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The Brook Brothers
The Four Jays
Red Price Band
The Dale Sisters
Colin Day
Dave Allen (compere)
John Barry Seven
Desmond Lane
Brad Newman
Johnny Le Roy
Dave Reid (compere)
Promoter : Bernard Hinchcliffe
Programme is from a show later on in the year
John Leyton
Eden Kane
Karl Denver
Shane Fenton
Joe Brown
Promoter : Larry Parnes
"The Big Star Show of 1962"
The Shadows
The Dallas Boys
The Honeys
The TrebleTones
Patti Brooks
Tony Marsh
Promoter : Arthur Howes
Original presenter of the show was Pete Murray. Brian Matthews is the presenter most associated with the programme. Had first network broadcast of both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The record review spot introduced Janice "Oi'll Give It Foive" Nichols
Last show 25th June 1966
Ricky Valance
Tommy Bruce
Peter Wynne
Danny Rivers
Vince Eager
The Echoes
Programme is from a show in Glasgow a few weeks later
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
The Viscounts
Vince Eager
The Echoes
Mark Eden
Danny Storm
Buddy Britten
Dave Reid (compere)
Promoter : Don Arden
Sounds Incorporated
Promoter : Don Arden
Marty Wilde
Karl Denver Trio
Joe Brown & The Bruvvers
Mike Sarne
Mark Wynter
Jimmy Justice
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Al Paige (compere)
Promoter : Larry Parnes
"The Mammoth Star Show of 1962"
The Crickets
Ronnie Carroll
Russ Sainty & The Nu-Notes
Frank Kelly & The Hunters
Johnny de Little
Frank Berry (compere)
Promoter : Tito Burns
Louis Jordan
The Shadows
Jackie Trent
The Trebletones
The Breakaways
Alan Randall
Alan Field (compere)
Top 20 Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
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1 |
Mr Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore | 28.33 |
| 2 | Frank Ifield | I Remember You | 23.52 |
| 3 | Shadows | Wonderful Land | 17.00 |
| 4 | Tornadoes | Telstar | 16.86 |
| 5 | Cliff Richard | The Young Ones | 15.83 |
| 6 | Elvis Presley | Rock-A-Hula Baby/Cant Help Falling In Love | 15.52 |
| 7 | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm | 14.78 |
| 8 | Chubby Checker | Lets Twist Again | 14.46 |
| 9 | Mike Sarne & Wendy Richard | Come Outside | 13.76 |
| 10 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | 13.48 |
| 11 | Joe Brown & The Bruvvers | A Picture Of You | 13.34 |
| 12 | Pat Boone | Speedy Gonzalez | 12.64 |
| 13 | Little Eva | The Locomotion | 12.30 |
| 14 | Frank Ifield | Lovesick Blues | 12.22 |
| 15 | Bobby Darin | Things | 11.80 |
| 16 | Cliff Richard | I'm Looking Out The Window/Do You Wanna Dance | 11.65 |
| 17 | Elvis Presley | She's Not You | 11.59 |
| 18 | Chris Montez | Let's Dance | 11.03 |
| 19 | B. Bumble & The Stingers | Nut Rocker | 10.83 |
| 20 | Helen Shapiro | Tell Me What He Said | 10.30 |
Top 10 Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Elvis Presley | 50.82 |
| 2 | Cliff Richard | 40.89 |
| 3 | Mr Acker Bilk | 38.22 |
| 4 | Frank Ifield | 35.74 |
| 5 | Chubby Checker | 30.12 |
| 6 | Billy Fury | 29.81 |
| 7 | Shadows | 29.50 |
| 8 | Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen | 28.47 |
| 9 | Bobby Vee | 24.93 |
| 10 | Pat Boone | 24.39 |
Number 1 Albums
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 6 January | Elvis Presley | Blue Hawaii | 18 |
| 13 January | Cliff Richard | The Young Ones | 6 |
| 23 June | Original Soundtrack | West Side Story | 12 |
| 28 July | Elvis Presley | Pot Luck | 2 |
| 22 September | Ball, Barber & Bilk | Best Of Ball Barber & Bilk | 2 |
| 27 October | Shadows | Out Of The Shadows | 5 |
| 1 December | George Mitchell Minstrels | On Stage With . . . | 2 |
| 29 December | George Mitchell Minstrels | The Black & White Minstrel Show (1961) | 2 |
Other albums
Number 1 Singles
NME charts
Guinness switched to Record Retailer charts in 1960
The rest of the country continued with the NME
RR number 1s are shown as [RR] in green
| January 3 | Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore [NME only] | 1 |
| January 10 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | The Young Ones | 6 |
| February 21 | Chubby Checker | Let's Twist Again (NME only) | 2 |
| February 21 | Elvis Presley | Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love [RR] | |
| March 7 | Kenny Ball | March Of the Siamese Children [NME only] | 1 |
| March 14 | The Shadows | Wonderful Land | 9 |
| May 9 | B. Bumble & The Stingers | Nut Rocker | 1 |
| May 16 | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm | 5 |
| June 20 | Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard | Come Outside | 2 |
| July 4 | Joe Brown | A Picture Of You [NME only] | 1 |
| July 11 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | 1 |
| July 18 | Frank Ifield | I Remember You | 8 |
| September 12 | Elvis Presley | She's Not You | 3 |
| October 3 | The Tornadoes | Telstar | 5 |
| November 7 | Frank Ifield | Lovesick Blues | 5 |
| December 12 | Elvis Presley | Return To Sender | 2 |
| December 26 | Cliff Richard | The Next Time/Bachelor Boy | 1 |
Number 1 EPs
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 3 March | Shadows | Spotlight On The Shadows | |
| 24 March | Helen Shapiro | Helen's Hit Parade | |
| 2 June | Cliff Richard | The Young Ones | |
| 16 June | Elvis Presley | Follow That Dream | |
| 3 November | Shadows | The Boys | |
| 24 November | Elvis Presley | Kid Galahad | |
| 29 December | George Mitchell Minstrels | From The Black & White Minstrel Show volume 1 |
Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 13 January | Chubby Checker | The Twist | 2 |
| 27 January | Joey Dee & The Starliters | Peppermint Twist | 3 |
| 17 February | Gene Chandler | Duke Of Earl | 3 |
| 10 March | Bruce Channel | Hey Baby | 3 |
| 31 March | Connie Francis | Don't Break The Heart That Loves You | 1 |
| 7 April | Shelley Fabares | Johnny Angel | 2 |
| 21 April | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm | 2 |
| 5 May | Shirelles | Soldier Boy | 3 |
| 26 May | Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore | 1 |
| 2 June | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | 5 |
| 7 July | David Rose | The Stripper | 1 |
| 14 July | Bobby Vinton | Roses Are Red | 4 |
| 11 August | Neil Sedaka | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | 2 |
| 25 August | Little Eva | The Loco-Motion | 1 |
| 1 September | Tommy Roe | Sheila | 2 |
| 15 September | Four Seasons | Sherry | 5 |
| 20 October | Bobby "Boris" Pickett | Monster Mash | 2 |
| 3 November | Crystals | He's A Rebel | 2 |
| 17 November | Four Seasons | Big Girls Don't Cry | 5 |
| 22 December | Tornadoes | Telstar | 3 |
Top 20 Singles
Cash Box
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Bobby Vinton | Roses Are Red |
| 2 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You |
| 3 | Chubby Checker | The Twist |
| 4 | Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore |
| 5 | David Rose | The Stripper |
| 6 | Shelley Fabares | Johnny Angel |
| 7 | Little Eva | The Loco-Motion |
| 8 | Neil Sedaka | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do |
| 9 | Dee Dee Sharp | Mashed Potato Time |
| 10 | Shirelles | Soldier Boy |
| 11 | Bruce Channel | Hey Baby |
| 12 | Dion | The Wanderer |
| 13 | Gene Chandler | Duke Of Earl |
| 14 | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm |
| 15 | Sensations | Let Me In |
| 16 | Claude King | Wolverton Mountain |
| 17 | Chubby Checker | Slow Twisting |
| 18 | Johnny Tillotson | It Keeps Right On A Hurting |
| 19 | Mary Wells | The One Who Really Loves You |
| 20 | Freddy Cannon | Palisades Park |
| World Musical Personality | Elvis Presley |
| World Male Singer | Elvis Presley |
| World Female Singer | Brenda Lee |
| World Vocal Group | Everly Brothers |
| British Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| British Female Singer | Helen Shapiro |
| British Vocal Group | Springfields |
| British Vocal Personality | Joe Brown |
| British Instrumental Personality | Jet Harris |
| New Artist | Frank Ifield |
| Best Single | Frank Ifield - I Remember You |
| Big Band | Joe Loss |
| Trad Jazz Band | Kenny Ball |
| Disc Jockey | David Jacobs |
FA Cup
Spurs 3
Burnley 1
European Cup
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Cup Winners Cup
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World Cup
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