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Tony brings you two hours of music from the best decade ever, with hits from Martha and The Vandellas, Anthony Newley and Shocking Blue. This week, the top three comes from 1960.

Tony brings you two hours of music from the best decade ever, with hits from Martha and The Vandellas, Anthony Newley and Shocking Blue. This week, the top three comes from 1960.

To listen on most smart speakers, just 'ask BBC Sounds to play Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn'.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 7 Feb 202606:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Gold.
    • Hip-O.

  • The Hollies

    Stop Stop Stop

    • The Hollies.
    • EMI.
    • 24.

  • Cilla Black

    Surround Yourself With Sorrow

    • Cilla Black- The Best Of The EMI Year.
    • EMI.

  • Adam Faith

    How About That

    • All The Hits.
    • EMI.
    • 6.

  • Jackie DeShannon

    Put A Little Love In Your Heart

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • The 5th Dimension

    Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1969.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Bob Dylan

    Like A Rolling Stone

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • The Archies

    Sugar, Sugar

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Kirshner Records.

  • The Newbeats

    Bread & Butter

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

  • Vanity Fare

    I Live for the Sun

    • The Sun the Wind and Other Things.
    • Gulf Coast Records.
    • 1.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    If This World Were Mine

    • United.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 9.

  • Michael Holliday

    Starry Eyed

    • The Very Best Of Michael Holliday.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 9.

  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    A Voice In The Wilderness

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1960.
    • Premier.

  • Anthony Newley

    Why

    • Anthony Newley's Greatest Hits.
    • Deram.

  • Shocking Blue

    Venus

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Elvis Presley

    Good Luck Charm

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

  • Chris Montez

    The More I See You

    • This Is Easy (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • The Zombies

    She's Not There

    • The Godfathers Of Britpop.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Sam Cooke

    Twistin' the Night Away

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • Tony Orlando

    Bless You

    • The Very Best Of (Volume 1).
    • Play Digital.
    • 1.

  • Steam

    Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1970.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • The Beatles

    Eight Days A Week

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 008.

  • Neil Sedaka

    Stairway to Heaven

    • The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Frankie Vaughan

    Rachel

    • The 1961 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Vol. 2 (Part 3: September - December).
    • Acrobat.
    • 4.

  • Little Eva

    The Loco-Motion

    • NOW That's What I Call Jukebox Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Lulu

    To Sir With Love

    • The Don Black Songbook.
    • Play It Again, Sam.

  • Dobie Gray

    Out On The Floor

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

  • The Walker Brothers

    Walking In The Rain

    • Best Of Scott Walker & The Walker Bro.
    • Fontana.

  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 16.

  • Rick Nelson

    Travelin' Man

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

  • Shirley Bassey

    Goldfinger

    • Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection.
    • Global Television.

  • The Who

    Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere

    • The Who Hits 50 (Deluxe).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 3.

  • Andy Williams

    Happy Heart

    • The Best Of Andy Williams.
    • Dino.

  • Harmony Grass

    Move In A Little Closer

    • (Single).
    • RCA.

Broadcast

  • Sat 7 Feb 202606:00
    BBC Radio 2