2025-01-21

JP's Golden Years - Edition 228 - Saturday, 18 Jan 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 18 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 1978

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Hour 1

1.
Big Fun
Blame it on the Boogie
Number 4 in Aug 1989

2.
Donna Allen
Joy and Pain
Number 10 in Jun 1989

3.
Maze
Joy and Pain
1980 (did not chart in the UK Top 40)

4.
Tears for Fears
Shout
Number 4 in Dec 1984

5.
Joe Smooth
Promised Land
Number 56 in Feb 1989 (initial release in 1987)

6.
Queen
Innuendo
Number 1 in Jan 1991

7.
The Los Angeles Radio TV Symphony Orchestra
The Man from U.N.C.L.E
TV Theme of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 1978

8.
Althia and Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 1 week in Feb 1978
Number 33 in Aug 1993 (for Ali and Frazier)

9.
Darts
The Boy from New York City
The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 2 in May 1978

10.
Boney M
Mary's Boy Child
The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Dec 1978 - Jan 1979

11.
Gerry Rafftery
Baker Street
The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 3 in Feb 1978
Number 2 in Aug 1992 by Undercover

12.
Darts
Come back my love
The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 2 in Jan 1978


Hour 2
The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 1978 - ctd

1.
Clout
Substitute
The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 2 in Jun 1978

2.
Blondie
Denis
The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 2 in Feb 1978

3.
Brotherhood of Man
Figaro
The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 1 week in Feb 1978

4.
10CC
Dreaklock Holiday
The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 1 week in Sep 1978
Their second to last Top 40 entry

5.
Wings
Mull of Kintyre / Girl's School
The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 9 weeks in Dec 1977 - Jan 1978

6.
The Boomtown Rats
Rat Trap
The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of 1978
Numbeer 1 for 2 weeks in Nov 1978

7.
Kate Bush
Wuthering Heights
The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 4 weeks in Mar - Apr 1978

8.
ABBA
Take a chance on me
The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Feb - Mar 1978

9.
Father Abraham and the Smurfs
The Smurf Song
The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 2 in Jun 1978

10.
Brian and Michael
Matchstalk Men and Matschstalk Cats and Dogs
The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 3 weeks in Apr 1978

11.
The Commodores
Three Times a Lady
The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 2 for 5 weeks in Aug - Sep 1978

12.
The Bee Gees
Night Fever
The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Apr - May 1978

13.
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
Summer Nights
The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 7 weeks in Sep - Nov 1978

14.
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
You're the one that I want
The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 9 weeks in Jun - Aug 1978

15.
Boney M
Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
The UK's Bestselling Single of 1978
Number 1 for 5 weeks in May - Jun 1978
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