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American Hot Hundred Hits

It's a bank holiday music-marathon special, with over 40 rock n roll classics that all made the US Top 5, between 1955 and 1962. Including:
Bill Haley, Elvis, Fats Domino,Buddy Knox, The Coasters, The Shirelles, Roy Orbison, Duane Eddy, Del Shannon and more.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 26 Aug 201822:00
BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Somerset

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Music Played

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Rock Around The Clock

  • Elvis Presley

    Hound dog

  • Fats Domino

    I`m in love again

  • BUCHANAN & GOODMAN

    The Flying Saucer Pt 1

  • Guy Mitchell

    Singing the blues

  • Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids

    Party Doll

  • Charlie Gracie

    Butterfly

  • The Diamonds

    Little darling

  • Rick Nelson

    I`m walkin

  • The Everly Brothers

    Bye bye love

  • The Coasters

    Searchin

  • The Crickets

    That`ll be the day

  • The Rays

    Silhouettes

  • The Silhouettes

    Get a job

  • The Champs

    Tequila

  • Bobby Darin

    Splish splash

  • The Elegants

    Little Star

  • Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare)

    All American boy

  • The Impalas

    (Sorry) I ran all the way home

  • Wilbert Harrison

    Kansas city

  • Connie Francis

    Lipstick on your collar

  • Elvis Presley

    A big hunk `o love

  • Ernie Fields Orchestra

    In the mood

  • Duane Eddy

    Because they`re young

  • The Ventures

    Walk don`t run

  • The Fendermen

    Muleskinner blues

  • Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs

    Stay

  • The Shirelles

    Will you love me tomorrow

  • Del Shannon

    Runaway

  • The Marcels

    Blue moon

  • Ernie K‐Doe

    Mother in law

  • Bobby Lewis

    Tossin and turnin

  • Gary “U.S.” Bonds

    Quarter to three

  • The Jive Five

    My true story

  • Gene Chandler

    Duke of earl

  • The Dovells

    Bristol stomp

  • Roy Orbison

    In Dreams

  • Freddy Cannon

    Palisades park

  • Tommy Roe

    Sheila

  • The Tornados

    Telstar

  • Sam Cooke

    You send me

  • The Teddy Bears

    To know him is to love him

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Aug 201818:00
    BBC Radio Jersey, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Devon & BBC Radio Cornwall
  • Sun 26 Aug 201822:00
    BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Gloucestershire & BBC Radio Somerset