27 September 2019

Friday 27 September

2019-09-27

Radio

 * BBC Radio 2 Beatles
 * 6.30 am Zoe Ball Breakfast Show Wake up to a star-studded breakfast with Zoe Ball and a whole host of celebrity guests, live from Abbey Road studios in a special simulcast show on Radio 2 and Radio 2 Beatles celebrating 50 years since the band's iconic album. Producer Giles Martin tells Zoe about the special anniversary release of Abbey Road, Paul Merton to discuss his Beatles fantasy concert plus live music in the studio from Rick Astley.

Events
leed
 * New releases (albums in italics): The Beatles - Abbey Road (50th anniversary), Midge Ure - Soundtrack: 1978-2019, Texas - Say What You Want: The Collection, Becky Hill - Get to Know, Noel Gallagher's High-Flying Birds - This Is The Place EP, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Electricity/Almost (Vince Clarke remix) 40th anniversary 7".

Charts

 * Singles: N1 Ed Sheeran ft Stormzy - Take Me Back to London (1), N2 Aitch - Taste (Make It Shake) (3), N3 Kygo & Whitney Houston - Higher Love (4). HNE Lizzo - Good As Hell (-)
 * Albums: HNE/NN1 Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not. (-), N2 Keane - Cause and Effect (-), N3 Post Malone - Hollywood's Burning (2)
 * Vinyl: N1 as above, N2 as above N3 Blink 182 - Nine (-)