The NME Singles Charts
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The Chart Book – The Specials The New Musical Express Charts 1960- 1969 Compiled by Lonnie Readioff Chart History For The NME Singles Charts Between 1 January 1960 and 27 December 1969 Entry Peak Weeks on chart, Title (Number 1 Number) (Awards symbols, if any for this record in this period) (Composer) Full artist credit (if different) B-Side (Or EP/Album track listing if any charted on this chart) Label (Catalogue Number) Duration. Notes are presented below the title for some entries. Entries are sorted by artist, then by entry date and finally, in the event of ties, by peak position and finally weeks on chart. All re-entries are shown as separate entries, but track listings of any albums or EP's which re-entered the chart are not shown for their re-entries. Kenny Ball (Continued) 16.02.1962 1 11 March Of The Siamese Children (N1 #131) (Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen If I Could Be With You Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2051 02:44 18.05.1962 8 11 The Green Leaves Of Summer (Dimitri Tiomkin / Paul Francis Webster) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2054 02:48 24.08.1962 11 5 So Do I (Ian Grant / Theo Mackeben) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Cornet Chop Suey Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2056 02:38 19.10.1962 23 3 The Pay-Off (A Moi De Payer) (Sidney Bechet) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2061 03:00 25.01.1963 10 8 Sukiyaki (Ei Rohusuke / Nakamura Hachidai) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Swanee River Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2062 03:00 19.04.1963 17 6 Casablanca (Nicolas Sakelario / Renaud Sakelaris) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Hazelmere Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2064 02:20 21.06.1963 25 3 Rondo (Kenny Ball / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen 55 Days At Peking Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2065 02:26 16.08.1963 24 4 Acapulco 1922 (Eldon Allan / Shel Talmy) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Hand Me Down My Walking Shoes Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2067 02:13 12.06.1964 24 4 Hello Dolly (Jerry Herman) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Tyrolean Stomp Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2071 02:42 17.07.1964 27 1 Hello Dolly (Re-entry 1) (Jerry Herman) Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen Tyrolean Stomp Pye Jazz 7": 7NJ 2071 02:42 The Band Entry: 21.09.1968 Hits: 1 Peak: 24 Weeks: 5 21.09.1968 24 5 The Weight (Robbie Robertson) I Shall Be Released Capitol 7": CL 15559 04:33 The Bandwagon Entry: 26.10.1968 Hits: 1 Peak: 4 Weeks: 12 26.10.1968 4 12 Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache (Denny Randell / Sandy Linzer) Dancin' Master Direction 7": 58-3670 02:34 The Barron Knights Entry: 10.07.1964 Hits: 3 Peak: 4 Weeks: 25 10.07.1964 4 10 Call Up The Groups (Iverson Minter / Sonny Bono / Jack Nitzsche / Mitch Murray / John Lennon / Paul McCartney / Erno Call Up The Groups (Part 2) Columbia 7": DB 7317 05:52 Rapee / Lew Pollack / Dave Clark / Mike Smith / Bert Russell / Phil Medley) The Barron-Knights With Duke D'Mond 02.04.1965 7 9 Pop Go The Workers (Willie Dixon / Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / Eddie Holland / Bill Smith / Curtis Kirk / Bill Taylor) Pop Go The Workers (Part 2) Columbia 7": DB 7525 02:43 The Barron Knights With Duke D'Mond 17.12.1965 10 6 Merry Gentle Pops (Barron Knights / Donovan Leitch / John D. Loudermilk / Mick Jagger / Keith Richards / Graham Merry Gentle Pops (Part 2) Columbia 7": DB 7780 03:04 Gouldman / Charles Silverman / John Carter / Ken Lewis / Perry Ford / Peter Cook / Dudley Moore) The Barron-Knights With Duke D'Mond The Barron-Knights Entry: 03.12.1966 Hits: 1 Peak: 14 Weeks: 6 03.12.1966 30 1 Under New Management - Part 1 (Reg Presley / Mark Charron / Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway) Under New Management - Part 2 Columbia 7": DB 8071 03:18 17.12.1966 14 5 Under New Management - Part 1 (Re-entry 1) (Reg Presley / Mark Charron / Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway) Under New Management - Part 2 Columbia 7": DB 8071 03:18 John Barry Entry: 04.03.1960 Hits: 6 Peak: 6 Weeks: 36 04.03.1960 18 10 Hit & Miss (John Barry) The John Barry Seven plus Four Rockin' Already Columbia 7": DB 4414 02:02 16.09.1960 6 10 Walk Don't Run (Johnny Smith) The John Barry Seven I'm Movin' On Columbia 7": DB 4505 02:15 06.01.1961 23 2 Black Stockings (John Barry) The John Barry Seven Get Lost Jack Frost Columbia 7": DB 4554 02:21 12.05.1961 29 1 The Magnificent Seven (Elmer Bernstein) The John Barry Seven Skid Row Columbia 7": DB 4598 02:03 26.01.1962 13 5 Lonesome (Bert Pellish) Adam Faith with John Barry And His Orchestra Watch Your Step Parlophone 7": R 4864 02:46 26.10.1962 15 8 The James Bond Theme (Monty Norman) The John Barry Seven And Orchestra The Blacksmith Blues Columbia 7": DB 4898 01:57 Len Barry Entry: 29.10.1965 Hits: 2 Peak: 1 Weeks: 19 29.10.1965 1 13 1-2-3 (N1 #203) (David White / John Madara / Leonard Borisoff) Bullseye Brunswick 7": 05942 02:20 14.01.1966 12 6 Like A Baby (Len Barry / John Madara / David White) Happiness (is A Girl Like You) Brunswick 7": 05949 02:58 Lionel Bart Entry: 22.12.1961 Hits: 1 Peak: 27 Weeks: 1 22.12.1961 27 1 Give Us A Kiss For Christmas (Lionel Bart) How Now Brown Cow Decca 7": F 11405 02:06 Count Basie Entry: 15.03.1963 Hits: 1 Peak: 29 Weeks: 1 15.03.1963 29 1 My Kind Of Girl (Leslie Bricusse) Frank Sinatra And Count Basie And His Orchestra Please Be Kind Reprise 7": R 20148 04:33 Chart History For The NME Singles Charts Between 1 January 1960 and 27 December 1969 Entry Peak Weeks on chart, Title (Number 1 Number) (Awards symbols, if any for this record in this period) (Composer) Full artist credit (if different) B-Side (Or EP/Album track listing if any charted on this chart) Label (Catalogue Number) Duration. Notes are presented below the title for some entries. Entries are sorted by artist, then by entry date and finally, in the event of ties, by peak position and finally weeks on chart. All re-entries are shown as separate entries, but track listings of any albums or EP's which re-entered the chart are not shown for their re-entries. The King Brothers Entry: 22.04.1960 Hits: 4 Peak: 6 Weeks: 26 22.04.1960 6 8 Standing On The Corner (Frank Loesser) The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid Parlophone 7": R 4639 02:42 22.07.1960 16 8 Mais Oui (Carlo Donida / Mann Curtis / Pinchi) Gotta Feeling Parlophone 7": R 4672 02:17 13.01.1961 15 4 Doll House (Lou Duhig / Ruy Berry) Si Si Si Parlophone 7": R 4715 02:09 24.03.1961 21 6 Seventy-Six Trombones (Meredith Wilson) I Like Everybody Parlophone 7": R 4737 02:34 Ben E. King Entry: 03.02.1961 Hits: 3 Peak: 25 Weeks: 7 03.02.1961 30 1 First Taste Of Love (Doc Pomus / Phil Spector) Spanish Harlem London 7": HLK 9258 02:29 30.06.1961 27 3 Stand By Me (Ben E. King / Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller) On The Horizon London 7": HLK 9358 02:58 29.09.1961 25 3 Amor, Amor (Gabriel Ruiz / Sunny Skylar) Souvenir Of Mexico London 7": HLK 9416 02:59 Carole King Entry: 21.09.1962 Hits: 1 Peak: 3 Weeks: 11 21.09.1962 3 11 It Might As Well Rain Until September (Gerry Goffin / Carole King) Nobody's Perfect London 7": HLU 9591 02:19 Jonathan King Entry: 30.07.1965 Hits: 1 Peak: 3 Weeks: 8 30.07.1965 3 8 Everyone's Gone To The Moon (Jonathan King) Summer's Coming Decca 7": F 12187 02:27 Solomon King Entry: 20.01.1968 Hits: 2 Peak: 3 Weeks: 18 20.01.1968 3 13 She Wears My Ring (Boudleaux Bryant / Felice Bryant) I Get That Feeling Over You Columbia 7": DB 8325 03:12 11.05.1968 22 5 When We Were Young (Barry Mason / Les Reed) Those Gentle Hands Columbia 7": DB 8402 02:57 The Kingsmen Entry: 17.01.1964 Hits: 1 Peak: 16 Weeks: 7 17.01.1964 16 7 Louie Louie (Richard Berry) Haunted Castle Pye International 7": 7N 25231 02:43 The Kinks Entry: 14.08.1964 Hits: 15 Peak: 1 Weeks: 113 14.08.1964 1 10 You Really Got Me (N1 #175) (Raymond Davies) It's All Right Pye 7": 7N 15673 02:13 30.10.1964 3 11 All Day And All Of The Night (Ray Davies) I Gotta Move Pye 7": 7N 15714 02:22 22.01.1965 1 8 Tired Of Waiting For You (N1 #185) (Ray Davies) Come On Now Pye 7": 7N 15759 02:33 02.04.1965 19 4 Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy (Raymond Davies) Who'll Be The Next In Line Pye 7": 7N 15813 02:13 28.05.1965 9 7 Set Me Free (Ray Davies) I Need You Pye 7": 7N 15854 02:14 13.08.1965 15 4 See My Friend (Raymond Davies) Never Met A Girl Like You Before Pye 7": 7N 15919 02:46 10.12.1965 8 9 Till The End Of The Day (Ray Davies) Where Have All The Good Times Gone Pye 7": 7N 15981 02:23 04.03.1966 4 9 Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (Ray Davies) Sittin' On My Sofa Pye 7": 7N 17064 03:01 10.06.1966 1 11 Sunny Afternoon (N1 #218) (Ray Davies) I'm Not Like Everybody Else Pye 7": 7N 17125 03:33 25.11.1966 8 9 Dead End Street (Raymond Davies) Big Black Smoke Pye 7": 7N 17222 03:22 13.05.1967 2 9 Waterloo Sunset (Raymond Davies) Act Nice And Gentle Pye 7": 7N 17321 03:14 21.10.1967 5 11 Autumn Almanac (Ray Davies) Mr.