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British
Singles Chart Artists and Hits 1960 - 1969
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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
LANCASTRIANS
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LANCE
FORTUNE
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LANCE
PERCIVAL
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WE'LL
SING IN THE SUNSHINE
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DEC
1964
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47
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BE MINE |
FEB 1960 |
4 |
SHAME
AND SCANDAL IN THE FAMILY
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OCT
1965
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37
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THIS LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU |
MAY 1960 |
26 |
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LARRY
CUNNINGHAM and THE MIGHTY AVONS
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THE
LAURIE JOHNSON ORCHESTRA
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LEAPY
LEE
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TRIBUTE
TO JIM REEVES
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DEC
1964
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40
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SUCU
SUCU
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SEP
1961
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9
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LITTLE ARROWS |
AUG 1968 |
2 |
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GOOD MORNING * |
DEC 1969 |
47 |
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(Theme to the TV series 'Top Secret') | * 1 week on chart in 1969 - eventually reached No. 29 |
LEE
DORSEY
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THE
LEMON PIPERS
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LEN
BARRY
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GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN |
FEB 1966 |
22 |
GREEN TAMBOURINE |
FEB 1968 |
7 |
1-2-3 |
NOV 1965 |
3 |
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CONFUSION |
MAY 1966 |
38 |
RICE IS NICE |
MAY 1968 |
41 |
LIKE A BABY |
JAN 1966 |
10 |
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WORKING IN THE COALMINE |
AUG 1966 |
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HOLY COW |
OCT 1966 |
6 |
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LEROY
VAN DYKE
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LESLEY
GORE
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LESTER
FLATT and EARL SCRUGGS
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WALK ON BY |
JAN 1962 |
5 |
IT'S MY PARTY |
JUN 1963 |
9 |
FOGGY
MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
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NOV
1967
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39
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BIG MAN IN A BIG HOUSE |
APR 1962 |
34 |
MAYBE I KNOW |
SEP 1964 |
20 |
Two
versions were released - a 1965 recording on CBS and a 1967 recording
on Mercury - not the same
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although
the charts did not differentiate and listed both together!
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THE
LETTERMEN
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LINDA
SCOTT
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LITTLE
EVA
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THE
WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
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NOV
1961
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36
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I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR |
MAY 1961 |
7 |
THE LOCO-MOTION |
SEP 1962 |
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DON'T BET MONEY HONEY |
SEP 1961 |
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KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY |
JAN 1963 |
30 |
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LET'S TURKEY TROT |
MAR 1963 |
13 |
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(also see Big Dee Irwin) |
LITTLE
PEGGY MARCH
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LITTLE
RICHARD
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LITTLE
TONY
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HELLO
HEARTACHE GOODBYE LOVE
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SEP
1963
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29
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HE GOT WHAT HE WANTED |
OCT 1962 |
38 |
TOO
GOOD
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JAN
1960
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19
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BAMA LAMA BAMA LOO |
JUN 1964 |
20 |
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LLOYD
PRICE
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LOCOMOTIVE
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THE
LONG AND THE SHORT
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LADY
LUCK
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APR
1960
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45
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RUDI'S
IN LOVE
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OCT
1968
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25
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THE LETTER |
SEP 1964 |
30 |
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CHOC ICE |
DEC 1964 |
49 |
LONG
JOHN BALDRY
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LORNE
GREENE
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LOS
BRAVOS
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LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN |
NOV 1967 |
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RINGO
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DEC
1964
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22
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BLACK IS BLACK |
JUN 1966 |
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WHEN THE SUN COMES SHININ' THRU |
AUG 1968 |
29 |
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I DON'T CARE |
SEP 1966 |
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MEXICO |
OCT 1968 |
15 |
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IT'S TOO LATE NOW |
JAN 1969 |
21 |
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LONNIE
DONEGAN
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MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN |
MAR 1960 |
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VIRGIN MARY |
DEC 1960 |
27 |
THE PARTY'S OVER |
APR 1962 |
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I WANNA GO HOME |
MAY 1960 |
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HAVE A DRINK ON ME |
MAY 1961 |
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PICK A BALE OF COTTON |
AUG 1962 |
11 |
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LORELEI |
AUG 1960 |
10 |
MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT / LUMBERED |
1961 |
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LIVELY |
NOV 1960 |
13 |
THE COMANCHEROS |
JAN 1962 |
14 |
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LOS
INDIOS TABAJARAS
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LOU
CHRISTIE
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LOU
JOHNSON
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MARIA
ELENA
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OCT
1963
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5
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LIGHTNIN' STRIKES |
FEB 1966 |
11 |
MESSAGE
TO MARTHA
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NOV
1964
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36
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RHAPSODY IN THE RAIN |
APR 1966 |
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I'M GONNA MAKE YOU MINE |
SEP 1969 |
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SHE SOLD ME MAGIC |
DEC 1969 |
25 |
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LOUIS
ARMSTRONG
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LOUISE
CORDET
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THE
LOVE AFFAIR
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HELLO DOLLY |
JUN 1964 |
4 |
I'M
JUST A BABY
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JUL
1962
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13
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EVERLASTING LOVE |
JAN 1968 |
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WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD / CABARET |
FEB 1968 |
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RAINBOW VALLEY |
APR 1968 |
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SUNSHINE OF LOVE |
JUN 1968 |
41 |
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A DAY WITHOUT LOVE |
SEP 1968 |
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ONE ROAD |
FEB 1969 |
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BRINGING ON BACK THE GOOD TIMES |
JUL 1969 |
9 |
LOVE
SCULPTURE
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THE
LOVIN' SPOONFUL
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LYNN
CORNELL
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SABRE
DANCE
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NOV
1968
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5
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DAYDREAM |
APR 1966 |
2 |
NEVER
ON SUNDAY
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OCT
1960
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30
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SUMMER IN THE CITY |
JUL 1966 |
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NASHVILLE CATS |
JAN 1967 |
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DARLING BE HOME SOON |
MAR 1967 |
44 |
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LULU
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SHOUT * |
MAY 1964 |
7 |
THE BOAT THAT I ROW |
APR 1967 |
6 |
BOY |
JUN 1968 |
15 |
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HERE COMES THE NIGHT |
NOV 1964 |
50 |
LET'S PRETEND |
JUN 1967 |
11 |
I'M A TIGER |
NOV 1968 |
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LEAVE A LITTLE LOVE |
JUN 1965 |
8 |
LOVE LOVES TO LOVE LOVE |
NOV 1967 |
32 |
BOOM BANG-A-BANG |
MAR 1969 |
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TRY TO UNDERSTAND |
SEP 1965 |
25 |
ME THE PEACEFUL HEART |
FEB 1968 |
9 |
OH ME OH MY (I'M A FOOL FOR YOU BABY) |
NOV 1969 |
47 |
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* credited to 'Lulu and The Luvvers' |
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