JP's Golden Years - Edition 286 - Saturday, 28 Feb 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 28 Feb 2026 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 Feb 1972
  
  

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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
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• ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
  
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THE PLAY LIST

Hour 1

1.

Wham

Wake me up before you go go

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Jun 1984

2.

Rick Springfield

Celebrate Youth

1985

Number 39 in Canada

Number 80 in the UK

Number 26 in the US

Number 5 in Germany

3.

Laura Branigan

Self Control

Number 5 in Jul 1984

4.

Icicle Works

Love Is a wonderful colour

Number 15 in Dec 1983

5.

Ferrari

Woogie Boogie

1975

6.

Martha Reeves 

Higher and Higher

1976

7.

Carpenters 

Heather

Radio Theme Tune of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Feb 1972

8.

The Bee Gees

My World

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 16 in Jan 1972

9.

Elvis Presley

I just can't help believing

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 6 in Dec 1971

10.

Michael Jackson

Got to be there

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 5 in Feb 1972

11.

Greyhound

Moon River

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 12 in Jan 1972
Number 1 for Danny Williams in Nov 1961

12.

Donnie Elbert

Where did our love go

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 8 in Jan 1972

13.

The Faces

Stay with me

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 6 in Dec 1971

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Feb 1972 (ctd)

1.

Bad Finger

Day after Day

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 10 in Jan 1972

2.

Sonny & Cher

All I ever need is you

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 8 in Jan 1972

3.

Melanie

Brand New Key

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 4 in Jan 1972

4.

The Fortunes

Storm in a Teacup

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 7 in Jan 1972

5.

Al Green

Let's stay together

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 7 in Jan 1972

Sold 3 million copies in the USA; the number 1 single of 1972 in the 'Cashbox' poll.

Number 6 in Nov 1983 (Tina Turner)

6.

Nilsson

Without You

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 1 for 5 weeks in Mar - Apr 1972

7.

America

Horse with no name

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 3 in Jan 1972

8.

Slade

Look wot you dun

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 4 in Feb 1972

9.

The New Seekers

I'd like to teach the World to sing (In perfect harmony)

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Jan - Feb 1972

10.

Neil Reid

Mother of Mine

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 2 in Jan 1972

11.

Don McLean

American Pie

The UK's 4h Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 2 in Jan 1972

Number 12 in Oct 1991 (re-issue)

Number 1 in Mar 2000 by Madonna (This version from the soundtrack to the film The Next Best Thing.)

12.

The Chi-Lites

Have you seen her

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 3 in Jan 1972

Number 5 in Jun 1975 (re-issue / Oh Girl)

Number 8 in Oct 1990 by MC Hammer

13.

T Rex

Telegram Sam

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Feb 1972

14.

Chicory Tip

Son of my father

The UK's Bestselling Single of Feb 1972

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Feb - Mar 1972