Caffe` Latte` looks back on each set of 100 chart topping singles, beginning in 1940 to 2013.
Part 4: 301- 400 (1964 - 71)
The Sixties was a tumultous decade and, as Australia moved through the late 1960s, the charts opened up to the new trends in rock and pop music. More Australian acts visited the top than ever before, with #1s by the Seekers, Easybeats, Normie Rowe, Russell Morris, John Farnham, the Bee Gees, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs and the Mixtures.
But the Brits were dominating the top relentlessly. These chart toppers included Engelbert Humperdinck, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, Tom Jones and, of course, the Beatles. The latter achieved the longest run at #1 with "Hey Jude", reigning for 13 weeks in 1968. They held that record until 1976. By the time the group split in the early 70s, the Beatles were second only to Bing Crosby among the chart champs. 1971 saw George Harrison make the chart peak as a soloist. The other 3 were to follow soon after.
Not only did Frank Sinatra return to the top, but his daughter Nancy visited the chart summit twice (including a #1 duet with her father). Other notable Americans to rule included Creedence Clearwater Revival, Simon & Garfunkel, Herb Alpert, the Monkees and the Carpenters.
MOST NUMBER ONES:
Artist: Total #1s: Wks at #1:
1.
Bing Crosby 28 205
2.
Beatles 26 131
3.
Joe
Loss 14 101
4.
Perry Como 14 64
5.
Elvis Presley 13 57
6.
Andrews
Sisters 11 68
7.
Frank Sinatra 11 43
8.
Dinah Shore 9 48
9.
Inkspots 9 42
10.
Nat King Cole 9 41
11.
Sammy Kaye 8 28
12.
Eddie Fisher 7 20
13.
Vera Lynn 6 55
14.
Dean Martin 6 24
15.
Roy Orbison 6 15
16.
Dick Haymes 5 23
17.
Glenn
Miller 4
56
18.
Freddy Martin 4 22
19.
Johnnie Ray 4 18
20.
Tony Bennett 4 16
21.
Donald Peers 4 14
22.
Four Aces 4 14
23.
Rolling Stones 4 12
24.
Petula Clark 4 11
25.
Patti Page 4 9
26.
Johnny O’Keefe 4 7
27.
Kate Smith 3 40
28.
Platters 3 17
29.
Gordon Jenkins 3 15
30.
Teresa Brewer 3 14
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