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7" EP (Extended Play) Charts Statistics and Trivia

The first ever separate EP chart was listed by 'Record Retailer' on 10th March 1960, consisting of 10 titles, and the last
was on 30th November 1967 which only listed nine due to the fall in numbers of EPs being produced.
Between these dates various numbers of EPs were involved in weekly listings.

For statistical purposes, if no chart was issued for a particular week the previous week's positions have been used.
All statistics are calculated from the Saturday of the week in which a chart was published


British Record Chart History                   Sixties Trivia, Quizzes and Games
Most weeks on chart - total - by artist
Most number one hits - total - by artist
Most weeks on chart - artist - by year
Most weeks at No1 - total - by artist
Most consecutive weeks on chart - by title
Most consecutive weeks at No1 - by title
Most weeks on chart - total - by title
Most weeks at No1 - total - by title
Most chart hits - total - by artist
Most weeks at No1 - artist - by year
Most top ten hits - total - by artist
Most weeks at No1 - record label - by year
Most chart hits without a No1 hit - by artist
Most weeks at No1 - total - by record label
Most chart hits without a top ten hit - by artist
Most No1 hits - total - by record label
Most chart hits - total - by record label
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MOST WEEKS ON CHART     TOTAL - BY ARTIST
All groups or artists who had more than 100 total weeks on chart.

Each chart entry per week = 1 week to allow for simultaneous hits
MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ON CHART
BY TITLE
MOST WEEKS ON CHART
ARTIST - BY YEAR

  461     THE SHADOWS
432     CLIFF RICHARD
392     THE BEATLES
366     ELVIS PRESLEY
169     NINA AND FREDERICK
166     THE SEEKERS
154     THE ROLLING STONES
133     MR ACKER BILK
111     MANFRED MANN
108     THE BEACH BOYS
106     THE SEARCHERS
103     FRANK IFIELD
101     ROY ORBISON
115    NINA AND FREDERICK - NINA AND FREDERICK
  82    THE BEACH BOY HITS - THE BEACH BOYS
  81    SHADOWS TO THE FORE - THE SHADOWS
  79    PETER, PAUL AND MARY - PETER, PAUL AND MARY
  76    ADAM'S HIT PARADE - ADAM FAITH
  73    HITS FROM THE SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS
  62    THE BUTTON DOWN MIND OF BOB NEWHART - BOB NEWHART
  61    STRICTLY FOR GROWN UPS - PADDY ROBERTS
  60    UNFORGETTABLE - NAT 'KING' COLE
  58    THE FOUR TOPS - THE FOUR TOPS
1960
  100    CLIFF RICHARD
    84    NINA AND FREDERICK
    70    ELVIS PRESLEY

1961
    96    CLIFF RICHARD
    88    ELVIS PRESLEY
    79    THE SHADOWS

1962
  179    THE SHADOWS
  109    CLIFF RICHARD
    86    HELEN SHAPIRO
1963
  152   THE SHADOWS
    89   FRANK IFIELD
    79   CLIFF RICHARD

1964
  168   THE BEATLES
    70   THE ROLLING STONES
    60   PETER, PAUL AND MARY

1965
  111   THE BEATLES
    71   THE ROLLING STONES
    56   JOAN BAEZ
1966
  66    THE BEATLES
  57    MANFRED MANN
  51    THE SEEKERS

1967
  91    THE SEEKERS
  87    THE FOUR TOPS
  57    THE BEACH BOYS


There were no EP charts listed
for 1968 or 1969



MOST CHART HITS  TOTAL - BY ARTIST
Titles only - Re-entries and Re-issues are not valid
MOST TOP TEN HITS
TOTAL - BY ARTIST
MOST NUMBER 1 HITS
TOTAL - BY ARTIST
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
TOTAL - BY RECORD LABEL
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
TOTAL - BY ARTIST

23    CLIFF RICHARD
19    THE SHADOWS
15    ELVIS PRESLEY
12    THE BEATLES
10    MR. ACKER BILK
7      NINA AND FREDERICK
7      THE SEARCHERS
7      FRANK SINATRA
6      FRANK IFIELD
6      MANFRED MANN
6      JIM REEVES
6      HARRY SECOMBE
5      SHIRLEY BASSEY
5      RUSS CONWAY
5      DUANE EDDY
5      GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS
5      BUDDY HOLLY
5      ROY ORBISON

17    CLIFF RICHARD
13    THE SHADOWS
12    THE BEATLES
10    ELVIS PRESLEY
6      MANFRED MANN
5      MR. ACKER BILK
5      NINA AND FREDERICK
5      THE SEARCHERS
4      THE BACHELORS
4      JOAN BAEZ
4      THE HOLLIES
4      THE KINKS
4      ROY ORBISON
4      JIM REEVES
4      THE TORNADOS

8    THE BEATLES
4    ELVIS PRESLEY
4    CLIFF RICHARD
4    THE SHADOWS
3    MANFRED MANN
3    THE ROLLING STONES
2    THE KINKS
2    PADDY ROBERTS
2    THE SEARCHERS
2    THE SEEKERS
2    HELEN SHAPIRO

14 other artists had
one Number 1 each

99    COLUMBIA
66    PARLOPHONE
64    DECCA
46    RCA
32    CAPITOL
25    PYE
22    TAMLA MOTOWN
21    HMV
13    PHILIPS
5      REACTION
1      FONTANA
1      LIBERTY

63    THE BEATLES
59    THE SHADOWS
46    ELVIS PRESLEY
37    THE ROLLING STONES
32    THE BEACH BOYS
22    THE FOUR TOPS
21    PADDY ROBERTS
17    MANFRED MANN
13    HELEN SHAPIRO
13    THE WALKER BROTHERS
12    FRANK IFIELD
10    CLIFF RICHARD




MOST HITS WITHOUT A NUMBER 1
BY ARTIST
MOST HITS WITHOUT A TOP TEN HIT
BY ARTIST
MOST CHART HITS
TOTAL - BY RECORD LABEL
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
RECORD LABEL - BY YEAR
MOST NUMBER 1 HITS
TOTAL - BY RECORD LABEL

  10    MR. ACKER BILK

  7    NINA AND FREDERICK

  7    FRANK SINATRA

  6    JIM REEVES

  5    SHIRLEY BASSEY

  5    RUSS CONWAY

  5    DUANE EDDY

  5    GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS

  5    BUDDY HOLLY

  5    ROY ORBISON
ONLY ONE ARTIST HAD MORE THAN THREE
HITS WITHOUT REACHING THE TOP TEN




Johnny Mathis

The highest position reached by any of his
four EP hits was 17
111    COLUMBIA

  51    DECCA

  48    PYE

  34    PARLOPHONE

  31    RCA

  26    HMV

  26    LONDON

  23    PHILIPS

  22    FONTANA

  19    CAPITOL

  18    CBS
1960  21  DECCA

1961  50  COLUMBIA

1962  26  COLUMBIA

1963  19  PARLOPHONE

1964  31  DECCA

1965  18  PYE

1966  15  CAPITOL

1967  22  TAMLA MOTOWN

There were no EP charts listed
for 1968 or 1969
13    COLUMBIA

9      PARLOPHONE

7      DECCA

6      PYE

5      HMV

5      RCA

1      CAPITOL,  FONTANA

        LIBERTY,  PHILIPS

        REACTION,  TAMLA MOTOWN



MOST CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
BY TITLE
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
TOTAL - BY TITLE
MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1
ARTIST - BY YEAR
MOST WEEKS ON CHART
TOTAL - BY TITLE

 

23    SHADOWS TO THE FORE - THE SHADOWS

20    FOLLOW THAT DREAM - ELVIS PRESLEY

17    THE SHADOWS - THE SHADOWS

15    FIVE BY FIVE - THE ROLLING STONES

13    KID GALAHAD - ELVIS PRESLEY

12    STRICTLY FOR GROWN UPS - PADDY ROBERTS

11    THE ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES

11    TWIST AND SHOUT - THE BEATLES

10    THE FOUR TOPS' HITS - THE FOUR TOPS

10    I NEED YOU - THE WALKER BROTHERS

10    TWIST AND SHOUT - THE BEATLES

32    BEACH BOYS' HITS - THE BEACH BOYS

28    SHADOWS TO THE FORE - THE SHADOWS

22    THE FOUR TOPS' HITS - THE FOUR TOPS

21    FIVE BY FIVE - THE ROLLING STONES

21    TWIST AND SHOUT - THE BEATLES

20    FOLLOW THAT DREAM - ELVIS PRESLEY

20    THE SHADOWS - THE SHADOWS

19    STRICTLY FOR GROWN UPS - PADDY ROBERTS

18    KID GALAHAD - ELVIS PRESLEY

14    THE ROLLING STONES - THE ROLLING STONES

1960  21  PADDY ROBERTS

1961
  43  THE SHADOWS

1962  25  ELVIS PRESLEY

1963  19  THE BEATLES

1964  29  THE ROLLING STONES

1965  12  MANFRED MANN

1966  15  THE BEACH BOYS

1967  22  THE FOUR TOPS




There were no EP charts listed
for 1968 or 1969
116    SHADOWS TO THE FORE - THE SHADOWS

115    NINA AND FREDERICK - NINA AND FREDERICK

86      THE SHADOWS - THE SHADOWS

86      SOUTH PACIFIC NO. 1 - VARIOUS ARTISTS (FILM)

82      BEACH BOY HITS - THE BEACH BOYS

79      PETER, PAUL AND MARY - PETER, PAUL AND MARY

77      ADAM'S HIT PARADE - ADAM FAITH

73      HITS FROM THE SEEKERS - THE SEEKERS

66      STRICTLY FOR GROWN UPS - PADDY ROBERTS

64      TWIST AND SHOUT - THE BEATLES

64      THE BUTTON DOWN MIND OF BOB NEWHART - BOB NEWHART

64      STRICTLY ELVIS - ELVIS PRESLEY





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