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Note: some of these acts had other hits, but in general they are remembered (if at all!) for only one of them. The list doesn't include acts that were more famous for their albums, unless they had one hit single that was particularly memorable. It is biased towards the 1960s and '70s – when the singles chart meant something.
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| UK | M | Group | 20 | 10 | 1974 | How Long |
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Ace |
| UK | B | Group | 18 | 7 | 1977 | Gary Gilmore's Eyes |
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The Adverts |
| US | F | Vocalist | 2 | 4 | 1981 | O Superman |
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Laurie Anderson |
| US | F | Vocalist | 3 | 20 | 1971 | Rose Garden |
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Lynn Anderson |
| US | B | Cartoon group | 1 | 26 | 1969 | Sugar Sugar |
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The Archies |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| UK | B | Group | 1 | 14 | 1996 | Spaceman |
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Babylon Zoo |
| Spain | F | Vocal duo | 1 | 16 | 1977 | Yes Sir I can Boogie |
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Baccara |
| Canada | M | Group | 2 | 12 | 1974 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet |
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Bachman Turner Overdrive |
| UK | B | Comedy duo | 22 | 6 | 1978 | You're the One that I Want |
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Hylda Baker & Arthur Mullard |
| US | F | Vocalist | 2 | 12 | 1982 | Mickey |
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Toni Basil |
| Germany | M | Vocalist | 1 | 19 | 1999 | Mambo No. 5 (A little bit of ...) |
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Lou Bega |
| France | F | Vocal duo | 2 | 14 | 1977 | Black is Black |
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La Belle Epoque |
| US | B | Group | 1 | 15 | 1986 | Take My Breath Away |
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Berlin |
| US | M | Singer | 12 | 8 | 1958 | Chantilly Lace |
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The Big Bopper |
| UK/France | B | Vocal duo | 1 | 15 | 1969 | Je t'aime … Moi non plus |
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Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg |
| UK | M | Group | 4 | 10 | 1972 | Standing in the Road |
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Blackfoot Sue |
| UK | M | Military band | 8 | 14 | 1975 | Scotch on the Rocks |
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Band of the Black Watch |
| US | M | Group | 16 | 14 | 1978 | Don't Fear the Reaper |
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Blue Oyster Cult |
| US | M | Group | 22 | 8 | 1977 | More than a Feeling |
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Boston |
| UK | M | Duo | 1 | 19 | 1978 | Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs |
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Brian and Michael |
| UK | M | Brass band | 2 | 13 | 1977 | The Floral Dance |
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Brighouse & Raistrick Brass Band |
| US | M | Singer | 3 | 11 | 1974 | Hang On In There Baby |
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Johnny Bristol |
| US | M | Singer/group | 1 | 14 | 1968 | Fire |
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Arthur Brown (Crazy World of) |
| US | M | Jazz group | 6 | 15 | 1961 | Take Five |
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Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| UK | F | Comedian | 20 | 6 | 1963 | All I Want for Christmas is a Beatle |
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Dora Bryan |
| UK | M | Duo | 1 | 11 | 1979 | Video Killed the Radio Star |
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Buggles |
| US | M | Group | 1 | 26 | 1962 | Nut Rocker |
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B. Bumble and the Stingers |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| US | M | Singer | 6 | 14 | 1966 | Shotgun Wedding (re–issued 1972) |
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Roy C |
| UK | M | Singer | 1 | 8 | 1982 | Happy Talk |
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Captain Sensible |
| US | M | Singer | 12 | 7 | 1976 | All By Myself |
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Eric Carmen |
| UK | M | Comedian | 5 | 15 | 1975 | Funky Moped / The Magic Roundabout |
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Jasper Carrott |
| US | M | Vocal group | 5 | 16 | 1963 | Rhythm of the Rain |
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The Cascades |
| US | M | Singer / writer | 34 | 5 | 1974 | W.O.L.D. |
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Harry Chapin |
| US | F | Singer | 1 | 12 | 1982 | I've Never Been to Me |
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Charlene |
| US | M | Vocal duo | 1 | 17 | 1992 | Would I Lie to You |
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Charles & Eddie |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 13 | 1972 | Son of my Father |
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Chicory Tip |
| UK | M | Singer | 2 | 17 | 1971 | I Did What I Did for Maria |
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Tony Christie |
| UK | M | Group | 2 | 20 | 1997 | Tubthumping |
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Chumbawamba |
| UK | M | Group | 5 | 15 | 1981 | (Do) the Hucklebuck |
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Coast to Coast |
| Jamaica | M | Duo | 1 | 15 | 1971 | Double Barrel |
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Dave & Ansil Collins |
| US | M | Singer | 7 | 14 | 1967 | Sweet Soul Music |
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Arthur Conley |
| UK | M | Comedian | 1 | 10 | 1975 | D.I.V.O.R.C.E. |
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Billy Connolly |
| UK | M | Comedian | 40 | 3 | 1961 | Don't Jump Off the Roof Dad |
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Tommy Cooper |
| UK | F | Vocalist | 1 | 18 | 1976 | Don't Cry for Me Argentina |
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Julie Covington |
| Canada | M | Group | 2 | 11 | 1994 | Mmm mmm mmm mmm |
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Crash Test Dummies |
| US | M | Vocal group | 12 | 13 | 1969 | Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' |
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Crazy Elephant |
| UK | M | Group | 4 | 11 | 1968 | Yesterday has Gone |
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Cupid's Inspiration |
| US | M | Singer | 3 | 10 | 1992 | Achy Breaky Heart |
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Billy Ray Cyrus |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| UK | M | Duo | 1 | 16 | 1994 | Things Can Only Get Better |
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D:Ream |
| UK | M | Group | 2 | 12 | 1972 | Seaside Shuffle |
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Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs |
| US | M | Country group | 14 | 10 | 1979 | The Devil Went Down to Georgia |
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Charlie Daniels Band |
| US | M | Vocal group | 3 | 14 | 1958 | At the Hop |
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Danny and the Juniors |
| UK | M | Singer | 3 | 10 | 1967 | Death of a Clown |
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Dave Davies |
| UK | M | Comedy duo | 1 | 12 | 1975 | Whispering Grass |
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Windsor Davies and Don Estelle |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 23 | 1985 | You Spin me Round (like a record) |
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Dead or Alive |
| US | M | Instrumentalist | 7 | 9 | 1973 | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
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Deodato |
| UK | M | Group | 22 | 10 | 1981 | Is Vic There? |
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Department S |
| US | M | Vocal group | 4 | 15 | 1973 | Feel the Need in Me |
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Detroit Emeralds |
| UK | F | Actress | 4 | 9 | 1986 | Anyone Can Fall in Love |
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Anita Dobson |
| UK | B | Group | 1 | 15 | 1986 | Spirit in the Sky |
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Doctor and the Medics |
| Ireland | M | Singer | 3 | 18 | 1969 | Make me an Island |
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Joe Dolan |
| Jamaica | M | Singer | 1 | 13 | 1974 | Kung Fu Fighting |
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Carl Douglas |
| UK | B | Singer / group | 5 | 16 | 1968 | This Wheel's on Fire |
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Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity |
| UK | M | Singer | 7 | 12 | 1978 | Car 67 |
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Driver 67 (Paul Phillips) |
| UK | M | Comedy actor | 1 | 27 | 1970 | Grandad |
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Clive Dunn |
| Australia | M | Singer | 3 | 15 | 1958 | A Pub with No Beer |
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Slim Dusty |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| UK | M | Instr. group | 7 | 12 | 1971 | Jig a Jig |
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East of Eden |
| Australia | M | Group | 6 | 15 | 1966 | Friday On My Mind |
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The Easybeats |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 12 | 1970 | Love Grows (where my Rosemary goes) |
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Edison Lighthouse |
| Sweden | M | Group | 1 | 15 | 1986 | The Final Countdown |
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Europe |
| UK | B | Group | 1 | 13 | 1988 | Perfect |
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Fairground Attraction |
| Austria | M | Singer | 1 | 15 | 1986 | Rock me Amadeus |
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Falco |
| UK | B | Group | 2 | 12 | 1998 | Vindaloo |
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Fat Les |
| UK | B | Group | 3 | 9 | 1979 | Day Trip to Bangor (didn't we have a lovely time) |
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Fiddler's Dram |
| US | B | Vocal group | 11 | 12 | 1969 | Aquarius / Let the Sunshine in (Medley) |
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Fifth Dimension |
| UK | M | Vocal group | 4 | 12 | 1967 | Let's Go to San Francisco |
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Flowerpot Men |
| US | M | Group | 3 | 12 | 1968 | Judy in Disguise (with Glasses) |
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John Fred and the Playboy Band |
| US | M | Group | 4 | 16 | 1970 | House of the Rising Sun |
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Frijid Pink |
| US | M | Group | 33 | 4 | 1966 | I Fought the Law |
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Bobby Fuller Four |
| US | M | Group | 9 | 12 | 1978 | One Nation Under a Groove (Part I) |
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Funkadelic |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| UK | M | Duo | 12 | 8 | 1987 | Diamond Lights |
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Glenn (Hoddle) & Chris (Waddle) |
| Holland | M | Group | 7 | 13 | 1973 | Radar Love |
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Golden Earring |
| US | F | Group | 25 | 5 | 1965 | Can't You Hear My Heart Beat? |
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Goldie and the Gingerbreads |
| Germany | B | Group | 1 | 12 | 1982 | Seven Tears |
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Goombay Dance Band |
| US | M | Singer | 1 | 20 | 1970 | Spirit in the Sky |
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Norman Greenbaum |
| UK | M | Group | 8 | 11 | 1968 | Race with the Devil |
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Gun |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| Trinidad–US | M | Singer | 1993 | What is Love |
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Haddaway | ||
| UK | M | Comedy duo | 1 | 7 | 1991 | The Stonk |
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Hale & Pace (& the Stonkers) |
| UK | M | Singer | 19 | 11 | 1973 | The Free Electric Band |
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Albert Hammond |
| UK | M | Comedy singer | 22 | 8 | 1975 | The Rochdale Cowboy |
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Mike Harding |
| Ireland | M | Actor / singer | 4 | 18 | 1968 | Macarthur Park |
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Richard Harris |
| UK | M | Actor / singer | 8 | 14 | 1969 | Windmills of your Mind |
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Noel Harrison |
| Jamaica | M | Instr. group | 9 | 20 | 1969 | The Liquidator |
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Harry J. All Stars |
| UK | M | Singer | 1 | 16 | 1991 | The One and Only |
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Chesney Hawkes |
| US | B | Vocal group | 2 | 12 | 1969 | Oh Happy Day |
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Edwin Hawkins Singers |
| UK | M | Group | 5 | 12 | 1965 | It's Good News Week |
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Hedgehoppers Anonymous |
| UK | B | Group | 1 | 15 | 1964 | Have I the Right |
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The Honeycombs |
| US | M | Group | 5 | 19 | 1972 | Popcorn |
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Hot Butter |
| US | M | Producer | 1 | 9 | 1987 | Jack Your Body |
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Steve 'Silk' Hurley |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| S. Africa | M | Solo | 4 | 14 | 1971 | He's Gonna Step on You Again |
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John Kongos |
| UK | M | Singer | 2 | 21 | 1968 | Little Arrows |
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Leapy Lee |
| US | M | Group | 7 | 11 | 1968 | Green Tambourine |
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Lemon Pipers |
| US | B | Group | 1 | 19 | 1972 | Mouldy Old Dough |
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Lieutenant Pigeon |
| US | M | Singer | 5 | 9 | 1966 | Elusive Butterfly |
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Bob Lind |
| US | F | Singer | 2 | 17 | 1962 | The Loco–Motion |
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Little Eva |
| UK | B | Group | 1 | 17 | 1958 | Hoots Mon |
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Lord Rockingham's XI |
| Sp/Ger | M | Group | 2 | 13 | 1966 | Black is Black |
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Los Bravos |
| Spain | M | Duo | 2 | 19 | 1996 | Macarena |
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Los del Rio |
| Australian | M | Film director (!) | 1 | 16 | 1998 | Everybody's Free (to wear Sunscreen) |
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Baz Luhrmann |
| US | M | Vocal group | 1 | 16 | 1956 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love |
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Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers |
| UK | M | Jazz trumpeter | 19 | 6 | 1956 | Bad Penny Blues |
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Humphrey Lyttelton |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| US | M | Singer | 2 | 10 | 1976 | Convoy |
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C. W. McCall |
| US | M | Group | 1965 | Hang On Sloopy |
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The McCoys | ||
| US | M | Singer | 2 | 11 | 1988 | Don'tWorry Be Happy |
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Bobby McFerrin |
| US | M | Singer / writer | 3 | 13 | 1965 | Eve of Destruction |
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Barry McGuire |
| US | M | Singer | 1 | 17 | 1967 | San Francisco (be sure to wear some flowers …) |
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Scott McKenzie |
| US | M | Group | 1 | 13 | 1961 | Blue Moon |
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The Marcels |
| Canada | B | Group | 10 | 10 | 1980 | Echo Beach |
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Martha and the Muffins |
| US | F | Vocal group | 13 | 10 | 1967 | When You're Young and In Love |
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The Marvelettes |
| US | M | Actor / singer | 1 | 23 | 1970 | Wandrin' Star |
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Lee Marvin |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 18 | 1970 | Woodstock |
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Matthews' Southern Comfort |
| UK | M | Vocal duo | 4 | 13 | 1966 | Sorrow |
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The Merseys |
| UK | B | Group | 1 | 34 | 1971 | Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep |
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Middle of the Road |
| US | M | Singer | 3 | 13 | 1976 | Jungle Rock |
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Hank Mizell |
| US | F | Singer | 21 | 8 | 1974 | Midnight at the Oasis |
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Maria Muldaur |
| Canada | F | Singer | 2 | 15 | 1990 | Black Velvet |
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Alannah Myles |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| US | M | Singer | 4 | 10 | 1966 | They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha–Haaa! |
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Napoleon XIV |
| Germany | B | Group | 1 | 12 | 1984 | 99 Red Balloons |
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Nena |
| US | M | Group | 2 | 16 | 1968 | Simon Says |
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1910 Fruitgum Co. |
| UK | M | Group | 34 | 6 | 1968 | Rainbow Chaser |
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Nirvana |
| Israel | B | Vocal duo | 1 | 13 | 1968 | Cinderella Rockefella |
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Esther and Abi Ofarim |
| US | M | Group | 5 | 15 | 1968 | Yummy Yummy Yummy |
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Ohio Express |
| France | B | Vocal duo | 2 | – | 1980/1 | D.I.S.C.O.; Hands Up (give me your heart) |
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Ottawan |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 10 | 1966 | Michelle |
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The Overlanders |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| UK | M | Group | 1 | – | 1974 | Billy Don't be a Hero; The Night Chicago Died |
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Paper Lace |
| France | F | Singer | 3 | 10 | 1988 | Joe le taxi |
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Vanessa Paradis |
| UK | – | Orchestra | 1 | 24 | 1972/3 | Eye Level |
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Simon Park Orchestra |
| US | M | Rap duo | 1 | 10 | 1990 | Turtle Power |
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Partners in Kryme |
| UK | M | One–man band | 4 | 12 | 1968 | Rosie |
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Don Partridge |
| US | F | Singer | 1 | 19 | 1970 | Band of Gold |
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Freda Payne |
| US | M | Group | 3 | 13 | 1973 | Monster Mash |
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Bobby 'Boris' Pickett / Crypt Kickers |
| UK | B | Group | 5 | 14 | 1970 | That Same Old Feeling |
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Pickettywitch |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 10 | 1975 | January |
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Pilot |
| UK | M | Group | 9 | 11 | 1966 | Mirror, Mirror |
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Pinkerton's Assorted Colours |
| Belgium | M | Singer | 8 | 12 | 1978 | Ça Plane Pour Moi |
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Plastic Bertrand |
| Australia | M | Group | 3 | 12 | 1972 | In a Broken Dream |
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Python Lee Jackson |
| US | M | Group | 37 | 4 | 1966 | 96 Tears (US No. 1) |
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? (Question Mark) and the Mysterians |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| US | M | Group | 2 | 12 | 1971 | Witch Queen of New Orleans |
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Redbone |
| Sweden | M | Group | 1 | 1994 | Cotton Eye Joe |
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Rednex | |
| UK | M | Comedian/actor | 10 | 8 | 1975 | The Ugly Duckling |
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Mike Reid |
| UK | M | Boy singer | 2 | 20 | 1972 | Mother of Mine |
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Neil Reid |
| US | M | Duo | 3 | 27 | 1995 | I'll Be There for You (theme from Friends) |
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The Rembrandts |
| UK | B | Group | 10 | 11 | 1978 | Northern Lights |
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Renaissance |
| US | F | Vocal group | 13 | 10 | 1968 | Captain of your Ship |
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Reparata and the Delrons |
| UK | F | Vocal duo | 8 | 12 | 1989 | I'd Rather Jack |
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The Reynolds Girls |
| US | F | Singer | 12 | 15 | 1968 | Harper Valley PTA |
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Jeannie C. Riley |
| Argentina | – | Orchestra | 5 | 16 | 1971 | Mozart Symphony no. 40 (First movement) |
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Waldo de los Rios |
| Jamaica | M | Singer | 10 | 24 | 1969 | Wet Dream |
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Max Romeo |
| US | B | Vocal group | 10 | 12 | 1963 | Walk Right In |
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The Rooftop Singers |
| Italy | M | Trumpeter | 8 | 14 | 1965 | Il Silenzio |
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Nini Rosso |
| UK | M | Military band | 1 | 24 | 1972 | Amazing Grace |
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Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
| US | F | Singer | 1 | 36 | 1985 | The Power of Love |
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Jennifer Rush |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| UK | B | School choir | 1 | 11 | 1980 | There's No–one Quite Like Grandma |
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St. Winifred's School Choir |
| US | M | Group | 11 | 15 | 1965 | Wooly Bully |
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Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs |
| US | M | Vocal group | 7 | 17 | 1966 | Guantanamera |
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The Sandpipers |
| UK | M | Singer | 1 | 16 | 1969 | Where Do You Go To My Lovely |
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Peter Sarstedt |
| US | M | Actor / singer | 1 | 9 | 1975 | If |
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Telly Savalas |
| UK | M | Comedian | 15 | 8 | 1984 | 'Ullo John Got a New Motor |
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Alexei Sayle |
| US | F | Vocal group | 3 | 44 | 1965 – | Leader of the Pack (includes re–issues) |
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Shangri–Las |
| US | F | Vocal group | 4 | 15 | 1961 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow |
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The Shirelles |
| Holland | B | Group | 8 | 11 | 1970 | Venus |
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Shocking Blue |
| Belgium | F | Singer | 7 | 14 | 1963 | Dominique |
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The Singing Nun (Soeur Sourire) |
| US | M | Group | 15 | 10 | 1965 | She's About a Mover |
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Sir Douglas Quintet |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 9 | 1976 | Forever and Ever |
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Slik |
| US | M | Singer | 2 | 15 | 1968 | Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp |
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O. C. Smith |
| UK | M | Whistler | 5 | 12 | 1967 | I was Kaiser Bill's Batman |
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Whistling Jack Smith |
| US | B | Group | 5 | 12 | 1978 | Because the Night |
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Patti Smith Group |
| US | M | Singer | 6 | 11 | 1969 | Games People Play |
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Joe South |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| US | M | Singer | 2 | 11 | 1977 | Ain't Gonna Bump No More (with no big fat woman) |
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Joe Tex |
| US | M | Duo | 6 | 11 | 1990 | Birdhouse in your Soul |
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They Might be Giants |
| US | M | Group | 3 | 14 | 1970 | Mama Told Me Not to Come |
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Three Dog Night |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 12 | 1969 | Something in the Air |
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Thunderclap Newman |
| US | M | Singer | 1 | 15 | 1960 | Poetry in Motion |
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Johnny Tillotson |
| US | B | Group | 21 | 7 | 1987 | The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades |
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Timbuk 3 |
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 9 | 1988 | Doctorin' the Tardis |
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The Timelords |
| Israel | M | Singer | 9 | 20 | 1967 | If I Were a Rich Man |
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Topol |
| UK | M | Instr. group | 1 | 25 | 1962 | Telstar |
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The Tornados |
| US | F | Vocal group | 5 | 13 | 1965 | A Lover's Concerto |
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The Toys |
| UK | F | Singer | 1 | 11 | 1965 | Where Are You Now (my love) |
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Jackie Trent |
| UK | M | Instr. group | 2 | 23 | 1981 | The Birdie Song (Birdie Dance) |
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The Tweets |
| UK | F | Singer | 4 | 15 | 1964 | Terry |
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Twinkle |
| UK | M | Duo | 1 | 11 | 1975 | Barbados |
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Typically Tropical |
| Nationality | Artist type | Hghst | Wks | Year | Title | Act | ||
| UK | M | Group | 1 | 15 | 1965 | Concrete and Clay |
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Unit Four Plus Two |
| UK | M | Singer | 1 | 16 | 1960 | Tell Laura I Love Her |
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Ricky Valance |
| US | M | Singer | 29 | 1 | 1959 | Donna (La Bamba was only a hit in 1987) |
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Ritchie Valens |
| US | F | Singer | 1 | 11 | 1979 | Ring My Bell |
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Anita Ward |
| UK | M | Comedy singer | 6 | 10 | 1981 | The Oldest Swinger in Town |
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Fred Wedlock |
| US | F | Singer | 5 | 14 | 1964 | My Guy |
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Mary Wells |
| UK | M | Singer | 2 | 15 | 1967 | Excerpt from a Teenage Opera |
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Keith West |
| US | M | Singer | 7 | 7 | 1975 | Eighteen with a Bullet |
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Pete Wingfield |
| UK | M | Vocal duo | 10 | 8 | 1990 | Instant Replay |
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Yell! |
| US | M | Group | 8 | 13 | 1967 | Groovin' |
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The Young Rascals |
| US | M | Vocal duo | 1 | 13 | 1969 | In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) |
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Zager and Evans |
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