
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) |