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Sixties City British Charts
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British Singles Chart Artists and Hits 1960 - 1969
Also see:    British Singles Charts 60s
  Artists are listed more or less alphabetically by the first letter of the artist's name (e.g. Barry Ryan is under 'B', not 'R'). Where a title appears to be repeated it is a different release with the same title. Re-releases and re-entries are not included in the listing. The month/year given is when the recording first hit the charts (according to the Guinness book of British hit singles which uses NME data) and the position is the highest that recording achieved at any time in the chart. A lot of the latter data comes from the 'Record Retailer (Music Week)' chart which began chart listings on 10th March 1960. Prior to that, for the first nine weeks of 1960, the NME (New Musical Express) chart is used, but which only listed the top 30. For this reason, these entries may differ slightly from the 'week by week' chart listings. Where the entry was a double 'A' side, both tracks have been listed. Entries listed on this page are now in chronological order of release (working on the others!)

THE EASYBEATS
EDDIE FLOYD
EDDIE HODGES

FRIDAY ON MY MIND

OCT 1966

6

KNOCK ON WOOD

FEB 1967

19

I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR

SEP 1961

37

HELLO HOW ARE YOU

APR 1968

20

RAISE YOUR HAND

MAR 1967

42

MADE TO LOVE (GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS)

AUG 1962

37

THINGS GET BETTER

AUG 1967

31


EDDIE COCHRAN

HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO

JAN 1960

22

LONELY

NOV 1960

41

MY WAY

APR 1963

23

THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN

MAY 1960

1

WEEKEND

JUN 1961

15

SUMMERTIME BLUES *

APR 1968

34

SWEETIE PIE

OCT 1960

38

JEANNIE, JEANNIE, JEANNIE

NOV 1961

31

* Re-Issue - originally entered UK chart November 1958 reaching #18    

EDDY ARNOLD
EDEN KANE
EDITH PIAF

MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY

FEB 1966

8

WELL I ASK YOU

JUN 1961

1

MILORD *
MAY 1960
24

I WANT TO GO WITH YOU

MAY 1966

46

GET LOST

SEP 1961

10

IF YOU WERE MINE MARY

JUL 1966

49

FORGET ME NOT

JAN 1962

3

* Originally reached #41   Re-entered UK chart November 1960 reaching #24

I DON'T KNOW WHY

MAY 1962

7

BOYS CRY

JAN 1964

8


EDWARD BYRNES
THE EDWIN HAWKINS SINGERS
EDWIN STARR
KOOKIE KOOKIE (LEND ME YOUR COMB) *
MAY 1960
27
OH HAPPY DAY *
MAY 1969
2

STOP HER ON SIGHT (SOS * / HEADLINE NEWS **

MAY 1968

11

25 MILES

SEP 1969

36

* With Connie Stevens
* Featuring Dorothy Combs Morrison
* Originally entered UK chart May 1966 by itself, reaching #35
                  ** Originally entered UK chart August 1966 by itself, reaching #39

THE ELECTRIC PRUNES
ELLA FITZGERALD
ELMER BERNSTEIN

I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM LAST NIGHT

FEB 1967

49

MACK THE KNIFE

APR 1960

19

STACCATO'S THEME *
DEC 1959
4

GET ME TO THE WORLD ON TIME

MAY 1967

42

HOW HIGH THE MOON

OCT 1960

46

* Stayed in chart for 4 weeks. Re-entered March 1960 for 1 week, reaching #40
     

DESAFINADO

NOV 1962

38

CAN'T BUY ME LOVE

APR 1964

34


ELVIS PRESLEY
 

STRICTLY ELVIS E.P.

FEB 1960

26

 

ONE BROKEN HEART FOR SALE

FEB 1963

12

 

LOVE LETTERS

JUL 1966

6

 

STUCK ON YOU

APR 1960

3

 

DEVIL IN DISGUISE

JUL 1963

1

 

ALL THAT I AM

OCT 1966

18

 

A MESS OF BLUES

JUL 1960

2

 

BOSSA NOVA BABY

OCT 1963

13

 

IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS

DEC 1966

13

 

IT'S NOW OR NEVER

NOV 1960

1

 

KISS ME QUICK

DEC 1963

14

 

INDESCRIBABLY BLUE

FEB 1967

21

 

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT

JAN 1961

1

 

VIVA LAS VEGAS

MAR 1964

17

 

YOU GOTTA STOP / LOVE MACHINE

MAY 1967

38

 

WOODEN HEART

MAR 1961

1

 

KISSIN' COUSINS

JUN 1964

10

 

LONG LEGGED GIRL

AUG 1967

49

 

SURRENDER

MAY 1961

1

 

SUCH A NIGHT

AUG 1964

13

 

GUITAR MAN

FEB 1968

19

 

WILD IN THE COUNTRY / I FEEL SO BAD

SEP 1961

4

 

AIN'T THAT LOVIN' YOU BABY

OCT 1964

15

 

U.S.MALE

MAY 1968

15

 

HIS LATEST FLAME / LITTLE SISTER

NOV 1961

1

 

BLUE CHRISTMAS

DEC 1964

11

 

YOUR TIME HASN'T COME YET BABY

JUL 1968

22

 

ROCK A HULA BABY / CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU

FEB 1962

1

 

DO THE CLAM

MAR 1965

19

 

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

OCT 1968

44

 

GOOD LUCK CHARM

MAY 1962

1

 

CRYING IN THE CHAPEL

MAY 1965

1

 

IF I CAN DREAM

FEB 1969

11

 

FOLLOW THAT DREAM E.P.

JUN 1962

34

 

TELL ME WHY

NOV 1965

15

 

IN THE GHETTO

JUN 1969

2

 

SHE'S NOT YOU

AUG 1962

1

 

BLUE RIVER

FEB 1966

22

 

CLEAN UP YOUR OWN BACK YARD

SEP 1969

2

 

RETURN TO SENDER

NOV 1962

1

 

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY

APR 1966

21

 

SUSPICIOUS MINDS

NOV 1969

2


EMILE FORD and THE CHECKMATES
EMILIO PERICOLI
ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR *

OCT 1959

1

AL DI LA
JUN 1962
30

RELEASE ME

JAN 1967

1

ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA

FEB 1960

3

THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING

MAY 1967

2

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSING

MAY 1960

12

THE LAST WALTZ

AUG 1967

1

THEM THERE EYES

SEP 1960

18

AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET

JAN 1968

3

COUNTING TEARDROPS

DEC 1960

4

A MAN WITHOUT LOVE

APR 1968

2

WHAT AM I GONNA DO

MAR 1961

33

LES BICYCLETTES DE BELSIZE

SEP 1968

5

HALF OF MY HEART

MAY 1961

42

THE WAY IT USED TO BE

FEB 1969

3

I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW

MAR 1962

43

I'M A BETTER MAN

AUG 1969

15

     

WINTER WORLD OF LOVE

NOV 1969

7

  * Stayed in the UK chart for 25 weeks                  

THE ENGLAND SISTERS
THE EQUALS
ERIC BURDON and THE ANIMALS
HEARTBEAT
MAR 1960
33

I GET SO EXCITED

FEB 1968

44

HELP ME GIRL

OCT 1966

14

BABY COME BACK

MAY 1968

1

WHEN I WAS YOUNG

JUN 1967

45

LAUREL AND HARDY

AUG 1968

35

GOOD TIMES

SEP 1967

20

SOFTLY SOFTLY

NOV 1968

48

SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS

OCT 1967

7

MICHAEL AND THE SLIPPER TREE

APR 1969

24

SKY PILOT

FEB 1968

40

VIVA BOBBY JOE

JUL 1969

6

RING OF FIRE

JAN 1969

35

RUB A DUB DUB

DEC 1969

34

(also see The Animals)

ERNIE FIELDS
ERNIE K-DOE
THE ESCORTS
IN THE MOOD
DEC 1959
13
MOTHER-IN-LAW
MAY 1961
29
THE ONE TO CRY
JUL 1964
49

ESSEX
ESTHER and ABI OFARIM
THE ETHIOPIANS
EASIER SAID THAN DONE
AUG 1963
41

CINDARELLA ROCKAFELLA

FEB 1968

1

TRAIN TO SKAVILLE
SEP 1967
40

ONE MORE DANCE

JUN 1968

13


THE EVERLY BROTHERS
 

LET IT BE ME

FEB 1960

13

 

MUSKRAT / DON'T BLAME ME

OCT 1961

20

 

FERRIS WHEEL

JUL 1964

22

 

CATHY'S CLOWN

APR 1960

1

 

CRYIN' IN THE RAIN

JAN 1962

6

 

GONE GONE GONE

DEC 1964

36

 

WHEN WILL I BE LOVED

JUL 1960

4

 

HOW CAN I MEET HER

MAY 1962

12

 

THAT'LL BE THE DAY

MAY 1965

30

 

LUCILLE / SO SAD (TO WATCH GOOD LOVE GO BAD)

SEP 1960

4

 

NO ONE CAN MAKE MY SUNSHINE SMILE

OCT 1962

11

 

THE PRICE OF LOVE

MAY 1965

2

 

LIKE STRANGERS

DEC 1960

11

 

SO IT WILL ALWAYS BE

MAR 1963

23

 

I'LL NEVER GET OVER YOU

AUG 1965

35

 

WALK RIGHT BACK / EBONY EYES

FEB 1961

1

 

IT'S BEEN NICE

JUN 1963

26

 

LOVE IS STRANGE

OCT 1965

11

 

TEMPTATION

JUN 1961

1

 

THE GIRL SANG THE BLUES

OCT 1963

25

 

IT'S MY TIME

MAY 1968

39


THE EXCITERS
EYDIE GORME
EZZ RECO and THE LAUNCHERS with BOYSIE GRANT
TELL HIM
FEB 1963
46

YES MY DARLING DAUGHTER

JUN 1962

10

KING OF KINGS
MAR 1964
44

BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA

JAN 1963

32

          Also see 'Steve and Eydie'            





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