Three young ladies, known as “The Andrews Sisters,” started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the “Boswell Sisters,” who were popular in the 1930s. The Andrews Sisters sang with various bands and for several radio broadcasts while they were struggling to establish a reputation during the mid-1930’s. A failed radio performance in 1937 turned out to be the sisters’ big break. Although they were fired soon after their first night on the program Saturday Night Swing Club, they were signed to a recording contract by a Decca Records executive who had heard the broadcast. On 24 November 1937 they recorded their first major hit, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (To me, You are Beautiful). The song went on to become the first million-selling record by a female singing group. The sisters, Laverne, Maxene and Patricia, have sold an estimated 80 million records. In 1984 a dance/pop trio from The Netherlands, “The Star Sisters,” charted internationally when they recorded a medley imitating the Andrews Sisters.
Hot on the heels of the success of the first single, Poke The Witch, off their new album, Kickstart The Sun, British band “CATS in SPACE” continue their quest to bring those classic sounds of the glory days of rock back to where they belong. Follow -up single Teenage Millionaires is new this week on RadiJohan.
| TW | LW | Artist | Title |
| 10 | 3 | Ingrid Andress | Pain |
| 9 | New | The Lightning Seeds | Emily Smiles |
| 8 | 6 | Suede | She Still Leads Me On |
| 7 | New | Simple Minds | Solstice Kiss |
| 6 | 7 | Richard Marx | Same Heartbreak Different Day |
| 5 | New | Rosa Linn | Snap |
| 4 | 1 | The Head and The Heart | Hurts (But it Goes Away) |
| 3 | 5 | KT Tunstall | Private Eyes |
| 2 | 4 | Queensrÿche | Forest |
| 1 | 2 | Parsons, Durbin & Bonamassa | Give ’em My Love |
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“Six60” are a New Zealand pop rock band formed in 2008. The band created their name from the street number of the address they lived at in Dunedin, 660 Castle Street. Their self-titled debut album was released in October 2011, debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts and was certified gold within its first week of release. In 2018 the band won five Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards and were the most streamed artist by New Zealanders on Spotify. Six60’s recently released fourth studio album, Castle St, debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart. The album’s latest single, Good Wine, is new this week on RadiJohan.
“Kim Wilde” celebrates her 62nd birthday on the 18th of November. She is the eldest child of 1950’s rock and roll star “Marty Wilde” whose real name is “Reginald Smith.” Kim’s first big success came in 1981 with her debut single, Kids In America, which peaked at number 2 in the UK. Between 1981 and 1996 she had 25 singles that charted within the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart. World-wide she scored three number one hits, Cambodia (1981), a cover of the “Supremes” classic You Keep Me Hanging On (1987) and a collaboration with “Nena,” Any Place, Anywhere, Anytime (2003).
Substitute was originally recorded by “The Righteous Brothers.” Released as a single in 1975, it went nowhere. The song was revived in 1977 by “Clout,” a 5-member, originally all-girl band from South Africa. Clout’s new arrangement of the song reached number 1 in South Africa, New Zealand, Germany, France, The Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Denmark and Belgium. It also made number 2 in the UK behind You’re The One That I Want by “John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. Later in their career, the group included some male musicians who had played as session musicians on Substitute.” In Europe Clout scored more Top 10 singles including Save Me, You’ve Got All of Me and Under Fire. They split up in 1981, shortly after the release of their last major single, a re-arrangement of the Hall & Oates song Portable Radio.
Norwegian singer-songwriter “Sigrid” began playing piano when she was 7 and started singing at age 13. She released her debut single, Sun, which received airplay on Norwegian radio stations. The 26 year old has released two studio albums, Sucker Punch (2019) and How to Let Go (2022), both of which charted in Norway and the United Kingdom. Sigrid’s new single, Blue, is new this week on RadiJohan.
| TW | LW | Artist | Title |
| 10 | 2 | The Night Flight Orchestra | Black Stars and Diamonds |
| 9 | 3 | The Struts | Fallin’ With Me |
| 8 | 5 | Ilse DeLange | Willing |
| 7 | 10 | Richard Marx | Same Heartbreak Different Day |
| 6 | 6 | Suede | She Still Leads Me On |
| 5 | 8 | KT Tunstall | Private Eyes |
| 4 | 9 | Queensrÿche | Forest |
| 3 | 4 | Ingrid Andress | Pain |
| 2 | 7 | Parsons, Durbin & Bonamassa | Give ’em My Love |
| 1 | 1 | The Head and The Heart | Hurts (But it Goes Away) |
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Lido Shuffle was written by “Boz Scaggs” and “David Paich” and first appeared on the 1976 “Boz Scaggs” album Silk Degrees. The song was subsequently released as a single in 1977. Released as the album’s fourth single, Lido Shuffle reached number 11 in the US and 13 on the UK Singles Chart. In Australia it spent three weeks at number 2 as a double A-side hit with What Can I Say. Members of the backup band on Lido Shuffle included “David Paich,” “Jeff Porcaro” and “David Hungate” who would soon go on to form “Toto.”
He was the lead singer for “The Babys” in the 70’s and for Bad English in the 80’s. As a solo artist, “John Waite” has released ten studio albums and is best known for the 1984 hit single Missing You, which reached the Top 10 in the UK and number 1 in the US. The title track from his 2022 EP, Anything, is new this week on RadiJohan.