The final show of the top hits of the past 5 decades concluded at the start – 1960. The music we heard was
Eddie Cochran – Three steps to Heaven
Hollywood Argyles – Alley Oop
Johnny Preston – Running Bear
Ricky Valance – Tell Laura I Love Her
Roy Orbison – Only the Lonely
Lonnie Donegan – My Old Man’s a Dustman
The top ten selling singles of 1960 were –
1 Cathy’s Clown The Everly Brothers

2 Please Don’t Tease –  The single also reached the #1 spot in India, Holland, New Zealand, Norway and Thailand selling 1.6 million worldwide. – Cliff Richard

3 The Girl Of My Best Friend / A Mess Of Blues –  Elvis Presley

4 Handy Man –  Jimmy Jones

5 It’s Now Or Never – “It’s Now or Never” was a number-one record in the U.S., spending five weeks at number one and the U.K., where it spent eight weeks at the top in 1960 –  Elvis Presley

6 Apache – topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks – The Shadows

7 Save The Last Dance For Me – The Drifters

8 Why –  Anthony Newley

9 Because They’re Young – from the movie, Because They’re Young whose title song became the biggest hit record of Eddy’s career – Duane Eddy

10 Shakin’ All Over  – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

As a preview to next month’s special shows 3@3 today was from The Beatles – All My Loving (from their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show)/Norwegian Wood/Get Back

Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock n Roll

Then as a tribute to Andy Williams Who sadly died on Tuesday – Can’t Get Used to Losing You/Can’t Take My Eyes off of You

Andy with Kermit - Photo by David Dagley / Rex Features

Robbie Neville  -C’est La Vie

Paul Weller – You Do Something To Me

Ruby Turner – I would Rather Go Blind

Roy Ayres – Running Away

Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Played as a tribute to Frank who died on Thursday

Nora Jones – Don’t Know Why

Pet Shop Boys – It’s a Sin

Job Done!