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Playing America's greatest hits from the US charts of the week and the past five decades.

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Sat 25 Apr 2009 20:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Cars

    Drive

    This day in 1901: New York became the first state to require automobile licence plates

  • The Tragically Hip

    Morning Moon

    Number One Album in Canada

  • Musiq - So Beautiful

    Top Three in the Adult R&B Chart

  • Led Zeppelin

    Fool In The Rain

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e September 15th 1979 - 83: In Through The Out Door (7 weeks)

  • Miley Cyrus

    Hoedown Throwdown

    Top Ten and Number Two Album: Hannah Montana: The Movie

  • Dion

    Ruby Baby

    Born this day in 1933: Songwriter/producer - Jerry Leiber

  • England Dan & John Ford Coley

    Love Is The Answer

    Dan Seals born February 8th 1948; died March 25th 2009

  • Jason Aldean

    She's Country

    New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Wide Open

  • Little Richard

    Lucille

    R&B Number One this date in 1957

  • Charlie Wilson

    There Goes My Baby

    Adult R&B Number One - sixth week

  • Bill Anderson

    Still

    It鈥檚 Not The Same Old Song: Number Eight in 1963 (Country Number One)

  • Commodores

    Still

    It鈥檚 Not The Same Old Song: Reached Number One in 1979

  • Neil Young

    Light A Candle

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Fork In The Road

  • The Vee Gees

    Nights On Broadway

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e January 12th 1980 - 84: Bee Gees Greatest (one week)

  • The Fray

    You Found Me

    Returns to the Top Ten & Number One Adult Top 40

  • Patsy Cline

    I Fall To Pieces

    Grammy Hall of Fame Single: Number Twelve Pop/Number Two Country

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    Grammy Hall of Fame Single: Number One in 1968 and 1969 (seven weeks) (We remember drummer Uriel Jones born June 13th 1934; died March 24th 2009)

  • Grateful Dead

    Good Lovin'

    Number One on the Internet Album Chart: To Terrapin: Hartford 鈥�77

  • Pink Floyd

    Run Like Hell

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e January 19th 1980 - 85: The Wall (15 weeks)

  • Billie Jo Spears

    Blanket On The Ground

    Country Number One this date in 1975

  • Taylor Swift

    Crazier

    Current Country Number One

  • Puddle of Mudd

    Psycho

    Rock Number One this date in 2008

  • Kings of Leon

    Use Somebody

    Current Rock Number One - third week

  • The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue

    British Number Ones in the American Album Chart: w/e July 26th 1980 - 86: Emotional Rescue (7 weeks)

  • Rascal Flatts

    Unstoppable

    Current Number One in the Album Chart: Unstoppable - NEW

  • The Jacksons

    ABC

    Number One this date in 1970

  • Glen Campbell

    Southern Nights

    Number One this date in 1977

  • The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

    Current Number One - second week

Broadcast

  • Sat 25 Apr 2009 20:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2