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Compiled by

Lonnie Readioff

The Chart Book – The Specials The Melody Maker Albums

1958-1969

Contents Introduction .............................................................................................. 2 Chart Milestones ....................................................................................... 4 The Artist Section ...................................................................................... 5 Analysis Section......................................................................................... 82 Most Weeks On Chart By Artist ........................................................... 83 Most Weeks On Chart By Year ............................................................. 85 Most Weeks On Chart By Record ......................................................... 89 The Number 1’s ......................................................................................... 90 Full Title Listing In Alphabetical Order ...................................................... 92 Weekly Charts ........................................................................................... 97

This book is © Lonnie Readioff 2020, though the original charts that this book is derived from were first printed in Melody Maker between 1958 and 1969. The original data was compiled form reference to the original weekly magazines and corrected using internet resources, such as Discogs, iTunes, Spotify and the Internet Archive amongst others. I am grateful to the support and assistance of numerous people, including Iain Moffatt for providing some of the track listings. The book is presented on an as-is basis. While every effort has been made to make sure it is free from defects I will not be held responsible if it does nasty things to your computer. Though it shouldn’t. But if it does, it’s not my fault.

Notes on the text As with any book of this nature there are mistakes inside its pages. I would be stupid to think that there were none. So, if you spot a mistake and let me know, I’ll correct it and you’ll get your name in the book. Drop me an email at [email protected] and I’ll check out the error, though I also welcome praise and criticism, both for the book and the layout of the book. As far as can be tested this book is virus free, though it may contain traces of nuts.

Introduction Melody Maker began publication of a Singles chart in 1956, and, like many other publications, began an Album chart a few years later. They where not the first, as we shall see, but they where, at the time, the largest size of chart publishing a Top 10. The first album chart was printed in Record Mirror in 1956, although LP’s had been selling very well for years previously. What made them start a chart in 1956 could well have been down to the massive sales of Elvis, Sinatra and the Carousel soundtrack, all of whom made the NME Singles Top 30 around May/June 1956. Melody Maker went one step further and, instead of a Top 5 they printed a Top 10 (shown below from the authors collection).

Much changed in the following years as the Album chart did eventually get religated lower and lower prominence and size. By 1965 the Top 50 Singles chart was taking up much of the page, with the Top 10 LP’s tucked away in a corner below. The Beatles did little to change this, but eventually the chart size did increase (See the Chart Milestones section later on). Many other charts where created during the 1960’s (Record Retailer, New Musical Express, Top Pops, etc) but Melody Maker was the one, at least to it’s readers, with the larger sample size and so was therefore most accurate (Just ask any statistician!). The chart , as they all where, was not without aligations of hyping (A news report on the front page in February 1969 went to great

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lengths to distance themselves from claims of this stating how they where ensuring hyping did not sully their chart.). By 1970 though, as this volume ends, times where changing. The BBC chart was listed as Official as it was compiled by the British Market Research Bureau and while they did overlap in some ways (in number 1’s most weeks), the BBC Chart was gaining in power. Come with us now though as we return to those good old days of vinyl records.

1 November 1969 chart – from the authors personal collection.

Album Track Listing Every track as listed on the album is presented here, in order. A very few albums have no track listing other than ‘Side 1’ and ‘Side 2’ - these are presented as shown. Later CD re-issues may have named the tracks, so caution with these is required as the track listing relates to the version whose catalogue number is shown. The full artist is shown for any track where this differs from the main album credit. For many - but not all - Soundtrack or Cast albums, shown at the end of the book, individual artists are shown where it has been possible to identify who they where. This is not the case for all soundtracks as the cover does not always state performers. In some cases later CD re-issues have been used to determine the performer. Verifiable evidence of errors is gratefully received to [email protected], including durations of albums where none is shown, but do please take the above notes into account.

Durations

This volume is the first to also list the durations if the albums and so a word about how these are created is important. The database from which this book is derived contains the full album track listing for each album together with the duration of that particular track. To create the album duration the individual track times are added together, which means that the original LP duration could be a few seconds longer to account for silence between tracks. Equally, the duration of each track may itself be adjusted slightly as where a particular track ends can differ slightly depending upon who you consult. Here I am discussing specifically fade out times. Some albums (2 in total) do not have a duration listed as accurate data for some or all of the listed tracks could not be located. In compiling the durations I was able to verify many with Spotify and iTunes. Below is a listing of the albums for which durations are not available in this book.

Artist Title Label CatNum

Reginald Dixon The World Of Reginald Dixon Decca LP: SPA 38

Val Doonican The World Of Val Doonican Vol II Decca LP: SPA 25

Chart Milestones Meldoy Maker printed the charts within this book weekly from 1958 to 1969. Key milestones are mentioned below, together with the chart it refers to.

1958 8 Nov The first chart, a Top 10 27 Dec Frozen chart, as no Melody Maker printed this week.

1959 27 Jun Newspaper strike means no Melody Maker printed and so no new Album chart until 8

August 1959 8 Aug Newspaper strike over, the chart returns, still a Top 10. 22 Dec Frozen chart, as no Melody Maker printed this week.

1960 30 Jul Chart now listed as having data supplied by over 100 record dealers

1962 29 Dec Frozen chart.



1968 5 Oct Chart increases to a Top 20 28 Dec Frozen chart.

1969 4 Oct Chart increases to a Top 30. Bubbling Under printed for the first time, listing 7 entries

this week starting at position 34. Chart listed 10 entries, usually not in alphabetical order. The chart size change is due to a new publication taking the Melody Maker chart as Melody Maker itself still printed just a Top 20. The new publication was entitled Music Business Weekly and carried the Top 50 Melody Maker Singles chart as well as the Top 30 albums, and bubblers.

1 Nov Bubbling Under listed 9 records listed this week, starting at 32 because of tied 30 on the main chart.

8 Nov Bubbling Under listed 10 records listed this week, starting at 32 because of tied 30 on the main chart.

13 Dec Bubbling Under listed 9 records listed this week 20 Dec Final Bubbling Under chart for 1969 27 Dec Frozen chart. Various publication errors, including incorrect positions, have been identified and corrected by reference to the original chart issues. Corrections to titles, label details and other information by reference to internet searchers and copies of the original records.

Chart History Between 8 November 1958 and 27 December 1969

Entry Peak Weeks on chart, Title (Number 1 Number) (Composer) Full artist credit (if different) B-Side (Or EP/Album track listing) Label (Catalogue Number) Duration. Notes are presented below the title for some entries. Entries are sorted by artist, then by entry date, peak position and finally

weeks on chart. All re-entries are shown as separate entries.

CCanned Heat Entry: 14.09.1968 Peak: 4 Weeks: 11Hits: 2

14.09.1968 104 Boogie With Canned Heat 043:39

Evil Woman / My Crime / On The Road Again / World In A Jug / Turpentine Moan / Whiskey Headed Woman No.2 / Amphetamine Annie / An Owl Song / Marie Laveau / Fried Hockey Boogie

Liberty LP: LBS 83103

Bubbling Under The Melody Maker Albums Chart Entry: 11.10.1969 Hits: 1 Peak: 37 Weeks: 1

11.10.1969 137 Hallelujah 038:04

Same All Over / Change My Ways / Canned Heat / Sic ’em Pigs / I’m Her Man / Time Was / Do Not Enter / Big Fat / Huautla / Get Off My Back / Down In The Gutter, But Free

Liberty LP: LBS 83239

Freddy Cannon Entry: 27.02.1960 Peak: 2 Weeks: 8Hits: 1

27.02.1960 82 The Explosive Freddy Cannon 027:08

Boston (My Home Town) / Kansas City / Sweet Georgia Brown / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans / St. Louis Blues / Indiana / Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy / Deep In The Heart Of Texas / California, Here I Come / Okefenokee

/ Carolina In The Morning / Tallahassee Lassie

Top Rank LP: 25/108

Captain Beefheart Entry: 29.11.1969 Peak: 25 Weeks: 3Hits: 1

29.11.1969 225 Trout Mask Replica 078:19

Frownland / The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back / Dachau Blues / Ella Guru / Hair Pie: Bake 1 / Moonlight On Vermont / Pachuco Cadaver / Bill's Corpse / Sweet Sweet Bulbs / Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish /

China Pig / My Human Gets Me Blues / Dali's Car / Hair Pie: Bake 2 / Pena / Well / When Big Joan Sets Up / Fallin' Ditch / Sugar 'N Spikes / Ant Man Bee / Orange Claw Hammer / Wild Life / She's Too Much For My Mirror /

Hobo Chang Ba / The Blimp (Mousetrap Replica) / Steal Softly Thru Snow / Old Fart At Play / Veteran's Day Poppy

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Straight LP: STS 1033 (2 discs)


20.12.1969 137 Trout Mask Replica 078:19

Frownland / The Dust Blows Forward 'N The Dust Blows Back / Dachau Blues / Ella Guru / Hair Pie: Bake 1 / Moonlight On Vermont / Pachuco Cadaver / Bill's Corpse / Sweet Sweet Bulbs / Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish /

China Pig / My Human Gets Me Blues / Dali's Car / Hair Pie: Bake 2 / Pena / Well / When Big Joan Sets Up / Fallin' Ditch / Sugar 'N Spikes / Ant Man Bee / Orange Claw Hammer / Wild Life / She's Too Much For My Mirror /

Hobo Chang Ba / The Blimp (Mousetrap Replica) / Steal Softly Thru Snow / Old Fart At Play / Veteran's Day Poppy

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Straight LP: STS 1033 (2 discs)

Johnny Cash Entry: 12.10.1968 Peak: 2 Weeks: 25Hits: 2

12.10.1968 513 At Folsom Prison 044:49

Folsom Prison Blues / Dark As The Dungeon / I Still Miss Someone / Cocaine Blues / 25 Minutes To Go / Orange Blossom Special / The Long Black Veil / Send A Picture Of Mother / The Wall / Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog /

Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart / Jackson / Give My Love To A Rose / I Got Stripes / Green, Green Grass Of Home / Greystone Chapel

CBS LP: S 63308

30.08.1969 182 Johnny Cash At San Quentin 033:59

Wanted Man / Wreck Of The Old 97 / I Walk The Line / Darling Companion / Starkville City Jail / San Quentin / San Quentin / A Boy Named Sue / Peace In The Valley / Folsom Prison Blues

CBS LP: S 63629


18.10.1969 233 At Folsom Prison 044:49

Folsom Prison Blues / Dark As The Dungeon / I Still Miss Someone / Cocaine Blues / 25 Minutes To Go / Orange Blossom Special / The Long Black Veil / Send A Picture Of Mother / The Wall / Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog /

Flushed From The Bathroom Of Your Heart / Jackson / Give My Love To A Rose / I Got Stripes / Green, Green Grass Of Home / Greystone Chapel

CBS LP: S 63308

Frank Chacksfield Entry: 22.02.1969 Peak: 18 Weeks: 1Hits: 1

22.02.1969 118 The World Of Frank Chacksfield 034:17

Ebb Tide / Moulin Rouge Waltz / My Prayer / Fascination / Jealousy / Born Free / Theme From "Limelight" / Temptation / The Blue Danube / Love Letters In The Sand / Cuban Boy / Theme From Lawrence Of Arabia

Decca LP: SPA 5

Cher Entry: 16.10.1965 Peak: 7 Weeks: 12Hits: 2

16.10.1965 87 Look At Us 034:44

I Got You Babe / Unchained Melody / Then He Kissed Me / Sing C'Est La Vie / It's Gonna Rain / 500 Miles / Just You / The Letter / Let It Be Me / You Don't Love Me / You've Really Got A Hold On Me / Why Don't They Let Us

Fall In Love

Sonny And Cher Atlantic LP: ATL5036




The George Mitchell Minstrels (Continued)

18.01.1964 19 On Tour With The George Mitchell Minstrels (Re-entry 1) 032:38

Everybody's Doing It / Let's All Go To The Music Hall / Ole Ole!!! / All Aboard The Minstrel Train / Michael Row The Boat Ashore / Around The Emerald Isle / Calypso Time / In Bonnie Scotland

HMV LP: CLP1667

Joni Mitchell Entry: 04.10.1969 Peak: 21 Weeks: 7Hits: 1

04.10.1969 124 Clouds 036:52

Tin Angel / Chelsea Morning / I Don't Know Where I Stand / That Song About The Midway / Roses Blue / The Gallery / I Think I Understand / Songs To Aging Children Come / The Fiddle And The Drum / Both Sides, Now

Reprise LP: RSLP 6341

18.10.1969 321 Clouds (Re-entry 1) 036:52




11.10.1969 134 Clouds 036:52



08.11.1969 231 Clouds (Re-entry 1) 036:52



The Monkees Entry: 28.01.1967 Peak: 1 Weeks: 61Hits: 4

28.01.1967 211 The Monkees (N1 #27) 029:18

(Theme From) The Monkees / Saturday's Child / I Wanna Be Free / Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day / Papa Gean's Blues / Take A Giant Step / Last Train To Clarksville / This Just Doesn't Seem To Be My Day / Let's Dance On

/ I'll Be True To You / Sweet Young Thing / Gonna Buy Me A Dog

RCA Victor LP: SF 7844

15.04.1967 191 More Of The Monkees (N1 #28) 027:30

She / When Love Comes Knockin' (At Your Door) / Mary, Mary / Hold On Girl / Your Auntie Grizelda / (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone / Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow) / The Kind Of Girl I Could Love / The Day We Fall In Love

/ Sometime In The Morning / Laugh / I'm A Believer


08.07.1967 152 Headquarters 042:29

You Told Me / I'll Spend My Life With You / Forget That Girl / Band 6 / You May Be The One / Shades Of Grey / I Can't Get Her Off My Mind / For Pete's Sake / Mr. Webster / Sunny Girlfriend / Zilch / No Time / Early Morning

Blues And Greens / Alternate Title

RCA Victor LP: SF7886

27.01.1968 68 Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 032:56

Salesman / She Hangs Out / The Door Into Summer / Love Is Only Sleeping / Cuddly Toy / Words / Hard To Believe / What Am I Doing Hangin' 'Round? / Peter Percival Patterson's Pet Pig Porky - Pleasant Valley Sunday / Daily

Nightly / Don't Call On Me / Star Collector


The Moody Blues Entry: 24.08.1968 Peak: 1 Weeks: 35Hits: 3

24.08.1968 145 In Search Of The Lost Chord 066:13

Departure / Ride My See-Saw / Dr. Livingstone, I Presume / House Of Four Doors / Legend Of A Mind / House Of Four Doors (Part Two) / Voices In The Sky / The Best Way To Travel / Visions Of Paradise / The Actor / The

Word / OM

Deram LP: SML 711

26.04.1969 161 On The Threshold Of A Dream (N1 #43) 049:01

In The Beginning / Lovely To See You / Dear Diary / Send Me No Wine / To Share Our Love / So Deep Within You / Never Comes The Day / Lazy Day / Are You Sitting Comfortably / The Dream / Have You Heard? (i) / The

Voyage / Have You Heard? (ii)

Deram LP: SML 1035

18.10.1969 130 On The Threshold Of A Dream (Re-entry 1) 049:01

In The Beginning / Lovely To See You / Dear Diary / Send Me No Wine / To Share Our Love / So Deep Within You / Never Comes The Day / Lazy Day / Are You Sitting Comfortably / The Dream / Have You Heard? (i) / The

Voyage / Have You Heard? (ii)

Deram LP: SML 1035

06.12.1969 44 To Our Children's, Children's, Children 052:19

Higher And Higher / Eyes Of A Child 1 / Floating / Eyes Of A Child 2 / I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred / Beyond / Out And In / Gypsy / Eternity Road / Candle Of Life / Sun Is Still Shining / I Never Thought I'd Live To

Be A Million / Watching And Waiting

Threshold THS 1

Nana Mouskouri Entry: 14.06.1969 Peak: 13 Weeks: 2Hits: 1

14.06.1969 213 Over And Over 036:52

Medley [Scarborough Fair / Canticle] / The Last Thing On My Mind / The Lily Of The West / Try To Remember / Song For A Winter's Night / Erene / The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face) / Love Tastes Like Strawberries / The

White Rose Of Athens / Over And Over / Cucurucucu Paloma / My Friend The Sea

Nana Mouskouri With The Athenians Fontana LP: STL 5511




Various Artists, Soundtracks, Cast, Etc.Original Broadway Cast Recording Entry: 08.11.1958 Peak: 1 Weeks: 181Hits: 5

08.11.1958 732 My Fair Lady 053:57

Medley [Overture / Why Can't The English?] (Rex Harrison & Orchestra) / Wouldn't It Be Loverly (Julie Andrews & Ensemble) / With A Little Bit Of Luck (Stanley Holloway, Gordon Dilworth & Rod McLennan) / I'm An Ordinary

Man (Rex Harrison) / Just You Wait (Julie Andrews) / The Rain In Spain (Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews & Robert Coote) / I Could Have Danced All Night (Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans & Maids) / Ascot Gavotte (Ensemble) / On

The Street Where You Live (John Michael King) / You Did It (Rex Harrison, Robert Coote, Philippa Bevans & Household) / Show Me (Julie Andrews & John Michael King) / Get Me To The Church On Time (Stanley Holloway &

Ensemble) / A Hymn To Him (Rex Harrison) / Without You (Julie Andrews) / I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face (Rex Harrison)

Philips LP: RBL/1000

24.01.1959 19 West Side Story 056:35

Medley [Prologue / Jet Song] (Orchestra & The Jets) / Something's Coming (Larry Kert) / The Dance At The Gym (Orchestra & Ensemble) / Maria (Larry Kert) / Tonight (Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence) / America (Chita Rivera,

Marilyn Cooper, Reri Grist & Shark Girls) / Cool (Mickey Calin & The Jets) / One Hand, One Heart (Larry Kert & Carol Lawrence) / Tonight (Ensemble & Quintet) / The Rumble (Orchestra) / I Feel Pretty (Carol Lawrence,

Marilyn Cooper, Carmen Gutierrez & Elizabeth Taylor) / Somewhere (Reri Grist & Ensemble) / Gee, Officer Krupke! (Eddie Roll, Grover Dale & The Jets) / Medley [A Boy Like That / I Have A Love] (Carol Lawrence & Chita

Rivera) / Finale (Ensemble)

Philips LP: BBL7277

14.02.1959 110 West Side Story (Re-entry 1) 056:35





Philips LP: BBL7277






Philips LP: BBL7277






Philips LP: BBL7277






Philips LP: BBL7277






Philips LP: BBL7277






Philips LP: BBL7277

21.05.1960 46 The Most Happy Fella 049:48

Overture (Herbert Green Orchestra) / Don't Cry (Art Lund & Jo Sullivan) / Ooh! My Feet! (Susan Johnson) / Somebody, Somewhere (Jo Sullivan) / The Most Happy Fella (Lee Cass & Robert Weede) / Standing On The Corner

(Alan Gilbert, John Henson, Roy Lazarus & Shorty Long) / Joey, Joey, Joey (Art Lund) / Rosabella (Robert Weede) / Abbondanza (Rico Froehlich, John Henson & Arthur Rubin) / Sposalizio (Rico Froehlich, John Henson &

Arthur Rubin) / Happy To Make Your Acquaintance (Susan Johnson, Jo Sullivan & Robert Weede) / Finale (Jo Sullivan, Robert Weede & Cast) / Big 'D ' (Susan Johnson & Shorty Long) / How Beautiful the Days (Art Lund, Mona

Paulee, Jo Sullivan & Robert Weede) / Warm All over (Jo Sullivan & Robert Weede) / I Like Ev'rybody (Susan Johnson & Shorty Long) / My Heart Is So Full of You (Jo Sullivan & Robert Weede) / Mama Mama (Susan Johnson,

Shorty Long, Art Lund & Mona Paulee) / Song of a Summer Night (Keith Kaldenberg) / I Made a Fist (Susan Johnson & Shorty Long)

Philips OL 5118

Most Weeks On Chart – By YearThe below lists are Most Weeks On Chart segregated by year. Only the Top 40 for each year is shown.

# Entry Wks Peak Artist credit # Entry Wks Peak Artist credit # Entry Wks Peak Artist credit

195808.111 Original Soundtrack23 1

08.112 Elvis Presley16 3

08.113 Frank Sinatra13 2

08.114 Original Broadway Cast Recording8 2

08.115 Perry Como5 6

22.116 Russ Conway4 9

13.127 Original Television Soundtrack3 7

08.118 Tom Lehrer3 8

08.119 Johnny Mathis2 6

06.1210 Mario Lanza2 7

22.1111 Pat Boone1 10





18.045 Cliff Richard36 2

14.026 Peter Sellers32 3

18.047 The Shadows29 4


02.059 Buddy Holly18 2

02.0510 The Crickets18 2

09.0511 Various Artists - Pye13 4

30.0512 Tom Lehrer13 7

03.0113 Original Television Soundtrack11 4

21.0214 Mantovani11 4


06.0616 Duane Eddy9 6

31.0117 Perry Como5 4

28.1118 The Goons5 8

05.0919 Frankie Vaughan2 6

26.0920 101 Strings2 9

26.0921 Paddy Roberts1 8







02.076 The Everly Brothers27 3

19.037 Duane Eddy23 2



23.0110 Danny Kaye16 2

23.0111 Louis Armstrong16 2

18.0612 Peggy Lee15 7


02.0414 Original London Cast Recording14 2

03.0915 101 Strings14 2



26.0318 Bobby Darin10 5

16.0419 Tony Hancock9 2

01.1020 Eddie Cochran9 5

27.0221 Freddy Cannon8 2

26.1122 Adam Faith6 4

03.1223 Ray Conniff5 3

16.0124 Paddy Roberts4 8

17.1225 Sophia Loren3 6

17.1226 The George Mitchell Minstrels3 6

13.0227 Nina and Frederik1 9

09.0728 Jack Scott1 9






07.015 Adam Faith37 6


07.017 Ray Conniff32 4

05.088 Original London Cast Recording30 5

25.029 The Everly Brothers23 3





07.0114 Sophia Loren10 7

23.0915 Billy Fury9 6


23.1217 Dorothy Provine1 10







06.017 Dorothy Provine36 4

07.078 The Jordanaires21 1

01.099 Lonnie Donegan18 2

03.0210 Karl Denver18 5

08.0911 Joe Brown17 3

17.0312 Helen Shapiro16 3


29.0914 Norrie Paramor11 5

10.0315 Bobby Vee5 5


10.1117 George Shearing4 9

10.1118 Nat "King" Cole4 9


Most Weeks On Chart By Record501 records made the chart during the period 08 November 1958 to 27 December 1969. The listing presented below shows the Top 100, assuming more than 100 records charted in this period. The listing

is sorted by most weeks on chart (highest first), then by peak position, entry date, last week on the chart and finally, in the event of a tie, alphabetically by record title.

Number Entry Wks Peak Title - Artist Number Entry Wks Peak Title - Artist Number Entry Wks Peak Title - Artist

08.11.19581 South Pacific - Original Soundtrack247 1

01.05.19652 The Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack241 1

17.12.19603 The Black And White Minstrel Show - The

George Mitchell Minstrels

115 2

30.03.19634 West Side Story - Original Soundtrack91 2

08.11.19585 My Fair Lady - Original Broadway Cast

Recording

90 2

08.11.19586 Oklahoma! - Original Soundtrack86 4

31.01.19597 Gigi - Original Soundtrack75 2

24.01.19598 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast

Recording

69 1

06.04.19639 Please Please Me - The Beatles64 1

16.09.196110 The Shadows - The Shadows58 1

10.12.196011 G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley57 1

01.05.196512 Mary Poppins - Original Soundtrack - Walt

Disney

57 3

23.11.196813 The Best Of The Seekers - The Seekers52 1

18.01.196914 Hair - Original London Cast Recording50 2

14.12.196815 The World Of Val Doonican - Val Doonican50 4

09.12.196116 Blue Hawaii - Elvis Presley49 1

08.11.195817 The King And I - Original Soundtrack48 4

03.06.196718 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band -

The Beatles

44 1

19.11.196619 Best Of The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys44 2

30.11.196320 With The Beatles - The Beatles43 1

02.05.196421 Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones43 1

22.06.196322 The Shadows Greatest Hits - The Shadows43 2

26.11.196023 Adam - Adam Faith43 4

08.03.196924 Oliver! - Original Soundtrack43 4

02.11.196825 The World Of Mantovani - Mantovani and

his Orchestra

43 8

24.08.196326 Meet The Searchers - The Searchers42 2

28.10.196127 Another Black And White Minstrel Show -

The George Mitchell Minstrels

40 2

30.12.196128 The Young Ones (OST) - Cliff Richard39 1

11.07.196429 16 Great Songs - The Bachelors39 2

12.12.196430 Beatles For Sale - The Beatles37 1

03.12.196031 Hi-Fi Companion - Ray Conniff37 3

14.02.195932 The Best Of Sellers - Peter Sellers36 3

23.12.196133 The Roaring Twenties - Songs From The

TV Series - Dorothy Provine

35 4

18.07.196434 A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles34 1

08.11.195835 Elvis' Golden Records - Elvis Presley34 3

16.02.196336 I'll Remember You - Frank Ifield34 3

26.01.196337 Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard and the

Shadows

32 1

12.12.195938 Songs For Swingin' Sellers - Peter Sellers32 2

15.10.196039 Me And My Shadows - Cliff Richard and

the Shadows

32 2

07.05.196040 Can-Can - Original Soundtrack32 3

11.12.196541 Rubber Soul - The Beatles31 1

28.09.196342 Born Free - Frank Ifield31 3

18.04.195943 Cliff - Cliff Richard and the Drifters31 4

16.07.196044 Elvis Is Back! - Elvis Presley30 1

13.10.196245 Out Of The Shadows - The Shadows30 1

17.05.196946 Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan30 1

02.05.195947 The Buddy Holly Story - Buddy Holly and

The Crickets

30 2

19.04.196948 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin30 7

14.08.196549 Help! - The Beatles28 1

14.11.195950 Cliff Sings - Cliff Richard28 2

22.04.196151 Listen To Cliff! - Cliff Richard28 3

12.10.196852 The Graduate (OST) - Simon And

Garfunkel

28 3

24.08.196853 Hollies' Greatest - The Hollies27 1

16.05.195954 Come Dance With Me! - Frank Sinatra27 2

30.03.196355 Reminiscing - Buddy Holly26 2

02.11.196356 How Do You Like It - Gerry And The

Pacemakers

26 3

30.11.196857 The Beatles (White Album) - The Beatles25 1

22.07.196758 Live! At The Talk Of The Town - Tom

Jones

25 5

14.12.196359 In Dreams - Roy Orbison25 6

25.05.196860 The Jungle Book - Original Soundtrack -

Walt Disney

25 7

07.06.196961 2001: A Space Odyssey - Original

Soundtrack

24 2

05.07.196962 According To My Heart - Jim Reeves24 2

26.11.196663 Come The Day - The Seekers24 3

07.09.196364 Kenny Ball's Golden Hits - Kenny Ball24 4

03.04.196565 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan23 1

06.04.196866 This Is Soul - Various Artists - Atlantic23 1

19.03.196067 The 'twangs' The 'thang' - Duane Eddy23 2

25.02.196168 A Date With The Everly Brothers - The

Everly Brothers

23 3

24.10.196469 Kinks - The Kinks23 4

19.02.196670 !!Going Places!! - Herb Alpert And The

Tijuana Brass

23 4

27.10.196271 On Stage With The George Mitchell

Minstrels - The George Mitchell Minstrels

22 1

10.08.196872 Bookends - Simon & Garfunkel22 1

02.08.196973 Stand Up - Jethro Tull22 1

16.07.196674 Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys22 2

27.05.196175 His Hand In Mine - Elvis Presley22 3

26.12.196476 The Lucky 13 Shades Of Val Doonican -

Val Doonican

22 3

15.04.196777 Fiddler On The Roof - Original London

Cast Recording

22 4

07.07.196278 Pot Luck With Elvis - Elvis Presley And

The Jordanaires

21 1

30.01.196579 No. 2 - The Rolling Stones21 1

29.05.196580 Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan21 1

28.01.196781 The Monkees - The Monkees21 1

09.03.196882 John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan21 1

06.12.195883 The Student Prince / The Great Caruso -

Mario Lanza

21 4

23.04.196684 Aftermath - The Rolling Stones20 1

13.08.196685 Revolver - The Beatles20 1

03.08.196886 Delilah - Tom Jones20 1

02.03.196387 Sinatra - Basie: An Historic Musical First -

Frank Sinatra And Count Basie

20 2

19.09.196488 Moonlight And Roses - Jim Reeves20 2

08.09.196289 A Picture Of You - Joe Brown and the

Bruvvers

20 3

15.01.196690 Take It Easy With The Walker Brothers -

The Walker Brothers

20 3

11.02.196191 Nice 'n' Easy - Frank Sinatra20 4

07.08.196592 Almost There - Andy Williams20 4

15.04.196793 More Of The Monkees - The Monkees19 1

03.02.196894 Greatest Hits - Diana Ross And The

Supremes

19 1

28.09.196895 Live At The Talk Of The Town - The

Seekers

19 1

01.09.196296 A Golden Age Of Donegan - Lonnie

Donegan and his Group

19 2

26.01.196397 Girls! Girls! Girls! - Elvis Presley19 2

03.07.196598 5 - Joan Baez19 2

28.04.196299 It's Trad, Dad! - Original Soundtrack19 3

19.10.1968100 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly -

Original Soundtrack

19 3

Number 1 List for Melody Maker Albums ChartEntry Date / Number 1 Number / Weeks At Number 1 / * means entered at number 1 / (number of the re-entry at 1 as appropriate) / Title (Artist)

195808.11 1 * South Pacific (Original Soundtrack)89

196023.07 2 Elvis Is Back! (Elvis Presley)6

03.09 1 (1) South Pacific (Original Soundtrack)17

31.12 3 G.I. Blues (Elvis Presley)29


30.09 4 The Shadows (The Shadows)6


18.11 5 Something For Everybody (Elvis Presley)2

02.12 4 (1) The Shadows (The Shadows)1

09.12 5 (1) Something For Everybody (Elvis Presley)1


23.12 6 Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley)4

196220.01 7 The Young Ones (OST) (Cliff Richard)5

24.02 6 (1) Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley)1

03.03 7 (1) The Young Ones (OST) (Cliff Richard)1

10.03 6 (2) Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley)15

23.06 8 West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)7

11.08 9 Pot Luck With Elvis (Elvis Presley And The Jordanaires)3

01.09 8 (1) West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast Recording)9

03.11 10 Out Of The Shadows (The Shadows)4


15.12 11 On Stage With The George Mitchell Minstrels (The George Mitchell Minstrels)4

196312.01 10 (1) Out Of The Shadows (The Shadows)2


02.02 12 Summer Holiday (Cliff Richard and the Shadows)13

04.05 13 Please Please Me (The Beatles)30

30.11 14 * With The Beatles (The Beatles)22

196402.05 15 * Rolling Stones (The Rolling Stones)11

18.07 16 * A Hard Day's Night (The Beatles)21

12.12 17 * Beatles For Sale (The Beatles)9

196513.02 18 No. 2 (The Rolling Stones)10

24.04 17 (1) Beatles For Sale (The Beatles)6

05.06 19 The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan)1

12.06 20 Bringing It All Back Home (Bob Dylan)1

19.06 21 The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack)8

14.08 22 * Help! (The Beatles)9

16.10 23 Out Of Our Heads (The Rolling Stones)1

23.10 22 (1) Help! (The Beatles)6

04.12 21 (1) The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack)1

11.12 24 * Rubber Soul (The Beatles)13


30.04 25 Aftermath (The Rolling Stones)9


13.08 26 * Revolver (The Beatles)9


196704.02 27 The Monkees (The Monkees)7


22.04 28 More Of The Monkees (The Monkees)2


03.06 29 * Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles)22


196820.01 30 Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently (Val Doonican)2


02.03 31 Greatest Hits (Diana Ross And The Supremes)2

16.03 32 John Wesley Harding (Bob Dylan)10

25.05 33 This Is Soul (Various Artists - Atlantic)7

13.07 34 Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (Small Faces)5

17.08 35 Delilah (Tom Jones)1

24.08 36 Bookends (Simon & Garfunkel)5

28.09 37 Hollies' Greatest (The Hollies)6

09.11 38 Live At The Talk Of The Town (The Seekers)1

16.11 37 (1) Hollies' Greatest (The Hollies)3

07.12 39 The Beatles (White Album) (The Beatles)11

Entry Date / Number 1 Number / Weeks At Number 1 / * means entered at number 1 / (number of the re-entry at 1 as appropriate) / Title (Artist)

196922.02 40 Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (Diana Ross & The Supremes

And The Temptations)

5

29.03 41 Goodbye (Cream)4

26.04 42 The Best Of The Seekers (The Seekers)1

03.05 41 (1) Goodbye (Cream)1

10.05 42 (1) The Best Of The Seekers (The Seekers)1

17.05 43 On The Threshold Of A Dream (The Moody Blues)1

24.05 44 Nashville Skyline (Bob Dylan)6

05.07 45 This Is Tom Jones (Tom Jones)2

19.07 46 Elvis Sings 'Flaming Star' (Elvis Presley)4

16.08 47 Stand Up (Jethro Tull)6

27.09 48 Blind Faith (Blind Faith)1

04.10 49 * Abbey Road (The Beatles)13

Title ListingThis is an alphabetical listing of titles, sorted by their first letters. Any title starting with “A” or “The” is listed under the second word. The peak and the year of first chart entry of the title is shown. Where the same

title charted in the same year, the entries are sorted by the highest position reached by that track. In the unlikely event of two or more records reaching the same position, they are listed alphabetically by artist,

although the artist is not sorted alphabetically.

Peak Year Title (Artist) Peak Year Title (Artist) Peak Year Title (Artist)

AAbbey Road (The Beatles)1 1969 Album

According To My Heart (Jim Reeves)2 1969 Album

Adam (Adam Faith)4 1960 Album

Aftermath (The Rolling Stones)1 1966 Album

Ahead Rings Out (Blodwyn Pig)10 1969 Album

All I Really Want To Do (Cher)8 1965 Album

All Star Festival (In Aid Of The The World's Refugees) (Various Artists -

United Nations)

3 1963 Album

Almost There (Andy Williams)4 1965 Album

America (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass)19 1969 Album

And Some Friends (Jim Reeves)37 1969 Album

The Andy Williams Sound Of Music (Andy Williams)13 1969 Album

Animal Tracks (The Animals)8 1965 Album

Animalisms (The Animals)5 1966 Album

The Animals (The Animals)6 1964 Album

Another Black And White Minstrel Show (The George Mitchell Minstrels)2 1961 Album

Are You Experienced (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)2 1967 Album

Aretha Now (Aretha Franklin)12 1968 Album

As Safe As Yesterday Is (Humble Pie)13 1969 Album

At Folsom Prison (Johnny Cash)13 1968 Album

Autumn '66 (The Spencer Davis Group)4 1966 Album

Axis: Bold As Love (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)7 1967 Album

BThe Band (The Band)25 1969 Album

Bare Wires (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)5 1968 Album

Basket Of Light (The Pentangle)24 1969 Album

Battle Of Britain (OST) (Ron Goodwin & Sir William Walton, O.M.)32 1969 Album

Bayou Country (Creedence Clearwater Revival)34 1969 Album

Beach Boys' Party! (The Beach Boys)3 1966 Album

The Beatles (White Album) (The Beatles)1 1968 Album

Beatles For Sale (The Beatles)1 1964 Album

Bee Gees 1st (Bee Gees)8 1967 Album

Beggars Banquet (Rolling Stones)2 1968 Album

Best Of Bee Gees (Bee Gees)6 1969 Album

The Best Of Cliff (Cliff Richard)7 1969 Album

Best Of Cream (Cream)5 1969 Album

The Best Of Gene Pitney (Gene Pitney)16 1969 Album

The Best Of Glenn Miller (Glenn Miller and his Orchestra)5 1969 Album

The Best Of Jim Reeves (Jim Reeves)3 1965 Album

The Best Of Nat King Cole (Nat "King" Cole)11 1969 Album

The Best Of Sellers (Peter Sellers)3 1959 Album

Best Of The Beach Boys (The Beach Boys)2 1966 Album

The Best Of The Beach Boys Vol.2 (The Beach Boys)3 1967 Album

The Best Of The Beach Boys Vol.3 (The Beach Boys)9 1968 Album

The Best Of The Goon Shows (The Goons)8 1959 Album

The Best Of The Seekers (The Seekers)1 1968 Album

Best Of Traffic (Traffic)29 1969 Album

The Best Of (Cilla Black)17 1968 Album

Between The Buttons (The Rolling Stones)2 1967 Album

Big Hits (High Tides And Green Grass) (The Rolling Stones)3 1966 Album

Billy (Billy Fury)5 1963 Album

The Black And White Minstrel Show (The George Mitchell Minstrels)2 1960 Album

Blind Faith (Blind Faith)1 1969 Album

Blonde On Blonde (Bob Dylan)4 1966 Album

Blue Gene (Gene Pitney)6 1964 Album

Blue Hawaii (Elvis Presley)1 1961 Album

Blues From Laurel Canyon (John Mayall)20 1969 Album

Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets (Bobby Vee And The Crickets)5 1962 Album

Boogie With Canned Heat (Canned Heat)4 1968 Album

Bookends (Simon & Garfunkel)1 1968 Album

Boots (Nancy Sinatra)10 1966 Album

Born Free (Frank Ifield)3 1963 Album

Break-through - An Introduction To Studio Two Stereo (Various Artists -

Studio Two)

3 1967 Album

Bringing It All Back Home (Bob Dylan)1 1965 Album

British Motown Chartbusters (Various Artists - Tamla Motown)3 1967 Album

British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 (Various Artists - Tamla Motown)16 1969 Album

Buddy Holly Showcase (Buddy Holly)4 1964 Album

The Buddy Holly Story Volume 2 (Buddy Holly)4 1960 Album

The Buddy Holly Story (Buddy Holly and The Crickets)2 1959 Album

Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits (Buddy Holly)31 1969 Album

Bye Bye Blues (Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra)5 1966 Album

CCan-Can (Original Soundtrack)3 1960 Album

Carousel (Original Soundtrack)8 1958 Album

Catch Us If You Can (The Dave Clark Five)8 1965 Album

Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago Transit Authority)24 1969 Album

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Original Soundtrack)15 1969 Album

Chuck Berry On Stage (Chuck Berry)9 1963 Album

Cilla (Cilla Black)5 1965 Album

Cilla Sings A Rainbow (Cilla Black)3 1966 Album

Cliff (Cliff Richard and the Drifters)4 1959 Album

Cliff Sings (Cliff Richard)2 1959 Album

Cliff's Hit Album (Cliff Richard)3 1963 Album

Cloud Nine (The Temptations)29 1969 Album

Clouds (Joni Mitchell)21 1969 Album

A Collection Of Beatles Oldies (The Beatles)4 1966 Album

Come Dance With Me! (Frank Sinatra)2 1959 Album

Come Fly With Me (Frank Sinatra)2 1958 Album

Come My Way (Marianne Faithfull)10 1965 Album

Come The Day (The Seekers)3 1966 Album

Como's Golden Records (Perry Como)4 1959 Album

The Concert Sinatra (Frank Sinatra)5 1963 Album

Continental Encores (Mantovani and his Orchestra)4 1959 Album

Cosa Nostra Beck-Ola (Jeff Beck Group)35 1969 Album

The Country Side Of Jim Reeves (Jim Reeves)9 1964 Album

The Country Side Of Jim Reeves (Jim Reeves)13 1969 Album

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown)5 1968 Album

Crosby, Stills & Nash (Crosby, Stills & Nash)10 1969 Album

Crusade (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers)9 1967 Album

Curtain Up! (Various Artists - Pye)4 1959 Album

DDance With The Shadows (The Shadows)3 1964 Album

A Date With Elvis (Elvis Presley)4 1959 Album

A Date With The Everly Brothers (The Everly Brothers)3 1961 Album

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich)8 1966 Album

Dear Perry - The Perry Como Show (Perry Como)6 1958 Album

Deep Purple (Deep Purple)34 1969 Album

Delilah (Tom Jones)1 1968 Album

Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (Diana Ross & The

Supremes And The Temptations)

1 1969 Album

Disraeli Gears (Cream)5 1967 Album

Distant Drums (Jim Reeves)3 1966 Album

The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)4 1968 Album

Down Drury Lane To Memory Lane (101 Strings)2 1960 Album

Dr Zhivago (Original Soundtrack)4 1967 Album

Drivin' You Wild (Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers)9 1966 Album

A Drop Of The Hard Stuff (The Dubliners)6 1967 Album

The Weekly Charts

This section lists the charts, as prtinted, covered by this book.

lwk Twk Title (Number 1 number for this chart if appropriate) - Artist Label (Catalogue Number) Weeks on chart so far.

The Week Ending 8 November 19581wSouth Pacific (N1 #1*) - Original Soundtrack RCA (LP: RB16065)NE 1

1wCome Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra Capitol (LP: LCT6154)NE 2

1wElvis' Golden Records - Elvis Presley RCA (LP: RB16069)NE 3

1wKing Creole (OST) - Elvis Presley RCA (LP: RD27088)NE 4

1wMy Fair Lady - Original Broadway Cast Recording Philips (LP: RBL/1000)NE 5

1wWarm - Johnny Mathis Fontana (LP: TFL5015)NE 6

1wThe King And I - Original Soundtrack Capitol (LP: LCT 6108)NE 7

1wDear Perry - The Perry Como Show - Perry Como RCA (LP: RD27078)NE 8

1wOklahoma! - Original Soundtrack Capitol (LP: LCT6100)NE 9

1wSongs By Tom Lehrer - Tom Lehrer Decca (LP: LF1311)NE 10

The Week Ending 15 November 19582wSouth Pacific (N1 #1*) - Original Soundtrack⬄ RCA (LP: RB16065)1 1

2wMy Fair Lady - Original Broadway Cast Recording⇧ 3 Philips (LP: RBL/1000)5 2

2wCome Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra⇩ 1 Capitol (LP: LCT6154)2 3

2wElvis' Golden Records - Elvis Presley⇩ 1 RCA (LP: RB16069)3 4

2wKing Creole (OST) - Elvis Presley⇩ 1 RCA (LP: RD27088)4 5

2wThe King And I - Original Soundtrack⇧ 1 Capitol (LP: LCT 6108)7 6

2wWarm - Johnny Mathis⇩ 1 Fontana (LP: TFL5015)6 7

2wDear Perry - The Perry Como Show - Perry Como⬄ RCA (LP: RD27078)8 8

1wSongs For Swingin' Lovers! - Frank Sinatra Capitol (LP: LCT 6106)NE 9

2wOklahoma! - Original Soundtrack⇩ 1 Capitol (LP: LCT6100)9 10


3wMy Fair Lady - Original Broadway Cast Recording⬄ Philips (LP: RBL/1000)2 2

3wKing Creole (OST) - Elvis Presley⇧ 2 RCA (LP: RD27088)5 3


3wElvis' Golden Records - Elvis Presley⇩ 1 RCA (LP: RB16069)4 5

3wThe King And I - Original Soundtrack⬄ Capitol (LP: LCT 6108)6 6

3wDear Perry - The Perry Como Show - Perry Como⇧ 1 RCA (LP: RD27078)8 7

2wSongs By Tom Lehrer - Tom Lehrer Decca (LP: LF1311)RE 8

1wPack Up Your Troubles - Russ Conway Columbia (LP: 33SX1120)NE 9

1wStar Dust - Pat Boone London (LP: HAD2127)NE 10



4wKing Creole (OST) - Elvis Presley⬄ RCA (LP: RD27088)3 3

4wCome Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra⬄ Capitol (LP: LCT6154)4 4

4wElvis' Golden Records - Elvis Presley⬄ RCA (LP: RB16069)5 5

4wThe King And I - Original Soundtrack⬄ Capitol (LP: LCT 6108)6 6

3wOklahoma! - Original Soundtrack Capitol (LP: LCT6100)RE 7

1wThe Frank Sinatra Story - Frank Sinatra Fontana (LP: TFL5030)NE 8

2wPack Up Your Troubles - Russ Conway⬄ Columbia (LP: 33SX1120)9 9

3wSongs By Tom Lehrer - Tom Lehrer⇩ 2 Decca (LP: LF1311)8 10

The Week Ending 6 December 19585wSouth Pacific (N1 #1*) - Original Soundtrack⬄ RCA (LP: RB16065)1 1


5wCome Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra⇧ 1 Capitol (LP: LCT6154)4 3

5wElvis' Golden Records - Elvis Presley⇧ 1 RCA (LP: RB16069)5 4

5wKing Creole (OST) - Elvis Presley⇩ 2 RCA (LP: RD27088)3 5

4wDear Perry - The Perry Como Show - Perry Como RCA (LP: RD27078)RE 6

5wThe King And I - Original Soundtrack⇩ 1 Capitol (LP: LCT 6108)6 7

1wCarousel - Original Soundtrack Capitol (LP: LCT6105)NE 8

1wThe Student Prince / The Great Caruso - Mario Lanza RCA (LP: RB16113)NE 9

4wOklahoma! - Original Soundtrack⇩ 3 Capitol (LP: LCT6100)7 10

The Week Ending 13 December 19586wSouth Pacific (N1 #1*) - Original Soundtrack⬄ RCA (LP: RB16065)1 1


6wElvis' Golden Records - Elvis Presley⇧ 1 RCA (LP: RB16069)4 3

6wKing Creole (OST) - Elvis Presley⇧ 1 RCA (LP: RD27088)5 4


6wThe King And I - Original Soundtrack⇧ 1 Capitol (LP: LCT 6108)7 6

2wThe Student Prince / The Great Caruso - Mario Lanza⇧ 2 RCA (LP: RB16113)9 7

5wDear Perry - The Perry Como Show - Perry Como⇩ 2 RCA (LP: RD27078)6 8

1wJack Good's 'Oh Boy!' - Original Television Soundtrack Parlophone (LP: PMC1072)NE 9

1wFrank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely - Frank Sinatra Capitol (LP: LCT6168)NE 10


The Week Ending 20 September 19698wStand Up (N1 #47) - Jethro Tull⬄ Island (LP: ILPS 9103)1 1

2wBlind Faith - Blind Faith⇧ 12 Polydor (LP: 583 059)14 2

6wFrom Elvis In Memphis - Elvis Presley⬄ RCA (LP: SF 8029)3 3

16w2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Soundtrack⬄ MGM (LP: CS 8078)4 4

36wHair - Original London Cast Recording⇩ 3 Polydor (LP: 583 043)2 5

29wOliver! - Original Soundtrack⇩ 1 RCA Victor (LP: SB 6777)5 6

4wJohnny Cash At San Quentin - Johnny Cash⇩ 1 CBS (LP: S 63629)6 7

12wAccording To My Heart - Jim Reeves⬄ RCA International (LP: INTS 1013)8 8

19wNashville Skyline - Bob Dylan⇧ 8 CBS (LP: S 63601)17 9

4wCrosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash⇧ 2 Atlantic (LP: 588 189)12 10

2wNice - Nice⇧ 4 Immediate (LP: IMSP 026)15 11

7wUnhalfbricking - Fairport Convention⇧ 4 Island (LP: ILPS 9102)16 12

6wAhead Rings Out - Blodwyn Pig⇩ 3 Island (LP: ILPS 9101)10 13

6wLooking Back - John Mayall⇩ 5 Decca (LP: SKL 5010)9 14

23wLed Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin⇩ 8 Atlantic (LP: 588 171)7 15

227wThe Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack⇧ 3 RCA Victor (LP: SB 6636)19 16

7wThe Best Of Cliff - Cliff Richard Columbia (LP: SCX 6343)RE 17

12wElvis Sings 'Flaming Star' - Elvis Presley⇩ 7 RCA International (LP: INTS 1012)11 18

4wAs Safe As Yesterday Is - Humble Pie⇩ 1 Immediate (LP: IMSP 025)18 19

14wThis Is Tom Jones - Tom Jones⇩ 7 Decca (LP: SKL 5007)13 20

The Week Ending 27 September 19693wBlind Faith (N1 #48) - Blind Faith⇧ 1 Polydor (LP: 583 059)2 1

5wJohnny Cash At San Quentin - Johnny Cash⇧ 5 CBS (LP: S 63629)7 2

9wStand Up - Jethro Tull⇩ 2 Island (LP: ILPS 9103)1 3

37wHair - Original London Cast Recording⇧ 1 Polydor (LP: 583 043)5 4

30wOliver! - Original Soundtrack⇧ 1 RCA Victor (LP: SB 6777)6 5

3wNice - Nice⇧ 5 Immediate (LP: IMSP 026)11 6

7wFrom Elvis In Memphis - Elvis Presley⇩ 4 RCA (LP: SF 8029)3 7

17w2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Soundtrack⇩ 4 MGM (LP: CS 8078)4 8

24wLed Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin⇧ 6 Atlantic (LP: 588 171)15 9

20wNashville Skyline - Bob Dylan⇩ 1 CBS (LP: S 63601)9 10

7wLooking Back - John Mayall⇧ 3 Decca (LP: SKL 5010)14 11

13wAccording To My Heart - Jim Reeves⇩ 4 RCA International (LP: INTS 1013)8 12

5wAs Safe As Yesterday Is - Humble Pie⇧ 6 Immediate (LP: IMSP 025)19 13

5wCrosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash⇩ 4 Atlantic (LP: 588 189)10 14

7wAhead Rings Out - Blodwyn Pig⇩ 2 Island (LP: ILPS 9101)13 15

228wThe Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack⬄ RCA Victor (LP: SB 6636)16 16

8wUnhalfbricking - Fairport Convention⇩ 4 Island (LP: ILPS 9102)12 16

15wThis Is Tom Jones - Tom Jones⇧ 4 Decca (LP: SKL 5007)20 16

1wThrough The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) - The Rolling Stones Decca (LP: SKL 5019)NE 19

39wThe World Of Val Doonican - Val Doonican Decca (LP: SPA 3)RE 19


The Week Ending 4 October 19691wAbbey Road (N1 #49*) - The Beatles Apple (LP: PCS 7088)NE 1

4wBlind Faith - Blind Faith⇩ 1 Polydor (LP: 583 059)1 2

6wJohnny Cash At San Quentin - Johnny Cash⇩ 1 CBS (LP: S 63629)2 3

10wStand Up - Jethro Tull⇩ 1 Island (LP: ILPS 9103)3 4

38wHair - Original London Cast Recording⇩ 1 Polydor (LP: 583 043)4 5

4wNice - Nice⬄ Immediate (LP: IMSP 026)6 6

21wNashville Skyline - Bob Dylan⇧ 3 CBS (LP: S 63601)10 7

31wOliver! - Original Soundtrack⇩ 3 RCA Victor (LP: SB 6777)5 8

8wFrom Elvis In Memphis - Elvis Presley⇩ 2 RCA (LP: SF 8029)7 9

18w2001: A Space Odyssey - Original Soundtrack⇩ 2 MGM (LP: CS 8078)8 10

2wThrough The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) - The Rolling Stones⇧ 9 Decca (LP: SKL 5019)19 10

14wAccording To My Heart - Jim Reeves⬄ RCA International (LP: INTS 1013)12 12

1wSongs For A Tailor - Jack Bruce Polydor (LP: 583 058)NE 13

8wThe Best Of Cliff - Cliff Richard Columbia (LP: SCX 6343)RE 14

8wAhead Rings Out - Blodwyn Pig⬄ Island (LP: ILPS 9101)15 15

1wThe Best Of Gene Pitney - Gene Pitney Stateside (LP: SSL 10286)NE 16

8wLooking Back - John Mayall⇩ 6 Decca (LP: SKL 5010)11 17

9wUnhalfbricking - Fairport Convention⇩ 2 Island (LP: ILPS 9102)16 18

25wLed Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin⇩ 10 Atlantic (LP: 588 171)9 19

229wThe Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack⇩ 3 RCA Victor (LP: SB 6636)16 19

6wAs Safe As Yesterday Is - Humble Pie⇩ 8 Immediate (LP: IMSP 025)13 21

6wCrosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash⇩ 8 Atlantic (LP: 588 189)14 22

31wThe World Of Mantovani - Mantovani and his Orchestra Decca (LP: SPA 1)RE 23

1wClouds - Joni Mitchell Reprise (LP: RSLP 6341)NE 24

9wThe Best Of Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra RCA International (LP: INTS 1002)RE 24

40wThe World Of Val Doonican - Val Doonican⇩ 7 Decca (LP: SPA 3)19 26

1wThe Pious Bird Of Good Omen - Fleetwood Mac Blue Horizon (LP: 7-63213)NE 27

1wChicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority CBS (LP: 66221)NE 28

1wCloud Nine - The Temptations Tamla Motown (LP: STML 11109)NE 29

1wFunny Girl - Original Soundtrack (Barbra Streisand) CBS (LP: S 70044)NE 30

11wThe World Of The Bachelors - The Bachelors Decca (LP: SPA 2)RE 30

13wElvis Sings 'Flaming Star' - Elvis Presley RCA International (LP: INTS 1012)RE 30

16wThis Is Tom Jones - Tom Jones⇩ 14 Decca (LP: SKL 5007)16 30

Bubbling Under The Melody Maker Albums Chart1wBayou Country - Creedence Clearwater Revival Liberty (LP: LBS 83261)NE 34

1wCosa Nostra Beck-Ola - Jeff Beck Group Columbia (LP: SCX 6351)NE 35

1wGreatest Hits - Bob Dylan CBS (LP: SBPG 62847)NE 36

1wAnd Some Friends - Jim Reeves RCA (LP: SF 8022)NE 37

1wThe Andy Williams Sound Of Music - Andy Williams CBS (LP: S 66214)NE 38

1wThe Best Of The Seekers - The Seekers Columbia (LP: SCX 6268)NE 39

1wThe World Of Hits Vol. 2 - Various Artists - Decca Decca (LP: SPA 35)NE 40

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