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I’m turning back to the topic. Can’t tell you how far I would go with this thread. I will try to post the charts as the spare time is appears.
Melody Maker TOP FIFTY
June 22, 1963
01 – 02 –
Gerry And The Pacemakers - I Like It
(Columbia)
02 – 05 –
Freddie And The Dreamers -
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Columbia)
03 – 03 –
Beatles - From Me To You
(Parlophone)
04 – 01 –
Billy J Kramer With The Dakotas -
Do You Want To Know A Secret? (Parlophone)
05 – 04 –
Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart
(HMV)
06 – 10 –
Shadows – Atlantis (Columbia)
07 – 07 –
Billy Fury - When Will You Say I Love You (Decca)
08 – 08 –
Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards (London)
09 – 06 –
Jet Harris And Tony Meehan - Scarlett O'Hara
(Decca)
10 – 09 –
Cliff Richard and the Shadows - Lucky Lips
(Columbia)
11 – 16 –
Buddy Holly - Bo Diddley
(Coral)
12 – 14 –
Roy Orbison – Falling
(London)
13 – 11 –
Roy Orbison - In Dreams
(London)
14 – 12 –
Del Shannon - Two Kinds Of Teardrops
(London)
15 – 19 –
Bobby Rydell - Forget Him
(Cameo-Parkway)
16 – 13 –
Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You
(CBS)
17 – 17 –
Chantays – Pipeline
(London)
18 – 15 –
Paul And Paula - Young Lovers
(Philips)
19 – 21 –
Tornados – The Ice Cream Man
(Decca)
20 – 18 –
Frank Ifield - Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
(Columbia)
21 – 20 –
Gerry And The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
(Columbia)
22 – 24 –
Benny Hill – The Harvest Of Love
(Pye)
23 – 27 –
Mark Wynter - Shy Girl
(Pye)
24 – 22 –
Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King
(London)
25 – 28 –
Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night
(RCA)
26 – 23 –
Brenda Lee - Losing You
(Brunswick)
27 – 46 –
Lesley Gore - It's My Party
(Mercury)
28 – 49 –
Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World
(RCA)
29 – 31 –
The Hollies - Just Like Me
(Parlophone)
30 – 35 –
Everly Brothers - It's Been Nice
(Warner Bros.)
31 – 41 –
Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
(London)
32 – 48 –
Kenny Ball – Rondo
(Pye)
33 – 26 –
Kenny Ball – Casablanca
(Pye)
34 – 25 –
Chiffons - He's So Fine
(Stateside)
35 – 29 –
James Gilreath - Little Band Of Gold
(Pye)
36 –
NEW –
Karl Denver – Indian Love Call
(Decca)
37 – 32 –
Duane Eddy - Lonely Boy Lonely Guitar
(RCA)
38 –
NEW –
Bobby Vee - Bobby Tomorrow
(Liberty)
39 – 30 –
Eddie Cochran - My Way
(Liberty)
40 –
NEW –
Frankie Vaughan - Hey Mama
(Philips)
41 – 36 –
Shirelles - Foolish Little Girl
(Stateside)
42 – 44 –
The Mike Cotton's Jazzmen - Swing That Hammer
(Columbia)
43 –
NEW –
Four Seasons - Ain't That A Shame
(Stateside)
44 – 43 –
Crickets - Don't Try To Change Me (Liberty)
45 – 39 –
Cliff Richard and the Shadows - Summer Holiday
(Columbia)
46 – 38 –
Tony Sheridan And The Beatles - My Bonnie
(Polydor)
47 –
NEW –
Kenny Lynch - You Can Never Stop Me Loving You
(HMV)
48 – 42 –
Billie Davis - He's The One
(Decca)
49 – 34 –
Buddy Holly - Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
(Coral)
50 –
RE –
Neil Sedaka - Let's Go Steady Again
(RCA)
Melody Maker TOP FIFTY
June 29, 1963
01 – 02 –
Gerry And The Pacemakers - I Like It
(Columbia)
02 – 06 –
Shadows – Atlantis
(Columbia)
03 – 02 –
Freddie And The Dreamers -
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Columbia)
04 – 05 –
Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart
(HMV)
05 – 03 –
Beatles - From Me To You
(Parlophone)
06 – 07 –
Billy Fury - When Will You Say I Love You
(Decca)
07 – 04 –
Billy J Kramer With The Dakotas -
Do You Want To Know A Secret? (Parlophone)
08 – 08 –
Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards
(London)
09 – 11 –
Buddy Holly - Bo Diddley
(Coral)
10 – 12 –
Roy Orbison – Falling
(London)
11 – 15 –
Bobby Rydell - Forget Him
(Cameo-Parkway)
12 – 10 –
Cliff Richard and the Shadows - Lucky Lips
(Columbia)
13 – 09 –
Jet Harris And Tony Meehan - Scarlett O'Hara
(Decca)
14 – 13 –
Roy Orbison - In Dreams
(London)
15 – 19 –
Tornados – The Ice Cream Man
(Decca)
16 – 28 –
Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World
(RCA)
17 – 14 –
Del Shannon - Two Kinds Of Teardrops
(London)
18 – 27 –
Lesley Gore - It's My Party
(Mercury)
19 – 31 –
Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
(London)
20 – 16 –
Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You
(CBS)
21 – 20 –
Frank Ifield - Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
(Columbia)
22 –
NEW –
Frank Ifield - Confessin'
(Columbia)
23 – 22 –
Benny Hill – The Harvest Of Love
(Pye)
24 – 18 –
Paul And Paula - Young Lovers
(Philips)
25 – 17 –
Chantays – Pipeline
(London)
26 – 23 –
Mark Wynter - Shy Girl
(Pye)
27 – 32 –
Kenny Ball – Rondo
(Pye)
28 – 38 –
Bobby Vee - Bobby Tomorrow
(Liberty)
29 – 40 –
Frankie Vaughan - Hey Mama
(Philips)
30 – 30 –
Everly Brothers - It's Been Nice
(Warner Bros.)
31 – 25 –
Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night
(RCA)
32 – 21 –
Gerry And The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
(Columbia)
33 – 29 –
The Hollies - Just Like Me
(Parlophone)
34 – 47 –
Kenny Lynch - You Can Never Stop Me Loving You
(HMV)
35 – 36 –
Karl Denver – Indian Love Call
(Decca)
36 – 26 –
Brenda Lee - Losing You
(Brunswick)
37 – 43 –
Four Seasons - Ain't That A Shame
(Stateside)
38 – 24 –
Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King
(London)
39 – 42 –
The Mike Cotton's Jazzmen - Swing That Hammer
(Columbia)
40 – 34 –
Chiffons - He's So Fine
(Stateside)
41 – 33 –
Kenny Ball – Casablanca
(Pye)
42 – 41 –
Shirelles - Foolish Little Girl
(Stateside)
43 –
NEW –
Joe Brown - Nature's Time For Love
(Piccadilly)
44 –
NEW –
Kyu Sakamoto – Sukiyaki
(HMV)
45 –
NEW –
The Swinging Blue Jeans - It's Too Late Now
(HMV)
j46 – 35 –
James Gilreath - Little Band Of Gold
(Pye)
j46 – 39 –
Eddie Cochran - My Way
(Liberty)
48 – 44 –
Crickets - Don't Try To Change Me
(Liberty)
49 –
NEW –
Bachelors - Faraway Places
(Decca)
50 –
NEW –
Rolling Stones - Come On
(Decca)
Rolling Stones debuted on MM charts 5 weeks ahead of their Record Retailer’s first week.
Melody Maker TOP FIFTY
July 6, 1963
01 – 01 –
Gerry And The Pacemakers - I Like It
(Columbia)
02 – 02 –
Shadows – Atlantis
(Columbia)
03 – 03 –
Freddie And The Dreamers -
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Columbia)
04 – 04 –
Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart
(HMV)
05 – 09 –
Buddy Holly - Bo Diddley
(Coral)
06 – 22 –
Frank Ifield - Confessin'
(Columbia)
07 – 08 –
Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards
(London)
08 – 05 –
Beatles - From Me To You
(Parlophone)
09 – 07 –
Billy J Kramer With The Dakotas -
Do You Want To Know A Secret? (Parlophone)
10 – 10 –
Roy Orbison – Falling
(London)
11 – 06 –
Billy Fury - When Will You Say I Love You
(Decca)
12 – 19 –
Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
(London)
13 – 11 –
Bobby Rydell - Forget Him
(Cameo-Parkway)
14 – 16 –
Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World
(RCA)
15 – 18 –
Lesley Gore - It's My Party
(Mercury)
16 – 13 –
Jet Harris And Tony Meehan - Scarlett O'Hara
(Decca)
17 – 14 –
Roy Orbison - In Dreams
(London)
18 – 12 –
Cliff Richard and the Shadows - Lucky Lips
(Columbia)
19 – 15 –
Tornados – The Ice Cream Man
(Decca)
20 – 17 –
Del Shannon - Two Kinds Of Teardrops
(London)
21 – 28 –
Bobby Vee - Bobby Tomorrow
(Liberty)
22 –
NEW –
Elvis Presley - Devil In Disguise
(RCA)
23 – 27 –
Kenny Ball – Rondo
(Pye)
24 – 29 –
Frankie Vaughan - Hey Mama
(Philips)
25 – 44 –
Kyu Sakamoto – Sukiyaki
(HMV)
26 – 25 –
Chantays – Pipeline
(London)
27 – 34 –
Kenny Lynch - You Can Never Stop Me Loving You
(HMV)
28 – 20 –
Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You
(CBS)
29 – 21 –
Frank Ifield - Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
(Columbia)
30 – 24 –
Paul And Paula - Young Lovers
(Philips)
31 – 33 –
The Hollies - Just Like Me
(Parlophone)
32 – 39 –
The Mike Cotton's Jazzmen - Swing That Hammer
(Columbia)
33 – 23 –
Benny Hill – The Harvest Of Love
(Pye)
34 – 35 –
Karl Denver – Indian Love Call
(Decca)
35 –
NEW –
Brian Poole and The Tremeloes - Twist And Shout
(Decca)
36 – 26 –
Mark Wynter - Shy Girl
(Pye)
37 – 30 –
Everly Brothers - It's Been Nice
(Warner Bros.)
38 – 43 –
Joe Brown - Nature's Time For Love
(Piccadilly)
39 – 45 –
The Swinging Blue Jeans - It's Too Late Now
(HMV)
40 – 31 –
Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night
(RCA)
41 – 37 –
Four Seasons - Ain't That A Shame
(Stateside)
42 –
NEW –
The Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet
(Pye)
43 –
NEW –
John Leyton - I'll Cut Your Tail Off
(HMV)
44 – 32 –
Gerry And The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
(Columbia)
45 – 48 –
Crickets - Don't Try To Change Me
(Liberty)
46 – 49 –
Bachelors - Faraway Places
(Decca)
47 –
NEW –
Adam Faith - Walkin' Tall
(Parlophone)
48 – 50 –
Rolling Stones - Come On
(Decca)
49 –
NEW –
Ken Thorne and his Orchestra - Theme From The Film 'The Legions Last Patrol'
(HMV)
50 – 36 –
Brenda Lee - Losing You
(Brunswick)
Melody Maker TOP FIFTY
July 13, 1963
01 – 01 –
Gerry And The Pacemakers - I Like It
(Columbia)
02 – 06 –
Frank Ifield - Confessin'
(Columbia)
03 – 02 –
Shadows – Atlantis
(Columbia)
04 – 03 –
Freddie And The Dreamers -
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Columbia)
05 – 22 –
Elvis Presley - Devil In Disguise
(RCA)
06 – 07 –
Wink Martindale - Deck Of Cards
(London)
07 – 04 –
Ray Charles - Take These Chains From My Heart
(HMV)
08 – 05 –
Buddy Holly - Bo Diddley
(Coral)
09 – 10 –
Roy Orbison – Falling
(London)
10 – 12 –
Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
(London)
11 – 15 –
Lesley Gore - It's My Party
(Mercury)
12 – 08 –
Beatles - From Me To You
(Parlophone)
13 – 14 –
Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World
(RCA)
14 – 09 –
Billy J Kramer With The Dakotas -
Do You Want To Know A Secret? (Parlophone)
15 – 13 –
Bobby Rydell - Forget Him
(Cameo-Parkway)
16 – 11 –
Billy Fury - When Will You Say I Love You
(Decca)
17 – 35 –
Brian Poole and The Tremeloes - Twist And Shout
(Decca)
18 – 42 –
The Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet
(Pye)
19 – 25 –
Kyu Sakamoto – Sukiyaki
(HMV)
20 – 21 –
Bobby Vee - Bobby Tomorrow
(Liberty)
21 – 16 –
Jet Harris And Tony Meehan - Scarlett O'Hara
(Decca)
22 – 18 –
Cliff Richard and the Shadows - Lucky Lips
(Columbia)
23 – 19 –
Tornados – The Ice Cream Man
(Decca)
24 – 27 –
Kenny Lynch - You Can Never Stop Me Loving You
(HMV)
25 – 17 –
Roy Orbison - In Dreams
(London)
26 – 24 –
Frankie Vaughan - Hey Mama
(Philips)
27 – 23 –
Kenny Ball – Rondo
(Pye)
28 – 20 –
Del Shannon - Two Kinds Of Teardrops
(London)
29 – 38 –
Joe Brown - Nature's Time For Love
(Piccadilly)
30 – 39 –
The Swinging Blue Jeans - It's Too Late Now
(HMV)
31 – 26 –
Chantays – Pipeline
(London)
32 – 29 –
Frank Ifield - Nobody's Darlin' But Mine
(Columbia)
33 – 43 –
John Leyton - I'll Cut Your Tail Off
(HMV)
34 – 34 –
Karl Denver – Indian Love Call
(Decca)
35 – 32 –
The Mike Cotton's Jazzmen - Swing That Hammer
(Columbia)
36 – 47 –
Adam Faith - Walkin' Tall
(Parlophone)
37 – 31 –
The Hollies - Just Like Me
(Parlophone)
38 – 28 –
Andy Williams - Can't Get Used To Losing You
(CBS)
39 – 30 –
Paul And Paula - Young Lovers
(Philips)
40 – 33 –
Benny Hill – The Harvest Of Love
(Pye)
41 – 37 –
Everly Brothers - It's Been Nice
(Warner Bros.)
42 – 48 –
Rolling Stones - Come On
(Decca)
43 – 36 –
Mark Wynter - Shy Girl
(Pye)
44 – 41 –
Four Seasons - Ain't That A Shame
(Stateside)
45 – 46 –
Bachelors - Faraway Places
(Decca)
46 –
NEW –
Isley Brothers -Twist And Shout
(Stateside)
47 –
NEW –
Jimmy Soul - If You Wanna Be Happy
(Stateside)
48 – 44 –
Gerry And The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It?
(Columbia)
49 – 40 –
Sam Cooke - Another Saturday Night
(RCA)
50 –
NEW –
Bobby Darin - Eighteen Yellow Roses
(Capitol)
First TOP50 hit for Capitol Records since January 6, 1963.