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Paul Gambaccini blends digital tracks from the week's US charts of songs, albums, R&B, country and rock hits with LP and singles tracks from the last six decades.

Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.

Each week, songs are played connected to members of 'The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame'. Continuing our alphabetical look at the list, we hear 'Tired Of Being Alone' by Al Green and 'This Land Is Your Land' by Woody Guthrie. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1944 of Bettye Swann with her 1967 US hit 'Make Me Yours'. Paul pays tribute to Wilton Felder of The Crusaders, who has recently died, by playing the band's collaboration with Randy Crawford -'Street Life'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Everywhere' by Fleetwood Mac and a different song with the same title by Tim McGraw.

In the feature called 'Beyond The Sea', Paul plays a song from a UK artist's biggest selling album in America. Tonight, we hear tracks from LPs by Mr. Acker Bilk and Big Country. 'The Other Number Ones' are records that reached the top of the American chart in 'Cash Box' magazine, but not in the Hot 100 of the other US chart publication 'Billboard'. This week's examples are by Della Reese and Wings.

Our R&B number ones are from 1976 and now by The O'Jays and Janet Jackson featuring J. Cole. We hear Country number ones from 1963 and this week by Buck Owens and Thomas Rhett. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Muse and Elle King. The number one album is 'Unbreakable' by Janet Jackson and the best-selling digital song of the week is 'Hotline Bling' by Drake.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 30 Oct 2015 03:00

Music Played

  • Rupert Holmes

    Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

    • Various Artists - Open Top Cars.
    • Temple Records.
  • Rupert Holmes

    Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

    • Various Artists - Open Top Cars.
    • Temple Records.
  • Tamar Braxton

    Circles

    • Calling All Lovers.
    • EPIC.
    • 6.
  • Tamar Braxton

    Circles

    • Calling All Lovers.
    • EPIC.
    • 6.
  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.
  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.
  • Meghan Trainor

    Like I'm Gonna Lose You (feat. John Legend)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Bettye Swann

    Make Me Yours

    • The Very Best Of Bettye Swann 1964-1975.
    • KENT RECORDS.
    • 1.
  • The Crusaders

    Street Life

    • The Very Best Of Randy Crawford.
    • Dino.
  • Old Dominion

    Break Up With Him

    • Old Dominion.
    • REESMACK.
    • 2.
  • The O’Jays

    Message In Our Music

    • Philadelphia Years: Volume 2 1976-1983.
    • KNIGHT RECORDS.
    • 3.
  • Janet Jackson & J. Cole

    No Sleeep (Remix)

    • DOWNLOAD SINGLE.
    • RHYTHM NATION/BMG.
    • 1.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Everywhere

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 008.
  • Tim McGraw

    Everywhere

    • Number One Hits.
    • CURB RECORDS.
    • 3.
  • Clutch

    A Quick Death in Texas

    • Psychic Warfare.
    • WEATHERMAKER MUSIC 40.
    • 4.
  • Acker Bilk

    Stranger On The Shore

    • Jukebox Instrumentals Vol.2.
    • Old Gold.
  • X Ambassadors

    Renegades

    • KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE RECORDS.
  • X Ambassadors

    Renegades

    • KIDINAKORNER/INTERSCOPE RECORDS.
  • Della Reese

    Don't You Know

    • The 50’s Collection.
    • RCA/BMG.
    • 19.
  • Della Reese

    Don't You Know

    • The 50’s Collection.
    • RCA/BMG.
    • 19.
  • Wings

    Let 'Em In

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
  • Wings

    Let 'Em In

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
  • Collective Soul

    This

    • See What You Started By Continuing.
    • VANGUARD.
    • 1.
  • Collective Soul

    This

    • See What You Started By Continuing.
    • VANGUARD.
    • 1.
  • Woody Guthrie

    This Land Is Your Land

    • The Very Best Of Woody Guthrie.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • 1.
  • Woody Guthrie

    This Land Is Your Land

    • The Very Best Of Woody Guthrie.
    • MUSIC CLUB.
    • 1.
  • Buck Owens and His Buckaroos

    Love's Gonna Live Here

    • 21 Number One Hits - The Ultimate Collection.
    • RHINO RECORDS.
    • 2.
  • Thomas Rhett

    Die A Happy Man

    • Tangled Up.
    • Valory.
    • 4.
  • Muse

    Uprising

    • The Resistance.
    • WARNER BROS. RECORDS/HELIUM.
    • 1.
  • Elle King

    Ex's And Oh's

    • Love Stuff.
    • RCA.
    • 2.
  • Big Country

    In A Big Country

    • The Crossing.
    • MERCURY RECORDS.
    • 1.
  • Janet Jackson & Missy Elliott

    BURNITUP!

    • Unbreakable.
    • RHYTHM NATION/BMG.
    • 2.
  • Chicago

    If You Leave Me Now

    • The Heart Of Chicago.
    • Reprise.
  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.
  • Drake

    Hotline Bling

    • Download Single.
    • CASH MONEY/REPUBLIC.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Oct 2015 20:00
  • Fri 30 Oct 2015 03:00