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45 rpm Singles Charts Statistics and Trivia
In 1952, Percy Dickens rang around his friends in the music industry retail trade to find out what was selling, from which he compiled the first ever singles chart for the NME. The very first chart-topper was Al Martino with 'Here In My Heart'.

Most of the data comes from the 'Record Retailer' (Music Week) top 50 chart which began listing on 10th March 1960.
Prior to that, for the first nine weeks of 1960, the N.M.E. chart is used but which only listed the top 30.
Where the entry was a double 'A' side, both tracks have been listed separately for ease of search.

For statistical purposes, if no chart was issued for a particular week the previous week's positions have been used. All statistics are calculated from the Saturday of the week in which a chart was published. Ask almost anybody and they'll say that The Beatles dominated the charts in the Sixties. Although the Fab Four were phenomenally successful in terms of sales, they didn't have it all their own way in the charts.

Check out the statistics below or use the links on the right - I'm sure you'll find a few surprises!


British Record Chart History                   Sixties Trivia, Quizzes and Games
  Most weeks on chart - total - by artist
  Most weeks on chart - artist - by year
  Most weeks on chart - total - by title
  Most chart hits - total - by artist
  One-hit wonders that reached number 1
  Records that went straight in at number 1
  Most consecutive number 1 hits - by artist
  Most top ten hits - total - by artist
  Most hits without a number 1 - by artist
  Most number 1 hits - total - by artist
  Most weeks at number 1 - total - by artist
  Most weeks at number 1 - total - by title


MOST WEEKS ON CHART - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
( Each chart entry per week = 1 week to allow credit for simultaneous hits )

537   
CLIFF RICHARD

444   ELVIS PRESLEY

333   THE BEATLES ( +1 backing Tony Sheridan )

309   ROY ORBISON

303   THE SHADOWS ( +328 backing Cliff Richard )

292   JIM REEVES

258   BILLY FURY


245   ADAM FAITH

231   THE HOLLIES

221   THE EVERLY BROTHERS

216   TOM JONES

210   BRENDA LEE

193   THE BEACH BOYS

189   ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK


187   THE BACHELORS

183   KEN DODD

182   SHIRLEY BASSEY

181   THE ROLLING STONES

176   HERMANS HERMITS

176   MANFRED MANN

176   GENE PITNEY


176   THE SUPREMES

166   CILLA BLACK

163   DUSTY SPRINGFIELD ( +66 with The Springfields )

162   FRANK SINATRA ( +27 with other artists )












MOST WEEKS ON CHART
ARTIST - BY YEAR
   


1960

78   CLIFF RICHARD
77   ADAM FAITH
61   THE EVERLY BROTHERS


1961
88   ELVIS PRESLEY
65   THE SHADOWS
64   CLIFF RICHARD

1962
71   MR. ACKER BILK
70   CHUBBY CHECKER
62   ELVIS PRESLEY

1963
67   THE BEATLES
67   CLIFF RICHARD
61   THE SHADOWS


1964

73   JIM REEVES
72   THE BEATLES
70   THE BACHELORS


1965
51   THE SEEKERS
50   BOB DYLAN
50   SANDIE SHAW


1966
50   DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TITCH
48   THE BEACH BOYS
45   KEN DODD

1967
97   ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
68   TOM JONES
63   THE MONKEES


1968

58   TOM JONES
57   ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
46   DES O'CONNOR

1969
52   FLEETWOOD MAC
52   FRANK SINATRA
45   STEVIE WONDER













Sandie Shaw




MOST WEEKS ON CHART
TOTAL - BY TITLE
MOST CHART HITS
TOTAL - BY ARTIST
ONE-HIT WONDERS
Acts reaching No.1 with their only Sixties chart entry

56    RELEASE ME - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

55    STRANGER ON THE SHORE - MR. ACKER BILK

40    A SCOTTISH SOLDIER - ANDY STEWART

39    MY WAY - FRANK SINATRA

39    I LOVE YOU BECAUSE - JIM REEVES

38    SOMEWHERE MY LOVE - THE MIKE SAMMES SINGERS

36    I PRETEND - DES O'CONNOR

34    LET'S TWIST AGAIN - CHUBBY CHECKER

33    SHE LOVES YOU - THE BEATLES

31    HE'LL HAVE TO GO - JIM REEVES

45     CLIFF RICHARD


42     ELVIS PRESLEY

28     ROY ORBISON

25     THE SHADOWS ( +25 with Cliff Richard )

24     ADAM FAITH

24     BILLY FURY

23     THE BEATLES ( +1 with Tony Sheridan )

22     BRENDA LEE

22     JIM REEVES

21     THE EVERLY BROTHERS


THE ARCHIES - SUGAR SUGAR

JANE BIRKIN / SERGE GAINSBOURG - JE T'AIME MOI NON PLUS

THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN - FIRE

B.BUMBLE AND THE STINGERS - NUT ROCKER

THE OVERLANDERS - MICHELLE

FRANK AND NANCY SINATRA - SOMETHIN' STUPID

THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - SOMETHING IN THE AIR

RICKY VALANCE - TELL LAURA I LOVE HER

ZAGER AND EVANS - IN THE YEAR 2525





STRAIGHT INTO THE CHART AT NUMBER 1
This was only achieved 3 times in the Sixties:
MOST CONSECUTIVE NUMBER 1 HITS
BY ARTIST
MOST TOP TEN HITS
TOTAL - BY ARTIST

1960     ELVIS PRESLEY - IT'S NOW OR NEVER

1962     CLIFF RICHARD - THE YOUNG ONES

1969     THE BEATLES - GET BACK



11     THE BEATLES       1963 TO 1966


6       THE BEATLES       1967 TO 1969


5       ELVIS PRESLEY    1961 TO 1962


5       THE ROLLING STONES     1964 TO 1965


4       ELVIS PRESLEY    1960 TO 1961


3       FRANK IFIELD       1962 TO 1963


3       GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS     1963

34      CLIFF RICHARD ( +1 with Hank B. Marvin )

21      THE BEATLES ( +1 with Billy Preston )

19      ELVIS PRESLEY

15      THE HOLLIES

14      THE SHADOWS ( +21 with Cliff Richard )

13      MANFRED MANN

13      THE ROLLING STONES

11      ADAM FAITH

11      BILLY FURY

11      THE KINKS





MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
TOTAL - BY ARTIST
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
TOTAL - BY TITLE
MOST HITS WITHOUT A NUMBER 1 HIT
BY ARTIST
MOST NUMBER 1 HITS
TOTAL - BY ARTIST


69      THE BEATLES

44      ELVIS PRESLEY

20      CLIFF RICHARD

18      THE ROLLING STONES

17      FRANK IFIELD

16      THE SHADOWS ( +17 with Cliff Richard )


8      IT'S NOW OR NEVER - ELVIS PRESLEY

8      WONDERFUL LAND - THE SHADOWS

8      SUGAR SUGAR - THE ARCHIES

7      CATHY'S CLOWN - THE EVERLY BROTHERS

7      I REMEMBER YOU - FRANK IFIELD

7      FROM ME TO YOU - THE BEATLES

7      THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME - TOM JONES

7      HELLO GOODBYE - THE BEATLES


24      BILLY FURY

22      BRENDA LEE

17      GENE PITNEY

16      DUANE EDDY

15      CONNIE FRANCIS

14      BOBBY DARIN

14      OTIS REDDING

14      THE WHO

13      BUDDY HOLLY

17      THE BEATLES

11      ELVIS PRESLEY

8        THE ROLLING STONES

7        CLIFF RICHARD

5        THE SHADOWS ( +5 with Cliff Richard )

4        FRANK IFIELD







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