Number-one Singles
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- ‡ – Best-selling single of the decade
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| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holliday, MichaelMichael Holliday | "Starry Eyed" | 01960-01-2929 January 1960 | 1 |
| Newley, AnthonyAnthony Newley | "Why" | 01960-02-055 February 1960 | 4 |
| Faith, AdamAdam Faith | "Poor Me" | 01960-03-044 March 1960 | 2 |
| Preston, JohnnyJohnny Preston | "Running Bear" | 01960-03-1919 March 1960 | 2 |
| Donegan, LonnieLonnie Donegan | "My Old Man's a Dustman" | 01960-04-022 April 1960 | 4 |
| Newley, AnthonyAnthony Newley | "Do You Mind?" | 01960-04-3030 April 1960 | 1 |
| Everly Brothers !The Everly Brothers | "Cathy's Clown"† | 01960-05-077 May 1960 | 7 |
| Cochran, EddieEddie Cochran | "Three Steps to Heaven" | 01960-06-2525 June 1960 | 2 |
| Jones, JimmyJimmy Jones | "Good Timin'" | 01960-07-099 July 1960 | 3 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows | "Please Don't Tease" | 01960-07-3030 July 1960 | 1 |
| Kidd, Johnny !Johnny Kidd & The Pirates | "Shakin' All Over" | 01960-08-066 August 1960 | 1 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows | "Please Don't Tease" | 01960-08-1313 August 1960 | 2 |
| Shadows !The Shadows | "Apache" | 01960-08-2727 August 1960 | 5 |
| Valance, RickyRicky Valance | "Tell Laura I Love Her" | 01960-10-011 October 1960 | 3 |
| Orbison, RoyRoy Orbison | "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)" | 01960-10-2222 October 1960 | 2 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "It's Now or Never" | 01960-11-055 November 1960 | 8 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows | "I Love You" | 01960-12-3131 December 1960 | 2 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Tillotson, JohnnyJohnny Tillotson | "Poetry in Motion" | 01961-01-1414 January 1961 | 2 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | 01961-01-2828 January 1961 | 4 |
| Clark, PetulaPetula Clark | "Sailor" | 01961-02-2525 February 1961 | 1 |
| Everly Brothers !The Everly Brothers | "Walk Right Back" / "Ebony Eyes" | 01961-03-044 March 1961 | 3 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Wooden Heart" | 01961-03-2525 March 1961 | 6 |
| Marcels !The Marcels | "Blue Moon" | 01961-05-066 May 1961 | 2 |
| Cramer, FloydFloyd Cramer | "On the Rebound" | 01961-05-2020 May 1961 | 1 |
| Temperance Seven !The Temperance Seven | "You're Driving Me Crazy" | 01961-05-2727 May 1961 | 1 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Surrender" | 01961-06-033 June 1961 | 4 |
| Shannon, DelDel Shannon | "Runaway"† | 01961-07-011 July 1961 | 3 |
| Everly Brothers !The Everly Brothers | "Temptation" | 01961-07-2222 July 1961 | 2 |
| Kane, EdenEden Kane | "Well I Ask You" | 01961-08-055 August 1961 | 1 |
| Shapiro, HelenHelen Shapiro | "You Don't Know" | 01961-08-1212 August 1961 | 3 |
| Leyton, JohnJohn Leyton | "Johnny Remember Me" | 01961-09-022 September 1961 | 3 |
| Bassey, ShirleyShirley Bassey | "Reach for the Stars"/"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | 01961-09-2323 September 1961 | 1 |
| Leyton, JohnJohn Leyton | "Johnny Remember Me" | 01961-09-3030 September 1961 | 1 |
| Shadows !The Shadows | "Kon-Tiki" | 01961-10-077 October 1961 | 1 |
| Highwaymen !The Highwaymen | "Michael" | 01961-10-1414 October 1961 | 1 |
| Shapiro, HelenHelen Shapiro | "Walkin' Back to Happiness" | 01961-10-2121 October 1961 | 3 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Little Sister" / "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" | 01961-11-1111 November 1961 | 4 |
| Vaughan, FrankieFrankie Vaughan | "Tower of Strength" | 01961-12-099 December 1961 | 3 |
| Williams, DannyDanny Williams | "Moon River" | 01961-12-3030 December 1961 | 2 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows | "The Young Ones" | 01962-01-1313 January 1962 | 6 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Rock-A-Hula Baby" / "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 01962-02-2424 February 1962 | 44 |
| Shadows !The Shadows | "Wonderful Land" | 01962-03-2424 March 1962 | 8 |
| B. Bumble and the Stingers | "Nut Rocker" | 01962-05-1919 May 1962 | 1 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Good Luck Charm" | 01962-05-2626 May 1962 | 5 |
| Sarne, MikeMike Sarne with Wendy Richard | "Come Outside" | 01962-06-3030 June 1962 | 2 |
| Charles, RayRay Charles | "I Can't Stop Loving You" | 01962-07-1414 July 1962 | 2 |
| Ifield, FrankFrank Ifield | "I Remember You" | 01962-07-2828 July 1962 | 7 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "She's Not You" | 01962-09-1515 September 1962 | 3 |
| Tornados !The Tornados | "Telstar" | 01962-10-066 October 1962 | 5 |
| Ifield, FrankFrank Ifield | "Lovesick Blues" | 01962-11-1010 November 1962 | 5 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Return to Sender" | 01962-12-1515 December 1962 | 3 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows | "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" | 01963-01-055 January 1963 | 33 |
| Shadows !The Shadows | "Dance On!" | 01963-01-2626 January 1963 | 1 |
| Harris, JetJet Harris and Tony Meehan | "Diamonds" | 01963-02-022 February 1963 | 3 |
| Ifield, FrankFrank Ifield | "The Wayward Wind" | 01963-02-2323 February 1963 | 3 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows | "Summer Holiday" | 01963-03-1616 March 1963 | 2 |
| Shadows !The Shadows | "Foot Tapper" | 01963-03-3030 March 1963 | 1 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows | "Summer Holiday" | 01963-04-066 April 1963 | 1 |
| Gerry & The Pacemakers | "How Do You Do It?" | 01963-04-1313 April 1963 | 3 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "From Me to You"† | 01963-05-044 May 1963 | 7 |
| Gerry & The Pacemakers | "I Like It" | 01963-06-2222 June 1963 | 4 |
| Ifield, FrankFrank Ifield | "Confessin' (That I Love You)" | 01963-07-2020 July 1963 | 2 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" | 01963-08-033 August 1963 | 1 |
| Searchers !The Searchers | "Sweets for My Sweet" | 01963-08-1010 August 1963 | 2 |
| Kramer, Billy J.Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | "Bad to Me" | 01963-08-2424 August 1963 | 3 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "She Loves You"‡ | 01963-09-1414 September 1963 | 4 |
| Poole, Brian !Brian Poole and The Tremeloes | "Do You Love Me" | 01963-10-1212 October 1963 | 3 |
| Gerry & The Pacemakers | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 01963-11-022 November 1963 | 4 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "She Loves You"‡ | 01963-11-3030 November 1963 | 2 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | 01963-12-1414 December 1963 | 5 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Dave Clark Five !The Dave Clark Five | "Glad All Over" | 01964-01-1818 January 1964 | 2 |
| Searchers !The Searchers | "Needles and Pins" | 01964-02-011 February 1964 | 3 |
| Bachelors !The Bachelors | "Diane" | 01964-02-2222 February 1964 | 1 |
| Black, CillaCilla Black | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" | 01964-02-2929 February 1964 | 3 |
| Kramer, Billy J.Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | "Little Children" | 01964-03-2121 March 1964 | 2 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Can't Buy Me Love" | 01964-04-044 April 1964 | 3 |
| Peter & Gordon | "A World Without Love" | 01964-04-2525 April 1964 | 2 |
| Searchers !The Searchers | "Don't Throw Your Love Away" | 01964-05-099 May 1964 | 2 |
| Four Pennies !The Four Pennies | "Juliet" | 01964-05-2323 May 1964 | 1 |
| Black, CillaCilla Black | "You're My World (Il Mio Mondo)" | 01964-05-3030 May 1964 | 4 |
| Orbison, RoyRoy Orbison | "It's Over" | 01964-06-2727 June 1964 | 2 |
| Animals !The Animals | "House of the Rising Sun" | 01964-07-1111 July 1964 | 1 |
| Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones | "It's All Over Now" | 01964-07-1818 July 1964 | 1 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "A Hard Day's Night" | 01964-07-2525 July 1964 | 3 |
| Mann, ManfredManfred Mann | "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | 01964-08-1515 August 1964 | 2 |
| Honeycombs !The Honeycombs | "Have I the Right?" | 01964-08-2929 August 1964 | 2 |
| Kinks !The Kinks | "You Really Got Me" | 01964-09-1212 September 1964 | 2 |
| Herman's Hermits | "I'm Into Something Good" | 01964-09-2626 September 1964 | 2 |
| Orbison, RoyRoy Orbison | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | 01964-10-1010 October 1964 | 2 |
| Shaw, SandieSandie Shaw | "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" | 01964-10-2424 October 1964 | 3 |
| Orbison, RoyRoy Orbison | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | 01964-11-1414 November 1964 | 1 |
| Supremes !The Supremes | "Baby Love" | 01964-11-2121 November 1964 | 2 |
| Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones | "Little Red Rooster" | 01964-12-055 December 1964 | 1 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "I Feel Fine" | 01964-12-1212 December 1964 | 5 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Fame, GeorgieGeorgie Fame | "Yeh Yeh" | 01965-01-1616 January 1965 | 2 |
| Moody Blues !The Moody Blues | "Go Now" | 01965-01-3030 January 1965 | 1 |
| Righteous Brothers !The Righteous Brothers | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | 01965-02-066 February 1965 | 2 |
| Kinks !The Kinks | "Tired of Waiting for You" | 01965-02-2020 February 1965 | 1 |
| Seekers !The Seekers | "I'll Never Find Another You"† | 01965-02-2727 February 1965 | 2 |
| Jones, TomTom Jones | "It's Not Unusual" | 01965-03-1313 March 1965 | 1 |
| Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones | "The Last Time" | 01965-03-2020 March 1965 | 3 |
| Unit 4 + 2 | "Concrete and Clay" | 01965-04-1010 April 1965 | 1 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard | "The Minute You're Gone" | 01965-04-1717 April 1965 | 1 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Ticket to Ride" | 01965-04-2424 April 1965 | 3 |
| Miller, RogerRoger Miller | "King of the Road" | 01965-05-1515 May 1965 | 1 |
| Trent, JackieJackie Trent | "Where Are You Now (My Love)" | 01965-05-2222 May 1965 | 1 |
| Shaw, SandieSandie Shaw | "Long Live Love" | 01965-05-2929 May 1965 | 3 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Crying in the Chapel" | 01965-06-1919 June 1965 | 1 |
| Hollies !The Hollies | "I'm Alive" | 01965-06-2626 June 1965 | 1 |
| Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | "Crying in the Chapel" | 01965-07-033 July 1965 | 1 |
| Hollies !The Hollies | "I'm Alive" | 01965-07-1010 July 1965 | 2 |
| Byrds !The Byrds | "Mr. Tambourine Man" | 01965-07-2424 July 1965 | 2 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Help!" | 01965-08-077 August 1965 | 3 |
| Sonny & Cher | "I Got You Babe" | 01965-08-2828 August 1965 | 2 |
| Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | 01965-09-1111 September 1965 | 2 |
| Walker Brothers !The Walker Brothers | "Make It Easy on Yourself" | 01965-09-2525 September 1965 | 1 |
| Dodd, KenKen Dodd | "Tears" | 01965-10-022 October 1965 | 5 |
| Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones | "Get Off of My Cloud" | 01965-11-066 November 1965 | 3 |
| Seekers !The Seekers | "The Carnival Is Over" | 01965-11-2727 November 1965 | 3 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" | 01965-12-1818 December 1965 | 5 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Spencer Davis Group !The Spencer Davis Group | "Keep On Running" | 01966-01-2222 January 1966 | 1 |
| Overlanders !The Overlanders | "Michelle" | 01966-01-2929 January 1966 | 3 |
| Sinatra, NancyNancy Sinatra | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | 01966-02-1919 February 1966 | 4 |
| Walker Brothers !The Walker Brothers | "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" | 01966-03-1919 March 1966 | 4 |
| Spencer Davis Group !The Spencer Davis Group | "Somebody Help Me" | 01966-04-1616 April 1966 | 2 |
| Springfield, DustyDusty Springfield | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" | 01966-04-3030 April 1966 | 1 |
| Mann, ManfredManfred Mann | "Pretty Flamingo" | 01966-05-077 May 1966 | 3 |
| Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones | "Paint It, Black" | 01966-05-2828 May 1966 | 1 |
| Sinatra, FrankFrank Sinatra | "Strangers in the Night" | 01966-06-044 June 1966 | 3 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Paperback Writer" | 01966-06-2525 June 1966 | 2 |
| Kinks !The Kinks | "Sunny Afternoon" | 01966-07-099 July 1966 | 2 |
| Fame, GeorgieGeorgie Fame and the Blue Flames | "Getaway" | 01966-07-2323 July 1966 | 1 |
| Farlowe, ChrisChris Farlowe | "Out of Time" | 01966-07-3030 July 1966 | 1 |
| Troggs !The Troggs | "With a Girl Like You" | 01966-08-066 August 1966 | 2 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" | 01966-08-2020 August 1966 | 4 |
| Small Faces | "All or Nothing" | 01966-09-1717 September 1966 | 1 |
| Reeves, JimJim Reeves | "Distant Drums"† | 01966-09-2424 September 1966 | 5 |
| Four Tops | "Reach Out I'll Be There" | 01966-10-2929 October 1966 | 3 |
| Beach Boys !The Beach Boys | "Good Vibrations" | 01966-11-1919 November 1966 | 2 |
| Jones, TomTom Jones | "Green, Green Grass of Home" | 01966-12-033 December 1966 | 7 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Monkees !The Monkees | "I'm a Believer" | 01967-01-2121 January 1967 | 4 |
| Clark, PetulaPetula Clark | "This Is My Song" | 01967-02-1818 February 1967 | 2 |
| Humperdinck, EngelbertEngelbert Humperdinck | "Release Me"† | 01967-03-044 March 1967 | 6 |
| Sinatra, NancyNancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra | "Somethin' Stupid" | 01967-04-1515 April 1967 | 2 |
| Shaw, SandieSandie Shaw | "Puppet on a String" | 01967-04-2929 April 1967 | 3 |
| Tremeloes !The Tremeloes | "Silence Is Golden" | 01967-05-2020 May 1967 | 3 |
| Procol Harum | "A Whiter Shade of Pale" | 01967-06-1010 June 1967 | 6 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "All You Need Is Love" | 01967-07-2222 July 1967 | 3 |
| McKenzie, ScottScott McKenzie | "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" | 01967-08-1212 August 1967 | 4 |
| Humperdinck, EngelbertEngelbert Humperdinck | "The Last Waltz" | 01967-09-099 September 1967 | 5 |
| Bee Gees | "Massachusetts" | 01967-10-1414 October 1967 | 4 |
| Foundations !The Foundations | "Baby Now That I've Found You" | 01967-11-1111 November 1967 | 2 |
| Baldry, Long JohnLong John Baldry | "Let the Heartaches Begin" | 01967-11-2525 November 1967 | 2 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Hello, Goodbye" | 01967-12-099 December 1967 | 7 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Fame, GeorgieGeorgie Fame | "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" | 01968-01-2727 January 1968 | 1 |
| Love Affair | "Everlasting Love" | 01968-02-033 February 1968 | 2 |
| Mann, ManfredManfred Mann | "Mighty Quinn" | 01968-02-1717 February 1968 | 2 |
| Ofarim, Esther and AbiEsther and Abi Ofarim | "Cinderella Rockefella" | 01968-03-022 March 1968 | 3 |
| Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | "The Legend of Xanadu" | 01968-03-2323 March 1968 | 1 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Lady Madonna" | 01968-03-3030 March 1968 | 2 |
| Richard, CliffCliff Richard | "Congratulations" | 01968-04-1313 April 1968 | 2 |
| Armstrong, LouisLouis Armstrong | "What a Wonderful World" / "Cabaret"† | 01968-04-2727 April 1968 | 4 |
| Puckett, Gary !Gary Puckett & The Union Gap | "Young Girl" | 01968-05-2525 May 1968 | 4 |
| Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones | "Jumpin' Jack Flash" | 01968-06-2222 June 1968 | 2 |
| Equals !The Equals | "Baby, Come Back" | 01968-07-066 July 1968 | 3 |
| O'Connor, DesDes O'Connor | "I Pretend" | 01968-07-2727 July 1968 | 1 |
| James, Tommy !Tommy James and the Shondells | "Mony Mony" | 01968-08-033 August 1968 | 2 |
| Crazy World of Arthur Brown | "Fire" | 01968-08-1717 August 1968 | 1 |
| James, Tommy !Tommy James and the Shondells | "Mony Mony" | 01968-08-2424 August 1968 | 1 |
| Beach Boys !The Beach Boys | "Do It Again" | 01968-08-3131 August 1968 | 1 |
| Bee Gees | "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" | 01968-09-077 September 1968 | 1 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "Hey Jude" | 01968-09-1414 September 1968 | 2 |
| Hopkin, MaryMary Hopkin | "Those Were the Days" | 01968-09-2828 September 1968 | 6 |
| Cocker, JoeJoe Cocker | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 01968-11-099 November 1968 | 1 |
| Montenegro, HugoHugo Montenegro | "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" | 01968-11-1616 November 1968 | 4 |
| Scaffold !The Scaffold | "Lily the Pink" | 01968-12-1414 December 1968 | 3 |
| Artist | Single | Reached number 1 |
Weeks at number 1 |
| Marmalade | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" | 01969-01-044 January 1969 | 1 |
| Scaffold !The Scaffold | "Lily the Pink" | 01969-01-1111 January 1969 | 1 |
| Marmalade | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" | 01969-01-1818 January 1969 | 2 |
| Fleetwood Mac | "Albatross" | 01969-02-011 February 1969 | 1 |
| Move !The Move | "Blackberry Way" | 01969-02-088 February 1969 | 1 |
| Amen Corner | "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" | 01969-02-1515 February 1969 | 2 |
| Sarstedt, PeterPeter Sarstedt | "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?" | 01969-03-011 March 1969 | 4 |
| Gaye, MarvinMarvin Gaye | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | 01969-03-2929 March 1969 | 3 |
| Dekker, DesmondDesmond Dekker & The Aces | "Israelites" | 01969-04-1919 April 1969 | 1 |
| Beatles !The Beatles with Billy Preston | "Get Back" | 01969-04-2626 April 1969 | 6 |
| Roe, TommyTommy Roe | "Dizzy" | 01969-06-077 June 1969 | 1 |
| Beatles !The Beatles | "The Ballad of John and Yoko" | 01969-06-1414 June 1969 | 3 |
| Thunderclap Newman | "Something in the Air" | 01969-07-055 July 1969 | 3 |
| Rolling Stones !The Rolling Stones | "Honky Tonk Women" | 01969-07-2626 July 1969 | 5 |
| Zager and Evans | "In The Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)" | 01969-08-3030 August 1969 | 3 |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | "Bad Moon Rising" | 01969-09-2020 September 1969 | 3 |
| Birkin, JaneJane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg | "Je t'aime... moi non plus" | 01969-10-1111 October 1969 | 1 |
| Gentry, BobbieBobbie Gentry | "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | 01969-10-1818 October 1969 | 1 |
| Archies !The Archies | "Sugar, Sugar"† | 01969-10-2525 October 1969 | 8 |
| Harris, RolfRolf Harris | "Two Little Boys" | 01969-12-2020 December 1969 | 6 |
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