JP's Golden Years - Edition 277 - Saturday, 27 Dec 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 27 Dec 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 Dec 1976
  
  

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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)
• on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
• Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
• ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
  
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THE PLAY LIST

Hour 1

1.

Boystown Gang

Can't take my eyes off of you

Number 4 in Jul 1982

Number 5 in Mar 1968 (Andy Williams)
Number 23 in Jun 2002 (Andy Williams & Denise Van Outen )

Originally a US no. 2 (sold a million in the USA) for Frankie Valli in 1967 

2.

Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra 

Double Dutch

Number 3 in Jul 1983

3.

Art Company 

Suzanna

Number 12 in May 1984

4.

Lian Ross

Say you'll never

1985, Europop

5.

Rod Stewart

Da ya think I'm sexy

Number 1 for 1 week in Dec 1978

Royalties donated to the United Nations' UNICEF children's charity

6.

Eartha Kitt

If I Love Ya, Then I Need Ya; If I Need Ya, Then I Want Ya Around

Number 43 in 1994

7.

Apollo 100

Nabucco

Intrumental  / Theme Tune of the Week 

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Dec 1976 

8.

Billy Ocean

Stop me (if you've heard it all before)

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 12 in Nov 1976

9.

Dana

Fairytale

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 13 in Oct 1976

10.

Dr. Hook 

If not you

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 5 in Oct 1976

11.

Elton John

Sorry seems to be the hardest word

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 11 in Nov 1976

Number 1 in Dec 2002 (Blue feat Elton John)

Number 36 in Mar 2003 (Blue feat Elton John) - re-entry

12.

Kursaal Flyers

Little does she know

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 14 in Nov 1976

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Dec 1976 (ctd)

1.

Chris Hill

Bionic Santa

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 10 in Dec 1976

2.

Tina Charles

Dr. Love

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 4 in Dec 1976

3.

Bonnie Tyler

Lost in France

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 9 in Oct 1976

4.

Smokie

Living next door to Alice

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 5 in Dec 1976

Number 3 in Aug 1995 for Smokie feat Roy 'Chubby' Brown

5.

Rod Stewart

Get back

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 11 in Nov 1976

6.

MUD

Lean on me

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 7 in Nov 1976

Originally made no. 18 for Bill Withers (1972).

Final hit before Mud disbanded. Lead singer, Les Gray, would go on to have a solo hit with A Groovy Kind Of Love in 1977. 

7.

Mike Oldfield

Portsmouth

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 3 in Nov 1976

8.

Leo Sayer

You make me feel like dancing

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 2 in Oct 1976

Number 32 in Aug 1998 for Groove Generation feat Leo Sayer

9.

Yvonne Elliman

Love me

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 6 in Nov 1976

10.

Chicago

If you leave me now

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Nov - Dec 1976

11.

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Livin' Thing

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 4 in Nov 1976

12.

ABBA

Money Money Money

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 3 in Nov 1976

13.

Queen

Somebody to love

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 2 in Nov 1976

14.

Johnny Mathis

When a child is born

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Dec 1976 - Jan 1977

15.

Showaddywaddy

Under the Moon of Love

The UK's Bestselling Single of Dec 1976

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Dec 1976