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Transatlantic Number 1s: 1968

Our late night musical journey into the start of the new week with a comparison of American and British number 1 singles from 1968.

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Sun 30 Apr 202322:00
BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Surrey & BBC Radio Sussex

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Music Played

  • Dire Straits

    Lady Writer

    • Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Mercury.

  • Don McLean

    American Pie

    • American Pie.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Foxton & Russell Hastings

    Lula

    • Bass Tone Records.

  • Barry White

    Just The Way You Are

    • The Man.
    • Island Def Jam.
    • 6.

  • Rod Stewart

    Oh No, Not My Baby

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.

  • George Benson

    Livin' Inside Your Love

    • The George Benson Collection.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 11.

  • Miley Cyrus

    Flowers

    • Columbia.

  • The Beatles

    Hello, Goodbye

    • Blue Album (2023 Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 13.

  • Hugo Montenegro

    The Good The Bad & The Ugly

    • Premier Coll'n Of Instrumental Hits V.
    • KENWEST.
    • 01.

  • The Lemon Pipers

    Green Tambourine

    • Magic Bus - Huge Hits From The Hippy Trail.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 07.

  • Joe Cocker

    With A Little Help From My Friends

    • The Legend - Essential Collection.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 02.

  • Otis Redding

    (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

    • Simply The Best Classic Soul.
    • WARNER E.S.P..
    • 22.

  • Mary Hopkin

    Those Were The Days

    • Those Were The Days.
    • APPLE.
    • 05.

  • Bobby Goldsboro

    Honey

    • COUNTRY'S GREATEST HITS.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 06.

  • The Beatles

    Hey Jude

    • Blue Album (2023 Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 07.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Tighten Up

    • The Platinum Collection.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Bee Gees

    I've Gotta Get A Message To You

    • Bee Gees - The Love Songs.
    • ARCADE RECORDS.
    • 08.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Paul Simon - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 04.

  • The Beach Boys

    Do It Again

    • Summer Dreams.
    • CAPITOL.
    • 21.

  • Herb Alpert

    This Guy's In Love With You

    • Very Best Of Herb Alpert.
    • A&M.
    • 12.

  • Carole King

    So Far Away

    • Tapestry.
    • EPIC.
    • 02.

  • Dustin Lynch

    Thinking 'Bout You (feat. MacKenzie Porter)

    • Thinking 'Bout You (feat. MacKenzie Porter).
    • Broken Bow Records.
    • 1.

  • George Michael

    Wild Is The Wind

    • Songs From The Last Century.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 9.

  • Elton John

    Song For Guy

    • Diamonds.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 1.

  • George Ezra

    Dance All Over Me

    • Columbia.

  • Steely Dan

    Haitian Divorce

    • MCA.

  • Sugar Ray

    Every Morning

    • Fresh Hits '99.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 01.

  • Tommy James & The Shondelles

    Mony Mony

    • 60 Number Ones Of The Sixties.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.

  • Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Love Child

    • The Story Of The Supremes.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 01.

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    • The Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Uni/Motown.
    • 01.

  • The Equals

    Baby Come Back

    • Hit Songs Of The Sixties.
    • Red Cab Records.
    • 03.

  • Jeannie C. Riley

    Harper Valley PTA

    • Country Women.
    • DINO.
    • 14.

  • USA for Africa

    We Are The World

    • We Are The World.
    • CBS.
    • 13.

  • David Bowie

    Oh! You Pretty Things

    • Changestwobowie.
    • RCA.
    • 02.

  • Tears for Fears

    Woman In Chains (feat. Oleta Adams)

    • Woman In Chains (Radio Edit).
    • Mercury.

  • Blondie

    Maria

    • Greatest Hits - Blondie.
    • Chrysalis/EMI Records.
    • 01.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Stairway To Heaven

    • Led Zeppelin 4 - Remastered.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 01.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Angie

    • VIRGIN.

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Apr 202322:00
    BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Surrey & BBC Radio Sussex