List of UK charts and number-one singles (1952–1969)/NME
Notes
- ^ According to The Official Charts Company and the canonical sources, chronologically, which number one it was.[1][2]
- ^ NME is considered by The Official Charts Company as the canonical source for number-one singles from the charts' inception until 10 March 1960.[3] The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are taken from The Official Charts Company and from NME.[1][4]
- ^ The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are from the Record Mirror.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
- ^ Record Retailer is considered by The Official Charts Company as the canonical source for number-one singles from 10 March 1960 until 15 February 1969 when Retailer and the BBC jointly commissioned the British Music Record Bureau (BMRB) to compile the chart.[3] When BMRB started compiling the chart is generally regarded as the beginning of an official chart.[29][30][31] The names, singles and duration of the number-ones are taken from The Official Charts Company.
References
- Footnotes
- ^ a b "Number 1 Singles – 1950s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Number 1 Singles – 1960s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Key Dates in the History of the Official UK Charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ Rees, Lazell & Osborne 1995, pp. 82–217.
- ^ Smith, Alan. "Every No.1 in the 1960s is listed from all the nine different magazine charts!". Dave McAleer's website. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "January – June 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "July – November 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "October – December 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "November – December 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "November – December 1955". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "April – July 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "July – October 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "October – December 1956". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "January – April 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "April – July 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "July – November 1957". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "January – April 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "April – July 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "July – October 1958". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "January – April 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "April – August 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "August – November 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "December 1959". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "January – February 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "February – May 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "June – September 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "September – December 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "December 1960". Record Mirror. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ Smith, Alan. "50s & 60s UK Charts – The Truth!". Dave McAleer's website. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ Leigh, Spencer (20 February 1998). "Music: Charting the number ones that somehow got away". The Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. v.
- Sources
- Rees, Dafydd; Lazell, Barry; Osborne, Roger (1995). Forty Years of "NME" Charts (2nd ed.). Pan Macmillan. ISBN 0-7522-0829-2.
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