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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 'I Love Rock And Roll' by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and 'Purple Haze' by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In 'A Matter Of Life And Death', we celebrate the birthday on this date in 1937 of Nancy Wilson by playing her version of 'Guess Who I Saw Today'. Paul pays tribute to founding member of the Jefferson Airplane Paul Kantner, who has recently died, by featuring the title track of the group's 1969 album 'Volunteers'. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights 'It Hurts To Be In Love' by Annie Laurie and a different song with the same title by Gene Pitney.

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 Engelbert Humperdinck and Mark Knopfler. '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 Diana Ross & The Supremes and Hurricane Smith.

Our R&B number ones are from 1991 and now by C&C Music Factory and Adele. We hear Country number ones from 1994 and this week by John Michael Montgomery and Thomas Rhett. Our featured past and present Rock number ones are by Sting and Twenty One Pilots. The number one album is 'Anti' by Rihanna and 'Pillowtalk' by Zayn is the best-selling song of the week.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Thu 25 Feb 2016 03:00
麻豆社 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Steve Lawrence

    Portrait of My Love

    • Portrait of My Love.
    • UNITED ARTISTS.
    • 1.

  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.

  • Charlie Puth & Selena Gomez

    We Don't Talk Anymore

    • Nine Track Mind.
    • ATLANTIC.

  • Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

    I Love Rock 'n' Roll

    • Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Blackheart.

  • Dream Theater

    The Gift Of Music

    • The Astonishing.
    • ROADRUNNER.
    • 3.

  • Nancy Wilson

    Guess Who I Saw Today

    • Guess Who I Saw Today: Songs Of Lost Love.
    • CAPITOL JAZZ.
    • 1.

  • Jefferson Airplane

    Volunteers

    • The Essential Jefferson Airplane.
    • RCA LEGACY.
    • 7.

  • Brett Eldredge

    Drunk On Your Love

    • Illinois.
    • ATLANTIC NASHVILLE.
    • 9.

  • C+C Music Factory

    Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (feat. Freedom Williams)

    • CD Single.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 1.

  • Adele

    Hello

    • 25.
    • XL Recordings.

  • Annie Laurie

    It Hurts To Be In Love

    • Early Girls Volume 4.
    • ACE RECORDS.
    • 11.

  • Gene Pitney

    It Hurts To Be In Love

    • Gene Pitney - The Collection.
    • Castle.

  • Tedeschi Trucks Band

    Anyhow

    • Let Me Get By.
    • FANTASY/CONCORD.
    • 1.

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    After The Lovin'

    • Gold.
    • HIP-O.
    • 22.

  • Daya

    Hide Away

    • Hide Away (EP).
    • Z-ENTERTAINMENT.
    • 5.

  • Diana Ross, The Supremes & The Temptations

    I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Norman Smith

    Oh Babe What Would You Say

    • (Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Sia

    Alive

    • This Is Acting.
    • RCA /SONY.
    • 2.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Purple Haze

  • John Michael Montgomery

    I Swear

    • Kickin' It Up.
    • Atlantic.

  • Thomas Rhett

    Die A Happy Man

    • Tangled Up.
    • Valory.
    • 4.

  • Sting

    All This Time

    • Fields Of Gold - The Best Of Sting.
    • A&M RECORDS.
    • 4.

  • TWENTY 脴NE PIL脴TS

    Stressed Out

    • Blurryface.
    • FUELED BY RAMEN/ATLANTIC.
    • 2.

  • James Taylor & Mark Knopfler

    Sailing to Philadelphia

    • Sailing To Philadelphia.
    • MERCURY.
    • 2.

  • Rihanna

    Desperado

    • Anti.
    • ROC NATION.
    • 5.

  • Elvis Presley

    Too Much

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • ZAYN

    Pillowtalk

    • Download Single.
    • : SYCO MUSIC/RCA RECORDS.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Feb 2016 20:00
    麻豆社 Radio 2
  • Thu 25 Feb 2016 03:00
    麻豆社 Radio 2