1960s CHART STATISTICS
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| 1 Cliff Richard 2 Elvis Presley 3 Beatles (plus 1 week backing Tony Sheridan) 4 Roy Orbison 5 Shadows (plus 328 weeks backing Cliff Richard) 6 Jim Reeves 7 Billy Fury 8 Adam Faith 9 Hollies 10 Everly Brothers |
537 weeks 444 333 309 303 292 258 245 231 221 |
In 1961, Billy's singles were in the Top 50 for 50 weeks - the 8th best return.
In 1962, Billy's singles were in the Top 50 for 57 weeks - the 5th best return.
In 1963, Billy's singles were in the Top 50 for 49 weeks - the 6th best return.
In the other years of the 1960s, his records were not placed sufficiently for him to figure in the year's aggregate Top 10.
Most entries in the top-selling singles, EP and LP charts
| 1 Cliff Richard 2 Elvis Presley 3 Roy Orbison 4 Shadows (plus 25 backing Cliff Richard) 5 Adam Faith 5 Billy Fury 7 The Beatles (plus 1 backing Tony Sheridan) |
45 releases 42 28 25 24 24 23 |
Most Top 10 singles
| 1 Cliff Richard 2 Beatles 3 Elvis Presley 4 Hollies 5 Shadows 6 Manfred Mann 6 Rolling Stones 8 Adam Faith 8 Billy Fury 8 Kinks |
34 21 19 15 14 13 13 11 11 11 |
Most Top 50 hits without a number 1
| 1 Billy Fury 2 Brenda Lee 3 Gene Pitney 4 Duane Eddy 5 Connie Francis |
24 22 17 16 15 |
Most Top 10 hits without a number 1
| 1 Billy Fury 2 Gene Pitney 3 The Who |
11 10 9 |
