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1959 & 1975

The Professor of Pop is on hand to guide us through the charts from 1959 & 1975. Climbing this week are Bobby Darin, Anthony Newley, Kraftwerk and Gladys Knight & The Pips.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Thu 8 Jun 201700:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Brian Fahey and His Orchestra

    At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal (Pick Of The Pops Theme)

    • Memories Of The Light Programme.
    • EMI.

  • THE CHART OF 1959

    • Marty Wilde

      A Teenager In Love

      • Music Of The Year 1959.
      • Spectrum Music.
      • 4.

    • Little Richard

      Kansas City

      • 1959 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 8 Part 1.
      • 7.

    • Rick Nelson

      Never Be Anyone Else But You

      • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
      • Sony.

    • Fats Domino

      Margie

      • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1959.
      • EMI Records Limited.
      • 15.

    • The McGuire Sisters

      May You Always

      • The McGuire Sisters Greatest Hits.
      • MCA Records.
      • 11.

    • The Everly Brothers

      Poor Jenny

      • The Everly Brothers: 1957-1962.
      • Time/Life Music.
      • 11.

    • Bobby Darin

      Dream Lover

      • The Bobby Darin Story.
      • Atco.

    • Lloyd Price

      Where Were You (On Our Wedding Day)?

      • 16 Greatest Hits.
      • Passport Audio.
      • 16.

    • The Coasters

      Charlie Brown

      • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
      • Warner E.S.P..

    • Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters

      Come Softly to Me

      • Give Me the Moonlight: The Best of Frankie Vaughan.
      • Spectrum Music.
      • 18.

    • Neil Sedaka

      I Go Ape

      • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

    • Cliff Richard & The Drifters

      Mean Streak

      • 1959 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 8 Part 1.
      • 2.

    • Bert Weedon

      Guitar Boogie Shuffle

      • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1959.
      • Connoisseur Collection.
      • 16.

    • Marty Wilde

      Donna

      • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

    • Chris Barber's Jazzband

      Petite Fleur (feat. Chris Barber & Monty Sunshine)

      • Sleepy Shores - Instrumental Classics.
      • Old Gold.

    • The Fleetwoods

      Come Softly To Me

      • 1959 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 8 Part 1.
      • 15.

    • Russ Conway

      Side Saddle

      • The Best Of The EMI Years.
      • EMI.

  • THE TOP FIVE

    • Russ Conway

      Roulette

      • The Hits Of 1959 (Various Artists).
      • Music For Pleasure.

    • Rick Nelson

      It's Late

      • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

    • Anthony Newley

      I've Waited So Long

      • The Very Best Of Anthony Newley.
      • Spectrum Music.
      • 16.

    • Buddy Holly

      It Doesn't Matter Anymore

      • Very Best Of Buddy Holly & The Cricke.
      • Universal Music Tv.

  • THE NUMBER 1

    • Elvis Presley

      (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I

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

    • Elvis Presley

      I Need Your Love Tonight

      • 50,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong.
      • RCA.

  • THE CHART OF 1975

    • Rhetta Young

      (Sending Out An) SOS

      • Super Rare Disco Volume 2.
      • 18.

    • Wings

      Listen To What The Man Said

      • The 7" Singles Box.
      • MPL.

    • Ian Hunter

      Once Bitten, Twice Shy

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.
      • 4.

    • The Four Seasons

      The Night

      • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
      • Polygram Tv.
      • 9.

  • The Four Seasons

    The Night

    • Spectrum.

  • THE CHART OF 1975

    • The Osmonds

      The Proud One

      • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
      • Polydor.

    • Kraftwerk

      Autobahn

      • (Single).
      • Vertigo.

    • Carpenters

      Only Yesterday

      • A&M Gold Series: Carpenters Volume 1.
      • A&M Records.

    • Minnie Riperton

      Lovin' You

      • Global Television.

    • Slade

      Thanks For The Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)

      • The 70's: Back In The Groove - 1975.
      • Time Life.

    • Judy Collins

      Send in the Clowns

      • The Very Best Of.
      • Elektra.
      • 15.

  • THE TOP FIVE

    • Showaddywaddy

      Three Steps To Heaven

      • Showaddywaddy - Best Steps To Heaven.
      • Tiger.

    • Gladys Knight & the Pips

      The Way We Were

      • Gladys Knight & The Pips - Singles Al.
      • Pro-Tv.

    • The Stylistics

      Sing Baby Sing

      • The Very Best Of The Stylistics.
      • H & L.

    • Windsor Davies & Don Estelle

      Whispering Grass

      • Hit Kaleidoscope.
      • EMI.

  • THE NUMBER 1

    • Tammy Wynette

      Stand By Your Man

      • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
      • Telstar.
      • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 3 Jun 201713:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Thu 8 Jun 201700:00
    BBC Radio 2