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Longest-running Billboard No. 1 singles of the 1960s
the Beatles in a studio portrait
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#44. sugar sugar
Don Kirschner accepts the award for best single of 1969 for the record ‘Sugar Sugar’
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#43. Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones on a London street
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#42. Dizzy
Tommy Roe at EMI House in Manchester Square
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#41. everyday people
“Sly & The Family Stone” pose for a portrait in 1968
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#40. This guy is in love with you
American musician Herb Alpert playing the trumpet,
Billboard, page 7, January 7, 1967 // Wikimedia Commons
#39. (Sittin’ On) The Quay of the Bay
Close-up of Otis Redding in 1967
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#38. Believing in reverie
The Monkees sitting in four director’s chairs with their logo on the back
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#37. The letter
The Box Tops pose in Central Park, New York
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#36. Ode to Billie Joe
Bobbie Gentry stars on the Bobbie Gentry musical series for BBC Television
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#35. Windy
Russ Giguere and Jim Yester during a recording session
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#34. groove
Portrait of the Young Rascals
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#33. something stupid
Frank Sinatra playing with his daughter Nancy Sinatra
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#32. Yesterday
The Beatles rehearse at alpha TV studios
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#31. (I can’t get no) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones on stage at the Regal Cinema, Cambridge
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#30. Baby Love
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#29. The! I said it again
Bobby Vinton during a television appearance
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#28. Dominica
The singing nun plays her guitar for two other nuns.
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#27. He is so good
Still life of a 45 rpm record from the single ‘He’s So Fine’
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#26. Roses are red (my love)
Bobby Vinton sitting and adjusting the stereo equipment
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#25. Run away
Del Shannon recording in a studio with a vintage microphone
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#24. stuck to you
Elvis Presley performs during a television appearance
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#23. Come back
The Beatles lined up in profile.
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#22. people should be free
The Rascals in an unspecified recording studio
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#21. Honey
Bobby Goldsboro, performing “Honey”
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#20. Love is Blue
View of a 7″ 45 rpm single by Paul Mauriat with ‘Love Is Blue’
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#19. To sir with love
Lulu performs on her own BBC TV show
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#18. Ballad of the Green Berets
Sleeve of SSgt. “The Ballad of the Green Berets / Letter from Vietnam” by Barry Sadler
West Midlands Police // Wikimedia Commons
#17. I can’t buy myself love
The Beatles pose with British p[olicewearingBobbyhats[oliceportantdeschapeauxBobby[olicewearingBobbyhats
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#16. sugar shack
Jimmy Gilmer plays with the Fireballs in a TV show
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#15. Big girls don’t cry
The Four Seasons, around 1963, playing instruments and singing
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#14. Sherry
The Four Seasons perform on stage
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#13. I can’t stop loving you
Ray Charles in concert at the Olympia in Paris
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#12. Big Bad John
Photo of country music singer Jimmy Dean
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#11. It’s now or never
Sergeant Elvis Presley at a press conference
GaHetNa (Nationaal Archief NL) // Wikimedia Commons
#ten. Cathy’s Clown
The Everly Brothers sing during a TV appearance
Michael Ochs Archives // Getty Images
#9. In the year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)
Photo by Zager & Evans in studio
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#8. Aquarius/Let The Sun In (The Failures Of The Flesh)
The 5 members of the 5th Dimension perform on stage
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#seven. Are you alone tonight?
Elvis in an ad still holding a guitar
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#6. I heard it through the vine
Marvin Gaye with Motown’s Barney Ales with gold single ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’
Billboard // Wikimedia Commons
#5. I am a believer
The Monkees frolic on the beach for a photo op
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#4. I want to hold your hand
The Beatles prepare to perform on a TV set
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#3. Turn and turn
Bobby Lewis posed with a microphone
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#2. Hey Jude
The Beatles greet fans at an airport
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#1. Theme of a summer place
Conductor Percy Faith takes notes on sheet music
