| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
11th Jan |
|
The Young Ones |
6 |
Taken from his film of the
same name, Cliff's 5th UK No. 1 remains one
of his most popular songs. |
22nd Feb |
|
|
4 |
Elvis' UK No.1 count moves
into double figures with this double A side.
Both tracks taken from his movie "Blue
Hawaii". |
23rd Mar |
The Shadows |
Wonderful Land |
8 |
A 3rd UK No. 1 for The Shadows.
They were at the peak of popularity with this
Jerry Lordan tune. |
17th May |
B.Bumble & The Stingers |
Nut Rocker |
1 |
First and only UK No. 1 for
this band with a wild piano version of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker
Suite". |
24th May |
|
|
5 |
Elvis' 11th UK No. 1 single
was written by the same team that gave Elvis "I
Got Stung" in
1959. |
28th Jun |
Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard |
Come Outside |
2 |
First and only UK No. 1 for
this novelty song partnership. Wendy Richard
went on to become a successful actress. |
12th Jul |
Ray Charles |
|
2 |
Incredibly the only ever UK
No. 1 for this revered R&B
singer with a country-music song. |
26th Jul |
Frank Ifield |
I Remember You |
7 |
First UK No. 1 for
this yodelling UK-born Australian
who was a top-rated singer for a few years. |
13th Sep |
|
|
3 |
A country-flavoured song
from the Lieber & Stoller team gace Elvis
his 12th UK No. 1. |
4th Oct |
Tornados |
|
5 |
First and only UK No. 1 for
this band with an
instrumental named after a communication satellite. |
8th Nov |
Frank Ifield |
Lovesick Blues |
5 |
2nd UK No. 1 with another yodelling belter
from the British Aussie. |
13th
Dec |
|
|
3 |
After scoring 8 UK No. 1 hit singles in two years,
Elvis' 13th UK No. 1 was the Christmas No.1 for
1962. |
