Between Rock 'n' Roll and Beatlemania Quiz

Answer: Nine

"Nine Tines Out Of Ten" written by Waldense Hall/Otis Blackwell peaked at number three on the UK singles chart for Cliff Richard and The Shadows in 1960. It did not chart in the USA.

Cliff Richard and The Shadows had a lot of hits on the UK singles chart in the period 1960 - 1964, together and individually. Cliff Richard is still performing and releasing records as this quiz is being written (2019). He is the only singer to have had UK number one hits in five consecutive decades, 1950's (2), 1960's (7), 1970's (1), 1980's (2) and 1990's (2).

Answer: The Ventures

"Perfidia" written by Alberto Domínguez peaked at number four on the UK singles chart for The Ventures in 1960. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Perfidia" must be one of the oldest songs to have reached the UK singles chart in the '60s. It was written by Mexican songwriter Alberto Domínguez and published in 1939. It was first a hit for Xavier Cugat in 1940. The Ventures were formed in Seattle, Washington, USA. They had hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the '60s, "Walk-Don't Run", number two in 1960 and "Hawaii Five-O", number four in 1969.

Answer: Billy Fury

"Halfway To Paradise" written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King peaked at number three on the UK singles chart for Billy Fury in 1961. It did not chart in the USA.

Billy Fury was the same age as John Lennon and also hailed from Liverpool, England. While Fury was having his first hit "Maybe Tomorrow" (number 18 in 1959), The Silver Beetles were still unknown nationally. In 1960 they auditioned to be Fury's backing group but got turned down. A story by their then manager Allan Williams goes, Fury's manager didn't want Stuart Sutcliffe but Lennon told him, all of us or none of us.

Answer: Bobby Vee

"Take Good Care Of My Baby" written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King peaked at number three on the UK singles chart for Bobby Vee in 1961. It was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Bobby Vee was another very popular singer in the early '60s. In the UK he had seven Top 10 hits but never had a number one hit. In the USA he only had six Top 10 hits but did achieve a number one hit. Like fellow American singers Buddy Holly (9 UK - 3 USA), Roy Orbison (12 UK - 10 USA) and Del Shannon (8 UK - 3 USA) he had more Top 10 hits in the UK than in his homeland.

Answer: Lonnie Donegan

"The Party's Over" written by Jule Styne/Betty Comden/Adolph Green peaked at number nine on the UK singles chart for Lonnie Donegan in 1962. It did not chart in the USA.

Before Lonnie Donegan (The King of Skiffle) had chalked up his last UK Top 10 hit in 1962, he had 28 successive Top 30 chart entries. He was the first UK male singer to have two Top 10 hits on the Billboard chart. In the UK between 1956 and 1962 he had 17 Top 10 hits including three number one hits, "Cumberland Gap" (1957), "Gamblin' Man"/"Putting On The Style" (1957) and "My Old Man's A Dustman" (1960).

Answer: Good Luck Charm

"Good Luck Charm" written by Aaron Schroeder/Wally Gold was number one for five weeks on the UK singles chart for Elvis Presley in 1962. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Elvis Presley was still going strong in the early '60s and 1962 was another good year for him. There were only 12 number one hits on the UK singles chart in 1962 and Elvis had 25% of them. Four records released, four number one hits, in total he spent 15 weeks at number one. In between "She's Not You" and "Return To Sender" an unknown group peaked at number 17 with their first record "Love Me Do".

Answer: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man

"Brown-Eyed Handsome Man" written by Chuck Berry peaked at number three on the UK singles chart for Buddy Holly in 1963. It did not chart in the USA. It had overdubbed accompaniment by The Fireballs done in 1962 by Holly's ex-manager Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, USA.

It is hard to believe but Buddy Holly with or without the other Crickets had more posthumous UK hits than he did while he was alive. Between 1957 and 1959 he had nine UK chart entries but between 1959 and 1964 he had 13 entries on the UK singles chart not counting re-issues. These included seven Top 20 hits of which four were Top 10 hits which included the number one hit "It Doesn't Matter Anymore".

Answer: Flirt

"Little Town Flirt" written by Del Shannon/Maron McKenzie peaked at number four on the UK singles chart for Del Shannon in 1963. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Like Jeff Lynne of E.L.O. Del Shannon was my first musical hero. He was very, very popular in the UK. He had one number one hit on the UK singles chart with his first record "Runaway" in 1961 and just missed out with "Hey! Little Girl" and "The Swiss Maid" which both peaked at number two in 1962. He had a short lived resurgence in 1965 when "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)" peaked at number three.

Answer: The Shadows

"The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt" written by Hank Marvin/Bruce Welch/Brian Bennett/John Rostill. It peaked at number five on the UK singles chart for The Shadows in 1964. It did not chart in the USA. "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" peaked at number five on the UK singles chart in 1978. It did not chart in the USA. Both instrumentals peaked at number five and both spent 14 weeks on the chart, 14 years apart.

The Shadows are the top UK instrumental group by a very long mile. Besides hits with Cliff Richard they had 25 hits on the UK singles chart in the '60s alone. Between 1960 and 1964 they had 15 consecutive Top 20 hits with their first 15 singles, 13 of which were Top 10 hits, including five number one hits, "Apache" (1960), "Kon-Tiki" (1961), "Wonderful Land" (1962), "Dance On" (1962) and "Foot Tapper" (1963).

Answer: Oh, Pretty Woman

"Oh, Pretty Woman" written by Roy Orbison/Bill Dees was number one for two weeks on the UK singles chart for Roy Orbison in 1964. It was number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

Besides Cliff Richard the other survivor on the UK singles chart from the '60s was the 'Big O' himself, Roy Orbison. In the '60s he had 16 Top 20 hits of which 10 were Top 10 hits, of these there were three number one hits "Only The Lonely" (1960), "It's Over" (1964) and "Oh Pretty Woman" (1964). After a gap of nearly 20 years he had two Top 10 hits with "You Got It" (1989) and "I Drove All Night" (1992).