Nick’s Popular Music Ranking for December1969

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Positions are based on comparative chart performances within formats and weighted by market share of formats. Stats for the past twelve months (it works a bit like the tennis or golf ranking system)…

 

1   (3)    The Beatles

2   (1)    The Seekers

3   (2)    Simon & Garfunkel

4   (5)    Elvis Presley

5   (4)    Tom Jones

6   (7)    Englebert Humperdinck

7   (8)    Cream

8   (6)    Diana Ross and the Supremes

9   (10)  Fleetwood Mac

10 (14)  The Rolling Stones

11 (11)  Frank Sinatra

12 (9)    The Beach Boys

13 (13)  Bob Dylan

14 (17)  Jim Reeves

15 (15)  Jethro Tull

16 (16)  The Bee Gees

17 (20)  Stevie Wonder

18 (19)  Mantovani

19 (12)  Val Doonican

20 (18)  The Hollies

21 (27)  Johnny Cash

22 (21)  The Temptations

23 (30)  Led Zeppelin

24 (29)  Creedence Clearwater Revival

25 (26)  Marvin Gaye

26 (25)  Cliff Richard

27 (24)  Dean Martin

28 (23)  Cilla Black

29 (31)  The Moody Blues

30 (22)  The Isley Brothers

31 (28)  Mary Hopkin

32 (32)  Peter Sarstedt

33 (36)  Clodagh Rodgers

34 (34)  Marmalade

35 (38)  Herman’s Hermits

36 (44)  Glen Campbell

37 (40)  Ten Years After

38 (41)  Desmond Dekker and the Aces

39 (43)  Ray Conniff

40 (33)  The Four Tops

41 (46)  The Bachelors

42 (37)  Jose Feliciano

43 (47)  Tommy Roe

44 (48)  The Who

45 (35)  Des O’Connor

46 (49)  The Move

47 (50)  Scott Walker

48 (58)  The Tremeloes

49 (39)  Nina Simone

50 (51)  Amen Corner