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LP Charts Statistics and Trivia

Ask almost anybody and they'll say that The Beatles dominated all the record charts in the Sixties. Although it is true that the Fab Four were phenomenally successful in terms of record sales, they didn't have it quite all their own way in the charts from other aspects. Check out these LP chart statistics - I'm certain you'll find a few surprises!

	Most weeks at No1 - by label / 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 / 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 / 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

Notes on Statistics: 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, 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.

Some Miscellaneous LP Trivia and History..........

Dr. Peter Goldmark and William Bachman of the American Columbia Company developed the long playing vinylite 331/3 r.p.m. microgroove disc in the late 40s. It was announced to the press at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York on Friday 26th June 1948 in both 10" and 12" formats. The machines to play them were manufactured by the Philco Radio and Television Company of Philadelphia.
In June 1950 Decca issued the first LPs on the U.K. market, made of 'GEON', a tradename form of vinylite, or 'vinyl'.

The first L.P. of any kind to sell a million copies was the original cast recording of 'My Fair Lady' issued by Philips in May 1958. The first classical music L.P. to sell a million copies was Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1 by Van Cliburn. By 1961 it had sold 1 million and 2.5 million by the end of the decade.

And the statistics........

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - LABEL - BY YEAR

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

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - TOTAL - BY LABEL

186    RCA

142    PARLOPHONE

139    CBS

139    COLUMBIA

133    DECCA

120    APPLE

119    HMV

110    PYE

MOST No1 HITS - TOTAL - BY LABEL

10    RCA

19    PARLOPHONE

18    CBS

16    COLUMBIA

15    DECCA

MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT No1 - BY TITLE

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

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

MOST CHART HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
Artists who had 5 or more original hits
( Reissues and re-entries are not included)

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 on Cliff Richard albums )

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    THE TEMPTATIONS ( plus 1 with Diana Ross and The Supremes )
15    BOBBY VEE ( plus 1 with The Crickets )

MOST HITS WITHOUT A TOP TEN HIT - BY ARTIST

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

MOST HITS WITHOUT A No1 HIT - BY ARTIST

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

MOST No1 HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST

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 )

MOST TOP TEN HITS WITHOUT A No1 HIT - BY ARTIST

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

19     BOB DYLAN

17     TOM JONES
71     THE SHADOWS ( plus 12 credits on Cliff Richard albums )

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

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

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

13     THE BEE GEES
13     CHUCK BERRY
13     THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
13     DUANE EDDY
13     THE EVERLY BROTHERS
13     FLEETWOOD MAC
13     THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS
13     JOHN MAYALL ( plus 1 with Eric Clapton )
13     THE MOODY BLUES
13     101 STRINGS
13     ROY ORBISON
13     OTIS REDDING
13     DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
13     THE SUPREMES ( plus 1 with The Temptations )
13     THE WHO
13     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	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 No1 - TOTAL - BY ARTIST

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 )

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - ARTIST - BY YEAR

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

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - TOTAL - BY TITLE

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 No1

August 14, 1965
HELP! - THE BEATLES

August 13, 1966
REVOLVER - THE BEATLES

December 7, 1968
THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

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

March 15, 1969
GOODBYE - CREAM

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

August 9, 1969
STAND UP - JETHRO TULL

September 20, 1969
BLIND FAITH - BLIND FAITH

October 4, 1969
ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES

December 20, 1969
LET IT BLEED - THE ROLLING STONES

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