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1959 & 1984

Frank Sinatra, Connie Francis and Perry Como rub shoulders with U2, Elton John and Sister Sledge as Paul Gambaccini takes us back to back to 1959 & 1984!

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Thu 22 Sep 2016 03:00

Music Played

  • THE CHART OF 1959

    • Nat King Cole

      Midnight Flyer

      • Looking Back.
      • Capitol.
      • 5.
    • Connie Francis

      Plenty Good Lovin'

      • Connie Francis: The Singles Collection.
      • Polydor Limited.
      • 19.
    • Russ Conway

      Roulette

      • The Hits Of 1959 (Various Artists).
      • Music For Pleasure.
    • The Browns

      The Three Bells

      • RCA Nashville Classics The ‘50s (Various Artists).
      • RCA.
    • Sarah Vaughan

      Broken Hearted Melody

      • Rediscover The 50's-Rock With The Cav.
      • Old Gold.
    • Frank Sinatra

      High Hopes

      • Frank Sinatra - 20 Golden Greats.
      • Capitol.
    • Ricky Nelson

      Just A Little Too Much

      • The Best Of Ricky Nelson.
      • EMI Records Limited.
      • 16.
    • Perry Como

      I Know

      • Perry Como: 20 Greatest Hits.
      • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
      • 4.
    • Lonnie Donegan

      Sal's Got A Sugar Lip

      • More Than Pye In The Sky Volume 4.
      • Sanctuary Records Group.
      • 8.
    • The Everly Brothers

      ('til) I Kissed You

    • Bobby Darin

      Dream Lover

      • The Bobby Darin Story.
      • Atco.
    • Duane Eddy

      Forty Miles Of Bad Road

      • 21 Greatest Hits.
      • Motown.
      • 21.
    • Lonnie Donegan

      The Battle of New Orleans

      • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
      • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
    • Frankie Vaughan

      The Heart of a Man

      • Britain's Greatest Hits 1959.
      • Fabulous.
      • 3.
    • Johnny Mathis

      Someone

      • The Connoisseur Collection: 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll Volume 2 1959.
      • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
      • 4.
    • Conway Twitty

      Mona Lisa

      • Mona Lisa.
      • MGM.
      • 1.
    • Connie Francis

      Lipstick On Your Collar

      • (CD Single).
      • Polydor.
  • THE TOP FIVE

    • Russ Conway

      China Tea

      • Stars Of The '50s.
      • My Kind of Music.
      • 16.
    • Paul Anka

      Lonely Boy

      • Billboard Top Rock 'N' Roll Hits - 1959.
      • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
      • 3.
    • Jerry Keller

      Here Comes Summer

      • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
      • Old Gold.
    • Cliff Richard & The Drifters

      Living Doll

      • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
      • EMI.
  • THE NUMBER 1

    • Craig Douglas

      Only Sixteen

      • The Hits Of 1959.
      • EMI Records Limited.
      • 11.
  • THE CHART OF 1984

    • Shakin’ Stevens

      A Letter To You

      • The Epic Years.
      • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
      • 12.
    • Level 42

      Hot Water

      • The Complete Polydor Years Volume One: 1980-1984.
      • Cherry Red Records.
    • Bucks Fizz

      Talking In Your Sleep

      • I Hear Talk: The Definitive Edition.
      • Cherry Pop.
      • 006.
    • Sister Sledge

      Lost In Music

      • 100 Dance Hits Of The '80s CD2.
      • Connoisseur Collection.
      • 5.
    • Laura Branigan

      Self Control

      • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
      • Now.
    • Alphaville

      Big In Japan

      • The 80's Collection: 1984 (Various).
      • Time Life.
    • U2

      Pride (In The Name Of Love)

      • U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990.
      • Island.
      • 1.
    • Miami Sound Machine

      Dr. Beat

      • NOW 1984 (Various Artists).
      • NOW.
    • Elton John

      Passengers

      • The Very Best Of Elton John.
      • Rocket.
  • THE TOP FIVE

    • Howard Jones

      Like To Get To Know You Well

      • The Best Of Howard Jones.
      • East West Records.
    • Ray Parker Jr.

      Ghostbusters

      • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
      • Reader's Digest.
    • George Michael

      Careless Whisper

      • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
      • Epic.
  • THE NUMBER 1

    • Stevie Wonder

      I Just Called To Say I Love You

      • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
      • Motown.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 17 Sep 2016 13:00
  • Thu 22 Sep 2016 03:00