2025-01-14

JP's Golden Years - Edition 227 - Saturday, 11 Jan 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 11 Jan 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 1955

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Hour 1

1.
The Cure
Friday I'm in love
Number 6 in Mar 1992

2.
George Michael
Praying For Time
Number 6 in Aug 1990

3.
Scritti Politti
Wood Beez (Pray like Aretha Franklin)
Number 10 in Mar 1984

4.
China Crisis
Black Man Ray
Number 14 in Mar 1985

5.
Gary Moore & Phil Lynott
Out In The Fields
Number 5 in May 1985

6.
Dire Straits
Walk of life
Number 2 in Jan 1986

7.
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Three Little Birds
Number 17 in Sep 1980

8.
Don McLean
Vincent
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Jun 1972

9.
The Monterey Radio and TV Philarmonic Orchestra
Game of Thrones
TV Theme of the Week


The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 1955

10.
Mitch Miller
The Yellow Rose of Texas
The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 2 in Oct 1955

11.
Johnston Brothers
Hernando's Hideaway
The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Nov 1955

12.
Ruby Murray
Evermore
The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 3 in Jul 1955

13.
Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
Learnin'the Blues
The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 2 in Aug 1955

13.
The Crew Cuts
Earth Angel
The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 4 in Apr 1955


Hour 2
The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 1955 - ctd


1.
Bill Haley and his Comets
Rock around the Clock
The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of 1955
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)

2.
Al Hibbler
Unchained Meldody
The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 2 in May 1955

3.
Dickie Valentine with the Stargazers
The Finger of Suspicion
The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Jan 1955

4.
Jimmy Young
The Man from Laramie
The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Oct - Nov 1955

5.
David Whitfield
Ev'rywhere
The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 3 in Jul 1955

6.
Alma Cogan
Dreamboat
The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Jul 1955

7.
Tony Bennett
Stranger in Paradise
The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 2 weeks in May 1955

8.
Rosemary Clooney and the Mellomen
Mambo Italiano
The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Jan - Feb 1955

9.
Jimmy Young
Unchained Melody
The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Jun - Jul 1955

10.
Perez Prez Prado and his Orchestra
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Apr - May 1955

11.
Frankie Laine with the Mellomen
Cool Water
The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 2 in Jun 1955

12.
Eddie Calvert
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 4 weeks in May - Jun 1955

13.
Ruby Murray
Softly Softly
The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Feb - Mar 1955

14.
Slim Whitman
Rose Marie
The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 11 weeks in Jul - Oct 1955

15.
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Give me your word
The UK's Bestselling Single of 1955
Number 1 for 7 weeks in Mar - Apr 1955

16.
Patrick Juvet
I love America
Number 12 in Nov 1978

17.
Patrick Juvet
Je vais me marier, Marie
Eurovision 1973, Switzerland, Number 12

18.
Grace Jones
Walking in the Rain
ALBUM: Nightclubbing, 1981

 

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