Sixties City - British Sixties Music Charts Hits and Artists

These pages are dedicated to the music, artists, groups and hits of the Swingin' Sixties and list EVERY entry into the British Singles Top 50 chart, LP Album chart and Extended Play EP chart during the 60s, alphabetically by artist.
You can also browse one of the most comprehensive 60s chart listings on the internet showing the Top 20 singles chart for EVERY WEEK of the entire decade - choose your starting point from the years above.
Not only that, but there are also lots of lists, statistics, trivia and Sixties quizzes that include facts that may interest and surprise you such as: "Who was the most successful singles chart artist of the Sixties?"

Read the story of

Mersey Beat - the Sixties Liverpool music newspaper - written by founder Bill Harry

If you want to explore some music industry locations, there are some very interesting and excellent North-West London music maps by Dick Weindling, covering Music Businesses and Musicians at notjustCamden.

The Price Of Vinyl Records in The Sixties

.... if you ever wondered where all your pocket money went!

Year	7" 45 r.p.m. Singles	7" 45 r.p.m. Extended Play (EPs)	12" long-play Pop Albums (LPs)	12" long-play Classical Albums (LPs)	Year	7" 45 r.p.m. Singles	7" 45 r.p.m. Extended Play (EPs)	12" long-play Pop Albums (LPs)	12" long-play Classical Albums (LPs)
1960	6s 3d ( 31p )	10s 11d ( 55p )	£1 14s 3d ( £1.71 )	£1 18s 3d ( £1.91 )	1965	6s 8d ( 34p )	11s 6d ( 58p )	£1 12s 3d ( £1.61 )	£1 15s 11d ( £1.80 )
1961	6s 4d ( 32p )	10s 11d ( 55p )	£1 14s 3d ( £1.71 )	£1 19s 11d ( £1.99 )	1966	7s 2d ( 36p )	11s 6d ( 58p )	£1 12s 3d ( £1.61 )	£1 15s 11d ( £1.80 )
1962	6s 6d ( 33p )	11s 3d ( 56p )	£1 14s 6d ( £1.73 )	£1 19s 11d ( £1.99 )	1967	7s 3d ( 37p )	11s 6d ( 58p )	£1 12s 6d ( £1.63)	£1 17s 6d ( £1.88 )
* 1963 *	6s 3d ( 32p )	10s 1d ( 51p )	£1 10s 11d ( £1.55 )	£1 15s 11d ( £1.80 )	1968	8s 0d ( 40p )	12s 11d ( 65p )	£1 16s 9d ( £1.84 )	£2 2s 9d ( £2.14 )
1964	6s 8d ( 34p )	11s 6d ( 58p )	£1 12s 3d ( £1.61 )	£1 15s 11d ( £1.80 )	1969	8s 6d ( 43p )	13s 3d ( 66p )	£1 17s 6d ( £1.88 )	£2 3s 11d ( £2.20 )

* * On 1st January 1963 Purchase Tax on vinyl discs was cut from 45% to 25%