Posted July 21, 20168 yr http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/tbacig/cst3010/images/1960s_logo.gif 1960s Top 40 Rate Number 14s and Number 18s 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.14 and No.18 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 14s Russ Conway - Lucky Five Piltdown Men - Macdonald's Cave Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay Billy Fury - A Thousand Stars Piltdown Men - Piltdown Rides Again Johnny & The Hurricanes - Ja-Da Mike Preston - Marry Me Don Gibson - Sea Of Heartbreak Charlie Drake - My Boomerang Won't Come Back Chubby Checker - The Twist Lonnie Donegan - The Comancheros Danny Williams - Jeannie John Leyton - Lonely City Dave Brubeck - Unsquare Dance Petula Clark - Ya Ya Twist Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - So Do I Mr Acker Bilk - Lonely Brenda Lee - I Wonder Allan Sherman - Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh! Bern Elliott & The Fenmen - Money Elvis Presley - Kiss Me Quick Rick Nelson - For You Billy Fury - I Will Four Pennies - I Found Out The Hard Way Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) Roy Orbison - Goodnight Keely Smith - You're Breakin' My Heart Unit Four Plus Two - (You've) Never Been In Love Like This Before Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody Small Faces - Whatcha Gonna Do About It Peter Sellers - A Hard Day's Night Barbra Streisand - Second Hand Rose Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) Neil Christian - That's Nice Sandie Shaw - Nothing Come Easy Ken Dodd - More Than Love Mindbenders - Ashes To Ashes Eric Burdon & The Animals - Help Me Girl Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining Mike Sammes Singers - Somewhere My Love Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town) Tremeloes - Helule Helule Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Wreck Of The Antoinette Val Doonican - If I Knew Then What I Know Now Tom Jones - A Minute Of Your Time Tremeloes - Hello World Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why I Love You Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Living In Shame Des O'Connor - Dick-A-Dum-Dum (King's Road) Glen Campbell - Galveston Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey Number 18s Freddie Cannon - The Urge Frank Sinatra - River, Stay 'Way From My Door Johnny Preston - Feel So Fine Emile Ford & The Checkmates - Them There Eyes Nat 'King' Cole - Just As Much As Ever Jess Conrad - Mystery Girl Piltdown Men - Goodnight Mrs Flintstone Pat Boone - Moody River Jimmy Crawford - I Love How You Love Me Mrs Mills - Mrs Mills Medley Mike Sarne with Billie Davis - Will I What Billy Fury - Because Of Love Hank Locklin - We're Gonna Go Fishin' Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World Tornados - The Ice Cream Man Dakotas - The Cruel Sea Bachelors - Whispering Billy Fury - Somebody Else's Girl Harry Secombe - If I Ruled The World Richard Anthony - If I Loved You Frankie Vaughan - Hello, Dolly! Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - Goodbyee Shadows - War Lord Paul & Barry Ryan - Have Pity On The Boy Tom Jones - Once There Was A Time/Not Responsible Herman's Hermits - This Door Swings Both Ways Elvis Presley - All That I Am Temptations - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Georgie Fame - Sitting In The Park Prince Buster - Al Capone P.P Arnold - First Cut Is The Deepest Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp Jimi Hendrix Experience - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On Hollies - King Midas In Reverse Sandie Shaw - You've Not Changed Foundations - Back On My Feet Again Cream - Badge Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion Sounds Nice Feat Tim Mycroft - Love At First Sight (Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus) Des O'Connor - Loneliness 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 August 6, 20168 yr by AH Gold
July 21, 20168 yr Author Number 14s +20 Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) +19 Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay +18 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining +17 Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey +16 Chubby Checker - The Twist +15 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) +14 Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody +13 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind +12 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town) +11 Peter Sellers - A Hard Day's Night +10 Barbra Streisand - Second Hand Rose +9 Billy Fury - I Will +8 Sandie Shaw - Nothing Come Easy +7 Petula Clark - Ya Ya Twist +6 Billy Fury - A Thousand Stars +5 Glen Campbell - Galveston +4 Mike Sammes Singers - Somewhere My Love +3 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Wreck Of The Antoinette +2 John Leyton - Lonely City +1 Unit Four Plus Two - (You've) Never Been In Love Like This Before Number 18s +20 Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World +18 P.P Arnold - First Cut Is The Deepest +16 Prince Buster - Al Capone +14 Sounds Nice Feat Tim Mycroft - Love At First Sight (Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus) +12 Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On +10 Foundations - Back On My Feet Again +8 Cream - Badge +6 Sandie Shaw - You've Not Changed +4 Billy Fury - Because Of Love +2 Billy Fury - Somebody Else's Girl
July 23, 20168 yr Number 14s +20 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why I Love You +19 Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) +18 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) +17 Tremeloes - Hello World +16 Glen Campbell - Galveston +15 Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Living In Shame +14 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town) +13 Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay +12 Des O'Connor - Dick-A-Dum-Dum (King's Road) +11 Tom Jones - A Minute Of Your Time +10 Tremeloes - Helule Helule +9 Neil Christian - That's Nice +8 Mindbenders - Ashes To Ashes +7 Peter Sellers - A Hard Day's Night +6 Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody +5 Danny Williams - Jeannie +4 Petula Clark - Ya Ya Twist +3 Keely Smith - You're Breakin' My Heart +2 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind +1 Brenda Lee - I Wonder Number 18s +20 Temptations - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep +19 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion +18 Foundations - Back On My Feet Again +17 Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp +16 Prince Buster - Al Capone +15 Georgie Fame - Sitting In The Park +14 Tom Jones - Once There Was A Time/Not Responsible +13 Paul & Barry Ryan - Have Pity On The Boy +12 Nat 'King' Cole - Just As Much As Ever +11 Sandie Shaw - You've Not Changed +10 Emile Ford & The Checkmates - Them There Eyes +9 Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World +8 Frank Sinatra - River, Stay 'Way From My Door +7 Hollies - King Midas In Reverse +6 Herman's Hermits - This Door Swings Both Ways +5 Mike Sarne with Billie Davis - Will I What +4 Richard Anthony - If I Loved You +3 Freddie Cannon - The Urge +2 Pat Boone - Moody River +1 Jess Conrad - Mystery Girl
July 24, 20168 yr will do these soon, though Georgie Fame Sitting In The Park already been done as a 12 peak - much as I would love evryone to vote for it cos it was cruelly ignored last time, bah humbug, it's a gorgeous mellow jazz melody. :lol:
July 24, 20168 yr Author will do these soon, though Georgie Fame Sitting In The Park already been done as a 12 peak - much as I would love evryone to vote for it cos it was cruelly ignored last time, bah humbug, it's a gorgeous mellow jazz melody. :lol: So it has :o Although it looks like I've made a few mistakes with these 60s threads - Lorne Greene's Ringo has also appeared twice, and I've accidentally left out a couple of major classics in the No.11 and No.30 rates :cry: (Both peaked higher in subsequent decades) I'll let you work out those. All I can say is erm...oops :lol:
July 24, 20168 yr So it has :o Although it looks like I've made a few mistakes with these 60s threads - Lorne Greene's Ringo has also appeared twice, and I've accidentally left out a couple of major classics in the No.11 and No.30 rates :cry: (Both peaked higher in subsequent decades) I'll let you work out those. All I can say is erm...oops :lol: no worries, I'm sure I would have missed loads! It's a big job! If they peaked higher in later decades...? Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf?
July 24, 20168 yr Author no worries, I'm sure I would have missed loads! It's a big job! If they peaked higher in later decades...? Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf? Yep, that's one of them. The other - the No.11....I'll give you a clue - it made the top ten twice in the 70s Not sure what to do about these. Wasn't going to bother with the No.41-50 rate due to there being only 4 of us voting, but maybe honorary auto qualifiers for the two I left out?
July 25, 20168 yr Number 14s +20 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town) +19 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) +18 Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey +17 Chubby Checker - The Twist +16 Johnny & The Hurricanes - Ja-Da +15 Dave Brubeck - Unsquare Dance +14 Allan Sherman - Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh! +13 Lonnie Donegan - The Comancheros +12 Charlie Drake - My Boomerang Won't Come Back +11 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - So Do I +10 Russ Conway - Lucky Five +09 Mr Acker Bilk - Lonely +08 Peter Sellers - A Hard Day's Night +07 Sandie Shaw - Nothing Come Easy +06 Glen Campbell - Galveston +05 Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) +04 Unit Four Plus Two - (You've) Never Been In Love Like This Before +03 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Wreck Of The Antoinette +02 Petula Clark - Ya Ya Twist +01 Des O'Connor - Dick-A-Dum-Dum (King's Road) Number 18s +20 Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - Goodbyee +19 Prince Buster - Al Capone +18 Tornados - The Ice Cream Man +17 Frank Sinatra - River, Stay 'Way From My Door +16 Hollies - King Midas In Reverse +15 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp +14 P.P Arnold - First Cut Is The Deepest +13 Herman's Hermits - This Door Swings Both Ways +12 Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp +11 Sandie Shaw - You've Not Changed +10 Mike Sarne with Billie Davis - Will I What +09 Harry Secombe - If I Ruled The World +08 Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On +07 Sounds Nice Feat Tim Mycroft - Love At First Sight (Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus) +06 Temptations - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep +05 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion +04 Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World +03 Nat 'King' Cole - Just As Much As Ever +02 Hank Locklin - We're Gonna Go Fishin' +01 Johnny Preston - Feel So Fine
July 25, 20168 yr Number 14s +20 Glen Campbell - Galveston +19 Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody +18 Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining +17 Allan Sherman - Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh! +16 Tremeloes - Hello World +15 Peter Sellers - A Hard Day's Night +14 Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) +13 Billy Fury - I Will +12 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Wreck Of The Antoinette +11 Neil Christian - That's Nice +10 Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind +9 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) +8 Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Living In Shame +7 Tremeloes - Helule Helule +6 Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay +5 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why I Love You +4 Small Faces - Whatcha Gonna Do About It +3 Brenda Lee - I Wonder +2 Chubby Checker - The Twist +1 Barbra Streisand - Second Hand Rose re Steppenwolf, yes that would be fair, it's certainly one I would rate on top of the 30 list. The other one, well twice in the 70's ooh I should know that one... Leader Of The Pack! Yes that's a guaranteed 11 winner I'd say, certainly runner-up - a choice between Jackie Wilson, and at 30 Booker T. Steppenwolf less likely I guess as rock not that popular generally with all 4 of us. :lol: ...and at long last I rate the novelty records higher than anyone else, the fab Allan Sherman and Peter sellers :cheer:
July 26, 20168 yr Number 18s +20 Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World +19 P.P Arnold - First Cut Is The Deepest +18 Foundations - Back On My Feet Again +17 Cream - Badge +16 Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On +15 Paul & Barry Ryan - Have Pity On The Boy +14 Billy Fury - Somebody Else's Girl +13 Temptations - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep +12 Prince Buster - Al Capone +11 Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion +10 Hollies - King Midas In Reverse +9 Sandie Shaw - You've Not Changed +8 Harry Secombe - If I Ruled The World +7 Tornados - The Ice Cream Man +6 Herman's Hermits - This Door Swings Both Ways +5 Freddie Cannon - The Urge +4 Tom Jones - Once There Was A Time/Not Responsible +3 Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp +2 Mike Sarne with Billie Davis - Will I What +1 Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - Goodbyee
August 6, 20168 yr Author Number 18s - The Results! Thanks again for the votes. As ever, we start with those no pointers: Piltdown Men - Goodnight Mrs Flintstone Jimmy Crawford - I Love How You Love Me Mrs Mills - Mrs Mills Medley Dakotas - The Cruel Sea Bachelors - Whispering Frankie Vaughan - Hello, Dolly! Shadows - War Lord Elvis Presley - All That I Am Des O'Connor - Loneliness As for the others: 2. Skeeter Davis - The End Of The World 53 3. P.P Arnold - First Cut Is The Deepest 51 4. Foundations - Back On My Feet Again 46 5. Temptations - Beauty Is Only Skin Deep 39 6. Sandie Shaw - You've Not Changed 37 7. Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On 36 8. Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations - I Second That Emotion 35 9. Hollies - King Midas In Reverse 33 10. Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp 32 11. Paul & Barry Ryan - Have Pity On The Boy 28 12. Frank Sinatra - River, Stay 'Way From My Door 25 Tornados - The Ice Cream Man 25 Herman's Hermits - This Door Swings Both Ways 25 Cream - Badge 25 16. Peter Cook & Dudley Moore - Goodbyee 21 Sounds Nice Feat Tim Mycroft - Love At First Sight (Je T'Aime...Moi Non Plus) 21 18. Tom Jones - Once There Was A Time/Not Responsible 18 19. Mike Sarne with Billie Davis - Will I What 17 Harry Secombe - If I Ruled The World 17 21. Billy Fury - Somebody Else's Girl 16 22. Georgie Fame - Sitting In The Park 15 Nat 'King' Cole - Just As Much As Ever 15 Jimi Hendrix Experience - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 15 25. Emile Ford & The Checkmates - Them There Eyes 10 26. Freddie Cannon - The Urge 8 27. Billy Fury - Because Of Love 4 Richard Anthony - If I Loved You 4 29. Pat Boone - Moody River 2 Hank Locklin - We're Gonna Go Fishin' 2 31. Johnny Preston - Feel So Fine 1 Jess Conrad - Mystery Girl 1 which leaves this: 1. Prince Buster - Al Capone 63 mZL49cZcJHQ The Ultimate 1960s Top 40: 1. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 2. Beach Boys - God Only Knows 3. 4. 5. Monkees - Daydream Believer 6. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer 7. 8. 9. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By 10. Temptations - Get Ready 11. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 12. Turtles - Happy Together 13. 14. 15. Sandy Posey - Single Girl 16. Chiffons - He's So Fine 17. 18. Prince Buster - Al Capone 19. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By 20. Walker Brothers - Love Her 21. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 22. Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances 23. 24. Sam & Dave - Soul Man 25. James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 26. Beach Boys - California Girls 27. 28. Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You 29. P.P Arnold - Angel Of The Morning 30. Booker T And The MG's - Soul Limbo 31. Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy 32. Sly & The Family Stone - M'Lady 33. 34. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing 35. Ronettes - Do I Love You 36. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People 37. 38. Ruby & The Romantics - Our Day Will Come 39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony 40. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
August 6, 20168 yr Author Number 14s - The Results! No points for these: Piltdown Men - Macdonald's Cave Piltdown Men - Piltdown Rides Again Mike Preston - Marry Me Don Gibson - Sea Of Heartbreak Bern Elliott & The Fenmen - Money Elvis Presley - Kiss Me Quick Rick Nelson - For You Four Pennies - I Found Out The Hard Way Roy Orbison - Goodnight Ken Dodd - More Than Love Eric Burdon & The Animals - Help Me Girl Val Doonican - If I Knew Then What I Know Now As for the others: 2. Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' In The Sand) 58 3. Glen Campbell - Galveston 47 4. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town) 46 5. Peter Sellers - A Hard Day's Night 41 6. Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody 39 7. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay 38 8. Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining 36 9. Chubby Checker - The Twist 35 Plastic Ono Band - Cold Turkey 35 11. Tremeloes - Hello World 33 12. Allan Sherman - Hello Muddah! Hello Fadduh! 31 13. Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind 25 Stevie Wonder - I Don't Know Why I Love You 25 15. Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Living In Shame 23 16. Billy Fury - I Will 22 17. Neil Christian - That's Nice 20 18. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Wreck Of The Antoinette 18 19. Tremeloes - Helule Helule 17 20. Johnny & The Hurricanes - Ja-Da 16 21. Dave Brubeck - Unsquare Dance 15 Sandie Shaw - Nothing Come Easy 15 23. Lonnie Donegan - The Comancheros 13 Petula Clark - Ya Ya Twist 13 Des O'Connor - Dick-A-Dum-Dum (King's Road) 13 26. Charlie Drake - My Boomerang Won't Come Back 12 27. Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - So Do I 11 Barbra Streisand - Second Hand Rose 11 Tom Jones - A Minute Of Your Time 11 30. Russ Conway - Lucky Five 10 31. Mr Acker Bilk - Lonely 9 32. Mindbenders - Ashes To Ashes 8 33. Billy Fury - A Thousand Stars 6 34. Danny Williams - Jeannie 5 Unit Four Plus Two - (You've) Never Been In Love Like This Before 5 36. Brenda Lee - I Wonder 4 Small Faces - Whatcha Gonna Do About It 4 Mike Sammes Singers - Somewhere My Love 4 39. Keely Smith - You're Breakin' My Heart 3 40. John Leyton - Lonely City 2 Shangri-Las :( knew I should have been tactical and knocked the No.1 by four points :lol: but I didn't, so: 1. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) 61 kZf3Byq8oLA The Ultimate 1960s Top 40: 1. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 2. Beach Boys - God Only Knows 3. 4. 5. Monkees - Daydream Believer 6. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer 7. 8. 9. Dionne Warwick - Walk On By 10. Temptations - Get Ready 11. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher 12. Turtles - Happy Together 13. 14. Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) 15. Sandy Posey - Single Girl 16. Chiffons - He's So Fine 17. 18. Prince Buster - Al Capone 19. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need To Get By 20. Walker Brothers - Love Her 21. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack 22. Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances 23. 24. Sam & Dave - Soul Man 25. James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 26. Beach Boys - California Girls 27. 28. Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You 29. P.P Arnold - Angel Of The Morning 30. Booker T And The MG's - Soul Limbo 31. Chiffons - Sweet Talkin' Guy 32. Sly & The Family Stone - M'Lady 33. 34. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing 35. Ronettes - Do I Love You 36. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People 37. 38. Ruby & The Romantics - Our Day Will Come 39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony 40. Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um
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