User:FraDany/List of my number-one singles of the 1960s
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Most number ones Best-selling singles |
The Singles Chart is a weekly record chart based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday. During the 1960s, a total of 75 singles reached number one. The most successful artist of the 1960s was the English band The Beatles, who topped the Singles Chart for 127 weeks with nineteen different singles. "Unchained Melody" by the American duo The Righteous Brothers, released in 1965, was the biggest-selling single of its year and the biggest-selling single of the decade. The first number-one single of the 1960s was "Oh! Carol" by American singer Neil Sedaka – released in 1959, first reached number one during the last week of December, and remained at the top for eight consecutive weeks. The final number one of the decade was the double A-side single "Fortunate Son" / "Down on the Corner" by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Number-one singles
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| † | Best-selling single of the year |
| ‡ | Runner-up single of the year |
| Best-selling single of the decade | |
| Runner-up single of the decade |
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Artists with the most number ones
[edit]Two artists had at least six number-one singles during the 1960s.
| Artist | Number ones | Singles |
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| The Beatles | 19 | List
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| Elvis Presley | 6 | List
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Singles with the most weeks at number one
[edit]The following singles spent at least twelve weeks at number one during the 1960s.
| Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
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| The Righteous Brothers | "Unchained Melody" | 14 |
| Scott McKenzie | "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" | 13 |
| The Beatles | "Hey Jude" | 12 |
| "I Want to Hold Your Hand" |
Artists with the most weeks at number one
[edit]Two artists have spent forty weeks or more at number one during the 1960s.
| Artist | Weeks at number one |
Singles |
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| The Beatles | 127 | List
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| Elvis Presley | 40 | List
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