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1960s Top 40 Rate

 

Number 9s

 

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.9 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).

 

Billy Fury - Colette

Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons

Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

Hank Locklin - Please Help Me, I'm Falling

Sam Cooke - Chain Gang

Johnny Mathis - My Love For You

Marty Wilde - Rubber Ball

Johnny Dankworth - African Waltz

Craig Douglas - A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

Neil Sedaka - Little Devil

Roy Orbison - Runnin' Scared

Craig Douglas - Time

Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Sucu Sucu

Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear

Bernard Cribbins - The Hole In The Ground

Karl Denver - Never Goodbye

Craig Douglas - When My Little Girl Is Smiling

Lonnie Donegan - The Party's Over

Jimmy Justice - When My Little Girl Is Smiling

Craig Douglas - Our Favourite Melodies

Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me

Paul & Paula - Young Lovers

Roy Orbison - Falling

Lesley Gore - It's My Party

Tommy Roe - Everybody

Fourmost - Hello Little Girl

Mojos - Everything's Alright

Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By

Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - One Way Love

Helmut Zacharias - Tokyo Melody

Dusty Springfield - Losing You

Hollies - Yes I Will

Bob Dylan - Times They Are A-Changin'

Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

Bachelors - Marie

Kinks - Set Me Free

Billy Fury - In Thoughts Of You

Cher - All I Really Want To Do

Sonny - Laugh At Me

Gene Pitney - Princess In Rags

Barron Knights - Merry Gentle Pops

Pinkerton's Assorted Colours - Mirror, Mirror

Sandie Shaw - Tomorrow

Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You

Cilla Black - Alfie

Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

Dusty Springfield - All I See Is You

Bobby Darin - If I Were A Carpenter

Elvis Presley - If Every Day Was Like Christmas

Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man

Cliff Richard - It's All Over

Topol - If I Were A Rich Man

Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley

Bee Gees - World

Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Kites

Small Faces - Tin Soldier

Lulu - Me, The Peaceful Heart

Mason Williams - Classical Gas

Lulu - I'm A Tiger

Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears

Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon

Love Affair - Bring On Back The Good Times

Harry J All Stars - The Liquidator

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song

 

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:

 

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Good Luck!

Edited May 28, 20169 yr by AH Gold

+20 Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

+19 Craig Douglas - A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

+18 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears

+17 Lesley Gore - It's My Party

+16 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

+15 Harry J All Stars - The Liquidator

+14 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song

+13 Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By

+12 Cher - All I Really Want To Do

+11 Cilla Black - Alfie

+10 Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

+9 Lulu - I'm A Tiger

+8 Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man

+7 Craig Douglas - Time

+6 Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley

+5 Bob Dylan - Times They Are A-Changin'

+4 Roy Orbison - Runnin' Scared

+3 Sam Cooke - Chain Gang

+2 Neil Sedaka - Little Devil

+1 Love Affair - Bring On Back The Good Times

+30 Mason Williams - Classical Gas

+29 Harry J All Stars - The Liquidator

+28 Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

+27 Topol - If I Were A Rich Man

+26 Bernard Cribbins - The Hole In The Ground

+25 The Kinks - Set Me Free

+24 Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

+23 Bob Dylan - Times They Are A-Changin'

+22 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears

+21 Hollies - Yes I Will

+20 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

+19 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song

+18 Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You

+17 Sam Cooke - Chain Gang

+16 Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man

=15 Lonnie Donegan - The Party's Over

+14 Johnny Mathis - My Love For You

+13 Lesley Gore - It's My Party

+12 Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley

+11 The Small Faces - Tin Soldier

+10 Roy Orbison - Runnin' Scared

+09 Cilla Black - Alfie

+08 Johnny Dankworth - African Waltz

+07 Craig Douglas - A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

+06 Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By

+05 Craig Douglas - Time

+04 Love Affair - Bring On Back The Good Times

+03 Gene Pitney - Princess In Rags

+02 Mojos - Everything's Alright

+01 Tommy Roe - Everybody

Actually, only 15 that don't ring a bell - assuming when I check them them out I don't go "ohh thats what/who it is!" - and all early to mid 60's MOR pop. Fab gear!

+30 Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

+29 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears

+28 Dusty Springfield - All I See Is You

+27 Dusty Springfield - Losing You

+26 Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight

+25 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song

+24 Craig Douglas - Our Favourite Melodies

+23 Lulu - I'm A Tiger

+22 Lulu - Me, The Peaceful Heart

+21 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

 

+20 Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons

+19 Sam Cooke - Chain Gang

+18 Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By

+17 Paul & Paula - Young Lovers

+16 Sonny - Laugh At Me

+15 Gene Pitney - Princess In Rags

+14 Cilla Black - Alfie

+13 Sandie Shaw - Tomorrow

+12 Craig Douglas - Time

+11 Kinks - Set Me Free

 

+10 Lesley Gore - It's My Party

+9 Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

+8 Craig Douglas - When My Little Girl Is Smiling

+7 Bobby Darin - If I Were A Carpenter

+6 Small Faces - Tin Soldier

+5 Craig Douglas - A Hundred Pounds Of Clay

+4 Bee Gees - World

+3 Fourmost - Hello Little Girl

+2 Bachelors - Marie

+1 Jimmy Justice - When My Little Girl Is Smiling

 

 

I needed 40 for this list, some good discoveries for me, some I didn’t know I knew, and plenty of classic faves. The top 5 are, to me, awesome productions.

 

+30 Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

+29 Roy Orbison - Runnin' Scared

+28 Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Kites

+27 Bee Gees - World

+26 Mason Williams - Classical Gas

+25 Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man

+24 Cilla Black - Alfie

+23 Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound

+22 Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By

+21 Dusty Springfield - Losing You

 

+20 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears

+19 Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me

+18 Lesley Gore - It's My Party

+17 Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon

+16 Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley

+15 Love Affair - Bringin’ On Back The Good Times

+14 Bob Dylan - Times They Are A-Changin'

+13 Small Faces - Tin Soldier

+12 Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

+11 Bobby Darin - If I Were A Carpenter

 

+10 Dusty Springfield - All I See Is You

+9 Lulu - Me, The Peaceful Heart

+8 Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man

+7 Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight

+6 Lulu - I'm A Tiger

+5 Hollies - Yes I Will

+4 Pinkerton's Assorted Colours - Mirror, Mirror

+3 Cher - All I Really Want To Do

+2 Billy Fury - In Thoughts Of You

+1 Tommy Roe - Everybody

 

the 10 that missed:

Harry J All Stars - The Liquidator

Neil Sedaka - Little Devil

Bernard Cribbins - The Hole In The Ground

Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons

Sam Cooke - Chain Gang

Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Sucu Sucu

Gene Pitney - Princess In Rags

Lonnie Donegan - The Party's Over

Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song

 

Number 9s - The Results!

 

only 4 voters :( on the plus side, it won't take me as long to tot up the votes, so every cloud and all that.

 

So without further ado, these got nothing at all:

 

Billy Fury - Colette

Hank Locklin - Please Help Me, I'm Falling

Marty Wilde - Rubber Ball

Laurie Johnson Orchestra - Sucu Sucu

Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear

Karl Denver - Never Goodbye

Roy Orbison - Falling

Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - One Way Love

Helmut Zacharias - Tokyo Melody

Barron Knights - Merry Gentle Pops

Elvis Presley - If Every Day Was Like Christmas

Cliff Richard - It's All Over

 

As for the others:

 

2. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks Of My Tears 89

3. Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man 62

4. Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By 59

5. Cilla Black - Alfie 58

Lesley Gore - It's My Party 58

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song 58

8. Mason Williams - Classical Gas 56

9. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues 50

10. Dusty Springfield - Losing You 48

 

11. Harry J All Stars - The Liquidator 44

12. Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound 43

Roy Orbison - Runnin' Scared 43

14. Bob Dylan - Times They Are A-Changin' 42

15. Sam Cooke - Chain Gang 39

16. Lulu - I'm A Tiger 38

Dusty Springfield - All I See Is You 38

18. Kinks - Set Me Free 36

19. Mamas & The Papas - Creeque Alley 34

20. Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight 33

21. Spencer Davis Group - I'm A Man 32

22. Craig Douglas - A Hundred Pounds Of Clay 31

Bee Gees - World 31

Lulu - Me, The Peaceful Heart 31

25. Small Faces - Tin Soldier 30

26. Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Kites 28

27. Topol - If I Were A Rich Man 27

28. Bernard Cribbins - The Hole In The Ground 26

Hollies - Yes I Will 26

30. Craig Douglas - Time 24

Craig Douglas - Our Favourite Melodies 24

32. Love Affair - Bring On Back The Good Times 20

Connie Stevens - Sixteen Reasons 20

34. Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me 19

35. Gene Pitney - Princess In Rags 18

Bobby Darin - If I Were A Carpenter 18

Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You 18

38. Marmalade - Baby Make It Soon 17

Paul & Paula - Young Lovers 17

40. Sonny - Laugh At Me 16

41. Cher - All I Really Want To Do 15

Lonnie Donegan - The Party's Over 15

43. Johnny Mathis - My Love For You 14

44. Sandie Shaw - Tomorrow 13

45. Rolf Harris - Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport 9

46. Johnny Dankworth - African Waltz 8

Craig Douglas - When My Little Girl Is Smiling 8

48. Pinkerton's Assorted Colours - Mirror, Mirror 4

49. Fourmost - Hello Little Girl 3

50. Bachelors - Marie 2

Billy Fury - In Thoughts Of You 2

Neil Sedaka - Little Devil 2

Tommy Roe - Everybody 2

Mojos - Everything's Alright 2

55. Jimmy Justice - When My Little Girl Is Smiling 1

 

which leaves:

 

1. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By 104

 

 

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