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The top 40 songs and the top 10 albums of the decade. The charts were compiled by the Official Charts Company.  These singles were based on sales from 1^st January 1960 to 31^st December 1969. 

The figures in the brackets represent the number of weeks at no.1 and the numbers of weeks in the charts.

Which was your favourite song?  So, at no.1 is……………

1.      1.  She Loves You – The Beatles, 1963 (7, 33)

2.    2.    I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles, 1963 (5, 22)

3.   3.    Tears – Ken Dodd, 1965 (5, 24)

4.     4.  Cant Buy Me Love – The Beatles, 1964 (3, 15)

5.   5.   I Feel Fine – The Beatles, 1964 (5, 13)

6.   6.   The Carnival Is Over – The Seekers, 1965 (3, 17)

7.   7.  We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper – The Beatles, 1965 (5, 12)

8.    8.  Release Me – Engelbert Humperdinck, 1967 (6, 56)

9.   9.   Its Now Or Never – Elvis Presley, 1960 (1, 4)

1 10.   Green, Green Grass of Home – Tom Jones, 1966 (7, 22)

    11.  The Last Waltz – Engelbert Humperdinck, 1967 (5, 27)

     12. Stranger On the Shore – Acker Bilk, 1961 (0, 55)

    13.   I Remember You – Frank Ifield, 1962 (7, 28)

    14.   The Young Ones – Cliff Richard & The Shadows, 1962 (6, 21)

    15.   Sugar, Sugar – The Archies, 1969 (8, 26)

    16.   The Next Time / Batchelor Boy – Cliff Richard & The Shadows, 1962 (3, 18)

    17.   Telstar – The Tornados, 1962 (5, 25)

    18.   From Me To You – The Beatles, 1963 (7, 21)

    19.   Two Little Boys – Rolf Harris, 1969 (6, 25)

    20.   Hey Jude – The Beatles, 1968 (2, 19)

     21.   Hello, Goodbye – The Beatles, 1967 (7, 12)

    22.   There Goes My Everything – Engelbert Humperdinck, 1967 (0, 29)

    23.   Help! – The Beatles, 1965 (3, 14)

    24.   Cathy’s Clown – The Everly Brothers, 1960 (7, 18)

     25.   Glad All Over – The Dave Clark Five, 1963 (2, 20)

    26.   Needles and Pins – The Searchers, 1964 (3, 15)

    27.   Anyone Who Had a Heart – Cilla Black, 1964 (7, 13)

     28.   Apache – The Shadows, 1960 (5, 25)

    29.   Lovesick Blue – Frank Ifield, 1962 (5, 17)

    30.   My Way – Frank Sinatra, 1969 (0, 122)

    31.   Distant Drums – Jim Reeves, 1966 (5, 25)

    32.   You’ll Never Walk Alone – Gerry and the Pacemakers, 1963 (44, 22)

    33.   Get Back – The Beatles with Billy Preston, 1969 (6, 17)

    34.   All You Need Is Love – The Beatles, 1967 (3, 13)

     35.   Strangers In The Night – Frank Sinatra, 1966 (3, 20)

     36.   The Last Time – The Rolling Stones, 1965 (3, 13)

     37.   Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Elvis Presley, 1961 (4, 15)

     38.   I’ll Never Find Another You – The Seekers, 1965 (2, 23)

     39.   Are You Sure? – The Allisons, 1961 (0, 16)

      40.   Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles, 1966 (4, 13)