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.
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John Stewart
GOLD
This date in 1848: Gold was found at Sutter's Mill; the California Gold Rush began
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Common
GLORY (featuring John Legend)
Golden Globe winner from Selma
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Ellie Goulding
LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO
Top Twenty Single from Fifty Shades Of Grey
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Johnny Cash
Ring Of Fire
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: Johnny Cash
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Ella Henderson
GHOST
Top Twenty
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Aaron Neville
TELL IT LIKE IT IS
Born this day 1941: Aaron Neville
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LIKE A PRAYER
Madonna
Andre Crouch - born 1 July 1942; died 8 January 2015
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Zac Brown Band
HOMEGROWN
New Country hit
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Bill Black’s Combo
SMOKIE - PART 2
R&B Number One this date in 1960
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Avery Sunshine
CALL MY NAME
Adult R&B Number One - third week
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Leo Reisman
NIGHT AND DAY (with Fred Astaire)
It's Not The Same Old Song: Number One for ten weeks in 1932 and 1933
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Al B. Sure!
NITE AND DAY
It's Not The Same Old Song: Number Seven in 1988
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Alesso
HEROES (WE COULD BE) (featuring Tove Lo)
Top Forty
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Jethro Tull
HYMN 43
Beyond The Sea (a UK artist's best selling album in the US) Aqualung - Jethro Tull
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Meghan Trainor
DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND
New hit single
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The Beatles
Twist and Shout
Number One in Cashbox in 1964 (Terrific Two for 4 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100)
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Whitney Houston
I'M EVERY WOMAN
Number One in Cashbox in 1993 (Number Four in the Billboard Hot 100)
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Fall Out Boy
IRRESISTIBLE
Top Five Rock from forthcoming album American Beauty/American Psycho
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Ray Charles
I'VE GOT A WOMAN
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: Ray Charles
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Tom T. Hall
OLD DOGS, CHILDREN AND WATERMELON WINE
Country Number One this date in 1973
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Sam Hunt
TAKE YOUR TIME
Current Country Number One - NEW - from Top Twenty album Montevallo
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Lifehouse
HANGING BY A MOMENT
Rock Number One this date in 2001
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Hozier
TAKE ME TO CHURCH
Current Rock Number One - twelfth week
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Robert Plant
TALL COOL ONE
Beyond The Sea (a UK artist's best selling album in the US) Now And Zen - Robert Plant
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Taylor Swift
SHAKE IT OFF
Number One in the current Album Chart: 1989 - ninth week & this is still a Top Ten single
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The Shirelles
WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW
Number One this date in 1961
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Billy Vera
AT THIS MOMENT
Number One this date in 1987
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Mark Ronson
Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
Current Number One - third week
Broadcasts
- Sat 24 Jan 201520:00BBC Radio 2
- Fri 30 Jan 201503:00BBC Radio 2
