Paul plays his selection from this week's American charts plus classics from the last six decades.
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Paul plays his selection from this week's American charts plus classics from the last six decades.
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Paul Gambaccini presents this week's US hits and classics from the last six decades.
Each week, Paul Gambaccini presents tracks from this week's US charts and hits from the last six decades.
In the feature 'Headline News', we hear tracks from two number one albums released on noteworthy days.
In the regular feature 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', songs are featured from the debut chart LPs by two artists. 'It's Not The Same Old Song' highlights two different songs with the same title.
In 'A Matter Of Life And Death' Paul celebrates the birth of a musician born on this date. We also hear a track played in tribute to a recently deceased artist.
Two singles are heard each week from the Grammy Hall Of Fame.
There are R&B, Country and Rock Number Ones from this date in history, which are played alongside the current number ones in those genres.
A track from the album at the top of the US album chart is played. The week's best selling single concludes Paul's survey of America's Greatest Hits.
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