# List of UK charts and number-one singles (1952–1969)

The UK Singles Chart is the official chart for the United Kingdom of singles. The chart is compiled by The Official Chart Company and the beginning of an "official" singles chart is generally regarded as February 1969 when the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) was formed to compile the chart in a joint venture between the BBC and Record Retailer. Charts were used to measure the popularity of music and, initially, were based on sheet music. In 1952, NME imitated an American idea from Billboard magazine and began compiling a chart based on physical sales of the release. Rival publications such as Record Mirror, Melody Maker and Disc began to compile their own charts in the mid-to-late 1950s. Trade paper Record Retailer compiled their first chart in March 1960.
No single chart was universally followed during this period. Retrospectively, the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and The Official Chart Company have chosen as canonical sources for the era: NME (November 1952 – March 1960) and Record Retailer (March 1960 – February 1969). These choices have not been universally welcomed, particularly that of Record Retailer during the 1960s, when charts like NME had a significantly wider circulation and following. The BBC's Pick of the Pops circumvented the lack of an official chart by aggregating the aforementioned publications to create their own chart.
Notable omissions from the canon are The Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown" and The Beatles' "Please Please Me" which both reached number one on the NME, Disc, and Melody Maker charts, topped the BBC's Pick of the Pops aggregated chart and - in the case of "19th Nervous Breakdown" - was announced as number one on Top of the Pops; however, in failing to top the Record Retailer chart, they are not generally regarded as number-one singles.

## Main charts
### New Musical Express (NME)

The New Musical Express (NME) chart was the first in the United Kingdom to gauge the popularity of recorded music by sales; previously, sheet music sales charts had been compiled. NME's co-founder Percy Dickins imitated the chart produced by American Billboard magazine and began to compile Britain's first hit parade in 1952. For the first chart, Dickins telephoned a sample of around 20 shops asking for a list of the 10 best-selling songs. These results were then aggregated to give a Top 12 chart (with 15 entries due to tied positions) that was published in NME on 14 November 1952. Other periodicals produced their own charts and The Official Charts Company and Guinness' British Hit Singles & Albums regard NME as the canonical British singles chart until 10 March 1960. After this Record Retailer is regarded as the canonical source until February 1969, when the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) was formed. However, during the 1960s NME had the biggest circulation of charts in the decade and was the most widely followed.
After 1969, NME continued to compile charts in the 1970s and 1980s and ended its time as the longest running independently compiled in May 1988.

### Record Mirror

Record Mirror compiled its own record chart from 1955 until 1962 which was used by many national newspapers. It formed as the first rival to the existing chart published by NME. The Mirror's chart was based on the postal returns from record stores that were financed by the newspaper—rival chart, NME, was based on a telephone poll. Its first chart was a Top 10 published on 22 January 1955 using figures from 24 shops. The chart was expanded from a Top 10 to a Top 20 on 8 October 1955. In the early 1960s some national newspapers switched to using a chart compiled by Melody Maker and, ultimately, the cost of collecting sales figures by post led to the chart's demise. On 24 March 1962, the paper stopped compiling its own chart and started publishing Record Retailer's Top 50.

### Melody Maker

Melody Maker compiled its own chart from 1956 until 1988 which was used by many national newspapers. It was the third periodical to compile a chart and rivaled existing compilers NME and Record Mirror. Melody Maker's chart, like NME's, was based on a telephone poll of record stores. Melody Maker compiled a Top 20 for its first chart using figures from 19 shops on 7 April 1956. During the 1950s, sample sizes ranged from around 14–33 shops and on 30 July 1960 the phoning of record shops was supplemented with postal returns; the first chart to use this method sampled 38 stores from 110 returns. On 26 August 1967, Disc, owned by the same company as Melody Maker, stopped compiling their own chart and started using the Melody Maker chart. In its 9 February 1963 edition, Melody Maker disclosed that it received chart returns from 245 retailers and that its chart was audited by auditors supplied by Middlesex County Council.

### Disc & Music Echo

Disc compiled its own chart from 1958 until 1967, the Disc which was used by many national newspapers. It formed as a rival to the existing charts published by NME, Record Mirror, and Melody Maker. Disc's chart, like two of its rivals, was based on a telephone poll of record stores. On 1 February 1958 Disc compiled its first chart which was a Top 20 using figures from 20 shops. Throughout the 1950s Disc's sample sizes remained below 40 shops and in the early 1960s the sample size was increased to approximately 50 and compiled by Fred Zebadee; other rival charts had increased their samples to around 100 but this was too expensive for Disc. On 23 April 1966 the publication Mersey Beat (which ran its own chart) was incorporated into Disc which became Disc and Music Echo. On 26 August 1967, Disc, who was then owned by the same company as Melody Maker, stopped compiling their own chart and started using the Melody Maker chart.

### Record Retailer

Record Retailer was a trade paper that began compiling a record chart in March 1960. Although prior to 1969 there was no official singles chart, Record Retailer is considered by The Official Charts Company to be the canonical source from 10 March 1960 until 15 February 1969 when Retailer and the BBC jointly commissioned the BMRB to compile the charts. The choice to use Record Retailer as the canonical source for the 1960s has been contentious because NME had the biggest circulation of periodicals in the decade and was more widely followed. One source explains that the reason for using the Record Retailer chart for the 1960s was that it was "the only chart to have as many as 50 positions for almost the entire decade". The sample size of Record Retailer in the early 1960s was around 30 stores whereas NME and Melody Maker were sampling over 100 stores. In 1969, the first BMRB chart was compiled using postal returns of sales logs from 250 record shops.

## Other charts
### BBC's Pick of the Pops

The BBC first aired Pick of the Pops on its Light Programme radio station on 4 October 1955. Initially airing popular songs, it developed an aggregated chart from March 1958. Using the NME, Melody Maker, Disc and Record Mirror charts the BBC cumulated them by totalling points gained in the four charts (1 point for a number one, 2 for a number two, etc.) to give a form of chart average – however, this method was prone to tied positions. Record Retailer was included in the average from 31 March 1962 after Record Mirror had ceased compiling their chart.

### Radio Luxembourg

In the 1930s, Radio Luxembourg pioneered the United States style of commercial broadcasting in Britain. During the World War II the station broadcast Nazi propaganda and was then used United States troops until September 1946 with English-sponsored programming resuming at the end of the year. In 1946, the Music Publishers' Association began compiling sheet music popularity charts and in 1948 British radio listeners heard their first chart show based on sales of sheet music with Radio Luxembourg broadcasting them during a Top Twenty programme on Sunday evenings.
When programme administrator Derek Johnson heard about NME's chart in the 1950s, he passed them on to disc jockeys at Radio Luxembourg who aired a chart rundown each night. The NME chart was used by Radio Luxembourg from January 1960 to 1967 and is said to have given "the chart acceptance and credence".

### Big L's Fab 40

Wonderful Radio London, also known as Big L, was a pirate radio station that operated from the MV Galaxy of the coast of Essex. Founded and financially backed by American Don Pierson the station introduced contemporary hit radio, popular in the United States, to the UK. The Fab 40 was the weekly playlist and was broadcast each Sunday as a chart based entirely on airplay. The station closed on 14 August 1967 when the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967 came into effect, Later, rivals to the official chart would factor airplay into their charts.

### Mersey Beat

Mersey Beat was founded initially as a regional bi-weekly publication on 13 July 1961. In 1963 it began compiling a Top 20 chart based on around 10 stores and became a national paper. The charts and paper became weekly on 24 April 1964 and, following an investment in September 1964 by Brian Epstein, expanded the chart and sample size to become the first publication to announce a Top 100 on 3 December 1964. On 6 March 1965 the paper was rebranded Music Echo & Mersey Beat, which later that year became Music Echo, and by 16 April 1966 the chart was no longer published—the following week the newspaper was incorporated into Disc becoming Disc and Music Echo.

### Top Pops

Top Pops was founded initially as a monthly publication in May 1967. In May 1968 it began compiling a chart based on the telephone sample of 12 W H Smith & Son stores. The charts and paper became weekly the following month. Rebranded Music Now by 1970, the chart and paper ceased publication the following year.

## Comparison of chart number-ones (1952–1969)

Key :
| 1–18 | The number of weeks spent as a number-one single on a chart regarded as canonical by The Official Charts Company. |
| No | The single did not reach number one on the chart regarded as canonical at the time. |
| 1–18 | The number of weeks spent as a number-one single on a chart not regarded as canonical by The Official Charts Company. |
| No | The single did not reach number one on the listed chart (which was not regarded as canonical at the time). |
| * | One of the weeks as number-one single was spent jointly with another single and, for the purposes of sorting, is considered less than acts whose time at number one was outright. |
    The canonical sources referred to above are NME for number ones 1–97 and Record Retailer for number ones 97–265
Edit by chart considered the canonical source: NME • Record Retailer
| No. | Artist | Single | NME | Record Mirror | Melody Maker | Disc | Record Retailer |
| Weeks at number one |||||
| 001 | Al Martino | "Here in My Heart" | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 002 | Jo Stafford | "You Belong to Me" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 003 | Kay Starr | "Comes A-Long A-Love" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 004 | Eddie Fisher | "Outside Of Heaven" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 005 | Perry Como | "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 006 | Guy Mitchell | "She Wears Red Feathers" | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 007 | The Stargazers | "Broken Wings" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 008 | Lita Roza | "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 009 | Frankie Laine | "I Believe" | 9.1818 | — | — | — | — |
| 010 | Eddie Fisher | "I'm Walking Behind You" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 011 | Mantovani | "Song from Moulin Rouge" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 012 | Guy Mitchell | "Look At That Girl" | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 013 | Frankie Laine | "Hey Joe" | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 014 | David Whitfield | "Answer Me" | 1.5*2* | — | — | — | — |
| 015 | Frankie Laine | "Answer Me" | 7.5*8* | — | — | — | — |
| 016 | Eddie Calvert | "Oh Mein Papa" | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 017 | The Stargazers | "I See the Moon" | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 018 | Doris Day | "Secret Love" | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 019 | Johnnie Ray | "Such a Night" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 020 | David Whitfield | "Cara Mia" | 9.1010 | — | — | — | — |
| 021 | Kitty Kallen | "Little Things Mean a Lot" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 022 | Frank Sinatra | "Three Coins in the Fountain" | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 023 | Don Cornell | "Hold My Hand" | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 024 | Vera Lynn | "My Son, My Son" | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 025 | Rosemary Clooney | "This Ole House" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 026 | Winifred Atwell | "Let's Have Another Party" | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 027 | Dickie Valentine | "The Finger Of Suspicion" | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 028 | Rosemary Clooney | "Mambo Italiano" | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
| — | Dean Martin | "Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" | No | 1 | — | — | — |
| 029 | Ruby Murray | "Softly, Softly" | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 030 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | "Give Me Your Word" | 7 | 9 | — | — | — |
| 031 | Perez "Prez" Prado and his Orchestra | "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" | 2 | No | — | — | — |
| 032 | Tony Bennett | "Stranger in Paradise" | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 033 | Eddie Calvert | "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)" | 4 | No | — | — | — |
| 034 | Jimmy Young | "Unchained Melody" | 3 | No | — | — | — |
| — | Al Hibbler | "Unchained Melody" | No | 4 | — | — | — |
| 035 | Alma Cogan | "Dreamboat" | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 036 | Slim Whitman | "Rose Marie" | 9.1111 | 9 | — | — | — |
| — | Frankie Laine | "Cool Water" | No | 1 | — | — | — |
| 037 | Jimmy Young | "The Man from Laramie" | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| 038 | Johnston Brothers | "Hernando's Hideaway" | 2 | No | — | — | — |
| 039 | Bill Haley & His Comets | "Rock Around the Clock" | 5 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 040 | Dickie Valentine | "Christmas Alphabet" | 2 | No | — | — | — |
| 041 | Tennessee Ernie Ford | "Sixteen Tons" | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
| — | Lou Busch | "Zambesi" | No | 2 | — | — | — |
| 042 | Dean Martin | "Memories Are Made of This" | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 043 | The Dream Weavers | "It's Almost Tomorrow" | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 044 | Kay Starr with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra | "Rock And Roll Waltz" | 1 | No | No | — | — |
| 045 | Winifred Atwell | "The Poor People of Paris" | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| 046 | Ronnie Hilton | "No Other Love" | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 047 | Pat Boone | "I'll Be Home" | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| 048 | Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| 049 | Doris Day | "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| 050 | Anne Shelton | "Lay Down Your Arms" | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 051 | Frankie Laine | "A Woman in Love" | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 052 | Johnnie Ray | "Just Walking in the Rain" | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — |
| 053 | Guy Mitchell | "Singing the Blues" | 2.5*3* | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| 054 | Tommy Steele | "Singing the Blues" | 1 | 1 | No | — | — |
| 055 | Frankie Vaughan | "The Garden of Eden" | 3.5*4* | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 056 | Tab Hunter | "Young Love" | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — |
| 057 | Lonnie Donegan | "Cumberland Gap" | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| 058 | Guy Mitchell | "Rock-a-Billy" | 1 | No | No | — | — |
| 059 | Andy Williams | "Butterfly" | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — |
| 060 | Johnnie Ray | "Yes Tonight Josephine" | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| 061 | Lonnie Donegan | "Puttin' On the Style" / "Gamblin' Man" | 2 | 1 | No | — | — |
| 062 | Elvis Presley | "All Shook Up" | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — |
| 063 | Paul Anka | "Diana" | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| 064 | The Crickets | "That'll Be the Day" | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| — | Elvis Presley | "Party" | No | No | 2 | — | — |
| 065 | Harry Belafonte | "Mary's Boy Child" | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | — |
| — | Johnny Otis Show | "Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me" | No | 2 | 1.5*2* | — | — |
| 066 | Jerry Lee Lewis | "Great Balls of Fire" | 2 | 1 | 1.5*2* | — | — |
| 067 | Elvis Presley | "Jailhouse Rock" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.5*1* | — |
| 068 | Michael Holliday | "The Story of My Life" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.5*3* | — |
| 069 | Perry Como | "Magic Moments" | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — |
| 070 | Marvin Rainwater | "Whole Lotta Woman" | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 071 | Connie Francis | "Who's Sorry Now" | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — |
| 072 | Vic Damone | "On the Street Where You Live" | 1.5*2* | No | No | No | — |
| 073 | The Everly Brothers | "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette" | 6.5*7* | 9 | 9 | 8 | — |
| 074 | The Kalin Twins | "When" | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 075 | Connie Francis | "Carolina Moon" / "Stupid Cupid" | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 076 | Tommy Edwards | "It's All in the Game" | 3 | No | No | No | — |
| — | The Everly Brothers | "Bird Dog" | No | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 077 | Lord Rockingham's XI | "Hoots Mon" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 078 | Conway Twitty | "It's Only Make Believe" | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 079 | Jane Morgan | "The Day the Rains Came" | 1 | No | No | No | — |
| 080 | Elvis Presley | "I Got Stung" / "One Night" | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 081 | Shirley Bassey with Wally Stott & His Orchestra | "As I Love You" | 4 | No | 1 | 3 | — |
| 082 | The Platters | "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 083 | Russ Conway | "Side Saddle" | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 084 | Buddy Holly | "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — |
| 085 | Elvis Presley | "A Fool Such As I" / "I Need Your Love Tonight" | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 086 | Russ Conway | "Roulette" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 087 | Bobby Darin | "Dream Lover" | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 088 | Cliff Richard and the Drifters | "Living Doll" | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 089 | Craig Douglas | "Only Sixteen" | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — |
| 090 | Jerry Keller | "Here Comes Summer" | 1 | No | No | 2 | — |
| 091 | Bobby Darin | "Mack the Knife" | 2 | No | No | No | — |
| 092 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | "Travellin' Light" | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — |
| 093 | Adam Faith | "What Do You Want?" | 2.5*3* | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 094 | Emile Ford and the Checkmates | "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" | 5.5*6* | 2 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 095 | Michael Holliday | "Starry Eyed" | 1 | No | No | 1 | — |
| 096 | Anthony Newley | "Why" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — |
| 097 | Adam Faith | "Poor Me" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 098 | Johnny Preston | "Running Bear" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 099 | Lonnie Donegan | "My Old Man's a Dustman" | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| — | Elvis Presley | "Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune" | No | No | 1 | 1 | No |
| 100 | Anthony Newley | "Do You Mind?" | 1 | No | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 101 | The Everly Brothers | "Cathy's Clown" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| 102 | Eddie Cochran | "Three Steps to Heaven" | No | No | No | No | 2 |
| — | Connie Francis | "Mama"/"Robot Man" | No | No | No | 2 | No |
| 103 | Jimmy Jones | "Good Timin'" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 104 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | "Please Don't Tease" | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 105 | Johnny Kidd & The Pirates | "Shakin' All Over" | No | No | No | No | 1 |
| 106 | The Shadows | "Apache" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| — | Elvis Presley | "A Mess of Blues"/"The Girl of My Best Friend" | No | No | 1 | No | No |
| 107 | Ricky Valance | "Tell Laura I Love Her" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 108 | Roy Orbison | "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 109 | Elvis Presley | "It's Now or Never" | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 110 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | "I Love You" | No | No | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 111 | Johnny Tillotson | "Poetry in Motion" | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 112 | Elvis Presley | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 113 | Petula Clark | "Sailor" | No | No | No | 2 | 1 |
| 114 | The Everly Brothers | "Walk Right Back" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 115 | Elvis Presley | "Wooden Heart" | 3 | 3.5*4* | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| — | The Allisons | "Are You Sure?" | 2 | 2 | No | 2 | No |
| 116 | The Temperance Seven | "You're Driving Me Crazy" | 1 | 1.5*2* | 1 | No | 1 |
| 117 | The Marcels | "Blue Moon" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 118 | Floyd Cramer | "On the Rebound" | No | 1 | No | No | 1 |
| 119 | Del Shannon | "Runaway" | 4 | 1.5*2* | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 120 | Elvis Presley | "Surrender" | 4 | 4.5*5* | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| — | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | "A Girl Like You" | No | No | No | 1 | No |
| 121 | The Everly Brothers | "Temptation" | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 122 | Eden Kane | "Well I Ask You" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 123 | Helen Shapiro | "You Don't Know" | 3.5*4* | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 124 | John Leyton | "Johnny Remember Me" | 4.5*5* | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 125 | Shirley Bassey | "Reach for the Stars" / "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | No | No | No | No | 1 |
| — | Elvis Presley | "Wild in the Country" | 1 | No | No | No | No |
| 126 | The Shadows | "Kon-Tiki" | No | 1 | 1 | No | 1 |
| 127 | The Highwaymen | "Michael (Row the Boat)" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 128 | Helen Shapiro | "Walkin' Back to Happiness" | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 129 | Elvis Presley | "His Latest Flame" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 130 | Frankie Vaughan | "Tower of Strength" | 3.5*4* | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| — | Bobby Vee | "Take Good Care of My Baby" | 1.0*1* | 1 | No | No | No |
| 131 | Danny Williams | "Moon River" | 1 | No | No | No | 2 |
| — | Acker Bilk | "Stranger on the Shore"* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | No |
| 132 | Cliff Richard | "The Young Ones" | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 133 | Elvis Presley | "Rock-A-Hula Baby" / "Can't Help Falling in Love" | No | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| — | Chubby Checker | "Let's Twist Again" | 2 | — | No | No | No |
| — | Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen | "March of the Siamese Children" | 1 | — | No | 2 | No |
| 134 | The Shadows | "Wonderful Land" | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 135 | B. Bumble and the Stingers | "Nut Rocker" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 136 | Elvis Presley | "Good Luck Charm" | 5 | — | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 137 | Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard | "Come Outside" | 2 | — | 1 | No | 2 |
| — | Joe Brown and the Bruvvers | "A Picture of You" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | No |
| 138 | Ray Charles | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 139 | Frank Ifield | "I Remember You" | 8 | — | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| — | Pat Boone | "Speedy Gonzales" | No | — | No | 2 | No |
| 140 | Elvis Presley | "She's Not You" | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 141 | The Tornados | "Telstar" | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 142 | Frank Ifield | "Lovesick Blues" | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 143 | Elvis Presley | "Return to Sender" | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 144 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 145 | The Shadows | "Dance On!" | 3 | — | No | No | 1 |
| 146 | Jet Harris and Tony Meehan | "Diamonds" | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 147 | Frank Ifield | "The Wayward Wind" | 1 | — | No | 1 | 3 |
| — | The Beatles | "Please Please Me" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | No |
| 148 | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | "Summer Holiday" | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 149 | The Shadows | "Foot Tapper" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 150 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | "How Do You Do It?" | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 151 | The Beatles | "From Me to You" | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| — | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | "Do You Want to Know a Secret" | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | No |
| 152 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | "I Like It" | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 153 | Frank Ifield | "Confessin' (That I Love You)" | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 154 | Elvis Presley | "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" | No | — | No | No | 1 |
| 155 | The Searchers | "Sweets for My Sweet" | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 156 | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | "Bad to Me" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 157 | The Beatles | "She Loves You" | 6 | — | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 158 | Brian Poole and The Tremeloes | "Do You Love Me" | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 159 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 160 | The Beatles | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 161 | The Dave Clark Five | "Glad All Over" | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| — | The Swinging Blue Jeans | "Hippy Hippy Shake" | No | — | No | 1 | No |
| 162 | The Searchers | "Needles and Pins" | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 163 | The Bachelors | "Diane" | No | — | No | No | 1 |
| 164 | Cilla Black | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| — | The Dave Clark Five | "Bits and Pieces" | No | — | No | 1 | No |
| 165 | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | "Little Children" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 166 | The Beatles | "Can't Buy Me Love" | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 167 | Peter & Gordon | "A World Without Love" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 168 | The Searchers | "Don't Throw Your Love Away" | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 169 | The Four Pennies | "Juliet" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 170 | Cilla Black | "You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)" | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 171 | Roy Orbison | "It's Over" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 172 | The Animals | "House of the Rising Sun" | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 173 | The Rolling Stones | "It's All Over Now" | No | — | 1 | No | 1 |
| 174 | The Beatles | "A Hard Day's Night" | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 175 | Manfred Mann | "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 176 | The Honeycombs | "Have I the Right?" | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 177 | The Kinks | "You Really Got Me" | 1 | — | 1 | No | 2 |
| 178 | Herman's Hermits | "I'm Into Something Good" | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 179 | Roy Orbison | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 180 | Sandie Shaw | "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 181 | The Supremes | "Baby Love" | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 182 | The Rolling Stones | "Little Red Rooster" | 2 | — | No | 1 | 1 |
| 183 | The Beatles | "I Feel Fine" | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 184 | Georgie Fame | "Yeh Yeh" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 185 | The Moody Blues | "Go Now" | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 186 | The Righteous Brothers | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 187 | The Kinks | "Tired of Waiting for You" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 188 | The Seekers | "I'll Never Find Another You" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 189 | Tom Jones | "It's Not Unusual" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 190 | The Rolling Stones | "The Last Time" | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 191 | Unit 4 + 2 | "Concrete and Clay" | No | — | No | 1 | 1 |
| — | The Yardbirds | "For Your Love" | 1 | — | No | No | No |
| 192 | Cliff Richard | "The Minute You're Gone" | 1 | — | 1 | No | 1 |
| 193 | The Beatles | "Ticket to Ride" | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 194 | Roger Miller | "King of the Road" | No | — | No | No | 1 |
| — | The Seekers | "A World of Our Own" | No | — | No | 1 | No |
| 195 | Jackie Trent | "Where Are You Now (My Love)" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 196 | Sandie Shaw | "Long Live Love" | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 197 | Elvis Presley | "Crying in the Chapel" | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| — | The Everly Brothers | "The Price of Love" | 1 | — | No | No | No |
| 198 | The Hollies | "I'm Alive" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 199 | The Byrds | "Mr. Tambourine Man" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 200 | The Beatles | "Help!" | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 201 | Sonny & Cher | "I Got You Babe" | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 202 | The Rolling Stones | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 203 | The Walker Brothers | "Make It Easy on Yourself" | No | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 204 | Ken Dodd | "Tears" | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 205 | The Rolling Stones | "Get Off of My Cloud" | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| — | Len Barry | "1-2-3" | 1 | — | No | No | No |
| 206 | The Seekers | "The Carnival Is Over" | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 207 | The Beatles | "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 208 | The Spencer Davis Group | "Keep On Running" | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 209 | The Overlanders | "Michelle" | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 210 | Nancy Sinatra | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| — | The Rolling Stones | "19th Nervous Breakdown" | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | No |
| — | Small Faces | "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" | No | — | 1 | 1 | No |
| — | The Hollies | "I Can't Let Go" | 2 | — | No | No | No |
| 211 | The Walker Brothers | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 212 | The Spencer Davis Group | "Somebody Help Me" | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 213 | Dusty Springfield | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 214 | Manfred Mann | "Pretty Flamingo" | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 215 | The Rolling Stones | "Paint It, Black" | 1 | — | 1 | No | 1 |
| — | The Troggs | "Wild Thing" | No | — | No | 1 | No |
| 216 | Frank Sinatra | "Strangers in the Night" | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 217 | The Beatles | "Paperback Writer" | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 218 | The Kinks | "Sunny Afternoon" | 2 | — | No | 2 | 2 |
| 219 | Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames | "Getaway" | No | — | 2 | No | 1 |
| 220 | Chris Farlowe | "Out of Time" | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 221 | The Troggs | "With a Girl Like You" | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 222 | The Beatles | "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 223 | Small Faces | "All or Nothing" | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 224 | Jim Reeves | "Distant Drums" | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| — | The Who | "I'm a Boy" | No | — | 2 | No | No |
| 225 | Four Tops | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 226 | The Beach Boys | "Good Vibrations" | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 227 | Tom Jones | "Green, Green Grass of Home" | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| — | The Seekers | "Morningtown Ride" | No | — | No | 1 | No |
| 228 | The Monkees | "I'm a Believer" | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 229 | Petula Clark | "This Is My Song" | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 230 | Engelbert Humperdinck | "Release Me" | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| — | The Beatles | "Penny Lane" / "Strawberry Fields Forever" | No | — | 3 | No | No |
| — | Harry Secombe | "This Is My Song" | No | — | No | 1 | No |
| 231 | Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra | "Somethin' Stupid" | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 232 | Sandie Shaw | "Puppet on a String" | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 233 | The Tremeloes | "Silence Is Golden" | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 234 | Procol Harum | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| — | The Monkees | "Alternate Title" | No | — | 1 | No | No |
| 235 | The Beatles | "All You Need Is Love" | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 236 | Scott McKenzie | "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 237 | Engelbert Humperdinck | "The Last Waltz" | 6 | — | 7 | — | 5 |
| 238 | Bee Gees | "Massachusetts" | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| 239 | The Foundations | "Baby Now That I've Found You" | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 240 | Long John Baldry | "Let the Heartaches Begin" | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 241 | The Beatles | "Hello, Goodbye" | 6 | — | 5 | — | 7 |
| — | The Beatles | Magical Mystery Tour | No | — | 3 | — | No |
| 242 | Georgie Fame | "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 243 | Love Affair | "Everlasting Love" | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| 244 | Manfred Mann | "Mighty Quinn" | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 245 | Esther and Abi Ofarim | "Cinderella Rockefella" | 4 | — | 4 | — | 3 |
| 246 | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | "The Legend of Xanadu" | No | — | No | — | 1 |
| — | Tom Jones | "Delilah" | No | — | 2 | — | No |
| 247 | The Beatles | "Lady Madonna" | 2 | — | No | — | 2 |
| 248 | Cliff Richard | "Congratulations" | 1 | — | No | — | 2 |
| 249 | Louis Armstrong | "What a Wonderful World" / "Cabaret" | 4 | — | 5 | — | 4 |
| 250 | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | "Young Girl" | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| 251 | The Rolling Stones | "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 |
| 252 | The Equals | "Baby Come Back" | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 253 | Des O'Connor | "I Pretend" | No | — | No | — | 1 |
| 254 | Tommy James and the Shondells | "Mony Mony" | 4 | — | 5 | — | 3 |
| 255 | Crazy World of Arthur Brown | "Fire" | No | — | No | — | 1 |
| 256 | The Beach Boys | "Do It Again" | No | — | No | — | 1 |
| — | Tom Jones | "Help Yourself" | 2 | — | No | — | No |
| — | Herb Alpert | "This Guy's in Love With You" | No | — | 1 | — | No |
| 257 | Bee Gees | "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 258 | The Beatles | "Hey Jude" | 3 | — | 4 | — | 2 |
| 259 | Mary Hopkin | "Those Were the Days" | 5 | — | 5 | — | 6 |
| 260 | Joe Cocker | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 261 | Hugo Montenegro | "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| — | Barry Ryan | "Eloise" | 2 | — | 1 | — | No |
| 262 | The Scaffold | "Lily the Pink" | 5 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
| 263 | Marmalade | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 264 | Fleetwood Mac | "Albatross" | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| 265 | The Move | "Blackberry Way" | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |