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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 'Stand By Me' by Ben E. King in honour of the songwriting/production team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. Paul also plays 'Imagine' to mark the induction of John Lennon as a solo artist. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1927 of Jim Lowe by playing his American number one 'Green Door'. Paul pays tribute to Patty Duke, who has recently died, by featuring her Top Ten hit 'Don't Just Stand There'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Candy Girl' by The 4 Seasons and a different song with the same title by New Edition.

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 Van Morrison and Stealers Wheel. '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 & Dave and Captain & Tennille.

Our R&B number ones are from 1976 and now by Brass Construction and Keith Sweat. We hear Country number ones from 2007 and this week by Carrie Underwood and Tim McGraw. Following the death of Prince, his music dominates the charts. The number one album is 'The Very Best Of Prince' and the Number one Rock track and best-selling song of the week is 'Purple Rain'.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 May 2016 03:00

Music Played

  • Sturgill Simpson

    In Bloom

    • A Sailor’s Guide To Earth.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 5.
  • Ace Frehley & Paul Stanley

    Fire and Water

    • Origins, Vol. 1.
    • ENTERTAINMENT ONE MUSIC.
    • 4.
  • Ben E. King

    Stand By Me

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • P!nk

    Just Like Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 001.
  • Jim Lowe

    Green Door

    • Best Of The 50's (Various Artists).
    • Disky.
  • Patty Duke

    Don't Just Stand There

    • Early Girls Volume 5.
    • ACE RECORDS.
    • 3.
  • Dierks Bentley

    Somewhere On A Beach

    • Black.
    • CAPITOL NASHVILLE/UNIVERSAL.
    • 1.
  • Brass Construction

    Movin'

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Keith Sweat

    Good Love

    • (CD Single).
    • RAL.
  • The Four Seasons

    Candy Girl

    • Working My Way Back To You.
    • RHINO.
    • 12.
  • New Edition

    Candy Girl

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Santana

    Anywhere You Want To Go

    • Santana IV.
    • SANTANA IV RECORDS.
    • 3.
  • Van Morrison

    Moondance

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.
  • Meghan Trainor

    No

    • Download Single.
    • EPIC.
    • 1.
  • Sam & Dave

    Soul Man

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Captain & Tennille

    Lonely Night (Angel Face)

    • Greatest Hits.
    • A&M RECORDS 3105.
    • 6.
  • Musiq Soulchild

    I Do

    • Life On Earth.
    • MY BLOCK.
    • 5.
  • John Lennon

    Imagine

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.
  • Carrie Underwood

    I'll Stand By You

    • DOWNLOAD SINGLE.
    • 19 RECORDS/SONY/BMG.
    • 1.
  • Tim McGraw

    Humble And Kind

    • Damn Country Music.
    • Big Machine.
    • 11.
  • The Cure

    Fascination Street

    • Galore: SINGLES 1987 - 1997.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 6.
  • Prince

    When Doves Cry

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

    • (Single).
    • A&M.
  • Prince

    I Wanna Be Your Lover

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.
  • U2

    With Or Without You

    • U2 - The Joshua Tree.
    • Island.
  • Hoobastank

    The Reason

    • Now 59 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Prince & The Revolution

    Purple Rain

    • The Love Songs Album (Various).
    • Universal.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 May 2016 20:00
  • Fri 13 May 2016 03:00