THE UK'S TOP 60 BEST SELLING SINGLES OF THE 1960's

 

Compiled by The OCC

 

(Broadcast on BBC Radio 2 - today - Monday 31st May)

 

The Top 60 - In Reverse Order:

 

The 60 - 40 must have sold less than 800,000 copies each

60. The Rolling Stones — Jumping Jack Flash

59. Tom Jones — Delilah (No.2 Hit)

58. Elvis Presley — Surrender

57. The Beatles — Lady Madonna

56. Jim Reeves — I Won't Forget You (No.3 Hit, BBC/POTP/TOTP No.4)

55. Roy Orbison — Oh Pretty Woman

54. Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Summer Holiday

53. Jim Reeves — I Love You Because (No.5 Hit, BBC/POTP/TOTP No.6)

52. The Beatles — A Hard Days Night

51. The Beatles — Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever (No.2 Hit)

50. The Rolling Stones — Honky Tonk Women

49. Tom Jones — It's Not Unusual

48. The Rolling Stones — 19th Nervous Breakdown (No.2 Hit in Guiness, BBC/POTP/TOTP No.1)

47. Elvis Presley — Wooden Heart

46. The Beatles — Magical Mystery Tour (EP) (No.2 Hit)

45. Mary Hopkin — Those Were The Days

44. The Beatles — Ticket To Ride

43. The Rolling Stones — Satisfaction

42. The Beatles — Paperback Writer

41. The Monkees — I'm A Believer

40. The Beatles — Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine

The 39 - 28 must have sold over 800,000 copies each

39. The Allisons — Are You Sure (No.2 Hit in Guiness, BBC/POTP NO.1)

38. The Seekers — I'll Never Find Another You

37. Elvis Presley — Are You Lonesome Tonight?

36. The Rolling Stones — The Last Time

35. Frank Sinatra — Strangers In The Night

34. The Beatles — All You Need Is Love

33. The Beatles With Billy Preston — Get Back

32. Gerry & The Pacemakers — You'll Never Walk Alone

31. Jim Reeves — Distant Drums

30. Frank Sinatra — My Way (No.5 Hit)

29. Frank Ifield — Lovesick Blues

28. The Shadows — Apache

The 27 - 18 must have sold over 850,000 copies each

27. Cilla Black — Anyone Who Had A Heart

26. The Searchers — Needles & Pins

25. The Dave Clark Five — Glad All Over

24. The Everly Brothers — Cathy's Clown

23. The Beatles — Help!

22. Engelbert Humperdinck — There Goes My Everything (No.2 Hit)

21. The Beatles — Hello Goodbye

20. The Beatles — Hey Jude

19. Rolf Harris — Two Little Boys

18. The Beatles — From Me To You

17 - 13 all definately selling 900,000+ copies

17. The Tornados — Telstar

16. Cliff Richard & The Shadows — The Next Time/Bachelor Boy

15. The Archies — Sugar Sugar

14. Cliff Richard & The Shadows — The Young Ones

The top 13 all definately sold over a million copies each

13. Frank Ifield — I Remember You

12. Mr. Acker Bilk — Stranger On The Shore (No.2 Hit in Guiness, BBC/POTP NO.1)

11. Engelbert Humperdinck — The Last Waltz

10. Tom Jones — Green Green Grass Of Home

09. Elvis Presley — It's Now Or Never

08. Engelbert Humperdinck — Release Me

07. The Beatles — We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper

06. The Seekers — The Carnival Is Over

05. The Beatles — I Feel Fine

04. The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love

03. Ken Dodd — Tears

02. The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand

01. The Beatles — She Loves You

 

Here's some interesting facts about this chart

 

* The Beatles make up nearly a third of it (18 of the 60 positions including 5 of the top 7)

 

* The Rolling Stones are second with five singles (but none in the top 30).

 

* Ken Dodd, The Seekers and Engelbert Humperdink all attain higher chart positions than The Stones, Elvis and Cliff.

 

* It's a male dominated chart - there are only two solo ladies (Cilla Black and Mary Hopkin) with a song apiece.

 

* It rises to four female hits if you count The Seekers (lead vocalist Judith Durham) who have two entries.

 

* In the era of the British invasion, it's a very British chart so multiple entries for The Beatles, The Stones, Cliff Richard, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck plus hits from Mary Hopkin, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Allisons, Cilla, The Shadows, Dave Clarke Five, The Tornados and Ken Dodd mean over half the records are by Brits.

 

* 'Crooners' do pretty well - Jim Reeves, Engelbert Humperdinck and Frank Sinatra all make more than one appearance.

 

* There are three instumental hits within the 60... Telstar - The Tornados, Stranger On The Shore - Acker Bilk, Apache - The Shadows

 

* Many records have TV or film links; eg Summer Holiday, A Hard Day's Night, Wooden Heart (GI Blues), Magical Mystery Tour EP, I'm A Believer, Yellow Submarine, Strangers In The Night (A Man Could Get Killed), Sugar Sugar, You'll Never Walk Alone (Carousel), Help!, The Young Ones, Stranger On The Shore, Can't Buy Me Love (A Hard Day's Night).

 

* Sadly no place for The Move's Flowers In The Rain (Tony Blackburn's first record on Radio 1) or any of Tony's singles.

 

* Incredibly, there's no place for Dusty Springfield, Simon & Garfunkel, The Walker Brothers, Sandy Shaw, The Hollies or Procol Harum

 

* The 1960s is the decade you associate with the classic sound of Motown but not one of the 60 singles on the chart is a Motown record.

 

The Top 10 At A Glance:

1. She Loves You - The Beatles

2. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

3. Tears - Ken Dodd

4. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles

5. I Feel Love - The Beatles

6. The Carnival Is Over - The Seekers

7. We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper - The Beatles

8. Release Me - Engelbert Humperdink

9. It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley

10. Green Green Grass Of Home - Tom Jones

 

The Press Association have commented on the Top 60 with:,

 

He is better known for his tickling stick and Diddy Men but new research shows Ken Dodd was one of the biggest selling chart stars of the 60s, beaten only by The Beatles.

 

His hit single Tears was the third biggest selling single of the entire decade, according to a newly compiled chart which brings together sales data from the era.

 

Unsurprisingly The Beatles dominated the chart, which was counted down by BBC Radio 2 on Monday, with five tracks in the top 10.

 

Comedian Dodd scored a string of hits in the early 60s, including what became his signature tune Happiness, but the biggest of them was Tears. The single went to number one and was the highest seller of 1965.

 

Sales data compiled by The Official Charts Company shows that it outsold monster hits such as Can't Buy Me Love and I Feel Fine by the Fab Four, which were placed in fourth and fifth position in the new chart.

 

The largest selling single of the 1960s was She Loves You by The Beatles, followed by I Want To Hold Your Hand.

 

It means that the entire top five is taken by Liverpudlian acts.

 

The Radio 2 programme, presented by Tony Blackburn, was collated data from January 1 1960 to December 31 1969.

 

The Beatles take up six places in the top 20 and make up nearly a third of the 60 tracks played by Blackburn, with 18 entries.

 

But the list shows that it was more than guitar groups which dominated the public's interest during the decade. Alongside Dodd, other big sellers included yodelling Frank Ifield, Engelbert Humperdinck, Acker Bilk and Rolf Harris.

 

 

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As you can see, The OCC do not have 'Wonderful Land', by The Shadows,

in the Top 60 of the 1960's - despite its 8 Weeks at No.1, in 1962.

 

Its Chart Run, in 1962:,

 

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No sign of 'Runaway', by Del Shannon, either - which also had an impressive Chart Run:,

 

Its Chart Run, in 1961:,

 

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Thanks for posting the whole chart up.

Thanks for that

 

Wow at the Beatles, that really ensures their dominance

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As you can see, The OCC do not have 'Wonderful Land', by The Shadows,

in the Top 60 of the 1960's - despite its 8 Weeks at No.1, in 1962.

 

Its Chart Run, in 1962:,

 

20-9-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-6-9-8-15-26-32-49

 

No sign of 'Runaway', by Del Shannon, either - which also had an impressive Chart Run:,

 

Its Chart Run, in 1961:,

 

48-28-13-8-5-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-2-3-6-11-14-18-20-26-41-45

 

 

do we know where these were places in any end of year charts - if there were any back then?

I've never heard of The Allisons

Think the Allisons represented the UK in Eurovision ... spent a few weeks at number 2 ... just checked out chartstats.com and it was released in 1961 and spent 6 (non consecutive) weeks at 2.

I listened to it intently. There are a number of missing hits that I would have thought should be there as in Return To Sender, A Whiter Shade Of Pale...which all appeared in the original compilation by the British Market Research Bureau in 1973....and of course the above chart, does prove that "Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown" out sold "These Boots Are Made For Walkin". Which also means the actual BBC Chart of the day was correct in saying in was number one and in front of Nancy Sinatra for 3 weeks. Like, of course "Stranger On The Shore" was also number one on the BBC Top 20, and indeed the Allisons "Are You Sure".

 

The Beatles "Twist And Shout" E.P. should be in there, because it sold far more copies than "Oh Pretty Woman" & "Summer Holiday" for two! But less than "Wooden Heart". 60s sales are hard to come by, and the chart from this morning is probably far from accurate. Only the top 15 can be taken seriously, and the rest is probably best taken with a pinch of salt. The fact that we are being told both "Jumping Jack Flash" & "Delilah" outsold "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong seems even more hard to get your head around too. An official chart from the 60s in any form is entirely impossible. It would be nice to see one of the 70s, though!

 

The year end charts featured in Record Retailer for the 1961-69 period are not based on record sales, but on the length of chart runs. So, they won`t tell you anything for the above chart.

 

If we do take the above chart seriously (apart from the non-inclusion of "The Twist & Shout E.P.), it means that these records must be just outside the top 60:

 

Return To Sender - Elvis Presley

Rock-A-Hula-Baby/Can`t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley

Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann

I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher

Lily The Pink - The Scaffold

A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum

Little Children - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas

You`re My World - Cilla Black

Puppet On A String - Sandie Shaw

The Wedding - Julie Rogers

Have I The Right - The Honeycombs

What A Wonderful World/Cabaret - Louis Armstrong

Wonderful Land - The Shadows

A World Without Love - Peter & Gordon

Cinderella Rockefella - Esther & Abi Ofarim

Walking Back To Happiness - Helen Shapiro

It`s Over - Roy Orbison

House Of The Rising Sun - Animals

Go Now - Moody Blues

This Is My Song - Petula Clark

These Boots Are Made For Walkin - Nancy Sinatra

I'm Into Something Good - Herman`s Hermits

I Can`t Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

Something Stupid - Frank & Nancy Sinatra

Juliet - Four Pennies

March Of The Siamese Children - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen

Mr Tambourine Man - Byrds

Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley

Silence Is Golden - Tremoloes

Massachusetts - Bee Gees

Yeh Yeh - Georgie Fame

The Good The Bad & The Ugly - Hugo Montenegro

Israelites - Desmond Dekker

Young Girl - Union Gap

Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde - Georgie Fame

Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group

How Do You Do It - Gerry & The Pacemakers

Albatross - Fleetwood Mac

Let The Heartaches Begin - Long John Baldry

San Francisco - Scott McKensie

 

They all featured in a top 100 of the 60s, compiled in 1973 & again "Runaway" & Del Shannon did not feature even in a top 100. Number 101 came in as "Crying In The Chapel" and Elvis.

 

They all featured in a top 100 of the 60s, compiled in 1973 & again "Runaway" & Del Shannon did not feature even in a top 100. Number 101 came in as "Crying In The Chapel" and Elvis.

 

Have you got the top 100 compiled in 1973, Dave ? :)

It was an utterly fabulous radio show - even allowing for Tony Blackburn! Even the songs I thought were "naff" at the time (e.g. Engelbert, Ken Dodd) were enjoyable with the inclusion of a haevdy dose of nostalgia.

 

They really don't make 'em like this any more!

 

 

THE UK'S TOP 60 BEST SELLING SINGLES OF THE 1960's with the 1973 British Market Research Bureau compilation at the end in brackets:

 

The 60 - 40 must have sold less than 800,000 copies each

60. The Rolling Stones — Jumping Jack Flash (Not in top 100 in 1973`s comp)

59. Tom Jones — Delilah (No.2 Hit) 66)

58. Elvis Presley — Surrender 56)

57. The Beatles — Lady Madonna (Not in top 100 in 1973`s comp)

56. Jim Reeves — I Won't Forget You (No.3 Hit, BBC/POTP/TOTP No.4) 39)

55. Roy Orbison — Oh Pretty Woman 41)

54. Cliff Richard & The Shadows — Summer Holiday (Not in top 100 in 1973`s comp)

53. Jim Reeves — I Love You Because (No.5 Hit, BBC/POTP/TOTP No.6) 38)

52. The Beatles — A Hard Days Night 27)

51. The Beatles — Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever (No.2 Hit) 67)

50. The Rolling Stones — Honky Tonk Women 75)

49. Tom Jones — It's Not Unusual 63)

48. The Rolling Stones — 19th Nervous Breakdown (No.2 Hit in Guiness, BBC/POTP/TOTP No.1) 89)

47. Elvis Presley — Wooden Heart 37)

46. The Beatles — Magical Mystery Tour (EP) (No.2 Hit) 48)

45. Mary Hopkin — Those Were The Days 36)

44. The Beatles — Ticket To Ride 53)

43. The Rolling Stones — Satisfaction 49)

42. The Beatles — Paperback Writer 65)

41. The Monkees — I'm A Believer 35)

40. The Beatles — Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine 69)

The 39 - 28 must have sold over 800,000 copies each

39. The Allisons — Are You Sure (No.2 Hit in Guiness, BBC/POTP NO.1) 30)

38. The Seekers — I'll Never Find Another You 29)

37. Elvis Presley — Are You Lonesome Tonight? 32)

36. The Rolling Stones — The Last Time 28)

35. Frank Sinatra — Strangers In The Night 55)

34. The Beatles — All You Need Is Love 57)

33. The Beatles With Billy Preston — Get Back 54)

32. Gerry & The Pacemakers — You'll Never Walk Alone 25)

31. Jim Reeves — Distant Drums 31)

30. Frank Sinatra — My Way (No.5 Hit) 52)

29. Frank Ifield — Lovesick Blues 23)

28. The Shadows — Apache 68)

The 27 - 18 must have sold over 850,000 copies each

27. Cilla Black — Anyone Who Had A Heart 22)

26. The Searchers — Needles & Pins 21)

25. The Dave Clark Five — Glad All Over 20)

24. The Everly Brothers — Cathy's Clown (Not in top 100 in 1973`s comp)

23. The Beatles — Help! 18)

22. Engelbert Humperdinck — There Goes My Everything (No.2 Hit) 26)

21. The Beatles — Hello Goodbye 34)

20. The Beatles — Hey Jude 24)

19. Rolf Harris — Two Little Boys 19)

18. The Beatles — From Me To You 33)

17 - 13 all definately selling 900,000+ copies

17. The Tornados — Telstar 17)

16. Cliff Richard & The Shadows — The Next Time/Bachelor Boy 16)

15. The Archies — Sugar Sugar 15)

14. Cliff Richard & The Shadows — The Young Ones 14)

The top 13 all definately sold over a million copies each

13. Frank Ifield — I Remember You 12)

12. Mr. Acker Bilk — Stranger On The Shore (No.2 Hit in Guiness, BBC/POTP NO.1) 13)

11. Engelbert Humperdinck — The Last Waltz 11)

10. Tom Jones — Green Green Grass Of Home 10)

09. Elvis Presley — It's Now Or Never 9)

08. Engelbert Humperdinck — Release Me 8)

07. The Beatles — We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper 7)

06. The Seekers — The Carnival Is Over 6)

05. The Beatles — I Feel Fine 5)

04. The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love 4)

03. Ken Dodd — Tears 3)

02. The Beatles — I Want To Hold Your Hand 2)

01. The Beatles — She Loves You 1)

 

Return To Sender 40)

Twist & Shout EP 42)

Rock-Hula-Baby 43)

Do Wah Diddy Diddy 44)

I Got You Babe 45)

Lily The Pink 46)

Whiter Shade Of Pale 47)

Little Children 50)

You`re My World 51)

Puppet On A String 58)

Have I The Right 59)

What A Wonderful World/Cabaret 60)

 

Those 11 did feature in the top 60 in the 1973 compiled chart....We do have to note two things, both "Lady Madonna" & "Jumping Jack Flash" are 1968 hits, that were played with Tony`s Countdown, but did not appear in 1973`s compiled chart...so they might have been overlooked then. No sign of "Cathy`s Clown" in 1973, but "Apache" was in...where as there was no sign of "Summer Holiday" in 1973 either...all very mind boggling on both compiled charts.

 

Looking at Tony`s Countdown again...I`d say yes it was probably more correct than 1973, but lacking in "The Twist & Shout E.P." That should appear at around number 48....

Thanks. the 1973 list makes more sense to me than this radio 2 countdown. Though when all said and done its all just guess work as their is no definitive answer to the 60's best selling singles.

Thanks for this. I love the music before my time. :)

Talk about Beatles and Elvis overload :/

I love The Monkees though 'Daydream Believer' is my favourite. <3

Hmm methinks the Radio 2 chart includes post 60s sales, The Beatles benefit from the various 7" reissues of later years, as nearly all their singles climb compared to 1973, and the Rolling Stones gain presumably on downloads, and I'm guessing that Jim Reeves trickle sold for many years. Most of the rest fall. I though recent research had 'discovered' that Ken Dodd actually ousold the Beatles but as they were on the same label their management covered it up as they felt the Beatles being bestseller would get more publicity.

We now know for certain that Rolf Harris`s 1970 sales have been included (when they shouldn`t of been). This would put him behind "A Hard Day`s Night".

 

KEN DODD - The fact that 'Tears' was the 3rd Best Seller of the 1960's, (in the recent OCC

1960's Top 60), has caused several UK Journalists to totally misunderstand!

 

They think it means that Ken Dodd sold more UK Records in the 1960's, than any

Act except The Beatles! (Tony Parson's repeated the nonsense in his 'Daily Mirror'

Column, on Saturday).

 

In fact, it merely means that 'Tears' was only outsold by 2 Beatles Singles in the 1960's

- in the UK. It does not mean that he sold more Records, that Decade, than the Rolling Stones,

Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, or The Shadows etc.!

 

He only had 4 UK Top 10 Singles in the entire Decade, & only 2 of those reached the Top 5....

 

ALAN JONES' & JOHN TOBLER'S TOP 100 SINGLES OF THE 1960's (1982)

 

This list was compiled by Alan Jones and appeared in the book 'The Rock Lists Album'. (1982)

He co-compiled with another music journalist John Tobler. He states that it is in sales order,

although it is clear he includes sales beyond the end of 1969. ***

 

*** = As is obvious by the fact that ‘Space Oddity’, by David Bowie, is at

No.45 in this 1960’s Top 100. It only reached No.5 in 1969, & it did not stay

particularly long in the Charts at the time. It has clearly had its 1969 Sales

added to its 1975 Sales - when it was a No.1 Hit - and that is why it is so high

in this 1960’s Top 100. Likewise for 'My Way', by Frank Sinatra - No.60. It definitely

has had its 1970's Sales added in.

 

*** = I also indicate any other Singles that I think have had

their 1970's Sales added in.

 

001 SHE LOVES YOU … Beatles

002 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND … Beatles

003 TEARS … Ken Dodd

004 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE … Beatles

005 I FEEL FINE … Beatles

006 THE CARNIVAL IS OVER … Seekers

007 WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAY TRIPPER … Beatles

008 RELEASE ME … Engelbert Humperdinck

009 IT'S NOW OR NEVER … Elvis Presley

010 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME … Tom Jones

011 THE LAST WALTZ … Engelbert Humperdinck

012 I REMEMBER YOU … Frank Ifield

013 STRANGER ON THE SHORE … Acker Bilk

014 THE YOUNG ONES … Cliff Richard & the Shadows

015 SUGAR SUGAR … Archies ***

016 THE NEXT TIME/BACHELOR BOY … Cliff Richard & the Shadows

017 TELSTAR … Tornadoes

018 HELP … Beatles

019 TWO LITTLE BOYS … Rolf Harris ***

020 GLAD ALL OVER … Dave Clark Five

021 NEEDLES AND PINS … Searchers

022 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART … Cilla Black

023 LOVESICK BLUES … Frank Ifield

024 HEY JUDE … Beatles

025 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE … Gerry & the Pacemakers

026 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE … Jim Reeves (No.5 Hit)

027 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING … Engelbert Humperdinck (No.2 Hit)

028 I WON'T FORGET YOU … Jim Reeves (No.3 Hit)

029 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT … Beatles

030 THE LAST TIME … Rolling Stones

031 I'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU … Seekers

032 ARE YOU SURE … Allisons (No.2 Hit)

033 DISTANT DRUMS … Jim Reeves

034 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT … Elvis Presley

035 FROM ME TO YOU … Beatles

036 HELLO GOODBYE … Beatles

037 I'M A BELIEVER … Monkees

038 THOSE WERE THE DAYS … Mary Hopkin

039 WOODEN HEART … Elvis Presley

040 RETURN TO SENDER … Elvis Presley

041 OH PRETTY WOMAN … Roy Orbison

042 TWIST AND SHOUT EP … Beatles (Was not allowed into the 'Record Retailer' Singles Chart)

043 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE/ROCK-A-HULA BABY … Elvis Presley

044 DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY … Manfred Mann

045 SPACE ODDITY … David Bowie (No.5 Hit) ***

046 I GOT YOU BABE … Sonny & Cher

047 LILY THE PINK … Scaffold

048 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE … Procol Harum

049 JUST LOVING YOU … Anita Harris (No.6 Hit)

050 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR EP … Beatles (No.2 Hit)

051 MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN … Lonnie Donegan

052 (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION … Rolling Stones

053 MY BOY LOLLIPOP … Millie (No.2 Hit)

054 BOBBY'S GIRL … Susan Maughan (No.3 Hit)

055 I BELIEVE … Bachelors (No.2 Hit)

056 LITTLE CHILDREN … Billy J Kramer & the Dakotas

057 BITS AND PIECES … Dave Clark Five (No.2 Hit)

058 YOU'RE MY WORLD … Cilla Black

059 RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN … Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (No.2 Hit) ***

060 MY WAY … Frank Sinatra (No.5 Hit) ***

061 TICKET TO RIDE … Beatles

062 THE WEDDING … Julie Rodgers (No.3 Hit)

063 GET BACK … Beatles with Billy Preston

064 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT … Frank Sinatra

065 SURRENDER … Elvis Presley

066 HONEY … Bobby Goldsboro (No.2 Hit) ***

067 HAVE I THE RIGHT … Honeycombs

068 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE … Beatles

069 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/CABARET … Louis Armstrong

070 WONDERFUL LAND … Shadows

071 A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE … Peter & Gordon

072 IT'S NOT UNUSUAL … Tom Jones

073 CINDERELLA ROCKEFELLA … Esther & Abi Ofarim

074 PUPPET ON A STRING … Sandie Shaw

075 PAPERBACK WRITER … Beatles

076 DIANE … Bachelors

077 DELILAH … Tom Jones (No.2 Hit)

078 PENNY LANE/STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER … Beatles (No.2 Hit)

079 WALKIN' BACK TO HAPPINESS … Helen Shapiro

080 APACHE … Shadows

081 YELLOW SUBMARINE/ELEANOR RIGBY … Beatles

082 IT'S OVER … Roy Orbison

083 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN … Animals

084 GO NOW … Moody Blues

085 THIS IS MY SONG … Petula Clark

086 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' … Nancy Sinatra

087 HONKY TONK WOMEN … Rolling Stones

088 I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD … Herman's Hermits

089 I CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU … Ray Charles

090 SOMETHIN' STUPID … Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra

091 JULIET … Four Pennies

092 MARCH OF THE SIAMESE CHILDREN … Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen (No.4 Hit)

093 MR TAMBOURINE MAN … Byrds

094 GOOD LUCK CHARM … Elvis Presley

095 SILENCE IS GOLDEN … Tremeloes

096 MASSACHUSETTS … Bee Gees

097 YEH YEH … Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames

098 THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY … Hugo Montenegro

099 YOUNG GIRL … Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett

100 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL … Elvis Presley

Edited June 6, 201015 yr by zeus555

ALAN JONES' & JOHN TOBLER'S TOP 100 SINGLES OF THE 1960's (1982)

 

This list was compiled by Alan Jones and appeared in the book 'The Rock Lists Album'. (1982)

He co-compiled with another music journalist John Tobler. He states that it is in sales order,

although it is clear he includes sales beyond the end of 1969. ***

 

Do you have the full top 100 of the seventies from Record Business? :). Dave Taylor kindly posted up the top 75, but the bottom 25 positions had been torn out of the magazine, so were missing.

Edited June 6, 201015 yr by fiesta

Do you have the full top 100 of the seventies from Record Business? :). Dave Taylor kindly posted up the top 75, but the bottom 25 positions had been torn out of the magazine, so were missing.

 

Sorry - I don't. :( But - I'm expanding 'my' Top 100 of the 1970's to a Top 400.

 

Sorry - I don't. :( But - I'm expanding 'my' Top 100 of the 1970's to a Top 400.

 

expanding to a top 400- so what do you base it upon, if you dont mind me asking? :)

 

expanding to a top 400- so what do you base it upon, if you dont mind me asking? :)

 

I base much of it on my own estimates.

 

I've also done the Top 15 Annual Singles from 1952 to 1959.

1952 has 2 Top 15's - one for Mid November to the end of December.

One for the entire Year - adding in Sheet Music estimates.

 

I've also done the Top 12 Albums of each Year from 1956 to 1959.

 

Plus the Top 25 Singles of each Year from 1960 to 1969.

And the Top 15 Albums of each Year from 1960 to 1969.

 

All based on a mixture of research & estimates.

 

My Lists are as valid as anyone else's - who tries to create 1950's

& 1960's Lists. I'm sure that anyone who knows anything about Charts

would come up with similar Annual Lists, if they tried to do what I've

done.

 

As such - who is to say who is right or wrong? Much of the Sales Data is

lost forever, now - especially the 1950's Singles & Albums Totals.....

Edited June 6, 201015 yr by zeus555