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1960s Top 40 Rate

Number 10s

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.10 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).

John Barry Seven - Hit & Miss
Craig Douglas - Heart Of A Teenage Girl
Nat 'King' Cole - That's You
Lonnie Donegan - Lorelei
Anne Shelton - Sailor
Jerry Lee Lewis - What'd I Say
Bobby Vee - How Many Tears
Eden Kane - Get Lost
Bobby Darin - You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Shadows - The Savage
Shirley Bassey - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
Del Shannon - So Long Baby
Dion - The Wanderer
Matt Monro - Softly As I Leave You
Bobby Vee - Sharing You
Eydie Gorme - Yes My Darling Daughter
Bernard Cribbins - Right, Said Fred
Connie Francis - Vacation
Duane Eddy - Ballad Of Paladin
Kenny Lynch - Up On The Roof
Chris Montez - Some Kinda Fun
Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Sukiyaki
Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In
Billie Davis - Tell Him
Brenda Lee - Losing You
Kenny Lynch - You Can Never Stop Me Loving You
Buddy Holly - Wishing
Kathy Kirby - Let Me Go, Lover
Migil 5 - Mockin' Bird Hill
Dave Clark Five - Can't You See That She's Mine
Peter And Gordon - Nobody I Know
Elvis Presley - Kissin' Cousins
Billy Fury - It's Only Make Believe
Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - From A Window
Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - How Soon?
Nashville Teens - Google Eye
Pretty Things - Don't Bring Me Down
Them - Baby Please Don't Go
Who - Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
Marianne Faithfull - Summer Nights
Shadows - Don't Make My Baby Blue
Kinks - See My Friend
Len Barry - Like A Baby
Small Faces - Hey Girl
Yardbirds - Over Under Sideways Down
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich - Hideaway
Dusty Springfield - Goin' Back
Manfred Mann - Just Like A Woman
Seekers - Walk With Me
Cliff Richard - Time Drags By
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Young Idea - With A Little Help From My Friends
Cliff Richard - The Day I Met Marie
Who - I Can See For Miles
Jacky - White Horses
Marv Johnson - I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose
Temptations - Get Ready
Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music
Peter Sarstedt - Frozen Orange Juice
Max Romeo - Wet Dream
Joe Cocker - Delta Lady
Tom Jones - Without Love

Not expecting too many voters here, but as ever, you have the choice of:

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or you can do a +20 rate:

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or:

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or:

+20
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Good Luck!

This post has been edited by AH Gold: May 28 2016, 09:55 PM