18/06/2011
Paul Gambaccini presents 90 minutes of America's latest and greatest hits.
Paul presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades. Due to the live broadcast of the final of the Radio 2 Comedy Awards, this week's show is delayed until 9.30 and it's half-an-hour shorter. Normal service is resumed next week.
In the feature Baby What a Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] we hear a song from The Broadway Album by Barbra Streisand. A song is heard from the debut hit LP by Lionel Richie in the regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
In A Matter of Life and Death, Paul celebrates the birth in 1973 of Ray Lamontagne. Paul also pays tribute to the recently deceased Andrew Gold.
There are past and present R'n'B Number Ones from Alicia Keys and Kirk Franklin; past and present Country Number Ones from Marty Robbins and Jason Aldean; and Rock Number Ones from 2002 and now by Chad Kroeger and Foo Fighters. Born This Way by Lady GaGa remains at number one in the album chart and, on the singles side, Adele rolls on for a fifth week.
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Music Played
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Barrett Strong
Money
This day in 1873: Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for trying to vote in the previous year鈥檚 Presidential election. Over a century later she was put on dollar coins
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Coldplay
Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
New Entry in the Top Twenty
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Barbra Streisand
Putting It Together
Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] The Broadway Album - Barbra Streisand (1985)
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Death Cab for Cutie
You Are A Tourist
New Entry in the Top Three of the Album Chart: Codes And Keys & Top Five Rock track
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Ray LaMontagne
Trouble
Born 1973: Ray Lamontagne
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Andrew Gold
LONELY BOY (Single Edit)
Andrew Gold - born 2nd August 1951; died 3rd June 2011
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Jake Owen
Barefoot Blue Jean Night
New Entry
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Flogging Molly
Speed Of Darkness
New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Speed Of Darkness
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Alicia Keys
Unthinkable (I'm Ready)
R&B Number One this date in 2010
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Kirk Franklin
I Smile
Adult R&B Number One: second week
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My Morning Jacket
Victory Dance
New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Circuital
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Eddie Vedder
TONIGHT YOU BELONG TO ME (featuring Chan Marshall)
New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: Ukulele Songs
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Marty Robbins
Ribbon Of Darkness
Country Number One this date in 1965
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Jason Aldean
Dirt Road Anthem
Current Country Number One - NEW
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Chad Kroeger
HERO (featuring Josey Scott)
Rock Number One this date in 2002
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Foo Fighters
Rope
Current Rock Number One - thirteenth week
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Lionel Richie
Truly
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie (23rd October 1982)
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Lady Gaga
Americano
Number One in the Album Chart: Born This Way - second week
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Herb Alpert
This Guy's In Love With You
Number One this date in 1968
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Stars on 45
Stars On 45
Number One this date in 1981
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Adele
Rolling In The Deep
Current Number One: fifth week
Broadcast
- Sat 18 Jun 2011 21:30大象传媒 Radio 2