Top 60 of the Sixties

A typical R2 bank holiday filler, but just in case it interests people I
thought I'd give it a quick plug.

Webpage here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sknv3
And it's on iplayer, but presented by Tony Blackburn. So in the likely event
that you don't want to hear him, I've extracted the actual data as such:

60. The Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash
59. Tom Jones Tom Jones - Delilah
58. Elvis Presley - Surrender
57. The Beatles - Lady Madonna
56. Jim Reeves - I Won't Forget You
55. Roy Orbison Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
54. Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Summer Holiday
53. Jim Reeves - I Love You Because
52. The Beatles The Beatles - A Hard Days Night
51. The Beatles - Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
50. The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
49. Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
48. The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown
47. Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart
46. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)
45. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days
44. The Beatles - Ticket To Ride
43. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
42. The Beatles - Paperback Writer
41. The Monkees - I'm A Believer
40. The Beatle - Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine
39. The Allisons - Are You Sure
38. The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You
37. Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?
36. The Rolling Stones - The Last Time
35. Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night
34. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
33. The Beatles With Billy Preston - Get Back
32. Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone
31. Jim Reeves - Distant Drums
30. Frank Sinatra - My Way
29. Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues
28. The Shadows - Apache
27. Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart
26. The Searchers - Needles & Pins
25. The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
24. The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
23. The Beatles - Help!
22. Engelbert Humperdinck - There Goes My Everything
21. The Beatles - Hello Goodbye
20. The Beatles - Hey Jude
19. Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
18. The Beatles - From Me To You
17. The Tornados - Telstar
16. Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Next Time/Bachelor Boy
15. The Archies - Sugar Sugar
14. Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Young Ones
13. Frank Ifield - I Remember You
12. Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
11. Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz
10. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home
9. Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
8. Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
7. The Beatles - We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper
6. The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over
5. The Beatles - I Feel Fine
4. The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love
3. Ken Dodd - Tears
2. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
1. The Beatles - She Loves You

Well, that's what the OCC think anyway, presumably using the Record Retailer
data.

I've done a quick playlist here:
http://www.we7.com/user/view-playlist?playlistId239045&m=0

Although of course the absence of The Beatles (and, er, the Dave Clark Five)
is a big weakness here, especially as it means ending with Ken Dodd. But on
the other hand, nobody will tell any jokes about touching Rolf's digeridoo.

Chris
--
"Back next week with another ridiculous tie knot"

http://nowthats.blogspot.com

Chris Brown wrote:
A typical R2 bank holiday filler, but just in case it interests people I
thought I'd give it a quick plug.

Webpage here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sknv3
And it's on iplayer, but presented by Tony Blackburn. So in the likely
event that you don't want to hear him, I've extracted the actual data as
such:

60. The Rolling Stones - Jumping Jack Flash
59. Tom Jones Tom Jones - Delilah
58. Elvis Presley - Surrender
57. The Beatles - Lady Madonna
56. Jim Reeves - I Won't Forget You
55. Roy Orbison Roy Orbison - Oh Pretty Woman
54. Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Summer Holiday
53. Jim Reeves - I Love You Because
52. The Beatles The Beatles - A Hard Days Night
51. The Beatles - Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
50. The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
49. Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
48. The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown
47. Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart
46. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (EP)
45. Mary Hopkin - Those Were The Days
44. The Beatles - Ticket To Ride
43. The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
42. The Beatles - Paperback Writer
41. The Monkees - I'm A Believer
40. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby/Yellow Submarine
39. The Allisons - Are You Sure
38. The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You
37. Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?
36. The Rolling Stones - The Last Time
35. Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night
34. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
33. The Beatles With Billy Preston - Get Back
32. Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone
31. Jim Reeves - Distant Drums
30. Frank Sinatra - My Way
29. Frank Ifield - Lovesick Blues
28. The Shadows - Apache
27. Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart
26. The Searchers - Needles & Pins
25. The Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
24. The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
23. The Beatles - Help!
22. Engelbert Humperdinck - There Goes My Everything
21. The Beatles - Hello Goodbye
20. The Beatles - Hey Jude
19. Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
18. The Beatles - From Me To You
17. The Tornados - Telstar
16. Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Next Time/Bachelor Boy
15. The Archies - Sugar Sugar
14. Cliff Richard & The Shadows - The Young Ones
13. Frank Ifield - I Remember You
12. Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
11. Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz
10. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass Of Home
9. Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never
8. Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
7. The Beatles - We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper
6. The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over
5. The Beatles - I Feel Fine
4. The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love
3. Ken Dodd - Tears
2. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
1. The Beatles - She Loves You

Well, that's what the OCC think anyway, presumably using the Record
Retailer data.

I've done a quick playlist here:
http://www.we7.com/user/view-playlist?playlistId239045&m=0

Although of course the absence of The Beatles (and, er, the Dave Clark
Five) is a big weakness here, especially as it means ending with Ken
Dodd. But on the other hand, nobody will tell any jokes about touching
Rolf's digeridoo.

Chris

I'm not sure if the OCC would have used Record Retailer data other than
the actual chart positions as the RR chart had such a small sample (30
independent record stores in 1960 and only about 250 or so by 1969 just
prior to the chart being compiled by the British Market Research Bureau
in February 1969). Some figures will be historic figures obtained by
Alan Jones from record labels such as EMI / Parlophone etc but some
figures are probably little more than educated guess work. As such I
doubt we'll ever get anywhere near an accurate 1960s list though the top
positions are probably correct. Even the 1970s list, compiled by BMRB in
December 1979 from actual weekly sales figures was completely inaccurate.

--
Robbie