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1960s Top 40 Rate

 

Number 15s and Number 16s

 

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.15 and No.16 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).

 

Number 15s

 

Russ Conway - Royal Event

Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance

Gene Vincent - Pistol Packin' Mama

Frank Sinatra - Nice 'N' Easy

Eddie Cochran - Weekend

Frank Sinatra - Granada

John Leyton - Son, This Is She

Johnnie Spence - The 'Dr Kildare' Theme

Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red (My Love)

Brenda Lee - It Started All Over Again

Craig Douglas - Oh, Lonesome Me

Richard Chamberlain - Love Me Tender

Jimmy Young - Miss You

Roy Orbison - Borne On The Wind

Newbeats - Bread And Butter

Elvis Presley - Ain't That Loving You Baby

Gerry & The Pacemakers - I'll Be There

Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover

Herman's Hermits - Just A Little Bit Better

Elvis Presley - Tell Me Why

Fortunes - This Golden Ring

Cliff Richard - Blue Turns To Grey

Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration

Roy Orbison - Lana

Barron Knights - Under New Management

Sandy Posey - Single Girl

Georgie Fame - Because I Love You

Dubliners - Black Velvet Band

Herd - Paradise Lost

Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby

Elvis Presley - U.S Male

Lulu - Boy

Otis Redding - Hard To Handle

The Doors - Hello I Love You

Long John Baldry - Mexico

Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child

Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar

Dells - Sing A Rainbow - Love Is Blue (Medley)

Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm A Better Man

Temptations - Cloud Nine

 

Number 16s

 

Gene Vincent - My Heart

King Brothers - Mais Oui

Russ Conway - Passing Breeze

Viscounts - Shortnin' Bread

Marty Wilde - Little Girl

U.S Bonds - New Orleans

Springfields - Bambino

Miki & Griff - A Little Bitty Tear

Vernons Girls - Lover Please

Mr Acker Bilk - A Taste Of Honey

Chiffons - He's So Fine

Chantays - Pipeline

Freddie & The Dreamers - I Love You Baby

Billy Fury - I'm Lost Without You

Francoise Hardy - All Over The World

Dave Clark Five - Come Home

Wayne Fontana - Come On Home

Bob Dylan - I Want You

Los Bravos - I Don't Care

Peter & Gordon - Lady Godiva

Ike & Tina Turner - A Love Like Yours

Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two

Small Faces - Universal

Tymes - People

Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude

Love Affair - One Road

Four Tops - What Is A Man

Georgie Fame - Peaceful

 

Here's your choice of rates:

 

+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 22, 20169 yr by AH Gold

Number 15s

 

+20 Sandy Posey - Single Girl

+18 The Doors - Hello I Love You

+16 Gene Vincent - Pistol Packin' Mama

+14 Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration

+12 Newbeats - Bread And Butter

+10 Gerry & The Pacemakers - I'll Be There

+8 Brenda Lee - It Started All Over Again

+6 Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby

+4 Lulu - Boy

+2 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child

 

Number 16s

 

+20 Chiffons - He's So Fine

+18 Billy Fury - I'm Lost Without You

+16 Francoise Hardy - All Over The World

+14 Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two

+12 Peter & Gordon - Lady Godiva

+10 Los Bravos - I Don't Care

+8 U.S Bonds - New Orleans

+6 Ike & Tina Turner - A Love Like Yours

+4 Mr Acker Bilk - A Taste Of Honey

+2 Tymes - People

 

Number 15s

+20 Otis Redding - Hard To Handle

+18 Frank Sinatra - Nice 'N' Easy

+16 Temptations - Cloud Nine

+14 Gene Vincent - Pistol Packin' Mama

+12 The Doors - Hello I Love You

+10 Russ Conway - Royal Event

+08 Frank Sinatra - Granada

+06 Eddie Cochran - Weekend

+04 Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red (My Love)

+02 Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar

 

Number 16s

+20 Francoise Hardy - All Over The World

+18 Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two

+16 Chiffons - He's So Fine

+14 Gene Vincent - My Heart

+12 Russ Conway - Passing Breeze

+10 Mr Acker Bilk - A Taste Of Honey

+08 Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude

+06 Dave Clark Five - Come Home

+04 Ike & Tina Turner - A Love Like Yours

+02 Small Faces - Universal

Number 15s

 

+20 Otis Redding - Hard To Handle

+19 Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration

+18 Temptations - Cloud Nine

+17 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child

+16 Dells - Sing A Rainbow - Love Is Blue (Medley)

+15 Sandy Posey - Single Girl

+14 Lulu - Boy

+13 Frank Sinatra - Granada

+12 Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar

+11 Dubliners - Black Velvet Band

 

+10 Herd - Paradise Lost

+9 Brenda Lee - It Started All Over Again

+8 Roy Orbison - Lana

+7 Frank Sinatra - Nice 'N' Easy

+6 Barron Knights - Under New Management

+5 Fortunes - This Golden Ring

+4 Newbeats - Bread And Butter

+3 Roy Orbison - Borne On The Wind

+2 Craig Douglas - Oh, Lonesome Me

+1 John Leyton - Son, This Is She

 

Number 16s

 

+20 Four Tops - What Is A Man

+19 Tymes - People

+18 Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two

+17 Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude

+16 Bob Dylan - I Want You

+15 Chiffons - He's So Fine

+14 Francoise Hardy - All Over The World

+13 Ike & Tina Turner - A Love Like Yours

+12 Freddie & The Dreamers - I Love You Baby

+11 Wayne Fontana - Come On Home

 

+10 Small Faces - Universal

+9 Vernons Girls - Lover Please

+8 Dave Clark Five - Come Home

+7 Peter & Gordon - Lady Godiva

+6 Marty Wilde - Little Girl

+5 Los Bravos - I Don't Care

+4 Gene Vincent - My Heart

+3 Springfields - Bambino

+2 King Brothers - Mais Oui

+1 U.S Bonds - New Orleans

 

Number 15s

 

 

+20 Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child

+19 Sandy Posey - Single Girl

+18 Temptations - Cloud Nine

+17 Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration

+16 Herd - Paradise Lost

+15 Dells - Sing A Rainbow - Love Is Blue (Medley)

+14 Lulu - Boy

+13 Long John Baldry - Mexico

+12 Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover

+11 The Doors - Hello I Love You

+10 Eddie Cochran - Weekend

+9 Fortunes - This Golden Ring

+8 Otis Redding - Hard To Handle

+7 Herman's Hermits - Just A Little Bit Better

+6 Roy Orbison - Lana

+5 Gerry & The Pacemakers - I'll Be There

+4 Roy Orbison - Borne On The Wind

+3 Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar

+2 Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby

+1 Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm A Better Man

 

 

Number 16s

 

+20 Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two

+19 Chiffons - He's So Fine

+18 Love Affair - One Road

+17 Four Tops - What Is A Man

+16 Georgie Fame - Peaceful

+15 Francoise Hardy - All Over The World

+14 Ike & Tina Turner - A Love Like Yours

+13 Mr Acker Bilk - A Taste Of Honey

+12 Bob Dylan - I Want You

+11 Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude

+10 U.S Bonds - New Orleans

+9 Peter & Gordon - Lady Godiva

+8 Chantays - Pipeline

+7 Los Bravos - I Don't Care

+6 Miki & Griff - A Little Bitty Tear

+5 Springfields - Bambino

+4 Wayne Fontana - Come On Home

+3 Small Faces - Universal

+2 Tymes - People

+1 Gene Vincent - My Heart

 

Number 15s - The Results!

 

Thanks again for the votes. These got nothing:

 

Billy Bland - Let The Little Girl Dance

Johnnie Spence - The 'Dr Kildare' Theme

Richard Chamberlain - Love Me Tender

Jimmy Young - Miss You

Elvis Presley - Ain't That Loving You Baby

Elvis Presley - Tell Me Why

Cliff Richard - Blue Turns To Grey

Georgie Fame - Because I Love You

Elvis Presley - U.S Male

 

Not many Elvis fans here it would seem. These lot got some points:

 

2. Temptations - Cloud Nine 52

3. Righteous Brothers - (You're My) Soul And Inspiration 50

4. Otis Redding - Hard To Handle 48

5. The Doors - Hello I Love You 41

6. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Love Child 38

7. Lulu - Boy 32

8. Dells - Sing A Rainbow - Love Is Blue (Medley) 31

9. Gene Vincent - Pistol Packin' Mama 30

10. Herd - Paradise Lost 26

11. Frank Sinatra - Nice 'N' Easy 25

12. Frank Sinatra - Granada 21

13. Brenda Lee - It Started All Over Again 17

Sam & Dave - Soul Sister, Brown Sugar 17

15. Newbeats - Bread And Butter 16

Eddie Cochran - Weekend 16

17. Gerry & The Pacemakers - I'll Be There 15

18. Fortunes - This Golden Ring 14

Roy Orbison - Lana 14

20. Long John Baldry - Mexico 13

21. Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover 12

22. Dubliners - Black Velvet Band 11

23. Russ Conway - Royal Event 10

24. Box Tops - Cry Like A Baby 8

25. Roy Orbison - Borne On The Wind 7

Herman's Hermits - Just A Little Bit Better 7

27. Barron Knights - Under New Management 6

28. Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red (My Love) 4

29. Craig Douglas - Oh, Lonesome Me 2

30. Engelbert Humperdinck - I'm A Better Man 1

John Leyton - Son, This Is She 1

 

which leaves:

 

1. Sandy Posey - Single Girl 54

 

 

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. Sandy Posey - Single Girl

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

Number 16s - The Results!

 

Just ONE unloved track getting no votes here:

 

Viscounts - Shortnin' Bread

 

And also - another one of those fun ties at the top :( But before we get to that, here's the rest:

 

3. Francoise Hardy - All Over The World 65

4. Ike & Tina Turner - A Love Like Yours 37

Four Tops - What Is A Man 37

6. Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude 36

7. Bob Dylan - I Want You 28

Peter & Gordon - Lady Godiva 28

9. Mr Acker Bilk - A Taste Of Honey 27

10. Tymes - People 23

11. Los Bravos - I Don't Care 22

12. U.S Bonds - New Orleans 19

Gene Vincent - My Heart 19

14. Billy Fury - I'm Lost Without You 18

Love Affair - One Road 18

16. Georgie Fame - Peaceful 16

17. Wayne Fontana - Come On Home 15

Small Faces - Universal 15

19. Dave Clark Five - Come Home 14

20. Freddie & The Dreamers - I Love You Baby 12

Russ Conway - Passing Breeze 12

22. Vernons Girls - Lover Please 9

23. Springfields - Bambino 8

Chantays - Pipeline 8

25. Marty Wilde - Little Girl 6

Miki & Griff - A Little Bitty Tear 6

27. King Brothers - Mais Oui 2

 

The good thing about these '60s rates is it takes a lot less time to do :lol: Just 28 #16 peaking tracks here compared to the 153 that did it in the '90s!

 

Anyway, the top two classics getting 70 points each are:

 

Chiffons - He's So Fine 70

Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two 70

 

To separate them, it's back to the individual votes to see who got the most +20s, +19s etc... One will go on to the Ultimate 1960s Top 40 Reshuffle, the other will do the same in the Runners Up Reshuffle:

 

Chiffons - He's So Fine - 20 (AH Gold) 19 (popchartfreak) 16 (richie) 15 (darkstar79)

Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two - 20 (popchartfreak) 18 (richie) 18 (darkstar79) 14 (AH Gold)

 

Both got one +20 each, but thanks to the +19 from John....

 

1. Chiffons - He's So Fine 70

 

 

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. Sandy Posey - Single Girl

16. Chiffons - He's So Fine

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

Otis was robbed! I'm not hugely sure of the appeal of Single Girl, a bit light country for me :(

Otis was robbed! I'm not hugely sure of the appeal of Single Girl, a bit light country for me :(

Put it down to childhood nostalgia for an emotional melodic minor gem :lol: . It was a hit all over again in 1975 and remained well liked...

 

Hard to handle has the diasdvantage of being much covered, not all of them great, tarnishes the original a bit. Cloud 9 is the oops moment for me. Banging funk, as fresh today as the day it was unleashed :)

Is it the same Cloud 9 that Edwin Starr recorded? Yeah, that's a belter!

Yeah thats the one, the temps did it first B-)