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Episode details

Radio 2,16 May 2026,117 mins

Available for 29 days

Tony brings you two hours of music from the best decade ever, with hits from Peter Sarstedt, The Marcels and Lesley Gore. This week, the top three comes from 1961. He'll also be playing a few classic Eurovision tracks and marking the 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys' seminal album, Pet Sounds. To listen on most smart speakers, just 'ask BBC Sounds to play Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn'. Produced by Pomona for BBC Radio 2.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    God Only Knows
    God Only Knows
    The Beach Boys
  3. 2.
    Congratulations
    Congratulations
    Cliff Richard
  4. 3.
    The Loco-Motion
    The Loco-Motion
    Little Eva