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Two hours of America's latest and greatest hits from the last five decades.

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Sat 24 Apr 201020:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Monotones

    Book Of Love

    This day in 1800: President John Adams established the Library Of Congress

  • Jack Johnson

    You And Your Heart

    New Entry in the Top Ten

  • Slash

    BEAUTIFUL DANGEROUS (featuring Fergie)

    New Entry at Number Three in the Album Chart: Slash

  • Mark Wirtz Orchestra

    Glad All Over

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: The Dave Clark Five - Chart debut in 1964: Glad All Over

  • Jakob Dylan

    Everybody's Hurting

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Women And Country

  • Robert Knight

    Everlasting Love

    Born this day in 1945: Robert Knight

  • OMC

    How Bizarre

    Born February 8th 1969; died January 31st 2010: Paul Fuemana

  • Miranda Lambert

    The House That Built Me

    New Entry

  • The O’Jays

    Livin' For The Weekend

    R&B Number One this date in 1976

  • Monica

    Everything To Me

    R&B/Hip-Hop Number One - fourth week

  • Jaron and the Long Road to Love

    Pray For You

    New Entry

  • Brook Benton

    Think Twice

    Number Eleven in 1961

  • Céline Dion

    Think Twice

    From 1994 (# 95)

  • Evelyn Evelyn

    Evelyn Evelyn

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Internet Album Chart: Evelyn Evelyn

  • Mark Wirtz Orchestra

    You Got What It Takes

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: The Dave Clark Five - Last chart entry in 1967: You Got What It Takes

  • David Byrne & Fat Boy Slim with Tori Amos

    You'll Be Taken Care Of

    New Entry in the Album Chart: Here Lies Love

  • Frank Sinatra

    My Way

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number 27 in 1969

  • Nat King Cole

    Nature Boy

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number One in 1948

  • Jón Þór Birgisson

    Tornado

    New Entry in the Album Chart: Go

  • Dinah Washington

    What A Diff'rence A Day Made

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: Dinah Washington - Chart debut in 1960: What A Diff’rence A Day Makes

  • Sharon Jones and the Dap‐Kings

    I Learned The Hard Way

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: I Learned The Hard Way

  • Emmylou Harris - Together Again

    Country Number One this date in 1976

  • Lady A

    Need You Now

    Current Country Number One - twenty-third week

  • Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)

    Rock Number One this date in 1985

  • Stone Temple Pilots

    Between The Lines

    Current Rock Number One - NEW

  • Dinah Washington

    Soulville

    The First, The Last, My Everything - The Albums: Dinah Washington - Last chart entry in 1964: A Stranger On Earth

  • Justin Bieber

    Somebody To Love

    Number One in the Album Chart: My World 2.0 - second week

  • Aretha Franklin & George Michael

    I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)

    Number One this date in 1987

  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    Number One this date in 1999

  • Train

    Hey, Soul Sister

    Current Number One - third week

Broadcast

  • Sat 24 Apr 201020:00
    BBC Radio 2