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Tony brings you two hours of music from the best decade ever, with hits from The Bee Gees, Roy Orbison and The Seekers. This week, the top three comes from 1968.

Tony brings you two hours of music from the best decade ever, with hits from The Bee Gees, Roy Orbison and The Seekers. This week, the top three comes from 1968.

In the second hour, you choose the music!

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Music Played

  • The Elgins

    Heaven Must Have Sent You

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.5 (Various).
    • Motown.
    • 6.

  • Ray Charles

    Hit The Road Jack (feat. The Raelettes)

    • Ray Charles - The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • The Everly Brothers

    The Price of Love

    • The Everly Brothers - Perfect Harmony.
    • Knight Records.

  • Stevie Wonder

    A Place In The Sun

    • Stevie Wonder - Greatest Hits.
    • Motown.

  • Adam Faith

    How About That

    • All The Hits.
    • EMI.
    • 6.

  • Sonny & Cher

    Baby Don't Go

    • The Two Of Us.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 6.

  • Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

    Zabadak!

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
    • Castle.

  • Donovan

    Mellow Yellow

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • The Troggs

    Wild Thing

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1966.
    • Premier.

  • Roy Orbison

    Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)

    • The Best Of Roy Orbison.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Herb Alpert

    This Guy's In Love With You

    • Selections From The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection (Various Artist.
    • Rhino.

  • Bee Gees

    I've Gotta Get A Message To You

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • The Beach Boys

    Do It Again

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    The Onion Song

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Vanity Fare

    Early in the Morning

    • Early in the Morning.
    • Gulf Coast Records.
    • 1.

  • The Hollies

    King Midas In Reverse

    • Alle 40 Goed (Remastered).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 8.

  • The Crystals

    Then He Kissed Me

    • The Best Of The Crystals.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Dancing In The Street

    • Gold.
    • Hip-O.

  • The Beatles

    I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

    • A Hard Day's Night.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.

  • The Righteous Brothers

    Unchained Melody

    • NOW - Yearbook 1990 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Chain Of Fools

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Petula Clark

    Downtown

    • NOW That's What I Call Jukebox Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Mustang Sally

    • Atlantic Rhythm & Blues - Vol 6: 1966.
    • Atlantic.

  • Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas

    Bad To Me

    • Billy J.Kramer & The Dakotas - EP Col.
    • See For Miles.

  • Mary Hopkin

    Goodbye

    • Those Were The Days.
    • Apple.

  • Aaron Neville

    Tell It Like It Is

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • The Four Seasons

    Let's Hang On!

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.

  • Van Morrison

    Brown Eyed Girl

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • The Toys

    A Lover's Concerto

    • Best From Bell.
    • Bell.

  • Love

    Alone Again Or

    • Take It Easy (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.

  • Chris Andrews

    Yesterday Man

    • The Songs Of Chris Andrews.
    • Glissando Records.

  • Simon Dupree & the Big Sound

    Kites

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday 06:00
    BBC Radio 2