live At Bethel Church.
    • SONY MUSIC.
    • 1.

  • Lionel Richie

    Hello

    • Lionel Richie: Truly - The Love Song.
    • Motown.

  • Adele

    Hello

    • 25.
    • XL Recordings.

  • 3 Doors Down

    The Broken

    • Us And The Night.
    • REPUBLIC.
    • 1.

  • Lulu

    To Sir With Love

    • The Don Black Songbook.
    • Play It Again, Sam.

  • Disturbed

    The Sound Of Silence

    • Immortalized.
    • Reprise.
    • 11.

  • Blood, Sweat & Tears

    And When I Die

    • Greatest Hits.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 6.

  • Randy Newman

    Short People

    • Randy Newman - Little Criminals.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Killswitch Engage

    We Carry On

    • Incarnate.
    • ROADRUNNER.
    • 11.

  • Albert King & Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Born Under A Bad Sign

    • The Blues Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Brian Fallon

    A Wonderful Life

    • Painkillers.
    • ISLAND/UNIVERSAL 002447302.
    • 1.

  • Don Gibson

    Oh, Lonesome Me

    • The Golden Age Of American Rock 'N' Roll: Special Country Edition (Various Arti.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Blake Shelton

    Came Here To Forget

    • Download Single.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 1.

  • Bastille

    Pompeii

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin Records.

  • TWENTY ØNE PILØTS

    Stressed Out

    • Blurryface.
    • FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC.
    • 2.

  • Robin Trower

    Bridge Of Sighs

    • Day Of The Eagle - The Best Of Robin Trower.
    • CHRYSALIS/EMI.
    • 5.

  • Joey + Rory

    I'll Fly Away

    • Hymns That Are Important To Us.
    • GAITHER MUSIC GROUP.

  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Minnie Riperton

    Lovin' You

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Lukas Graham

    7 Years

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 2 Apr 2016 20:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2
  • Fri 8 Apr 2016 03:00
    Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2