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Five of the best from The Beatles

Discover the iconic albums that defined The Beatles' legendary career. From their groundbreaking experimentation to timeless melodies, these five records showcase the band's artistic evolution[…]

What was Number 1 in…1969?

The Archies had the single longest stint in the top spot - 8 weeks with Sugar Sugar. The usual suspects - The Beatles and[…]

What was Number 1 in…1968?

Mary Hopkin had the longest stint in the number one spot, spending six weeks there in September. It was the year Beatles released the iconic "Hey[…]

Ten of the Best from English Artists

Being St George's day, we though that we would take a look at ten of the most successful English artists of all time. Remember, this is[…]

What was Number 1 in…1967?

The Bee Gees scored their first number 1 hit in the UK charts and Engelbert Humperdinck spent 11 weeks in the top spot with two[…]

What was Number 1 in…1966?

The year England won the world cup. Jim Reeves and Tom jones with the two biggest single hits, staying 5 weeks and 7 weeks in the[…]

What was Number 1 in…1965?

1965 - The number 1 spot changed 26 times, with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones each having 3 separate number 1 singles. Ken Dodd spent[…]

What was Number 1 in…1964?

So we're up to 1964! The Rolling Stones got their first number one, along with The Kinks. The number one spot shared out across 22 different tunes[…]

What was Number 1 in…1963?

Up to 1963, and we can see The Beatles dominating, spending a total of 20 weeks at the top. Unfortunately not all the singles are readily[…]

Ten Albums music lovers should have in their collection

A very subjective undertaking to write this - I have no doubt there will be many "contentious" objectors telling me about what I haven't included,[…]