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1960s Top 40 Rate

Number 4s

While there were several different UK singles charts during the 1960s (with the NME weekly chart being the most widely followed), the Guinness Book Of Hit Singles and, subsequently, the Official Charts Company use the Record Retailer chart as their reference during this period, so that's the one we'll be using here. The 'Official' Singles Charts, as we know it, didn't begin until February 1969.

These series of rates will cover March 1960 (when the chart expanded to a Top 40 for the first time) to December 1969.

Below is a chronological list of all the singles which peaked at No.4 in the UK during the 1960s. Rate your faves, and the winner will go through to the final Ultimate Top 40 (where it will join the best No.1, No.2 etc).

Lance Fortune - Be Mine (Allle Madchen Wollen Kussen)
King Brothers - Standing On The Corner
Steve Lawrence - Footsteps
Brenda Lee - Sweet Nuthin's
Duane Eddy - Shazam!
Anthony Newley - If She Should Come To You (La Montana)
Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved
Adam Faith - How About That
Everly Brothers - Lucille/So Sad
Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren - Goodness Gracious Me!
Adam Faith - Lonely Pup (In A Christmas Shop)
Ventures - Perfidia
Emile Ford & The Checkmates - Counting Teardrops
Bobby Vee - Rubber Ball
Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Gee Whiz It's You
Bobby Vee - More Than I Can Say
Temperance Seven - Pasadena
Elvis Presley - Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad
Adam Faith - The Time Has Come
Pat Boone - Johnny Will
Karl Denver - Wimoweh
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - March Of The Siamese Children
Ketty Lester - Love Letters
Billy Fury - Last Night Was Made For Love
Shadows - Guitar Tango
Mark Wynter - Venus In Blue Jeans
Duane Eddy & The Rebelettes - (Dance With The) Guitar Man
Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt
Tommy Roe - The Folk Singer
Frank Ifield - Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Lucky Lips
Buddy Holly - Bo Diddley
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Twist And Shout
Ken Thorne - Theme From The Film 'The Legion's Last Patrol'
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - I'll Never Get Over You
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - Applejack
Trini Lopez - If I Had A Hammer
Ronettes - Be My Baby
Billy J Kramer & The Dakatos - I'll Keep You Satisfied
Kathy Kirby - Secret Love
Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You
Cliff Richard - Constantly
Hollies - Here I Go Again
Louis Armstrong - Hello, Dolly!
Bachelors - Ramona
Bachelors - I Wouldn't Trade You For The World
Matt Monro - Walk Away
Twinkle - Terry
Manfred Mann - Come Tomorrow
Sandie Shaw - I'll Stop At Nothing
Marianne Faithfull - Come And Stay With Me
Searchers - Goodbye My Love
Donovan - Catch The Wind
Burt Bacharach - Trains And Boats And Planes
Donovan - Colours
Jonathan King - Everyone's Gone To The Moon
Byrds - All I Really Want To Do
Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
Hollies - Look Through Any Window
Fortunes - Here It Comes Again
Four Seasons - Let's Hang On!
Petula Clark - My Love
Gene Pitney - Backstage
Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Hold Tight!
Merseys - Sorrow
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
Napoleon XIV - They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Haaa!
Sonny & Cher - Little Man
New Vaudeville Band - Winchester Cathedral
Paul Jones - High Time
Small Faces - My Mind's Eye
Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby
Hollies - On A Carousel
Alan Price Set - Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear
Manfred Mann - Ha! Ha! Said The Clown
The Who - Pictures Of Lily
Beach Boys - Then I Kissed Her
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Okay!
Turtles - She'd Rather Be With Me
Tremeloes - Even The Bad Times Are Good
Alan Price Set - The House That Jack Built
Flower Pot Man - Let's Go To San Francisco
Scaffold - Thank U Very Much
Don Partridge - Rosie
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
Cupid's Inspiration - Yesterday Has Gone
Richard Harris - MacArthur Park
Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson
Dusty Springfield - I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten
Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
Bandwagon - Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache
Des O'Connor - One, Two, Three O'Leary
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street
The Who - Pinball Wizard
Booker T & The MG's - Time Is Tight
Amen Corner - Hello Suzie
Clodagh Rodgers - Goodnight Midnight
Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
Humble Pie - Natural Born Bugie
Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
Beatles - Something/Come Together

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or you can do a +20 rate:

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or:

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or:

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Good Luck!

This post has been edited by AH Gold: Aug 6 2016, 04:32 PM