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Paul Gambaccini presents an Elton John-themed programme with tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.

Featuring the title track of Elton John's album Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy. It was number one on 5th July 1975, the day Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon to become the first black male champion. Plus, Can You Feel The Love Tonight by Elton John from The Lion King soundtrack. It was number one on 12th August 1994 - the day of a Major League baseball strike. It was the worst in sports history, lasting 232 days. In the feature The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, tracks are played from the first chart albums for Martha & The Vandellas and Elton John. It's Not The Same Old Song highlights Nobody Wins by Brenda Lee and a different song with the same title by Elton John.

In a special feature for today, Only In America highlights two Elton John singles that were successful in the US chart, but not in the UK: Tiny Dancer and Mama Can't Buy You Love. In A Matter Of Life And Death Paul celebrates the birth on this date in 1961 of Billy Ray Cyrus with his hit Achy Breaky Heart.

From this date in history, the R&B Number One is Boombastic by Shaggy (1995), the Country number one is If I Die Young by The Band Perry (2011) and the Rock number one is Throwing It All Away by Genesis (1986).