Sixties City - British Chart Hits Of The Sixties - LP Chart Statistics and Trivia

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - LABEL - BY YEAR

1960

47 RCA

1962

24 RCA

1964

40 PARLOPHONE

1966

31 RCA

1968

20 CBS

1961

31 RCA

1963

34 PARLOPHONE

1965

20 RCA

1967

26 = PARLOPHONE / RCA

1969

16 APPLE

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - TOTAL - BY LABEL

186 RCA

142 PARLOPHONE

39 CBS

39 COLUMBIA

33 DECCA

20 APPLE

19 HMV

10 PYE

MOST No1 HITS - TOTAL - BY LABEL

10RCA

9 PARLOPHONE

8 CBS

6 COLUMBIA

5 DECCA

MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT No1 - BY TITLE

30 PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES

23 SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES

21 WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

21 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - THE BEATLES

19 SOUTH PACIFIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

18 THE SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

17 BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY

14 SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD

13 SOUTH PACIFIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

12 GI BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY

12 ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES

11 ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES

10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

10 THE SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

10 JOHN WESLEY HARDING - BOB DYLAN

MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ON CHART - BY TITLE

125 THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW -
THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

118 BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS - THE BEACH BOYS

91 GOING PLACES - HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

87 LIVE AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN - TOM JONES

72 FOUR TOPS LIVE! - THE FOUR TOPS

67 PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES

65 BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY

59 BEST OF THE SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS

58 RELEASE ME - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

58 IN DREAMS - ROY ORBISON

57 THE SHADOWS - THE SHADOWS

57 GREATEST HITS - THE SUPREMES

56 GREATEST HITS - THE FOUR TOPS

52 SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES

51 GI BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY

50 WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

MOST CHART HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
( ALL ARTISTS WHO HAD FIVE OR MORE ORIGINAL HITS.
RE-ENTRIES AND RE-ISSUES ARE NOT INCLUDED. )

31 FRANK SINATRA ( plus 1 with Count Basie )

29 ELVIS PRESLEY

24 CLIFF RICHARD

20 JIM REEVES

13 THE BEACH BOYS

13 THE BEATLES

10 BOB DYLAN

10 ROY ORBISON

10 THE ROLLING STONES

10 ANDY WILLIAMS

9 TOM JONES

9 JOHN MAYALL ( plus 1 with Eric Clapton )

9 THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

9 OTIS REDDING ( plus 1 with Carla Thomas )

8 HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

8 SHIRLEY BASSEY

8 RAY CONNIFF

8 BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS

8 BERT KAEMPFERT

8 JAMES LAST

8 MANTOVANI

8 THE SUPREMES ( plus 2 with The Temptations )

7 THE BACHELORS

7 DUANE EDDY

7 THE HOLLIES

7 THE KINKS

7 GENE PITNEY

7 THE SHADOWS ( plus 18 credits on Cliff Richard albums )

6 MR ACKER BILK ( plus 3 with other artists )

6 THE BYRDS

6 JOHNNY CASH

6 CREAM

6 VAL DOONICAN

6 DEAN MARTIN

6 THE SEEKERS

5 JOAN BAEZ

5 THE BEE GEES

5 TONY BENNETT

5 CHUCK BERRY

5 PETULA CLARK

5 RUSS CONWAY

5 DONOVAN

5 GEORGIE FAME

5 THE FOUR TOPS

5 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

5 MANFRED MANN

5 SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

5 THE TEMPTATIONS ( plus 1 with Diana Ross and The Supremes )

5 BOBBY VEE ( plus 1 with The Crickets )

MOST HITS WITHOUT A TOP TEN HIT - BY ARTIST

5 PETULA CLARK

5 THE TEMPTATIONS

4 LOUIS ARMSTRONG

4 BO DIDDLEY

3 CHET ATKINS

3 CHRIS BARBER

3 DAVID McWILLIAMS

3 MRS MILLS

3 PETER, PAUL AND MARY

3 SAM AND DAVE

MOST HITS WITHOUT A No1 HIT - BY ARTIST

31 FRANK SINATRA

13 THE BEACH BOYS

10 ROY ORBISON

9 JOHN MAYALL

8 HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

8 SHIRLEY BASSEY

8 BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS

8 BERT KAEMPFERT

8 JAMES LAST

8 MANTOVANI

7 THE BACHELORS

7 DUANE EDDY

7 THE KINKS

7 GENE PITNEY

MOST No1 HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST

10 THE BEATLES

5 ELVIS PRESLEY

4 BOB DYLAN

4 THE ROLLING STONES

3 THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

3 CLIFF RICHARD

2 THE MONKEES

2 THE SHADOWS ( plus 3 with Cliff Richard )

MOST TOP TEN HITS WITHOUT A No1 HIT - BY ARTIST

19 FRANK SINATRA

10 THE BEACH BOYS

6 BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS

5 RUSS CONWAY

5 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

5 THE KINKS

5 MANTOVANI

4 HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

4 THE ANIMALS

4 JOAN BAEZ

4 JIMI HENDRIX

4 FRANK IFIELD

4 PINK FLOYD

4 THE SEARCHERS

4 THE WALKER BROTHERS
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MOST TOP TEN HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
( RE-ENTRIES AND RE-ISSUES ARE NOT INCLUDED )

21 ELVIS PRESLEY

19 FRANK SINATRA ( plus 1 with Count Basie )

15 CLIFF RICHARD

12 THE BEATLES

10 THE BEACH BOYS

10 JIM REEVES

10 THE ROLLING STONES

9 BOB DYLAN

7 TOM JONES

7 THE SHADOWS ( plus 12 credits on Cliff Richard albums )

6 CREAM

6 BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS

6 THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

5 RUSS CONWAY

5 VAL DOONICAN

5 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

5 THE KINKS

5 MANTOVANI

4 HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS

4 THE ANIMALS

4 JOAN BAEZ

4 THE FOUR TOPS

4 JIMI HENDRIX

4 THE HOLLIES

4 FRANK IFIELD

4 THE MONKEES

4 PINK FLOYD

4 THE SEARCHERS

4 THE SEEKERS

4 SCOTT WALKER ( plus 4 with The Walker Brothers )

4 THE WALKER BROTHERS

3 THE BEE GEES

3 CHUCK BERRY

3 THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP

3 DUANE EDDY

3 THE EVERLY BROTHERS

3 FLEETWOOD MAC

3 THE MAMAS AND THE PAPAS

3 JOHN MAYALL ( plus 1 with Eric Clapton )

3 THE MOODY BLUES

3 101 STRINGS

3 ROY ORBISON

3 OTIS REDDING

3 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

3 THE SUPREMES ( plus 1 with The Temptations )

3 THE WHO

3 ANDY WILLIAMS

MOST WEEKS ON CHART - ARTIST - BY YEAR

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1960

51 ELVIS PRESLEY
48 PETER SELLERS ( + 12 with The Goons )
43 CLIFF RICHARD
32 DUANE EDDY
31 THE EVERLY BROTHERS
29 BUDDY HOLLY
27 RUSS CONWAY
25 101 STRINGS
24 TONY HANCOCK
24 MARIO LANZA
24 FRANK SINATRA

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

53 SOUTH PACIFIC
40 GIGI
34 OKLAHOMA!
30 CAN CAN
30 THE KING AND I

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1961

91 ELVIS PRESLEY
72 FRANK SINATRA
63 THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
62 CLIFF RICHARD
52 BUDDY HOLLY
40 RAY CONNIFF
37 CHRIS BARBER AND ACKER BILK
29 ADAM FAITH
21 BOB NEWHART
20 FRANKIE LAINE

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

49 SOUTH PACIFIC
43 OKLAHOMA!
30 THE KING AND I
21 SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS

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1962

109THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
96 ELVIS PRESLEY
59 CLIFF RICHARD
57 FRANK SINATRA
53 THE SHADOWS
48 BUDDY HOLLY
44 DOROTHY PROVINE
28 ACKER BILK
25 KARL DENVER
25 HELEN SHAPIRO

Acker Bilk charted another 24 weeks with Chris Barber and 19 with Chris Barber and Kenny Ball. Helen Shapiro charted another 21 weeks on the film soundtrack album 'It's Trad Dad'.

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

52 SOUTH PACIFIC
41 WEST SIDE STORY

9

1963

72 CLIFF RICHARD
66 BUDDY HOLLY
66 ELVIS PRESLEY
61 THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
54 THE SHADOWS
51 FRANK IFIELD
44 THE BEATLES
44 BOBBY VEE
40 FRANK SINATRA
29 CHUCK BERRY
29 JOE BROWN
29 BRENDA LEE

Frank Sinatra charted another 23 weeks with Count Basie. Bobby Vee charted 27 weeks solo and 17 weeks with The Crickets.

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

52 WEST SIDE STORY
45 SOUTH PACIFIC

9

1964

115JIM REEVES
104THE BEATLES
59 ROY ORBISON
54 THE SEARCHERS
48 THE SHADOWS
44 ELVIS PRESLEY
36 THE ROLLING STONES
31 FRANK IFIELD
27 THE BACHELORS
25 THE HOLLIES

The following film soundtrack also had a high rating:

52 WEST SIDE STORY

9

1965

112BOB DYLAN
80 THE BEATLES
65 THE ROLLING STONES
55 JOAN BAEZ
44 JIM REEVES
39 THE ANIMALS
32 THE KINKS
30 ELVIS PRESLEY
28 ANDY WILLIAMS
25 ROY ORBISON

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

50 MARY POPPINS
41 MY FAIR LADY
38 THE SOUND OF MUSIC
31 WEST SIDE STORY

9

1966

95 THE BEACH BOYS
87 HERB ALPERT
81 THE BEATLES
61 FRANK SINATRA
59 BERT KAEMPFERT
53 THE WALKER BROTHERS
51 JIM REEVES
47 THE ROLLING STONES
43 THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP
33 THE KINKS

The following film soundtrack also had a high rating:

52 THE SOUND OF MUSIC

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1967

101HERB ALPERT
97 THEBEACH BOYS
80 THE MONKEES
75 TOM JONES
69 THE FOUR TOPS
58 THE BEATLES
58 THEDUBLINERS
51 JAMES LAST
50 JIM REEVES
47 GENO WASHINGTON AND THE RAM JAM BAND

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

52 DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
52 THE SOUND OF MUSIC

9

1968

135TOM JONES
121OTIS REDDING
116THE BEACH BOYS
103THE FOUR TOPS
74 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
73 SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
70 DIANA ROSS AND THE SUPREMES
54 HERB ALPERT
50 CREAM
50 THE SEEKERS

The following film soundtrack also had a high rating:

52 THE SOUND OF MUSIC

9

1969

66 THE SEEKERS
63 SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
57 CREAM
46 TOM JONES
41 THE BEATLES
40 BOB DYLAN
39 ELVIS PRESLEY
32 JETHRO TULL
32 LED ZEPPELIN
32 THE MOODY BLUES

The following film soundtracks also had high ratings:

52 THE SOUND OF MUSIC
45 OLIVER

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - TOTAL - BY ARTIST

154THE BEATLES

70 CAST FROM THE FILM 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC'

55 CAST FROM THE FILM 'SOUTH PACIFIC'

48 ELVIS PRESLEY

31 THE ROLLING STONES

21 CLIFF RICHARD

20 BOB DYLAN

19 THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS

13 BROADWAY STAGE CAST OF 'WEST SIDE STORY'

12 THE SHADOWS ( plus another 21 weeks with Cliff Richard )

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - ARTIST - BY YEAR

1960

46 'SOUTH PACIFIC' FILM CAST

1962

24 ELVIS PRESLEY

1964

40 THE BEATLES

1966

31 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' FILM CAST

1968

13 BOB DYLAN

1961

22 ELVIS PRESLEY

1963

34 THE BEATLES

1965

20 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC' FILM CAST

1967

26 THE BEATLES

1969

16 THE BEATLES

MOST WEEKS AT No1 - TOTAL - BY TITLE

70 SOUND OF MUSIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

55 SOUTH PACIFIC - FILM SOUNDTRACK

30 PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES

27 SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES

22 GI BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY

21 WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

21 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - THE BEATLES

18 BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY

14 SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD

13 WEST SIDE STORY - BROADWAY STAGE CAST

13 JOHN WESLEY HARDING - BOB DYLAN

12 ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES

12 ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES

11 BEATLES FOR SALE - BEATLES

10 THE ROLLING STONES No 2 - ROLLING STONES

MOST WEEKS ON CHART - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
( ALL ARTISTS WHO SPENT 50 OR MORE WEEKS IN THE CHARTS. TWO OR MORE MAY BE CREDITED IN THE SAME WEEK IN THE CASE OF SIMULTANEOUS HITS. SEE 'FIRST CHART OF THE SIXTIES' WHERE RUSS CONWAY HAD THREE CONCURRENT ENTRIES, THEREFORE BEING CREDITED WITH THREE CHART 'WEEKS' )

462 ELVIS PRESLEY
435 THE BEATLES
340 FRANK SINATRA ( plus another 23 with Count Basie )
338 THE BEACH BOYS
337 CLIFF RICHARD
289 JIM REEVES
278 THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
263 BOB DYLAN
262 TOM JONES
259 BUDDY HOLLY
254 HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS
225 THE ROLLING STONES
221 THE SHADOWS ( plus another 305 weeks on some Cliff Richard albums )
203 THE SEEKERS
192 OTIS REDDING ( plus another 17 weeks with Carla Thomas )
186 THE FOUR TOPS
142 SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
138 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
133 SUPREMES ( plus another 25 weeks with Diana Ross and The Temptations )
131 CREAM
119 VAL DOONICAN
119 ROY ORBISON
114 ANDY WILLIAMS
107 THE KINKS
98 THE BACHELORS
98 THE HOLLIES
95 BERT KAEMPFERT
93 THE WALKER BROTHERS
91 THE MONKEES
87 JOAN BAEZ
87 THE SEARCHERS
86 JIMI HENDRIX ( plus another 2 weeks with Curtis Knight )
83 THE ANIMALS
83 FRANK IFIELD
82 JOHN MAYALL ( plus another 17 weeks with Eric Clapton )
79 DUANE EDDY
78 THE DUBLINERS
78 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
77 RAY CONNIFF
72 GEORGIE FAME
70 MANTOVANI
68 THE BEE GEES
67 JAMES LAST
66 THE SMALL FACES
65 THE TEMPTATIONS ( plus another 25 weeks with Diana Ross and The Supremes )
61 CHRIS BARBER AND ACKER BILK
( Chris Barber has another 27 weeks solo and with Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk )

(Acker Bilk has another 72 weeks solo and with various collaborations )
61 FLEETWOOD MAC
60 THE MOODY BLUES
59 TONY BENNETT
58 MANFRED MANN
57 DONOVAN
51 JOHNNY CASH
51 GENE PITNEY
51 GENO WASHINGTON AND THE RAM JAM BAND

MOST WEEKS ON CHART - TOTAL - BY TITLE
( PLUS NUMBER OF RUNS IN THE CHART )

142 THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW
- THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (5)

137 THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY - BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS (15)

125 BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS - THE BEACH BOYS (5)

119 GOING PLACES - HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS (5)

89 LIVE AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN - TOM JONES (3)

75 OTIS BLUE - OTIS REDDING (4)

72 FOUR TOPS LIVE! - THE FOUR TOPS (1)

70 PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES (4)

67 COME THE DAY - THE SEEKERS (2)

65 BLUE HAWAII - ELVIS PRESLEY (1)

64 ANOTHER BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW
- THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS (6)

60 GREATEST HITS - THE SUPREMES (2)

59 BEST OF THE SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS (1)

58 RELEASE ME - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK (1)

58 IN DREAMS - ROY ORBISON (1)

57 THE SHADOWS - THE SHADOWS (1)

56 GREATEST HITS - THE FOUR TOPS (1)

55 GI BLUES - ELVIS PRESLEY (3)

53 SERGEANT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - THE BEATLES (2)

51 WITH THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES (2)

51 THE ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES (3)

51 GREATEST HITS - BOB DYLAN (5)

ALBUMS THAT WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE CHART AT No1

August 14, 1965
HELP! - THE BEATLES

August 13, 1966
REVOLVER - THE BEATLES

December 7, 1968
THE BEATLES - THE BEATLES

March 8, 1969
THE FOUR AND ONLY SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS

March 15, 1969
GOODBYE - CREAM

June 21, 1969
HIS ORCHESTRA, HIS CHORUS, HIS SINGERS, HIS SOUND - RAY CONNIFF

August 9, 1969
STAND UP - JETHRO TULL

September 20, 1969
BLIND FAITH - BLIND FAITH

October 4, 1969
ABBEY ROAD - THE BEATLES

December 20, 1969
LET IT BLEED - THE ROLLING STONES