23/01/2016
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'. Continuing our alphabetical look at the list, we hear 'Let's Have A Party' by Wanda Jackson and in tribute to Motown bass player James Jamerson, 'Bernadette' by the Four Tops. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1953 of Robin Zander of Cheap Trick by playing the band's US number one 'The Flame'. Paul pays tribute to David Bowie by featuring his first American number one 'Fame'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'Misery' by The Beatles and a different song with the same title by Maroon 5.
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 Peter Frampton and Hot Chocolate. '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 Mindbenders and Madonna.
Our R&B number ones are from 1987 and now by Luther Vandross and Tyrese. We hear Country number ones from 1976 and this week by C.W. McCall and Thomas Rhett. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Seether and Twenty One Pilots. The number one album, for a seventh week, is '25' by Adele and 'Love Yourself' by Justin Bieber is the best-selling song of the week.
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The Parliaments
(I Wanna) Testify
- Dick Bartley Presents Collector鈥檚 Essentials - The Original Hit Singles On The R.
- VARESE SARABANDE.
- 4.
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Members of the Cast
The Room Where It Happens
- Hamilton: An American Musical.
- ATLANTIC RECORDS.
- 5.
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Wanda Jackson
Let's Have A Party
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Wanda Jackson
Let's Have A Party
- That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
- EMI.
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Rachel Platten & Andy Grammer
Hey Hey Hallelujah
- Wildfire.
- RCA/SONY/BMG.
- 2.
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Rachel Platten & Andy Grammer
Hey Hey Hallelujah
- Wildfire.
- RCA/SONY/BMG.
- 2.
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Cheap Trick
The Flame
- The Essential Cheap Trick.
- EPIC/LEGACY.
- 10.
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Cheap Trick
The Flame
- The Essential Cheap Trick.
- EPIC/LEGACY.
- 10.
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David Bowie
Fame
- The Platinum Collection.
- VIRGIN/EMI.
- 3.
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David Bowie
Fame
- The Platinum Collection.
- VIRGIN/EMI.
- 3.
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Chris Stapleton
Tennessee Whiskey
- Traveller.
- Mercury Nashville.
- 3.
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Chris Stapleton
Tennessee Whiskey
- Traveller.
- Mercury Nashville.
- 3.
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Luther Vandross
Stop To Love
- The Essential Luther Vandross.
- Epic.
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Luther Vandross
Stop To Love
- The Essential Luther Vandross.
- Epic.
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Tyrese
Shame
- Black Rose.
- VOLTRON RECORDZ.
- 5.
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Tyrese
Shame
- Black Rose.
- VOLTRON RECORDZ.
- 5.
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The Beatles
Misery
- Please Please Me.
- CAPITOL.
- 2.
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The Beatles
Misery
- Please Please Me.
- CAPITOL.
- 2.
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Maroon 5
Misery
- (CD Single).
- A&M.
- 1.
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Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Handwritten Revisited.
- ISLAND.
- 3.
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Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Handwritten Revisited.
- ISLAND.
- 3.
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Peter Frampton
Baby, I Love Your Way
- Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way.
- A&M.
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Taylor Swift
Out Of The Woods
- 1989.
- BIG MACHINE RECORDS.
- 4.
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Taylor Swift
Out Of The Woods
- 1989.
- BIG MACHINE RECORDS.
- 4.
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The Mindbenders
A Groovy Kind Of Love
- Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
- Sony.
- 1.
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Madonna
Cherish
- Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
- Sire.
- 17.
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Madonna
Cherish
- Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
- Sire.
- 17.
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Passion, Brett Younker & Melodie Malone
Remember
- Salvation鈥檚 Tide Is Rising.
- SIX STEP.
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Four Tops
Bernadette
- The Complete Motown Singles Volume 7: 1967.
- HIP-O SELECT/MOTOWN.
- 18.
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Four Tops
Bernadette
- The Complete Motown Singles Volume 7: 1967.
- HIP-O SELECT/MOTOWN.
- 18.
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C.W. McCall
Convoy
- Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day Volume 14.
- Rhino.
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C.W. McCall
Convoy
- Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day Volume 14.
- Rhino.
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Thomas Rhett
Die A Happy Man
- Tangled Up.
- Valory.
- 4.
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Thomas Rhett
Die A Happy Man
- Tangled Up.
- Valory.
- 4.
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Seether
Fake It
- Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces.
- WIND UP.
- 2.
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Seether
Fake It
- Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces.
- WIND UP.
- 2.
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TWENTY 脴NE PIL脴TS
Stressed Out
- Blurryface.
- FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC.
- 2.
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TWENTY 脴NE PIL脴TS
Stressed Out
- Blurryface.
- FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC.
- 2.
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Hot Chocolate
Every 1's a Winner
- Hot Chocolate - Their Greatest Hits.
- EMI.
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Hot Chocolate
Every 1's a Winner
- Hot Chocolate - Their Greatest Hits.
- EMI.
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Adele
When We Were Young
- 25.
- XL Recordings.
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Rose Royce
Car Wash
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Rose Royce
Car Wash
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Lady Gaga
Just Dance (feat. Colby O鈥橠onis)
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Lady Gaga
Just Dance (feat. Colby O鈥橠onis)
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Justin Bieber
Love Yourself
- Purpose.
- Def Jam.
- 5.
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Justin Bieber
Love Yourself
- Purpose.
- Def Jam.
- 5.
Broadcasts
- Sat 23 Jan 2016 20:00麻豆社 Radio 2
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