Records that
din't quite make it, only getting to no. 2
THE 60s
1960
| DATE | TITLE | ARTIST | WKS |
| 02-feb | a voice in the wilderness | cliff richard | 3 |
| 24-mar | theme from a summer place | percy faith | 1 |
| 14-apr | fall in love with you | cliff richard | 1 |
| 19-may | someone else's baby | adam faith | 1 |
| 26-may | cradle of love | johnny preston | 3 |
| 23-jun | mama/robot man | connie francis | 1 |
| 08-sep | because they're young | duane eddy | 1 |
| 15-sep | a mess of blues | elvis presley | 2 |
| 27-oct | as long as he needs me | shirley bassey | 5 |
| 01-dec | save the last dance for me | drifters | 4 |
1961
| 02-feb | pepe | duane eddy | 1 |
| 09-mar | are you sure | allisons | 2 |
| 30-mar | are you sure | allisons | 4 |
| 27-apr | lazy river | bobby darin | 1 |
| 06-jul | hello mary lou/travellin' man | ricky nelson | 2 |
| 05-oct | jealousy | billy fury | 2 |
| 26-oct | wild wind | john leyton | 2 |
| 23-nov | big bad john | jimmy dean | 1 |
1962
| 04-jan | midnight in moscow | kenny ball | 1 |
| 11-jan | stranger on the shore | acker bilk | 3 |
| 01-feb | let's twist again | chubby checker | 2 |
| 22-mar | tell me what he said | helen shapiro | 3 |
| 12-apr | dream baby | roy orbison | 2 |
| 26-apr | hey baby | bruce channel | 1 |
| 03-may | hey little girl | del shannon | 1 |
| 31-may | i'm looking out the window/do you wanna dance | cliff richard | 3 |
| 28-jun | a picture of you | joe brown | 2 |
| 09-aug | speedy gonzales | pat boone | 4 |
| 06-sep | things | bobby darin | 1 |
| 27-sep | it'll be me | cliff richard | 1 |
| 11-oct | the locomotion | little eva | 3 |
| 01-nov | let's dance | chris montez | 4 |
| 29-nov | swiss maid | del shannon | 1 |
1963
| 21-feb | please please me | beatles | 2 |
| 14-mar | please please me | beatles | 1 |
| 11-apr | from a jack to a king | ned miller | 2 |
| 16-may | can't get used to losing you | andy williams | 1 |
| 23-may | scarlet o'hara | jet harris & tony meehan | 1 |
| 30-may | do you want to know a secret | billy j. kramer & the dakotas | 2 |
| 27-jun | atlantis | shadows | 2 |
| 29-aug | i'm telling you now | freddie & the dreamers | 2 |
| 12-sep | it's all in the game | cliff richard | 3 |
| 10-oct | then he kissed me | crystals | 2 |
| 14-nov | sugar & spice | searchers | 1 |
| 05-dec | don't talk to him | cliff richard | 1 |
1964
| 23-jan | hippy hippy shake | swinging blue jeans | 1 |
| 06-feb | i'm the one | gerry & the pacemakers | 2 |
| 05-mar | bits & pieces | dave clark five | 3 |
| 26-mar | just one look | hollies | 1 |
| 07-may | i believe | bachelors | 1 |
| 21-may | my boy lollipop | millie | 1 |
| 25-jun | someone someone | brian poole & the tremeloes | 2 |
| 24-sep | rag doll | four seasons | 2 |
| 19-nov | all day & all of the night | kinks | 2 |
| 03-dec | i'm gonna be strong | gene pitney | 2 |
| 17-dec | downtown | petula clark | 3 |
1965
| 28-jan | you've lost that lovin' feelin' | cilla black | 1 |
| 25-feb | the game of love | wayne fontana & the mindbenders | 1 |
| 22-apr | here comes the night | them | 1 |
| 20-may | true love ways | peter & gordon | 1 |
| 17-jun | the price of love | everly brothers | 1 |
| 15-jul | heartful of soul | yardbirds | 3 |
| 12-aug | we've gotta get out of this place | animals | 1 |
| 19-aug | you've got your troubles | fortunes | 1 |
| 07-oct | if you gotta go, go now | manfred mann | 1 |
| 14-oct | almost there | andy williams | 3 |
| 25-nov | my generation | who | 2 |
| 23-dec | wind me up (let me go) | cliff richard | 3 |
1966
| 10-feb | you were on my mind | crispian st. peters | 1 |
| 17-feb | 19th nervous breakdown | rolling stones | 3 |
| 10-mar | groovy kind of love | mindbenders | 1 |
| 17-mar | i can't let go | hollies | 3 |
| 05-may | daydream | lovin' spoonful | 2 |
| 19-may | sloop john b/you're so good to me | beach boys | 1 |
| 26-may | wild thing | troggs | 1 |
| 14-jul | nobody needs your love | gene pitney | 1 |
| 28-jul | black is black | los bravos | 1 |
| 25-aug | god only knows/wouldn't it be nice | beach boys | 2 |
| 29-sep | i'm a boy | who | 1 |
| 06-oct | bend it | dave dee dozy beaky mick & tich | 2 |
| 27-oct | i can't control myself | troggs | 1 |
| 03-nov | stop stop stop | hollies | 2 |
| 17-nov | semi-detached suburban mr. james | manfred mann | 1 |
| 24-nov | gimmie some loving | spencer davis group | 1 |
| 15-dec | what would i be | val doonican | 1 |
| 22-dec | morningtown ride | seekers | 4 |
1967
| 1967 |
| 26-jan | night of fear | move | 1 |
| 02-feb | matthew & son | cat stevens | 2 |
| 02-mar | penny lane/ strawberry fields forever | beatles | 3 |
| 23-mar | edelweiss | vince hill | 1 |
| 30-mar | this is my song | harry secombe | 1 |
| 18-may | dedicated to the one i love | mamas & the papas | 1 |
| 25-may | waterloo sunset | kinks | 2 |
| 15-jun | there goes my everything | englebert humperdinck | 4 |
| 26-jul | alternate title | monkees | 1 |
| 02-aug | it must be him | vikki carr | 1 |
| 30-aug | i'll never fall in love again | tom jones | 4 |
| 27-sep | excerpt from a teenage opera | keith west | 2 |
| 11-oct | flowers in the rain | move | 2 |
| 25-oct | hole in my shoe | traffic | 1 |
| 29-nov | everybody knows | dave clark five | 2 |
| 20-dec | everybody knows | dave clark five | 1 |
| 27-dec | i'm coming home | tom jones | 1 |
1968
| 03-jan | magical mystery tour [ep] | beatles | 3 |
| 27-mar | delilah | tom jones | 3 |
| 01-may | simon says | 1910 fruitgum co. | 1 |
| 08-may | lazy sunday | small faces | 1 |
| 15-may | a man without love | englebert humperdinck | 2 |
| 29-may | honey | bobby goldsboro | 1 |
| 05-jun | a man without love | englebert humperdinck | 1 |
| 03-jul | son of hickory holler's tramp | o.c. smith | 3 |
| 09-oct | little arrows | leapy lee | 1 |
| 16-oct | jesamine | casuals | 1 |
| 20-nov | eloise | barry ryan | 2 |
| 18-dec | ain't got no - i got life | nina simone | 1 |
| 25-dec | build me up buttercup | foundations | 1 |
1969
| 08-jan | build me up buttercup | foundations | 1 |
| 02-apr | gentle on my mind | dean martin | 2 |
| 09-apr | boom-bang-a-bang | lulu | 1 |
| 16-apr | goodbye | mary hopkin | 1 |
| 30-apr | goodbye | mary hopkin | 2 |
| 14-may | my sentimental friend | herman's hermits | 2 |
| 28-may | man of the world | fleetwood mac | 1 |
| 18-jun | oh happy day | edwin hawkins singers | 2 |
| 2-jul | in the ghetto | elvis presley | 3 |
| 23-jul | give peace a chance | plastic ono band | 3 |
| 16-aug | saved by the bell | robin gibb | 2 |
| 20-sep | don't forget to remember | bee gees | 1 |
| 01-nov | i'm gonna make you mine | lou christie | 1 |
| 08-nov | oh well | fleetwood mac | 2 |
| 22-nov | (call me) number one | tremeloes | 2 |
| 29-nov | yester-me yester-you yesterday | stevie wonder | 3 |
| 13-dec | ruby don't take your love to town | kenny rogers & first edition | 5 |
THE 70s
1970
| DATE | TITLE | ARTIST | WKS |
| 17-jan | suspicious minds | elvis presley | 1 |
| 24-jan | ruby don't take your love to town | kenny rogers & first edition | 1 |
| 14-feb | leavin' on a jet plane | peter paul & mary | 1 |
| 21-feb | let's work together | canned heat | 1 |
| 07-mar | i want you back | jackson five | 1 |
| 14-mar | let it be | beatles | 1 |
| 04-apr | knock knock who's there | mary hopkin | 1 |
| 30-may | question | moody blues | 1 |
| 27-jun | groovin' with mr. bloe | mr. bloe | 1 |
| 04-jul | all right now | free | 5 |
| 08-aug | lola | kinks | 1 |
| 15-aug | neanderthal Man | hotlegs | 2 |
| 03-oct | you can get it if you really want | desmond dekker | 2 |
| 17-oct | black night | deep purple | 2 |
| 31-oct | patches | clarence carter | 3 |
| 13-dec | when i'm dead & gone | mc.guinness flint | 3 |
1971
| 17-jan | rise a white swan | t. rex | 1 |
| 06-feb | pushbike song | mixtures | 4 |
| 13-mar | another day | paul mc.cartney | 1 |
| 27-mar | another day | paul mc.cartney | 1 |
| 03-apr | bridget the midget | ray stevens | 3 |
| 15-may | brown sugar | rolling stones | 3 |
| 05-jun | indiana wants me | r. dean taylor | 1 |
| 12-jun | i did what i did for maria | tony christie | 1 |
| 26-jun | i did what i did for maria | tony christie | 1 |
| 03-jul | don't let it die | hurricane smith | 1 |
| 10-jul | co-co | sweet | 2 |
| 07-aug | never ending song of love | new seekers | 5 |
| 25-sep | did you ever | nancy sinatra & lee hazelwood | 1 |
| 16-oct | tweedle-dee tweedle-dum | middle of the road | 1 |
| 23-oct | witch queen of new orleans | redbone | 3 |
| 20-nov | till | tom jones | 1 |
| 27-nov | jeepster | t. rex | 1 |
| 11-dec | jeepster | t. rex | 3 |
1972
| 15-jan | mother of mine | neil reid | 3 |
| 04-mar | american pie | don mc.lean | 3 |
| 25-mar | beg steal or borrow | new seekers | 3 |
| 29-apr | back off boogaloo | ringo starr | 2 |
| 13-may | come what may (apres toi) | vicky leandros | 2 |
| 27-may | could it be forever | david cassidy | 1 |
| 03-jun | rocket man | elton john | 1 |
| 08-jul | rock & roll | gary glitter | 3 |
| 29-jul | sylvia's mother | dr. hook & the medicine show | 1 |
| 12-aug | seaside shuffle | terry dactyl & the dinosaurs | 2 |
| 23-sep | children of the revolution | t. rex | 3 |
| 21-oct | donna | 10cc | 2 |
| 25-nov | crazy horses | osmonds | 3 |
| 16-dec | gudbuy t' jane | slade | 2 |