| No. 703 | 1 July 1960 | |
| Johnson, Derek | Derek Johnson Examines the NME British Charts for the First Six Months of 1960 in this Record Survey [Anthony Newley, Adam Faith, Cliff Richard] | 2 |
| n.a. | Life-Lines of Neil Sedaka | 3 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Tommy Bruce Blasts Way to Number Two | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Brenda Lee Blasts Out Great Follow-Up Disc | 4 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Conway Twitty has Two-Sided Winner Here | 4 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Keith Fordyce on Singles | 4 |
| Evans, Allen | LP’s by Allen Evans | 4 |
| n.a. | This
week’s top rank ten 1. Jack Scott–“Burning Bridges” 2. Jimmy Clanton-“Another Sleepless Night” 3. Freddy Cannon-“The Urge/Jump Over” 4. Craig Douglas-“Heart of a Teenage Girl” 5. Bert Weedon-“Twelfth Street Rag” |
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| n.a. | New top
rank 1. The Knightsbridge Chorale-“Make Mine Mink” 2. The Echoes-“Born to be with You” 3. Kenny Day-“The Sheik of Moracco” |
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| n.a. | NME music
charts Best Selling Records in Britain 1. Jimmy Jones- “Good Timin” 2. Tommy Bruce- “Ain’t Misbehavin” 3. Eddie Cochran- “Three Steps to Heaven” 4. Everly Brothers- “Cathy’s Clown 5. Connie Francis- Robot Man |
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| Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain 1. "Paper Roses" 2. "Love Is Like a Violin" 3. "Summer Place" 4. "Cathy’s Clown" 5. "He’ll Have to Go" |
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| n.a. | Bing
Crosby to Present U.S. Star Galaxy on BBC T.V. Come to Stagedoor for Autographs [Cliff Richard] Hanford ‘Bikini’ is Super-Rush Job [Paul Hanford] In July Hit Parade- Elvis Tells about being Home Again [Elvis Presley] American Label to Operate in Britain Stars as other Stars in Gala Charity Show |
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| n.a. | Michael Cox: Bournemouth Teenage Show Headliner | 6, 7 |
| n.a. | New ITV
‘Spectacular’ Project: Jackie Rae ATV’s Six Show Star Hollywood has Plans to Make Adam Faith New James Dean Pop Stars Sunday Seaside Dates are Revealed Conway Twitty Back in October for Tour |
7 |
| Rich, Jim | Patch-Eyed Johnny Kidd Keeps Rock Rolling | 8 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Another Crazy Comic Charms You with a Romantic Voice [Ken Dodd] | 8 |
| Hellicar, Bruce | Too Much Acker Not Enough Nat [Acker Bilke, Nat Gonella] | 8 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Nat Hentoff’s U.S. Airmail; Bing’s Platinum Disc is Unique [Bing Crosby] | 8 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Elvis Wants More Weight [Elvis Presley] | 8 |
| Farrane, Bernard | Dustmen Cheer Lonnie Donegan | 9 |
| Bagshaw, Peter | Kaye Sisters Carry On | 9 |
| Walsh, Peggy | Dickie Valentine Does ‘The Hot’ | 9 |
| Franks, Vernon | Happy Birthday for Adam Faith | 9 |
| n.a. | From You to Us | 9 |
| Johnson, Derek | The Greatest Praise Possible is Due to Connie Francis | 10 |
| Wedge, Don | No Juke Boxes in Singapore; No DJ’s in New Zealand | 10 |
| Wedge, Don | Jerry Keller Romance | 10 |
| n.a. | Star Quote [Perry Comon] | 10 |
| n.a. | Classified Advertisements | 11 |
| Alley Cat, The | Tail Pieces: Another ‘First Time’ | 12 |
| Steven Schoenfeld, March 1960 | ||
| No. 704 | 8 July 1960 | |
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Goodwin, Keith |
Johnny and the Hurricanes Hit Is Older Than They Are! [Johnny Paris, "Down Yonder"] |
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Johnson, Derek |
Nashville Will Import British [Country and Western] Singer [Russ Hamilton signed by MGM’s Arnold Maxin] |
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Fordyce, Keith |
Keith Fordyce Passes Judgment On Tony Newley’s Ballad and Everly’s Beat Job |
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Evans, Allen |
LPs by Allen Evans. Album of the Week: Elvis Is Back |
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NME Top 30 |
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British Song Captures Four Places in Current U.S. Chart [Look For A Star, by Tony Hatch] |
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Gray, Andy |
Tommy, Alma Triumph [Tommy Steele and Alma Cogan] |
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Thompson, Stanley |
Frankie Is a True Star [Frankie Vaughan] |
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[Marty] Wilde, [Shirley] Bassey, Bevs [Beverley Sisters] From Bournemouth |
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Russ Conway Robbed |
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[Elvis] Presley
May Take Over [Frank] Sinatra Role: Three New Film Parts Lined Up |
7 |
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Goodwin, Keith |
Brenda Lee: No ‘One-Hit’ Wonder Girl ["I’m Sorry"] |
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Unfair to Frank Sinatra |
8 |
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Bartram, Doug |
Marty [Wilde] Slaved for Applause |
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n.a. |
Life-Lines of Jackie Rae |
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Johnson, Derek |
Johnny Ferguson’s Original ‘Angela’ Chases Michael [Cox]’s [Angela Jones, Michael Cox, MGM] |
9 |
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Hentoff, Nat |
Diana [Dors] Has A Rueful Charm |
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Goodwin, Keith |
Brothers Four – Mystery Woman’s Hoax Made Their Dreams All Come True |
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Johnson, Derek |
Bing Crosby: Daddy of Them All! ["Green Fields"] |
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Tommy Steele Shows Up Well |
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| Kathleen Spencer, February 2004 | ||
| No. 705 | 16 July 1960 | |
| Gray, Andy | Andy Gray Goes North and Discovers that the Stars Are Finding Blackpool Is a City of Romance! | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | Spotlight On: Pat Boone’s Return to the Hit Parade | 3 |
| n.a. | Roy Castle Looks Ahead | |
| Evans, Allen | LP’s:
Album of the Week: My Buddy [Buddy Greco] Harry Belafonte, Lord, What a Mornin' Ella Fitzgerald Sings Gershwin |
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| Fordyce, Keith | Craig Douglas Could Have Another Winner | |
| Tommy Steele Avoids Usual Run of Pops | ||
| Duane Eddy Has Vocal Rivals on Latest Release | ||
| NME | NME
Top 30 1. “Good Timin’,” Jimmy Jones 2. “Please Don’t Tease,” Cliff Richard 3. “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” Tommy Bruce 4. “Shakin’ All Over,” Johnny Kidd 5. “Made You,” Adam Faith |
5 |
| NME | Top-selling
Sheet Music 1. "Paper Roses" (Leeds) 2. "Love Is Like a Violin" (Keith Prowse) 3. "Summer Place" (Blossan) |
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| n.a. | End
of Marty Wilde’s 100,000 Pound Contract Sammy Davis Refuses Palladium Season Elvis Responsible for Terry Dene’s New Disc! Hit Disc for the Shadows Frankie Vaughan’s Hollywood Film London Premiere ‘Sugar Beat’ New Plans [Dickie] Valentine’s One-Man Shows Bing Crosby Filming TV Show In Dublin Revival of ‘Oklahoma’ Judy Garland Recreates Her Famous Hit Songs! Jimmy Jones Prepares Autumn Tour Here |
6 |
| n.a. | Cliff
Richard Heading for Second ‘Gold Disc’! Lonnie Donegan in BBC-TV Summer Show Relay Tommy Steele’s Xmas TV Show Shirley Bassey Guests in ‘Tin Pan Alley’ |
7 |
| Wedge, Don | Marty Wilde Is a Happy Young Man With ‘Angry’! | 8 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Johnny Worth – Writer in Demand | |
| Rich, Jim | Garry Mills’ Hit Is Big Surprise to Him | 9 |
| Johnson, Derek | Brian Hyland – Star at 16! | |
| Goodwin, Keith | ‘Miss Show Business’ Is a Very Welcome Visitor [Judy Garland] | 10 |
| Wynn, James | ‘Tramp’ Is Greco’s Buddy! [Buddy Greco] | |
| n.a. | Life-lines of David Jacobs | |
| n.a. | EMI Has Top Six | 12 |
| Johnson, Derek | She Is a Trio! [Georgette Page as The Georgettes] | |
| Kathleen Spencer, 19 February 2004 | ||
| No. 706 | 22 July 1960 | |
| Johnson, Derek | Focus on Champions of Consistency [Elvis Presley, Everly Brothers, Connie Francis, Lonnie Donegan, Cliff Richard, Anthony Newley, Adam Faith, Duane Eddy, Bobby Darin, Johnny and the Hurricanes] | 2 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Jazz Records | |
| Hellicar, Mike | Cliff Richard Gives Some Startling Answers | 3 |
| Evans, Allen | Elvis [Presley] In Two Moods | |
| Fordyce, Keith | Get Your ‘Shine’ From [Freddy] Cannon | 4 |
| Pop reviews by Keith Fordyce [Dorothy Squires, Johnny Desmond, Mel Torme, Tommy Sands, Danny Rivers] | ||
| n.a. | [Ronnie] Hilton, [Gary] Miller, [Peter] Kraus, [Donnie] Brooks – They’re All Ringing That ‘Mission Bell’! | |
| Evans, Allen | LPs,
Eps ‘Noel Harrison at the Blue Angel’ ‘The Most Happy Fella’ ‘Showcases’: Anne Shelton, Harry Secombe, Robert Earl |
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| n.a. | NME Top
30: 1. ‘Please Don’t Tease,’ Cliff Richard 2. ‘Good Timin’,’ Jimmy Hones 3. ‘Shakin’ All Over,’ Johnny Kidd 4. ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’,’ Tommy Bruce 5. ‘Look for a Star,’ Garry Mills |
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| n.a. | Best
Selling Sheet Music in Britain: 1. ‘Love is Like a Violin,’ Keith Prowse 2. ‘Paper Roses,’ Leeds 3. ‘Summer Place,’ Blossom 4. ‘Angela Jones,’ Southern 5. ‘Singing Piano,’ Hit Songs |
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| n.a. | Jimmy
Jones Here For October Tour Special Club for Pop Disc Fans Judy Garland Records with Previn in Rome Disc Firm Holidays Won’t Cut Supplies Ella [Fitzgerald] Returns in March Lonnie Donegan Faces Hectic ‘Down-Under’ Trip Peggy Lee, Eddie Fisher Sought For Pigalle [Jess] Conrad Stars in TV Rock Play Danny Kaye To Make Film In Britain Everlys Lead U.S. Star Parade in ‘Spectacular’ [Elvis] Presley’s ‘O Sole Mio’ Banned in Britain |
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| n.a. | [Emile]
Ford’s Blackpool LP – And TV With [Adam] Faith Garry Mills in ‘Pops Parade’ Charlie Drake Thanks ‘Darlings’ by Telephone [Norman] Wisdom Palladium Pantomime Star Big Stars at Morecambe Connie [Francis] May Now Film in Germany Stirling Moss on the ‘Jury’! Russ Conway Plans Christmas Musical [Mark] Wynter a Star Kingston Trio at Festival Hall? |
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| Johnson, Derek | "Oh, ‘Juke Box Jury,’ You Were SO Wrong," Says Derek Johnson: The Everlys Are on the Golden Trail Again | 8 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Salute The Shadows! Their Record of ‘Apache’ Is A Hit | |
| Johnson, Derek | Skiffle Club…Saturday Club…Easy Beat… BBC’s Brian Matthew Knows His Stuff! | 9 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Nat Hentoff’s American Airmail | |
| Franks, Vernon | Peter Wynne Stops Show | |
| n.a. | From You To Us: Praise for Elvis Album | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Now Anthony Newley Seeks the Elusive Hat-Trick of No. 1 Hits! | 10 |
| n.a. | Anne Shelton’s Latest Hit Was Worth the Headaches | |
| n.a. | Tail-Pieces by the Alley-Cat: Presley’s Flying Start | 12 |
| Hughes, Harold | Shirley Bassey Woos and Wins Bournemouth | |
| Kathleen Spencer, March 2004 | ||
| No. 707 | 29 July 1960 | |
| Goodwin, Keith | Rock Is Still the Rage in the U.S.A. [Jimmy Jones, Marv Johnson, Ian Samwell] | 2 |
| Johnson, Derek | Elvis Defies Comparison. [Elvis Presley, "Elvis Is Back"] | 3 |
| Wedge, Don | Mark Wynter, Dave Sampson Debuts Outstanding! [Bournemouth, concert review] | 3 |
| Johnson, Derek | Valerie’s No Mimic. [Valerie Masters] | 8 |
| Samwell, Ian | History Repeats Itself for the King Brothers? ["Mais Oui"] | 9 |
| Hellicar, Mike | Duane drops the twang in new disc. [Duane Eddy, "Because They’re Young"] | 10 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Whoolp, Beloop! It’s All the Rage. [Rolf Harris, "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport"] | 10 |
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