Caffe` Latte` looks back on each set of 100 chart topping singles, beginning in 1940 to 2013.
Part 3: 201- 300 (1958 - 64)
Australia's booming immigration did much to create the multicultural nation that exists today. This was reflected in the charts of this time, as foreign language songs climbed to the top of our charts, beginning with the 1958 Eurovision entry "Volare" by Domenico Modugno and followed in 1963 by the Japanese classic "Sukiyaki".
A new chart dominator emerged during this period: Elvis Presley. In 3 years, he was already among the 10 most successful chart topping acts in our chart's history. Australia crowned its own king during this same time as Johnny O'Keefe started racking up hits. He became our first consistent chart topper.
Other regular visitors to the top included Roy Orbison, Del Shannon and the Four Seasons. Of the old guard, only Nat King Cole returned to the top during these years.
By the end of 1963, a new rock group placed its first song on our chart summit. These four musicians from Liverpool were to dominate the next group of 100 number ones like no other act before them. Starting with "I Want to Hold Your Hand", the Beatles ruled for 24 consecutive weeks due to 5 #1s in-a-row! This record has never been beaten since. That uninterrupted streak was enough to place them at #14 among our chart champions. More success was to follow for the group.
MOST NUMBER ONES:
Artist: Total #1s: Wks at #1:
1.
Bing Crosby 28 205
2.
Joe
Loss 14 101
3.
Perry Como 14 64
4.
Andrews
Sisters 11 68
5.
Dinah Shore 9 48
6.
Inkspots 9 42
7.
Nat King Cole 9 41
8.
Elvis Presley 9 41
9.
Frank Sinatra 9 38
10.
Beatles 8 37
11.
Sammy Kaye 8 28
12.
Eddie Fisher 7 20
13.
Vera Lynn 6 55
14.
Dean Martin 6 24
15.
Dick Haymes 5 23
16.
Roy Orbison 5 14
17.
Glenn
Miller 4
56
18.
Freddy Martin 4 22
19.
Johnnie Ray 4 18
20.
Tony Bennett 4 16
21.
Donald Peers 4 14
22.
Four Aces 4 14
23.
Patti Page 4 9
24.
Johnny O’Keefe 4 7
25.
Kate Smith 3 40
No comments:
Post a Comment