12/08/2026
More from the archives: The Golden Oldies & Vintage Album Chart Shows 12 - 08 - 2020 featuring UK hit singles & album tracks of the 1960s. Click below to stream & download: ↓↓↓
Today's Golden Oldies and Vintage Album Chart Shows feature UK August hit singles and album tracks of the 1960's:
The Golden Oldies Show:
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The Vintage Album Chart Show:
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COMPLETE LISTING:
THE GOLDEN OLDIES SHOW
9 - 15/8/1964 - 56 Years Ago
Top 20 Singles
Compiled by Record Retailer
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1 2 6 DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY:-MANFRED MANN HMV POP 1320
2 1 5 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT:-THE BEATLES Parlophone R 5160
3 3 6 CALL UP THE GROUPS:-THE BARRON KNIGHTS Columbia DB 7317
4 4 7 IT'S ALL OVER NOW:-THE ROLLING STONES Decca F 11934
5 9 9 I WON'T FORGET YOU:-JIM REEVES RCA 1400
6 6 6 TO***CO ROAD:-THE NASHVILLE TEENS Decca F 11930
7 5 7 I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF:-DUSTY SPRINGFIELD Philips BF 1348
8 10 6 I GET AROUND:-THE BEACH BOYS Capitol CL 15350
9 7 7 ON THE BEACH:-CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS Columbia DB 7305
10 12 4 IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE:-BILLY FURY Decca F 11959
11 18 4 HAVE I THE RIGHT:-THE HONEYCOMBS Pye 7N 15664
12 15 4 FROM A WINDOW:-BILLY J. KRAMER & THE DAKOTAS Parlophone R 5156
13 8 8 THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN:-THE ANIMALS Columbia DB 7301
14 23 5 I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY:-THE FOUR PENNIES Philips BF 1349
15 14 6 WISHIN' AND HOPIN':-THE MERSEYBEATS Fontana TF 482
16 11 5 SOME DAY WE'RE GONNA LOVE AGAIN:-THE SEARCHERS Pye 7N 15670
17 28 2 IT'S FOR YOU:-CILLA BLACK Parlophone R 5162
18 13 12 HOLD ME:-P.J. PROBY Decca F 11904
19 26 26 I LOVE YOU BECAUSE:-JIM REEVES RCA 1385
20 25 3 YOU'LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN:-DIONNE WARWICK Pye International 7N 25256
9 - 15/8/1964 - 56 Years Ago
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by Record Retailer
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1 1 4 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT:-THE BEATLES "If I Fell" is featured
2 2 16 ROLLING STONES:-THE ROLLING STONES
3 3 5 WONDERFUL LIFE:-CLIFF RICHARD
4 7 37 WITH THE BEATLES:-THE BEATLES
5 6 6 KISSIN' COUSINS:-ELVIS PRESLEY
6 - 12/8/1961 - 59 Years Ago
Top 40 Singles
Compiled by Record Retailer
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1 2 7 YOU DON'T KNOW:-HELEN SHAPIRO Columbia DB 4670
2 1 11 WELL I ASK YOU:-EDEN KANE Decca F 11353
3 3 14 HALFWAY TO PARADISE:-BILLY FURY Decca F 11349
4 5 5 ROMEO:-PETULA CLARK Pye 7N 15361
5 4 9 TEMPTATION:-THE EVERLY BROTHERS Warner Bros WB 42
6 10 5 YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE:-CLARENCE ’FROGMAN’ HENRY
Pye International 7N 25089
7 8 8 A GIRL LIKE YOU:-CLIFF RICHARD Columbia DB 4667
8 9 11 HELLO MARY LOU (GOODBYE HEART)/TRAVELLIN' MAN:-RICKY NELSON London HLP 9347
9 11 7 TIME:-CRAIG DOUGLAS Top Rank JAR 569
10 7 9 PASADENA:-THE TEMPERANCE SEVEN Parlophone R 4781
11 6 16 RUNAWAY:-DEL SHANNON London HLX 9317
12 13 6 BABY I DON'T CARE/VALLEY OF TEARS:-BUDDY HOLLY Coral Q 72432
13 12 4 DON'T YOU KNOW IT:-ADAM FAITH Parlophone R 4807
14 24 3 REACH FOR THE STARS/CLIMB EV'RY MOUNTAIN:-SHIRLEY BASSEY Columbia DB 4685
15 15 12 RUNNING SCARED:-ROY ORBISON London HLU 9342
16 21 4 QUARTER TO THREE:-U.S. BONDS Top Rank JAR 575
17 18 8 MARCHETA:-KARL DENVER Decca F 11360
18 26 2 JOHNNY REMEMBER ME:-JOHN LEYTON Top Rank JAR 577
19 29 31 A SCOTTISH SOLDIER:-ANDY STEWART Top Rank JAR 512
20 20 6 MOODY RIVER:-PAT BOONE London HLD 9350
21 16 9 WEEKEND:-EDDIE COCHRAN London HLG 9362
22 23 4 DUM DUM:-BRENDA LEE Brunswick 05854
23 14 15 BUT I DO:-CLARENCE ’FROGMAN’ HENRY Pye International 7N 25078
24 17 12 SURRENDER:-ELVIS PRESLEY RCA 1227
25 25 5 THAT'S MY HOME:-MR. ACKER BILK Columbia DB 4673
26 19 14 FRIGHTENED CITY:-THE SHADOWS Columbia DB 4637
27 31 7 WHEELS CHA CHA:-JOE LOSS & HIS ORCHESTRA HMV POP 880
28 32 6 OLD SMOKIE/HIGH VOLTAGE:-JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES London HLX 9378
29 22 9 BREAKING IN A BRAND NEW BROKEN HEART:-CONNIE FRANCIS MGM 1136
30 28 3 CUPID:-SAM COOKE RCA 1242
31 39 3 QUITE A PARTY:-THE FIREBALLS Pye International 7N 25092
32 34 5 BOLL WEEVIL SONG:-BROOK BENTON Mercury AMT 1148
33 30 8 RING OF FIRE:-DUANE EDDY London HLW 9370
34 40 2 HOW MANY TEARS:-BOBBY VEE London HLG 9389
35 41 14 YOU'LL NEVER KNOW:-SHIRLEY BASSEY Columbia DB 4643
36 45 4 SAN ANTONIO ROSE:-FLOYD CRAMER RCA 1241
37 37 6 NATURE BOY:-BOBBY DARIN London HLK 9375
38 44 2 WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I?:-ANTHONY NEWLEY Decca F 11376
39 42 23 WOODEN HEART:-ELVIS PRESLEY RCA 1226
40 -- 1 GIRLS:-JOHNNY BURNETTE London HLG 9388
BUBBLING UNDER
45 46 6 THE MIRACLE OF YOU:-DANNY WILLIAMS HMV POP 885
50 -- 1 TANSY:-ALEX WELSH BAND Columbia DB 4686
6 - 12/8/1961 - 59 Years Ago
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by Record Retailer
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1 1 38 THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW:-THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS HMV CLP1399 "Your Requests" is featured
2 2 172 SOUTH PACIFIC:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RCA RB 16065
3 3 36 G.I. BLUES:-ELVIS PRESLEY RCA RD27192
4 5 12 THE BEST OF BARBER & BILK VOLUME 1:-CHRIS BARBER & ACKER BILK
Pye Golden Guinea GGL0075
5 4 17 LISTEN TO CLIFF:-CLIFF RICHARD Columbia 33SX1320
6 - 12/8/1967 - 52 Years Ago
Top 10 Singles
Compiled by Record Retailer
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1 2 5 SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR):-
SCOTT McKENZIE CBS 2816
2 1 5 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE:-THE BEATLES Parlophone R 5620
3 3 4 DEATH OF A CLOWN:-DAVE DAVIES Pye 7N 17356
4 6 3 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN:-TOM JONES Decca F 12639
5 4 11 IT MUST BE HIM (SEUL SUR SON ETOILE):-VIKKI CARR Liberty LIB 55917
6 7 9 SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME:-THE TURTLES London HLU 10135
7 8 3 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER:-STEVIE WONDER Tamla Motown TMG 613
8 11 5 UP-UP AND AWAY:-THE JOHNNY MANN SINGERS Liberty LIB 55972
9 5 8 ALTERNATE TITLE:-THE MONKEES RCA 1604
10 9 8 SEE EMILY PLAY:-PINK FLOYD Columbia DB 8214
6 - 12/8/1967 - 52 Years Ago
Top 5 Albums
Compiled by Record Retailer
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1 1 11 SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND:-THE BEATLES "Fixing A Hole" is featured
2 3 123 THE SOUND OF MUSIC:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
3 2 6 HEADQUARTERS:-THE MONKEES
4 5 12 ARE YOU EXPERIENCED:-JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
5 7 40 BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS:-THE BEACH BOYS
"CAUGHT IN THE SAFETY NET"
11 14 7 JUST LOVING YOU:-ANITA HARRIS CBS 272434
12 17 3 CREEQUE ALLEY:-THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS RCA 1613
THE VINTAGE ALBUM CHART SHOW
12 - 18/8/1962 - 58 Years Ago
Top 20 Albums
Compiled by Record Retailer
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1 1 7 POT LUCK:-ELVIS PRESLEY RCA RD27265 "Suspicion" + "I Feel That I've Known You Forever" are featured
2 2 22 WEST SIDE STORY:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Philips BBL7530 " I Feel Pretty” - Marni Nixon, Yvonne Othon & Suzie Kaye + "Intermission Music" - Johnny Green & The West Side Story Orchestra" are featured
3 4 91 THE BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW:-THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS HMV CLP1399 "Meet The Girls" + "A Tribute To Al Jolson" are featured
4 5 37 BLUE HAWAII:-ELVIS PRESLEY RCA RD27238 "Rock-a-Hula Baby" + "Hawaiian Wedding Song" are featured
5 3 224 SOUTH PACIFIC:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RCA RB 16065 "Younger Than Springtime" - Bill Lee + "Happy Talk" - Muriel Smith are featured
6 14 4 MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC:-RAY CHARLES HMV CLP1580 "I Can't Stop Loving You" + "Just A Little Lovin'" are featured
7 8 13 STRANGER ON THE SHORE:-MR. ACKER BILK Columbia 33SX1407 "Stranger On The Shore" + "Take My Lips" are featured
8 12 5 TWISTIN' AND TWANGIN':-DUANE EDDY RCA RD27264 "Peppermint Twist" + "Twistin' N' Twangin'" are featured
9 7 49 THE SHADOWS:-THE SHADOWS Columbia SCX3414 "All My Sorrows" + "Stand Up And Say That" are featured
10 9 6 BLITZ!:-ORIGINAL LONDON CAST HMV CLP1569 "Tell Him, Tell Her!" - Grazina Frame, Amelia Bayntun & Graham James "I Want To Whisper Something" - Graham James & Thomas Kapinski are featured
11 6 17 IT'S TRAD DAD:-ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK Columbia 33SX1412 "Tavern In The Town" - Terry Lightfoot + "Ring A Ding" - Craig Douglas are featured
12 19 44 ANOTHER BLACK AND WHITE MINSTREL SHOW:-THE GEORGE MITCHELL MINSTRELS
HMV CLP1460 "Meet The Minstrels" + "The Good Old Summertime" are featured
13 11 35 THE YOUNG ONES:-CLIFF RICHARD Columbia 33SX1384 "The Young Ones" + "All For One" are featured
14 10 11 SINATRA AND STRINGS:-FRANK SINATRA Reprise R1004 "Come Rain Or Come Shine" + "It Might As Well Be Spring" are featured
15 18 24 TOPS WITH ME:-HELEN SHAPIRO Columbia 33SX1397 "Lipstick On Your Collar" + "Beyond The Sea" are featured
16 15 56 THE SOUND OF MUSIC:-THE ORIGINAL LONDON CAST HMV CLP1453 "So Long, Farewell" - The Original London Cast Orchestra + "How Can Love Survive" - The Original London Cast Orchestra with Eunice Grayson are featured
17 17 23 WEST SIDE STORY:-ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST Philips BBL 7277 "Something's Coming" (Larry Kert) + "The Dance At The Gym" (The Jets & The Sharks) are featured
18 20 13 HANCOCK:-TONY HANCOCK Pye NPL18068 "The Radio Ham" (excerpt) is featured
19 16 106 THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY:-BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS Coral LVA9105 "Think It Over" + "Oh Boy" are featured
20 13 38 THE ROARING TWENTIES - SONGS FROM THE TV SERIES:-DOROTHY PROVINE with PINKY AND HER PLAYBOYS
Warner Brothers WM4035 "Medley - Crazy Words, Crazy Tune/ Bye Bye Blackbird/ Whisper Song/ Laugh, Clown, Laugh" + "Medley - "Charlston/ Doin' The Raccoon/ Black Bottom" are featured