Just as a lead up to the 60th anniversary of the UK chart in November, every week I will be counting down all the anniversary Top 10's Chart show style, 2 different years per week. There is a front cover & You Tube link for each. I have used an online random selector to select each year. They are all around W/E 15th November each year.

 

First the 7th Anniversary chart 14th November 1959.

 

Ok welcome to the countdown from 1959, first up

 

Frank Sinatra - High Hopes down 4 to Number 10

 

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Number 9

 

Up 2 for Floyd Robinson - Makin' Love

 

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Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder Climbs 1 to

 

 

Number 8

 

 

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Sarah Vaughan - Broken Hearted Melody

 

Number 7 up 3

 

 

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Coming up 2 going down, First a brotherly duo,

 

The Everly Brothers - ('Til) I Kissed You is down 1

 

 

Number 6

 

 

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Next this artist fathers an 80's female singer who is she,

 

Marty Wilde - Sea Of Love down 2

 

 

Number 5

 

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The answer is Kim Wilde.

 

 

Number 4 is up 3 for Emile Ford And The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?

 

 

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Top 3 in this chart of 14th November 1959, the 7th anniversary of the chart.

 

 

Johnny And The Hurricanes - Red River Rock

 

 

starts it Number 3 up 1.

 

 

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2 to go on this 1959 chart two male artists are they, even though the chart is over 50 years ago you will recognise them both from old films etc, Is it Cliff or Bobby.

 

 

Number 2

 

Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife Staying put.

 

 

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The Countdown 10 -2

 

10 [14] Frank Sinatra - High Hopes

9 [11] Floyd Robinson - Makin' Love

8 [9] Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder

7 [10] Sarah Vaughan - Broken Hearted Melody

6 [5] The Everly Brothers - ('Til) I Kissed You

5 [3] Marty Wilde - Sea Of Love

4 [7] Emile Ford And The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?

3 [4] Johnny And The Hurricanes - Red River Rock

2 [2] Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife

 

 

So for the Third week an artist who started in 1959, and still around today in 2012, having had over 100 UK hits, On the 7th anniversary of the UK Chart,

 

Cliff Richard And The Shadows - Travellin' Light

 

 

Number 1

 

 

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Later on the next random year to be selected is 1982, the 30th anniversary chart.

Ok on to the Chart of 13th November 1982, this is the chart's 30th anniversary.

 

 

First up a classic song that there were justice in this world that it made the top 10, on this chart it climbs 10 places to.

 

Number 10

 

Daryl Hall And John Oates - Maneater

 

 

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Ok next at

 

Number 9

 

 

Two Artists teamed up who were in bands one in the Beatles one in the Jackson 5, with a climb of a massive 24 places.

 

Michael Jackson And Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine

 

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Next

 

Barry Manilow - I Wanna Do It With You stays put at.

 

 

Number 8

 

 

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Ok you can say these were the early 80's version of todays Glee.

 

 

The Kids From 'Fame' - Starmaker

 

 

down 3 to

 

 

Number 7

 

 

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Number 6

 

 

Lets be cool(Cheesy chart show link) with Kool And The Gang - Ooh La La La (Let's Go Dancin') a climb of 5.

 

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Next a climber of 13 an artist with one of his more memorable hits, at the point when this 1982 chart went out he had only 18 months to live, he was shot dead by his father, in April 1984.

 

 

Marvin Gaye - (Sexual) Healing

 

 

 

Number 5

 

 

 

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There is a new Number 1 on this chart, after 3 weeks at the top, last weeks Number 1 is this weeks.

 

 

Number 4

 

 

Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?

 

 

 

 

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Next Coming from the city of Bath, this band Peaks with their debut hit Mad World, this went on to be covered in 2003 by Michael Andrews ft Gary Jules,

 

 

Tears For Fears stays put at

 

 

Number 3

 

 

 

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2 songs Left both have not been #1 until this stage, one will never be #1 anytime in the future.

 

 

Number 2

 

 

Up 3 places for,

 

Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker

 

 

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