Songs
The biggest records on UK Singles Chart that entered the chart in the 1960s, ranked by Weeks on chart. Click a column to re-sort.
Record Power is the song's own figure: each week on the chart is worth its position as a share of a full chart — a #1 week is 3.5, a #21 week 1.8, a #100 week 0.1 — added up over the run. No credit split and no discount for what else the artist had charting, so a duet and an album-bomb single count the same as any other record. What a song earned each artist is on the artist pages.
Ranked by Weeks on chart, part of the ChartReign Power model — not a chart published by anyone else. How it works →
| # | Song | Record Power | Weeks at #1 | Top-ten weeks | Weeks on chart | Peak | On chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My WayFrank Sinatra | 145.1 | 0 | 7 | 132 | #5May 1969 | Apr 1969 → Aug 1998 |
| 2 | Rockin' Around The Christmas TreeBrenda Lee | 115.8 | 0 | 19 | 81 | #4Dec 2022 | Nov 1962 → Jan 2025 |
| 3 | Release MeEngelbert Humperdinck | 91.1 | 6 | 11 | 58 | #1Mar 1967 | Jan 1967 → Jun 2004 |
| 4 | Stranger On The ShoreMr. Acker Bilk | 114.4 | 0 | 17 | 55 | #2Jan 1962 | Nov 1961 → Dec 1962 |
| 5 | A Scottish SoldierAndy Stewart | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | #19Jan 1961 | Jan 1961 → Oct 1961 |
| 6 | I Love You BecauseJim Reeves | 80.6 | 0 | 10 | 39 | #5Mar 1964 | Feb 1964 → Nov 1964 |
| 7 | Somewhere My LoveMike Sammes Singers | 43.8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | #14Jul 1967 | Sep 1966 → Nov 1967 |
| 8 | I PretendDes O'Connor | 62.6 | 1 | 9 | 36 | #1Jul 1968 | May 1968 → Jan 1969 |
| 9 | Nights In White SatinThe Moody Blues | 52.6 | 0 | 3 | 35 | #9Dec 1972 | Dec 1967 → Dec 2010 |
| 10 | Let's Twist AgainChubby Checker | 60.9 | 0 | 9 | 34 | #2Feb 1962 | Aug 1961 → Sep 1962 |
| 11 | She Loves YouThe Beatles | 86.5 | 6 | 21 | 33 | #1Sep 1963 | Aug 1963 → Apr 1964 |
| 12 | Wooden HeartElvis Presley | 64.6 | 6 | 12 | 32 | #1Mar 1961 | Mar 1961 → Mar 2005 |
| 13 | Theme from 'a Summer PlacePercy Faith | 54.8 | 0 | 7 | 31 | #2Mar 1960 | Mar 1960 → Sep 1960 |
| 14 | He'll Have To GoJim Reeves | 49.0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | #12Jun 1960 | Mar 1960 → Oct 1960 |
| 15 | As Long as He Needs MeShirley Bassey | 66.1 | 0 | 14 | 30 | #2Oct 1960 | Aug 1960 → Feb 1961 |
| 16 | Just Loving YouAnita Harris | 52.6 | 0 | 5 | 30 | #6Aug 1967 | Jun 1967 → Jan 1968 |
| 17 | What a Wonderful World/CabaretLouis Armstrong | 60.7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | #1Apr 1968 | Feb 1968 → Aug 1968 |
| 18 | There Goes My EverythingEngelbert Humperdinck | 56.6 | 0 | 9 | 29 | #2Jun 1967 | May 1967 → Dec 1967 |
| 19 | Blue ChristmasElvis Presley | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | #11Dec 1964 | Dec 1964 → Dec 2024 |
| 20 | I Remember YouFrank Ifield | 69.2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | #1Jul 1962 | Jul 1962 → Jan 1963 |
| 21 | The Last WaltzEngelbert Humperdinck | 68.5 | 5 | 14 | 27 | #1Sep 1967 | Aug 1967 → Feb 1968 |
| 22 | I Won't Forget YouJim Reeves | 61.5 | 0 | 15 | 26 | #3Aug 1964 | Jun 1964 → Jan 1965 |
| 23 | Island of DreamsThe Springfields | 49.6 | 0 | 7 | 26 | #5Mar 1963 | Dec 1962 → Jun 1963 |
| 24 | Help YourselfTom Jones | 43.8 | 0 | 6 | 26 | #5Aug 1968 | Jul 1968 → Jan 1969 |
| 25 | TelstarTornados | 62.9 | 5 | 16 | 25 | #1Oct 1962 | Aug 1962 → Feb 1963 |
| 26 | Distant DrumsJim Reeves | 61.5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | #1Sep 1966 | Aug 1966 → Feb 1967 |
| 27 | Sugar, SugarThe Archies | 59.8 | 8 | 13 | 25 | #1Oct 1969 | Oct 1969 → Mar 1970 |
| 28 | The Good the Bad and the UglyHugo Montenegro | 53.7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | #1Nov 1968 | Sep 1968 → Mar 1969 |
| 29 | I'll Never Fall In Love AgainTom Jones | 46.6 | 0 | 9 | 25 | #2Aug 1967 | Jul 1967 → Jan 1968 |
| 30 | Wet DreamMax Romeo | 34.2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | #10Aug 1969 | May 1969 → Nov 1969 |
| 31 | TearsKen Dodd | 66.4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | #1Sep 1965 | Sep 1965 → Feb 1966 |
| 32 | Handy ManJimmy Jones | 57.7 | 0 | 13 | 24 | #3Apr 1960 | Mar 1960 → Sep 1960 |
| 33 | Only the LonelyRoy Orbison | 56.5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | #1Oct 1960 | Jul 1960 → Jan 1961 |
| 34 | Two Little BoysRolf Harris | 54.9 | 5 | 11 | 24 | #1Dec 1969 | Nov 1969 → Jun 1970 |
| 35 | Lily the PinkThe Scaffold | 51.7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | #1Dec 1968 | Nov 1968 → Apr 1969 |
| 36 | Gentle on My MindDean Martin | 46.6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | #2Apr 1969 | Feb 1969 → Aug 1969 |
| 37 | It's Now or NeverElvis Presley | 59.2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | #1Nov 1960 | Nov 1960 → Feb 2005 |
| 38 | Halfway to ParadiseBilly Fury | 56.1 | 0 | 15 | 23 | #3Aug 1961 | May 1961 → Oct 1961 |
| 39 | You Don't KnowHelen Shapiro | 55.3 | 3 | 12 | 23 | #1Aug 1961 | Jun 1961 → Nov 1961 |
| 40 | In DreamsRoy Orbison | 48.3 | 0 | 8 | 23 | #6May 1963 | Feb 1963 → Aug 1963 |
| 41 | I'll Never Find Another YouThe Seekers | 47.6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | #1Feb 1965 | Jan 1965 → Jun 1965 |
| 42 | The WeddingJulie Rogers | 46.9 | 0 | 7 | 23 | #3Oct 1964 | Aug 1964 → Jan 1965 |
| 43 | RunawayDel Shannon | 55.6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | #1Jun 1961 | Apr 1961 → Sep 1961 |
| 44 | Green, Green Grass Of HomeTom Jones | 55.5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | #1Dec 1966 | Nov 1966 → Apr 1967 |
| 45 | You'll Never Walk AloneGerry And The Pacemakers | 52.4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | #1Oct 1963 | Oct 1963 → Sep 2012 |
| 46 | Good Luck CharmElvis Presley | 52.0 | 5 | 12 | 22 | #1May 1962 | May 1962 → May 2005 |
| 47 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To TownKenny Rogers & The First Edition | 50.3 | 0 | 11 | 22 | #2Dec 1969 | Oct 1969 → Mar 1970 |
| 48 | I Want To Hold Your HandThe Beatles | 48.6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | #1Dec 1963 | Dec 1963 → May 1964 |
| 49 | From Me To YouThe Beatles | 53.4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | #1May 1963 | Apr 1963 → Sep 1963 |
| 50 | The Young OnesCliff Richard | 52.5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | #1Jan 1962 | Jan 1962 → May 1962 |
| 51 | ApacheThe Shadows | 52.1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | #1Aug 1960 | Jul 1960 → Dec 1960 |
| 52 | Well I Ask YouEden Kane | 51.5 | 1 | 11 | 21 | #1Aug 1961 | Jun 1961 → Oct 1961 |
| 53 | Those Were The DaysMary Hopkin | 50.6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | #1Sep 1968 | Sep 1968 → Jan 1969 |
| 54 | From A Jack To A KingNed Miller | 47.0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | #2Apr 1963 | Feb 1963 → Jul 1963 |
| 55 | Are You Lonesome Tonight?Elvis Presley | 45.0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | #1Jan 1961 | Jan 1961 → Mar 2005 |
| 56 | Midnight In MoscowKenny Ball and his Jazzmen | 44.1 | 0 | 9 | 21 | #2Jan 1962 | Nov 1961 → Mar 1962 |
| 57 | There Must Be a WayFrankie Vaughan | 42.1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | #7Oct 1967 | Aug 1967 → Jan 1968 |
| 58 | Walk TallVal Doonican | 41.9 | 0 | 7 | 21 | #3Dec 1964 | Oct 1964 → Mar 1965 |
| 59 | Little ArrowsLeapy Lee | 41.7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | #2Oct 1968 | Aug 1968 → Jan 1969 |
| 60 | Suspicious MindsElvis Presley | 41.4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | #2Jan 1970 | Nov 1969 → Sep 2007 |
| 61 | Please Don't GoDonald Peers | 39.9 | 0 | 7 | 21 | #3Mar 1969 | Dec 1968 → May 1969 |
| 62 | African WaltzJohnny Dankworth | 34.2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | #9May 1961 | Feb 1961 → Jul 1961 |
| 63 | Wheels Cha ChaJoe Loss | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | #21Sep 1961 | Jun 1961 → Nov 1961 |
| 64 | Paint It, BlackThe Rolling Stones | 26.4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | #1May 1966 | May 1966 → Apr 2012 |
| 65 | Adios AmigoJim Reeves | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | #23Aug 1962 | Jun 1962 → Nov 1962 |
| 66 | Can't Help Falling in Love/Rock-A-Hula BabyElvis Presley | 54.5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | #1Feb 1962 | Feb 1962 → Jun 1962 |
| 67 | Glad All OverThe Dave Clark Five | 48.5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | #1Jan 1964 | Nov 1963 → Dec 2016 |
| 68 | Rocking GooseJohnny And The Hurricanes | 47.0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | #3Nov 1960 | Sep 1960 → Feb 1961 |
| 69 | Strangers In The NightFrank Sinatra | 46.0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | #1Jun 1966 | May 1966 → Sep 1966 |
| 70 | AlbatrossFleetwood Mac | 45.2 | 1 | 10 | 20 | #1Jan 1969 | Dec 1968 → Apr 1969 |
| 71 | Frightened CityThe Shadows | 44.1 | 0 | 9 | 20 | #3Jun 1961 | May 1961 → Sep 1961 |
| 72 | SurrenderElvis Presley | 43.9 | 4 | 8 | 20 | #1Jun 1961 | May 1961 → Mar 2005 |
| 73 | Spanish FleaHerb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | 42.7 | 0 | 8 | 20 | #3Jan 1966 | Dec 1965 → Apr 1966 |
| 74 | Crying in the ChapelElvis Presley | 42.6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | #1Jun 1965 | May 1965 → May 2005 |
| 75 | Return to SenderElvis Presley | 42.4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | #1Dec 1962 | Nov 1962 → May 2005 |
| 76 | Ob-La-Di Ob-La-DaMarmalade | 41.7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | #1Jan 1969 | Dec 1968 → Apr 1969 |
| 77 | Deck of Cards {1963}Wink Martindale | 41.6 | 0 | 9 | 20 | #5Jul 1963 | Apr 1963 → Sep 1963 |
| 78 | Take These Chains From My HeartRay Charles | 41.3 | 0 | 8 | 20 | #5Jun 1963 | May 1963 → Sep 1963 |
| 79 | Hey JudeThe Beatles | 41.0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | #1Sep 1968 | Sep 1968 → Jul 2024 |
| 80 | She's Not YouElvis Presley | 40.9 | 3 | 10 | 20 | #1Sep 1962 | Aug 1962 → May 2005 |
| 81 | Nobody's ChildKaren Young | 40.4 | 0 | 7 | 20 | #6Oct 1969 | Aug 1969 → Jan 1970 |
| 82 | Anyone Who Had a HeartCilla Black | 39.6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | #1Feb 1964 | Feb 1964 → Aug 2015 |
| 83 | Walk AwayMatt Monro | 39.3 | 0 | 5 | 20 | #4Nov 1964 | Sep 1964 → Jan 1965 |
| 84 | Don't Treat Me Like a ChildHelen Shapiro | 38.3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | #3May 1961 | Mar 1961 → Aug 1961 |
| 85 | It Must Be Him (Seul Sur Son Etoile)Vikki Carr | 38.1 | 0 | 7 | 20 | #2Jul 1967 | Jun 1967 → Oct 1967 |
| 86 | I (Who Have Nothing)Shirley Bassey | 37.7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | #6Oct 1963 | Sep 1963 → Feb 1964 |
| 87 | Summer SetMr. Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band | 35.9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | #5Mar 1960 | Jan 1960 → Jun 1960 |
| 88 | If I Were a Rich ManTopol | 32.4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | #9Jul 1967 | Apr 1967 → Aug 1967 |
| 89 | MarchetaKarl Denver | 31.0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | #8Aug 1961 | Jun 1961 → Nov 1961 |
| 90 | Lover Please/You Know What I MeanVernons Girls | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | #16Jun 1962 | May 1962 → Nov 1962 |
| 91 | Wonderful LandThe Shadows | 53.2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | #1Mar 1962 | Mar 1962 → Jul 1962 |
| 92 | Walking Back to HappinessHelen Shapiro | 49.7 | 3 | 11 | 19 | #1Oct 1961 | Sep 1961 → Feb 1962 |
| 93 | A Picture of YouJoe Brown | 46.9 | 0 | 11 | 19 | #2Jun 1962 | May 1962 → Sep 1962 |
| 94 | Come OutsideMike Sarne & Wendy Richard | 46.4 | 2 | 11 | 19 | #1Jun 1962 | May 1962 → Sep 1962 |
| 95 | Shakin' All OverJohnny Kidd and the Pirates | 45.0 | 1 | 10 | 19 | #1Aug 1960 | Jun 1960 → Oct 1960 |
| 96 | Mama/Robot ManConnie Francis | 44.1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | #2Jun 1960 | May 1960 → Sep 1960 |
| 97 | Speedy GonzalesPat Boone | 43.0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | #2Aug 1962 | Jul 1962 → Nov 1962 |
| 98 | Moon RiverDanny Williams | 42.9 | 2 | 9 | 19 | #1Dec 1961 | Nov 1961 → Mar 1962 |
| 99 | FbiThe Shadows | 42.1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | #6Feb 1961 | Feb 1961 → Jun 1961 |
| 100 | Bobby's GirlSusan Maughan | 42.1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | #3Nov 1962 | Oct 1962 → Feb 1963 |
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