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1960s Top 40 Rate

 

Number 7s

 

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.7 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).

 

Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes

Bobby Rydell - Wild One

Michael Cox - Angela Jones

Garry Mills - Look For A Star

Kaye Sisters - Paper Roses

Mr Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Buona Sera

Duane Eddy - Theme From Dixie

Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star

U.S Bonds - Quarter To Three

Mr Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - That's My Home

Sam Cooke - Cupid

Petula Clark - My Friend The Sea

Russ Conway - Toy Balloons

Eden Kane - I Don't Know Why

Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - The Green Leaves Of Summer

Billy Fury - Once Upon A Dream

Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Brenda Lee - All Alone Am I

Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) - Dominique (Souer Sourire)

Big Dee Irwin - Swinging On A Star

Gene Pitney - That Girl Belongs To Yesterday

Applejacks - Tell Me When

Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout

Cliff Richard & The Shadows - On The Beach

Beach Boys - I Get Around

Cilla Black - It's For You

Hollies - We're Through

Bachelors - No Arms Could Ever Hold You

Val Doonican - The Special Years

Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love

Animals - Bring It On Home To Me

Herman's Hermits - Wonderful World

Animals - It's My Life

Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35

Cliff Richard - Visions

David & Jonathan - Lovers Of The World Unite

Sandpipers - Guantanamera

Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today

New Vaudeville Band - Peek-A-Boo

Herman's Hermits - There's A Kind Of Hush

Tom Jones - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings

Dubliners - Seven Drunken Nights

Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music

Frankie Vaughan - There Must Be A Way

Eric Burdon & The Animals - San Franciscan Nights

Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men

Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine

Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter

Holies - Jennifer Eccles

Scott Walker - Joanna

Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music

Dave Clark Five - The Red Balloon

Turtles - Elenore

Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle

Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek

Cilla Black - Conversations

Cliff & Hank - Throw Down A Line

Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream

Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love

 

Your choice of rates:

 

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or you can do a +20 rate:

 

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or:

 

+20

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or:

 

+20

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Good Luck!

Edited September 4, 20168 yr by AH Gold

+20 Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

+19 Billy Fury - Once Upon A Dream

+18 Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout

+17 Beach Boys - I Get Around

+16 Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love

+15 Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

+14 Big Dee Irwin - Swinging On A Star

+13 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men

+12 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek

+11 Herman's Hermits - There's A Kind Of Hush

+10 Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes

+9 Scott Walker - Joanna

+8 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music

+7 Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music

+6 Dubliners - Seven Drunken Nights

+5 Eden Kane - I Don't Know Why

+4 Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle

+3 Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today

+2 Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) - Dominique (Souer Sourire)

+1 Cilla Black - Conversations

 

 

+30 Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

+29 Turtles - Elenore

+28 David & Jonathan - Lovers Of The World Unite

+27 Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love

+26 Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine

+25 Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today

+24 Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle

+23 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men

+22 Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter

+21 Herman's Hermits - There's A Kind Of Hush

 

+20 Cilla Black - It's For You

+19 Beach Boys - I Get Around

+18 Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout

+17 Dave Clark Five - The Red Balloon

+16 Cilla Black - Conversations

+15 Val Doonican - The Special Years

+14 Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

+13 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek

+12 Sandpipers - Guantanamera

+11 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music

 

+10 Animals - It's My Life

+9 Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music

+8 New Vaudeville Band - Peek-A-Boo

+7 Scott Walker - Joanna

+6 Eric Burdon & The Animals - San Franciscan Nights

+5 Holies - Jennifer Eccles

+4 Tom Jones - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings

+3 Sam Cooke - Cupid

+2 Hollies - We're Through

+1 Cliff & Hank - Throw Down A Line

 

Glen Campbell should walk this, so I'll give my 30 points to Sly just in case!

 

+30 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music

+29 Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

+28 Beach Boys - I Get Around

+27 Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men

+26 Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) - Dominique (Souer Sourire)

+25 Sandpipers - Guantanamera

+24 Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle

+23 Sam Cooke - Cupid

+22 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Mek

+21 Mr Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Buona Sera

+20 Turtles - Elenore

+19 Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout

+18 Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today

+17 Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love

+16 Hollies - Jennifer Eccles

+15 Herman's Hermits - There's A Kind Of Hush

+14 Hollies - We're Through

+13 Petula Clark - My Friend The Sea

+12 Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35

+11 New Vaudeville Band - Peek-A-Boo

+10 Animals - It's My Life

+09 Big Dee Irwin - Swinging On A Star

+08 Dubliners - Seven Drunken Nights

+07 Gene Pitney - That Girl Belongs To Yesterday

+06 Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine

+05 Herman's Hermits - Wonderful World

+04 Mr Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - That's My Home

+03 Animals - Bring It On Home To Me

+02 Duane Eddy - Theme From Dixie

+01 Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - The Green Leaves Of Summer

+30 Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music

+29 Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle

+28 Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter

+27 Sam Cooke - Cupid

+26 Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music

+25 Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love

+24 Dave Clark Five - The Red Balloon

+23 Big Dee Irwin - Swinging On A Star

+22 Animals - Bring It On Home To Me

+21 Hollies - Jennifer Eccles

 

+20 David & Jonathan - Lovers Of The World Unite

+19 Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

+18 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek

+17 Dubliners - Seven Drunken Nights

+16 Cilla Black - Conversations

+15 Tom Jones - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings

+14 Beach Boys - I Get Around

+13 Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35

+12 Turtles - Elenore

+11 Cilla Black - It's For You

 

+10 Eric Burdon & The Animals - San Franciscan Nights

+9 Gene Pitney - That Girl Belongs To Yesterday

+8 Animals - It's My Life

+7 Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star

+6 Scott Walker - Joanna

+5 Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout

+4 Hollies - We're Through

+3 Brenda Lee - All Alone Am I

+2 Petula Clark - My Friend The Sea

+1 Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes

Number 7s - The Results!

 

Thanks again for the votes. These lot got nothing:

 

Bobby Rydell - Wild One

Michael Cox - Angela Jones

Garry Mills - Look For A Star

Kaye Sisters - Paper Roses

U.S Bonds - Quarter To Three

Russ Conway - Toy Balloons

Applejacks - Tell Me When

Cliff Richard & The Shadows - On The Beach

Bachelors - No Arms Could Ever Hold You

Cliff Richard - Visions

Frankie Vaughan - There Must Be A Way

Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream

Engelbert Humperdinck - Winter World Of Love

 

And the rest:

 

2. Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love 85

3. Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle 81

4. Beach Boys - I Get Around 78

5. Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music 75

6. Desmond Dekker & The Aces - It Miek 65

7. Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men 63

8. Turtles - Elenore 61

9. Lulu & The Luvvers - Shout 60

10. Sam Cooke - Cupid 53

 

11. Four Tops - If I Were A Carpenter 50

12. David & Jonathan - Lovers Of The World Unite 48

13. Herman's Hermits - There's A Kind Of Hush 47

14. Herman's Hermits - No Milk Today 46

Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music 46

Big Dee Irwin - Swinging On A Star 46

17. Hollies - Jennifer Eccles 42

18. Dave Clark Five - The Red Balloon 41

19. Sandpipers - Guantanamera 37

20. Cilla Black - Conversations 33

21. Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine 32

22. Cilla Black - It's For You 31

Dubliners - Seven Drunken Nights 31

24. Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 29

25. Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) - Dominique (Souer Sourire) 28

Animals - It's My Life 28

27. Animals - Bring It On Home To Me 25

Bob Dylan - Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35 25

29. Scott Walker - Joanna 22

30. Mr Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - Buona Sera 21

31. Hollies - We're Through 20

32. New Vaudeville Band - Peek-A-Boo 19

Tom Jones - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings 19

Billy Fury - Once Upon A Dream 19

35. Gene Pitney - That Girl Belongs To Yesterday 16

Eric Burdon & The Animals - San Franciscan Nights 16

37. Val Doonican - The Special Years 15

Petula Clark - My Friend The Sea 15

39. Marv Johnson - You Got What It Takes 11

40. Linda Scott - I've Told Every Little Star 7

41. Eden Kane - I Don't Know Why 5

Herman's Hermits - Wonderful World 5

43. Mr Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band - That's My Home 4

44. Brenda Lee - All Alone Am I 3

45. Duane Eddy - Theme From Dixie 2

46. Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - The Green Leaves Of Summer 1

Cliff & Hank - Throw Down A Line 1

 

which leaves:

 

1. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman 98

 

 

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. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman

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. Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry

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