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Here are some background notes about Wimbledon in the 1960s together with their corresponding Retrocharts.
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Wimbledon 1960
Gentlemen's singles winner : Neale Fraser (AUS)
Ladies' singles winner : Maria Bueno (BRA)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : Rafael Osuna / Dennis Ralston (MEX / USA)
Ladies' doubles winners : Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard (BRA / USA)
Mixed doubles winners : Rod Laver / Darlene Hard (AUS / USA)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1960 |
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1 | Jimmy Jones | Good Timin' |
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2 | Eddie Cochran | Three Steps To Heaven |
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3 | Connie Francis | Mama / Robot Man |
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4 | Tommy Bruce | Ain't Misbehavin' |
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5 | Cliff Richard | Please Don't Tease |
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6 | Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown |
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7 | Tommy Steele | What A Mouth |
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8 | Adam Faith | When Johnny Comes Marching Home |
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9 | Michael Cox | Angela Jones |
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10 | Johnny Preston | Cradle Of Love |
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11 | Jimmy Jones | Handy Man |
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12 | Lonnie Donegan | I Wanna Go Home |
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13 | Johnny & The Hurricanes | Down Yonder |
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14 | Johnny Kidd & The Pirates | Shaking All Over |
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15 | Connie Stevens | Sixteen Reasons |
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16 | Jim Reeves | He'll Have To Go |
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17 | Gene Vincent | Pistol Packin' Mama |
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18 | Duane Eddy | Shazam! |
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19 | Neil Sedaka | Stairway To Heaven |
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20 | Brenda Lee | Sweet Nothin's |
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21 | Frank Sinatra | River Stay 'Way From My Door |
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22 | Billy Fury | That's Love |
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23 | Emile Ford & The Checkmates | You'll Never Know What You're Missing |
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24 | Teresa Brewer | How Do You Know It's Love |
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25 | Billy Bland | Let The Little Girl Dance |
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26 | Steve Lawrence | Footsteps |
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27 | Bob Azzam & His Orchestra | Mustapha |
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28 | Nat 'King' Cole | That's You |
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29 | Freddie Cannon | The Urge |
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30 | Ken Dodd | Love Is Like A Violin |
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31 | Flee-Rekkers | Green Jeans |
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32 | Russ Conway | Lucky Five |
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33 | Brenda Lee | I'm Sorry |
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34 | Beverley Sisters | Green Fields |
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35 | Buddy Holly | True Love Ways |
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36 | Sam Cooke | Wonderful World |
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37 | Bobby Darin | Bill Bailey |
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38 | Sammy Masters | Rocking Red Wing |
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39 | Pat Boone | Walking The Floor Over You |
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40 | Anita Bryant | Paper Roses |
Wimbledon 1961
Gentlemen's singles winner : Rod Laver (AUS)
Ladies' singles winner : Angela Mortimer (GBR)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser (AUS)
Ladies' doubles winners : Karen Hantze / Billie Jean King (USA)
Mixed doubles winners : Fred Stolle / Lesley Turner (AUS)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1961 |
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1 | Del Shannon | Runaway |
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2 | Ricky Nelson | Hello Mary Lou / Travelin' Man |
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3 | Everly Brothers | Temptation |
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4 | Elvis Presley | Surrender |
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5 | Temperance Seven | Pasadena |
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6 | Billy Fury | Halfway To Paradise |
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7 | Cliff Richard | A Girl Like You |
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8 | Clarence 'Frogman' Henry | But I Do |
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9 | Shadows | Frightened City |
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10 | Roy Orbison | Running Scared |
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11 | Eden Kane | Well I Ask You |
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12 | Anthony Newley | Pop Goes The Weasel / Bee Bom |
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13 | Linda Scott | I've Told Every Little Star |
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14 | Shirley Bassey | You'll Never Know |
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15 | Bobby Vee | More Than I Can Say / Staying In |
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16 | Lonnie Donegan | Have A Drink On Me |
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17 | Connie Francis | Breaking In A Brand New Broken Heart |
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18 | Duane Eddy | Ring Of Fire |
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19 | Neil Sedaka | Little Devil |
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20 | Eddie Cochran | Weekend |
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21 | Jerry Lee Lewis | What'd I Say |
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22 | Gene Vincent | She She Little Sheila |
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23 | Helen Shapiro | Don't Treat Me Like A Child |
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24 | Helen Shapiro | You Don't Know |
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25 | Karl Denver | Marcheta |
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26 | Elvis Presley | Wooden Heart |
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27 | Craig Douglas | Time |
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28 | Andy Stewart | A Scottish Soldier |
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29 | Ken Dodd | Once In Every Lifetime |
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30 | Floyd Cramer | On The Rebound |
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31 | Joe Loss | Wheels Cha Cha |
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32 | Temperance Seven | You're Driving Me Crazy |
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33 | Mark Wynter | Exclusively Yours |
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34 | Buddy Holly | Baby I Don't Care / Valley Of Tears |
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35 | Pat Boone | Moody River |
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36 | Matt Monro | Why Not Now? / Can This Be Love? |
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37 | Andy Stewart | The Battle's O'er |
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38 | Al Caiola | Theme From 'The Magnificent Seven' |
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39 | Marcels | Blue Moon |
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40 | Bobby Darin | Nature Boy |
Wimbledon 1962
Gentlemen's singles winner : Rod Laver (AUS)
Ladies' singles winner : Karen Hantze Susman (USA)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle (AUS)
Ladies' doubles winners : Karen Hantze Susman / Billie Jean Moffitt (USA)
Mixed doubles winners : Neale Fraser / Margaret Dupont (AUS / USA)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1962 |
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1 | Mike Sarne | Come Outside |
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2 | Joe Brown | A Picture Of You |
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3 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You |
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4 | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm |
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5 | Brian Hyland | Ginny Come Lately |
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6 | Cliff Richard | Do You Want To Dance / I'm Looking Out The Window |
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7 | Jimmy Rodgers | English Country Garden |
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8 | Billy Fury | Last Night Was Made For Love |
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9 | Jimmy Justice | Ain't That Funny |
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10 | Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen | Green Leaves Of Summer |
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11 | Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore |
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12 | Brenda Lee | Here Comes That Feeling |
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13 | Bobby Vee | Sharing You |
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14 | Eden Kane | I Don't Know Why |
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15 | Eydie Gorme | Yes My Darling Daughter |
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16 | Adam Faith | As You Like It |
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17 | B Bumble & The Stingers | Nut Rocker |
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18 | Richard Chamberlain | Theme From 'Dr Kildare' (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight) |
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19 | Crickets | Don't Ever Change |
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20 | Karl Denver | A Little Love A Little Kiss |
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21 | Craig Douglas | Our Favourite Melodies |
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22 | Everly Brothers | How Can I Meet Her |
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23 | Dave Brubeck | Unsquare Dance |
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24 | Frank Ifield | I Remember You |
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25 | Marty Wilde | Jezebel |
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26 | Shirley Bassey | Far Away |
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27 | Shirelles | Soldier Boy |
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28 | Freddie Cannon | Palisades Park |
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29 | Spotnicks | Orange Blossom Special |
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30 | John Leyton | Lonely City |
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31 | James Darren | Conscience |
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32 | Petula Clark | Ya Ya Twist |
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33 | Danny Williams | Tears |
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34 | Ketty Lester | Love Letters |
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35 | Andy Williams | Stranger On The Shore |
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36 | Vernons Girls | Lover Please |
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37 | Bernard Cribbins | Right Said Fred |
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38 | Jim Reeves | Adios Amigo |
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39 | Emilio Pericoli | Al Di La |
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40 | Jet Harris | Besame Mucho |
Wimbledon 1963
Gentlemen's singles winner : Chuck McKinley (USA)
Ladies' singles winner : Margaret Smith (AUS)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palatox (MEX)
Ladies' doubles winners : Maria Bueno / Darlene Hard (BRA / USA)
Mixed doubles winners : Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith (AUS)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1963 |
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1 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | I Like It |
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2 | Frank Ifield | Confessin' |
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3 | Shadows | Atlantis |
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4 | Ray Charles | Take These Chains From My Heart |
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5 | Buddy Holly | Bo Diddley |
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6 | Wink Martindale | Deck Of Cards |
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7 | Freddie & The Dreamers | If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody |
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8 | Elvis Presley | Devil In Disguise |
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9 | Jim Reeves | Welcome To My World |
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10 | Crystals | Da Doo Ron Ron |
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11 | Lesley Gore | It's My Party |
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12 | Roy Orbison | Falling |
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13 | Beatles | From Me To You |
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14 | Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas | Do You Want To Know A Secret? |
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15 | Bobby Rydell | Forget Him |
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16 | Searchers | Sweets For My Sweet |
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17 | Billy Fury | When Will You Say I Love You |
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18 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams |
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19 | Kenny Lynch | You Can Never Stop Me Loving You |
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20 | Brian Poole & The Tremeloes | Twist And Shout |
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21 | Bobby Vee | Bobby Tomorrow |
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22 | Tornados | Ice Cream Man |
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23 | Jet Harris & Tony Meehan | Scarlett O'Hara |
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24 | Cliff Richard | Lucky Lips |
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25 | Kyu Sakamoto | Sukiyaki |
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26 | Frankie Vaughan | Hey Mama |
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27 | Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen | Rondo |
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28 | Joe Brown | Nature's Time For Love |
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29 | Del Shannon | Two Kinds Of Teardrops |
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30 | Sam Cooke | Another Saturday Night |
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31 | Karl Denver | Indian Love Call |
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32 | Paul & Paula | Young Lovers |
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33 | Hollies | Just Like Me |
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34 | Frank Ifield | Nobody's Darlin' But Mine |
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35 | Andy Williams | Can't Get Used To Losing You |
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36 | Adam Faith | Walkin' Tall |
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37 | Chantays | Pipeline |
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38 | Swinging Blue Jeans | It's Too Late Now |
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39 | Mark Wynter | Shy Girl |
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40 | Bachelors | Faraway Places |
Wimbledon 1964
Gentlemen's singles winner : Roy Emerson (AUS)
Ladies' singles winner : Maria Bueno (BRA)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : Bob Hewitt / Fred Stolle (AUS)
Ladies' doubles winners : Margaret Smith / Lesley Turner (AUS)
Mixed doubles winners : Fred Stolle / Lesley Turner (AUS)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1964 |
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1 | Animals | House Of The Rising Sun |
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2 | Rolling Stones | It's All Over Now |
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3 | Roy Orbison | It's Over |
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4 | Brian Poole & The Tremeloes | Someone Someone |
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5 | PJ Proby | Hold Me |
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6 | Swinging Blue Jeans | You're No Good |
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7 | Bachelors | Ramona |
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8 | Jim Reeves | I Won't Forget You |
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9 | Louis Armstrong | Hello Dolly |
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10 | Peter & Gordon | Nobody I Know |
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11 | Mary Wells | My Guy |
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12 | Cilla Black | You're My World |
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13 | Elvis Presley | Kissin' Cousins |
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14 | Dave Clark Five | Can't You See That She's Mine |
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15 | Cliff Richard | On The Beach |
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16 | Beatles | A Hard Day's Night |
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17 | Dusty Springfield | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself |
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18 | Lulu & The Luvvers | Shout |
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19 | Hollies | Here I Go Again |
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20 | Shadows | Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt |
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21 | Applejacks | Like Dreamers Do |
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22 | Jim Reeves | I Love You Because |
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23 | Frankie Vaughan | Hello Dolly |
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24 | Dixie Cups | Chapel Of Love |
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25 | John Lee Hooker | Dimples |
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26 | Mojos | Why Not Tonight |
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27 | Little Richard | Bama Lama Bama Loo |
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28 | Cliff Richard | Constantly |
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29 | Merseybeats | Wishin' And Hopin' |
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30 | Gigliola Cinquetti | Non Ho L'Eta Per Amarti |
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31 | Chuck Berry | No Particular Place To Go |
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32 | Barron Knights | Call Up The Groups |
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33 | Millie | Sweet William |
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34 | Four Pennies | Juliet |
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35 | Beatles | Ain't She Sweet |
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36 | Migil Five | Near You |
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37 | Ronnie Hilton | Don't Let The Rain Come Down |
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38 | Dionne Warwick | Walk On By |
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39 | Crickets | (They Call Her) La Bamba |
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40 | Searchers | Some Day We're Gonna Love Again |
Wimbledon 1965
Gentlemen's singles winner : Roy Emerson (AUS)
Ladies' singles winner : Margaret Smith (AUS)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : John Newcombe / Tony Roche (AUS)
Ladies' doubles winners : Maria Bueno / Billie Jean Moffitt (BRA / USA)
Mixed doubles winners : Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith (AUS)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1965 |
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1 | Hollies | I'm Alive |
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2 | Elvis Presley | Crying In The Chapel |
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3 | Yardbirds | Heart Full Of Soul |
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4 | Gene Pitney | Looking Through The Eyes Of Love |
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5 | Everly Brothers | The Price Of Love |
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6 | Donovan | Colours |
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7 | Byrds | Mr Tambourine Man |
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8 | Peter & Gordon | To Know You Is To Love You |
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9 | Lulu | Leave A Little Love |
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10 | Burt Bacharach | Trains And Boats And Planes |
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11 | Ivy League | Tossing And Turning |
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12 | Who | Anyway Anyhow Anywhere |
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13 | Sandie Shaw | Long Live Love |
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14 | Kinks | Set Me Free |
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15 | Shirley Ellis | The Clapping Song |
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16 | Cliff Richard | On My Word |
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17 | Dusty Springfield | In The Middle Of Nowhere |
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18 | Seekers | World Of Our Own |
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19 | Sir Douglas Quintet | She's About A Mover |
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20 | Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs | Wooly Bully |
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21 | Bachelors | Marie |
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22 | Rockin' Berries | Poor Man's Son |
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23 | Unit Four Plus Two | You've Never Been In Love Like This Before |
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24 | Bob Dylan | Maggie's Farm |
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25 | Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders | Just A Little Bit Too Late |
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26 | Moody Blues | From The Bottom Of My Heart |
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27 | Peter Cook & Dudley Moore | Goodbye-ee |
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28 | Dave Clark Five | Come Home |
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29 | Joan Baez | There But For Fortune |
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30 | Beach Boys | Help Me Rhonda |
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31 | Shadows | Stingray |
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32 | Fortunes | You've Got Your Troubles |
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33 | Kenny Lynch | I'll Stay By You |
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34 | PJ Proby | Let The Water Run Down |
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35 | Johnny Cash | It Ain't Me Babe |
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36 | Connie Francis | My Child |
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37 | Marianne Faithfull | This Little Bird |
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38 | Four Tops | I Can't Help Myself |
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39 | Walker Brothers | Love Her |
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40 | Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas | Trains And Boats And Planes |
Wimbledon 1966
Gentlemen's singles winner : Manuel Santana (ESP)
Ladies' singles winner : Billie Jean King (USA)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : Ken Fletcher / John Newcombe (AUS)
Ladies' doubles winners : Maria Bueno / Nancy Richey (BRA / USA)
Mixed doubles winners : Ken Fletcher / Margaret Smith (AUS)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1966 |
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1 | Kinks | Sunny Afternoon |
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2 | Beatles | Paperback Writer |
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3 | Gene Pitney | Nobody Needs Your Love |
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4 | Ike & Tina Turner | River Deep, Mountain High |
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5 | Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night |
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6 | Hollies | Bus Stop |
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7 | Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames | Get Away |
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8 | Cilla Black | Don't Answer Me |
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9 | Percy Sledge | When A Man Loves A Woman |
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10 | Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | Hideaway |
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11 | Mamas & The Papas | Monday Monday |
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12 | Yardbirds | Over Under Sideays Down |
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13 | Animals | Don't Bring Me Down |
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14 | Petula Clark | I Couldn't Live Without Your Love |
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15 | Roy Orbison | Lana |
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16 | Ken Dodd | Promises |
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17 | Chris Farlowe | Out Of Time |
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18 | James Brown | It's A Man's Man's Man's World |
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19 | Simon & Garfunkel | I Am A Rock |
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20 | Beach Boys | Sloop John B |
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21 | Herman's Hermits | This Door Swings Both Ways |
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22 | Los Bravos | Black Is Black |
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23 | Merseys | Sorrow |
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24 | Rolling Stones | Paint It, Black |
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25 | Chris Montez | The More I See You |
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26 | Troggs | Wild Thing |
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27 | Four Seasons | Opus 17 |
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28 | Elvis Presley | Love Letters |
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29 | Twice As Much | Sittin' On A Fence |
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30 | Dusty Springfield | Going Back |
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31 | Frank Ifield | No One Will Ever Know |
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32 | Dave Berry | Mama |
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33 | David Garrick | Lady Jane |
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34 | Tom Jones | Once There Was A Time / Not Responsible |
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35 | Sandie Shaw | Nothing Comes Easy |
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36 | Chiffons | Sweet Talkin' Guy |
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37 | Wayne Fontana | Come On Home |
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38 | Small Faces | Hey Girl |
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39 | Manfred Mann | Pretty Flamingo |
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40 | Bachelors | Can I Trust You |
Wimbledon 1967
Gentlemen's singles winner : John Newcombe (AUS)
Ladies' singles winner : Billie Jean King (USA)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (RSA)
Ladies' doubles winners : Rosie Casals / Billie Jean Moffitt King (USA)
Mixed doubles winners : Owen Davidson / Billie Jean Moffitt King (AUS / USA)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1967 |
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1 | Procol Harum | A Whiter Shade Of Pale |
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2 | Engelbert Humperdinck | There Goes My Everything |
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3 | Monkees | Alternate Title |
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4 | Hollies | Carrie-Anne |
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5 | Turtles | She'd Rather Be With Me |
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6 | Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | Okay! |
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7 | Traffic | Paper Sun |
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8 | Vikki Carr | It Must Be Him (Seul Sur Son Etoile) |
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9 | Young Rascals | Groovin' |
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10 | Beatles | All You Need Is Love |
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11 | Topol | If I Were A Rich Man |
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12 | Arthur Conley | Sweet Soul Music |
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13 | Supremes | The Happening |
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14 | Small Faces | Here Come The Nice |
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15 | Aretha Franklin | Respect |
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16 | Pink Floyd | See Emily Play |
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17 | Petula Clark | Don't Sleep In The Subway |
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18 | Tremeloes | Silence Is Golden |
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19 | Four Tops | Seven Rooms Of Gloom |
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20 | Cream | Strange Brew |
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21 | Kinks | Waterloo Sunset |
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22 | Vince Hill | Roses Of Picardy |
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23 | Beach Boys | Then I Kissed Her |
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24 | Gladys Knight & The Pips | Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me |
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25 | New Vaudeville Band | Finchley Central |
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26 | Mamas & The Papas | Dedicated To The One I Love |
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27 | Cliff Richard | I'll Come Running |
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28 | Marvelettes | When You're Young And In Love |
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29 | Cilla Black | What Good Am I |
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30 | Otis Redding | Shake |
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31 | Scott McKenzie | San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) |
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32 | Dubliners | Seven Drunken Nights |
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33 | Troggs | Night Of The Long Grass |
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34 | Engelbert Humperdinck | Release Me |
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35 | Nancy Sinatra / Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood | You Only Live Twice / Jackson |
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36 | Lulu | Let's Pretend |
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37 | Young Idea | With A Little Help From My Friends |
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38 | Anita Harris | Just Loving You |
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39 | Judith Durham | Olive Tree |
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40 | Bachelors | Marta |
Wimbledon 1968
Gentlemen's singles winner : Rod Laver (AUS)
Ladies' singles winner : Billie Jean King (USA)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : John Newcombe / Tony Roche (AUS)
Ladies' doubles winners : Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (USA)
Mixed doubles winners : Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court (AUS)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1968 |
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1 | Equals | Baby Come Back |
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2 | OC Smith | Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp |
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3 | Des O'Connor | I Pretend |
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4 | Rolling Stones | Jumping Jack Flash |
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5 | Cupid's Inspiration | Yesterday Has Gone |
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6 | Donovan | Hurdy Gurdy Man |
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7 | Ohio Express | Yummy Yummy Yummy |
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8 | Marmalade | Lovin' Things |
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9 | Manfred Mann | My Name Is Jack |
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10 | Don Partridge | Blue Eyes |
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11 | Tommy James & The Shondells | Mony Mony |
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12 | Richard Harris | MacArthur Park |
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13 | Union Gap | Young Girl |
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14 | John Rowles | Hush Not A Word To Mary |
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15 | Esther & Abi Ofarim | One More Dance |
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16 | Crazy World Of Arthur Brown | Fire |
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17 | Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity | This Wheel's On Fire |
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18 | Monkees | DW Washburn |
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19 | Bobby Goldsmith | Honey |
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20 | Dionne Warwick | Do You Know The Way To San Jose |
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21 | R Dean Taylor | Gotta See Jane |
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22 | Sue Nicholls | Where Will You Be |
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23 | Lulu | Boy |
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24 | Engelbert Humperdinck | A Man Without Love |
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25 | Louis Armstrong | What A Wonderful World / Cabaret |
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26 | Bruce Channel | Keep On |
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27 | Herb Alpert | This Guy's In Love With You |
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28 | Who | Dogs |
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29 | Cliff Richard | I'll Love You Forever Today |
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30 | Dusty Springfield | I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten |
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31 | Love Affair | Rainbow Valley |
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32 | Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | Last Night In Soho |
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33 | Scott Walker | Joanna |
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34 | Diana Ross & The Supremes | Some Things You Never Get Used To |
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35 | Small Faces | Universal |
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36 | Simon & Garfunkel | Mrs Robinson |
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37 | Vince Hill | Importance Of Your Love |
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38 | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Ain't Nothin' Like The Real Thing |
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39 | Nice | America |
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40 | Associations | Time For Loving |
Wimbledon 1969
Gentlemen's singles winner : Rod Laver (AUS)
Ladies' singles winner : Ann Haydon Jones (GBR)
Gentlemen's doubles winners : John Newcombe / Tony Roche (AUS)
Ladies' doubles winners : Margaret Court / Judy Tegart Dalton (AUS)
Mixed doubles winners : Fred Stolle / Ann Haydon Jones (AUS / GBR)
| Biggest hits of Wimbledon fortnight 1969 |
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1 | Thunderclap Newman | Something In The Air |
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2 | Elvis Presley | In The Ghetto |
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3 | Beatles | The Ballad Of John & Yoko |
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4 | Jethro Tull | Living In The Past |
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5 | Amen Corner | Hello Suzie |
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6 | Family Dogg | Way Of Life |
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7 | Beach Boys | Breakaway |
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8 | Creedence Clearwater Revival | Proud Mary |
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9 | Rolling Stones | Honky Tonk Women |
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10 | Booker T & The MGs | Time Is Tight |
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11 | Edwin Hawkins Singers | Oh Happy Day |
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12 | Peter Sarstedt | Frozen Orange Juice |
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13 | Scott Walker | Lights Of Cincinatti |
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14 | Crazy Elephant | Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' |
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15 | Desmond Dekker & The Aces | It Miek |
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16 | Plastic Ono Band | Give Peace A Chance |
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17 | Marmalade | Baby Make It Soon |
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18 | Cliff Richard | Big Ship |
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19 | Tommy Roe | Dizzy |
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20 | Chicken Shack | I'd Rather Go Blind |
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21 | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | The Tracks Of My Tears |
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22 | Four Tops | What Is A Man |
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23 | Billy Preston | That's The Way God Planned It |
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24 | Beatles With Billy Preston | Get Back |
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25 | Frank Sinatra | My Way |
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26 | Joe Dolan | Make Me An Island |
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27 | Max Romeo | Wet Dream |
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28 | Robin Gibb | Saved By The Bell |
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29 | Jackie Wilson | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher |
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30 | Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Good Lovin' Ain't Easy To Come By |
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31 | Andy Williams | Happy Heart |
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32 | Steppenwolf | Born To Be Wild |
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33 | Tom Jones | Love Me Tonight |
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34 | Jim Reeves | When Two Worlds Collide |
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35 | Isley Brothers | It's Your Thing |
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36 | Bee Gees | Tomorrow Tomorrow |
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37 | Clodagh Rodgers | Goodnight Midnight |
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38 | Cilla Black | Conversations |
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39 | Herb Alpert | Without Her |
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40 | Glen Campbell | Galveston |
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