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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'. We hear 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson in honour of producer Quincy Jones. Continuing our alphabetical look at the list, we also hear 'Me And Bobby McGee' by Janis Joplin. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1944 of Diana Ross by playing the full-length version of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'. Paul pays tribute to George Martin, who has recently died, by featuring 'Sister Golden Hair'- one of his many successful productions for the group America. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Travelin' Man' by Ricky Nelson and a different song with the same title by Stevie Wonder.

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 The Searchers and Mumford & Sons. '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 the Bee Gees and Technotronic featuring Felly.

Our R&B number ones are from 1962 and now by Sam Cooke and Lalah Hathaway. We hear Country number ones from 1999 and this week by Kenny Chesney and Blake Shelton. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Bruce Springsteen and Twenty One Pilots. The best-selling song of the week is '7 Years' by Lukas Graham.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Fri 1 Apr 2016 03:00
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Music Played

  • The Youngbloods

    Get Together

    • Get Together.
    • CAMDEN/BMG.
    • 1.

  • Meghan Trainor

    No

    • Download Single.
    • EPIC.
    • 1.

  • Michael Jackson

    Thriller

    • Thriller 25th Anniversary Edition.
    • Epic.

  • Loretta Lynn

    Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven

    • Full Circle.
    • SONY MUSIC/LEGACY RECORDINGS.
    • 6.

  • Diana Ross

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • ±«Óătv Radio 2 Voices Of The Century.
    • GLOBAL/TELSTAR TV.
    • 17.

  • America

    Sister Golden Hair

    • America's Greatest Hits - History.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Granger Smith

    Backroad Song

    • Remington.
    • WHEELHOUSE.
    • 1.

  • Sam Cooke

    Twistin' the Night Away

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

  • Lalah Hathaway

    Angel (Live)

    • Live.
    • HATHAWAY ENTERTAINMENT/EONE MUSIC.
    • 5.

  • Ricky Nelson

    Travelin' Man

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

  • Stevie Wonder

    Travlin' Man

    • Complete Motown Singles - Volume 7: 1967.
    • HIP-O SELECT/MOTOWN.
    • 14.

  • Ray LaMontagne

    In My Own Way

    • Ouroboros.
    • STONE DWARF/RCA.
    • 5.

  • The Searchers

    Needles and Pins

    • (Single).
    • Pye.

  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.

  • Bee Gees

    Lonely Days 

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Technotronic

    Pump Up The Jam (feat. Felly)

    • Holiday Hits: Non Stop Euro Pop (Var).
    • Virgin.

  • Miike Snow

    Genghis Khan

    • iii.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 3.

  • Janis Joplin

    Me And Bobby McGee

    • Janis Joplin - Pearl.
    • Columbia.

  • Kenny Chesney

    How Forever Feels

    • (CD Single).
    • Grapevine.

  • Blake Shelton

    Came Here To Forget

    • Download Single.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Human Touch

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • TWENTY ØNE PILØTS

    Stressed Out

    • Blurryface.
    • FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC.
    • 2.

  • Mumford & Sons

    The Cave

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Gentlemen of the Road / Island.
    • 1.

  • Adele

    Million Years Ago

    • 25.
    • XL Recordings.

  • Buddy Knox

    Party Doll

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Wanz

    Thrift Shop

    • The Heist.
    • MACKLEMORE.
    • 3.

  • Lukas Graham

    7 Years

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcasts

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