List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1960s
UK Albums Chart number ones |
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UK Albums Chart Official Charts Company Christmas number one |
The Beatles topped the UK Album Chart for 155 weeks during the 1960s, longer than any other artist.
The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1960s, a total of 57 albums reached number one. The sources are the Melody Maker chart until March 1960, and the Record Retailer chart from March 1960 onwards.
Number ones
No. | nth album to top the UK Albums Chart |
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re | Return of an album to number one |
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Best-selling album of the year[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] |
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Best-selling album of the decade |
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← 1950s • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970s → |
No. | Artist[lower-alpha 1] | Album[lower-alpha 1] | Record label[lower-alpha 2] | Reached number one[lower-alpha 1] | Weeks at number one[lower-alpha 1] |
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1960 | |||||
18 | Cannon, FreddyFreddy Cannon | Explosive Freddy Cannon, TheThe Explosive Freddy Cannon | Top Rank | 6 March 1960 | 1 |
re | Original soundtrack | South Pacific ![]() |
RCA Victor | 13 March 1960 | 19 |
19 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | RCA | 24 July 1960 | 1 |
re | Original soundtrack | South Pacific ![]() |
RCA Victor | 31 July 1960 | 5 |
20 | 101 Strings | Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane | Pye Golden Guinea | 4 September 1960 | 5 |
re | Original soundtrack | South Pacific ![]() |
RCA Victor | 9 October 1960 | 13 |
1961 | |||||
21 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | G.I. Blues ![]() |
RCA | 8 January 1961 | 7 |
re | Original soundtrack | South Pacific | RCA Victor | 26 February 1961 | 1 |
re | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | G.I. Blues ![]() |
RCA | 5 March 1961 | 3 |
re | Original soundtrack | South Pacific | RCA Victor | 26 March 1961 | 1 |
re | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | G.I. Blues ![]() |
RCA | 2 April 1961 | 12 |
re | Original soundtrack | South Pacific | RCA Victor | 25 June 1961 | 4 |
22 | George Mitchell Minstrels | Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show | HMV | 23 July 1961 | 4 |
re | Original soundtrack | South Pacific | RCA Victor | 20 August 1961 | 1 |
re | George Mitchell Minstrels | Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show | HMV | 27 August 1961 | 1 |
re | Original soundtrack | South Pacific | RCA Victor | 3 September 1961 | 1 |
re | George Mitchell Minstrels | Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show | HMV | 10 September 1961 | 1 |
23 | Shadows, TheThe Shadows | Shadows, TheThe Shadows | Columbia | 17 September 1961 | 4 |
re | George Mitchell Minstrels | Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show | HMV | 15 October 1961 | 1 |
re | Shadows, TheThe Shadows | Shadows, TheThe Shadows | Columbia | 22 October 1961 | 1 |
24 | Richard, CliffCliff Richard & The Shadows | 21 Today | Columbia | 29 October 1961 | 1 |
25 | George Mitchell Minstrels | Another Black and White Minstrel Show | HMV | 5 November 1961 | 8 |
26 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | Blue Hawaii | RCA | 31 December 1961 | 1 |
1962 | |||||
27 | Richard, CliffCliff Richard & The Shadows | Young Ones, TheThe Young Ones | Columbia | 7 January 1962 | 6 |
re | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | Blue Hawaii | RCA | 18 February 1962 | 16 |
28 | Original soundtrack | West Side Story ![]() |
Philips | 17 June 1962 | 5 |
29 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | Pot Luck | RCA | 22 July 1962 | 5 |
re | Original soundtrack | West Side Story ![]() |
Philips | 26 August 1962 | 1 |
re | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | Pot Luck | RCA | 2 September 1962 | 1 |
re | Original soundtrack | West Side Story ![]() |
Philips | 9 September 1962 | 1 |
30 | Ball, KennyKenny Ball, Chris Barber and Acker Bilk | Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, TheThe Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk | Pye Golden Guinea | 16 September 1962 | 1 |
re | Original soundtrack | West Side Story ![]() |
Philips | 23 September 1962 | 3 |
re | Ball, KennyKenny Ball, Chris Barber and Acker Bilk | Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, TheThe Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk | Pye Golden Guinea | 14 October 1962 | 1 |
31 | Shadows, TheThe Shadows | Out of the Shadows | Columbia | 21 October 1962 | 3 |
re | Original soundtrack | West Side Story ![]() |
Philips | 11 November 1962 | 1 |
re | Shadows, TheThe Shadows | Out of the Shadows | Columbia | 18 November 1962 | 1 |
32 | George Mitchell Minstrels | On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels | HMV | 25 November 1962 | 2 |
re | Original soundtrack | West Side Story ![]() |
Philips | 9 December 1962 | 1 |
re | Shadows, TheThe Shadows | Out of the Shadows | Columbia | 16 December 1962 | 1 |
re | George Mitchell Minstrels | Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show | HMV | 23 December 1962 | 2 |
1963 | |||||
re | Original soundtrack | West Side Story | Philips | 6 January 1963 | 1 |
re | Shadows, TheThe Shadows | Out of the Shadows | Columbia | 13 January 1963 | 2 |
33 | Richard, CliffCliff Richard & The Shadows | Summer Holiday | Columbia | 27 January 1963 | 14 |
34 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Please Please Me | Parlophone | 5 May 1963 | 30 |
35 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | With the Beatles ![]() |
Parlophone | 1 December 1963 | 21 |
1964 | |||||
36 | Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | Decca | 26 April 1964 | 12 |
37 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Hard Day's Night, AA Hard Day's Night | Parlophone | 19 July 1964 | 21 |
38 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Beatles for Sale ![]() |
Parlophone | 13 December 1964 | 7 |
1965 | |||||
39 | Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones No. 2, TheThe Rolling Stones No. 2 | Decca | 31 January 1965 | 3 |
re | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Beatles for Sale | Parlophone | 21 February 1965 | 1 |
re | Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones No. 2, TheThe Rolling Stones No. 2 | Decca | 28 February 1965 | 6 |
40 | Dylan, BobBob Dylan | Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, TheThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | CBS | 11 April 1965 | 1 |
re | Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | Rolling Stones No. 2, TheThe Rolling Stones No. 2 | Decca | 18 April 1965 | 1 |
re | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Beatles for Sale | Parlophone | 25 April 1965 | 3 |
re | Dylan, BobBob Dylan | Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, TheThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | CBS | 16 May 1965 | 1 |
41 | Dylan, BobBob Dylan | Bringing It All Back Home | CBS | 23 May 1965 | 1 |
42 | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music ![]() |
RCA Victor | 30 May 1965 | 10 |
43 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Help! | Parlophone | 8 August 1965 | 9 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music ![]() |
RCA Victor | 10 October 1965 | 10 |
44 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Rubber Soul | Parlophone | 19 December 1965 | 8 |
1966 | |||||
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music ![]() |
RCA Victor | 13 February 1966 | 10 |
45 | Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | Aftermath | Decca | 24 April 1966 | 8 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music ![]() |
RCA Victor | 19 June 1966 | 7 |
46 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Revolver | Parlophone | 7 August 1966 | 7 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music ![]() |
RCA Victor | 25 September 1966 | 18 |
1967 | |||||
47 | Monkees, TheThe Monkees | Monkees, TheThe Monkees | RCA Victor | 29 January 1967 | 7 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music | RCA Victor | 19 March 1967 | 7 |
48 | Monkees, TheThe Monkees | More of The Monkees | RCA Victor | 7 May 1967 | 1 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music | RCA Victor | 14 May 1967 | 1 |
re | Monkees, TheThe Monkees | More of The Monkees | RCA Victor | 21 May 1967 | 1 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music | RCA Victor | 28 May 1967 | 1 |
49 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ![]() |
Parlophone | 4 June 1967 | 23 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music | RCA Victor | 12 November 1967 | 1 |
re | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ![]() |
Parlophone | 19 November 1967 | 1 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music | RCA Victor | 26 November 1967 | 3 |
re | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ![]() |
Parlophone | 17 December 1967 | 2 |
50 | Doonican, ValVal Doonican | Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently | Pye | 31 December 1967 | 3 |
1968 | |||||
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music ![]() |
RCA Victor | 21 January 1968 | 1 |
re | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band ![]() |
Parlophone | 28 January 1968 | 1 |
51 | Four Tops, TheThe Four Tops | Four Tops Greatest Hits, TheThe Four Tops Greatest Hits | Tamla Motown | 4 February 1968 | 1 |
52 | Ross, DianaDiana Ross & The Supremes | Greatest Hits | Tamla Motown | 11 February 1968 | 3 |
53 | Dylan, BobBob Dylan | John Wesley Harding | CBS | 3 March 1968 | 10 |
54 | Walker, ScottScott Walker | Scott 2 | Philips | 12 May 1968 | 1 |
re | Dylan, BobBob Dylan | John Wesley Harding | CBS | 19 May 1968 | 3 |
55 | Williams, AndyAndy Williams | Love, Andy | CBS | 9 June 1968 | 1 |
56 | Redding, OtisOtis Redding | Dock of the Bay, TheThe Dock of the Bay | Stax | 16 June 1968 | 1 |
57 | Small Faces, TheThe Small Faces | Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake | Immediate | 23 June 1968 | 6 |
58 | Jones, TomTom Jones | Delilah | Decca | 4 August 1968 | 1 |
59 | Simon & Garfunkel | Bookends | CBS | 11 August 1968 | 5 |
re | Jones, TomTom Jones | Delilah | Decca | 15 September 1968 | 1 |
re | Simon & Garfunkel | Bookends | CBS | 22 September 1968 | 2 |
60 | Hollies, TheThe Hollies | Hollies' Greatest | Parlophone | 6 October 1968 | 6 |
re | Original soundtrack | Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music ![]() |
RCA Victor | 17 November 1968 | 1 |
re | Hollies, TheThe Hollies | Hollies' Greatest | Parlophone | 24 November 1968 | 1 |
61 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Apple | 1 December 1968 | 7 |
1969 | |||||
62 | Seekers, TheThe Seekers | Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers | Columbia | 19 January 1969 | 1 |
re | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Apple | 26 January 1969 | 1 |
re | Seekers, TheThe Seekers | Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers | Columbia | 2 February 1969 | 1 |
63 | Ross, DianaDiana Ross & The Supremes | Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations | Tamla Motown | 9 February 1969 | 4 |
64 | Cream | Goodbye | Polydor | 9 March 1969 | 2 |
re | Seekers, TheThe Seekers | Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers | Columbia | 23 March 1969 | 2 |
re | Cream | Goodbye | Polydor | 6 April 1969 | 1 |
re | Seekers, TheThe Seekers | Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers | Columbia | 13 April 1969 | 1 |
re | Cream | Goodbye | Polydor | 20 April 1969 | 1 |
re | Seekers, TheThe Seekers | Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers | Columbia | 27 April 1969 | 1 |
65 | Moody Blues, TheThe Moody Blues | On the Threshold of a Dream | Deram | 4 May 1969 | 2 |
66 | Dylan, BobBob Dylan | Nashville Skyline | CBS | 18 May 1969 | 4 |
67 | Conniff, RayRay Conniff | His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers, His Sound | CBS | 15 June 1969 | 3 |
68 | Reeves, JimJim Reeves | According to My Heart | RCA International | 6 July 1969 | 4 |
69 | Jethro Tull | Stand Up | Island | 3 August 1969 | 3 |
70 | Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | From Elvis in Memphis | RCA Victor | 24 August 1969 | 1 |
re | Jethro Tull | Stand Up | Island | 31 August 1969 | 2 |
71 | Blind Faith | Blind Faith | Polydor | 14 September 1969 | 2 |
72 | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Abbey Road ![]() |
Apple | 28 September 1969 | 11 |
73 | Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | Let It Bleed | Decca | 14 December 1969 | 1 |
re | Beatles, TheThe Beatles | Abbey Road ![]() |
Apple | 21 December 1969 | 6 |
By artist
![](../I/m/Elvis_Presley_promoting_Jailhouse_Rock.jpg)
Elvis Presley spent 47 weeks at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s.
![Black-and-white photograph of The Rolling Stones sitting on a staircase in 1965.](../I/m/Stones_ad_1965-2.jpg)
The Rolling Stones topped the UK Albums Chart with four different releases for 31 weeks.
Six artists spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s.
Artist | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
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Beatles, TheThe Beatles | 10 | 155 |
Presley, ElvisElvis Presley | 5 | 47 |
Shadows, TheThe Shadows[lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 33 |
Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones | 4 | 31 |
Richard, CliffCliff Richard[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 21 |
Dylan, BobBob Dylan | 4 | 20 |
- ↑ Includes three number-one albums co-credited with Cliff Richard.
- ↑ Co-credited with The Shadows.
By record label
Eight record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s.
Record label | Number-one albums | Weeks at number one |
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Parlophone | 9 | 141 |
RCA Victor | 5 | 134 |
RCA Records | 4 | 46 |
Columbia Records | 6 | 39 |
Decca Records | 5 | 33 |
CBS Records | 7 | 31 |
Apple Records | 2 | 21 |
References
- ↑ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. 26–29.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1960". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1961". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1962". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1963". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1964". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1965". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1966". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1967". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1968". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1969". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1960". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1961". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1962". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1963". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1964". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1965". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1966". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1967". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1968". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "All the Number One Albums: 1969". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- Sources
- Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
External links
- Archive of all UK Number One Albums of the 1960s with images of original packaging
- Official UK Albums Top 100 at the Official Charts Company
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