14/02/2015
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 that are connected to members of 'The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame'. Working alphabetically through the list, tonight Paul plays tracks by The Clash and Jimmy Cliff. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1972 of Rob Thomas by featuring a hit by his band Matchbox 20. Paul also pays tribute to the founder of The Swingle Singers, Ward Swingle, who has recently died. We hear the group's vocal interpretation of J. S. Bach's 'Bouree from English Suite No. 2'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Automatic' by The Pointer Sisters and a different song with the same title by Miranda Lambert.
In the feature called 'Beyond The Sea', Paul plays tracks from the biggest selling albums by UK artists in America. Tonight, we hear songs from LPs by Free and the Bee Gees. 'The Other Number Ones' highlights records that reached the top of the American chart in 'Cashbox' magazine, but not in the 'Billboard' Hot 100. This week's examples are by Mason Williams and Elvis Presley.
Our R&B hits are from 1963 and and now by The Miracles and Avery Sunshine. We hear Country number ones from 1971 and this week by Sammi Smith and Sam Hunt. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by The Wallflowers and Hozier. '1989' by Taylor Swift returns to the top of American album chart and the best selling song of the week is 'Uptown Funk!' by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars.
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Music Played
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The Big Bopper
CHANTILLY LACE
This date in 1876: Alexander Graham Bell applied for a patent for the telephone;
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Imagine Dragons
SHOTS
Number Three in the Rock Chart (from Smoke + Mirrors)
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Rhianna
FOURFIVESECONDS (featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney)
Top Five
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The Clash
LONDON CALLING
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: The Clash
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Sia
SALTED WOUND
Hit Single from Fifty Shades Of Grey
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Matchbox Twenty
3 AM
Born this day in 1972: Rob Thomas
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The Swingle Singers
BOUREE FROM ENGLISH SUITE NO. 2
Ward Swingle - born 21 September 1927; died 19 January 2015
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Kid Rock
JESUS AND BOCEPHUS
Hit Single (from First Kiss)
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The Miracles
YOU'VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME
R&B Number One this date in 1963
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Avery Sunshine
CALL MY NAME
Adult R&B Number One - sixth week
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The Pointer Sisters
AUTOMATIC
It's Not The Same Old Song: Number Five in 1984
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Miranda Lambert
AUTOMATIC
It's Not The Same Old Song: the 2014 CMA Awards Single of The Year
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Family of the Year
HERO
Hit Single from the movie Boyhood
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Free
All Right Now
Beyond The Sea (a UK artist's best selling album in the US) Fire And Water - Free
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Ed Sheeran
THINKING OUT LOUD
Number Two
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Mason Williams
Classical Gas
Number One in Cashbox in 1968 (Terrific Two for two weeks in the Billboard Hot 100)
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Elvis Presley
BURNING LOVE
Number One in Cashbox in 1972 (Terrific Two in the Billboard Hot 100)
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Kem
NOBODY
Number Two in the Adult R&B Chart (from Promise To Love)
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Jimmy Cliff
THE HARDER THEY COME
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame: Jimmy Cliff
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Sammi Smith
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
Country Number One this date in 1971
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Sam Hunt
TAKE YOUR TIME
Current Country Number One - third week
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The Wallflowers
ONE HEADLIGHT
Rock Number One this date in 1997
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Hozier
TAKE ME TO CHURCH
Current Rock Number One - fifteenth week
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Bee Gees
How Deep Is Your Love
Beyond The Sea (a UK artist's best selling album in the US) Saturday Night Fever - Bee Gees
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Taylor Swift
BAD BLOOD
Number One in the current Album Chart: 1989 - tenth week
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Paul & Paula
HEY PAULA
Number One this date in 1963
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Harry Nilsson
Without You
Number One this date in 1972
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Mark Ronson
Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
Current Number One - sixth week
Broadcasts
- Sat 14 Feb 2015 20:0091热爆 Radio 2
- Fri 20 Feb 2015 03:0091热爆 Radio 2