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1960s Top 40 Rate

 

Number 5s

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.5 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).

 

Mr Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Summer Set

Max Bygraves - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be

Lonnie Donegan - I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck Of The 'John B')

Tommy Steele - What A Mouth (What A North And South)

Adam Faith - When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool

Johnny Burnette - Dreamin'

Shadows - Man Of Mystery/The Stranger

Adam Faith - Who Am I?/This Is It

Matt Monro - My Kind Of Girl

Connie Francis - Where The Boys Are/Baby Roo

Brook Brothers - War Paint

Cleo Laine - You'll Answer To Me

Tony Orlando - Bless You

Billy Fury - I'd Never Find Another You

Bobby Darin - Multiplication

Leroy Van Dyke - Walk On By

Adam Faith - As You Like It

Brian Hyland - Ginny Come Lately

Jimmy Rodgers - English Country Garden

Crickets - Don't Ever Change

Shirley Bassey - What Now My Love?

Nat 'King' Cole - Ramblin' Rose

Marty Robbins - Devil Woman

Tornados - Globetrotter

Frankie Vaughan - Loop-De-Loop

Springfields - Island Of Dreams

Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain

Springfields - Say I Won't Be There

Del Shannon - Two Kinds Of Teardrops

Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart

Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards

Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

Billy Fury - In Summer

Surfaris - Wipe Out

Heinz - Just Like Eddie

Adam Faith With The Roulettes - The First Time

Los Indios Tabajaras - Maria Elena

Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

Brenda Lee - As Usual

Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1

Merseybeats - I Think Of You

Jim Reeves - I Love You Because

Shadows - The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt

Mary Wells - My Guy

Dave Berry - The Crying Game

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um

Freddie & The Dreamers - I Understand

Sounds Orchestral - Cast Your Fate To The Wind

Dave Berry - Little Things

Barron Knights - Pop Go The Workers

Rockin' Berries - Poor Man's Son

Peter & Gordon - To Know You Is To Love You

Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can

McCoys - Hang On Sloopy

Hedgehoppers Anonymous - It's Good News Week

Toys - A Lover's Concerto

Cilla Black - Love's Just A Broken Heart

Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly

The Who - Substitute

Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly

Crispian St Peters - The Pied Piper

Hollies - Bus Stop

Dave Berry - Mama

Rolling Stones - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?

Kinks - Dead End Street

Paul Jones - I've Been A Bad Bad Boy

Whistling Jack Smith - I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman

Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow

Traffic - Paper Sun

Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her

Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections

Box Tops - The Letter

Troggs - Love Is All Around

Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

Monkees - Daydream Believer

Donovan - Jennifer Juniper

Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die

Love Affair - Rainbow Valley

Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy

Tom Jones - Help Yourself

Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight

Union Gap ft Gary Puckett - Lady Willpower

Engelbert Humperdinck - Les Bicyclettes De Belsize

Marbles - Only One Woman

Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance

Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run

Nina Simone - To Love Somebody

Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile

Frank Sinatra - My Way

Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby

Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay

David Bowie - Space Oddity

Upsetters - Return Of Django/Dollar In The Teeth

 

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 June 23, 20169 yr by AH Gold

+30 Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

+29 David Bowie - Space Oddity

+28 Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

+27 Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

+26 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

+25 Monkees - Daydream Believer

+24 Billy Fury - I'd Never Find Another You

+23 Mary Wells - My Guy

+22 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody

+21 Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

+20 Surfaris - Wipe Out

+19 Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1

+18 Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

+17 The Who - Substitute

+16 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections

+15 Frank Sinatra - My Way

+14 Upsetters - Return Of Django/Dollar In The Teeth

+13 Dave Berry - The Crying Game

+12 Tom Jones - Help Yourself

+11 Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy

+10 Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain

+9 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay

+8 Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower

+7 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby

+6 Springfields - Island Of Dreams

+5 Hollies - Bus Stop

+4 Box Tops - The Letter

+3 Heinz - Just Like Eddie

+2 Troggs - Love Is All Around

+1 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile

 

Some real classics in here

 

+30 David Bowie - Space Oddity

+29 The Surfaris - Wipe Out

+28 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby

+27 The Kinks - Dead End Street

+26 Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1

+25 The Upsetters - Return Of Django/Dollar In The Teeth

+24 The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

+23 The Hollies - Bus Stop

+22 The Rolling Stones - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?

+21 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

+20 Sounds Orchestral - Cast Your Fate To The Wind (I love the Vince Guaraldi version of this so, even though I haven't heard this, I'll vote!)

+19 The Monkees - Daydream Believer

+18 Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

+17 Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower

+16 The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow

+15 The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain

+14 Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

+13 Donovan - Jennifer Juniper

+12 The Tornados - Globetrotter

+11 Whistling Jack Smith - I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman

+10 Traffic - Paper Sun

+09 The Who - Substitute

+08 Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy

+07 The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

+06 Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

+05 Dave Berry - The Crying Game

+04 Nina Simone - To Love Somebody

+03 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay

+02 Peter & Gordon - To Know You Is To Love You

+01 Barron Knights - Pop Go The Workers

 

+30 Monkees - Daydream Believer

+29 Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her

+28 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections

+27 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile

+26 Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower

+25 Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire

+24 Love Affair - Rainbow Valley

+23 Union Gap ft Gary Puckett - Lady Willpower

+22 Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight

+21 Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly

 

+20 Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance

+19 Hollies - Bus Stop

+18 Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

+17 David Bowie - Space Oddity (!)

+16 Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

+15 Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

+14 Mary Wells - My Guy

+13 Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly

+12 Whistling Jack Smith - I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman

+11 Traffic - Paper Sun

 

+10 Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die

+9 Box Tops - The Letter

+8 Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

+7 Marbles - Only One Woman

+6 Crispian St Peters - The Pied Piper

+5 Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay

+4 Toys - A Lover's Concerto

+3 Springfields - Island Of Dreams

+2 Engelbert Humperdinck - Les Bicyclettes De Belsize

+1 Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run

 

rediscovery of a forgotten gem: Billy Fury - In Summer

 

The rest: so many childhood fondness mixed with bonafide classics that the early 60’s get completely edged out bar one. Fabulous top 30, love em all. I’m perfectly comfortable with Val Doonican beating Bowie, and Hendrix and Julie Driscoll beating Dylan.

 

Everyone should have a go, there at least 10 famous songs here!

 

+30 Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby

+29 Tom Jones - Help Yourself

+28 Toys - A Lover's Concerto

+27 Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile

+26 Love Affair - Rainbow Valley

+25 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections

+24 Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron

+23 Adam Faith - When Johnny Comes Marching Home

+22 Shirley Bassey - What Now My Love?

+21 Union Gap ft Gary Puckett - Lady Willpower

 

+20 Brook Brothers - War Paint

+19 Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa

+18 Mary Wells - My Guy

+17 Nat 'King' Cole - Ramblin' Rose

+16 Max Bygraves - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be

+15 Monkees - Daydream Believer

+14 Paul Jones - I've Been A Bad Bad Boy

+13 Brenda Lee - As Usual

+12 Barron Knights - Pop Go The Workers

+11 Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

 

+10 Kinks - Dead End Street

+9 Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her

+8 Upsetters - Return Of Django/Dollar In The Teeth

+7 Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman

+6 Adam Faith - As You Like It

+5 Jimmy Rodgers - English Country Garden

+4 Cilla Black - Love's Just A Broken Heart

+3 Peter & Gordon - To Know You Is To Love You

+2 Troggs - Love Is All Around

+1 Hollies - Bus Stop

nobody but me loves this??!

 

oh dear! oh dear! Dave Edmunds in one his finest guitar moments

 

play loud..

 

 

Number 5s - The Results!

 

Thanks for all the votes. Maybe one or two surprises here! But firstly, go 'huh?' at these which got no votes:

 

Mr Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Summer Set

Lonnie Donegan - I Wanna Go Home (The Wreck Of The 'John B')

Tommy Steele - What A Mouth (What A North And South)

Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool

Johnny Burnette - Dreamin'

Shadows - Man Of Mystery/The Stranger

Adam Faith - Who Am I?/This Is It

Matt Monro - My Kind Of Girl

Connie Francis - Where The Boys Are/Baby Roo

Cleo Laine - You'll Answer To Me

Tony Orlando - Bless You

Bobby Darin - Multiplication

Leroy Van Dyke - Walk On By

Brian Hyland - Ginny Come Lately

Crickets - Don't Ever Change

Marty Robbins - Devil Woman

Frankie Vaughan - Loop-De-Loop

Springfields - Say I Won't Be There

Del Shannon - Two Kinds Of Teardrops

Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart

Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards

Billy Fury - In Summer

Adam Faith With The Roulettes - The First Time

Los Indios Tabajaras - Maria Elena

Merseybeats - I Think Of You

Jim Reeves - I Love You Because

Shadows - The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um

Freddie & The Dreamers - I Understand

Dave Berry - Little Things

Rockin' Berries - Poor Man's Son

Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can

McCoys - Hang On Sloopy

Hedgehoppers Anonymous - It's Good News Week

Dave Berry - Mama

 

As for the others:

 

2. Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa 79

3. David Bowie - Space Oddity 76

4. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections 69

5. Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - I'm The Urban Spaceman 67

6. Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinking 'Bout My Baby 65

7. Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 63

8. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity - This Wheel's On Fire 61

9. Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron 58

10. Mary Wells - My Guy 55

Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 55

Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile 55

13. Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower 51

14. Love Affair - Rainbow Valley 50

15. Surfaris - Wipe Out 49

16. Hollies - Bus Stop 48

17. Upsetters - Return Of Django/Dollar In The Teeth 47

18. Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1 45

19. Union Gap ft Gary Puckett - Lady Willpower 44

20. Tom Jones - Help Yourself 41

21. Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her 38

22. Kinks - Dead End Street 37

23. Toys - A Lover's Concerto 32

24. Nina Simone - To Love Somebody 26

The Who - Substitute 26

26. Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain 25

27. Billy Fury - I'd Never Find Another You 24

28. Adam Faith - When Johnny Comes Marching Home 23

Whistling Jack Smith - I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman 23

30. Shirley Bassey - What Now My Love? 22

Rolling Stones - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow? 22

Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight 22

33. Traffic - Paper Sun 21

Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly 21

35. Brook Brothers - War Paint 20

Sounds Orchestral - Cast Your Fate To The Wind 20

Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance 20

38. Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy 19

39. Dave Berry - The Crying Game 18

40. Nat 'King' Cole - Ramblin' Rose 17

Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay 17

42. Max Bygraves - Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be 16

Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow 16

44. Frank Sinatra - My Way 15

45. Paul Jones - I've Been A Bad Bad Boy 14

46. Box Tops - The Letter 13

Barron Knights - Pop Go The Workers 13

Bob Lind - Elusive Butterfly 13

Donovan - Jennifer Juniper 13

Brenda Lee - As Usual 13

51. Tornados - Globetrotter 12

52. Herd - I Don't Want Our Loving To Die 10

53. Springfields - Island Of Dreams 9

54. Marbles - Only One Woman 7

55. Adam Faith - As You Like It 6

Crispian St Peters - The Pied Piper 6

57. Peter & Gordon - To Know You Is To Love You 5

Jimmy Rodgers - English Country Garden 5

59. Cilla Black - Love's Just A Broken Heart 4

Troggs - Love Is All Around 4

61. Heinz - Just Like Eddie 3

62. Engelbert Humperdinck - Les Bicyclettes De Belsize 2

63. Manfred Mann - Fox On The Run 1

 

which leaves:

 

1. Monkees - Daydream Believer 89

 

 

The Ultimate 1960s Top 40:

 

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5. Monkees - Daydream Believer

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9. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By

10. Temptations - Get Ready

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19. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By

20. Walker Brothers - Love Her

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29. P.P Arnold - Angel Of The Morning

30. Booker T And The MG's - Soul Limbo

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39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony

40. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um

Perfect winner. Ive seen whole stadiums of music fans singing along to it waiting for the big acts performing live.