K's UK No.1 SINGLES SPECIAL - VA - The Complete UK Number 1 Singles: 70 Years of the Official Singles Chart 1952-2022 [2022] PART 2 - 1960's

 

K's UK No.1 SINGLES SPECIAL    -   VA - The Complete UK Number 1 Singles: 70 Years of the Official Singles Chart 1952-2022 [2022]            PART 2 - 1960's

So here it is... EVERY single to hit the UK number 1 spot on the Official Singles Chart over the past 70 years in this blockbuster collection!

November 14th this year will mark 70 years since the first singles chart was published by the New Musical Express’s Percy Dickins in 1952, topped by Al Martino’s 'Here In My Heart'.

The UK Singles Chart is a weekly record chart which for most of its history was based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday in the United Kingdom. Since July 2014 it has also incorporated streaming data, and from 10 July 2015 has been based on a Friday to Thursday week. As of 14th November 2022, 1,404 singles have reached number one. The chart was founded in 1952 by Percy Dickins of New Musical Express (NME), who telephoned 20 record stores to ask what their top 10 highest-selling singles were. Dickins aggregated the results into a top 12 hit parade, which was topped by 'Here in My Heart' by Al Martino. NME's chart was published each week in its eponymous magazine.

Way back in 2004 I bought a single DVD-R on eBay which contained every UK number one single from 1952-2003. It was a great start to my ongoing collection which I've been adding to ever since.  Unfortunately, back in 2004 when the DVD-R was compiled most of the tracks were of poor quality at very low bitrates of 128 and below, plus many of the tracks were the incorrect versions: longer album tracks, live versions, later re-recorded versions, etc. Several were damaged or distorted mp3 files ripped from crackly, scratched old 45's, with quite a few with the beginning or the end clipped off.

Over the past 18 years I've slowly replaced a huge percentage of the tracks with much higher quality versions.  Since this year (2022) we're celebrating 70 years of the official UK singles chart, I decided to revisit my collection and pretty much recompile everything from scratch.  It's amazing just how many incorrect versions were initially included, so I made a concerted effort and through extensive research to include every UK number one hit in the correct original UK 7" single version as the songs appeared on the charts at the time. All double 'A' sides are included, along with a few EPs.  Now, most of the tracks feature the highest quality, and best sounding digital remasters released to date, far superior to the original collection.

Hope you enjoy this amazing compilation of over 1,400 number one singles from 14th November 1952 to 14th November 2022. The complete 70-year collection has been broken down year by year into folders. It would amount to an 80 CD set as it currently stands at 3.5 days, which is 84 hours' worth of music! 

K.

Click on the links below for all the information on each track.

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/all-the-number-1-singles__7931/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_UK_Singles_Chart_number_ones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1950s#1953

I will be posting these in smaller sets generally by decade over the next few weeks. Don't miss any of these.

Here is PART 2 - 1960's

BB says - "Please thank 'K' for his contribution of this K Special presentation"

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Track lists

1960

01 Michael Holliday Starry Eyed 2:22

02 Anthony Newley Why 2:26

03 Adam Faith Poor Me 1:45

04 Johnny Preston Running Bear 2:37

05 Lonnie Donegan My Old Man's A Dustman 3:21

06 Anthony Newley Do You Mind? 2:20

07 The Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown 2:25

08 Eddie Cochran Three Steps to Heaven 2:23

09 Jimmy Jones Good Timin' 2:01

10 Cliff Richard & The Shadows Please Don't Tease 2:58

11 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Shakin' All Over 2:22

12 The Shadows Apache 2:57

13 Ricky Valance Tell Laura I Love Her 2:38

14 Roy Orbison Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) 2:23

15 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never 3:18

16 Cliff Richard & The Shadows I Love You 2:02

1961

01 Johnny Tillotson Poetry in Motion 2:30

02 Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight 3:08

03 Petula Clark Sailor 2:56

04 The Everly Brothers Walk Right Back 2:17

05 The Everly Brothers Ebony Eyes 3:05

06 Elvis Presley Wooden Heart 2:04

07 The Marcels Blue Moon 2:16

08 Floyd Cramer On the Rebound 2:08

09 The Temperance Seven You're Driving Me Crazy 3:54

10 Elvis Presley Surrender 1:55

11 Del Shannon Runaway 2:19

12 The Everly Brothers Temptation 2:13

13 Eden Kane Well I Ask You 2:16

14 Helen Shapiro You Don't Know 2:40

15 John Leyton Johnny Remember Me 2:39

16 Shirley Bassey Reach for the Stars 2:56

17 Shirley Bassey Climb Ev'ry Mountain 3:10

18 The Shadows Kon-Tiki 1:56

19 The Highwaymen Michael, Row the Boat Ashore 2:44

20 Helen Shapiro Walkin' Back to Happiness 2:29

21 Elvis Presley (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame 2:08

22 Elvis Presley Little Sister 2:32

23 Frankie Vaughan Tower of Strength 2:09

24 Danny Williams Moon River 2:36

1962

01 Cliff Richard & The Shadows The Young Ones 3:10

02 Elvis Presley Can't Help Falling In Love 3:00

03 Elvis Presley Rock-A-Hula Baby 2:00

04 The Shadows Wonderful Land 2:06

05 B. Bumble & The Stingers Nut Rocker 1:59

06 Elvis Presley Good Luck Charm 2:27

07 Mike Sarne Feat. Wendy Richards Come Outside 2:51

08 Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You 4:14

09 Frank Ifield I Remember You 2:03

10 Elvis Presley She's Not You 2:12

11 The Tornados Telstar 3:15

12 Frank Ifield Lovesick Blues 2:18

13 Elvis Presley Return To Sender 2:11

1963

01 Cliff Richard The Next Time 2:55

02 Cliff Richard Bachelor Boy 2:00

03 The Shadows Dance On! 2:23

04 Jet Harris & Tony Meehan Diamonds 2:23

05 Frank Ifield Wayward Wind 2:39

06 Cliff Richard Summer Holiday 2:16

07 The Shadows Foot Tapper 2:33

08 Gerry & The Pacemakers How Do You Do It? 1:54

09 The Beatles From Me to You 1:56

10 Gerry & The Pacemakers I Like It 2:14

11 Frank Ifield Confessin' (That I Love You) 2:05

12 Elvis Presley (You're The) Devil In Disguise 2:23

13 The Searchers Sweets for My Sweet 2:28

14 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas Bad to Me 2:20

15 The Beatles She Loves You 2:21

16 Brian Poole & The Tremeloes Do You Love Me 2:22

17 Gerry & The Pacemakers You'll Never Walk Alone 2:41

18 The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand 2:25

1964

01 The Dave Clark Five Glad All Over 2:44

03 The Bachelors Diane 2:30

03 The Searchers Needles and Pins 2:13

04 Cilla Black Anyone Who Had a Heart 2:49

05 Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas Little Children 2:47

06 The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love 2:11

07 Peter & Gordon A World Without Love 2:39

08 The Searchers Don't Throw Your Love Away 2:15

09 The Four Pennies Juliet 2:21

10 Cilla Black You're My World 2:58

11 Roy Orbison It's Over 2:47

12 The Animals The House of the Rising Sun 4:28

13 The Rolling Stones It's All Over Now 3:28

14 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night 2:32

15 Manfred Mann Do Wah Diddy Diddy 2:22

16 The Honeycombs Have I the Right 2:56

17 The Kinks You Really Got Me 2:17

18 Herman's Hermits I'm Into Something Good 2:32

19 Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman 2:58

20 Sandie Shaw (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me 2:44

21 The Supremes Baby Love 2:36

22 The Rolling Stones Little Red Rooster 3:04

23 The Beatles I Feel Fine 2:18

1965

01 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames Yeh Yeh 2:45

02 The Moody Blues Go Now! 3:12

03 The Righteous Brothers You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 3:43

04 The Kinks Tired of Waiting for You 2:32

05 The Seekers I'll Never Find Another You 2:42

06 Tom Jones It's Not Unusual 1:58

07 The Rolling Stones The Last Time 3:42

08 Unit 4 + 2 Concrete and Clay 2:17

09 Cliff Richard The Minute You're Gone 2:19

10 The Beatles Ticket to Ride 3:10

11 Roger Miller King of the Road 2:27

12 Jackie Trent Where Are You Now (My Love) 2:46

13 Sandie Shaw Long Live Love 2:41

14 Elvis Presley Crying in the Chapel 2:26

15 The Hollies I'm Alive 2:27

16 The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man 2:21

17 The Beatles Help! 2:18

18 Sonny & Cher I Got You Babe 3:10

19 The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 3:44

20 The Walker Brothers Make It Easy on Yourself 3:14

21 Ken Dodd Tears 2:49

22 The Rolling Stones Get Off of My Cloud 2:56

23 The Seekers The Carnival Is Over 3:12

24 The Beatles Day Tripper 2:48

25 The Beatles We Can Work It Out 2:15

1966

01 The Spencer Davis Group Keep on Running 2:45

02 The Overlanders Michelle 2:23

03 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made for Walkin' 2:43

04 The Walker Brothers The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore 2:59

05 The Spencer Davis Group Somebody Help Me 2:03

06 Dusty Springfield You Don't Have to Say You Love Me 2:48

07 Manfred Mann Pretty Flamingo 2:33

08 The Rolling Stones Paint It, Black (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Mix) 3:24

09 Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night 2:36

10 The Beatles Paperback Writer 2:18

11 The Kinks Sunny Afternoon 3:36

12 Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames Get Away 2:33

13 Chris Farlowe Out of Time 3:34

14 The Troggs With a Girl Like You 2:09

15 The Beatles Yellow Submarine 2:37

16 The Beatles Eleanor Rigby 2:05

17 Small Faces All or Nothing 3:04

18 Jim Reeves Distant Drums 2:50

19 The Four Tops Reach Out I'll Be There 3:00

20 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations 3:37

21 Tom Jones Green, Green Grass of Home 3:05

1967

01 The Monkees I'm a Believer 2:52

02 Petula Clark This Is My Song 3:16

03 Engelbert Humperdinck Release Me 3:20

04 Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra Somethin' Stupid 2:39

05 Sandie Shaw Puppet on a String 2:22

06 The Tremeloes Silence Is Golden 3:07

07 Procol Harum A Whiter Shade of Pale 4:08

08 The Beatles All You Need Is Love 3:48

09 Scott Mckenzie San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair) 2:58

10 Engelbert Humperdinck The Last Waltz 3:02

11 Bee Gees Massachusetts 2:20

12 The Foundations Baby, Now That I've Found You 2:37

13 Long John Baldry Let the Heartaches Begin 3:12

14 The Beatles Hello, Goodbye 3:28

1968

01 Georgie Fame The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde 3:12

02 Love Affair Everlasting Love 3:00

03 Manfred Mann The Mighty Quinn 2:50

04 Esther & Abi Ofarim Cinderella Rockafella 2:28

05 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich The Legend of Xanadu 3:34

06 The Beatles Lady Madonna 2:16

07 Cliff Richard Congratulations 2:33

08 Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World 2:18

09 Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Young Girl 3:14

10 The Rolling Stones Jumpin' Jack Flash 3:43

11 The Equals Baby Come Back 2:39

12 Des O'connor I Pretend 2:46

13 Tommy James & The Shondells Mony Mony 2:52

14 The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown Fire! 2:54

15 The Beach Boys Do It Again 2:21

16 Bee Gees I've Gotta Get a Message to You 3:04

17 The Beatles Hey Jude 7:09

18 Mary Hopkin Those Were the Days 5:09

19 Joe Cocker With a Little Help from My Friends 5:12

20 Hugh Montenegro The Good, The Bad & The Ugly 2:41

21 The Scaffold Lily the Pink 4:19

1969

01 Marmalade Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da 3:00

02 Fleetwood Mac Albatross 3:07

03 The Move Blackberry Way 3:36

04 Amen Corner (If Paradise Is) Half as Nice 2:47

05 Peter Sarstedt Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? 4:44

06 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3:13

07 Desmond Dekker & The Aces Israelites 2:35

08 The Beatles Get Back 3:11

09 Tommy Roe Dizzy 2:49

10 The Beatles The Ballad of John and Yoko 2:59

11 Thunderclap Newman Something in the Air (7" Single Version) 3:55

12 The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Women (Original 1969 7" Mono Single Version) 3:03

13 Zager And Evans In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) 3:13

14 Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising 2:19

15 Jane Birkin And Serge Gainsbourg Je t'aime... moi non plus 4:29

16 Bobbie Gentry I'll Never Fall in Love Again 2:51

17 The Archies Sugar, Sugar 2:50

18 Rolf Harris Two Little Boys 3:15

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