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The 1960s decade chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of the whole decade, on points across all weekly charts of those years: every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position. The 1960s have five years (1965 to 1969) here: 261 weekly charts with 1259 different records, 73 of which reached number 1. Top of the decade chart is Zorba's Dance by Trio Hellenique, with 1134 points from 37 weeks.

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The best records of the 1960s

The 100 best records of the 1960s, on points across all 261 weekly charts of the decade: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40.

  1. 1Zorba's Dance
    Trio Hellenique · 1134 points · 37 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 24 1965
  2. 2This Strange Effect
    Dave Berry · 1095 points · 35 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31 1965
  3. 3Il Silenzio
    Nini Rosso · 1015 points · 35 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 25 1965
  4. 4Hello Josephine
    The Scorpions · 881 points · 33 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 8 1965
  5. 5Je T'aime Moi Non Plus
    Jane Birkin avec Serge Gainsbourg · 840 points · 29 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 21 1969
  6. 6Ich Bau Dir Ein Schloss
    Heintje · 804 points · 27 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 21 1968
  7. 7Help!
    The Beatles · 803 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31 1965
  8. 8You've Got Your Troubles
    The Fortunes · 729 points · 25 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 33 1965
  9. 9Wooly Bully
    Sam The Sham · 679 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 23 1965
  10. 10The French Song
    Lucille Starr · 650 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1 1965
  11. 11Lea
    The Cats · 642 points · 22 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 45 1968
  12. 12No Reply
    The Beatles · 637 points · 21 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 13 1965
  13. 13Let Kiss / Letkis
    Orkest Gudrun Jankis / Stig Rauno · 629 points · 21 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 3 1965
  14. 14(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
    The Rolling Stones · 628 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 33 1965
  15. 15The Birds and the Bees
    Jewel Akens · 624 points · 24 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 11 1965
  16. 16Crazy Arms / Colinda
    Lucille Starr · 624 points · 21 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 3 1965
  17. 17Green Green Grass Of Home
    Tom Jones · 623 points · 21 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 49 1966
  18. 18Waarom Heb Jij Me Laten Staan?
    De Heikrekels · 623 points · 34 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 10 1967
  19. 19Sophietje
    Johnny Lion · 609 points · 22 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 30 1965
  20. 20Delilah
    Tom Jones · 607 points · 24 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 10 1968
  21. 21San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
    Scott McKenzie · 605 points · 20 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 27 1967
  22. 22Yesterday
    The Beatles · 603 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 44 1965
  23. 23Ticket To Ride
    The Beatles · 602 points · 18 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 17 1965
  24. 24My Special Prayer
    Percy Sledge · 591 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 36 1969
  25. 25Sloop John B
    The Beach Boys · 587 points · 20 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16 1966
  26. 26The Last Time
    The Rolling Stones · 585 points · 19 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 12 1965
  27. 27This Is My Song
    Petula Clark · 584 points · 19 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 9 1967
  28. 28Here It Comes Again
    The Fortunes · 581 points · 18 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 44 1965
  29. 29Sammy
    Ramses Shaffy · 578 points · 20 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 44 1966
  30. 30Dear Mrs. Applebee
    David Garrick · 567 points · 23 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 43 1966
  31. 31Hair
    Zen · 546 points · 18 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 49 1968
  32. 32These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
    Nancy Sinatra · 531 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 8 1966
  33. 33Lovely, Lovely (Loverly, Loverly)
    Chubby Checker · 527 points · 18 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 3 1965
  34. 34Het Land Van Maas En Waal
    Boudewijn de Groot · 523 points · 18 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 2 1967
  35. 35I'm a Believer
    The Monkees · 523 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 53 1966
  36. 36Melodia
    John Woodhouse · 523 points · 18 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 41 1967
  37. 37Times Were When
    The Cats · 522 points · 18 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 25 1968
  38. 38Strangers In The Night
    Frank Sinatra · 519 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 23 1966
  39. 39Eight Days A Week
    The Beatles · 516 points · 17 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 8 1965
  40. 40Little Man
    Sonny & Cher · 513 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 40 1966
  41. 41No Milk Today
    Herman's Hermits · 513 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 44 1966
  42. 42Big Bamboo
    The Merrymen · 510 points · 19 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 19 1969
  43. 43Michelle
    The Beatles · 508 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 4 1966
  44. 44Monday, Monday
    The Mamas & The Papas · 504 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 21 1966
  45. 45Shame and Scandal in the Family
    Shawn Elliott · 504 points · 17 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 39 1965
  46. 46To Whom It Concerns
    Chris Andrews · 501 points · 18 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 52 1965
  47. 47Ruby Tuesday
    The Rolling Stones · 497 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 3 1967
  48. 48Dedicated Follower of Fashion
    The Kinks · 495 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 12 1966
  49. 49As Tears Go By
    The Rolling Stones · 492 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 8 1966
  50. 50Mr. Tambourine Man
    The Byrds · 491 points · 19 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 26 1965
  51. 51I Feel Fine
    The Beatles · 489 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1 1965
  52. 52Release Me
    Engelbert Humperdinck · 489 points · 16 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 6 1967
  53. 53Ain't Got No / I Got Life
    Nina Simone · 488 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 52 1968
  54. 54Distant Drums
    Jim Reeves · 480 points · 19 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 41 1966
  55. 55Gina Lollobrigida
    Tony Bass · 478 points · 21 weeks · peak position 13 · from week 23 1969
  56. 56Hey Jude
    The Beatles · 477 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 37 1968
  57. 57Friday On My Mind
    The Easybeats · 475 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 48 1966
  58. 58Wasted Words
    The Motions · 475 points · 16 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 45 1965
  59. 59Saved by the Bell
    Robin Gibb · 473 points · 16 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 29 1969
  60. 60Second Hand Rose
    Barbra Streisand · 469 points · 16 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 9 1966
  61. 61Het Spel Kaarten
    Cowboy Gerard · 465 points · 17 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 13 1965
  62. 62Goodnight
    Roy Orbison · 465 points · 18 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 10 1965
  63. 63With A Girl Like You
    The Troggs · 464 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31 1966
  64. 64That Day
    The Golden Ear-Rings · 462 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 5 1966
  65. 65Eleanor Rigby
    The Beatles · 461 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 34 1966
  66. 66De Bostella
    Johnny, Rijk · 459 points · 17 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 43 1967
  67. 67Hello, Goodbye
    The Beatles · 459 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 48 1967
  68. 68Ha! Ha! Said the Clown
    Manfred Mann · 458 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16 1967
  69. 69Massachusetts
    Bee Gees · 453 points · 15 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 40 1967
  70. 70Only One Woman
    The Marbles · 451 points · 17 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 38 1968
  71. 71Battle Hymn of the Republic
    Andy Williams · 448 points · 17 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 46 1968
  72. 72Need Your Love So Bad
    Fleetwood Mac · 448 points · 21 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 39 1968
  73. 73Spicks And Specks
    Bee Gees · 447 points · 15 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 13 1967
  74. 74In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
    Zager & Evans · 446 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 30 1969
  75. 75Goodbye My Love
    The Searchers · 446 points · 17 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 14 1965
  76. 76Day Tripper
    The Beatles · 445 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 52 1965
  77. 77Air
    Ekseption · 441 points · 13 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 40 1969
  78. 78My Little Lady
    The Tremeloes · 441 points · 15 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 41 1968
  79. 79Those Were The Days
    Mary Hopkin · 440 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 37 1968
  80. 80Paint It, Black
    The Rolling Stones · 437 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 22 1966
  81. 81All You Need Is Love
    The Beatles · 437 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 28 1967
  82. 82Santo Domingo
    Imca Marina · 437 points · 19 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 23 1965
  83. 83Op Een Mooie Pinksterdag
    Andre Van Den Heuvel, Leen Jongewaard · 437 points · 23 weeks · peak position 9 · from week 17 1967
  84. 84Cinderella Rockefella
    Esther and Abi Ofarim · 432 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 11 1968
  85. 85In the Ghetto
    Elvis Presley · 432 points · 15 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 25 1969
  86. 86Bloody Mary
    Tom & Dick · 430 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 35 1969
  87. 87I'm Gonna Take You There
    Dave Berry · 430 points · 15 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 49 1965
  88. 88Why
    The Cats · 429 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 11 1969
  89. 89Yesterday Man
    Chris Andrews · 429 points · 16 weeks · peak position 8 · from week 46 1965
  90. 90Dat Is T Einde (Das Kommt Vom Rudern Das Kommt Vom Segeln)
    Tony Bass · 428 points · 22 weeks · peak position 11 · from week 24 1965
  91. 91Marmor, Stein und Eisen bricht
    Drafi Deutscher · 427 points · 18 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 50 1965
  92. 92Cha-La-La I Need You
    The Shuffles · 426 points · 14 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 39 1969
  93. 93Venus
    Shocking Blue · 425 points · 15 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 28 1969
  94. 94Congratulations
    Cliff Richard · 424 points · 14 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 13 1968
  95. 95Sunny Afternoon
    The Kinks · 424 points · 12 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 27 1966
  96. 96Please Go
    The Golden Earrings · 424 points · 20 weeks · peak position 10 · from week 39 1965
  97. 97You Were on My Mind
    Crispian St. Peters · 422 points · 16 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 11 1966
  98. 98World
    Bee Gees · 421 points · 13 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 51 1967
  99. 99Poupée de cire, poupée de son
    France Gall · 421 points · 15 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 14 1965
  100. 100Lady Jane
    The Rolling Stones · 421 points · 14 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 29 1966

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

What is the best record of the 1960s in the Dutch Top 40?

Zorba's Dance by Trio Hellenique, with 1134 points from 37 weeks in the chart. The top 3: 1. Zorba's Dance (Trio Hellenique), 2. This Strange Effect (Dave Berry), 3. Il Silenzio (Nini Rosso).

How is the decade chart compiled?

Every weekly entry in the 1960s earns points: 41 minus the position, so 40 points for a number 1 and 1 point for number 40. The sum across all weeks of the decade sets the order; on a tie the peak position counts, then the number of weeks. A record that stayed in the chart across a year end counts with all those weeks; weeks outside the decade do not.

Which years of the 1960s are on this site?

Five years, from 1965 to 1969, 261 weekly charts in all. Every year has a page of its own with the number ones, the stayers, the new entries and the year chart; a click on a year above opens it.