JP's Golden Years - Edition 215 - Saturday, 19 Oct 2024 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 19 Oct 2024 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 1956
  
  

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• South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
  
• Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
  
• Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
• Malta's Sunshine Radio Malta's Sunshine Radio
  Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET
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THE PLAY LIST

Hour 1

1.
Enrique Iglesias
Bailamos
Number 4 in Sep 1999

2.
Beloved
Sweet Harmony
Number 8 in Jan 1993

3.
Madness
Wings of a Dove
Number 2 in Aug 1983

4.
Daryl Hall
Dreamtime
Number 28 in Aug 1986

5.
Roxy Music
Jealous Guy
Number 1 in Feb 1981

6.
Abba
Angel Eyes / Voulez Vous
Number 3 in Jul 1979

7.
Eruption
One Way Ticket (Disco Purrfection Version)
Number 9 in Apr 1979

8.
Tami Lynn
I'm gonna run away from you
Number 4 in May 1971
Number 36 in May 1975 (re-issue)

9.
Frank Sinatra
My Way
Number 5 in Apr 1969
The biggest-selling single of 1969. Longest stay on the chart by any single (in six runs).
Co-written/originally recorded (in French) by Claude Francois as 'Comme d'habitude'(1968). Paul Anka wrote the English lyrics.
Number 30 in Feb 1970 (re-entry)
Number 33 in Apr 1970 (re-entry)
Number 28 in Jun 1970 (re-entry)
Number 18 in Nov 1970 (re-entry)
Number 22 in Mar 1971 (re-entry)
Number 39 in Sep 1971 (re-entry)
Number 9 in Dec 1977 by Elvis Presley
Number 10 in Aug 1970 by Dorothy Squires

10.
The Sonoras Tucson Band
The Dukes of Hazzard
Theme Tune of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 1956

11.
Bill Haley and his Comets
Rockin' through the Rye
The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 3 in Aug 1956

12.
David Whitfield
My September Love
The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 3 in Mar 1956


Hour 2
The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 1956 - ctd

1.
Lonnie Donegan
Lost John / Stewball
The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 2 in Apr 1956

2.
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Sixteen Tons
The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Jan - Feb 1956
Number 10 in Jan 1956 by Frankie Laine

3.
Bill Haley and his Comets
Rock around the Clock
The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 17 in Jan 1955
Number 1 in Oct 1955 (re-entry)
Number 5 in Sep 1956 (re-entry)
Number 24 in Dec 1956 (re-entry)
Number 25 in Jan 1957 (re-entry)
Number 20 in Apr 1968 (re-issue)
Number 12 in Mar 1974 (re-issue)

4.
Lou Busch
Zambesi
The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 2 in Jan 1956
Number 18 in Mar 1956 (Eddie Calvert)
Number 17 in Oct 1982 (Pranhas)

5.
Elvis Presley
Hound Dog
The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 2 in Sep 1956
Number 14 in Sep 2007

6.
Dean Martin
Memories are made of this
The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 4 Weeks in Feb - Mar 1956
Number 5 in Feb 1956 (Dave King feat The Keynotes)
Number 11 in Feb 1967 (Val Doonican)

7.
Anne Shelton
Lay down your arms
The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Sep - Oct 1956

8.
The Hilltoppers
Only You
The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 3 in Jan 1956

9.
Ronnie Hilton
No other love
The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 6 weeks in May - Jun 1956

10.
Teenageers feat Frankie Lymon
Why do fools fall in love
The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Jul 1956

11.
Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel
The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 2 in May 1956 (Debut for Elvis)
Number 10 in Jul 1971 (re-issue with AA Hound Dog)

12.
Winifred Atwell
The Poor People of Paris
The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Apr 1956

13.
Kay Starr
Rock and Roll Waltz
The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 1 week in Mar 1956

14.
Johnnie Ray
Just walkin' in the rain
The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 7 weeks in Nov 1956 - Jan 1957

15.
Dreamweavers
It's almost tomorrow
The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 1 week in Apr 1956

16.
Frankie Laine
A Woman in love
The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Oct - Nov 1956

17.
Pat Boone
I'll be home
The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 5 weeks in Jun - Jul 1956

18.
Doris Day
Whatever will be will be (Que Sera Sera)
The UK's Bestselling Single of 1956
Number 1 for 6 weeks in Aug - Sep 1956