THE TOP 100 “HIT-MAKERS” OF THE 1960s

The biggest artists on the Australian Singles charts during the 1960s.

*Points indicate estimated singles sales adjusted to 1990s levels.

1. The Beatles (HP: #1 – WEEKS IN THE TOP 100: 333 – POINTS: 5,324,093)
2. Elvis Presley (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 469 – POINTS: 3,643,602)
3. Roy Orbison (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 379 – POINTS: 1,900,095)
4. The Rolling Stones (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 242 – POINTS: 1,865,200)
5. Cliff Richard (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 457 – POINTS: 1,804,503)
6. Normie Rowe (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 144 – POINTS: 1,087,334)
7. The Shadows (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 249 – POINTS: 1,070,969)
8. The Monkees (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 163 – POINTS: 1,047,516)
9. Herman’s Hermits (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 221 – POINTS: 1,026,686)
10. Tom Jones (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 204 – POINTS: 1,022,982)
11. Petula Clark (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 263 – POINTS: 1,015,698)
12. Connie Francis (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 278 – POINTS: 988,816)
13. The Easybeats (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 187 – POINTS: 972,028)
14. The Seekers (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 167 – POINTS: 961,614)
15. Johnny O’Keefe (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 236 – POINTS: 915,106)
16. Bobby Rydell (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 206 – POINTS: 905,134)
17. Bee Gees (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 171 – POINTS: 892,562)
18. Del Shannon (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 202 – POINTS: 875,771)
19. Gene Pitney (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 301 – POINTS: 812,914)
20. Billy Thorpe And The Aztecs (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 111 – POINTS: 766,417)
21. The Beach Boys (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 266 – POINTS: 732,761)
22. Bobby Vee (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 171 – POINTS: 720,831)
23. The Animals (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 204 – POINTS: 693,835)
24. Bobby Darin (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 209 – POINTS: 645,718)
25. Manfred Mann (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 211 – POINTS: 640,505)
26. Nancy Sinatra (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 133 – POINTS: 611,448)
27. Gerry And The Pacemakers (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 134 – POINTS: 597,229)
28. Tommy Roe (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 172 – POINTS: 588,767)
29. Engelbert Humperdinck (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 119 – POINTS: 572,255)
30. Ray Brown (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 97 – POINTS: 552,263)
31. The Everly Brothers (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 194 – POINTS: 550,441)
32. Neil Sedaka (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 215 – POINTS: 546,074)
33. Chubby Checker (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 173 – POINTS: 541,664)
34. Al Martino (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 184 – POINTS: 532,646)
35. Duane Eddy (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 174 – POINTS: 523,914)
36. Johnny Farnham (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 86 – POINTS: 522,677)
37. The Hollies (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 207 – POINTS: 515,958)
38. The Four Seasons (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 149 – POINTS: 504,486)
39. Rob E.G. (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 151 – POINTS: 494,513)
40. Peter And Gordon (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 122 – POINTS: 493,615)
41. Brenda Lee (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 231 – POINTS: 478,878)
42. Herb Alpert (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 202 – POINTS: 471,157)
43. Dusty Springfield (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 159 – POINTS: 466,642)
44. Bobby Vinton (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 152 – POINTS: 451,668)
45. Frank Ifield (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 133 – POINTS: 443,809)
46. Col Joye (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 194 – POINTS: 442,966)
47. Sandie Shaw (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 173 – POINTS: 439,377)
48. The Twilights (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 131 – POINTS: 438,993)
49. Rick Nelson (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 174 – POINTS: 436,042)
50. The Who (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 144 – POINTS: 434,905)
51. Gary Puckett And The Union Gap (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 72 – POINTS: 432,188)
52. Dion (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 159 – POINTS: 427,168)
53. Gene McDaniels (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 119 – POINTS: 424,171)
54. Crash Craddock (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 68 – POINTS: 423,486)
55. Johnny Young (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 80 – POINTS: 422,907)
56. The Supremes (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 193 – POINTS: 418,739)
57. Donovan (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 151 – POINTS: 414,601)
58. The Dave Clark Five (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 139 – POINTS: 412,678)
59. The Small Faces (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 74 – POINTS: 392,269)
60. The Cowsills (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 76 – POINTS: 391,614)
61. The Royal Guardsmen (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 62 – POINTS: 387,368)
62. Ray Charles (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 169 – POINTS: 382,225)
63. Lonnie Lee (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 114 – POINTS: 380,014)
64. Jimmie Rodgers (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 129 – POINTS: 379,314)
65. The Searchers (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 116 – POINTS: 367,587)
66. Dean Martin (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 180 – POINTS: 361,232)
67. Peter, Paul And Mary (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 161 – POINTS: 358,412)
68. The Irish Rovers (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 47 – POINTS: 355,110)
69. Andy Stewart (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 41 – POINTS: 352,055)
70. The Mamas And The Papas (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 93 – POINTS: 340,765)
71. Sue Thompson (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 108 – POINTS: 340,563)
72. The Kinks (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 148 – POINTS: 339,953)
73. 1910 Fruitgum Co. (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 79 – POINTS: 339,093)
74. The Delltones (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 123 – POINTS: 325,517)
75. Sonny And Cher (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 64 – POINTS: 324,236)
76. Ned Miller (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 84 – POINTS: 317,467)
77. Cilla Black (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 127 – POINTS: 310,975)
78. The 5th Dimension (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 87 – POINTS: 310,964)
79. Kathy Kirby (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 54 – POINTS: 299,601)
80. Russell Morris (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 38 – POINTS: 299,342)
81. Frank Sinatra (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 144 – POINTS: 291,385)
82. Bobby Goldsboro (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 113 – POINTS: 290,762)
83. Bobby And Laurie (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 95 – POINTS: 288,216)
84. Lesley Gore (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 111 – POINTS: 287,374)
85. Mary Hopkin (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 47 – POINTS: 286,915)
86. The Drifters (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 126 – POINTS: 280,606)
87. Pat Boone (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 126 – POINTS: 274,609)
88. Simon And Garfunkel (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 92 – POINTS: 272,959)
89. Nat “King” Cole (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 121 – POINTS: 271,606)
90. P.J. Proby (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 93 – POINTS: 271,473)
91. Creedence Clearwater Revival (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 38 – POINTS: 271,449)
92. Helen Shapiro (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 123 – POINTS: 271,177)
93. The Ventures (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 111 – POINTS: 270,575)
94. Mr. Acker Bilk (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 65 – POINTS: 270,333)
95. Burl Ives (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 92 – POINTS: 270,249)
96. The Troggs (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 114 – POINTS: 270,002)
97. Johnny Preston (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 69 – POINTS: 269,317)
98. Bill Haley And His Comets (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 54 – POINTS: 268,707)
99. Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 87 – POINTS: 266,961)
100. Andy Williams (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 165 – POINTS: 263,602)

And the next 100…

101. Matt Monro (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 99 – POINTS: 256,242)
102. Johnny Tillotson (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 103 – POINTS: 254,197)
103. Rolf Harris (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 101 – POINTS: 253,256)
104. The Yardbirds (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 93 – POINTS: 253,012)
105. Johnny Horton (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 51 – POINTS: 248,536)
106. Eddie Hodges (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 55 – POINTS: 248,232)
107. Ray Stevens (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 94 – POINTS: 248,219)
108. Ferrante And Teicher (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 58 – POINTS: 245,023)
109. Julie Rogers (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 46 – POINTS: 243,388)
110. The Joy Boys (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 107 – POINTS: 240,633)
111. Procol Harum (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 38 – POINTS: 235,338)
112. Masters Apprentices (HP: #9 – WEEKS: 111 – POINTS: 232,784)
113. The New Vaudeville Band (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 44 – POINTS: 231,292)
114. The Loved Ones (HP: #7 – WEEKS: 55 – POINTS: 229,882)
115. The Bachelors (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 97 – POINTS: 229,454)
116. Johnny And The Hurricanes (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 73 – POINTS: 228,140)
117. Johnny Cash (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 112 – POINTS: 226,561)
118. Paul Anka (HP: #18 – WEEKS: 161 – POINTS: 226,543)
119. Brian Hyland (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 84 – POINTS: 225,844)
120. Lulu (HP: #15 – WEEKS: 111 – POINTS: 225,640)
121. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 124 – POINTS: 223,108)
122. Floyd Cramer (HP: #8 – WEEKS: 93 – POINTS: 222,008)
123. Lonnie Donegan (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 70 – POINTS: 221,636)
124. Glen Campbell (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 77 – POINTS: 218,078)
125. James Darren (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 56 – POINTS: 216,186)
126. Cream (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 82 – POINTS: 215,443)
127. The Rascals (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 113 – POINTS: 215,007)
128. The Tornados (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 58 – POINTS: 214,621)
129. Jim Reeves (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 90 – POINTS: 213,400)
130. The Box Tops (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 73 – POINTS: 213,345)
131. The Surfaris (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 62 – POINTS: 211,791)
132. Steve Lawrence (HP: #7 – WEEKS: 145 – POINTS: 210,221)
133. Vikki Carr (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 52 – POINTS: 210,168)
134. The Atlantics (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 57 – POINTS: 209,210)
135. Marty Robbins (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 103 – POINTS: 208,673)
136. Peter Sarstedt (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 26 – POINTS: 206,634)
137. Jan And Dean (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 92 – POINTS: 206,411)
138. Ohio Express (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 62 – POINTS: 206,394)
139. Lucky Starr (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 87 – POINTS: 205,585)
140. The Righteous Brothers (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 75 – POINTS: 203,581)
141. Doug Parkinson In Focus (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 29 – POINTS: 191,969)
142. The Foundations (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 43 – POINTS: 191,054)
143. Dionne Warwick (HP: #11 – WEEKS: 128 – POINTS: 190,282)
144. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (HP: #9 – WEEKS: 86 – POINTS: 190,144)
145. Neil Diamond (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 102 – POINTS: 189,902)
146. Sandy Posey (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 59 – POINTS: 189,861)
147. Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 29 – POINTS: 189,710)
148. Ray Peterson (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 88 – POINTS: 188,411)
149. The Highwaymen (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 45 – POINTS: 188,404)
150. Johnny Burnette (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 87 – POINTS: 188,016)
151. Claude King (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 52 – POINTS: 183,616)
152. Sounds Incorporated (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 40 – POINTS: 182,250)
153. Paul And Paula (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 37 – POINTS: 181,917)
154. Shirley Bassey (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 90 – POINTS: 181,909)
155. Canned Heat (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 33 – POINTS: 181,682)
156. Ronnie Burns (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 90 – POINTS: 180,787)
157. Judy Stone (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 79 – POINTS: 180,095)
158. Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 51 – POINTS: 179,406)
159. Eydie Gorme (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 63 – POINTS: 179,012)
160. Charlie Drake (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 36 – POINTS: 176,754)
161. Paul Mauriat And His Orchestra (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 32 – POINTS: 175,860)
162. Leapy Lee (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 38 – POINTS: 175,661)
163. Jose Feliciano (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 63 – POINTS: 175,025)
164. Jimmy Dean (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 77 – POINTS: 174,999)
165. B.J. Thomas (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 53 – POINTS: 174,688)
166. Davy Jones (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 38 – POINTS: 174,493)
167. Ross D. Wyllie (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 41 – POINTS: 172,783)
168. The Springfields (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 42 – POINTS: 172,216)
169. Jimmy Jones (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 35 – POINTS: 171,681)
170. The Tremeloes (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 67 – POINTS: 169,328)
171. Roger Miller (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 137 – POINTS: 168,646)
172. Bryan Davies (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 98 – POINTS: 167,530)
173. Jack Scott (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 39 – POINTS: 166,563)
174. Little Peggy March (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 34 – POINTS: 165,773)
175. Henry Mancini And His Orchestra (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 79 – POINTS: 165,661)
176. The Groop (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 108 – POINTS: 165,389)
177. Ray Conniff (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 42 – POINTS: 164,307)
178. Jeanne C. Riley (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 25 – POINTS: 164,206)
179. Johnny Devlin (HP: #14 – WEEKS: 125 – POINTS: 163,945)
180. Mama Cass (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 47 – POINTS: 163,924)
181. Bent Fabric (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 28 – POINTS: 163,742)
182. M.P.D. Limited (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 52 – POINTS: 163,342)
183. Sandy Nelson (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 53 – POINTS: 162,737)
184. The Honeycombs (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 33 – POINTS: 162,113)
185. The Chantays (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 26 – POINTS: 161,964)
186. Scott McKenzie (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 33 – POINTS: 161,543)
187. Toni Fisher (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 39 – POINTS: 158,616)
188. The Archies (HP: #5 – WEEKS: 49 – POINTS: 157,985)
189. Perry Como (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 80 – POINTS: 157,555)
190. The Beau-Marks (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 24 – POINTS: 157,455)
191. Tommy James And The Shondells (HP: #4 – WEEKS: 90 – POINTS: 156,741)
192. The Fireballs (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 56 – POINTS: 155,896)
193. Mark Wynter (HP: #11 – WEEKS: 67 – POINTS: 155,460)
194. Donnie Brooks (HP: #6 – WEEKS: 61 – POINTS: 155,325)
195. Johnny Ashcroft (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 42 – POINTS: 155,303)
196. Tommy Steele (HP: #3 – WEEKS: 39 – POINTS: 155,132)
197. Trini Lopez (HP: #2 – WEEKS: 46 – POINTS: 154,910)
198. Aretha Franklin (HP: #10 – WEEKS: 93 – POINTS: 154,007)
199. Ray Columbus (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 38 – POINTS: 153,807)
200. Bill Justis (HP: #1 – WEEKS: 19 – POINTS: 153,689)

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