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

In the feature Headline News [Number one albums on noteworthy days] we hear Thank You Girl by The Beatles from their US LP The Beatles' Second Album. It was number one on 7 May 1964, the day President Johnson first referred to building a Great Society. We also hear Fix You by Coldplay from their album X & Y. It was number one on 23 June 2005, the day Edgar Ray Killen of the Ku Klux Klan was given a 60-year sentence for his part in the murders of three civil rights workers in 1964.

In the regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, tracks are played from albums by Manfred Mann and The Dramatics.

In A Matter Of Life And Death, Paul celebrates the birthday of Lee Greenwood by playing the singer's original version of The Wind Beneath My Wings. We also hear Alone Again, Naturally by Gilbert O'Sullivan in tribute to the late guitarist "Big" Jim Sullivan, who played the solo on the record. It's Not The Same Old Song highlights Helpless by Kim Weston and a different song with the same title by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Paul continues his countdown of the Top 100 list of songwriters based on success in the American chart from 1955-2005. We hear songs written by Chuck Berry (Number 60) and Dave Bartholomew (Number 59).

Our R&B Number Ones are Jerry Butler & Betty Everett's 1964 hit Let It Be Me and this week's Lately by Anita Baker. We also hear country number ones from 1983 and now by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton and Taylor Swift. This week's featured past and present rock number ones are by Smash Mouth and fun. And I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift is the best-selling song of the week.