| UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits | ||||||
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| Date# | Wks | Title | Artist | Wks | Title | Artist | Wks | Title | Artist |
| 01/07 | (2) | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | 3 | | Bert Kaempfelt | 1 | | Bert Kaempfelt | |
| 01/14 | 2 | Johnny Tillotson | 2 | Exodus | Ferrante & Teicher | ||||
| 01/21 | |||||||||
| 01/28 | 4 | | Elvis Presley | 3 | | Shirelles | 2 | | Shirelles |
| 02/04 | |||||||||
| 02/11 | 2 | | Lawrence Welk | 4 | | Lawrence Welk & Orchestra | |||
| 02/18 | |||||||||
| 02/25 | 1 | | Petula Clark | 3 | | Chubby Checker | |||
| 03/04 | 3 |
| The Everly Brothers | ||||||
| 03/11 | 1 | | Chubby Checker | ||||||
| 03/18 | 2 | | Elvis Presley | 2 | | Elvis Presley | |||
| 03/25 | 6 | Elvis Presley | |||||||
| 04/01 | 3 | | The Marcels | 3 | | The Marcels | |||
| 04/08 | |||||||||
| 04/15 | |||||||||
| 04/22 | 4 | | Del Shanon | 2 | | Del Shanon | |||
| 04/29 | |||||||||
| 05/06 | 2 | | The Marcels | 2 | Mother-In-Law | Ernie K Doe | |||
| 05/13 | |||||||||
| 05/20 | 1 | | Floyd Cramer | 1 | | Ernie K Doe | 1(3) | | Del Shanon |
| 05/27 | 1 | | The Temperance Seven | 1 | | Ricky Nelson | 1(3) | | Ernie K Doe |
| 06/03 | 4 | | Elvis Presley | 1 | | Roy Orbison | 1 | | Roy Orbison |
| 06/10 | 1(2) | | Ricky Nelson | 3 | | Ricky Nelson | |||
| 06/17 | 1 | | Pat Boone | ||||||
| 06/24 | 2 | Gary U.S. Bonds | |||||||
| 07/01 | 3 | | Del Shannon | 3 | | Gary U.S. Bonds | |||
| 07/08 | 7 | | Bobby Lewis | ||||||
| 07/15 | |||||||||
| 07/22 | 2 | | The Everly Brothers | 4 | | Bobby Lewis | |||
| 07/29 | |||||||||
| 08/05 | 1 | | Eden Kane | ||||||
| 08/12 | 3 | | Helen Shapiro | ||||||
| 08/19 | 3 | | The Highway Man | ||||||
| 08/26 | 1 | | Joe Dowell | ||||||
| 09/02 | 3 | | John Leyton | 2 | | The Highway Man | |||
| 09/09 | 4 | | Bobby Vee | ||||||
| 09/16 | 3 | | Bobby Vee | ||||||
| 09/23 | 1 |
| Shirley Bassey | ||||||
| 09/30 | 1(4) | | John Leyton | ||||||
| 10/07 | 1 | | The Shadows | 3 | | Ray Charles | 1 | Crying | Roy Orbison |
| 10/14 | 1 | | The Highwaymen | 1 | | Ray Charles | |||
| 10/21 | 3 | | Helen Shapiro | 2 | | Dion | 2 | | Dion |
| 10/28 | |||||||||
| 11/04 | 5 | | Jimmy Dean | 5 | | Jimmy Dean | |||
| 11/11 | 4 |
| Elvis Presley | ||||||
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| 12/09 | 3 | | Frankie Vaughan | 1 | | Marvelettes | 4 | | Tokens |
| 12/16 | 4 | | Tokens | ||||||
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| 12/30 | 2 | | Danny Williams | ||||||
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# 1960.03.10 ~ 1967.06.29 : The Record Retailer UK singles chart was published on Thursday, which was two days earlier than the date displayed in the first column. # Mid 1957 ~ Late 1961 : The Billboard chart was published on Monday, which was two days later than the date displayed in the first column. Hits that have reached the no.1 spot both in Europe & the US are indicated by bold font, each chart's no.1 hit of the year is indicated by red font. | |||||||||