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Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades. This week's hitmakers include Beach Boys, Sister Sledge, Jill Scott and Adele.

Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.

In the feature Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] we hear Graduation Day by the Beach Boys from Beach Boys Concert, the first live rock album to top the chart. We also hear What Would You Do? from Body Kiss released by the Isley Brothers in 2003 and their first number one in 28 years.

Regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face brings songs from LPs by The Lovin' Spoonful and Bee Gees, while It's Not The Same Old Song highlights Sweet Love by the Commodores and a different song with the same title by Anita Baker.

In A Matter Of Life And Death Paul celebrates the birth on this date in 1945 of Melba Moore and pays tribute to the recently deceased pianist Roger Williams. We Are Family by Sister Sledge and We Gotta Get Out Of This Place by the Animals are this week's featured songs from the Grammy Hall Of Fame Singles list.

Our R&B Number Ones are from 1972 - I'll Be Around by Spinners - and this week - So In Love by Jill Scott & Anthony Hamilton. We hear Country Number Ones from 1967 and now by Tammy Wynette and Blake Shelton and this week's past and present Rock Number Ones are by Smash Mouth and Bush. The new album by Evanescence enters at Number One in the US album chart and on the singles side, Adele's Someone Like is still Number One.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 29 Oct 2011 20:00

Music Played

  • Roy Orbison

    Falling

    This date in 1929: Black Tuesday: Wall Street fell 12% on highest volume until the 1960s; ticker tape ran nearly four hours after the market closed to catch up with the transactions

  • The Fray

    Heartbeat

    New Entry in the Top Thirty

  • The Beach Boys

    Graduation Day

    Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Beach Boys Concert - The Beach Boys (1964) [First live rock LP to reach number one]

  • Five Finger Death Punch

    Remember Everything

    New Entry in the Top Three of the Album Chart: American Capitalist

  • Melba Moore

    This Is It

    Born 1945: Melba Moore

  • Roger Williams

    Autumn Leaves

    Roger Williams - born 1st October; died 8th October 2011

  • Martina McBride

    MARRY ME (featuring Pat Monahan)

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Eleven

  • The Detroit Spinners

    I'll Be Around

    R&B Number One this date in 1972

  • Jill Scott

    SO IN LOVE (featuring Anthony Hamilton)

    Adult R&B Number One: eighteenth week

  • Ryan Adams

    Lucky Now

    New Entry in the Top Ten of the Album Chart: Ashes And Fire

  • Commodores

    Sweet Love

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: Reached Number Five in 1976

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    It’s Not The Same Old Song: Number Eight in 1986

  • Rihanna

    We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)

    Number Three

  • The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Do You Believe In Magic - The Lovin’ Spoonful (4 December 1965)

  • LMFAO

    Sexy And I Know It

    Number Two

  • Sister Sledge

    We Are Family

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Terrific Two and R&B Number One in 1979

  • The Animals

    We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number Thirteen in 1965

  • Johnny Gill

    In The Mood

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Still Winning

  • The Isley Brothers

    WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (featuring R. Kelly)

    Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Body Kiss - The Isley Brothers (2003) [Their first number one in 28 years]

  • Tammy Wynette

    I Don't Wanna Play House

    Country Number One this date in 1967

  • Blake Shelton

    God Gave Me You

    Current Country Number One - third week

  • Smash Mouth

    Walkin' On The Sun

    Rock Number One this date in 1997

  • Bush

    The Sound Of Winter

    Current Rock Number One - NEW

  • The Vee Gees

    Turn Of The Century

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Bee Gees’ 1st - Bee Gees (26 August 1967)

  • Evanescence

    Lost In Paradise

    Current Number One in the Album Chart: NEW: Evanescence

  • ? and the Mysterians

    96 Tears

    Number One this date in 1966

  • Johnny Nash

    I Can See Clearly Now

    Number One this date in 1972

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    Current Number One: fourth week

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Oct 2011 20:00