This week it was the year that Boris Johnson became London Mayor – 2008
Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me
The top selling tracks of the year were –

1. Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah – reached the Christmas Number One spot on the United Kingdom charts on 21 December 2008 – 887,933 copies sold
2. X Factor Finalists – Hero – The twelve finalists from the fifth series of the UK TV talent show The X Factor released a cover of the song on October 27, 2008 for the Help for Heroes and The Royal British Legion charities. – 751,000 sold
3. Duffy – Mercy – The song remained in the UK Singles Chart for over one year – 536,000 sold
4. Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl – reached the #1 spot, where it remained for 5 weeks – 479,455
5. Nickelback – Rockstar – peaked at #2 in the UK Singles Chart and #1 in the UK Official Download Chart. – 468,000
6. Estelle feat Kanye West – American Boy – remained in the UK Top 40 for 22 consecutive weeks – 458,500
7. Kings of Leon – Sex on Fire – taken from Kings of Leon’s fourth studio album Only by the Night “Sex on Fire” spent an unbroken 42 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, only dropping out due to the surge in sales of Michael Jackson titles immediately after his death, but after a two-week absence it was back for another 37 weeks, peaking at #6.. -. 448,645
8. Basshunter feat DJ Mental – Now you’re Gone – stayed at the UK No.1 spot for five weeks before being knocked off by Welsh female artist Duffy with her song “Mercy” – 441,000
9. Madonna – 4 Minutes – The song became Madonna’s 60th top-ten single in Britain – 430,000
10. Sam Sparro – Black and Gold – stayed in the top 40 for 28 weeks and sold 429,080

3@3 this week was from ELO

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) were from Birmingham. They released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001.

ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne‘s desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones.

By the mid-1970s, they had become one of the biggest-selling acts in music. From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated 27 Top-40 hit singles in both the UK and the US. The group also scored 20 Top 20 UK hit singles, as well as 19 Top-20 hit singles in the US.

The tracks played today were – Livin Thing/Sweet Talkin Woman/Mr Blue Sky

I was then joined in the Phoenix FM studio byRay and Jan Spiller.

Ray and Jan travel together all over the South of England – appearing at about 400 events a year. Ray is a Guest Speaker, Entertainer and Comedian and assisted by Jan he carries with him every No. 1 chart record since the charts began, way back in 1952. Ray chose his favourite three number 1 hits of all time –

Elvis Presley – All Shook Up

Roy Orbison – Oh Pretty Woman

Abba – Waterloo

You can hear our chat here –

Sugababes – Stronger

The Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen in Love

Lily Allen – Smile