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Paul presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades. The featured hitmakers include Bing Crosby, Ricky Martin, The Beatles and Michael Bubl茅.

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 White Christmas by Bing Crosby from the LP Merry Christmas. It reached number one in 1957 - twelve years after it was first released. We also hear Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin, from his self-titled album of 1999, the first US number one album by a Puerto Rican and by a former TV soap opera star.

In the regular feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face songs are featured from LPs by Neil Young and Shania Twain. It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights Hold Me Tight by The Beatles and a different song with the same title by Johnny Nash.

In A Matter Of Life And Death Paul celebrates the birth on this date in 1952 of Susan Dey, who played Laurie in the Partridge Family TV series. We also hear Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Polkadot Bikini by Brian Hyland as a tribute to the recently deceased songwriter Lee Pockriss. Wheel Of Fortune by Kay Starr and When A Man Loves A Woman by Percy Sledge are this week's featured songs from the Grammy Hall Of Fame Singles list.

Our R&B Number Ones are from 1968 - I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Marvin Gaye - and this week - Stay by Tyrese. We hear Country Number Ones from 1958 and now by Ray Price and Toby Keith; while this week's past and present Rock Number Ones are by Eric Clapton and Bush.

This week's number one album is Christmas by Michael Bubl茅 and, on the singles side, Sexy And I Know It by LMFAO is Number One.

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 10 Dec 2011 20:00
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  • Bing Crosby

    White Christmas

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  • Mary J. Blige

    Ain't Nobody

    New Entry in the Top Five of the Album Chart: My Life II - The Journey Continues (Act 1)

  • The Partridge Family

    I Think I Love You

    Born 1952: Susan Dey (Laurie in The Partridge Family TV series)

  • Brian Hyland

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    Lee Pockriss (song writer) - born 20th January 1924; died 14th November 2011

  • Lady A

    We Owned The Night

    Number One Country Airplay

  • Marvin Gaye

    I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    R&B Number One this date in 1968

  • Tyrese

    Stay

    Adult R&B Number One: third week

  • Nickelback

    Lullaby

    New Entry at Number Two in the Album Chart: Here And Now

  • The Beatles

    Hold Me Tight

    It鈥檚 Not The Same Old Song: on the US album Meet The Beatles!

  • Johnny Nash

    Hold Me Tight

    It鈥檚 Not The Same Old Song: Number Five in 1968

  • Rihanna

    Farewell

    New Entry in the Top Three of the Album Chart: Talk That Talk

  • Neil Young

    CINNAMON GIRL (with Crazy Horse)

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young (21st June 1969)

  • Katy Perry

    The One That Got Away

    Number Five (going for a record six number ones from one album)

  • Kay Starr

    Wheel Of Fortune

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number One in 1952 (for ten weeks)

  • Percy Sledge

    When A Man Loves A Woman

    Grammy Hall Of Fame Single: Number One in 1966

  • The Bob Seger System

    Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

    New Entry in the Top Twenty of the Album Chart: Ultimate Hits: Rock 鈥楴鈥� Roll Never Forgets

  • Ricky Martin

    Livin' La Vida Loca

    Baby What A Big Surprise [they really were Number One albums] Ricky Martin - Ricky Martin (1999) [The first number one by a Puerto Rican ...also by an ex-soap star]

  • Ledisi

    STAY TOGETHER (featuring Jaheim)

    Top Five in the Adult R&B Chart

  • Ray Price

    City Lights

    Country Number One this date in 1958

  • Toby Keith

    Red Solo Cup

    Current Country Number One - fourth week

  • Eric Clapton

    Pretending

    Rock Number One this date in 1989

  • Bush

    The Sound Of Winter

    Current Rock Number One - sixth week

  • Shania Twain

    Any Man Of Mine

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (debut hit albums) The Woman In Me - Shania Twain (18th March 1995)

  • Michael Bubl茅

    It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

    Current Number One in the Album Chart: NEW: Christmas

  • Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock

    Number One this date in 1957

  • Mr. Mister

    Broken Wings

    Number One this date in 1985

  • LMFAO

    Sexy And I Know It

    Current Number One: NEW

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Dec 2011 20:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2