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Sixty years of the UK charts

4175 days ago

Guardian Music — Sixty years ago today, the first singles chart was published in Britain – turning pop music into a competitive sport. Bob Stanley on how fans, scams and yodelling Aussies changed the landscapeFor Britain, the modern pop era began in 1952. Not only ... more info

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Candle in the Wind tops UK chart of charts – 123 records that sold a million

4184 days ago

Guardian Music — Singles' resurgence put down to advent of digital downloads, which have brought down cost from equivalent of £5.84 to 99pData blog: the full list of UK million-sellersIt is a music chart in which Don't You Want Me? by the Human League sits outside t... more info

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Best No 1 singles, 1952-2012 – the full list

4338 days ago

Guardian Music — The UK singles chart is 60 years old. We asked writers to pick their favourite chart-toppers from each year. Here you can see their choices at a glance. Click the each one to read more, listen to the single and have your sayBest No 1 singles: the int... more info

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The 60 best No 1 singles ever: what's your favourite?

4340 days ago

Guardian Music — To mark an important 60th anniversary, our writers have been picking their favourite No 1 hits from the UK charts. Here's what some other well-known fans thought – plus a Spotify playlist – and your chance to tell us what you would have chosenIt ... more info

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The best No 1 singles: Al Martino – Here In My Heart | Bob Stanley

4340 days ago

Guardian Music — 1952: This was the very first No 1, though it's hard to understand why it was so bigThe best No 1 of 1952 was Here In My Heart, by dint of its being the only No 1 of 1952. Had the first hit parade been published a few months earlier, Al Martino could... more info

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What are the best UK No 1s of the last 60 years?

4342 days ago

Guardian Music — Our writers are busy thinking about their favourite chart toppers of the last 60 years. Start thinking about what yours might be and tell us on FridayFor some – you might need a belly full of wine – there seems to be a lot of excitement surroundi... more info

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The Godfather singer tops the first UK record charts

4696 days ago

Guardian Music — 14 November 1952: Number 2 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of pop musicThe pop charts began in postwar Britain when Percy Dickins of the New Musical Express telephoned 20-odd shops asking for a list of their bestsellers. Coming out ... more info

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monday morning updates

4764 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — Levin said... Larry Miller - A Man On A Mission (1991) Jeff Beck - You Had It Coming (2001)FLAC Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)FLAC Barbra Streisand - Love Songs (1981) Soul Asylum - Grave Dancers Union (1992) Las Ketchup - Un B... more info

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X Factor, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas among biggest best sellers of 2009

5216 days ago

Guardian Music — The growth of downloads helped the UK singles market enjoy its best year in history last year, with 152.7m sold, 98% of which were bought digitally, the British Phonographic Industry has said.The X Factor was behind many of last year's success storie... more info

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