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12" LP (Long Play) Album Charts Statistics and Trivia

According to The Official Charts Company, the official British albums chart is the Melody Maker chart from 8th November 1958 to March 1960 (although the Record Mirror published charts from 28th July 1956); the Record Retailer chart from 1960 to 1969 and the Official UK Albums Chart from 1969 on.

Some albums were issued in both stereo and mono. The chart rating treated both as the same version although they had different catalogue numbers. For statistical purposes here, if no chart was issued for a particular week the previous week's positions have been used. Also, all statistics are calculated from the Saturday of the week in which the particular chart was published.


British Record Chart History                   Sixties Trivia, Quizzes and Games
Most weeks at No1 - label by year
Most number one hits - by artist
Most weeks at No1 - total - by label
Most top ten hits - total - by artist
Most number ones - total - by label
Most weeks on chart - artist - by year
Most consecutive weeks at No1 - by title
Most weeks at No1 - total - by artist
Most consecutive weeks on chart - by title
Most weeks at No1 - artist - by year
Most chart hits - total - by artist
Most total weeks at No1 - by title
Most chart hits without a top ten hit - by artist
Most total weeks on chart - by artist
Most chart hits without a No1 hit - by artist
Most total weeks on chart - by title
Most top ten hits without a No1 hit
Albums that went straight to No1


MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
LABEL - BY YEAR
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
TOTAL - BY LABEL
MOST NUMBER 1 HITS
TOTAL - BY LABEL
MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
BY TITLE

1960  47   RCA

1961  31   RCA

1962  24   RCA

1963  34   PARLOPHONE

1964  40   PARLOPHONE

1965  20   RCA

1966  31   RCA

1967  26=  PARLOPHONE / RCA

1968  20   CBS

1969  16   APPLE

186    RCA

142    PARLOPHONE

139    CBS

139    COLUMBIA

133    DECCA

120    APPLE

119    HMV

110    PYE

10    RCA

19    PARLOPHONE

18    CBS

16    COLUMBIA

15    DECCA

30    PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES

23    SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES

21    WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

21    A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - THE BEATLES - FILM SOUNDTRACK

19   SOUTH PACIFIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

18   THE SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

17    BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY - FILM SOUNDTRACK

14    SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD - FILM SOUNDTRACK

13    SOUTH PACIFIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

12    G.I. BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY - FILM SOUNDTRACK

12    ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES

11    ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES

10    THE SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK (achieved on 3 separate occasions!)

10    JOHN WESLEY HARDING - BOB DYLAN



MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ON CHART
BY TITLE

MOST CHART HITS
TOTAL - BY ARTIST

Artists who had 5 or more original hits  ( Reissues and re-entries are not included )


125    
THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW
         THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

118    BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS - THE BEACH BOYS

 91     GOING PLACES
         HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

 87     LIVE AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN - TOM JONES

 72     FOUR TOPS LIVE! - THE FOUR TOPS

 67     PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES

 65     BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY

 59     BEST OF THE SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS

58     RELEASE ME
         ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

58     IN DREAMS - ROY ORBISON

57     THE SHADOWS - THE SHADOWS

57     GREATEST HITS - THE SUPREMES

56     GREATEST HITS - THE FOUR TOPS

52     SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY
        HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES

51     G.I. BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY

50     WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

31
    FRANK SINATRA ( plus 1 with Count Basie )

29    ELVIS PRESLEY

24    CLIFF RICHARD

20    JIM REEVES

13    THE BEACH BOYS
13    THE BEATLES

10    BOB DYLAN
10    ROY ORBISON
10    THE ROLLING STONES
10    ANDY WILLIAMS

19    TOM JONES
19    JOHN MAYALL ( plus 1 with Eric Clapton )
19    THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
19    OTIS REDDING ( plus 1 with Carla Thomas )

18    HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS
18    SHIRLEY BASSEY
18    RAY CONNIFF
18    BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS
18    BERT KAEMPFERT
18    JAMES LAST
18    MANTOVANI
18    THE SUPREMES ( plus 2 with The Temptations )

17    THE BACHELORS
17    DUANE EDDY
17    THE HOLLIES
17    THE KINKS

17    
GENE PITNEY
17    THE SHADOWS ( plus 18 credits with Cliff Richard )

16    MR ACKER BILK ( plus 3 with other artists )
16    THE BYRDS
16    JOHNNY CASH
16    CREAM
16    VAL DOONICAN
16    DEAN MARTIN
16    THE SEEKERS

15    JOAN BAEZ
15    THE BEE GEES
15    TONY BENNETT
15    CHUCK BERRY
15    PETULA CLARK
15    RUSS CONWAY
15    DONOVAN
15    GEORGIE FAME
15    THE FOUR TOPS
15    ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
15    MANFRED MANN
15    SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
15    BOBBY VEE ( plus 1 with The Crickets )
15    THE TEMPTATIONS
        ( plus 1 with Diana Ross and The Supremes )



MOST HITS WITHOUT A TOP TEN HIT
BY ARTIST
MOST HITS WITHOUT A NUMBER 1 HIT
BY ARTIST
MOST NUMBER 1 HITS
TOTAL - BY ARTIST
MOST TOP TEN HITS
WITHOUT A NUMBER 1 HIT

5    PETULA CLARK

5    THE TEMPTATIONS

4    LOUIS ARMSTRONG

4    BO DIDDLEY

3    CHET ATKINS


3    CHRIS BARBER

3    DAVID McWILLIAMS

3    MRS MILLS

3    PETER, PAUL AND MARY

3    SAM AND DAVE

31    FRANK SINATRA

13    THE BEACH BOYS

10    ROY ORBISON

19    JOHN MAYALL

18    HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

18    SHIRLEY BASSEY

18    BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS

18    BERT KAEMPFERT

18    JAMES LAST

18    MANTOVANI

17    THE BACHELORS

17    DUANE EDDY

17    THE KINKS

17    GENE PITNEY

    

10     THE BEATLES

15     ELVIS PRESLEY

14     BOB DYLAN

14     THE ROLLING STONES

13     THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

13     CLIFF RICHARD

12     THE MONKEES

12     THE SHADOWS ( plus 3 with Cliff Richard )

19     FRANK SINATRA

10     THE BEACH BOYS

16     BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS

15     RUSS CONWAY

15     ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

15     THE KINKS

15     MANTOVANI

14     HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

14     THE ANIMALS

14     JOAN BAEZ

14     JIMI HENDRIX

14     FRANK IFIELD

14     PINK FLOYD

14     THE SEARCHERS

14     THE WALKER BROTHERS



MOST TOP TEN HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
( Re-entries and reissues are not included )

21     ELVIS PRESLEY

19     FRANK SINATRA ( plus 1 with Count Basie )

15     CLIFF RICHARD

12     THE BEATLES

10     THE BEACH BOYS
10     JIM REEVES
10     THE ROLLING STONES

 9     BOB DYLAN


1
    

7     TOM JONES
7     THE SHADOWS ( plus 12 credits with Cliff Richard )

6     CREAM
6     BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS
6     THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

5     RUSS CONWAY
5     VAL DOONICAN
5     ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
5
     THE KINKS
5     MANTOVANI





4     HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS
4     THE ANIMALS
4     JOAN BAEZ
4     THE FOUR TOPS
4     JIMI HENDRIX
4     THE HOLLIES
4     FRANK IFIELD
4     THE MONKEES
4     PINK FLOYD
4     THE SEARCHERS
4     THE SEEKERS
4     SCOTT WALKER ( plus 4 with The Walker Brothers )
4     THE WALKER BROTHERS


3     THE BEE GEES

3     
CHUCK BERRY
3     THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
3     DUANE EDDY
3     THE EVERLY BROTHERS
3     FLEETWOOD MAC
3     THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
3     JOHN MAYALL ( plus 1 with Eric Clapton )
3     THE MOODY BLUES
3     101 STRINGS
3     ROY ORBISON
3     OTIS REDDING
3     DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
3     THE SUPREMES ( plus 1 with The Temptations )
3     THE WHO
3     ANDY WILLIAMS



MOST WEEKS ON CHART
ARTIST - BY YEAR


1960

51      ELVIS PRESLEY
48      PETER SELLERS ( + 12 with The Goons )
43      CLIFF RICHARD
32      DUANE EDDY
31      THE EVERLY BROTHERS
29      BUDDY HOLLY
27      RUSS CONWAY
25      101 STRINGS
24      TONY HANCOCK
24      MARIO LANZA
24      FRANK SINATRA

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

53      SOUTH PACIFIC
40      GIGI
34      OKLAHOMA!
30      CAN CAN
30      THE KING AND I


1961

91      ELVIS PRESLEY
72      FRANK SINATRA
63      THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
62      CLIFF RICHARD
52      BUDDY HOLLY
40      RAY CONNIFF
37      CHRIS BARBER AND ACKER BILK
29      ADAM FAITH
21      BOB NEWHART
20      FRANKIE LAINE


The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

49      SOUTH PACIFIC
43      OKLAHOMA!
30      THE KING AND I
21      SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS


1962


109     THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
96       ELVIS PRESLEY
59       CLIFF RICHARD
57       FRANK SINATRA
53       THE SHADOWS
48       BUDDY HOLLY
44       DOROTHY PROVINE
28       ACKER BILK
25       KARL DENVER
25       HELEN SHAPIRO

Acker Bilk charted another 24 weeks with Chris Barber and 19 with
Chris Barber and Kenny Ball. Helen Shapiro charted another 21
weeks on the film soundtrack album 'It's Trad Dad'.
The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

52      SOUTH PACIFIC
41      WEST SIDE STORY


1963

72      CLIFF RICHARD
66      BUDDY HOLLY
66      ELVIS PRESLEY
61      THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
54      THE SHADOWS
51      FRANK IFIELD
44      THE BEATLES
44      BOBBY VEE
40      FRANK SINATRA
29      CHUCK BERRY
29      JOE BROWN
29      BRENDA LEE

Frank Sinatra charted another 23 weeks with Count Basie.
Bobby Vee charted 27 weeks solo and 17 weeks with The Crickets.

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

52      WEST SIDE STORY
45      SOUTH PACIFIC


1964

115    JIM REEVES
104    THE BEATLES
59      ROY ORBISON
54      THE SEARCHERS
48      THE SHADOWS
44      ELVIS PRESLEY
36      THE ROLLING STONES
31      FRANK IFIELD
27      THE BACHELORS
25      THE HOLLIES

The following film soundtrack also had a high rating:

52      WEST SIDE STORY


1965

112     BOB DYLAN
80      THE BEATLES
65      THE ROLLING STONES
55      JOAN BAEZ
44      JIM REEVES
39      THE ANIMALS
32      THE KINKS
30      ELVIS PRESLEY
28      ANDY WILLIAMS
25      ROY ORBISON

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

50      MARY POPPINS
41      MY FAIR LADY
38      THE SOUND OF MUSIC
31      WEST SIDE STORY


1966

95      THE BEACH BOYS
87      HERB ALPERT
81      THE BEATLES
61      FRANK SINATRA
59      BERT KAEMPFERT
53      THE WALKER BROTHERS
51      JIM REEVES
47      THE ROLLING STONES
43      THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
33      THE KINKS

The following film soundtrack also had a high rating:

52      THE SOUND OF MUSIC


1967

101     HERB ALPERT
97      THEBEACH BOYS
80      THE MONKEES
75      TOM JONES
69      THE FOUR TOPS
58      THE BEATLES
58      THEDUBLINERS
51      JAMES LAST
50      JIM REEVES
47      GENO WASHINGTON AND THE RAM JAM BAND

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

52      DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
52      THE SOUND OF MUSIC


1968

135     TOM JONES
121     OTIS REDDING
116     THE BEACH BOYS
103     THE FOUR TOPS
74      ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
73      SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
70      DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES
54      HERB ALPERT
50      CREAM
50      THE SEEKERS

The following film soundtrack also had a high rating:

52      THE SOUND OF MUSIC





1969

66      THE SEEKERS
63      SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
57      CREAM
46      TOM JONES
41      THE BEATLES
40      BOB DYLAN
39      ELVIS PRESLEY
32      JETHRO TULL
32      LED ZEPPELIN
32      THE MOODY BLUES

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

52      THE SOUND OF MUSIC
45      OLIVER




MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
TOTAL - BY ARTIST
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
ARTIST - BY YEAR
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
TOTAL - BY TITLE

154     THE BEATLES

70      CAST FROM THE FILM 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC'

55      CAST FROM THE FILM 'SOUTH PACIFIC'

48      ELVIS PRESLEY

31      THE ROLLING STONES

21      CLIFF RICHARD

20      BOB DYLAN

19      THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

13      BROADWAY STAGE CAST OF 'WEST SIDE STORY'

12      THE SHADOWS ( plus another 21 weeks with Cliff Richard )

1960      46      'SOUTH PACIFIC' FILM CAST

1961      22      ELVIS PRESLEY

1962      24      ELVIS PRESLEY

1963      34      THE BEATLES

1964      40      THE BEATLES

1965      20      'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' FILM CAST

1966      31      'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' FILM CAST

1967      26      THE BEATLES

1968      13      BOB DYLAN

1969      16      THE BEATLES

70      SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

55      SOUTH PACIFIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

30      PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES

27      SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES

22      G.I. BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY

21      WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

21      A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - THE BEATLES

18      BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY

14      SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD

13      WEST SIDE STORY - BROADWAY STAGE CAST

13      JOHN WESLEY HARDING - BOB DYLAN

12      ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES

12      ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES

11      BEATLES FOR SALE - BEATLES

10      THE ROLLING STONES No 2 - ROLLING STONES




MOST WEEKS ON CHART - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
All artists who spent 50 or more weeks in the charts. Two or more may have been credited in the same week in the case of simultaneous hits.
For example, see 'First Chart Of The Sixties' where Russ Conway had 3 concurrent entries, therefore being credited with 3 'chart weeks'.

462      ELVIS PRESLEY
435      THE BEATLES
340      FRANK SINATRA ( plus another 23 with Count Basie )
338      THE BEACH BOYS
337      CLIFF RICHARD
289      JIM REEVES
278      THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
263      BOB DYLAN
262      TOM JONES
259      BUDDY HOLLY
254      HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS
225      THE ROLLING STONES
221      THE SHADOWS
            ( plus another 305 weeks credited on some Cliff Richard albums )
203      THE SEEKERS
192      OTIS REDDING ( plus another 17 weeks with Carla Thomas )
186      THE FOUR TOPS
142      SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
138      ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
133      SUPREMES
           ( plus another 25 weeks with Diana Ross and The Temptations )

131      CREAM
119      VAL DOONICAN
119      ROY ORBISON
114      ANDY WILLIAMS
107      THE KINKS
98        THE BACHELORS
98        THE HOLLIES
95        BERT KAEMPFERT
93        THE WALKER BROTHERS
91        THE MONKEES
87        JOAN BAEZ
87        THE SEARCHERS
86        JIMI HENDRIX ( plus another 2 weeks with Curtis Knight )
83        THE ANIMALS
83        FRANK IFIELD
82        JOHN MAYALL ( plus another 17 weeks with Eric Clapton )
79        DUANE EDDY
78        THE DUBLINERS
78        DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

77        RAY CONNIFF
72        GEORGIE FAME
70        MANTOVANI
68        THE BEE GEES
67        JAMES LAST
66        THE SMALL FACES
65        THE TEMPTATIONS ( plus another 25 weeks with Diana Ross and The Supremes )
61        CHRIS BARBER AND ACKER BILK*
61        FLEETWOOD MAC
60        THE MOODY BLUES
59        TONY BENNETT
58        MANFRED MANN
57        DONOVAN
51        JOHNNY CASH
51        GENE PITNEY
51        GENO WASHINGTON AND THE RAM JAM BAND

* ( Chris Barber has another 27 weeks solo and with Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk )
  ( Acker Bilk has another 72 weeks solo and with various collaborations )




MOST WEEKS ON CHART - TOTAL - BY TITLE
( Plus number of 'runs' in the chart )

142      THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW
           THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (5)

137      THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY - BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS (15)

125      BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS - THE BEACH BOYS (5)

119      GOING PLACES - HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS (5)

89        LIVE AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN - TOM JONES (3)

75        OTIS BLUE - OTIS REDDING (4)

72        FOUR TOPS LIVE! - THE FOUR TOPS (1)

70        PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES (4)

67        COME THE DAY - THE SEEKERS (2)

65        BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY (1)

64        ANOTHER BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW
           THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (6)

60        GREATEST HITS - THE SUPREMES (2)

59        BEST OF THE SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS (1)

58        RELEASE ME - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (1)

58        IN DREAMS - ROY ORBISON (1)

57        THE SHADOWS - THE SHADOWS (1)

56        GREATEST HITS - THE FOUR TOPS (1)

55        G.I. BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY (3)

53        SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES (2)

51        WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES (2)

51        THE ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES (3)

51        GREATEST HITS - BOB DYLAN (5)




ALBUMS THAT WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE CHART AT NUMBER 1

August 14th, 1965
HELP! - THE BEATLES

August 13th, 1966
REVOLVER - THE BEATLES

December 7th, 1968
THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

March 8th, 1969
THE FOUR AND ONLY SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS

March 15th, 1969
GOODBYE - CREAM

June 21st, 1969
HIS ORCHESTRA, HIS CHORUS, HIS SINGERS, HIS SOUND - RAY CONNIFF

August 9th, 1969
STAND UP - JETHRO TULL

September 20th, 1969
BLIND FAITH - BLIND FAITH

October 4th, 1969
ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES

December 20th, 1969
LET IT BLEED - THE ROLLING STONES






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