August 7, 2019

 

 

In 77, ‘She’s Not There’, on CBS,

for Santana, reached No.11.

And in 06, ‘She Moves In Her Own Way’,

on Virgin, saw The Kooks at No.7.

 

In 80, ‘She’s Out Of My Life’, on Epic,

gave Michael Jackson, a Top 3.

And in 2010, ‘She Said’, on 679/Atlantic,

also peaked at No.3. for Plan B.

 

In 04, ‘She Will Be Loved’, on J Records,

for Maroon 5, climbed to No.4.

And in 07, ‘She’s My Man’, for The Scissor Sisters,

reached No.29, on Polydor.

 

In 63, The Beatles, on Parlophone,

had a US & UK No.1, with ‘She Loves You’.

And in 76, ‘She’s Gone’, for Daryl Hall & John Oates,

on Atlantic, peaked at No.42.

 

In 98, ‘She Left Me On Friday’, gave Shed Seven,

a No.11, on Polydor.

And in 09, ‘She Wolf’, on Epic,

for Shakira, made No.4.

 

In 83, ‘She Works Hard For The Money’, on Mercury,

gave Donna Summer, a No.25.

And in 94, ‘She Is Suffering’, on Epic,

for Manic Street Preachers, also made No.25.

 

In 79, Suzi Quatro, peaked at No.11, 

on Rak, with ‘She’s In Love With You’.

And in 92, ‘She’s A Rainbow’, on Circa,

gave World of Twist, a No.62.

 

In 89, ‘Luther Vandross, reached No.34,

on Epic, with ‘She Won’t Talk To Me’.

And in 94, ‘She’s Got The Vibe’, on Jive,

gave R Kelly, a UK Top 3.

 

In 64, ‘She’s Not There’, on Decca,

gave The Zombies, a No.12 score.

And in 77, ‘She’s A Wind Up’, on United Artists,

for Dr. Feelgood, climbed to No.34.

 

In 65, ‘She’s About A Mover’, on London –

a No.15, for Sir Douglas Quintet.

And in 99, ‘She’s The One’/’It’s Only Us’, on Chrysalis,

gave Robbie Williams, a gold-selling, No.1, safe bet.

 

In 99, ‘She’s In Fashion’, on Nude,

reached No.13, for Suede.

And in 07. ‘She’s So Lovely’, on Epic,

for Scouting For Girls – a No.7, made.

 

In 86, ‘She’s Always A Woman’/’Just The Way You Are’,

gave Billy Joel, a No.53, on CBS.

And in 89, ‘She Drives Me Crazy’, on London,

for The Fine Young Cannibals, a US No.1 & UK Top 5 success.

 

In 62, ‘She’s Not You’, for Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires,

had a three week run at No.1, on RCA.

And in 88, Robert Palmer, on EMI,

rose to No.6, with ‘She Makes My Day’.

 

 

August 6, 2019

 

 

 

In 54, ‘Mr Sandman’, on Columbia,

for The Chordettes – a US No.1 & UK No.11.

And in 61, ‘Mr Guitar’, on Top Rank,

for Bert Weedon, reached No.47.

 

In 65, ‘Mr Tambourine Man’, gave The Byrds,

a US & UK No.1, on CBS.

And in 04, ‘Mr Brightside’, on Lizard King,

for The Killers, was a Top 10 success.

 

In 85, ‘Mr Telephone Man’, climbed to No.19,

for New Edition, on MCA.

And in 92, ‘Mr Loverman’, on Epic,

gave Shabba Ranks, a Top 3 play.

 

In 93, ‘Mr Vain’, on Epic – a gold-seller,

saw Culture Beat, up to No.1, soar.

And in 96, ‘Mr Friday Night’, on Go! Beat,

for Lisa Moorish, peaked at No.24.

 

In 78, ‘Electric Light Orchestra, reached No.6,

on Jet, with ‘Mr Blue Sky’.

And in 88, ‘Mr Lee’. gave Diana Ross,

a No 58, on EMI.

 

In 57, ‘Mr Wonderful’, on Brunswick –

a Top 5, for Peggy Lee.

And in 87, ‘Mr Sleaze’, on London,

for Stock Aitken Waterman, peaked at No.3.

 

In 68, The Spencer Davis Group, on United Artists,

took ‘Mr Second Class’, to No.35.

And in 74, ‘Mr Soft’, on EMI,

for Cockney Rebel, at No.8, did arrive.

 

In 63, ‘Mr Bass Man’, on London, made No.24, 

for Johnny Cymbal – his only UK hit.

And in 97, Rootjoose, on Rage,

peaked at No.54, with ‘Mr Fixit’.

 

In 58, ‘Mr Success’, on Capitol,

for Frank Sinatra, up to No.25, rose.

And in 94, ‘Mr Jones’, on Geffen,

peaked at No.28, for Counting Crows.

 

In 66, Keith Relf, on Columbia,

had a Top 50, with ‘Mr Zero’.

And in 2000, ‘Mr E’s Beautiful Blues’, on Dream Works,

found The Eels, with a No.11, ending this ‘Mr’ mix show.

 

 

August 5, 2019

 

 

 

In 07, Amerie, on Columbia,

had a Top 10, with ‘Take Control’.

And in 08, ‘Take Back The City’, on Fiction.

reached No.6, for Snow Patrol.

 

In 72, ‘Take A Look Around’, on Tamla Motown,

found The Temptations, at No.13 in the chart.

And in 92, Erma Franklin, peaked at No.9,

on Epic, with ‘(Take A Little) Piece Of My Heart’.

 

In 80, Marti Webb, on Polydor, made No.3,

with ‘Take That Look Off Your Face’.

And in 85, ‘Take Me Home’, on Virgin,

found Phil Collins, with a No.19, to embrace.

 

In 75, ‘Take Your Mama For A Ride’,

on Chelsea, gave Lulu, a No.37 success.

And in 98, ‘Take The Long Way Home’,

on Cheeky, peaked at No.15, for Faithless.

 

In 85, A-Ha, on Warner Brothers,

had a gold-selling, US.No.1 & UK. No.2, with ‘Take On Me’.

And in 04, ‘Take Me Out’, on Domino,

gave Franz Ferdinand, a Top 3.

 

In 96, Baby D, on Systematic,

had a No.15, with ‘Take Me To Heaven’,

And in 98, Blackstreet & Mya featuring Mase & Blinky Blink,

took ‘Take Me There’, on Interscope, to No.7.

 

In 79, ‘Take On The World’, gave Judas Priest,

a No.14, on CBS.

And in 09, ‘Take Me Back’, on Fourth & Broadway,

gave Tinchy Stryder, a Top 3 success.

 

In 67, Gladys Knight & The Pips, on Tamla Motown, 

made No.13, with ‘Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me’.

And in 94, ‘Take It Back’, on EMI,

for Pink Floyd, peaked at No.23.

 

In 85, Prince & The Revolution, on Warner Brothers,

made No.7, with ‘Let’s Go Crazy’/’Take Me With You’.

And in 95, ‘Take Me Higher’, on EMI,

for Diana Ross, reached No.32.

 

In 79, ‘Take That To The Bank’, on RCA,

was a Top 20, for Shalamar.

And in 04, ‘Take Me To The Clouds Above’,

on, All around the world, saw LMC vs U2, find a No.1 star.

 

In 73, ‘Take Me High’, on EMI,

took Cliff Richard to No.27.

And in 02, ‘Take It Easy’, on Epic,

for 3SL reached No.11.

 

In 93, ‘Take It From Me’, on Arista,

gave Girlfriend, a No.47.

And in 99, Charlotte Nilsson, also on Arista,

flew up to No.20, with ‘Take Me To Heaven’.

 

In 73, ‘Take Me To The Mardi Gras’, on CBS,

for Paul Simon, peaked at No.7.

And in 83, ‘Take That Situation’, on Arista,

found Nick Heyward, at No.11.

 

In 78, Abba reached No.1, on Epic,

with the gold-seller – ‘Take A Chance On Me’

And in 03, ‘Take Your Shoes Off’, on Multiply,

gave The Cheeky Girls, a Top 3.

 

In 61, ‘Take Five’, on Fontana,

for The Dave Brubeck Quartet, peaked at No.6,

And in 76, ‘Take It To The Limit’, on Asylum,

reached No.12, for The Eagles, and completes this mix.

 

 

 

 

 

In 92, the first chart entry for The Smashing Pumpkins,

on Hut label, making No.73, was ‘I Am One’.

And in 93, on Hut, reaching No.31, was ‘Cherub Rock’,

and lastly, in 93, on Hut, ‘Today’ – a No.44 place, won.

 

In 94, ‘Disarm’, also on Hut, climbed to No.11,

and in 95, ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’, on Virgin, made No.20.

In 96, ‘1979’, on Virgin, peaked at No.16,

and also in 96, ‘Tonight Tonight’, on Virgin, made a No.7 entry.

 

Ending 96, ‘Thirty Three’, on Virgin, was at No.21,

and in mid 97, ‘The End Is The Beginning Is The End’, came through

on Warner Brothers, reaching the Top 10.

Later in 97, ‘The End Is The Beginning Is The End (remix)’, made No.72.

 

In 98, ‘Ava Adore’, on Hut, peaked at No.11,

and also in 98, ‘Perfect’, on Hut, climbed to No.24.

In 2000, ‘Stand Inside Your Love’, on Hut, climbed to No.23,

and also in 2000, ‘Try Try Try’, on Hut, made a No.73 score.

 

In 07, ‘Tarantula’, on Warner Brothers,

crawled to No.59,

and this list of some of The Smashing Pumpkin’s hits,

is now on the final line.

 

 

 

August 4, 2019

 

 

 

In 88, ‘Never’/’These Dreams’, on Capitol,

reached No.8, for Heart.

And in 04, ‘These Words’, on Phonogenic,

found Natasha Bedingfield, at No.1 in the chart.

 

In 71, The Velvelettes, on Tamla Motown,

made No.34, with ‘These Things Will Keep Me Loving You’.

And in 2000, ‘These Wooden Ideas’, on Food,

gave Idle Wild, a No 32.

 

In 99, ‘These Are The Times’, on Island Black Music,

gave Dru Hill, a Top 4 play.

And in 02, ‘Times Like These’, for The Foo Fighters,

peaked at No.12, on RCA.

 

In 66, ‘These Boots Are Made For Walking’, on Reprise,

gave Nancy Sinatra, a US & UK No.1.

And in 04, The Killers, on Lizard King,

peaked at No.18, with ‘All These Thing I’ve Done’.

 

In 94, The Proclaimers, on Chrysalis,

peaked at No.51, with ‘These Arms Of Mine’.

And in 06, ‘All These Things I Hate’, on Visible Noise,

gave Bullet for my Valentine, a No.29.

 

In 63, ‘Take These Chains From My Heart’, on HMV,

for Ray Charles, reached the Top 5.

And in 91, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’/’These Are The Days Of Our Life’,

on Parlophone, saw Queen at No.1 for 5 weeks, thrive.

 

In 03, ‘These Are The Days’, on J Records,

for O Town, peaked at No.36.

And in 96, ‘These Days’, on Mercury,

at No.7, for Bon Jovi,  ends this mix.

 

 

July 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

In 78, the first of nineteen hits on A & M,

saw The Police at No.42, with ‘Can’t Stand Losing You’.

And in 79, ‘Roxanne’, climbed to No.12,

and ‘Can’t Stand Losing You’, this time reached No.2.

 

Next to follow in 79, came ‘Message In A Bottle’ –

a gold-seller, at No.1, for a 3 week stay.

Also in 79, ‘Fall Out’, on Illegal, made No.47,

and ‘Walking On The Moon’, on A & M,- a gold-selling, No.1 play.

 

In 80, ‘So Lonely’ made No.6, and ‘Six Pack’ reached No.17,

with ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me’ – a gold-selling No.1.

And ‘De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da’, also a gold-seller, at No.5,

and in 81, at No.2, was ‘Invisible Sun’.

 

Still in 81, ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’, made No.1,

and ending 81, ‘Spirits In The Material World’ – a No.12 sound.

In 83, ‘Every Breath You Take’ – a US. & UK. No 1,

and also in 83, ‘Wrapped Around Your Finger’, was No.7 bound.

 

Ending 83, ‘Synchronicity ll’, peaked at No.17,

and in 84, also at No.17, was ‘King Of Pain’.

And in 86, ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me (Remix)’, at No.24,

and in 95, ‘Can’t Stand Losing You (Live)’, at No.27 – a hit again.

 

In 97, Sting & The Police, took ‘Roxanne ’97 ‘ to No.17, on A & M,

and in 2000, on Pagan, Different Gear Versus The Police,

took ‘When The World Is Running Down’ to No.28,

and ends this mix of hits, that The Police did release.

 

 

 

 

July 29, 2019

 

 

 

 

In 71, ‘I Will Return’, gave Springwater,

a Top 5, on Polydor.

And in 95, ‘I Will Remember’, on Columbia,

gave Toto, a No.64.

 

In 71, Frank Sinatra, on Reprise,

peaked at No.16, with ‘I Will Drink The Wine’, 

And in 04, ‘I Won’t Change You’, on Polydor,

for Sophie Ellis-Bextor, reached No.9.

 

In 82, ‘I Won’t Close My Eyes’, on DEP International,

for UB40, reached No.32.

And in 88, T’Pau, on Siren,

peaked at No.14, with ‘I Will Be With You’.

 

In 84, Alvin Stardust, on Chrysalis,

climbed to No.7, with ‘I Won’t Run Away’.

And in 84, ‘I Won’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’,

peaked at No.2, for Nik Kershaw, on MCA.

 

In 78, Ruby Winters, on Creole,

had a No.45 hit, with ‘I Won’t Mention It Again’.

And in 97, ‘I Will Come To You’, on Mercury,

saw Hanson, with a Top 5 reign.

 

In 87, Glen Goldsmith reached No.34,

on Reproduction, with ‘I Won’t Cry’.

And in 88, ‘I Won’t Bleed For You’, peaked at No.35,

for Climie Fisher, on EMI.

 

In 72, ‘I Won’t Last A Day Without You’/’Goodbye To Love’,

for The Carpenters, peaked at No.9, on A & M.

And in 77, ‘I Will’, on Creole,

for Ruby Winters – a Top 4 gem.

 

In 89, ‘I Won’t Back Down’, on MCA,

found Tom Petty, in the No.28 zone.

And in 07, ‘I Will Wait For You’, made No.36,

for Tiny Dancers, on Parlophone.

 

In 79, ‘I Will Survive’, on Polydor,

gave Gloria Gaynor, a No.1 success.

And in 83, ‘I Won’t Hold You Back’ –

a No.37, for Toto, on CBS.

 

In 02, ‘I Will Always Love You’, on Liberty,

gave Rik Waller, a Top 6.

And in 82, ‘I Won”t Let You Down’, on WEA,

for Phd, at No.3, ends this mix.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 86, ‘Down To Earth’, on Mercury,

for Curiosity Killed The Cat, reached No.3.

And in 87, ‘Ordinary Day’, peaked at No.11,

with ‘Misfits’ at No.7, and at No.56, was ‘Free’.

 

In 89, ‘Name and Number’ – their last hit on Mercury –

enjoyed a No.14 stay.

And in 92, ‘Hang On In There Baby’,

was a Top 3, on RCA.

 

Still in 92, ‘I Need Your Lovin’,

on RCA, reached the No.47 line.

And in 93, peaking at No.73,

on RCA, was ‘Gimme The Sunshine’.

 

 

July 26, 2019

 

 

 

In 69, ‘Sweet Dreams’, on Chrysalis,

gave Jethro Tull, a No.7 contender.

And in 83, ‘Rod Stewart, on Warner Brothers,

peaked at No.23, with Sweet Surrender.

 

In 72, ‘Poppa Joe’, on RCA,

for The Sweet, reached No.11.

And in 90, ‘Sweet & Low’, on Chrysalis,

for Deborah Harry, peaked at No.57.

 

In 98, ‘The Sweetest Thing’, on Island,

for U2, reached the Top 3.

And in 09, ‘Sweet Disposition’, on Infectious,

for Temper Trap –  a Top 6, was to be.

 

In 66, Sweet Talkin’ Guy, on Stateside,

found The Chiffons, at No.31, in the chart race. .

And in 72, ‘Sweet Talkin’ Guy, now on London,

gave The Chiffons, a Top 4 place

 

In 83, ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’ –

a US. No.1 & UK No.2, for The Eurthymics, on RCA.

And in 85, ‘The Sweetest Taboo’, on Epic,

peaked at No.31 for Sade.

 

In 75, Showaddywaddy, reached No.14,

on Bell, with ‘Sweet Music’.

And in 93, ‘Sweet Thing’, peaked at No.24,

for Mick Jagger, on Atlantic.

 

In 83, ‘Sweet Memory’, on Stiff,

for The Belle Stars, climbed to No.22.

And in 88, ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, on Geffen,

gave Guns & Roses, a No.6 view.

 

In 67, Arthur Conley, reached No.7,

on Atlantic, with ‘Sweet Soul Music’.

And in 01, ‘Sweet Baby’, peaked at No.23,

for Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu, on Epic.

 

In 01, ‘Sweet Revenge’, on Artemis,

saw Spooks, up to No.67 arrive.

And  in 09, ‘Sweet Dreams’, on Columbia,

for Beyonce, reached  the Top 5.

 

 

 

July 22, 2019

 

 

 

In 70, ‘That Same Old Feeling’, reached No.5

for Pickettywitch, on Pye.

And in 86, ‘Friends Will Be Friends’,

peaked at No.14, for Queen, on EMI.

 

In 65, ‘If You Gotta Go Go Now’, climbed to No.2,

for Manfred Mann, on HMV.

And in 74, ‘Thanks For Saving My Life’, for Billy Paul,

on Philadelphia, reached No.33.

 

In 67, ‘Creeque Alley’, reached No.9,

for The Mamas & The Papas, on RCA.

And in 70, ‘Friends’, on Decca,

for Arrival – up to No.8, found the way.

 

In 81, ‘Keep On Loving You’, on Epic,

for REO Speedwagon, was a US No.1 & UK No.7.

And in 97, ‘Call The Man’, also on Epic,

gave Celine Dion, a UK No.11.

 

In 79, ‘After The Love Has Gone’,  reached No.4,

for Earth Wind & Fire, on CBS.

And in 86, ‘Holding Back The Years’, on WEA,

gave Simply Red, a US No.1 & UK No.2 success.

 

In 73, ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, peaked at No.6,

for Elton John, on DJM.

And in 91, ‘Shiny Happy People’, also made No.6,

on Warner Brothers, for REM.

 

In 87, ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’,

on Island, for U2 – a US No.1 & UK No 6.

And in 78, ‘Thank You For Being A Friend’, at No.42,

on Asylum, for Andrew Gold – ends this mix.

 

 

Written by Harriet Blackbury

 

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