List of best-selling singles of the 1960s in the United Kingdom

A single is a type of music release defined by the British Official Charts Company (OCC) as having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes.

[1] On 31 May 2010, a retrospective record chart was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 that listed the 60 biggest-selling singles in the United Kingdom during the 1960s.

[8][9] The highest-placed solo female artist on the list is Cilla Black at number 27, with her 1964 single "Anyone Who Had a Heart", which was also distributed by Parlophone.

[5] During the 1960s, sales of singles in the UK were monitored by several magazines, including New Musical Express (NME), Record Retailer, Melody Maker and Disc.

[14][15] Released on 23 August 1963, the single spent six non-consecutive weeks at number one and sold more than 1.89 million copies, approximately 140,000 more than its nearest rival, "I Want to Hold Your Hand", also by the Beatles.

Composite image of four black-and-white photographs showing the faces of the Beatles.
The Beatles released 18 of the best-selling songs of the 1960s.
Black-and-white photograph of the Rolling Stones sitting on a staircase in 1965.
The Rolling Stones had five of the biggest-selling singles of the decade.
Black-and-white promotional photograph of Elvis Presley from the 1957 film Jailhouse Rock.
American singer Elvis Presley featured in the decade-end singles chart with four songs.
Head-and-shoulders colour photograph of Cliff Richard in 1975.
Between 1960 and 1969, Cliff Richard released three of the best-selling singles.
Colour photograph of Ken Dodd in a dressing room in 2007. He is holding two feather dusters against his head in a comical fashion.
British comedian Ken Dodd 's 1965 song " Tears " was the third best-selling track of the decade. [ 15 ]