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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'. British Pop Chart History
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. |
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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 above - I'm sure you'll find a few surprises!
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 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 1962
1963
67 THE BEATLES 67 CLIFF RICHARD 61 THE SHADOWS 1964 |
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 1969 |
| MOST
WEEKS ON CHART - TOTAL - BY TITLE 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  |
MOST
CHART HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST 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 |
|
ONE-HIT WONDERS Acts reaching No.1 with their only Sixties chart entry
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 No.1 This was only achieved 3 times in the Sixties: 1960 ELVIS
PRESLEY - IT'S NOW OR NEVER
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| MOST
CONSECUTIVE No1 HITS - BY ARTIST 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
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MOST
TOP TEN HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
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
HITS WITHOUT A No1 HIT - BY ARTIST 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
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MOST
No1 HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST 17 THE BEATLES 11 ELVIS
PRESLEY 8 THE
ROLLING STONES 7 CLIFF
RICHARD 5 THE
SHADOWS ( +5
WITH CLIFF RICHARD ) 4 FRANK IFIELD |
|
MOST
WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 - TOTAL - BY ARTIST 44 ELVIS
PRESLEY 20 CLIFF
RICHARD 18 THE
ROLLING STONES 17 FRANK
IFIELD 16 THE
SHADOWS ( +17
WITH CLIFF RICHARD ) |
MOST
WEEKS AT NO1 - TOTAL - BY TITLE
8 IT'S NOW OR NEVER Elvis Presley 8 WONDERFUL
LAND 8 SUGAR
SUGAR 7 CATHY'S
CLOWN 7 I
REMEMBER YOU 7 FROM
ME TO YOU 7 THE
GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME 7 HELLO
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