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1961 and 1981

Tony Blackburn spins the hits that dominated the charts, this week in 1961 & 1981. With music from Anne Shelton, Brenda Lee, Billy Fury, Stevie Wonder, Queen and Phil Collins.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Thu 5 Feb 201503:00
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Music Played

  • CHART OF 1961

    • Brenda Lee

      Let's Jump The Broomstick

      • Brenda Lee - The EP Collection.
      • See For Miles.

    • Billy Fury

      A Thousand Stars

      • 40th Anniversary Anthology.
      • London.
      • 13.

    • Anne Shelton

      Sailor

      • The Best Of Anne Shelton.
      • Spectrum.
      • 17.

    • Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

      Stay

      • Dirty Dancing - Original S/Track.
      • RCA.

    • The Ventures

      Perfidia

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1960.
      • Premier.

    • The Everly Brothers

      Like Strangers

      • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
      • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

    • Bobby Rydell

      Sway

      • The Best Of Bobby Rydell.
      • London.

    • The Drifters

      Save The Last Dance For Me

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

    • Elvis Presley

      It's Now Or Never

      • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
      • RCA.

    • Connie Francis

      Many Tears Ago

      • Connie Francis: The Singles Collection.
      • Spectrum.
      • 10.

    • Marty Wilde

      Rubber Ball

      • Music Of The Year 1961.
      • Spectrum.
      • 18.

    • Acker Bilk

      Buona Sera

      • World Hits 1960.
      • Lake.
      • 7.

    • Bobby Vee

      Rubber Ball

      • The Best Of Bobby Vee.
      • Liberty.

    • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

      I Love You

      • The Hits Of 1960 (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

    • Emile Ford & the Checkmates

      Counting Teardrops

      • Leader Of The Pack-Sound Of The 60's.
      • Old Gold.

    • Johnny Burnette

      You're Sixteen

      • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1961.
      • Connoisseur.

  • THE TOP FIVE

    • Matt Monro

      Portrait of My Love

      • The Hits Of 1960 (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

    • Petula Clark

      Sailor

      • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
      • Old Gold.

    • Johnny Tillotson

      Poetry In Motion

      • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
      • Old Gold.

    • Duane Eddy

      Pepe

      • Rockfile Vol.13.
      • Backline Records.

  • THE NUMBER 1

    • Elvis Presley

      Are You Lonesome Tonight?

      • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
      • RCA.

  • THE CHART OF 1981

    • Heatwave

      Gangsters Of The Groove

      • Heatwave: Greatest Hits.
      • Demon.
      • 6.

    • Madness

      The Return Of The Los Palmos 7

      • The Return Of The Los Palmos 7.
      • HUMPHEAD.
      • 1.

    • Cliff Richard

      A Little In Love

      • Cliff Richard - Private Collection.
      • EMI.

    • Dire Straits

      Romeo and Juliet

      • The No.1 Love Album (Various Artists.
      • Polygram Tv.

    • Queen

      Flash

      • Parlophone.

    • Visage

      Fade To Grey

      • Knight Records.

    • Stevie Wonder

      I Ain't Gonna Stand For It

      • Stevie Wonder -The Close Of A Century.
      • Motown.

    • The Look

      I Am The Beat

      • Now 100 Hits Even More Forgotten 80s (Various Artists).
      • NOW.

    • Yarbrough & Peoples

      Don't Stop The Music

      • The Two Of Us.
      • BBR.
      • 011.

    • Ultravox

      Vienna

      • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
      • Columbia.
      • 3.

  • THE TOP FIVE

    • Blondie

      Rapture

      • Spectrum Music.

    • Adam and the Ants

      Antmusic

      • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
      • Sony Tv/Columbia.

    • Phil Collins

      In The Air Tonight

      • In The Air Tonight: Virgin's Greatest Hits CD2.
      • Virgin.
      • 14.

    • John Lennon

      Woman

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

  • THE NUMBER 1

    • John Lennon

      Imagine

      • Calderstone.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 31 Jan 201513:00
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  • Thu 5 Feb 201503:00
    BBC Radio 2