The 1960s - UK Number One Singles
Created | Updated Nov 26, 2008
The British pop charts began their second decade with a number of artists who'd enjoyed success in the 1950s. In the latter half of the 1960s however, only three Number One songs would come from artists who'd charted during the 1950s.
The following is the definitive list of all the number one hits in the UK charts in the 1960s.
1960
'Starry Eyed' - Michael Holliday
'Why' - Anthony Newley
'Poor Me' - Adam Faith
'Running Bear' - Johnny Preston
'My Old Man's A Dustman' - Lonnie Donegan
'Do You Mind' - Anthony Newley
'Cathy's Clown' - The Everly Brothers
'Three Steps To Heaven' - Eddie Cochran
'Good Timin'' - Jimmy Jones
'Please Don't Tease' - Cliff Richard and The Shadows
'Shakin' All Over' - Johnny Kidd And Tne Pirates
'Apache' - The Shadows
'Tell Laura I Love Her' - Ricky Valance
'Only The Lonely' - Roy Orbison
'It's Now Or Never' - Elvis Presley
'I Love You' - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
1961
'Poetry In Motion' - Johnny Tillotson
'Are You Lonesome Tonight?' - Elvis Presley
'Sailor' - Petula Clark
'Walk Right Back' / 'Ebony Eyes' - Everly Brothers
'Wooden Heart' - Elvis Presley
'Blue Moon' - The Marcels
'On The Rebound' - Floyd Cramer
'You're Driving Me Crazy' - The Temperance Seven
'Surrender' - Elvis Presley
'Runaway' - Del Shannon
'Temptation' - The Everly Brothers
'Well I Ask You' - Eden Kane
'You Don't Know' - Helen Shapiro
'Johnny Remember Me' - John Leyton
'Reach For The Stars' / 'Climb Ev'ry Mountain' - Shirley Bassey
'Kon-Tiki' - The Shadows
'Michael' - The Highwaymen
'Walkin' Back To Happiness' - Helen Shapiro
'Little Sister' / 'His Latest Flame' - Elvis Presley
'Tower Of Strength' - Frankie Vaughan
'Moon River' - Danny Williams
1962
'The Young Ones' - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
'Rock-A-Hula Baby' / 'Can't Help Falling In Love' - Elvis Presley
'Wonderful Land' - The Shadows
'Nut Rocker' - B Bumble And The Stingers
'Good Luck Charm' - Elvis Presley
'Come Outside' - Mike Sarne With Wendy Richard
'I Can't Stop Loving You' - Ray Charles
'I Remember You' - Frank Ifield
'She's Not You' - Elvis Presley
'Telstar' - The Tornados
'Lovesick Blues' - Frank Ifield
'Return To Sender' - Elvis Presley
1963
'The Next Time' / 'Bachelor Boy' - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
'Dance On' - The Shadows
'Diamonds' - Jet Harris And Tony Meehan
'The Wayward Wind' - Frank Ifield
'Summer Holiday' - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
'Foot Tapper' - The Shadows
'How Do You Do It?' - Gerry And The Pacemakers
'From Me To You' - The Beatles
'I Like It' - Gerry And The Pacemakers
'Confessin'' - Frank Ifield
'(You're The) Devil In Disguise' - Elvis Presley
'Sweets For My Sweet' - The Searchers
'Bad To Me' - Billy J Kramer And The Dakotas
'She Loves You' - The Beatles
'Do You Love Me' - Brian Poole And The Tremeloes
'You'll Never Walk Alone' - Gerry And The Pacemakers
'I Want To Hold Your Hand' - The Beatles
1964
'Glad All Over' - The Dave Clark Five
'Needles And Pins' - The Searchers
'Diane' - The Bachelors
'Anyone Who Had A Heart' - Cilla Black
'Little Children' - Billy J Kramer And The Dakotas
'Can't Buy Me Love' - The Beatles
'A World Without Love' - Peter And Gordon
'Juliet' - The Four Pennies
'It's Over' - Roy Orbison
'House Of The Rising Sun' - The Animals
'It's All Over Now' - The Rolling Stones
'A Hard Day's Night' - The Beatles
'Do Wah Diddy Diddy' - Manfred Mann
'Have I The Right?' - The Honeycombs
'You Really Got Me' - The Kinks
'I'm Into Something Good' - Herman's Hermits
'Oh Pretty Woman' - Roy Orbison
'(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me' - Sandie Shaw
'Baby Love' - Supremes
'Little Red Rooster' - The Rolling Stones
'I Feel Fine' - The Beatles
1965
'Don't Throw Your Love Away' - The Searchers
'You're My World' - Cilla Black
'Yeh Yeh' - Georgie Fame
'Go Now!' - The Moody Blues
'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelln'' - The Righteous Brothers
'Tired Of Waiting For You' - The Kinks
'I'll Never Find Another You' - The Seekers
'It's Not Unusual' - Tom Jones
'The Last Time' - The Rolling Stones
'Concrete And Clay' - Unit 4 Plus 2
'The Minute You're Gone' - Cliff Richard
'Ticket To Ride' - The Beatles
'King Of The Road' - Roger Miller
'Where Are You Now (My Love)' - Jackie Trent
'Long Live Love' - Sandie Shaw
'Crying In The Chapel' - Elvis Presley
'I'm Alive' - The Hollies
'Mr Tambourine Man' - The Byrds
'Help!' - The Beatles
'I Got You Babe' - Sonny And Cher
'(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' - The Rolling Stones
'Make It Easy On Yourself' - The Walker Brothers
'Tears' - Ken Dodd
'Get Off Of My Cloud' - The Rolling Stones
'The Carnival Is Over' - The Seekers
'Day Tripper' / 'We Can Work It Out' - The Beatles
1966
'Keep On Runnin'' - The Spencer Davis Group
'Michelle' - The Overlanders
'These Boots Are Made For Walkin'' - Nancy Sinatra
'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore' - The Walker Brothers
'Somebody Help Me' - The Spencer Davis Group
'You Don't Have To Say You Love Me' - Dusty Springfield
'Pretty Flamingo' - Manfred Mann
'Paint It Black' - The Rolling Stones
'Strangers In The Night' - Frank Sinatra
'Paperback Writer' - The Beatles
'Sunny Afternoon' - The Kinks
'Get Away' - Georgie Fame
'Out Of Time' - Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds
'With A Girl Like You' - The Troggs
'Yellow Submarine' / 'Eleanor Rigby' - The Beatles
'All or Nothing' - The Small Faces
'Distant Drums' - Jim Reeves
'Reach Out I'll Be There' - The Four Tops
'Good Vibrations' - The Beach Boys
'Green Green Grass Of Home' - Tom Jones
1967
'I'm A Believer' - The Monkees
'This Is My Song' - Petula Clark
'Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)' - Engelbert Humperdinck
'Somethin' Stupid' - Nancy And Frank Sinatra
'Puppet On A String' - Sandie Shaw
'Silence Is Golden' - The Tremeloes
'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' - Procol Harum
'All You Need Is Love' - The Beatles
'San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)' - Scott Mckenzie
'The Last Waltz' - Engelbert Humperdinck
'Massachusetts' - The Bee Gees
'Baby, Now That I Found You' - The Foundations
'Let The Heartaches Begin' - Long John Baldry
'Hello Goodbye' - The Beatles
1968
'The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde' - Georgie Fame
'Everlasting Love' - Love Affair
'Mighty Quinn' - Manfred Mann
'Cinderella Rockafella' - Esther And Abi Ofarim
'The Legend Of Xanadu' - Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich
'Lady Madonna' - The Beatles
'Congratulations' - Cliff Richard
'What A Wonderful World' / 'Cabaret' - Louis Armstrong
'Young Girl' - Gary Puckett And The Union Gap
'Jumpin' Jack Flash' - The Rolling Stones
'Baby Come Back' - The Equals
'I Pretend' - Des O'Connor
'Mony Mony' - Tommy James And The Shondells
'Fire' - Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
'Do It Again' - The Beach Boys
'I've Gotta Get A Message To You' - Bee Gees
'Hey Jude' - The Beatles
'Those Were The Days' - Mary Hopkin
'With A Little Help From My Friends' - Joe Cocker
'The Good, The Bad And The Ugly' - Hugo Montenegro And His Orchestra
'Lily The Pink' - The Scaffold
1969
'Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da' - Marmalade
'Albatross' - Fleetwood Mac
'Blackberry Way' - The Move
'(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice' - Amen Corner
'Where Do You Go To My Lovely' - Peter Sarstedt
'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' - Marvin Gaye
'Israelites' - Desmond Dekker And The Aces
'Get Back' - The Beatles With Billy Preston
'Dizzy' - Tommy Roe
'Ballad Of John And Yoko' - The Beatles
'Something In The Air' - Thunderclap Newman
'Honky Tonk Women' - The Rolling Stones
'In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)' - Zager And Evans
'Bad Moon Rising' - Creedence Clearwater Revival
'Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus' - Jane Birkin And Serge Gainsbourg
'I'll Never Fall In Love Again' - Bobbie Gentry
'Sugar Sugar' - The Archies
'Two Little Boys' - Rolf Harris
Further Reading
h2g2 boasts a number of entries relevant to the 1960s. Here's a small selection of them:
