2025-07-06

JP's Golden Years - Edition 252 - Saturday, 05 Jul 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 05 Jul 2025 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen.  The show airs also on other stations. The detailed schedule is below.  But also a copy of the show will also be available on this website and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server.

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Programme Segments are:

  • The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
  • The Best of Europop
  • A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
  • The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of 1958

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Hour 1

1.

Jermaine Jackson 

All Revved Up (Beverly Hills Cop II)

1987


2.

Marillion

Incommunicado

Number 6 in May 1987


3.

Fancy

Slice me nice

1984

Number 52 in Germany's Year-End-Chart

Number 2 in Austria

Number 7 in Sweden

Number 9 in Swizterland

Number 11 in Germany


4.

Fancy

Flames of Love

1988

Number 55 in Germany's Year-End Chart

Number 13 in Spain and Austria

Number 14 in Germany

Number 29 in Finland

Number 58 in the European Top 100


5.

Duran Duran

Hungary like a wolf

Number 5 in May 1981


6.

Odyssey

Going back to my roots

Number 4 in May 1981


7.

Ricky King

Hale hey Louise

1981, Germany


8.

Modern Talking

No face,  no name,  no number

2000

Number 1 in Romania

Number 25 in the Annual Chart in Romania


9.

Showaddywaddy 

You Got What It Takes

Number 2 in Jul 1977 


10.

Richard Harvey

Theme to TerraHawks

TV Theme of the Week



The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Jul 1958


11. 

Elias and his Zig-Zag Jive Flutes

Tom Hark

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958

Number 2 in Apr 1958


12.

Doris Day

A very precious love

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 16 in Jun 1958


13.

David Whitfield

On the street where you live

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 16 in May 1958



Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Jul 1958


1.

Lonnie Donegan

Sally don't you grieve / Betty Betty Betty

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 11 in Jul 1958


2.

Marty Wilde

Endless sleep

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 4 in Jul 1958


3.

Dean Martin

Return to me

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 2 in Jun 1958


4..

Connie Francis

I'm sorry I made you cry

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 11 in Jun 1958


5.

Sheb Wolley

The Purple People Eater

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 12 in Jun 1958


6.

Elvis Presley

Hard Headed Woman

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 2 in Jul 1958

Number 15 in Oct 2007 (re-issue)


7.

Michael Holiday

Stairway of Love

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 3 in May 1958


8.

Don Lang and his Frantic Five

Witch Doctor

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 5 in May 1958


9.

The Mudlarks

Book of Love

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 8 in Jun 1958


10.

Pat Boone

Sugar Moon

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 6 in Jun 1958


11.

Buddy Holly

Rave on

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 5 in Jun 1958


12.

Connie Francis

Who's sorry now

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 1 for 6 weeks in May - Jun 1958


13.

The Platters

Twilight Time

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 3 in May 1958


14.

Max Bygraves with the Clark Brothers and Eric Rodgers and is Orchestra

Tulips from Amsterdam / You needed hands

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 3 in May 1958


15.

The Four Preps

Big Man

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 2 in Jun 1958

Number 22 in Sep 1958 (re-entry)


16.

Vic Damone

On the street where you live

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Jul 1958 

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Jun - Jul 1958


17.

The Everly Brothers

All I have to do is dream / Claudette

The UK's Bestselling Single of 1958 

Number 1 for 7 weeks in Jul - Aug Jul 1958


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