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1960s Top 40 Rate

 

Number 17s

 

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.17 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).

 

 

Jerry Lordan - Who Could Be Bluer

Buzz Clifford - Baby Sittin' Boogie

Duane Eddy - Ring Of Fire

Hayley Mills - Let's Get Together

Jim Reeves - You're The Only Good Thing (That Happened To Me)

Dorothy Provine - Don't Bring Lulu

G-Clefs - I Understand (Just How You Feel)

Buddy Holly - Reminiscing

Beatles - Love Me Do

Crickets - My Little Girl

Tornados - Robot

Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple

Chris Sandford - Not Too Little - Not Too Much

Fourmost - I'm In Love

Kathy Kirby - You're The One

Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti

Brenda Lee - Is It True?

Shadows - Genie With The Light Brown Lamp

Brian Pooe & The Tremeloes - Three Bells

Shadows - Mary Anne

Petula Clark - I Know A Place

Kinks - Everybody's Gonna Be Happy

Cilla Black - I've Been Wrong Before

Sonny & Cher - But You're Mine

Jim Reeves - Is It Really Over

Bob Dylan - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?

Dusty Springfield - Little By Little

Paul & Barry Ryan - I Love Her

Simon & Garfunkel - I Am A Rock

Supremes - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone

Troggs - Night Of The Long Grass

Cream - Strange Brew

Monkees - D.W. Washburn

Sue Nicholls - Where Will You Be

R Dean Taylor - Gotta See Jane

Jim Reeves - When Two Worlds Colide

Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express

Peddlers - Birth

 

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 September 1, 20168 yr by AH Gold

+20 Beatles - Love Me Do

+15 Cilla Black - I've Been Wrong Before

+10 Dusty Springfield - Little By Little

+5 Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti

+1 Cream - Strange Brew

 

Edited August 21, 20168 yr by AH Gold

+20 Supremes - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone

+19 Petula Clark - I Know A Place

+18 Kathy Kirby - You're The One

+17 R Dean Taylor - Gotta See Jane

+16 Dusty Springfield - Little By Little

+15 Cilla Black - I've Been Wrong Before

+14 Dorothy Provine - Don't Bring Lulu

+13 Brenda Lee - Is It True?

+12 Bob Dylan - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?

+11 Sue Nicholls - Where Will You Be

 

+10 Kinks - Everybody's Gonna Be Happy

+9 Peddlers - Birth

+8 Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti

+7 G-Clefs - I Understand (Just How You Feel)

+6 Monkees - D.W. Washburn

+5 Fourmost - I'm In Love

+4 Troggs - Night Of The Long Grass

+3 Beatles - Love Me Do

+2 Simon & Garfunkel - I Am A Rock

+1 Jerry Lordan - Who Could Be Bluer

+20 R Dean Taylor - Gotta See Jane

+19 Supremes - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone

+18 Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti

+17 Beatles - Love Me Do

+16 Petula Clark - I Know A Place

+15 Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express

+14 Simon & Garfunkel - I Am A Rock

+13 Peddlers - Birth

+12 Kathy Kirby - You're The One

+11 Sonny & Cher - But You're Mine

 

+10 Dusty Springfield - Little By Little

+9 Dorothy Provine - Don't Bring Lulu

+8 Cilla Black - I've Been Wrong Before

+7 Bob Dylan - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?

+6 Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple

+5 Jim Reeves - You're The Only Good Thing (That Happened To Me)

+4 Brenda Lee - Is It True?

+3 Shadows - Mary Anne

+2 Jim Reeves - When Two Worlds Colide

+1 Monkees - D.W. Washburn

 

some childhood nostalgia here - love that Dorothy Provine record, she was in Mad Mad Mad Mad World, the ultimate all-star comedy line-up (for the time). Adore all the ones higher than it... B-)

+20 Tornados - Robot

+19 Kinks - Everybody's Gonna Be Happy

+18 Beatles - Love Me Do

+17 Simon & Garfunkel - I Am A Rock

+16 Monkees - D.W. Washburn

+15 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes - Three Bells

+14 Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express

+13 Bob Dylan - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?

+12 Petula Clark - I Know A Place

+11 Troggs - Night Of The Long Grass

+10 Cream - Strange Brew

+09 Duane Eddy - Ring Of Fire

+08 Hayley Mills - Let's Get Together

+07 Dusty Springfield - Little By Little

+06 Supremes - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone

+05 Sue Nicholls - Where Will You Be

+04 Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti

+03 R Dean Taylor - Gotta See Jane

+02 Peddlers - Birth

+01 Kathy Kirby - You're The One

Edited August 31, 20168 yr by richie

Number 17s - The Results!

 

Thanks again for the votes. As ever, we start with those no-pointers:

 

Buzz Clifford - Baby Sittin' Boogie

Buddy Holly - Reminiscing

Crickets - My Little Girl

Chris Sandford - Not Too Little - Not Too Much

Shadows - Genie With The Light Brown Lamp

Jim Reeves - Is It Really Over

Paul & Barry Ryan - I Love Her

 

Only 7, a rarity for the 60s rates (mind you, there are only 4 of us voting :lol: )

 

And the others:

 

2. Petula Clark - I Know A Place 47

3. Supremes - Love Is Here And Now You're Gone 45

4. Dusty Springfield - Little By Little 43

5. R Dean Taylor - Gotta See Jane 40

6. Cilla Black - I've Been Wrong Before 38

7. Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti 35

8. Simon & Garfunkel - I Am A Rock 33

9. Bob Dylan - Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 32

10. Kathy Kirby - You're The One 31

 

11. Kinks - Everybody's Gonna Be Happy 29

Crosby Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express 29

13. Peddlers - Birth 24

14. Dorothy Provine - Don't Bring Lulu 23

Monkees - D.W. Washburn 23

16. Tornados - Robot 20

17. Brenda Lee - Is It True? 17

18. Sue Nicholls - Where Will You Be 16

19. Troggs - Night Of The Long Grass 15

Brian Pooe & The Tremeloes - Three Bells 15

21. Cream - Strange Brew 11

Sonny & Cher - But You're Mine 11

23. Duane Eddy - Ring Of Fire 9

24. Hayley Mills - Let's Get Together 8

25. G-Clefs - I Understand (Just How You Feel) 7

26. Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Deep Purple 6

27. Jim Reeves - You're The Only Good Thing (That Happened To Me) 5

Fourmost - I'm In Love 5

29. Shadows - Mary Anne 3

30. Jim Reeves - When Two Worlds Colide 2

31. Jerry Lordan - Who Could Be Bluer 1

 

which leaves an obvious winner. It's only right they appear in the Ultimate Top 40:

 

1. Beatles - Love Me Do 58

 

 

The Ultimate 1960s Top 40:

 

1. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

2. Beach Boys - God Only Knows

3.

4. Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

5. Monkees - Daydream Believer

6. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer

7.

8. Supremes - You Keep Me Hangin' On

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. Beatles - Love Me Do

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. Mamas & Papas - California Dreamin'

24. Sam & Dave - Soul Man

25. James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag

26. Beach Boys - California Girls

27. Ben E King - Stand By Me

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. Andy Williams - Music To Watch Girls By

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. ? & The Mysterians - 96 Tears

38. Ruby & The Romantics - Our Day Will Come

39. Supremes - I Hear A Symphony

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

hooray! The Fabs have to be in the list at least once!

 

It's a great chart overall, with many of them bigger hits in later decades, or in covers, literally only a handful of them have never been covered or reissued hits, so pretty much an accurate rundown of greats