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Tony Blackburn's Lucky Numbers

Hand-picked tracks from across the decades - every track played has a number in the title. Add them up as we go and see if you get to the same grand total as we do!

Hand picked tracks from across the decades - every track played has a number in the title. Add them up as we go and see if you get to the same grand total as we do! There are no prizes - just the satisfaction of testing out the old grey matter. Expect tracks from Len Barry, Suzi Quatro, Sting and Busted.

3 hours

Last on

Mon 2 Apr 201816:00
BBC Radio 2

Music Played

  • 5+4+3+2+1

    • Manfred Mann

      5-4-3-2-1

      • Ages Of Mann.
      • Polygram Tv.

  • 1+2+3

    • Len Barry

      1-2-3

      • It's A Sixties Party (Various Artist.
      • Sony Music TV.

  • 1 + 2 + 3

    • Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

      1-2-3

      • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
      • Epic.

  • 1+2+3

    • Dina Carroll

      One, Two, Three

      • One, Two, Three.
      • Mercury Records Limited.
      • 1.

  • 6

    • Sweet

      The Six Teens

      • Sweet Originals: The Best 37 Glamrock Songs Ever.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
      • 2.

  • 1000

    • Billy Fury

      A Thousand Stars

      • Halfway To Paradise.
      • Decca Music Group Limited.
      • 8.

  • 63

    • The Four Seasons

      December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

      • The Very Best Of.
      • Polygram Tv.
      • 11.

  • 48

    • Suzi Quatro

      48 Crash

      • Suzi Quatro: A's, B's And Rarities.
      • EMI Records Limited.
      • 6.

  • 3000

    • Busted

      Year 3000

      • Top Of The Pops Spring 2003 (Various).
      • Universal.

  • 1000

    • Bobby Vee

      The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

      • Bobby Vee - The EP Collection.
      • See For Miles.

  • 1000000

    • Take That

      A Million Love Songs

      • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
      • Virgin.

  • 19

    • The Rolling Stones

      19th Nervous Breakdown

      • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
      • Abkco.

  • 2+4+6+8

    • Tom Robinson Band

      2-4-6-8 Motorway

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
      • Premier.

  • 99

    • Nena

      99 Red Balloons

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

  • 1

    • Michael Jackson

      One More Chance (Paul Oakenfold Mix)

      • (CD Single).
      • Epic.

  • 1______________Total for hour 1 - 1005290

    • The Osmonds

      One Bad Apple

      • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
      • Polydor.

  • 2

    • Phil Collins

      Two Hearts

      • Singles.
      • Rhino.

  • 2_

    • Kylie Minogue

      2 Hearts

  • 7

    • Four Tops

      Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)

      • Motown's Greatest Hits.
      • 16.

  • 7000

    • The Stylistics

      7000 Dollars And You

      • Music Of The Year 1977.
      • Mercury Records Limited.
      • 9.

  • 20

    • T. Rex

      20th Century Boy

      • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
      • Edsel.
      • 009.

  • 74+75

    • The Connells

      74-75

      • COLUMBIA.

  • 7

    • Craig David

      7 Days

      • Now 47 (Various Artists).
      • Now.

  • 7_

    • Sting

      Seven Days

      • (CD Single).
      • A&M.

  • 1

    • Elvis Presley

      One Night

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

  • 25+6+4

    • Chicago

      25 Or 6 To 4

      • (Single).
      • CBS.

  • 992

    • The O’Jays

      992 Arguments

      • Philadelphia Years: Volume 1 1971-1976.
      • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
      • 7.

  • 19

    • Paul Hardcastle

      19

      • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
      • Disky.

  • 1

    • Whitney Houston

      One Moment In Time

      • All Woman (Various Artists).
      • Quality.

  • 5

    • McFly

      Five Colours In Her Hair

      • Now That's What I Call Music 58.
      • Universal-Island Records Limited.
      • 4.

  • 9

    • The Temptations

      Cloud Nine

      • The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
      • Motown.

  • 57_____________TOTAL FOR HOUR 2 - 8313

    • Bruce Springsteen

      57 Channels (And Nothin' On)

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.

  • 2

    • Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

      It Takes Two

      • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
      • Telstar.

  • 7

    • Queen

      Seven Seas Of Rhye

      • Parlophone.

  • 100

    • Craig Douglas

      A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

      • The Hits Of 1961 (Various Artists).
      • MFP.

  • 7

    • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

      Sailing On The Seven Seas

      • OMD: The Singles.
      • Virgin.
      • 17.

  • 25 miles

    • Edwin Starr

      25 Miles

      • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
      • Virgin.

  • 2+1

    • Spice Girls

      2 Become 1

      • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
      • Polygram Tv.

  • 24

    • Gene Pitney

      Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

      • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
      • Polygram Tv.

  • 9+5

    • Sheena Easton

      9 To 5 (Morning Train)

      • The World Of Sheena Easton.
      • EMI.

    • Dolly Parton

      9 to 5

      • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
      • BMG/RCA.

  • 3

    • The KLF

      3 A.M. Eternal

      • Now 1991 (Various Artists).
      • Now.

  • 3_

    • Gary “U.S.” Bonds

      Quarter To Three

      • John Lennon's Jukebox (Various).
      • Innocent.

  • 4

    • Madonna

      4 Minutes (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)

      • (CD Single).
      • Warner Bros.

  • 7

    • Youssou Ndour & Neneh Cherry

      7 Seconds

      • Polygram Tv.

  • 1999_____________TOTAL FOR HOUR 3 - 2212____________________GRAND TOTAL 1015815

    • Prince

      1999

      • 4Ever.
      • Warner Bros.

  • The Drifters

    You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • New Musik

    Living By Numbers

    • Hits Of The 80's - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Lene Lovich

    Lucky Number

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Apr 201816:00
    BBC Radio 2