Posted June 6, 20169 yr http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/cst3010/images/1960s_logo.gif 1960s Top 40 Rate Number 6s 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.6 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). Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living Shadows - F.B.I Anthony Newley - And The Heavens Cried Ferrante & Teicher - Theme From 'Exodus' Shirley Bassey - You'll Never Know Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - You Always Hurt The One You Love Lonnie Donegan - Michael, Row The Boat Connie Francis - Together Del Shannon - Hats Off To Larry Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five Bobby Vee - Run To Him Everly Brothers - Cryin' In The Rain Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away Brenda Lee - Rockin' Arouund The Christmas Tree Joe Brown - It Only Took A Minute Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl Mike Berry & The Outlaws - Don't You Think It's Time Bachelors - Charmaine Ronnie Carroll - Say Wonderful Things Roy Orbison - In Dreams Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Aruko) Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry Shadows - Shindig Shirley Bassey - I (Who Have Nothing) Chuck Berry - Let It Rock/Memphis Tennessee Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Candy Man Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying Fourmost - A Little Loving Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road Jim Reeves - There's A Heartache Following Me Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper Cliff Richard & The Shadows - I Could Easily Fall PJ Proby - Somewhere Gene Pitney - I Must Be Seeing Things Marianne Faithfull - This Little Bird Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song Marcello Minerbi - Zorba's Dance Sandie Shaw - Message Understood Herman's Hermits - A Must To Avoid Roy 'C' - Shotgun Wedding Ken Dodd - Promises Animals - Don't Bring Me Down Cilla Black - Don't Answer Me Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love Elvis Presley - Love Letters Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow Easybeats - Friday On My Mind Cliff Richard & The Shadows - In The Country Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe Cat Stevens - I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun Lulu - The Boat That I Row Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary Supremes - The Happening Pink Floyd - See Emily Play Johnny Mann Singers - Up, Up And Away Anita Harris - Just Loving You Procol Harum - Homburg Herd - From The Underworld Des O' Connor - Careless Hands Cliff Richard - All My Love Plastic Penny - Everything I Am Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me Marmalade - Lovin' Things Amen Corner - High In The Sky Tremeloes - My Little Lady Love Affair - A Day Without Love Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening Johnny Nash - You Got Soul Bee Gees - First Of May Joe South - Games People Play Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont Johnny Nash - Cupid Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer Beach Boys - Breakaway Family Dogg - A Way Of Life Equals - Viva Bobby Joe Oliver - Good Morning Starshine Karen Young - Nobody's Child Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People As ever, you have the choice of: +30 +29 +28 +27 +26 +25 +24 +23 +22 +21 +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 or you can do a +20 rate: +20 +19 +18 +17 +16 +15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 or: +20 +18 +16 +14 +12 +10 +8 +6 +4 +2 or: +20 +15 +10 +5 +1 Good Luck! Edited June 20, 20169 yr by AH Gold
June 6, 20169 yr Author +30 Bobby Vee - Run To Him +29 Lulu - The Boat That I Row +28 Everly Brothers - Cryin' In The Rain +27 Marianne Faithfull - This Little Bird +26 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer +25 Equals - Viva Bobby Joe +24 Brenda Lee - Rockin' Arouund The Christmas Tree +23 Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away +22 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People +21 Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road +20 Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love +19 Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song +18 Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack +17 Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire +16 Johnny Nash - Cupid +15 Karen Young - Nobody's Child +14 Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Aruko) +13 Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World +12 Pink Floyd - See Emily Play +11 Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life +10 Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love +9 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe +8 Shirley Bassey - I (Who Have Nothing) +7 Roy Orbison - In Dreams +6 Gene Pitney - I Must Be Seeing Things +5 Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry +4 Cliff Richard - All My Love +3 Supremes - The Happening +2 Roy 'C' - Shotgun Wedding +1 Oliver - Good Morning Starshine
June 6, 20169 yr +30 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five +29 Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack +28 Pink Floyd - See Emily Play +27 Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song +26 Marcello Minerbi - Zorba's Dance +25 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe +24 Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away +23 Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary +22 Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire +21 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer +20 Beach Boys - Breakaway +19 Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow +18 Johnny Mann Singers - Up, Up And Away +17 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People +16 Lonnie Donegan - Michael, Row The Boat +15 Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont +14 Equals - Viva Bobby Joe +13 Oliver - Good Morning Starshine +12 Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Aruko) +11 Tremeloes - My Little Lady +10 Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me +09 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening +08 Family Dogg - A Way Of Life +07 Des O' Connor - Careless Hands +06 Cat Stevens - I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun +05 Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love +04 Animals - Don't Bring Me Down +03 Gene Pitney - I Must Be Seeing Things +02 Roy Orbison - In Dreams +01 Sandie Shaw - Message Understood
June 6, 20169 yr +30 Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love +29 Bee Gees - First Of May +28 Cat Stevens - I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun +27 Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow +26 Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry +25 Supremes - The Happening +24 Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song +23 Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away +22 Shirley Bassey - I (Who Have Nothing) +21 Beach Boys - Breakaway +20 Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love +19 Cilla Black - Don't Answer Me +18 Lulu - The Boat That I Row +17 Herman's Hermits - A Must To Avoid +16 Gene Pitney - I Must Be Seeing Things +15 Shirley Bassey - You'll Never Know +14 Easybeats - Friday On My Mind +13 Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont +12 Roy Orbison - In Dreams +11 Marianne Faithfull - This Little Bird +10 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People +9 Johnny Nash - Cupid +8 Joe South - Games People Play +7 Everly Brothers - Cryin' In The Rain +6 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening +5 Pink Floyd - See Emily Play +4 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer +3 Equals - Viva Bobby Joe +2 Des O' Connor - Careless Hands +1 Sandie Shaw - Message Understood
June 8, 20169 yr I needed 40 for this list, bottom 10 listed afterwards +30 Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer +29 Family Dogg - A Way Of Life +28 Beach Boys - Breakaway +27 Roy Orbison - In Dreams +26 Oliver - Good Morning Starshine +25 Bee Gees - First Of May +24 Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire +23 Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Aruko) +22 Easybeats - Friday On My Mind +21 Herd - From The Underworld +20 Lulu - The Boat That I Row +19 Joe South - Games People Play +18 Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love +17 Anita Harris - Just Loving You +16 Tremeloes - My Little Lady +15 Marmalade - Lovin' Things +14 Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me +13 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening +12 Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying +11 Love Affair - A Day Without Love +10 Amen Corner - High In The Sky +9 Everly Brothers - Cryin' In The Rain +8 Cliff Richard - All My Love +7 Johnny Nash - You Got Soul +6 Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road +5 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe +4 Johnny Nash - Cupid +3 Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love +2 Bobby Vee - Run To Him +1 Supremes - The Happening Roy 'C' - Shotgun Wedding Pink Floyd - See Emily Play Johnny Mann Singers - Up, Up And Away Marianne Faithfull - This Little Bird Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five Equals - Viva Bobby Joe Marcello Minerbi - Zorba's Dance Ferrante & Teicher - Theme From 'Exodus' Sandie Shaw - Message Understood
June 20, 20169 yr Author Number 6s - The Results! Thanks again for the votes. As always, we start with the nil-pointers: Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living Shadows - F.B.I Anthony Newley - And The Heavens Cried Ferrante & Teicher - Theme From 'Exodus' Clarence 'Frogman' Henry - You Always Hurt The One You Love Connie Francis - Together Del Shannon - Hats Off To Larry Joe Brown - It Only Took A Minute Mark Wynter - Go Away Little Girl Mike Berry & The Outlaws - Don't You Think It's Time Bachelors - Charmaine Ronnie Carroll - Say Wonderful Things Shadows - Shindig Chuck Berry - Let It Rock/Memphis Tennessee Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Candy Man Fourmost - A Little Loving Jim Reeves - There's A Heartache Following Me Roy Orbison - Pretty Paper Cliff Richard & The Shadows - I Could Easily Fall PJ Proby - Somewhere Ken Dodd - Promises Elvis Presley - Love Letters Cliff Richard & The Shadows - In The Country Procol Harum - Homburg Plastic Penny - Everything I Am As for the rest: 2. Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away 70 Shirley Ellis - The Clapping Song 70 4. Beach Boys - Breakaway 69 5. Lulu - The Boat That I Row 67 6. Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire 63 7. Bee Gees - First Of May 54 8. Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love 53 Four Tops - Standing In The Shadows Of Love 53 10. Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People 49 Kyu Sakamoto - Sukiyaki (Ue O Muite Aruko) 49 12. Roy Orbison - In Dreams 48 13. Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack 47 14. Lee Dorsey - Holy Cow 46 15. Pink Floyd - See Emily Play 45 16. Everly Brothers - Cryin' In The Rain 44 17. Equals - Viva Bobby Joe 42 18. Oliver - Good Morning Starshine 40 19. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe 39 20. Marianne Faithfull - This Little Bird 38 21. Family Dogg - A Way Of Life 37 22. Easybeats - Friday On My Mind 36 23. Cat Stevens - I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun 34 24. Bobby Vee - Run To Him 32 25. Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry 31 26. Shirley Bassey - I (Who Have Nothing) 30 Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five 30 28. Supremes - The Happening 29 Johnny Nash - Cupid 29 30. Sandie Shaw - Monsieur Dupont 28 Herman's Hermits - Something's Happening 28 32. Tremeloes - My Little Lady 27 Joe South - Games People Play 27 Nashville Teens - Tobacco Road 27 35. Marcello Minerbi - Zorba's Dance 26 36. Gene Pitney - I Must Be Seeing Things 25 37. Brenda Lee - Rockin' Arouund The Christmas Tree 24 Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me 24 39. Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary 23 40. Herd - From The Underworld 21 41. Cilla Black - Don't Answer Me 19 42. Johnny Mann Singers - Up, Up And Away 18 43. Anita Harris - Just Loving You 17 Herman's Hermits - A Must To Avoid 17 45. Lonnie Donegan - Michael, Row The Boat 16 46. Shirley Bassey - You'll Never Know 15 Marmalade - Lovin' Things 15 Karen Young - Nobody's Child 15 49. Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World 13 50. Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying 12 Cliff Richard - All My Love 12 52. Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life 11 Love Affair - A Day Without Love 11 54. Amen Corner - High In The Sky 10 55. Des O' Connor - Careless Hands 9 56. Johnny Nash - You Got Soul 7 57. Animals - Don't Bring Me Down 4 58. Sandie Shaw - Message Understood 2 Roy 'C' - Shotgun Wedding 2 which leaves: 1. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer 81 l3LFML_pxlY The Ultimate 1960s Top 40: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Monkees - Daydream Believer 6. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer 7. 8. 9. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By 10. Temptations - Get Ready 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By 20. Walker Brothers - Love Her 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. P.P Arnold - Angel Of The Morning 30. Booker T And The MG's - Soul Limbo 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony 40. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
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