So for an act like Ray Anthony and his Orchestra, I'll only cover Ray Anthony.ĥ) For bio info, same rules apply as Wikipedia. won't be included - this is impractical as the research will become exhaustive and the individuals concerned are often so trivial that no information on them exists. I will mark the acts where I'm unsure if the members I've listed are correct.Ĥ) Orchestras, choirs and backing bands etc. This is where it gets tricky - some bands had many members over the course of their history and information isn't always available for it to be clear who recorded on which hit. As such, I am using the preferred data of The Official Charts Company prior to '69.ģ) As far as bands go, the members I've included appeared on the hit singles themselves, to the best of my knowledge. In the meantime, I will post letter by letter and I invite all users and guests to collaborate on any information you have/find.ġ) Artist must have had a hit single within the UK top 75 to be included (though the chart didn't go as high as 75 until 1978).Ģ) I appreciate that before February 1969, there was no official chart and that NME, Record Mirror etc. I may later do the 1970s if this thread is successful. Every artist to have a hit on the UK Singles Chart during the 1950s and 1960s.
