| W/E |
Artist |
Song |
Weeks at No.1 |
Comments |
14th Jan |
Georgie Fame & The Blue
Flames |
Yeh Yeh |
2 |
First UK No. 1
for Georgie Fame and his band. They were one of the top British R&B bands
of the decade. |
28th Jan |
The Moody Blues |
Go Now |
1 |
Only UK No. 1 for this
innovative rock band with a cover version of a U.S. Soul classic. |
4th Feb |
The Righteous Brothers |
You've Lost That Loving
Feeling |
2 |
First UK No. 1
for this US blue-eyed soul duo with
a song by the eccentric record producer, Phil
Spector. |
18th Feb |
The Kinks |
Tired Of Waiting For You |
1 |
Second UK No. 1 for this popular
60's band. |
25th Feb |
The Seekers |
I'll Never Find Another
You |
2 |
First UK No. 1
for this Australian folk-pop group
led by Tom Springfield with female vocalist,
Judith Durham. |
11th Mar |
Tom Jones |
It's Not Unusual |
1 |
First UK No. 1 for the legendary
Welsh singer with one of his all time favourite
songs. |
18th Mar |
|
The Last Time |
3 |
The Rolling Stones 3rd UK
No. 1 was also the 1st No. 1 for the group's
song writers, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. |
8th Apr |
Unit Four Plus Two |
Concrete & Clay |
1 |
Short-lived band with a hit
alleged to owe its sales to air play on pirate
radio stations. |
15th Apr |
|
The Minute You're Gone |
1 |
A country music song recorded
in Nashville gave Cliff his 8th UK No. 1, and
his first for two years. |
22nd Apr |
|
|
3 |
The Beatles 7th UK No. 1 was
from the film, "Help!". |
13th May |
Roger Miller |
King Of The Road |
1 |
Only UK No. 1 for this US singer / song writer
who charted again with "England
Swings" in 1966. |
20th May |
Jackie Trent |
Where Are You Now (My Love) |
1 |
This ballad was producer Tony Hatch's
5th No. 1, sung by his future wife for whom it
was her only ever UK No. 1. |
27th May |
Sandie Shaw |
Long Live Love |
3 |
Second UK No. 1 for Sandie Shaw with a song
written and produced by Chris Andrews. |
17th Jun |
|
|
2 |
Now struggling in the charts, his first No.
1 for two years was recorded 5 years earlier. This
was Elvis' 15th UK No. 1. |
24th Jun |
The Hollies |
I'm Alive |
3 |
First UK No. 1 for one of the major acts of
the 1960's. |
22nd Jul |
The Byrds |
Mr Tambourine Man |
2 |
Only ever UK No. 1 for the Byrds and the 1st
time that a Bob Dylan song reached No. 1 in the
UK charts. |
5th Aug |
|
|
3 |
The Beatles 8th UK No. 1 was another track from
the film, "Help!" (there's a clue there
somewhere!) |
26th Aug |
Sonny & Cher |
I Got You Babe |
2 |
Celebrated as the definitive Hippie anthem. He
became a politician, she became an international
star. This was their only ever UK No. 1 as a couple. |
9th Sep |
|
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
2 |
The Rolling Stones 4th UK No. 1 was recorded
in Hollywood. This was also their first
US No. 1. |
23rd Sep |
The Walker Brothers |
Make It Easy On Yourself |
1 |
1st UK No. 1 for this American band with another
Burt Bacharach song (his 5th No. 1). |
30th Sep |
Ken Dodd |
Tears |
5 |
Only UK No. 1 for this comedian
with this straight ballad which, in a year of classic
songs, hit the top for an incredible 5 weeks! |
4th Nov |
|
Get Off Of My Cloud |
3 |
The Rolling Stones 5th UK No. 1 was another
US session. They were now international stars,
second only to the Beatles in popularity. |
25th Nov |
The Seekers |
The Carnival Is Over |
3 |
They remained popular for the rest of the decade
but this would become their 2nd and last UK No.
1. |
16th
Dec |
|
|
5 |
A 9th No. 1 for the Beatles who were by this
time, huge all over the world. |
