List of UK charts and number-one singles (1952–1969)/Record Retailer
Notes[edit]
- ^ According to The Official Charts Company and the canonical sources, chronologically, which number one it was.[1]
- ^ NME is considered by The Official Charts Company as the canonical source for number-one singles from the charts' inception until 10 March 1960.[2] The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are taken from The Official Charts Company and from NME.[3][4]
- ^ The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are from the Record Mirror.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
- ^ Record Retailer is considered by The Official Charts Company as the canonical source for number-one singles from 10 March 1960 until 15 February 1969 when Retailer and the BBC jointly commissioned the British Music Record Bureau (BMRB) to compile the chart.[2] When BMRB started compiling the chart is generally regarded as the beginning of an official chart.[30][31][32] The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are taken from The Official Charts Company.
- ^ This number-one record was not a single but a double extended play (EP) with six tracks. Due to the low popularity of EPs in the United States, an album of the same name was released containing the six EP tracks and five singles from 1967.[33] The rules now require at most four distinct songs to be eligible for the UK Singles Chart.[34]
References[edit]
- Footnotes
- ^ "Number 1 Singles – 1960s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Key Dates in the History of the Official UK Charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Number 1 Singles – 1950s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ Rees, Lazell & Osborne 1995, pp. 82–205.
- ^ Smith, Alan. "Every No.1 in the 1960s is listed from all the nine different magazine charts!". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "January – June 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "July – November 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "October – December 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "November – December 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "November – December 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "April – July 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "July – October 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "October – December 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "January – April 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "April – July 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "July – November 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "January – April 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "April – July 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "July – October 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "January – April 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "April – August 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "August – November 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "December 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "January – February 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "February – May 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "June – September 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "September – December 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "December 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ a b Coryton & Murrells 1990, pp. 244–248.
- ^ Smith, Alan. "50s & 60s UK Charts – The Truth!". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ Leigh, Spencer (20 February 1998). "Music: Charting the number ones that somehow got away". The Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. v.
- ^ "Magical Mystery Tour". Apple Corps. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ "Rules For Chart Eligibility" (PDF). The Official Charts Company. August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- Sources
- Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Osborne, Roger (1995). Forty Years of "NME" Charts (2nd ed.). Pan Macmillan. ISBN 0-7522-0829-2.
- Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
- Coryton, Demitri; Murrells, Joseph (1990). Hits of the '60s: the million sellers. London: B.T. Batsford. ISBN 0-7134-5851-8.