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Number 1 Singles - 1960s

Our main database does not give the precise date that a record reached the Number 1 spot. That situation is remedied here. The tables below list the running total of different number 1s, the date the track reached the peak, artist name, song title(s) and weeks at the summit.

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1960
9530 JanMichael HollidayStarry Eyed1
966 FebAnthony NewleyWhy4
975 MarAdam FaithPoor Me2
9819 MarJohnny PrestonRunning Bear2
992 AprLonnie DoneganMy Old Man's A Dustman4
10030 AprAnthony NewleyDo You Mind1
1017 MayThe Everly BrothersCathy's Clown7
10225 JunEddie CochranThree Steps To Heaven2
1039 JulJimmy JonesGood Timin'3
10430 JulCliff Richard & The ShadowsPlease Don't Tease2
1056 AugJohnny Kidd & The PiratesShakin' All Over1
re13 AugCliff Richard & The ShadowsPlease Don't Tease2
10627 AugThe ShadowsApache5
1071 OctRicky ValanceTell Laura I Love Her3
10822 OctRoy OrbisonOnly The Lonely2
1095 NovElvis PresleyIt's Now Or Never8
11031 DecCliff Richard & The ShadowsI Love You2

1961
11114 JanJohnny TillotsonPoetry In Motion2
11228 JanElvis PresleyAre You Lonesome Tonight4
11325 FebPetula ClarkSailor1
1144 MarThe Everly BrothersWalk Right Back / Ebony Eyes3
11525 MarElvis PresleyWooden Heart6
1166 MayThe MarcelsBlue Moon2
11720 MayFloyd CramerOn The Rebound1
11827 MayThe Temperance SevenYou're Driving Me Crazy1
1193 JunElvis PresleySurrender4
1201 JulDel ShannonRunaway3
12122 JulThe Everly BrothersTemptation2
1225 AugEden KaneWell I Ask You1
12312 AugHelen ShapiroYou Don't Know3
1242 SepJohn LeytonJohnny Remember Me3
12523 SepShirley BasseyReach For The Stars / Climb Ev'ry Mountain1
re30 SepJohn LeytonJohnny Remember Me1
1267 OctThe ShadowsKon-Tiki1
12714 OctThe HighwaymenMichael1
12821 OctHelen ShapiroWalkin' Back To Happiness3
12911 NovElvis PresleyLittle Sister / His Latest Flame4
1309 DecFrankie VaughanTower Of Strength3
13130 DecDanny WilliamsMoon River2

1962
13213 JanCliff Richard & The ShadowsThe Young Ones6
13324 FebElvis PresleyRock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love4
13424 MarThe ShadowsWonderful Land8
13519 MayB. Bumble & The StingersNut Rocker1
13626 MayElvis PresleyGood Luck Charm5
13730 JunMike Sarne with Wendy RichardCome Outside2
13814 JulRay CharlesI Can't Stop Loving You2
13928 JulFrank IfieldI Remember You7
14015 SepElvis PresleyShe's Not You3
1416 OctThe TornadosTelstar5
14210 NovFrank IfieldLovesick Blues5
14315 DecElvis PresleyReturn To Sender3

1963
1445 JanCliff Richard & The ShadowsThe Next Time / Bachelor Boy3
14526 JanThe ShadowsDance On!1
1462 FebJet Harris & Tony MeehanDiamonds3
14723 FebFrank IfieldWayward Wind3
14816 MarCliff Richard & The ShadowsSummer Holiday2
14930 MarThe ShadowsFoot Tapper1
re6 AprCliff Richard & The ShadowsSummer Holiday1
15013 AprGerry & The PacemakersHow Do You Do It3
1514 MayThe BeatlesFrom Me To You7
15222 JunGerry & The PacemakersI Like It4
15320 JulFrank IfieldConfessin'2
1543 AugElvis Presley(You're The) Devil In Disguise1
15510 AugThe SearchersSweets For My Sweet2
15624 AugBilly J. Kramer & The DakotasBad To Me3
15714 SepThe BeatlesShe Loves You4
15812 OctBrian Poole & The TremeloesDo You Love Me3
1592 NovGerry & The PacemakersYou'll Never Walk Alone4
re30 NovThe BeatlesShe Loves You2
16014 DecThe BeatlesI Want To Hold Your Hand5

1964
16118 JanThe Dave Clark 5Glad All Over2
1621 FebThe SearchersNeedles & Pins3
16322 FebThe BachelorsDiane1
16429 FebCilla BlackAnyone Who Had A Heart3
16521 MarBilly J. Kramer & The DakotasLittle Children2
1664 AprThe BeatlesCan't Buy Me Love3
16725 AprPeter & GordonWorld Without Love2
1689 MayThe SearchersDon't Throw Your Love Away2
16923 MayThe Four PenniesJuliet1
17030 MayCilla BlackYou're My World4
17127 JunRoy OrbisonIt's Over2
17211 JulThe AnimalsHouse Of The Rising Sun1
17318 JulThe Rolling StonesIt's All Over Now1
17425 JulThe BeatlesA Hard Day's Night3
17515 AugManfred MannDo Wah Diddy Diddy2
17629 AugThe HoneycombsHave I The Right2
17712 SepThe KinksYou Really Got Me2
17826 SepHerman's HermitsI'm Into Something Good2
17910 OctRoy OrbisonOh Pretty Woman2
18024 OctSandie Shaw(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me3
re14 NovRoy OrbisonOh Pretty Woman1
18121 NovThe SupremesBaby Love2
1825 DecThe Rolling StonesLittle Red Rooster1
18312 DecThe BeatlesI Feel Fine5

1965
18416 JanGeorgie Fame & The Blue FlamesYeh Yeh2
18530 JanThe Moody BluesGo Now1
1866 FebThe Righteous BrothersYou've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'2
18720 FebThe KinksTired Of Waiting For You1
18827 FebThe SeekersI'll Never Find Another You2
18913 MarTom JonesIt's Not Unusual1
19020 MarThe Rolling StonesThe Last Time3
19110 AprUnit Four Plus TwoConcrete And Clay1
19217 AprCliff RichardThe Minute You're Gone1
19324 AprThe BeatlesTicket To Ride3
19415 MayRoger MillerKing Of The Road1
19522 MayJackie TrentWhere Are You Now (My Love)1
19629 MaySandie ShawLong Live Love3
19719 JunElvis PresleyCrying In The Chapel1
19826 JunThe HolliesI'm Alive1
re3 JulElvis PresleyCrying In The Chapel1
re10 JulThe HolliesI'm Alive2
19924 JulThe ByrdsMr Tambourine Man2
2007 AugThe BeatlesHelp!3
20128 AugSonny & CherI Got You Babe2
20211 SepThe Rolling Stones(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction2
20325 SepThe Walker BrothersMake It Easy On Yourself1
2042 OctKen DoddTears5
2056 NovThe Rolling StonesGet Off My Cloud3
20627 NovThe SeekersThe Carnival Is Over3
20718 DecThe BeatlesDay Tripper / We Can Work It Out5

1966
20822 JanThe Spencer Davis GroupKeep On Running1
20929 JanThe OverlandersMichelle3
21019 FebNancy SinatraThese Boots Are Made For Walkin'4
21119 MarThe Walker BrothersThe Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore4
21216 AprThe Spencer Davis GroupSomebody Help Me2
21330 AprDusty SpringfieldYou Don't Have To Say You Love Me1
2147 MayManfred MannPretty Flamingo3
21528 MayThe Rolling StonesPaint It Black1
2164 JunFrank SinatraStrangers In The Night3
21725 JunThe BeatlesPaperback Writer2
2189 JulThe KinksSunny Afternoon2
21923 JulGeorgie Fame & The Blue FlamesGet Away1
22030 JulChris FarloweOut Of Time1
2216 AugThe TroggsWith A Girl Like You2
22220 AugThe BeatlesYellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby4
22317 SepThe Small FacesAll Or Nothing1
22424 SepJim ReevesDistant Drums5
22529 OctThe Four TopsReach Out I'll Be There3
22619 NovThe Beach BoysGood Vibrations2
2273 DecTom JonesGreen Grass Of Home7

1967
22821 JanThe MonkeesI'm A Believer4
22918 FebPetula ClarkThis Is My Song2
2304 MarEngelbert HumperdinckRelease Me6
23115 AprFrank & Nancy SinatraSomething Stupid2
23229 AprSandie ShawPuppet On A String3
23320 MayThe TremeloesSilence Is Golden3
23410 JunProcol HarumA Whiter Shade Of Pale6
23522 JulThe BeatlesAll You Need Is Love3
23612 AugScott McKenzieSan Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)4
2379 SepEngelbert HumperdinckThe Last Waltz5
23814 OctThe Bee GeesMassachusetts4
23911 NovThe FoundationsBaby Now That I've Found You2
24025 NovLong John BaldryLet The Heartaches Begin2
2419 DecThe BeatlesHello Goodbye7

1968
24227 JanGeorgie FameThe Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde1
2433 FebLove AffairEverlasting Love2
24417 FebManfred MannMighty Quinn2
2452 MarEsther & Abi OfarimCinderella Rockefella3
24623 MarDave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & TichThe Legend Of Xanadu1
24730 MarThe BeatlesLady Madonna2
24813 AprCliff RichardCongratulations2
24927 AprLouis ArmstrongWhat A Wonderful World / Cabaret4
25025 MayGary Puckett & The Union GapYoung Girl4
25122 JunThe Rolling StonesJumping Jack Flash2
2526 JulThe EqualsBaby Come Back3
25327 JulDes O'ConnorI Pretend1
2543 AugTommy James & The ShondellsMony Mony2
25517 AugThe Crazy World Of Arthur BrownFire1
re24 AugTommy James & The ShondellsMony Mony1
25631 AugThe Beach BoysDo It Again1
2577 SepThe Bee GeesI've Gotta Get A Message To You1
25814 SepThe BeatlesHey Jude2
25928 SepMary HopkinThose Were The Days6
2609 NovJoe CockerWith A Little Help From My Friends1
26116 NovHugo MontenegroThe Good The Bad And The Ugly4
26214 DecScaffoldLily The Pink3

1969
2634 JanMarmaladeOb-La-Di Ob-La-Da1
re11 JanScaffoldLily The Pink1
re18 JanMarmaladeOb-La-Di Ob-La-Da2
2641 FebFleetwood MacAlbatross1
2658 FebThe MoveBlackberry Way1
26615 FebAmen Corner(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice2
2671 MarPeter SarstedtWhere Do You Go To My Lovely4
26829 MarMarvin GayeI Heard It Through The Grapevine3
26919 AprDesmond Dekker & The AcesThe Israelites1
27026 AprThe Beatles with Billy PrestonGet Back6
2717 JunTommy RoeDizzy1
27214 JunThe BeatlesThe Ballad Of John & Yoko3
2735 JulThunderclap NewmanSomething In The Air3
27426 JulThe Rolling StonesHonky Tonk Women5
27530 AugZager & EvansIn The Year 2525 (Exordium And Terminus)3
27620 SepCreedence Clearwater RevivalBad Moon Rising3
27711 OctJane Birkin & Serge GainsbourgJe T'Aime... Moi Non Plus1
27818 OctBobbie GentryI'll Never Fall In Love Again1
27925 OctThe ArchiesSugar Sugar8
28020 DecRolf HarrisTwo Little Boys6


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