The Chart Book – The Specials The Melody Maker Singles Charts

1956-1969

Compiled by Lonnie Readioff

Contents The Melody Maker Singles Charts – A History ............................................................ 2

The Melody Maker Artists ................................................................................................ 3

Analysis Section ................................................................................................................ 152

Most Weeks On Chart .................................................................................. 152

Most Weeks On Chart By Disc In Total ......................................................... 160

The Number 1’s ............................................................................................................... 161

Title Listing .................................................................................................... 166

The Final Chart Scan ..................................................................................... 192 This book is © Lonnie Readioff 2018, though the original charts that this book is derived from were first produced in Melody Maker (1956-1969).

The book is presented on an as-is basis. While every effort has been made to make sure it is free from defects I will not be held responsible if it does nasty things to your computer. Though it shouldn’t. But if it does, it’s not my fault.

I’d like to thank my wife for encouragement in this project.

Notes on the text As with any book of this nature there are mistakes inside its pages. I would be stupid to think that there were none. So, if you spot a mistake and let me know, I’ll correct it and you’ll get your name in the book. Drop me an email at the14thdoctor@gmail.com and I’ll check out the error, though I also welcome praise and criticism, both for the book and the layout of the book.

Various publication errors, including incorrect positions, have been identified and corrected by reference to the original chart issues. Corrections to titles, label details and other information by reference to internet searchers and copies of the original records. Titles may be different to other publications, as I have tried to focus on the exact titles used on the cover where at all possible.

The Melody Maker Singles Charts – A History

31 Mar 1956 First chart. Although this is really the chart before the first as the first printed chart was the next one, on 7 April. This chart was printed as last week positions alongside the first chart. As such, this chart contains 16 positions, with positions 10, 15, 18 and 19 missing.

7 Apr 1956 The first chart, a Top 20, as published. 4 Apr 1962 The chart, almost on it’s sixth birthday, expands to a Top 30. 15 Sep 1962 The chart expands again, this time to a Top 50. 31 Dec 1966 A Top 30 only is published. 1 Apr 1967 The chart contracts to a Top 30, though the Top 50 is still

compiled internally. Chart hyping in what was one of the most recognised charts – and most widly published – was becoming a problem and so Melody Maker decided to keep positions 31-50 internal only to try and spot odd sales patterns.

27 Sep 1969 A new magazine, Music Business Weekly, is launched and prints the Top 50 Melody Maker chart. The chart for 20 Setember shows 43 positions, calculated, as the very first chart was, from the published last week positions. Positions 31, 32, 41, 44, 46, 47 and 48 are therefore missing.

Several charts went unpublished and are treated as frozen charts. The dates are 29 Dec 1956, 28 Dec 1957, 27 Dec 1958, 26 Dec 1959, 9 Dec 1962, 28 Dec 1963, 30 Dec 1967, 28 Dec 1968 and 27 Dec 1969.

Artist Entry Date Peak Wks Title (Composer) † listed after the week count denotes still on the chart on 27 Dec 1969 B-Side Label Catalogue Number Duration Complete artist credit, if different to main artist credit For EP’s or Albums, the track listing is presented instead of the B-Side 02.12.61 1 57 Stranger On The Shore (Acker Bilk / Robert Mellin) Mr. Acker Bilk with the Leon Young String Chorale Take My Lips (Meravigliose Labbra) Columbia DB 4750 02:57 Title song from the TV show - originally titled 'Jenny'. 10.03.62 18 1 Frankie And Johnny (Traditional) In A Persian Market Columbia DB 4795 02:38 25.08.62 28 2 Gotta See Baby Tonight (Freddy James / Larry Stock / Louis Prima) If You Were The Only Girl In The World Columbia SCD 2176 02:27 15.09.62 36 3 Gotta See Baby Tonight (Re-entry 1) (Freddy James / Larry Stock / Louis Prima) If You Were The Only Girl In The World Columbia SCD 2176 02:27 29.09.62 15 14 Lonely (From The Film "Band Of Thieves") (Acker Bilk / Norrie Paramor) Acker's Lacquer Columbia DB 4897 02:59 26.01.63 13 11 A Taste Of Honey (Bobby Scott / Rick Marlow) Mr. Acker Bilk with the Leon Young String Chorale Evening Shadows Columbia DB 4949 02:58

Jane Birkin Peak: 2 - Wks: 18 - Total Hits: 1 16.08.69 2 18 Je T'aime…Moi Non Plus (Serge Gainsbourg) Jane Birkin And Serge Gainsbourg Jane B Fontana TF 1042 04:25 Issued on two labels. Melody Maker listed on the Fontana (shown here) until 20 Sep, then both Fontana and Major Minor (MM 645), then Major Minor only from 18 Oct.

Cilla Black Peak: 1 - Wks: 138 - Total Hits: 16 26.10.63 31 7 Love Of The Loved (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) Shy Of Love Parlophone R 5065 02:03 08.02.64 1 15 Anyone Who Had A Heart (Burt Bacharach / Hal David) Just For You Parlophone R 5101 02:51 09.05.64 1 14 You're My World (Il Mio Mondo) (Umberto Bindi / Gino Paoli / Carl Sigman) Suffer Now I Must Parlophone R 5133 03:00 08.08.64 8 10 It's For You (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) He Won't Ask Me Parlophone R 5162 02:22 16.01.65 4 9 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil / Phil Spector) Is It Love? Parlophone R 5225 03:09 24.04.65 23 7 I've Been Wrong Before (Randy Newman) I Don't Want To Know Parlophone R 5269 02:12 22.01.66 2 9 Love's Just A Broken Heart (Kenny Lynch / Michele Vendome / Mort Shuman) Yesterday Parlophone R 5395 02:30 02.04.66 7 11 Alfie (Burt Bacharach / Hal David) Night Time Is Here Parlophone R 5427 02:40 11.06.66 4 10 Don't Answer Me (Bruno Zambrini / L Enriquez / Peter Callander) The Right One Is Left Parlophone R 5463 02:48 22.10.66 7 9 A Fool Am I (Dimmelo Parlami) (Flavio Carraresi / Peter Callander / Testa) For No More Parlophone R 5515 02:44 17.06.67 18 5 What Good Am I? (Kenny Lynch / Mort Shuman) Over My Head Parlophone R 5608 03:07 09.12.67 30 1 I Only Live To Love You (Giancarlo Colonnello / Norman Newell) From Now On Parlophone R 5652 02:48 06.01.68 29 2 I Only Live To Love You (Re-entry 1) (Giancarlo Colonnello / Norman Newell) From Now On Parlophone R 5652 02:48 23.03.68 7 7 Step Inside Love (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) I Couldn't Take My Eyes Off You Parlophone R 5674 02:22 01.03.69 2 9 Surround Yourself With Sorrow (Bill Martin / Phil Coulter) London Bridge Parlophone R 5759 02:34 19.07.69 7 10 Conversations (Jerry Lordan / Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway) Liverpool Lullaby Parlophone R 5785 04:10 04.10.69 48 1 Conversations (Re-entry 1) (Jerry Lordan / Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway) Liverpool Lullaby Parlophone R 5785 04:10 20.12.69 31 2† If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind (John Cameron) It Feels So Good Parlophone R 5820 02:49

The Charles Blackwell Orchestra Peak: 17 - Wks: 10 - Total Hits: 1 08.09.62 17 10 Will I What (Ken Hawker / John Shakespeare / W. Bates) Bird, You Know I Love You Parlophone R 4932 02:21 Mike Sarne featuring Billie Davis with The Charles Blackwell Orchestra

Billy Bland Peak: 18 - Wks: 1 - Total Hits: 1 11.06.60 18 1 Let The Little Girl Dance (Henry Glover / Carl Spencer) Sweet Thing London HL 9096 02:18

The Blue Grass Boys Peak: 2 - Wks: 15 - Total Hits: 1 03.08.57 2 15 Last Train To San Fernando (Randolph Padmore / Sylvester Devere) Rock-A-Billy Baby Columbia DB 3959 02:29 Johnny Duncan And The Blue Grass Boys

Artist Entry Date Peak Wks Title (Composer) † listed after the week count denotes still on the chart on 27 Dec 1969 B-Side Label Catalogue Number Duration Complete artist credit, if different to main artist credit For EP’s or Albums, the track listing is presented instead of the B-Side

The Rolling Stones Peak: 1 - Wks: 224 - Total Hits: 18 29.06.63 42 3 Come On (Chuck Berry) I Want To Be Loved Decca F 11675 01:52 27.07.63 21 15 Come On (Re-entry 1) (Chuck Berry) I Want To Be Loved Decca F 11675 01:52 16.11.63 10 16 I Wanna Be Your Man (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) Stoned Decca F 11764 01:45 18.01.64 20 20 The Rolling Stones (Chuck Berry / Berry Gordy Jr. / Janie Bradford / Arthur Alexander / Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) Decca DFE 8560 09:23 Bye Bye Johnny / Money / You Better Move On / Poison Ivy 29.02.64 3 15 Not Fade Away (Charles Hardin / Norman Petty) Little By Little Decca F 11845 01:52 04.07.64 1 16 It's All Over Now (Bobby Womack / Shirley Womack) Good Times, Bad Times Decca F 11934 03:31 22.08.64 13 12 Five By Five (Robert Bateman / Wilson Pickett / Nanker Phelge / Jay McShann / Walter Brown / Chuck Berry) Decca DFE 8590 12:40 If You Need Me / Empty Heart / 2120 South Michigan Avenue / Confessin' The Blues / Around And Around 21.11.64 2 12 Little Red Rooster (Willie Dixon) Off The Hook Decca F 12014 03:06 06.03.65 1 13 The Last Time (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) Play With Fire Decca F 12104 03:44 19.06.65 6 9 Got Live If You Want It! (Nanker Phelge / Solomon Burke / Jerry Wexler / Bert Russell / Naomo Neville / Decca DFE 8620 10:00 Bobby Troup / Hank Snow / Ellas McDaniel) We Want The Stones / Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Pain In My Heart / Route 66 / I'm Moving On / I'm Alright 28.08.65 1 12 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) The Spider And The Fly Decca F 12220 03:47 30.10.65 1 12 Get Off Of My Cloud (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) The Singer Not The Song Decca F 12263 03:00 12.02.66 1 9 19th Nervous Breakdown (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) Sad Day Decca F 12331 03:55 21.05.66 1 9 Paint It, Black (Keith Richard / Mick Jagger) Long Long While Decca F 12395 03:48 01.10.66 4 8 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow? (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) Who's Driving My Plane Decca F 12497 02:33 21.01.67 3 10 Let's Spend The Night Together / Ruby Tuesday (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) Ruby Tuesday Decca F 12546 03:39 26.08.67 7 8 We Love You / Dandelion (Keith Richards / Mick Jagger) Dandelion Decca F 12654 04:20 01.06.68 1 10 Jumpin' Jack Flash (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) Child Of The Moon Decca F 12782 03:43 12.07.69 1 15 Honky Tonk Women (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) You Can't Always Get What You Want Decca F 12952 02:59

Max Romeo Peak: 16 - Wks: 21 - Total Hits: 1 14.06.69 30 1 Wet Dream (Max Romeo) She's But A Little Girl Unity UN 503 02:47 28.06.69 16 20 Wet Dream (Re-entry 1) (Max Romeo) She's But A Little Girl Unity UN 503 02:47

The Ronettes Peak: 4 - Wks: 25 - Total Hits: 2 19.10.63 4 13 Be My Baby (Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector) Tedesco And Pitman London HLU 9793 02:38 18.01.64 11 12 Baby I Love You (Jeff Barry / Ellie Greenwich / Phil Spector) Miss Joan And Mr. Sam London HLU 9826 02:48

The Rooftop Singers Peak: 11 - Wks: 11 - Total Hits: 1 02.02.63 11 11 Walk Right In (Erik Darling / Gus Cannon / Hosie Woods) Cool Water Fontana 271700 TF 02:32

Analysis Section This section lists various chart feats in the Melody Maker singles charts from their start to December 1969.

Most Weeks On Chart 948 artists hit the Meldoy Maker Singles chart in this period. They are all ranked below, from the most weeks’ artist through to those with only one week on the chart.

# Entry Peak Wks Artist 1 19.05.56 1 630 Elvis Presley 2 04.10.58 1 609 The Shadows 3 04.10.58 1 527 Cliff Richard 4 27.10.62 1 401 The Beatles 5 13.07.57 1 262 The Everly Brothers 6 27.08.60 1 246 Roy Orbison 7 31.03.56 1 228 Lonnie Donegan 8 29.06.63 1 224 The Rolling Stones 9 16.04.60 1 223 Jim Reeves

10 25.05.63 1 213 The Hollies 11 28.11.59 1 206 Adam Faith 12 12.03.60 2 202 Billy Fury 13 21.04.56 1 190 Pat Boone 14 26.01.63 2 184 The Bachelors 15 13.02.65 1 182 Tom Jones 16 25.01.64 1 167 Manfred Mann 17 17.08.63 1 166 The Beach Boys 18 10.11.56 1 165 Frankie Vaughan 19 30.11.63 1 164 Dusty Springfield 20 06.07.63 1 162 The Tremeloes 21 16.04.60 4 157 Brenda Lee 22 12.04.58 1 155 Connie Francis 23 14.07.62 1 155 Frank Ifield 24 02.03.57 1 153 Shirley Bassey 25 05.09.64 1 153 The Supremes 26 29.08.64 1 152 Herman's Hermits 27 17.08.57 1 151 Petula Clark 28 15.02.64 1 143 The Kinks 29 07.12.63 2 143 Gene Pitney 30 10.10.64 1 140 Sandie Shaw 31 26.10.63 1 138 Cilla Black 32 21.09.63 1 135 The Dave Clark Five 33 23.07.60 1 133 Ken Dodd 34 06.07.63 1 133 The Searchers

# Entry Peak Wks Artist 35 31.03.56 1 132 Frank Sinatra 36 12.10.57 1 131 The Jordanaires 37 13.05.61 1 131 Del Shannon 38 14.12.57 1 123 Buddy Holly

39 20.11.65 2 122 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich

40 28.01.67 1 119 Engelbert Humperdinck 41 04.10.58 3 119 Duane Eddy 42 27.02.65 1 118 The Who 43 16.03.63 1 117 Gerry And The Pacemakers 44 03.11.56 2 116 Tommy Steele 45 16.01.65 1 114 The Seekers 46 06.02.60 1 110 Mr Acker Bilk 47 18.04.64 1 109 The Animals 48 28.08.65 1 109 Small Faces 49 16.08.58 1 108 Bobby Darin 50 10.07.65 1 103 The Four Tops 51 24.10.64 2 102 Val Doonican 52 06.10.62 2 98 The 4 Seasons 53 11.03.61 3 97 Kenny Ball 54 29.07.61 5 97 Karl Denver 55 21.04.56 1 95 Perry Como 56 31.03.56 3 95 Bill Haley 57 28.01.61 2 92 Bobby Vee 58 20.03.65 2 91 Donovan 59 11.05.63 2 90 Freddie And The Dreamers 60 06.07.63 1 89 Brian Poole 61 21.10.61 1 87 Ray Charles 62 29.04.61 1 86 Helen Shapiro 63 02.05.59 3 86 Neil Sedaka 64 27.03.65 3 86 Bob Dylan 65 02.05.59 1 85 Craig Douglas 66 04.05.63 1 85 The Dakotas 67 08.09.56 1 84 The Platters

# Entry Peak Wks Artist 68 17.08.57 1 84 Paul Anka 69 03.01.59 1 84 Russ Conway 70 08.05.65 1 84 The Walker Brothers 71 23.05.64 3 83 P. J. Proby 72 02.05.59 1 82 Anthony Newley 73 02.12.61 1 82 Leon Young 74 16.02.57 2 82 Little Richard 75 23.05.64 4 82 Lulu 76 07.01.61 4 81 Matt Monro 77 19.12.64 1 80 Georgie Fame 78 13.05.67 1 79 Bee Gees 79 16.08.58 3 78 Ricky Nelson 80 19.07.58 3 77 Marty Wilde 81 20.11.65 4 77 Otis Redding 82 28.09.57 1 75 The Crickets 83 27.04.57 1 74 Andy Williams 84 05.02.66 1 74 Stevie Wonder 85 04.05.63 1 73 Billy J. Kramer 86 07.01.67 1 73 The Monkees 87 21.03.64 1 72 Peter And Gordon 88 27.07.63 2 72 Wayne Fontana 89 05.10.63 4 72 Dave Berry 90 23.07.66 3 71 The Temptations 91 07.05.66 1 69 The Troggs 92 27.07.63 2 69 The Mindbenders 93 12.03.60 1 68 Joe Brown 94 31.03.56 2 67 Dean Martin 95 21.04.56 1 64 Ronnie Hilton 96 08.09.62 1 64 The Tornados 97 30.04.66 2 64 The Mamas And The Papas 98 06.03.65 1 63 The Spencer Davis Group 99 08.01.66 1 63 Marvin Gaye

100 02.09.67 3 63 Diana Ross 101 21.09.63 4 63 The Merseybeats

Most Weeks On Chart By Disc In Total 2778 records made the Melody Maker Singles chart. This listing is the Top 80 titles that made the chart, combining all re-entries, re-issues, etc.

# Entry Peak Wks Artist - Title

1 02.12.61 1 57 Mr. Acker Bilk with the Leon Young String Chorale - Stranger On The Shore

2 22.02.64 5 40 Jim Reeves - I Love You Because 3 31.08.63 1 32 The Beatles - She Loves You 4 27.07.63 2 32 The Beatles - Twist And Shout 5 14.07.62 1 27 Frank Ifield - I Remember You 6 20.06.64 3 26 Jim Reeves - I Won't Forget You 7 28.08.65 1 25 Ken Dodd - Tears 8 20.08.66 1 25 Jim Reeves - Distant Drums 9 11.07.59 1 24 Cliff Richard and the Drifters - Living Doll

10 08.09.62 1 24 The Tornados - Telstar 11 22.12.62 6 24 The Springfields - Island Of Dreams 12 21.04.56 1 23 Pat Boone - I'll Be Home 13 17.08.57 1 23 Paul Anka - Diana 14 16.03.63 1 23 Gerry And The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It? 15 01.12.56 4 23 Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly - True Love 16 09.03.63 4 23 Roy Orbison - In Dreams 17 28.11.59 6 23 Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards 18 12.04.58 1 22 Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now? 19 28.02.59 1 22 Russ Conway - Side Saddle 20 16.01.65 1 22 The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You 21 26.08.67 1 22 Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz 22 24.02.68 1 22 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World / Cabaret 23 22.09.56 3 22 Elvis Presley - Hound Dog 24 15.08.64 3 22 Julie Rogers - The Wedding (La Novia) 25 15.08.64 5 22 The Bachelors - I Wouldn't Trade You For The World 26 19.09.64 4 21 Matt Monro - Walk Away (Warum Nur Warum) 27 14.06.69 16 21 Max Romeo - Wet Dream 28 20.04.63 1 20 The Beatles - From Me To You 29 16.01.65 1 20 The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 30 29.06.57 2 20 Harry Belafonte - Island In The Sun 31 17.05.58 2 20 Max Bygraves - Tulips From Amsterdam / You Need Hands 32 13.08.60 2 20 Shirley Bassey - As Long As He Needs Me 33 25.05.68 2 20 Des O'Connor - I Pretend 34 11.08.56 3 20 Bill Haley And his Comets - Rockin' Through The Rye 35 11.12.65 3 20 Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass - Spanish Flea 36 17.11.62 4 20 Maureen Evans - Like I Do 37 15.07.67 7 20 Anita Harris - Just Loving You 38 24.08.63 16 20 Karl Denver - Still 39 18.01.64 20 20 The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones 40 15.09.56 1 19 Frankie Laine - A Woman In Love

# Entry Peak Wks Artist - Title 41 29.06.57 1 19 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up 42 07.03.59 1 19 Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore

43 31.10.59 1 19 Emile Ford And The Checkmates - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?

44 20.01.62 1 19 Elvis Presley - Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling in Love 45 26.05.62 1 19 Joe Brown and the Bruvvers - A Picture Of You 46 12.10.63 1 19 Gerry And The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone 47 07.12.63 1 19 The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand 48 02.05.64 1 19 Roy Orbison - It's Over 49 12.09.64 1 19 Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman 50 28.01.67 1 19 Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me 51 19.05.56 2 19 Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel 52 13.07.57 2 19 Elvis Presley - (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear 53 23.02.63 2 19 Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King 54 25.01.64 2 19 The Bachelors - Diane 55 14.12.57 3 19 Frank Sinatra - All The Way 56 18.04.59 3 19 Ricky Nelson - It's Late / Never Be Anyone Else But You 57 24.10.64 3 19 Val Doonican - Walk Tall 58 02.06.56 4 19 Bill Haley And his Comets - The Saints Rock 'n' Roll 59 02.09.67 5 19 Frankie Vaughan - There Must Be A Way 60 26.01.63 6 19 The Bachelors - Charmaine 61 04.01.58 7 19 Pat Boone - April Love 62 29.09.62 13 19 Bobby Vee - A Forever Kind Of Love 63 28.09.63 14 19 The Beatles - The Beatles' Hits 64 08.12.56 1 18 Guy Mitchell - Singing The Blues 65 31.05.58 1 18 The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 66 17.01.59 1 18 The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 67 10.06.61 1 18 Eden Kane - Well I Ask You 68 03.03.62 1 18 The Shadows - Wonderful Land 69 23.06.62 1 18 Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You 70 27.10.62 1 18 Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues 71 08.12.62 1 18 Cliff Richard and the Shadows - The Next Time / Bachelor Boy 72 19.01.63 1 18 The Beatles - Please Please Me 73 23.02.63 1 18 Cliff Richard and the Shadows - Summer Holiday 74 23.11.63 1 18 The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over 75 04.04.64 1 18 The Four Pennies - Juliet 76 23.10.65 1 18 The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over 77 14.05.66 1 18 Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night 78 12.11.66 1 18 Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass Of Home 79 07.09.68 1 18 Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days 80 06.07.57 2 18 Pat Boone - Love Letters In The Sand

Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1) Date Wks Number Title – Artist (* means that the record entered at number 1)

The Number 1’s 1956

31-Mar 4 1 * It's Almost Tomorrow - The Dream Weavers 28-Apr 2 2 The Poor People Of Paris - Winifred Atwell 12-May 5 3 No Other Love - Ronnie Hilton 16-Jun 5 4 I'll Be Home - Pat Boone 21-Jul 3 5 Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - The Teenagers featuring

Frankie Lymon 11-Aug 1 6 Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day 18-Aug 2 5 (R1) Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - The Teenagers featuring

Frankie Lymon 01-Sep 3 6 (R1) Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) - Doris Day 22-Sep 4 7 Lay Down Your Arms (And Surrender To Mine) - Anne

Shelton 20-Oct 3 8 A Woman In Love - Frankie Laine 10-Nov 9 9 Just Walkin' In The Rain - Johnnie Ray

1957 12-Jan 2 10 Singing The Blues - Guy Mitchell 26-Jan 4 11 The Garden Of Eden - Frankie Vaughan 23-Feb 8 12 Young Love - Tab Hunter 20-Apr 4 13 Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group 18-May 4 14 Butterfly - Andy Williams 15-Jun 4 15 Yes Tonight Josephine - Johnnie Ray 13-Jul 8 16 All Shook Up - Elvis Presley 07-Sep 8 17 Diana - Paul Anka 02-Nov 1 18 Party - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires 09-Nov 1 19 That'll Be The Day - The Crickets 16-Nov 1 18 (R1) Party - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires 23-Nov 7 20 Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte

1958 11-Jan 2 21 Ma He's Making Eyes At Me - Johnny Otis and His Orchestra

With Marie Adams 18-Jan 2 22 Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 01-Feb 2 23 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires 15-Feb 2 24 The Story Of My Life - Michael Holliday 01-Mar 7 25 Magic Moments - Perry Como 19-Apr 4 26 Whole Lotta Woman - Marvin Rainwater 17-May 6 27 Who's Sorry Now? - Connie Francis 28-Jun 9 28 All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers 30-Aug 4 29 When - Kalin Twins 27-Sep 5 30 Caroline Moon / Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis 01-Nov 3 31 Bird Dog - The Everly Brothers 22-Nov 3 32 Hoots Mon - Lord Rockingham's XI 13-Dec 7 33 It's Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty

1959 31-Jan 3 34 One Night / I Got Stung - Elvis Presley 21-Feb 1 35 As I Love You - Shirley Bassey 28-Feb 4 36 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters 28-Mar 3 37 Side Saddle - Russ Conway 18-Apr 5 38 It Doesn't Matter Anymore - Buddy Holly 23-May 4 39 A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley 20-Jun 1 40 Roulette - Russ Conway 27-Jun 5 41 Dream Lover - Bobby Darin 01-Aug 5 42 Living Doll - Cliff Richard and the Drifters 05-Sep 6 43 Only Sixteen - Craig Douglas 17-Oct 7 44 Travellin' Light - Cliff Richard and the Shadows 05-Dec 1 45 What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? - Emile

Ford And The Checkmates 12-Dec 3 46 What Do You Want? - Adam Faith

Title (Artist) .................................................................................................................................. Peak .... Year Title (Artist) ............................................................................................................................... Peak ....... Year

Title Listing This is an alphabetical listing of titles, sorted by their first letters. Any title starting with “A” or “The” is listed under the second word. Titles starting with brackets are listed first under the first letter in the brackets. Some titles or artists may be truncated from how they appear on the label for reasons of space. The peak and the year of first chart entry of the title is shown. Where the same title charted in the same year, the entries are sorted by the highest position reached by that track. In the event of two or more records reaching the same position, they are listed alphabetically by artist.

A

Ain't That Loving You Baby (Elvis Presley) ..................... 16 .. 64 Ain't That Peculiar (Marvin Gaye) ................................. 46 .. 66 (Ain't That) Just Like Me (The Hollies) ........................... 29 .. 63 Ain't Too Proud To Beg (The Temptations) ................... 24 .. 66 Al Capone (Prince Buster's All Stars) ............................. 20 .. 67 Albatross (Fleetwood Mac) ............................................ 1 ... 68 Alfie (Cilla Black) ............................................................. 7 ... 66 All Alone Am I (Brenda Lee) ........................................... 7 ... 63 All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix Experience) .... 6 ... 68 All Day And All Of The Night (The Kinks) ........................ 2 ... 64 All I Have To Do Is Dream (The Everly Brothers) ............ 1 ... 58 All I Have To Do Is Dream (Bobbie Gentry And Glen Campbell)

............................................................................ 10 .. 69 All I Really Want To Do (The Byrds) ................................ 4 ... 65 All I Really Want To Do (Cher) ........................................ 7 ... 65 All I See Is You (Dusty Springfield) .................................. 7 ... 66 All I Want For Christmas Is A Beatle (Dora Bryan) ........ 20 .. 63 All My Love (Solo Tu) (Cliff Richard) ............................... 7 ... 67 All My Loving (The Dowlands) ....................................... 37 .. 64 All My Loving (The Beatles) ........................................... 12 .. 64 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings (Paul Anka) ................ 8 ... 59 All Or Nothing (Small Faces) ........................................... 1 ... 66 All Over The World (Françoise Hardy) ........................... 13 .. 65 All Shook Up (Elvis Presley) ............................................ 1 ... 57 All That I Am (Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires) ......... 20 .. 66 All The Way (Frank Sinatra) ............................................ 3 ... 57 All You Need Is Love (The Beatles) ................................. 1 ... 67 The Alley Cat Song (David Thorne) ................................ 27 .. 63

All-Star Hit Parade (Various Artists - Decca) .................. 3 .... 56 All-Star Hit Parade No. 2 (Various Artists - Decca) ........ 13 ... 57 Almost There (Andy Williams) ....................................... 2 .... 65 Alone (Petula Clark) ....................................................... 8 .... 57 Alone (The Southlanders) ............................................. 20 ... 58 Alternate Title (The Monkees) ....................................... 1 .... 67 Always (Sammy Turner) ................................................ 18 ... 59 Always And Ever (Johnny Kidd And The Pirates) .......... 45 ... 64 Always You And Me (Russ Conway) .............................. 29 ... 62 Am I That Easy To Forget (Engelbert Humperdinck) ...... 2 .... 68 Am I The Same Girl (Dusty Springfield) ......................... 32 ... 69 Am I Wasting My Time On You (Frankie Vaughan) ....... 18 ... 58 Amazing Grace (The Great Awakening) ........................ 43 ... 69 America (2nd Amendment) (The Nice) ......................... 24 ... 68 Among My Souvenirs (Connie Francis) .......................... 7 .... 59 And The Heavens Cried (Anthony Newley) .................... 5 .... 61 And The Sun Will Shine (José Feliciano) ....................... 23 ... 69 Angela Jones (Michael Cox) ........................................... 8 .... 60 Angela Jones (Johnny Ferguson) ................................... 19 ... 60 Angry At The Big Oak Tree (Frank Ifield) ....................... 24 ... 64 Annabella (John Walker) ............................................... 24 ... 67 Anniversary Waltz (Anita Harris) .................................. 21 ... 68 Another Saturday Night (Sam Cooke) ........................... 25 ... 63 Another Tear Falls (The Walker Brothers) .................... 14 ... 66 Any Old Iron (Peter Sellers) .......................................... 20 ... 57 Any Way That You Want Me (The Troggs) ..................... 4 .... 66 Any Way You Want It (The Dave Clark Five) ................. 25 ... 64 Anyone Who Had A Heart (Cilla Black) .......................... 1 .... 64 Anyone Who Had A Heart (Dionne Warwick) ............... 50 ... 64 Anyway Anyhow Anywhere (The Who) ........................ 11 ... 65 Apache (The Shadows) .................................................. 1 .... 60 Applejack (Jet Harris And Tony Meehan) ...................... 6 .... 63 April Love (Pat Boone) ................................................... 7 .... 58 Are You Lonesome Tonight? (Elvis Presley) ................... 1 .... 61 Are You Sure (The Allisons) ............................................ 2 .... 61

Are You There (With Another Girl) (Dionne Warwick) .. 49 .. 66 Arnold Layne (Pink Floyd) .............................................. 21 .. 67 Around The World (Bing Crosby) ................................... 6 ... 57 Around The World (Gracie Fields) .................................. 8 ... 57 Around The World (Ronnie Hilton) ................................ 4 ... 57 As I Love You (Shirley Bassey) ........................................ 1 ... 59 As Long As He Needs Me (Shirley Bassey) ...................... 2 ... 60 As Tears Go By (Marianne Faithfull) ............................... 8 ... 64 As Usual (Brenda Lee) .................................................... 5 ... 64 As You Like It (Adam Faith) ............................................ 4 ... 62 Ashes To Ashes (The Mindbenders) .............................. 15 .. 66 At The Club (The Drifters) ............................................. 42 .. 65 At The Hop (Danny And The Juniors) ............................. 3 ... 58 At The Hop (Nick Todd) ................................................. 15 .. 58 Atlantis (The Shadows) ................................................... 2 ... 63 Atlantis (Donovan) ........................................................ 27 .. 69 Attack (The Toys) ........................................................... 33 .. 66 Autumn Almanac (The Kinks) ......................................... 5 ... 67 Autumn Concerto (Melachrino Orchestra) ................... 16 .. 56

B Baby Baby (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) ............. 3 ... 57 Baby Come Closer (Loot) ............................................... 46 .. 67 Baby Don't Go (Sonny And Cher) ................................... 7 ... 65 Baby Don't You Do It (The Poets) .................................. 44 .. 66 Baby Face (Little Richard) ............................................... 2 ... 59 Baby Face (Bobby Darin) ............................................... 46 .. 62 Baby I Don't Care (Buddy Holly) .................................... 13 .. 61 Baby I Love You (The Ronettes) ..................................... 11 .. 64 Baby I Need Your Loving (The Fourmost) ...................... 25 .. 64

Title (Artist) .................................................................................................................................. Peak .... Year Title (Artist) ............................................................................................................................... Peak ....... Year Visions (Cliff Richard) ..................................................... 7 ... 66 Viva Bobby Joe (The Equals) ........................................... 4 ... 69 Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Presley) ........................................ 17 .. 64 A Voice In The Wilderness (Cliff Richard and the Shadows)

............................................................................. 2 ... 60 Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) (Dean Martin) ............... 2 ... 58 Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) (Domenico Modugno) .. 13 .. 58 Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) (Marino Marini And His Quartet)

............................................................................. 5 ... 58 Voodoo Woman (Bobby Goldsboro) ............................. 47 .. 65

W Wait For Me (Ti Diro) (Malcolm Vaughan) .................... 15 .. 59 Wake Up Little Susie (The Everly Brothers) .................... 2 ... 57 Walk Away (Warum Nur Warum) (Matt Monro) ........... 4 ... 64 Walk Away Renee (Four Tops) ....................................... 3 ... 67 Walk Don't Run (The John Barry Seven) ......................... 7 ... 60 Walk Don't Run (The Ventures) ..................................... 10 .. 60 Walk Hand In Hand (Tony Martin) ................................. 2 ... 56 Walk Hand In Hand (Ronnie Carroll) ............................. 12 .. 56 Walk Hand In Hand (Jimmy Parkinson) ......................... 19 .. 56 Walk Hand In Hand (Gerry And The Pacemakers) ......... 32 .. 65 A Walk In The Black Forest (Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt) (Horst

Jankowski, His Orchestra and Chorus) ................ 3 ... 65 Walk Like A Man (The 4 Seasons) .................................. 11 .. 63 Walk On By (Leroy Van Dyke) ......................................... 5 ... 62 Walk On By (Dionne Warwick) ....................................... 8 ... 64 Walk Right Back / Ebony Eyes (The Everly Brothers) ..... 1 ... 61 Walk Right In (The Rooftop Singers) ............................. 11 .. 63 Walk Tall (Val Doonican) ................................................ 3 ... 64 Walk With Faith In Your Heart (The Bachelors) ............ 18 .. 66 Walk With Me (The Seekers) .......................................... 9 ... 66 Walkin' Back To Happiness (Helen Shapiro) ................... 1 ... 61 Walkin' My Cat Named Dog (Norma Tanega) ............... 19 .. 66 Walkin' Tall (Adam Faith) .............................................. 28 .. 63 Walking Alone (Richard Anthony) ................................. 39 .. 63 Walking In The Rain (The Walker Brothers) .................. 25 .. 67

Walking The Dog (The Dennisons) ................................ 39 ... 64 The Wanderer (Dion) .................................................... 13 ... 62 Wanderin' Eyes (Charlie Gracie) .................................... 4 .... 57 Wanderin' Eyes (Frankie Vaughan) ............................... 14 ... 57 The War Lord (The Shadows) ........................................ 19 ... 65 Warm And Tender Love (Percy Sledge) ........................ 33 ... 66 Warmed Over Kisses (Left Over Love) (Brian Hyland) .. 29 ... 62 Warpaint (The Brook Brothers) ..................................... 7 .... 61 Water (Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band) ..... 37 ... 66 The Water Is Over My Head (The Rockin' Berries) ....... 29 ... 65 Water Water (Tommy Steele And The Steelmen) ......... 6 .... 57 Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks) ......................................... 2 .... 67 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (Freddy Cannon) .... 4 .... 60 The Way It Used To Be (Engelbert Humperdinck) ......... 5 .... 69 A Way Of Life (The Family Dogg) ................................... 4 .... 69 The Wayward Wind (Gogi Grant) .................................. 7 .... 56 The Wayward Wind (Tex Ritter) .................................... 7 .... 56 The Wayward Wind (Frank Ifield) .................................. 2 .... 63 We Are In Love (Adam Faith) ........................................ 11 ... 63 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (The Animals) ............. 3 .... 65 We Love You / Dandelion (The Rolling Stones) ............. 7 .... 67 We Shall Overcome (Joan Baez) ................................... 25 ... 65 We Will Make Love (Russ Hamilton) .............................. 2 .... 57 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Elvis Presley) ........... 3 .... 58 Weather Forecast (The Master Singers) ....................... 46 ... 66 The Wedding (La Novia) (Julie Rogers) .......................... 3 .... 64 Wedding Ring (Russ Hamilton) ..................................... 17 ... 57 Wee Tom (Lord Rockingham's XI) ................................. 18 ... 59 Weekend (Eddie Cochran) ............................................ 13 ... 61 The Weight (The Band) ................................................. 22 ... 68 Welcome Home, Baby (The Brook Brothers) ................ 30 ... 62 Welcome To My World (Jim Reeves) ............................ 12 ... 63 Well I Ask You (Eden Kane) ............................................ 1 .... 61 We're Gonna Go Fishin' (Hank Locklin) ........................ 31 ... 62 (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley And his

Comets) .............................................................. 8 .... 56 We're Through (The Hollies) .......................................... 8 .... 64 Western Movies (The Olympics) ................................... 10 ... 58 Wet Dream (Max Romeo) ............................................. 16 ... 69 What A Mouth (What A North And South) (Tommy Steele)

............................................................................. 7 .... 60 What A Wonderful World / Cabaret (Louis Armstrong) 1 .... 68

What Am I To You (Kenny Lynch) .................................. 42 .. 64 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted (Jimmy Ruffin) .. 6 ... 66 What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For? (Emile Ford

And The Checkmates) ......................................... 1 ... 59 What Do You Want? (Adam Faith) ................................. 1 ... 59 What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) (Jr. Walker and the All

Stars) .................................................................. 10 .. 69 What Good Am I? (Cilla Black) ...................................... 18 .. 67 What Have They Done To The Rain (The Searchers) ..... 15 .. 64 What In The World's Come Over You (Jack Scott) ......... 6 ... 60 What In The World's Come Over You (The Rockin' Berries) . 23

............................................................................ 65 What Is A Man (Four Tops) ........................................... 20 .. 69 What Now (Adam Faith) ................................................ 32 .. 63 What Now My Love (Sonny And Cher) .......................... 13 .. 66 What Now My Love? (Shirley Bassey) ............................ 9 ... 62 What To Do (Buddy Holly) ............................................. 26 .. 64 What Would I Be (Val Doonican) .................................... 2 ... 66 What'cha Gonna Do About It (Doris Troy) .................... 48 .. 65 Whatcha Gonna Do About It? (Small Faces) ................. 15 .. 65 What'cha Gonna Do Now (Chris Andrews) ................... 31 .. 66 What'd I Say (Jerry Lee Lewis) ........................................ 9 ... 61 Whatever Happened To The Good Times (The Peddlers)

............................................................................ 50 .. 65 Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (Doris Day) 1 ... 56 What's New Pussycat? (Tom Jones) ............................... 9 ... 65 Wheels (The String-A-Longs) ......................................... 12 .. 61 When (Kalin Twins) ........................................................ 1 ... 58 When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge) ................ 5 ... 66 When I Come Home (The Spencer Davis Group) .......... 14 .. 66 When I Fall In Love (Nat "King" Cole) ............................. 2 ... 57 When I Get Home (The Searchers) ................................ 40 .. 65 When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) (The Beach Boys) ....... 26 .. 64 When Mexico Gave Up The Rhumba (Mitchell Torok) ... 8 ... 56 When My Little Girl Is Smiling (Jimmy Justice) ............... 8 ... 62 When My Little Girl Is Smiling (Craig Douglas) .............. 15 .. 62 When My Little Girl Is Smiling (The Drifters) ................. 28 .. 62 When The Boys Talk About The Girls (Valerie Carr) ...... 20 .. 58 When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart (Cliff

Richard) ............................................................... 2 ... 61 When Two Worlds Collide (Jim Reeves) ........................ 21 .. 69 When We Were Young (Solomon King) ........................ 21 .. 68