The First 100 FEMALE SOLOISTS AT No. 1 in THE UK: !960s. More tomorrow. 

Caffè  Lattè looks back on:

 

THE FIRST 100 FEMALE SOLOISTS

AT No. 1 ON THE

UK CHARTS

While men have fared better overall on the music charts, this is a tribute to the first 100 female soloists to reach number one in Britain in their own right. Excludes collaborations.

1961

            PETULA CLARK Sailor

            HELEN SHAPIRO You Don’t Know

1964

            CILLA BLACK Anyone Who Had A Heart

            SANDIE SHAW

               (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me

1965

           JACKIE TRENT Where Are You Now (My Love)

1966

            NANCY SINATRA

                 These Boots Are Made For Walkin’

            DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

                  You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me

1968

           MARY HOPKIN Those Were The Days

1969

            BOBBIE GENTRY I’ll Never Fall In Love Again