2025-06-11

JP's Golden Years - Edition 248 - Saturday, 07 Jun 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

Listen this week's edition of JP's Golden Years

The Show | Play List





This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 07 Jun 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.

You can submit your comments and request via this link to JP's Golden Years - click here


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 2018

The Show is available at:

  #world #jpsgoldenyears #UKTop20 #MusicCharts #GoldenOldies #BestsellingSingles #2018



Hour 1

1.
Mark Morrison
Return of the Mack
Number 1 for 2 weeks in Apr 1996

2.

Olivia Newton John and Cliff Richard 

Suddenly (Xanadu)

Number 15 in Oct 1980


3.

Duran Duran

Girls on Film

Number 5 in Jul 1981

Duran Duran's third hit single


4.

A la Carte

Viva Torero

The Best of Europop 1982

The very best of A La Carte Album - released in 1999


5.

Tina Charles 

Falling in love in Summertime

1977

Number 39 in Germany


6.

Kristine (Sparkle)

Devil Woman

1975

Cliff Richard took it to Number 9 in May 1976 written by Kristine Sparkle and Terry Britton who recorded it in 1975


7.

Champagne

Rock'n Roll Star

1976

The Best of Europop


Number 2 in the Netherlands

Number 12 in Germany 

Number 83 in the USA


Dutch Popgroup who did music in the style of ABBA had minor hits in Europe between 1976 and 1981. Rock'n Roll Star was their biggest success in 1976


8.

Lonnie Mack

Turn on your love light

Radio Theme Tune of the Week



The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 2018


9.

Dua Lipa

New Rules

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK:  13


10.

Benny Bianco, Helsey and Khalid

Eastside

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1


11.

Hugh Jackman, Keala Settle, Zac Efron and Zendaya

The Greatest Show

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 20


12.

Camila Cabello feat Young Thug

Havana

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 5


13.

Clean Bandit feat Demi Lovato

Solo

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1


14.

Drake

In my feelings

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of 2018



Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of 2018 - ctd


1.

Lil Dicky feat Chris Brown

Freaky Friday

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1


2.

Marshmello & Anne-Marie

Friends

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 4


3.

Anne-Marie

2002

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 3


4.

Dua Lipa

IDGAF

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 3


5.

Portugal. The Man

Feel it still

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 3


6.

Ariana Grande

No Tears left to cry

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 2


7.

George Ezra

Paradise

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK:2


8.

Drake

Nice for what

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1


9.

Ed Sheeran

Perfect

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1


10.

Rudimental feat Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen

These days

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1


11.

Keala Settle and the Greatest Showman Ensemble

This is me

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 3


12.

George Ezra

Shotgun

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1


13.

Drake

God's Plan

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1


14.

Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa

One Kiss

The UK's Bestselling Single of 2018

PEAK: 1



No comments: