List of number-one EPs in the United Kingdom

Donovan never had a number-one single or number-one album in the UK;[1] however, his Universal Soldier EP spent eight weeks at the top of the EP chart.

In the 1950s and 1960s "a third vinyl format"[2] was introduced alongside long-playing (LP) albums, and singles. The extended play (EP) used the same formats as singles but contained more tracks.[2] Singles were the popular record format at the time – predominantly 10-inch 78 rpm and 7-inch 45 rpm formats[3] – and the first singles chart was published by New Musical Express in 1952 with many other publications also producing singles charts in the 1950s and 1960s.[4] Record Mirror published the first album chart in 1956 and,[3] when Record Retailer began compiling an LP chart on 12 March 1960, they also compilied an EP chart. The EP chart consisted of a top ten and was expanded to fifteen positions the following week, and twenty the week after that.[5] EPs "died out in the late 1960s"[2] and Record Retailer reduced the chart to ten positions on 16 April 1966, publishing the final EP chart on 16 December 1967.[5] For six weeks in 1966 and two weeks in December 1967, Record Retailer did not publish EP charts but they were compiled and Record Mirror published them;[5] Mirror had begun publishing charts compiled by Record Retailer in March 1962, following a decision to stop compiling their own albums and singles charts.[4]

The longest consecutive duration at the top of the chart was 23 weeks for The Shadows' EP The Shadows to the Fore.[6] The most weeks at number one was achieved by The Beach Boys' EP Hits which spent 34 weeks there from June 1966 and was the incumbent number one when the chart ceased at the end of 1967.[7] The Beatles had eight different EPs top the chart as did The Shadows (four with Cliff Richard and four on their own). The Shadows spent 69 weeks with an EP on top of the chart in comparison to The Beatles' 63 weeks. Conversely, only four acts spent a total of one week atop the chart; Joan Baez, Jim Reeves, George Mitchell Minstrels and Bobby Vee (with The Crickets). Although official music recording sales certifications were not introduced until the British Phonographic Industry was formed in 1973, Disc introduced an initiative in 1959 to present a gold disc to records that sold over one million units and a silver disc to records selling over 250,000 units.[8] Seven EPs are recorded as going silver: The Beatles' number-one EPs Twist and Shout, The Beatles' Hits, All My Loving, Long Tall Sally as well as The Beatles (No. 1) and Magical Mystery Tour (which did not reach number one but would have done so had the EP chart lasted only a few more weeks) and The Rolling Stones' number-one EP Five by Five.[8]

Number-one EPs

Contents
1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967
No. Artist[nb 1] EP[nb 1] Reached
number one[nb 2]		 Weeks at
number one[nb 1]
1960
1 Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows Expresso Bongo 12 March 19601
2 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Strictly Elvis 19 March 19605
re Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows Expresso Bongo 23 April 19601
3 Roberts, PaddyPaddy Roberts Strictly for Grown Ups 30 April 19601
4 Ford, EmileEmile Ford and the Checkmates Emile 7 May 19601
re Roberts, PaddyPaddy Roberts Strictly for Grown Ups 14 May 19601
re Ford, EmileEmile Ford and the Checkmates Emile 21 May 19602
re Roberts, PaddyPaddy Roberts Strictly for Grown Ups 4 June 196012
5 Roberts, PaddyPaddy Roberts Paddy Roberts Strikes Again 27 August 19602
re Roberts, PaddyPaddy Roberts Strictly for Grown Ups 10 September 19601
6 Original Soundtrack Highlights from South Pacific 17 September 19601
re Roberts, PaddyPaddy Roberts Strictly for Grown Ups 24 September 19603
re Original Soundtrack Highlights from South Pacific 15 October 19603
re Roberts, PaddyPaddy Roberts Strictly for Grown Ups 5 November 19601
re Original Soundtrack Highlights from South Pacific 12 November 19605
7 Faith, AdamAdam Faith Adam's Hit Parade 17 December 19601
8 Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows Cliff's Silver Discs 24 December 19601
re Original Soundtrack Highlights from South Pacific 31 December 19601
1961
re Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows Cliff's Silver Discs 7 January 19612
re Faith, AdamAdam Faith Adam's Hit Parade 21 January 19611
9 The Shadows Shadows, TheThe Shadows 28 January 196117
re Faith, AdamAdam Faith Adam's Hit Parade 27 May 19611
re The Shadows Shadows, TheThe Shadows 3 June 19613
10 The Shadows Shadows to the Fore, TheThe Shadows to the Fore 24 June 196123
11 Shapiro, HelenHelen Shapiro Helen 2 December 19619
1962
re The Shadows Shadows to the Fore, TheThe Shadows to the Fore 3 February 19624
12 The Shadows Spotlight on The Shadows 3 March 19623
13 Shapiro, HelenHelen Shapiro Helen's Hit Parade 24 March 19623
re The Shadows Spotlight on The Shadows 14 April 19625
re The Shadows Shadows to the Fore, TheThe Shadows to the Fore 19 May 19621
re Shapiro, HelenHelen Shapiro Helen's Hit Parade 26 May 19621
14 Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows Hits from "The Young Ones" 2 June 19622
15 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Follow That Dream 16 June 196220
16 The Shadows Boys, TheThe Boys 3 November 19623
17 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Kid Galahad 24 November 19625
18 George Mitchell Minstrels From The Black and White Minstrel Show 29 December 19621
1963
re Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Kid Galahad 5 January 196311
19 Ifield, FrankFrank Ifield Frank Ilfield's Hits 23 March 19631
re Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Kid Galahad 30 March 19631
re Ifield, FrankFrank Ifield Frank Ilfield's Hits 6 April 19638
20 Vee, BobbyBobby Vee and The Crickets Just for Fun 1 June 19631
21 Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows Holiday Carnival 8 June 19631
re Ifield, FrankFrank Ifield Frank Ilfield's Hits 15 June 19632
re Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows Holiday Carnival 29 June 19631
re Ifield, FrankFrank Ifield Frank Ilfield's Hits 6 July 19632
re Richard, CliffCliff Richard and The Shadows Holiday Carnival 20 July 19631
22 The Beatles Twist and Shout 27 July 196310
23 The Searchers Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya 5 October 19634
24 The Beatles Beatles' Hits, TheThe Beatles' Hits 2 November 19633
re The Beatles Twist and Shout 23 November 196311
1964
25 The Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones 8 February 19643
26 The Beatles All My Loving 29 February 19648
re The Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones 25 April 196411
27 The Beatles Long Tall Sally 11 July 19647
28 The Rolling Stones Five by Five 29 August 196415
29 The Beatles Extracts from the Film "A Hard Day's Night" 12 December 19642
30 The Bachelors Bachelors' Hits, TheThe Bachelors' Hits 26 December 19642
1965
re The Beatles Extracts from the Film "A Hard Day's Night" 9 January 19653
re The Rolling Stones Five by Five 30 January 19651
re The Beatles Extracts from the Film "A Hard Day's Night" 6 February 19651
re The Rolling Stones Five by Five 13 February 19651
31 The Kinks Kinksize Session 20 February 19651
re The Rolling Stones Five by Five 27 February 19651
32 Doonican, ValVal Doonican Green Shades of Val Doonican, TheThe Green Shades of Val Doonican 6 March 19653
re The Rolling Stones Five by Five 27 March 19653
re Doonican, ValVal Doonican Green Shades of Val Doonican, TheThe Green Shades of Val Doonican 17 April 19651
33 The Beatles Beatles for Sale 24 April 19655
34 The Searchers Bumble Bee 29 May 19652
re The Beatles Beatles for Sale 12 June 19651
35 Mann, ManfredManfred Mann One in the Middle, TheThe One in the Middle 19 June 19651
36 The Rolling Stones Got Live If You Want It! 26 June 19651
re Mann, ManfredManfred Mann One in the Middle, TheThe One in the Middle 3 July 19654
re The Rolling Stones Got Live If You Want It! 31 July 19651
re Mann, ManfredManfred Mann One in the Middle, TheThe One in the Middle 7 August 19654
37 Donovan The Universal Soldier 4 September 19658
38 The Kinks Kwyet Kinks 30 October 19657
39 Mann, ManfredManfred Mann No Living Without Loving 18 December 19657
1966
40 The Beatles Beatles' Million Sellers, TheThe Beatles' Million Sellers 5 February 19662
41 The Seekers Seekers, TheThe Seekers 19 February 19663
re The Beatles Beatles' Million Sellers, TheThe Beatles' Million Sellers 12 March 19662
42 The Beatles Yesterday 26 March 19668
43 Baez, JoanJoan Baez With God on our Side 21 May 19661
44 Mann, ManfredManfred Mann Machines 28 May 19661
45 The Beach Boys Hits 4 June 19664
46 The Walker Brothers I Need You 2 July 196610
re The Beach Boys Hits 10 September 19664
re The Walker Brothers I Need You 8 October 19663
re The Beach Boys Hits 29 October 19667
47 The Who Ready Steady Who 17 December 19662
48 Reeves, JimJim Reeves Christmas Card from Jim, AA Christmas Card from Jim 31 December 19661
1967
re The Who Ready Steady Who 7 January 19672
re The Beach Boys Hits 21 January 19677
49 The Seekers Morningtown Ride 11 March 19671
50 Four Tops Four Top Hits 18 March 196710
51 Jones, PaulPaul Jones Paul Jones Sings Songs from the Film Privilege 27 May 19673
re Four Tops Four Top Hits 17 June 19675
52 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Easy Come, Easy Go 22 July 19673
re The Beach Boys Hits 12 August 19676
re Four Tops Four Top Hits 23 September 19671
re The Beach Boys Hits 30 September 19671
re Four Tops Four Top Hits 7 October 19671
re The Beach Boys Hits 14 October 19671
re Four Tops Four Top Hits 21 October 19675
re The Beach Boys Hits 25 November 19674

By artist

The following artists achieved two or more number-one EPs. Artists The Beatles and The Shadows were the most successful acts of the decade in terms of number-one EPs, each having eight EPs reach the top of the chart. In total, The Shadows spent 69 weeks occupying the top of chart (59 weeks from 4 EPs as an instrumental group and 10 weeks from 4 EPs accompanying Cliff Richard) and The Beatles spent a total of 63 weeks at number one.

Artist Number-one EPs Total weeks
The Shadows 8 69
The Beatles 8 63
Presley, ElvisElvis Presley 4 45
Richard, CliffCliff Richard 4 10
The Rolling Stones 3 37
Mann, ManfredManfred Mann 3 17
Roberts, PaddyPaddy Roberts 2 21
Shapiro, HelenHelen Shapiro 2 13
The Kinks 2 8
The Searchers 2 6
The Seekers 2 4

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The artist, EP name, and number of consecutive weeks at number one are those given by Warwick, Kutner, and Brown in The Complete Book of The British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.).[9]
  2. ↑ The date given is for the first week of a consecutive duration at number one. The date is "the Saturday of the relevant week"[10] as given by Warwick, Kutner, and Brown in The Complete Book of The British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.).[9] This may not coincide with the date Record Retailer was published; charts from 10 March 1960 until 8 June 1967 were week-ending on a Thursday and from 19 July 1967 until 23 July 1969 were week-ending on a Wednesday.[11]

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ "Artist Chart History: Donovan". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "EP". Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Media, Industry and Society. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2010. (subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 Mawer, Sharon. "The Official UK Albums Chart: Introduction". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 Smith, Alan. "50s & 60s UK Charts – The Truth!". Dave McAleer's website. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. viii.
  6. ↑ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. 27.
  7. ↑ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. 28.
  8. 1 2 Smith, Alan. "UK First Charts & Silver Discs". Dave McAleer's website. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  9. 1 2 Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, pp. 24–28.
  10. ↑ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. x.
  11. ↑ "Number 1 Singles – 1960s". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
Sources
  • Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of The British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0. 

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