1965-69,UK NUMBER 1 SONGS

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Week Ending	ACT + Links	TITLE	Weeks	TALLY	COMMENT
14 Jan 1965	Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames	Yeh Yeh	2	1st No 1	They were one of the top British R&B bands of the decade.
28 Jan 1965	Moody Blues	Go Now	1	Only No 1	Innovative rock band that covered this US soul hit, but later concentrated on albums.
4 Feb 1965	Righteous Brothers	You've Lost That Loving Feeling	2	1st No 1	US blue-eyed soul duo with a song by the eccentric record producer, Phil Spector.
18 Feb 1965	Kinks	Tired Of Waiting For You	1	2nd No 1	This second No 1 confirmed the group as one of the major acts of the decade.
25 Feb 1965	Seekers	I'll Never Find Another You	2	1st No 1	Australian folk-pop group led by Tom Springfield with girl vocalist Judith Durham.
11 Mar 1965	Tom Jones	It's Not Unusual	1	1st No1	Powerful Welsh singer who became a swivel-hip sex symbol.
18 Mar 1965	Rolling Stones	The Last Time	3	3rd No 1	1st No 1 for the group's song writers Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
8 Apr 1965	Unit Four Plus Two	Concrete & Clay	1	Only No 1	Short-lived act with a hit said to owe its sales to air play on pirate radio stations.
15 Apr 1965	Cliff Richard	The Minute You're Gone	1	8th No 1	Country music song recorded in Nashville. His first No 1 for two years.
22 Apr 1965	Beatles	Ticket To Ride	3	7th No 1	From the Beatles' film "Help!"
13 May 1965	Roger Miller	King Of The Road	1	Only No 1	Country music song from the US singer/song writer, who charted with "England Swings" in 1966.
20 May 1965	Jackie Trent	Where Are You Now (My Love)	1	Only No 1	This slushy ballad was producer Tony Hatch's 5th No 1, sung by his future wife.
27 May 1965	Sandie Shaw	Long Live Love	3	2nd No 1	By this time she was one of the UK's top artists. Song written and produced by Chris Andrews.
17 Jun 1965	Elvis Presley	Crying In The Chapel	2	15th No 1	Now struggling in the charts, his first No 1 for two years was recorded 5 years earlier.
24 Jun 1965	Hollies	I'm Alive	3	1st No 1	One of the major acts of the 1960's, but they only made the top once in that decade.
22 Jul 1965	Byrds	Mr Tambourine Man	2	Only No 1	First Bob Dylan song to reach No 1.  Haled as a US answer to the Beatles, the Byrds soon broke up.
5 Aug 1965 200th No 1	Beatles	Help!	3	8th No 1	From their film of the same name.
26 Aug 1965	Sonny & Cher	I Got You Babe	2	Only No 1 (1st for Cher)	Celebrated as the definitive Hippie anthem.  He became a politician, she became an international star.
9 Sep 1965	Rolling Stones	(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction	2	4th No 1	Recorded in Hollywood, it was their first US No 1.
23 Sep 1965	Walker Brothers	Make It Easy On Yourself	1	1st No 1	Americans who first tasted fame in the UK.  5th No 1 for writer Burt Bacharach.
30 Sep 1965	Ken Dodd	Tears	5	Only No 1	Legendary comedian who charted with straight ballads over a 20-year period.
4 Nov 1965	Rolling Stones	Get Off Of My Cloud	3	5th No 1	Another US session. They were now international stars, second only to the Beatles.
25 Nov 1965	Seekers	The Carnival Is Over	3	2nd & last No 1	They remained popular for the rest of the decade, and reformed in the 1990s.
16 Dec 1965 Xmas No 1	Beatles	Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out	5	9th No 1	They ended the year as global mega-stars without equal.
20 Jan 1966	Spencer Davis Group	Keep On Running	1	1st No 1	R&B quartet from Birmingham with star vocalist Steve Winwood.
27 Jan 1966	Overlanders	Michelle	3	Only No 1	One-hit Wonders with a song from the Beatles' "Rubber Soul" album.
17 Feb 1966	Nancy Sinatra	These Boots Are Made For Walking	4	1st No 1	Frank's eldest daughter, who cashed in on the "kinky boots" fashion.
17 Mar 1966	Walker Brothers	The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore	4	2nd & last No 1	Another emotional song took them to the top, but they split soon afterwards.
14 Apr 1966	Spencer Davis Group	Somebody Help Me	2	2nd & last No 1	Steve Winwood left soon after to form "Traffic".  He had solo hits in the 1980s.
28 Apr 1966	Dusty Springfield	You Don't Have To Say You Love Me	1	Only No 1	Legendary diva who faded after the 60s, but made a return in the late 80s.
5 May 1966	Manfred Mann	Pretty Flamingo	3	2nd No 1	Major act that found chart toppers elusive.  Lead singer Paul Jones' last No 1.
26 May 1966	Rolling Stones	Paint It Black	1	6th No 1	Drugs and other problems kept them off the top for the following two years.
2 Jun 1966	Frank Sinatra	Strangers In The Night	3	2nd No 1	His first No 1 for 12 years represented a sixties renaissance for the legend.
23 Jun 1966	Beatles	Paperback Writer	2	10th No 1	Slight change of direction in writing (not a love song), but the fans kept buying.
7 Jul 1966	Kinks	Sunny Afternoon	2	3rd & last No 1	Top 10 hits continued for them until 1970.
21 Jul 1966	Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames	Get Away	1	2nd No 1	Song started life as a tv jingle for a petrol advert.
28 Jul 1966	Chris Farlowe	Out Of Time	1	Only No 1	Written by Jagger & Richards - used a Stones' version backing track!
4 Aug 1966	Troggs	With A Girl Like You	2	Only No 1	Small-time act, but singer-writer, Reg Presley returned to prominence in 1994, when Wet Wet Wet took his "Love Is All Around" to No 1 for 15 weeks.
18 Aug 1966	Beatles	Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby	4	11th No 1	Their 11th consecutive No 1; a feat never rivalled. Their next release stalled at 2.
15 Sep 1966	Small Faces	All Or Nothing	1	Only No 1	Beat group much favoured by the "mods" of the day.
22 Sep 1966	Jim Reeves	Distant Drums	5	Only No 1	US Country Music star with a posthumous chart topper.
27 Oct 1966	Four Tops	Reach Out I'll Be There	3	Only No 1	Classic Motown song from one of the label's top acts.
17 Nov 1966	Beach Boys	Good Vibrations	2	1st No 1	Major US stars, eclipsed by the Beatles etc in the UK.  Was their 3rd US No 1.
1 Dec 1966 Xmas No 1	Tom Jones	Green Green Grass Of Home	7	2nd & last No 1	He became a perennial mega-star, returning to the charts in the 80s and 90s; and had 2 Top 10s in 2000.
19 Jan 1967	Monkees	I'm A Believer	4	Only No 1	The band was created by American tv channel NBC, to make zany tv shows to rival the Beatles.   Song written by Neil Diamond.
16 Feb 1967	Petula Clark	This Is My Song	2	2nd & last No 1	Written by Charlie Chaplin.  She became a London and Broadway musical actress.
2 Mar 1967	Engelbert Humperdink	Release Me	6	1st No 1	He found success when he changed his name and got a lucky tv break.
13 Apr 1967	Frank Sinatra &Nancy Sinatra	Somethin' Stupid	2	3rd & last for Frank, 2nd & last for Nancy	Father and daughter recording that uniquely topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
27 Apr 1967	Sandie Shaw	Puppet On A String	3	3rd & last No 1	First Eurovision winner for the UK, but she later despised the recording.
18 May 1967	Tremeloes	Silence Is Golden	3	Only No 1	Ex-Brian Poole backing band with a former Four Seasons B-side.
8 Jun 1967	Procol Harum	A Whiter Shade Of Pale	6	Only No 1	First  of three "summer of love" No 1s.  No one has ever understood the words.
19 Jul 1967	Beatles	All You Need Is Love	3	12th No 1	Back at No 1 with a song performed live on the first world-wide satellite link up.
9 Aug 1967	Scott McKenzie	San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)	4	Only No 1	Flower Power anthem which encapsulated the "summer of love".  Written by John Philips of Mamas & Papas.
6 Sep 1967	Engelbert Humperdink	The Last Waltz	5	2nd No 1	A new song which became the standard closing anthem at all dance venues.
11 Oct 1967	Bee Gees	Massachusetts	4	1st No 1	First big hit for the famous brothers. They sang about the US east coast!
8 Nov 1967	Foundations	Baby Now That I've Found You	2	Only No 1	Mixed race group that had one Top 10 hit in each of years 1967, 1968, and 1969.
22 Nov 1967	Long John Baldry	Let The Heartaches Begin	2	Only No 1	Established R&B club singer who hit the top with a pop ballad. He eventually settled in Canada.
6 Dec 1967 Xmas No 1	Beatles	Hello Goodbye	7	13th No 1	Straight-forward pop song which equalled their most weeks at the top.
24 Jan 1968	Georgie Fame	The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde	1	3rd & last No 1	Written by Mitch Murray - inspired by the film.  Fame continued as a blues/jazz performer into the 2000s.
31 Jan 1968	Love Affair	Everlasting Love	2	Only No 1	Singer Steve Ellis was the only band member to perform on the recording!
14 Feb 1968	Manfred Mann	The Mighty Quinn	2	3rd & last No 1	Bob Dylan song with new lead singer Mike D'Abo. With further changes they continued through the 1970s.
28 Feb 1968	Esther & Abi Ofarim	Cinderella Rockefella	3	Only No 1	Israeli husband & wife duo who were stars in Europe but never won over the UK.
20 Mar 1968	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich.	Legend Of Xanadu	1	Only No 1	They had 6 top 10s before this.  Moved into revival shows in the 80s and 90s.
27 Mar 1968	Beatles	Lady Madonna	2	14th No 1	Uninspired song that stayed on the chart for a total of just eight weeks.
10 Apr 1968	Cliff Richard	Congratulations	2	9th No 1	Losing Eurovision song which gave Cliff a new No 1. His next was 11 years away.
24 Apr 1968	Louis Armstrong	What A Wonderful World	4	Only No 1	The charts were getting mellow with this MOR song from the jazz legend.
22 May 1968	Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett	Young Girl	4	Only No 1	Tackling the subject of under-age sex, the band sold more singles in the US than the Beatles in 1968!
19 Jun 1968	Rolling Stones	Jumping Jack Flash	2	7th No 1	They returned to the top after 2 years with a Stones classic track.
3 Jul 1968	Equals	Baby Come Back	3	Only No 1	Lead singer Eddie Grant was the star of the group.  He had a solo No 1 in 1982.
24 Jul 1968	Des O'Connor	I Pretend	1	Only No 1	The perennial comedian and chat show host had a series of hits at this time.
31 Jul 1968	Tommy James & The Shondells	Mony Mony	3	Only No 1	Old-fashioned rock 'n' roll revived by Billy Idol in 1987.
14 Aug 1968	Crazy World of Arthur Brown	Fire	1	Only No 1	Eccentric One-hit Wonder who was a decorator in the US by the 1980s.
28 Aug 1968	Beach Boys	Do It Again	1	2nd & last No 1	Despite member deaths, they continued for another three decades and charted until 1996.
4 Sep 1968	Bee Gees	I've Gotta Get A Message To You	1	2nd No 1	This consolidated their 60s success before fading, to become even bigger in the late 1970s.
11 Sep 1968	Beatles	Hey Jude	2	15th No 1	Single was 7 minutes long, and was at No 1 in US for nine weeks.
25 Sep 1968	Mary Hopkin	Those Were The Days	6	Only No 1	Welsh folk singer who won "Opportunity Knocks" and had this first hit produced by Paul McCartney.
6 Nov 1968	Joe Cocker	With A Little Help From My Friends	1	Only No 1	Gravel voiced singer from Sheffield with a Lennon & McCartney song.  Still going in the 1990s.
13 Nov 1968	Hugo Montenegro Orchestra	The Good The Bad And The Ugly	4	Only No 1	The theme from the film. Another MOR hit, and was the first instrumental No 1 since 1963.
11 Dec 1968 Xmas No 1	Scaffold	Lily The Pink	4	Only No 1	Liverpool folk group with a novelty sing-along that captured the festive spirit.
1 Jan 1969	Marmalade	Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da	3	Only No 1	Yet another Beatles' album track that provided a big hit for another act.
29 Jan 1969	Fleetwood Mac	Albatross	1	Only No 1	They changed from a cult blues band in the 60s to an AOR, stadium-filling super group in the 70s and 80s.
5 Feb 1969	Move	Blackberry Way	1	Only No 1	Led by Roy Wood, they had 4 previous Top 10s, and were first act played on Radio 1 (1967).
12 Feb 1969	Amen Corner	(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice	2	Only No 1	Andy Fairweather-Low led this band.  He had solo fame in the US during the 1970s.
26 Feb 1969	Peter Sarstedt	Where Do You Go To My Lovely?	4	Only No 1	The brother of Eden Kane, he wrote this saga himself. Success was brief.
26 Mar 1969	Marvin Gaye	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	3	Only No 1	Legendary Motown soul singer, who enjoyed much success and a cult status.
16 Apr 1969	Desmond Dekker & The Aces	Israelites	1	Only No 1	First Jamaican reggae No 1. The 11th No 1 in a row from an act who never repeated the feat. Trend was broken only by the Beatles and Stones.
23 Apr 1969	Beatles	Get Back	6	16th No 1	Famous for being performed live on the roof of the HMV building in London.
4 Jun 1969	Tommy Roe	Dizzy	1	Only No 1	This came seven years after his first hit, but it did not lengthen his career.
11 Jun 1969	Beatles	The Ballad Of John & Yoko	3	17th & last No 1	Last No 1 from the Fab Four.  Now disintegrating, George & Ringo did not play on this recording. They broke up the following year.
2 Jul 1969	Thunderclap Newman	Something In The Air	3	Only No 1	Produced by Pete Townshend of group "The Who", which never had a No 1 record.
23 Jul 1969	Rolling Stones	Honky Tonk Women	5	8th & last No 1	Their last, following the Beatles' last. They remained a global concert draw into the 21st century.
30 Aug 1969	Zager & Evans	In The Year 2525	3	Only No 1	One-hit Wonders who wrote this song, predicting our way of life in the future.
20 Sep 1969	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Bad Moon Rising	3	Only No 1	Led by John Fogerty, they provided great songs based on southern US rhythms.
11 Oct 1969	Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg	Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus	1	Only No 1	Orgasmic song that was banned by the BBC, and switched labels mid-way due to company embarrassment!
18 Oct 1969	Bobby Gentry	I'll Never Fall In Love Again	1	Only No 1	Another Burt Bacharachsong, this time from a US country music songstress.
25 Oct 1969	Archies	Sugar Sugar	8	Only No 1	First No 1 performed by US tv cartoon characters. The series was never shown in UK.  Created by Ron Dante.
20 Dec 1969 Xmas No 1	Rolf Harris	Two Little Boys	6	Only No 1	Aussie entertainer who specialised in novelty songs.  This tear-jerker from 1903 ended the decade in a melancholy mood.