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  45 rpm Singles Charts Statistics and Trivia

   In 1952, Percy Dickens rang around his friends in the music industry retail trade to find out what was selling,
   from which he compiled the first ever singles chart for the NME.
   The very first chart-topper was Al Martino with 'Here In My Heart'.                British Pop Chart History

		Most weeks on chart - total - by artist		Most consecutive No 1 hits - by artist
		Most weeks on chart - artist - by year		Most top ten hits - total - by artist
		Most weeks on chart - total - by title		Most hits without a No1 - by artist
		Most chart hits - total - by artist		Most No1 hits - total - by artist
		One-hit wonders that reached No1		Most weeks at No1 - total - by artist
		Records that went straight in at No1		Most weeks at No1 - total - by title

Most of the data comes from the 'Record Retailer' (Music Week) top 50 chart which began listing on 10th March 1960. Prior to that, for the first nine weeks of 1960, the N.M.E. chart is used but which only listed the top 30. Where the entry was a double 'A' side, both tracks have been listed separately for ease of search.

For statistical purposes, if no chart was issued for a particular week the previous week's positions have been used. All statistics are calculated from the Saturday of the week in which a chart was published. Ask almost anybody and they'll say that The Beatles dominated the charts in the Sixties. Although the Fab Four were phenomenally successful in terms of sales, they didn't have it all their own way in the charts. Check out the statistics above - I'm sure you'll find a few surprises!

MOST WEEKS ON CHART - TOTAL - BY ARTIST
( EACH CHART ENTRY PER WEEK = 1 WEEK TO ALLOW CREDIT FOR SIMULTANEOUS HITS )

537 CLIFF RICHARD

444 ELVIS PRESLEY

333 THE BEATLES ( +1 BACKING TONY SHERIDAN )

309 ROY ORBISON

303 THE SHADOWS ( +328 BACKING CLIFF RICHARD )

292 JIM REEVES

258 BILLY FURY

245 ADAM FAITH

231 THE HOLLIES

221 THE EVERLY BROTHERS

216 TOM JONES

210 BRENDA LEE

193 THE BEACH BOYS

189 ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

187 THE BACHELORS

183 KEN DODD

182 SHIRLEY BASSEY

181 THE ROLLING STONES

176 HERMANS HERMITS

176 MANFRED MANN

176 GENE PITNEY

176 THE SUPREMES

166 CILLA BLACK

163 DUSTY SPRINGFIELD ( +66 WITH THE SPRINGFIELDS )

162 FRANK SINATRA ( +27 WITH OTHER ARTISTS )

MOST WEEKS ON CHART - ARTIST - BY YEAR

     1960
78   CLIFF RICHARD
77   ADAM FAITH
61   THE EVERLY BROTHERS

     1961
88   ELVIS PRESLEY
65   THE SHADOWS
64   CLIFF RICHARD

     1962
71   MR. ACKER BILK
70   CHUBBY CHECKER
62   ELVIS PRESLEY

     1963
67   THE BEATLES
67   CLIFF RICHARD
61   THE SHADOWS

     1964
73   JIM REEVES
72   THE BEATLES
70   THE BACHELORS

     1965
51   THE SEEKERS
50   BOB DYLAN
50   SANDIE SHAW

     1966
50   DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TITCH
48   THE BEACH BOYS
45   KEN DODD

     1967
97   ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
68   TOM JONES
63   THE MONKEES

     1968
58   TOM JONES
57   ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK
46   DES O'CONNOR

     1969
52   FLEETWOOD MAC
52   FRANK SINATRA
45   STEVIE WONDER

MOST WEEKS ON CHART - TOTAL - BY TITLE

56    RELEASE ME - ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

55    STRANGER ON THE SHORE - MR. ACKER BILK

40    A SCOTTISH SOLDIER - ANDY STEWART

39    MY WAY - FRANK SINATRA

39    I LOVE YOU BECAUSE - JIM REEVES

38    SOMEWHERE MY LOVE - THE MIKE SAMMES SINGERS

36    I PRETEND - DES O'CONNOR

34    LET'S TWIST AGAIN - CHUBBY CHECKER

33    SHE LOVES YOU - THE BEATLES

31    HE'LL HAVE TO GO - JIM REEVES

MOST CHART HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST

45     CLIFF RICHARD

42     ELVIS PRESLEY

28     ROY ORBISON

25     THE SHADOWS ( +25 WITH CLIFF RICHARD )

24     ADAM FAITH

24     BILLY FURY

23     THE BEATLES ( +1 WITH TONY SHERIDAN )

22     BRENDA LEE

22     JIM REEVES

21     THE EVERLY BROTHERS

ONE-HIT WONDERS Acts reaching No.1 with their only Sixties chart entry

THE ARCHIES - SUGAR SUGAR

JANE BIRKIN / SERGE GAINSBOURG - JE T'AIME MOI NON PLUS

THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN - FIRE

B.BUMBLE AND THE STINGERS - NUT ROCKER

THE OVERLANDERS - MICHELLE

FRANK AND NANCY SINATRA - SOMETHIN' STUPID

THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - SOMETHING IN THE AIR

RICKY VALANCE - TELL LAURA I LOVE HER

ZAGER AND EVANS - IN THE YEAR 2525

STRAIGHT INTO THE CHART AT No.1

This was only achieved 3 times in the Sixties:

1960     ELVIS PRESLEY - IT'S NOW OR NEVER

1962     CLIFF RICHARD - THE YOUNG ONES

1969     THE BEATLES - GET BACK

MOST CONSECUTIVE No1 HITS - BY ARTIST

11     THE BEATLES       1963 TO 1966

6       THE BEATLES       1967 TO 1969

5       ELVIS PRESLEY    1961 TO 1962

5       THE ROLLING STONES     1964 TO 1965

4       ELVIS PRESLEY    1960 TO 1961

3       FRANK IFIELD       1962 TO 1963

3       GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS     1963

MOST TOP TEN HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST

34 CLIFF RICHARD ( +1 WITH HANK B. MARVIN )

21 THE BEATLES ( +1 WITH BILLY PRESTON )

19 ELVIS PRESLEY

15 THE HOLLIES

14 THE SHADOWS ( +21 WITH CLIFF RICHARD )

13 MANFRED MANN

13 THE ROLLING STONES

11 ADAM FAITH

11 BILLY FURY

11 THE KINKS

MOST HITS WITHOUT A No1 HIT - BY ARTIST

24      BILLY FURY

22      BRENDA LEE

17      GENE PITNEY

16      DUANE EDDY

15      CONNIE FRANCIS

14      BOBBY DARIN

14      OTIS REDDING

14      THE WHO

13      BUDDY HOLLY

MOST No1 HITS - TOTAL - BY ARTIST

17 THE BEATLES

11 ELVIS PRESLEY

8 THE ROLLING STONES

7 CLIFF RICHARD

5 THE SHADOWS ( +5 WITH CLIFF RICHARD )

4 FRANK IFIELD

MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 - TOTAL - BY ARTIST

69 THE BEATLES

44 ELVIS PRESLEY

20 CLIFF RICHARD

18 THE ROLLING STONES

17 FRANK IFIELD

16 THE SHADOWS ( +17 WITH CLIFF RICHARD )

MOST WEEKS AT NO1 - TOTAL - BY TITLE

8 IT'S NOW OR NEVER
Elvis Presley

8 WONDERFUL LAND
The Shadows

8 SUGAR SUGAR
The Archies

7 CATHY'S CLOWN
The Everly Brothers

7 I REMEMBER YOU
Frank Ifield

7 FROM ME TO YOU
The Beatles

7 THE GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME
Tom Jones

7 HELLO GOODBYE
The Beatles

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