Paul Gambaccini - America's greatest Country hits
Paul presents America’s greatest country hits past and present, adapting the features from his weekly Radio 2 show America’s Greatest Hits.
Paul presents America’s greatest country hits past and present. Adapting the features from his weekly Radio 2 show America’s Greatest Hits, Paul plays ‘The Other Number Ones’ - for this show, he plays two country records by Lynn Anderson and The Oak Ridge Boys that did not reach number one in the Billboard pop chart, but reached the top in rival publication Cashbox. ‘It’s Not The Same Old Song’ highlights ‘Young Love’ by Sonny James and a different song with the same title by The Judds. We also celebrate the birthday this week of Jim Ed Brown by playing his 1970 country hit ‘Morning’. Country number ones from this week in history are featured by Johnny Cash (‘Ballad of A Teenage Queen’ from 1958) and Taylor Swift (‘Love Story’ from 2009). There is also a selection of the week’s best-selling country singles plus tracks from albums in the country chart.
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ballad of Davy Crockett
- Capitol Collectors Series.
- Capitol Records.
- 23.
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Miranda Lambert
Little Red Wagon
- Platinum.
- SME/RCA Records Nashville.
- 3.
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Jim Ed Brown
Morning
- RCA Nashville Country Classics - The Essential Collection.
- RCA/BMG.
- 15.
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Waylon Jennings
Luckenback Texas
- RCA Nashville Country Classics - The '70s.
- RCA Nashville Classics.
- 19.
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Thomas Rhett
Make Me Wanna
- Thomas Rhett EP.
- The Valory Music Company.
- 5.
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Sonny James
Young Love
- Capitol Country Music Classics - The 1950s.
- Capitol Records.
- 23.
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The Judds
Young Love
- Greatest Hits Volume 2.
- RCA Records.
- 4.
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Glen Campbell
I'm Not Gonna Miss You
- I'll Be Me Soundtrack EP.
- Big Machine Records.
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Lynn Anderson
Rose Garden
- Columbia Country Classics Vol. 4: The Nashville Sound.
- Columbia.
- 24.
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The Oak Ridge Boys
Elvira
- The Definitive Collection.
- Hump Head Records.
- 13.
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Zac Brown Band
91Èȱ¬grown
- Southern Ground/Big Machine.
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Kenny Rogers
Coward of the Country
- 21 Number Ones.
- Capitol Records/EMI.
- 5.
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Aaron Watson
Wildfire
- The Underdog.
- Thirty Tigers.
- 14.
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Tammy Wynette
'Til I Can Make It On My Own
- Anniversary: Twenty Years Of Hits.
- Epic.
- 12.
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Taylor Swift
Love Story
- Fearless (Taylor's Version).
- Republic Records.
- 3.
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Sam Hunt
Take Your Time
- Montevallo.
- MCA Nashville.
- 1.
Broadcasts
- Thu 5 Mar 2015 17:00Radio 2 Country
- Sat 7 Mar 2015 23:00Radio 2 Country
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