50 Years of Australia's Top 40 on 2CH

Sydney's 2CH will replay the original top forty presented by the late Len London from Midday today to mark the fiftieth anniversary since the publication of Australia's very first chart. (top forty)



Here is the list.

• #40 Roy Hamilton - Don't let go


• #39 Perry Como - Magic Moments


• #38 Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb


• #37 Don Rondo - White Silver Sands


• #36 Billy & Lillie - La De Da


• #35 Teresa Brewer - Crazy with Love


• #34 Margie Rayburn - I'm Available


• #33 Nat King Cole - Around the World


• #32 Elvis Presley - I beg of you


• #31 Ronnie Self - Ain't I'm a dog


• #30 Pat Boone - Love letters in the sand


• #29 Pat Boone - Technique


• #28 Ricky Nelson - Stood Up


• #27 Buddy Holly - Everyday


• #26 The Diamonds - The Stroll


• #25 Frank Sinatra - Chicago


• #24 Buddy Knox - Hula Love


• #23 Billy Vaughn - Sail along Silv'ry moon


• #22 Perry Como - Catch a Falling Star


• #21 Elvis Presley - Don't


• #20 The Chordettes - Just between you and me


• #19 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole lot of Shakin' goin' on


• #18 Perry Como - Ivy Rose


• #17 Sam Cook - You send me


• #16 Tony Perkins - Moonlight Swim


• #15 Jimmie Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter than Wine


• #14 Frank Sinatra - All the Way


• #13 Ernie Freeman - Raunchy


• #12 Ames Bros - Melodie D'Amour


• #11 Russ Hamilton - Rainbow


• #10 Johnny Mathis - Chances Are


• #9 Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire


• #8 Paul Anka - Diana


• #7 Bobby Helms - My special Angel


• #6 Everly Bros - Wake up little Susie


• #5 Nat King Cole - Fascination


• #4 Johnny Mathis - Twelfth of Never


• #3 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue


• #2 Buddy Holly - Oh Boy


• #1 Pat Boone - April Love

Troubles at 2HD and NEWFM?

Media Hunter has a very interesting article on the state of things at 2HD/NEWFM. 2HD is Australia's second oldest commercial station and is steeped in tradition so that for one makes this report rather more alarming.



Media Hunter highlights a number of things (below) that you might say are the norm in regional radio in 2008, however you be the judge and read the full article.

• no copywriter, the sales team are now writing their own ads

• no program director for NEWFM

• no sales manager for either station

• no qualified technicians

• and no real General Manager since May 2004. The pay and accounts lady was later given the "title" of GM to meet licensing requirements.

Fox 101.9's Jo Stanley joins Sunday Herald Sun!

Fox 101.9 breakfast radio co-host Jo Stanley has joined Melbourne's Sunday Herald Sun as a regular columnist. Her column is one of two new columns in the new Focus section of the paper, with Eddie McGuire also joining.

Austereo's Triple M to call Grand Prix

Keeping with their heavier emphasis on sport Austereo's Triple M Network will broadcast coverage of this years Formula One Grand Prix live from Melbourne's Albert Park. Regular Triple M Football caller Brian 'BT' Taylor is over the moon with the chance to call the big race live on radio.

Drought Not Out National Winner

Culgoa Community Sports Club at Brewarrina in far west NSW has taken out the national prize for ABC Rural and ABC Grandstand's Drought Not Out Competition.

It was a tough fight with several of the state finalists putting up convincing arguments as to why they deserved the $50 thousand national prize, but it was Culgoa's community spirit that stood out. The full article is available here

Tony Jones Sunday Age

Breakfast radio regular and Channel Nine sports reporter Tony Jones will take over Craig Hutchison's Pssst page in The Sunday Age from 9th March.