18/08/2012
Paul presents tracks from this week's US charts, embracing singles, albums, R&B, country and rock hits, as well as those from the last six decades.
Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.
This weekend, Headline News features '76 Trombones' by Robert Preston from the Broadway Cast LP 'The Music Man'. It was number one on 24th March 1958, the day Elvis Presley entered the Army. Plus, you'll hear The Way You Move by Outkast from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which was number one on 4th February 2004, the day on which Facebook was launched. In the regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face; tracks from albums by Luther Vandross and Luciano Pavarotti. It's Not The Same Old Song highlights Woman by Peter & Gordon and a different song with the same title by John Lennon.
Paul celebrates the birth on this date in 1945 of Barbara Harris of The Toys by playing the group's hit A Lover's Concerto. Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon features as a tribute to the composer and arranger Marvin Hamlisch, who has recently died. And Paul continues his countdown of the Top 100 list of songwriters based on success in the American chart from 1955 - 2005. Our R&B Number Ones are from 1960 - A Woman, A Lover, A Friend by Jackie Wilson - and this week - Tonight (Best You Ever Had) by John Legend. We hear Country number ones from 1950 and now by Hank Snow and Little Big Town. This week's featured past and present Rock number ones are by The White Stripes and Fun. '91热爆' by Phillip Phillips is the best-selling song of the week.
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Helen Reddy
I Am Woman
On this day in 1920: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave women the vote.
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Imagine Dragons
Radioactive
New Entry
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The Vee Gees
I Started A Joke
New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Number Ones - Bee Gees first Top Ten since 1983 - after three days at 99 cents a download on US Amazon
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Robert Preston
Seventy Six Trombones
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] The Music Man - Original Broadway Cast (24th March 1958) On this day: Elvis Presley entered the army.
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Train
50 Ways To Say Goodbye
Top Forty Hit
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The Toys
A Lover's Concerto
Born 1945: Barbara Harris
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Carly Simon
Nobody Does It Better
Marvin Hamlisch - born 2nd June 1944; died 6th August 2012
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Gloriana
(Kissed You) Goodnight
Hit single from Top Twenty Album: A Thousand Miles Left Behind
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Jackie Wilson
A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
R&B Number One this date in 1960
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John Legend
TONIGHT (BEST YOU EVER HAD) (featuring Ludacris)
Adult R&B Number One: sixth week
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Carrie Underwood
Blown Away
Top Twenty
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Peter & Gordon
Woman
It鈥檚 Not The Same Old Song: Number Fourteen in 1966
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John Lennon
Woman
It鈥檚 Not The Same Old Song: peaked at Number Two in 1981
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Joss Stone
Nothing Takes The Place Of You
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2
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Luther Vandross
Never Too Much
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Never Too Much - Luther Vandross (19th September 1981)
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Mumford & Sons
I Will Wait
New Hit from forthcoming album Babel
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The Isley Brothers
It's Your Thing
I Write The Songs - 76: O鈥橩elly Isley
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The Mindbenders
A Groovy Kind Of Love
I Write The Songs - 75: Carole Bayer Sager
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Matchbox Twenty
She's So Mean
Top Forty
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OutKast
THE WAY YOU MOVE (featuring Sleepy Brown)
Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast (4th February 2004) On this day: Facebook was launched.
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Adele
Turning Tables
76th consecutive week in the Top Ten: 21 & Gold single
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Hank Snow
I'm Moving On
Country Number One this date in 1950
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Little Big Town
Pontoon
Current Country Sales Number One - third week
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The White Stripes
Icky Thump
Rock Number One this date in 2007
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Fun.
Some Nights
Current Rock Number One - second week
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Eduardo Di Capua
O sole mio
Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Giancarlo Chiaramello.The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) O Sole Mio - Favorite Neapolitan Songs - Luciano Pavarotti (24th November 1979)
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Zac Brown Band
Uncaged
Current Number Two in the Album Chart: Uncaged
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Vera Lynn
Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart
Number One this date in 1952
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The Commodores
Three Times A Lady
Number One this date in 1978
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Phillip Phillips
91热爆
Current Number One: NEW
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- Sat 18 Aug 2012 20:0091热爆 Radio 2