60 top selling singles artists in UK during reign of Queen Elizabeth II

[smark21]

The Top 60:

1. Beatles

2. Elvis Presley

3. Cliff Richard

4. Madonna

5. Michael Jackson

6. Elton John

7. Queen

8. Abba

9. David Bowie

10. Rihanna

11. Paul McCartney

12. Kylie Minogue

13. Rolling Stones

14. Rod Stewart

15. Take That

16. Stevie Wonder

17. Oasis

18. Eminem

19. Whitney Houston

20. Spice Girls

21. George Michael

22. Robbie Williams

23. Bee Gees

24. U2

25. Shakin’ Stevens

26. Britney Spears

27. Status Quo

28. Lady Gaga

29. Boyzone

30. Blondie

31. Slade

32. Black Eyed Peas

33. Boney M

34. Westlife

35. Celine Dion

36. Beyonce

37. UB40

38. Olivia Newton John

39. Mariah Carey

40. Tom Jones

41. Madness

42. Police

43. Wham!

44. Phil Collins

45. Diana Ross

46. Jam

47. Bryan Adams

48. Pet Shop Boys

49. David Guetta

50. Adam Ant

51. Duran Duran

52. Frank Sinatra

53. Frankie Goes To Hollywood

54. Prince

55. Katy Perry

56. Wet Wet Wet

57. Everly Brothers

58. Shadows

59. Pink

60. Coldplay

[smark21]

Here’s the link where I found the list: http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/mu...list-1-2336639

[jobeterob]

Gotta love #50............Adam Ant!

[robb_k]

But, where is Leapy Lee? Val Doonican? Helen Shapiro? Charlie Drake? Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group?

[tamla617]

and whistling jack smith,joe dolce and the smurfs

[westgrandboulevard]

...or Peters & Lee, Renee & Renato....

[[If this sinks any lower, it could be the first thread deleted by Ralph for reasons of dubious taste....)

[roger]

No DES O'CONNOR or KEN DODD either .. both of whom had many hits [[including a #1) back in the "swinging" sixties .. in fact I think "Tears" by KEN DODD was the best selling 45 of 1965 [[it was at #1 for 5 weeks).

I demand a recount!!

Roger

[robb_k]

Yes! I had also intended to list Des O'Connor! Dratted senility! No short term memory, whatsoever!

Only Elvis, The Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard and Frank Sinatra in the '50s and The Beatles and Cliff Richard in the '60s. It shows that kids didn't have much money to spend after The War [[WWII), for quite a while.

[roger]

Yes! I had also intended to list Des O'Connor! Dratted senility! No short term memory, whatsoever!

Only Elvis, The Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard and Frank Sinatra in the '50s and The Beatles and Cliff Richard in the '60s. It shows that kids didn't have much money to spend after The War [[WWII), for quite a while.

Plus THE SHADOWS .. who's hits were mainly in the early '60s .. they also backed CLIFF RICHARD on his records in the early days. TOM JONES and THE ROLLING STONES sales would be mainly in the '60s as well. But you are right that there wasn't much spare cash floating around here.

Roger

[manny]

According "Soul Music" by jean-Louis La Maison, Jerry Butler's "Ice On Ice" and "Ice Man Cometh" where both best-sellers in the UK [[albums and subsequent singles). The same with Dusty Springfield. Also, I recall when I was 12-13 years old The Rubettes [["sugar Baby Love") was the bomb in the UK market... And I recall Leapy Lee's "Little Arrow" was a smash hit whit covers in various idioms, here in Spain "Las Flechas del Amor" by Karina... Or, take for example also the Matt Monro crooner's ballads with covers on spanish by himself [["Todo pasará"; "No puedo quitar mis ojos de ti",...), ... Perhaps the documentation by the author its simply inexistent...

[roger]

According "Soul Music" by jean-Louis La Maison, Jerry Butler's "Ice On Ice" and "Ice Man Cometh" where both best-sellers in the UK [[albums and subsequent singles). The same with Dusty Springfield. Also, I recall when I was 12-13 years old The Rubettes [["sugar Baby Love") was the bomb in the UK market... And I recall Leapy Lee's "Little Arrow" was a smash hit whit covers in various idioms, here in Spain "Las Flechas del Amor" by Karina... Or, take for example also the Matt Monro crooner's ballads with covers on spanish by himself [["Todo pasará"; "No puedo quitar mis ojos de ti",...), ... Perhaps the documentation by the author its simply inexistent...

I think that author is being a bit over-optimistic Manny as JERRY BUTLER never even had a Top 40 Pop chart entry in Britain. Those two early G&H "Iceman" L.P.s of his were big "hits" on the "Blues & Soul" L.P. charts, but those only covered sales in a few "specialist" shops, indicating that the L.P.s were steady, rather than strong, sellers. I recall that some of Jerry's records got a lot of airplay, notably "Moody Woman", but even then they didn't chart.

Dusty Springfield was indeed very popular here in the mid/late 1960s with 9 Top-10 entries, plus a Number 1 with "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me".

Roger

[manny]

Hey, dear friend Roger

Thanks for correct me. I don't have the book I referred here but think he says Butler was a number one on sales without specifications [[if was in R&B lists or Pop-rock - general list...?). perhaps I don't recalls well. In addition, I'm not totally sure if Matt Monro is from the UK,... here in Spain in the 60's his spanish versions of "I can't quit my eyes of you" [[not sure about the correct english title) was massively air played and a smash in sales. The same with The Rubettes, also in Spain and according with some pop music spanish TV programs, they were number one in UK... Anyway, I UNDERSTAND that this list is not about every one of all numbers one but about the 60 top sellers.

Cheers!

[roger]

Hey, dear friend Roger

Thanks for correct me. I don't have the book I referred here but think he says Butler was a number one on sales without specifications [[if was in R&B lists or Pop-rock - general list...?). perhaps I don't recalls well. In addition, I'm not totally sure if Matt Monro is from the UK,... here in Spain in the 60's his spanish versions of "I can't quit my eyes of you" [[not sure about the correct english title) was massively air played and a smash in sales. The same with The Rubettes, also in Spain and according with some pop music spanish TV programs, they were number one in UK... Anyway, I UNDERSTAND that this list is not about every one of all numbers one but about the 60 top sellers.

Cheers!

Manny .. MATT MUNROE was indeed British. He seemed to specialise in singing Film Themes, notably "Born Free" and "From Russia With Love", and his records used to be hugely popular with the "M.O.R./Adult" crowd in the 1960s. Funnily none of his records ever made the best selling singles lists but I imagine his L.P.s sold well.

That record you mention by him sounds like "I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" which was a HUGE British hit for ANDY WILLIAMS, it was Andy's version of what had been a hit in the U.S. for FRANKI VALLI .. Franki's was the original as far as I'm aware. The song is still very popular here, especially at Karaoke nights, and I've even heard adaptations of it sung at football matches!!


This is the FRANKIE VALLI/FOUR SEASONS version ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGFToiLtXro

THE RUBETTES "Sugar Baby Love", was a number 1 hit here in 1974, I always thought it owed a lot to FRANKI VALLI as well. They did have a few other hits here but nothing quite as big as that one.

Roger

[manny]

Here's the spanish version of "I Can't Take My Eyes off of You" by Matt Monro in the 60's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAInHkC8b4A

My parents have it [[or have had?) in the "baquelite" [[not vynil) era, jointly with Robert Chantal, Roy Etzel and some Platters and Drifters [[!!!) singles. TEMPUS FUGIT!
I prefer the matt Monro cover than the original by Frakie Valli... perhaps because I have heard much earlier in the crooner voice of Matt. is not because I dislike Frankie voice, I likes a lot various "soulful ones" by him as "Swearing To God". In another thread, some years ago, talking about "incofessable musical tastes of your past" [[) I remember have said I bought "Sugar baby Love" at 12 - 13 years old.

A great embrace to you and all

[mr soul]

I seem to remember Jerry Butler performing "Moody Woman" on Top Of The Pops...however it still didn't chart.

The only thing that suprised me was Rihanna at #10.

[roger]

I seem to remember Jerry Butler performing "Moody Woman" on Top Of The Pops...however it still didn't chart.

The only thing that suprised me was Rihanna at #10.

I thought he did "Western Union Man" Mr Soul, which had to be re-named "Send a Telegram" or something similar so that it wouldn't break the strange rules the B.B.C. used to have about advertising and would have a chance of gaining airplay.

Mind you, I can't find any mention of this on the net by doing a rudimentary google.

Roger

[mr soul]

I stand corrected Roger you are right, I was probably & still am in shock from seeing him on the programme in the first place.

[copley]

It's not surprising that Rihanna is at #10. This list was posted on MT.

Year Released / Title /Highest chart position

2005 / Pon de Replay / 2
2005 / If It's Lovin' That You Want / 11
2006 / SOS / 2
2006 / Unfaithful / 2
2006 / We Ride / 17
2007 / Umbrella / 1
2007 / Shut Up and Drive / 5
2007 / Hate That I Love you / 15
2007 / Don't Stop the Music / 4
2008 / Take a Bow / 1
2008 / Disturbia / 3
2008 / Rehab / 16
2009 / Russian Roulette / 2
2009 / Hard / 42
2010 / Rude Boy / 2
2010 / Te Amo / 14
2010 / Only Girl [[In The World) / 1
2010 / What's My Name / 1
2011 / S&M / 3
2011 / California King Bed / 8
2011 / Man Down / 54
2011 / Cheers [[Drink to That) / 15
2011 / We Found Love / 1
2011 / You da One / 16
2012 / Talk That Talk / 25
2012 / Where Have you Been / 6

As Featured Artist [[Credit with other artist)
2008 / If I Never See Your Face Again / 28
2008 / Live Your Life / 2
2009 / Run This Town / 1
2010 / Love The Way You Lie / 2
2010 / Who's That Chick / 6
2011 / All of the Lights / 15
2011 / Fly / 16
2012 / Princess of China / 13
2012 / Take Care / 9

[copley]

Jerry Butler never charted in the UK Pop Singles or Album Charts

Matt Monro had several hits.

http://chartarchive.org/a/matt+monro

[copley]

Leapy Lee was thankfully just a 2 hit wonder. The Rubettes faired a bit better.

http://chartarchive.org/a/rubettes

[roger]

Jerry Butler never charted in the UK Pop Singles or Album Charts

Matt Monro had several hits.

http://chartarchive.org/a/matt+monro

Hey .. you're correct about MATT MONROE having had some U.K. single hits Copley .. when I looked up his chart record in the "Guinness Book Of British Hit Records" I could find nothing, but I was looking under "Munroe" .. probably shows how much I ever liked his records

Manny .. that MATT MONROE version of "Can't Keep My Eyes Off of You" was quite good .. he sounds better singing in Spanish than he does singing in English!!

Roger

[144man]

I looked at the link, but am still not clear if it's based on total sales or on chart positions. I must admit I'm surprised by the absence of the Four Tops.